10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September
30, 2020
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from
_________ to _________
Commission file number: 001-36019
TONIX
PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
26-1434750
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
26 Main Street, Suite 101
Chatham, New Jersey 07928
(Address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
(212) 980-9155
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
TNXP
The NASDAQ Global Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an 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
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
☒
Emerging growth company
☐
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 ☒ .
As of November 6, 2020, there were 156,585,050 shares of registrant’s
common stock outstanding.
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
INDEX
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Financial Statements
Condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019
3
Condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
4
Condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
5
Condensed
consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
(unaudited)
6-7
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)
8
Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
9-24
ITEM 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
25-36
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
37
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
37
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Legal Proceedings
38
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
38
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
38
ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
38
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
38
ITEM 5.
Other Information
38
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
38
SIGNATURES
39
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Par Value and Share
Amounts)
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 55,658
$ 11,249
Prepaid expenses and other
6,360
2,699
Total current assets
62,018
13,948
Property and equipment, net
4,044
34
Right-of-use assets, net
1,196
356
Restricted cash
239
100
Intangible asset
120
120
Total assets
$ 67,617
$ 14,558
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 1,770
$ 3,070
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
2,073
1,713
Lease liability, current
535
352
Total current liabilities
4,378
5,135
Lease liability, net of current portion
671
6
Total liabilities
5,049
5,141
Commitments (See Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized
Series B Convertible Preferred stock, 5,313 and 0 shares designated as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively;
Series A Convertible Preferred stock, 0 and 7,938 shares designated as
of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
issued and outstanding -- None
—
—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 and 150,000,000 shares
authorized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; 140,159,546 and 8,531,504 shares issued and outstanding as
of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
140
9
Additional paid in capital
313,004
226,524
Accumulated deficit
(250,512 )
(217,070 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(64 )
(46 )
Total stockholders’ equity
62,568
9,417
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 67,617
$ 14,558
See the accompanying notes to the condensed
consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per
Share Amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Research and development
$ 8,813
$ 5,052
$ 24,060
$ 12,502
General and administrative
3,186
2,839
9,428
7,592
11,999
7,891
33,488
20,094
Operating loss
(11,999 )
(7,891 )
(33,488 )
(20,094 )
Interest income, net
9
53
46
183
Net loss
(11,990 )
(7,838 )
(33,442 )
(19,911 )
Warrant deemed dividend
—
—
(451 )
—
Preferred stock deemed dividend
—
—
(1,260 )
—
Net loss available to common stockholders
$ (11,990 )
$ (7,838 )
$ (35,153 )
$ (19,911 )
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
$ (0.09 )
$ (5.69 )
$ (0.49 )
$ (23.93 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
127,199,834
1,377,857
71,329,221
832,050
See the accompanying notes to the condensed
consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In Thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Net loss
$ (11,990 )
$ (7,838 )
$ (33,442 )
$ (19,911 )
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
5
(3 )
(18 )
(1 )
Comprehensive loss
$ (11,985 )
$ (7,841 )
$ (33,460 )
$ (19,912 )
See the accompanying notes to the condensed
consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per
Share Amounts)
(unaudited)
Accumulated
Series B Convertible
Additional
Other
Preferred stock
Common stock
Paid in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Gain (loss)
Deficit
Total
Balance, December 31, 2019
—
$ —
8,531,504
$ 9
$ 226,524
$ (46 )
$ (217,070 )
$ 9,417
Issuance of common stock in exchange for exercise of warrants in February and March 2020 ($0.57 per share)
—
—
13,111,999
13
7,461
—
—
7,474
Deemed dividend in connection with repricing of November 2019 warrants
—
—
—
—
451
—
—
451
Warrant deemed dividend
—
—
—
—
(451 )
—
—
(451 )
Issuance of Series B Convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants in February 2020 ($1,000.00 per share, net of transactional expenses of $711)
5,313
—
—
—
4,602
—
—
4,602
Beneficial conversion feature in connection with issuance of Series B Convertible preferred stock
—
—
—
—
1,260
—
—
1,260
Preferred stock deemed dividend
—
—
—
—
(1,260 )
—
—
(1,260 )
Issuance of common stock and common stock warrants in February 2020 ($0.57 per share, net of transactional expenses $292)
—
—
3,837,000
4
1,891
—
—
1,895
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A Convertible preferred stock
(5,313 )
—
9,321,053
9
(9 )
—
—
—
Issuance of common stock in March 2020
—
—
14,550,000
14
14,770
—
—
14,784
Employee stock purchase plan
—
—
1,578
—
2
—
—
2
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
360
—
—
360
Foreign currency transaction gain
—
—
—
—
—
(14 )
—
(14 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(7,273 )
(7,273 )
Balance, March 31, 2020
—
—
49,353,134
49
255,601
(60 )
(224,343 )
31,247
Issuance of common stock in June 2020 under the equity line
464,471
1
277
278
Issuance of common stock in May and June 2020 under At-the-market offering, net of transaction expenses of $1,131
—
—
52,986,301
53
34,089
—
—
34,142
Issuance of common stock in the acquisition of Trigemina assets
—
—
2,000,000
2
1,358
—
—
1,360
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
733
—
—
733
Foreign currency transaction gain
—
—
—
—
—
(9 )
—
(9 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(14,179 )
(14,179 )
Balance, June 30, 2020
—
—
104,803,906
105
292,058
(69 )
(238,522 )
53,572
Issuance of common stock in July 2020, net of transaction expenses of $829
—
—
20,940,000
21
9,620
—
—
9,641
Issuance of common stock in September 2020 under At-the-market offering, net of transactional expenses of $267
—
—
9,282,236
9
7,997
—
—
8,006
Issuance of common stock in exchange for exercise of
warrants in July and August 2020 (see Note 9)
—
—
4,533,404
5
2,417
—
—
2,422
Issuance of commitment shares under 2020 Purchase
Agreement
—
—
600,000
—
—
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
912
—
—
912
Foreign currency transaction loss
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
5
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(11,990 )
(11,990 )
Balance, September 30, 2020
—
$ —
140,159,546
$ 140
$ 313,004
$ (64 )
$ (250,512 )
$ 62,568
See the accompanying notes to the
condensed consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per
Share Amounts)
(unaudited)
Accumulated
Series A Convertible
Additional
Other
Preferred stock
Common stock
Paid in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Gain (loss)
Deficit
Total
Balance, December 31, 2018
9,856
$ —
328,689
$ —
$ 212,157
$ (41 )
$ (188,452 )
$ 23,664
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A Convertible preferred stock
(9,856 )
—
281,610
1
(1 )
—
—
—
Issuance of common stock in exchange for exercise of warrants in March 2019 ($35.00 per share)
—
—
2,000
—
70
—
—
70
Employee stock purchase plan
—
—
177
—
3
—
—
3
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
305
—
—
305
Foreign currency transaction gain
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(6,233 )
(6,233 )
Balance, March 31, 2019
—
—
612,476
1
212,534
(39 )
(194,685 )
17,811
Issuance of common stock under 2018 Purchase Agreement
—
—
22,754
—
387
—
—
387
Issuance of common stock under At-the-market offering, net of transactional expenses of $1
—
—
2,106
—
33
—
—
33
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
431
—
—
431
Foreign currency transaction loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(5,840 )
(5,840 )
Balance, June 30, 2019
—
—
637,336
1
213,385
(39 )
(200,525 )
12,822
Issuance of common stock under July 2019 Financing, net of transactional expenses of $484
—
—
900,000
1
4,483
—
—
4,484
Issuance of commitment shares in August 2019 under 2019 Purchase Agreement
—
—
35,529
—
—
—
—
—
Employee stock purchase plan
—
—
2,381
—
28
—
—
28
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
362
—
—
362
Foreign currency transaction gain
—
—
—
—
—
(3 )
—
(3 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
(7,838 )
(7,838 )
Balance, September 30, 2019
—
$ —
1,575,246
$ 2
$ 218,258
$ (42 )
$ (208,363 )
$ 9,855
See the accompanying
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss
$ (33,442 )
$ (19,911 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
20
21
Common stock issued to acquire in-process research
and development
1,360
—
Stock-based compensation
2,005
1,098
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other
(3,662 )
(508 )
Accounts payable
(1,301 )
(285 )
Lease liabilities and ROU asset, net
8
2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
360
(417 )
Net cash used in operating activities
(34,652 )
(20,000 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment
(4,030 )
(12 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,030 )
(12 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
9,896
70
Proceeds from ESPP
2
31
Proceeds, net of $711 and $0 expenses, from sale of preferred stock
4,602
—
Proceeds, net of $3,740 and $485 expenses, from sale of common stock and warrants
68,746
4,904
Net cash provided by financing activities
83,246
5,005
Effect of currency rate change on cash
(16 )
(3 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
44,548
(15,010 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of the period
11,349
25,134
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period
$ 55,897
$ 10,124
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Warrants deemed dividend
$ 451
$ —
Series B Convertible preferred stock and deemed dividend
$ 1,260
$ —
See the accompanying
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – BUSINESS
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
Holding Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Tonix Sub”), is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on discovering, licensing, acquiring and developing small molecules and biologics to treat and prevent human disease
and alleviate suffering. All drug product candidates are still in development.
The condensed consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Tonix
Sub, Krele LLC, Tonix Pharmaceuticals (Canada), Inc., Tonix Medicines, Inc., Tonix Pharma Holdings Limited and Tonix Pharma Limited
(collectively hereafter referred to as the “Company” or “Tonix”). All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial
statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates
the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has suffered
recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. At September 30, 2020, the Company had working
capital of approximately $57.6 million. At September 30, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $250.5 million.
The Company held cash and cash equivalents of approximately $55.7 million as of September 30, 2020.
The Company believes that its cash resources will be sufficient
to meet its projected operating requirements into the first half of 2021, but it will not have enough resources to meet its operating
requirements for the one-year period from the date of filing of this Form 10-Q. These factors raise substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company continues to face significant challenges and uncertainties
and, as a result, its available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently expected due to changes it may make
in its research and development spending plans. The Company has the ability to obtain additional funding through public or private
financing or collaborative arrangements with strategic partners to increase the funds available to fund operations. However, the
Company may not be able to raise capital with terms acceptable to the Company. Without additional funds, it may be forced to delay,
scale back or eliminate some of our research and development activities, or other operations and potentially delay product development
in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue our operations. If any of these events occurs, our ability to achieve our
development and commercialization goals would be adversely affected. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In December 2019, a
novel strain of Coronavirus (“COVID-19") emerged that has caused significant disruptions to the U.S. and global economy.
The spread of COVID-19 has led to regional quarantines, business shutdowns, labor shortages, disruptions to supply chains, and
overall economic instability. Any of these events may in the future have a material adverse effect on our business, operations
and financial condition. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly
uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning
the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among other things.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim financial statements
The unaudited condensed
consolidated interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
fair presentation have been included.
The condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 contained herein has been derived from audited financial statements.
Operating results for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 2020. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24, 2020.
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
Risks and uncertainties
The Company’s
primary efforts are devoted to conducting research and development of innovative pharmaceutical and biological products to address
public health challenges. The Company has experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects
these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future. Further, the Company does not have any commercial products available for
sale and has not generated revenues, and there is no assurance that if its products are approved for sale, that the Company will
be able to generate cash flow to fund operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company’s research and
development will be successfully completed or that any product will be approved or commercially viable. Moreover, the extent to
which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot
be predicted with confidence at this time.
Use of estimates
The preparation of
financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements,
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant
estimates include the useful life of fixed assets, assumptions used in the fair value of stock-based compensation and other equity
instruments, and the percent of completion of research and development contracts.
Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers
cash equivalents to be those investments which are highly liquid, readily convertible to cash and have an original maturity of
three months or less when purchased. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, cash equivalents, which consisted of money market
funds, amounted to $40.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively. Restricted cash at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
of approximately $239,000 and $100,000, respectively collateralizes a letter of credit issued in connection with the lease of office
space in Chatham, New Jersey and New York City (see Note 12).
The following table
provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets
that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flow:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
55,658
$
11,249
Restricted cash
239
100
Total
$
55,897
$
11,349
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life, which is 20 years for buildings,
three years for computer assets, five years for furniture and all other equipment and term of lease for leasehold improvements.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $8,000 and $20,000, respectively,
and $5,000 and $21,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. All property and equipment are
located in the United States and Ireland.
Intangible assets with indefinite lives
During the year ended
December 31, 2015, the Company purchased certain internet domain rights, which were determined to have an indefinite life. Identifiable
intangibles with indefinite lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that their carrying amount may be less than fair value. As of September 30, 2020, the Company believed that no impairment
existed.
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
Leases
The Company determines
if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets,
operating lease liabilities, current and operating lease liabilities, noncurrent in the Company’s condensed consolidated
balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities
represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized
at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide
an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the transition date and
subsequent lease commencement dates in determining the present value of lease payments. This is the rate the Company would have
to pay if borrowing on a collateralized basis over a similar term to each lease. The operating lease ROU asset excludes lease incentives.
The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company
will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments made under operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
Research and Development Costs
The Company outsources
certain of its research and development efforts and expenses these costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing products
for testing, as well as licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to
patents and other intellectual property acquired has been expensed as research and development costs, as such property related
to particular research and development projects and had no alternative future uses.
The Company estimates
its expenses resulting from its obligations under contracts with vendors, clinical research organizations and consultants and under
clinical site agreements in connection with conducting clinical trials. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations,
which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services
are provided under such contracts. The Company accounts for trial expenses according to the timing of various aspects of the trial.
The Company determines accrual estimates taking into account discussion with applicable personnel and outside service providers
as to the progress or state of consummation of trials, or the services completed.
During the course of
a clinical trial, the Company adjusts its clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from its estimates. The Company
makes estimates of its accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date based on the facts and circumstances known to it at that
time. The Company’s clinical trial accruals are dependent upon the timely and accurate reporting of contract research organizations
and other third-party vendors.
Stock-based compensation
All stock-based payments
to employees and to nonemployee directors for their services as directors, including grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”),
and stock options, are measured at fair value on the grant date and recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations
as compensation or other expense over the relevant service period. In addition, for awards that vest immediately and are non-forfeitable,
the measurement date is the date the award is issued.
Foreign Currency Translation
Operations of the Canadian
subsidiary are conducted in local currency, which represents its functional currency. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency
of the other foreign subsidiaries. Balance sheet accounts of the Canadian subsidiary were translated from foreign currency
into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and income statement accounts were translated at the
average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. Translation adjustments resulting from this process were included in
accumulated other comprehensive loss on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is
defined as the change in equity of a business during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners
sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions
to owners. Other comprehensive income (loss) represents foreign currency translation adjustments.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of net operating loss and credit carryforwards
and temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts measured
at the current enacted tax rates. The Company records a valuation allowance on its deferred income tax assets if it is not more
likely than not that these deferred income tax assets will be realized.
The Company recognizes
a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination
by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the condensed consolidated
financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being
realized upon ultimate settlement. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has not recorded any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company’s
policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
On March 27, 2020, President
Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act, among other
things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net
operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations,
increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified
improvement property. We continue to examine the impact that the CARES Act may have on our business. Currently, we do not
believe the CARES Act will have a material impact on our accounting for income taxes.
Per Share Data
The computation of
basic and diluted loss per share as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 excludes potentially dilutive securities when their inclusion
would be anti-dilutive, or if their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period.
All warrants
issued participate on a one-for-one basis with common stock in the distribution of dividends, if and when declared by the Board
of Directors, on the Company’s common stock. For purposes of computing EPS, these warrants are considered to participate
with common stock in earnings of the Company. Therefore, the Company calculates basic and diluted EPS using the two-class method.
Under the two-class method, net income for the period is allocated between common stockholders and participating securities according
to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. No income was allocated to the warrants for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as results of operations were a loss for the period.
Potentially dilutive
securities excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share, as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:
2020
2019
Warrants to purchase common stock
650,806
496,486
Options to purchase common stock
10,209,286
109,036
Totals
10,860,092
605,522
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STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 3 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements
affect the Company’s accounting for certain of its financial assets. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received
to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date
and is measured according to a hierarchy that includes:
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. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted market prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments. This category includes U.S. government agency-backed debt securities and corporate-debt securities.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data.
As of September 30,
2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company used Level 1 quoted prices in active markets to value cash equivalents of $40.4 million
and $5.4 million, respectively. The Company did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of both September 30, 2020 and December
31, 2019.
NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment,
net consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30
December 31
2020
2019
(in thousands)
Property and equipment, net:
Land and Buildings
$ 4,000
$ —
Office furniture and equipment
364
334
Leasehold improvements
23
23
4,387
357
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(343 )
(323 )
$ 4,044
$ 34
On September 28, 2020, the Company completed the purchase of its
40,000 square foot facility in Massachusetts for $4,000,000, to house its new Advanced Development Center for accelerated development
and manufacturing of vaccines. As of September 30, 2020, the asset has not been placed in service.
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On August 31, 2020,
the Company filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized
from 150,000,000 to 400,000,000.
On October 1, 2020,
the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)
indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days,
the Company no longer meets the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule
55450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
In accordance with
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided a period of 180 calendar days, or until March 30, 2021, in which
to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the closing bid price of the Company’s
common stock must be at least $1 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during this 180-day period. In the event
that the Company does not regain compliance within this 180-day period, the Company may be eligible to seek an additional compliance
period of 180 calendar days if it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other
initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Global Market, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and provides written
notice to Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency during this second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split,
if necessary. However, if it appears to the Nasdaq Staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company
is otherwise not eligible, Nasdaq will provide notice to the Company that its common stock will be subject to delisting.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 6 – ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH TRIGEMINA
On June 11, 2020,
the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Trigemina, Inc.
(“Trigemina”) and certain shareholders named therein (the “Executive Shareholders”) pursuant to which
Tonix acquired Trigemina assets related to migraine and pain treatment technologies (the “Assets”). In connection
with the acquisition of the Assets, Tonix assumed Trigemina’s rights and obligations under that certain Amended and
Restated Exclusive License Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, as amended, by and between Trigemina and The Board of Trustees
of the Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”) (the “License “Agreement”) pursuant to an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Stanford (“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), dated June 11, 2020.
As consideration for entering into the Asset Purchase Agreement, Tonix has agreed to pay $824,759 to Trigemina and issued to
Trigemina 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
and valued at $0.68 per share, based on the closing stock price on June 11 th , and has agreed to pay to Stanford
$250,241 pursuant to the terms of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. The Common Stock is unregistered and subject to a
12 month lock-up and a Shareholder Voting Agreement, dated June 11, 2020 (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to
which Trigemina and the Executive Shareholders have agreed to vote the Common Stock on any matter put to a vote of the
shareholders of the Company in accordance with management’s recommendations. Both the costs associated with the cash
payments and share issuance, were recorded to research and development expenses in the statement of operations for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020. Because the Trigemina intellectual property was acquired prior to United States Food and
Drug Administration approval (“FDA”), the cash and stock consideration totaling $2.4 million, was expensed as
research and development costs since there is no alternative future use and the acquired intellectual property does not
constitute a business.
Pursuant to the terms
of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Stanford has granted to Tonix an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain
patents related to the Assets. Stanford has reserved for itself the right to practice under the patents for academic research and
educational purposes. Tonix is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently develop, manufacture, and sell products
claimed or covered by the patent and will use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently develop markets for such products.
The License Agreement specifies developmental milestones and the period of time during which such milestones must be completed,
and provides for an annual maintenance fee payable to Stanford.
As of September 30,
2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
NOTE 7 – ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH TRIMARAN
On August 19, 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement
(the “TRImaran Asset Purchase Agreement”) with TRImaran Pharma, Inc. (“TRImaran”) and the selling shareholders
named therein (the “Selling Shareholders”) pursuant to which Tonix acquired TRImaran’s assets related to certain
pyran-based compounds (the “Assets”). In connection with the acquisition of the Assets, Tonix entered into a First
Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement (the “WSU License Agreement”) with Wayne State University (“WSU”)
on August 19, 2019. As consideration for entering into the TRImaran Asset Purchase Agreement, Tonix paid $100,000 to TRImaran and
has assumed certain liabilities of TRImaran totaling $68,500. The $168,500 was recorded to research and development expenses in
the statement of operations in 2019. Upon the achievement of specified development, regulatory and sales milestones, Tonix also
agreed to pay TRImaran and the Selling Shareholders, in restricted stock or cash, at Tonix’s option, a total of approximately
$3.4 million. Pursuant to the terms of the TRImaran Asset Purchase Agreement, TRImaran and the Selling Shareholders are prohibited
from disclosing confidential information related to the Assets and are restricted from engaging, for a period of three years, in
the development or commercialization of any therapeutic containing any pyran-based drug compound for the treatment of post-traumatic
stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or major depressive disorder. Also for a period of three years, if TRImaran
or any Selling Shareholder engage in the research or development of any potential therapeutic compound for the treatment of any
central nervous system disorder, TRImaran or such Selling Shareholder is obliged to provide notice and opportunity to Tonix to
make an offer to acquire or license rights with respect to such product candidate.
Pursuant to the terms
of the WSU License Agreement, WSU has granted to Tonix an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain patents, technical
information and material (collectively, the “Technology”) related to the Assets. WSU has reserved for itself the right
to practice the Technology for academic research and educational purposes. Tonix is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain regulatory approval for one or more products utilizing the Technology (“WSU Products”) and to use commercially
reasonable marketing efforts throughout the term of the WSU License Agreement. The WSU License Agreement specifies developmental
milestones and the period of time during which such milestones must be completed and provides for an annual maintenance fee payable
to WSU. Tonix is obligated to substantially manufacture WSU Products in the United States if WSU Products will be sold in the United
States.
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STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
Pursuant to the WSU
License Agreement, Tonix has agreed to pay $75,000 to WSU as reimbursement of certain patent expenses, and, upon the achievement
of specified development, regulatory and sales milestones, the Company also agreed to pay WSU, milestone payments totaling approximately
$3.4 million. Tonix has also agreed to pay WSU single-digit royalties on net sales of WSU Products sold by Tonix or a sublicensee
on a tiered basis based on net sales, and additional sublicense fees on certain consideration received from sublicensees. Royalties
on each particular WSU Product are payable on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis until the date of expiration of
the last valid claim in the last to expire of the issued patents covered by the WSU License Agreement. Royalties payable on net
sales of WSU Products may be reduced by 50% of the royalties payable by Tonix to any third party for intellectual property rights
which are necessary for the practice of the rights licensed to Tonix under the WSU License Agreement, provided that the royalty
payable on a WSU Product may not be reduced by more than 50%. Each party also has the right to terminate the agreement for customary
reasons such as material breach and bankruptcy. The WSU License Agreement contains provisions relating to termination, indemnification,
confidentiality and other customary matters for an agreement of this kind.
As of September 30,
2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
NOTE 8 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
On September 16, 2019,
the Company entered into an exclusive License Agreement (the “Columbia License Agreement”) with the Trustees of Columbia
University in the City of New York (“Columbia”) pursuant to which Columbia granted to Tonix an exclusive license, with
the right to sublicense, certain patents and technical information (collectively, the “TFF2 Technology”) related to
a recombinant Trefoil Family Factor 2 (TFF2), and to develop and commercialize products thereunder (each, a “TFF2 Product”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Columbia License Agreement, Columbia has reserved for itself the right to practice the TFF2 Technology
for academic research and educational purposes.
The Company has paid
a five-digit license fee to Columbia as consideration for entering into the Columbia License Agreement, which was recorded to research
and development expenses in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company is obligated to use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts, as defined in the Columbia License Agreement, to develop and commercialize the TFF2 Product, and to achieve
specified developmental milestones.
The Company has agreed
to pay Columbia single-digit royalties on net sales of (i) TFF2 Products sold by Tonix or a sublicensee and (ii) any other products
that involve material or technical information related to the TFF2 Product and transferred to Tonix pursuant to the Columbia License
Agreement (“Other Products”) sold by Tonix or a sublicensee. Royalties on each particular TFF2 Product are payable
on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis until the latest of (i) the date of expiration of the last valid claim in
the last to expire of the issued patents covered by the Columbia License Agreement, and (ii) a specified period of time after the
first commercial sale of a TFF2 Product in the country in question. Royalties on each particular Other Product are payable on a
country-by-country and product-by-product basis until a specified period of time after the first commercial sale of such particular
Other Product in such country. Royalties payable on net sales of the TFF2 Product and Other Products may be reduced by 50% of the
royalties payable by Tonix to any third party for intellectual property rights which are necessary for the practice of the rights
licensed to Tonix under the Columbia License Agreement, provided that the royalty payable on a Product or Other Product may not
be reduced by more than 50%.
The Company is also
obligated to make contingent milestone payments to Columbia totaling $4.1 million on a Product-by-Product basis upon the achievement
of certain development, approval and sales milestones related to a TFF2 Product. In addition, the Company shall pay Columbia 5%
of consideration, other than royalty payments and certain other categories of consideration, payable to the Company by a sublicensee.
As of September 30, 2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
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STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
On May 20, 2019, the
Company entered into an exclusive License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Columbia pursuant to which Columbia,
for itself and on behalf of the University of Kentucky and the University of Michigan (collectively, the “Institutions”)
granted to the Company an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain patents, technical information and material
(collectively, the “Technology”) related to a double-mutant cocaine esterase, and to develop and commercialize products
thereunder (each, a “Product”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, Columbia has reserved for itself and
the Institutions the right to practice the Technology for academic research and educational purposes.
The Company agreed
to pay a six-digit license fee to Columbia as consideration for entering into the License Agreement. The Company is obligated to
use Commercially Reasonable Efforts, as defined in the License Agreement, to develop and commercialize the Product, and to achieve
specified developmental milestones. The first 50% of the license fee was paid by September 30, 2019, while the remaining 50% license
fee, was paid during the second quarter of 2020. Both installments of the license fee were recorded to research and development
expenses in the statement of operations.
The Company has agreed
to pay Columbia single-digit royalties on net sales of (i) Products sold by the Company or a sublicensee and (ii) any other products
that involve material or technical information related to the Product and transferred to the Company pursuant to the License Agreement
(“Other Products”) sold by the Company or a sublicensee. Royalties on each particular Product are payable on a country-by-country
and Product-by-Product basis until the latest of (i) the date of expiration of the last valid claim in the last to expire of the
issued patents covered by the License Agreement, (ii) a specified period of time after the first commercial sale of a Product in
the country in question, or (iii) expiration of any market exclusivity period granted by a regulatory agency. Royalties on each
particular Other Product are payable on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the later of (i) a specified period
of time after the first commercial sale of such particular Other Product in such country or (ii) expiration of any market exclusivity
period granted by a regulatory agency. Royalties payable on net sales of the Product and Other Products may be reduced by 50% of
the royalties payable by the Company to any third party for intellectual property rights which are necessary for the practice of
the rights licensed to the Company under the License Agreement, provided that the royalty payable on a Product or Other Product
may not be reduced by more than 50%.
The Company is also
obligated to make contingent milestone payments to Columbia totaling $3 million on a Product-by-Product basis upon the achievement
of certain development, approval and sales milestones related to a Product. In addition, the Company shall pay Columbia 5% of consideration,
other than royalty payments and certain other categories of consideration, payable to the Company by a sublicensee. As of September
30, 2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
NOTE 9 – SALE OF COMMON STOCK
2020 Lincoln Park Transaction
On September 3, 2020, the Company entered into a purchase agreement
(the “2020 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “2020 Registration Rights Agreement”)
with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2020 Purchase Agreement, Lincoln
Park has agreed to purchase from the Company up to $30,000,000 of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain limitations)
from time to time during the term of the 2020 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2020 Registration Rights Agreement,
the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that have been
or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2020 Purchase Agreement, at the time the Company signed the 2020 Purchase Agreement and the 2020 Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park
as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2020 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares
were valued at $498,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to
equity as a cost of capital to be raised under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no shares of common stock were sold by the Company under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
Subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company sold an aggregate
of approximately 10.5 million shares of common stock under the 2020 Purchase Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $6.4
million.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
July 13 th Financing
On July 13, 2020, the
Company entered into an underwriting agreement with A.G.P/Alliance Global Partners (“AGP”), relating to the issuance
and sale of 20,940,000 shares of common stock, in a registered direct public offering (“the July 13 th Financing”).
The public offering price for each share of common stock was $0.50. The July 13 th Financing closed on July 15, 2020.
AGP purchased the shares at a seven percent discount to the then current public price, for an aggregate discount of $0.7 million.
The Company incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.1 million. The Company received net proceeds of approximately
$9.6 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
2020 At-the-Market Offering
On April 8, 2020, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the
“Sales Agreement”) with AGP pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s
common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million in at-the-market offerings (“ATM”) sales. On
the same day, the Company filed a prospectus supplement under a shelf registration relating to the Sales Agreement. AGP will act
as sales agent and will be paid a 3% commission on each sale under the Sales Agreement. The Company’s common stock will be
sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary. On September 4, 2020, the Company
filed an amended prospectus supplement under a shelf registration relating to the Sales Agreement to increase the aggregate offering
price to $100.0 million in ATM sales under the Sales Agreement. From date of inception until September 30, 2020, the Company sold
approximately 62.3 million shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $43.5 million.
Subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company has sold 5.9 million shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, for gross
proceeds of approximately $4.6 million.
February 7 th Financing
On February 7, 2020,
the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP pursuant to which the Company sold securities consisting of 3,837,000
Class A Units at a public offering price of $0.57 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant
to purchase one share of common stock, and 5,313 Class B Units at a public offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting
of one share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion price of $0.57 per share, convertible into 1,754.386 shares
of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,754.386 shares of common stock (“the February 7 th Financing”).
The warrants have an exercise price of $0.57, are immediately exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance.
The February 7 th
Financing closed on February 11, 2020. AGP purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public offering
price, for an aggregate discount of approximately $0.5 million. The Company incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.5
million. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $6.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering
expenses.
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CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the effective conversion price of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of commitment, resulting
in a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) at that date. Since the Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity
or redemption date and is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $1.3 million,
based on intrinsic value, was charged to additional paid in capital as a non-cash “deemed dividend” and included in
net loss to common stockholders.
During the first quarter
of 2020, all 5,313 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into common stock.
During February and
March 2020, 10.8 million of the warrants issued in the February 7 th financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were
exercised for proceeds of approximately $6.2 million.
During August 2020,
2.2 million of the warrants issued in the February 7 th financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were exercised for
proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.
February 28 th Financing
On February 28, 2020,
the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP, relating to the issuance and sale of 14,550,000 shares of common
stock, in a registered direct public offering (“the February 28th Financing”). The public offering price for each
share of common stock was $1.10. The February 28th Financing closed on March 3, 2020. AGP purchased the shares at a seven percent
discount to the then current public price, for an aggregate discount of $1.1 million. The Company incurred other offering expenses
of approximately $0.1 million. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $14.8 million, after deducting the underwriting
discount and other offering expenses.
November 2019 Financing
On November 14, 2019,
the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP pursuant to which the Company sold securities consisting of 547,420
Class A Units at a public offering price of $1.94 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, one warrant
to purchase one share of common stock (“primary warrant”) and one-half of one warrant to purchase one half of one share
common stock (“common warrant”), and 7,938 Class B Units at a public offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit
consisting of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion price of $1.94 per share, convertible into 515.464
shares of common stock, primary warrants to purchase 515.464 shares of common stock, and common warrants to purchase 257.732 shares
of common stock (the “November 2019 Financing”). The primary warrants have an exercise price of $1.94, are immediately
exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance. The common warrants have an exercise price of $1.94, are exercisable
and expire 12 months from the date of issuance. The common warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis at the option of the holder
on the earlier of 30 days from issuance and the date by which an aggregate of $9.0 million of our securities were traded.
The November 2019 Financing
closed on November 19, 2019. AGP purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public offering price,
for an aggregate discount of approximately $0.6 million. The Company incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million.
The Company received net proceeds from the November 2019 Financing of approximately $7.9 million, after deducting the underwriting
discount and other offering expenses.
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the effective conversion price of the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of commitment, resulting
in a BCF at that date. Since the Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity or redemption date and is immediately convertible
at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $2.5 million, based on the intrinsic value, was charged to additional
paid in capital as a non-cash “deemed dividend” and included in net loss to common stockholders.
As of December 31,
2019, all 7,938 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into common stock.
With the February 7th
financing, warrants that were issued as part of the November 2019 Financing were repriced at $0.57 pursuant to their terms. As
a result of the issuance of common stock in February 2020 for less than the November 2019 warrant exercise price, a repricing of
the warrants issued in the November 2019 Financing was triggered. The Company recognized a one-time non-cash “deemed dividend”
of $0.5 million, representing the increase in the fair value of the warrants. The non-cash “deemed dividend” was charged
to additional paid in capital and included in net loss to stockholders. During February and March 2020, 2.3 million of the warrants
issued in the November 2019 financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were exercised for proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.
As a result of the
issuance of common stock in the July 13 th Financing for less than the November 2019 Financing warrant exercise price,
a repricing of the warrants was triggered and the warrants were repriced at $0.50.
During July 2020, 2.3
million of the warrants issued in the November 2019 Financing, with an exercise price of $0.50, were exercised for proceeds of
approximately $1.2 million.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
2019 Lincoln Park Transaction
On
August 20, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “2019 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights
agreement (the “2019 Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Purchase
Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $15,000,000 of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain
limitations) from time to time during the term of the 2019 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that
have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the 2019 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2019 Purchase Agreement, at the time the Company signed the 2019 Purchase Agreement and the 2019 Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company issued 35,529 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park
as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2019 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares
were valued at $200,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to
equity as a cost of capital to be raised under the 2019 Purchase Agreement.
As
a result of receiving stockholder approval on January 16, 2020, the Company may sell more than 19.9% of it’s common stock
outstanding pursuant to the 2019 Purchase Agreement without violating Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, including Rule 5635(d), requiring
shareholder approval for the sale, issuance or potential issuance by an issuer of common stock (or securities convertible into
or exercisable for common stock) at a price less than the greater of book or market value.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold an aggregate of approximately 464,471 shares of common stock under the
2019 Purchase Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $0.3 million. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock
under the 2019 Purchase Agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
July 2019 Financing
On July 16, 2019, the
Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., as representatives of the underwriters (“Aegis”),
relating to the issuance and sale of 900,000 shares of its common stock, in an underwritten public offering (the “July 2019
Financing”). The public offering price for each share of common stock was $6.00. The Company granted Aegis a 45-day option
to purchase up to an additional 135,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.
The July 2019 Financing
closed on July 18, 2019. Aegis purchased the shares at an eight percent discount to the then current public price, for an aggregate
discount of $0.4 million. The Company incurred offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million. The Company received net proceeds
of approximately $4.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
December 2018 Financing
On December 7, 2018,
the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP and Dawson James Securities, Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”)
pursuant to which the Company sold securities consisting of 86,171 Class A Units at a public offering price of $35.00 per unit,
with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock, and 11,984 Class B
Units at a public offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
with a conversion price of $35.00 per share convertible into 28.5714 shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase 28.5714 shares
of Common Stock (the “December 2018 Financing”). The warrants have an exercise price of $35.00, are immediately exercisable
and expire five years from the date of issuance.
The Company also granted
the Underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 64,286 shares of common stock and/or additional warrants to purchase up to 64,286
additional shares of common stock.
The December 2018 Financing
closed on December 11, 2018. The Underwriters purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public
offering price, for an aggregate discount of approximately $1.1 million (or $2.40 per share). The Company incurred other offering
expenses of approximately $0.4 million. The Company received net proceeds from the December 2018 Financing of approximately $13.6
million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
Additionally, the Underwriters
fully exercised the over-allotment option related to the warrants and purchased additional warrants to acquire 64,000 shares of
common stock for net proceeds of approximately $6,000.
On December 13, 2018,
the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 25,000 shares of common stock for net proceeds of
approximately $0.8 million, net of an aggregate discount of $0.1 million (or $2.40 per share).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series A convertible preferred stock, the effective conversion price of the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, after the bifurcation of the warrants, was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common
stock at the date of commitment, resulting in a BCF at that date. Since the Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity or
redemption date and is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $3.3 million, based
on the intrinsic value, was charged to additional paid in capital as a “deemed dividend” and included in net loss to
common stockholders.
During the first
quarter of 2019, the remaining 9,856 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 281,610 shares of common
stock.
2018 Lincoln Park Transaction
On
October 18, 2018, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “2018 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration
rights agreement (the “2018 Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Purchase
Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $15,000,000 of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain
limitations) from time to time during the term of the 2018 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that
have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the 2018 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2018 Purchase Agreement, at the time the Company signed the 2018 Purchase Agreement and the 2018 Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company issued 3,500 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park
as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2018 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares
were valued at $245,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to
equity as a cost of capital to be raised under the 2018 Purchase Agreement.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company sold an aggregate of approximately 22,754 shares of common stock under the
2018 Purchase Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $0.4 million.
Under
applicable rules of the NASDAQ Global Market, the Company could not issue or sell more than 19.99% of the shares of its common
stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the 2018 Purchase Agreement (approximately 26,200 shares) to Lincoln Park
under the 2018 Purchase Agreement without stockholder approval, unless the average price of all applicable sales of its common
stock to Lincoln Park under the 2018 Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds a threshold amount. As the Company has issued approximately
26,200 shares to Lincoln Park, by September 30, 2019, under the 2018 Purchase Agreement at less than the threshold amount, the
Company will not sell any additional shares under the 2018 Purchase Agreement without shareholder approval.
NOTE 10 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
On May 3, 2019, the
Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”).
The 2019 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 140,000 shares of common stock. With the adoption of the 2020 Plan (as defined
below), no further grants may be made under the 2019 Plan.
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
On January 16, 2020,
the Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”).
The 2020 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 600,000 shares of common stock. With the adoption of the Amended and Restated
2020 Plan (as defined below), no further grants may be made under the 2020 Plan.
Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive
Plan
On May 1, 2020, the
Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“Amended
and Restated 2020 Plan”), and together with the 2020 Plan and the 2019 Plan, the “Plans”).
Under the terms
of the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, the Company may issue (1) stock options (incentive and nonstatutory), (2) restricted stock,
(3) SARs, (4) RSUs, (5) other stock-based awards, and (6) cash-based awards. The 2020 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 10,000,000
shares of common stock, which amount will be increased to the extent that awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2020
Plan and the Plans are forfeited, expire or are settled for cash (except as otherwise provided in the Amended and Restated 2020
Plan). The Board of Directors determines the exercise price, vesting and expiration period of the grants under the 2020 Plan. However,
the exercise price of an incentive stock option may not be less than 110% of fair value of the common stock at the date of the
grant for a 10% or more shareholder and 100% of fair value for a grantee who is not a 10% shareholder. The fair value of the common
stock is determined based on quoted market price or in absence of such quoted market price, by the Board of Directors in good faith.
Additionally, the expiration period of grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan may not be more than ten years. As of September
30, 2020, 456,250 shares were available for future grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
A summary of the stock option activity and
related information for the Plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:
Shares
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2019
109,036
$
199.57
8.60
$
—
Grants
10,100,250
$
0.81
Exercised
—
Forfeitures or expirations
—
Outstanding at September 30, 2020
10,209,286
$
2.93
9.51
$
681,418
Exercisable at September 30, 2020
148,995
$
130.40
4.92
$
6,180
The aggregate intrinsic
value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than the
Company’s closing stock price at the respective dates.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the nine
months ended September 2020 was $0.66 per share. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the nine months ended
September 2019 was $16.54 per share. No stock options were granted during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
The Company measures the fair value of stock options on the date
of grant, based on the Black Scholes option pricing model using certain assumptions discussed below, and the closing market price
of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date. One-third
of most stock options granted pursuant to the Plans vest 12 months from the date of grant and 1/36th each month thereafter for
24 months, and expire ten years from the date of grant. In addition, the Company issues options to directors which vest over a
one-year period. The Company also issues premium options to executive officers which have an exercise price greater than the grant
date fair value, and has issued performance-based options which vest when target parameters are met, subject in each case to a
one year minimum service period prior to vesting. Stock-based compensation expense related to awards is amortized over the applicable
vesting period using the straight-line method.
The assumptions used
in the valuation of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2020
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
Risk-free interest rate
0.36% to 1.25
%
2.30% to 2.54
%
Expected term of option
5.5 to 6 years
5.10 to 10.0 years
Expected stock price volatility
120.62% - 129.29
%
107.12 -109.72
%
Expected dividend yield
0.0
0.0
The risk-free interest
rate is based on the yield of Daily U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rates with terms equal to the expected term of the options as of
the grant date. The expected term of options is determined using the simplified method, as provided in an SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin, and the expected stock price volatility is based on the Company’ historical stock price volatility.
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
Stock-based compensation
expense relating to options granted of $0.9 million and $2.0 million was recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.1 million was recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended September
30, 2019, respectively.
As of September 30,
2020, the Company had approximately $6.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted under
the Plans, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.35 years.
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On May 3, 2019, the
Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2019
ESPP”). As a result of adoption of the 2020 ESPP, as defined below, by the stockholders, no further grants may be made under
the 2019 ESPP Plan.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On May 1, 2020, the
Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020
ESPP”).
The 2020 ESPP allows
eligible employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the 2020
ESPP, on the first day of each offering period, each eligible employee for that offering period has the option to enroll for that
offering period, which allows the eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the end of the offering
period. Each offering period under the 2020 ESPP is for six months, which can be modified from time-to-time. Subject to limitations,
each participant will be permitted to purchase a number of shares determined by dividing the employee’s accumulated payroll
deductions for the offering period by the applicable purchase price, which is equal to 85 percent of the fair market
value of our common stock at the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A participant must designate in his
or her enrollment package the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering period for the purchase of
stock under the 2020 ESPP, subject to the statutory limit under the Code. As of September 30, 2020, 300,000 shares were available
for future sales under the 2020 ESPP.
The 2020 and 2019 ESPP are considered compensatory plans with the
related compensation cost expensed over the six-month offering period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $23,000
and $28,000, respectively were expensed. In January 2019, 177 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2018, under the 2018
ESPP, were issued. Accordingly, during the quarter ended March 31, 2019, approximately $3,000 of employee payroll deductions accumulated
at December 31, 2018, related to acquiring such shares, was transferred from accrued expenses to additional paid in capital. As
of December 31, 2019, approximately $9,000 of employee payroll deductions, which were withheld since July 1, 2019, the commencement
of the offering period ending December 31, 2019, were included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. In January
2020, 1,578 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2019, under the 2019 ESPP, were issued. Accordingly, during the first
quarter of 2020, approximately $2,000 of employee payroll deductions accumulated at December 31, 2019, related to acquiring such
shares, was transferred from accrued expenses to additional paid in capital. The remaining $7,000 was returned to the employees.
During the quarter-ended September 30, 2020, approximately $20,000 of employee payroll deductions have accumulated at September
30, 2020, and have been recorded in accrued expenses.
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING
CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 11 – STOCK WARRANTS
The following table
summarizes information with respect to outstanding warrants to purchase common stock of the Company at September 30, 2020:
Exercise
Number
Expiration
Price
Outstanding
Date
$
0.50
2,500
November 2020
$
0.50
24,920
November 2024
$
0.57
126,900
February 2025
$
35.00
490,571
December 2023
$
630.00
5,441
October 2021
$
687.50
474
October 2021
650,806
During the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, 2.3 million warrants from the November 2019 financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were exercised
for proceeds of approximately $1.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 2.3 million warrants from the November
2019 financing, with an exercise price of $0.50, were exercised for proceeds of approximately $1.2 million.
During the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, 13.0 million warrants from the February 7 th financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were
exercised for proceeds of approximately $7.5 million.
During the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, 2,000 warrants with an exercise price of $35.00 were exercised for proceeds of approximately $70,000.
During the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, 24 warrants with an exercise price of $25,000 expired.
NOTE 12 – LEASES
The Company has various
operating lease agreements, which are primarily for office space. These agreements frequently include one or more renewal options
and require the Company to pay for utilities, taxes, insurance and maintenance expense. No lease agreement imposes a restriction
on the Company’s ability to engage in financing transactions or enter into further lease agreements. At September 30, 2020,
the Company has right-of-use assets of $1.2 million and a total lease liability for operating leases of $1.2 million of which $0.7
million is included in long-term lease liabilities and $0.5 million is included in current lease liabilities.
At September 30, 2020,
future minimum lease payments for operating leases with non-cancelable terms of more than one year were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2020
$
122
2021
495
2022
174
2023
154
2024 and after
294
Included interest
(33
)
$
1,206
In January 2019,
the Company entered into a new operating lease, resulting in the Company recognizing an operating lease liability of approximately
$0.4 million based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized corresponding ROU assets
of approximately $0.4 million. In April 2019, the Company entered into a lease amendment, resulting in the Company recognizing
an additional operating lease liability of approximately $0.1 million based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments.
The Company also recognized a corresponding increase to ROU assets of approximately $0.1 million.
In February 2020, the
Company entered into a lease amendment, resulting in the Company recognizing an additional operating lease liability of approximately
$35,000 based on the present value of the minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized a corresponding increase to ROU
assets of approximately $35,000. In April 2020, the Company entered into a new operating lease, resulting in the Company recognizing
an operating lease liability of approximately $71,000 based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments. The Company
also recognized corresponding ROU assets of approximately $71,000.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)
In June 2020, the Company
entered into a new operating lease, resulting in the Company recognizing an operating lease liability of approximately $35,000
based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized corresponding ROU assets of approximately
$35,000. In June 2020, the Company entered into lease amendments, resulting in the Company recognizing an additional operating
lease liability of approximately $167,000 based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized
a corresponding increase to ROU assets of approximately $167,000. In July 2020, the Company entered into lease amendments, resulting
in the Company recognizing an additional operating lease liability of approximately $11,000 based on the present value of the future
minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized a corresponding increase to ROU assets of approximately $11,000. In August
2020, the Company entered into lease amendments, resulting in the Company recognizing an additional operating lease liability of
approximately $192,000 based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments. The Company also recognized a corresponding
increase to ROU assets of approximately $192,000. In September 2020, the Company entered into a new operating lease, resulting
in the Company recognizing an operating lease liability of approximately $676,000 based on the present value of the future minimum
rental payments. The Company also recognized corresponding ROU assets of approximately $676,000. Operating lease expense was $0.1
million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30 for both reporting periods.
Other information related to leases is as follows:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
Operating cash flow from operating leases (in thousands)
$
354
$
333
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases
3.52 years
1.09 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases
1.48
%
3.37
%
NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS
Research and development contracts
The Company has entered
into contracts with various contract research organizations with outstanding commitments aggregating approximately $25.8 million
at September 30, 2020 for future work to be performed.
Defined contribution plan
The Company has a qualified
defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, whereby all eligible employees
may participate. Participants may elect to defer a percentage of their annual pretax compensation to the 401(k) Plan, subject
to defined limitations. The Company is required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to 100 percent of each participant’s
pretax contributions of up to six percent of his or her eligible compensation, and the Company is also required to make a contribution
equal to three percent of each participant’s salary, on an annual basis, subject to limitations under the Code. The Company
charged operations $21,000 and $100,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $8,000 and $74,000
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, for contributions under the 401(k) Plan.
NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Real Property Purchase
and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase an approximately 44 acre parcel
of land in the State of Montana (the “Property”) for approximately $4.5 million. The Company may terminate the Agreement
prior to the closing of the sale of the Property subject to certain contingencies. The Property is intended to be used for the
commercial scale manufacturing of the TNX-1800 product candidate and other viral vector products.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect
Management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You can identify these statements by
forward-looking words such as “may” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“estimate” and “continue,” or similar words. Those statements include statements regarding the intent,
belief or current expectations of us and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are
based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged
to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Important factors known to us could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time. We believe that its assumptions are
based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations. No assurances are made that actual results
of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions. Factors that could cause
differences include, but are not limited to: the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on the Company, substantial competition;
our possible need for additional financing; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; uncertainties of government or third
party payor reimbursement; limited research and development efforts and dependence upon third parties; and risks related to failure
to obtain clearances or approvals from the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and noncompliance with FDA regulations.
Business Overview
We are a
clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, licensing, acquiring, developing and manufacturing small
molecules and biologics to treat and prevent human disease and alleviate suffering. Tonix’s portfolio is primarily
composed of central nervous system (CNS) and immunology product candidates. The immunology product candidates include
vaccines to prevent infectious diseases and biologics to address immunosuppression, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The CNS
product candidates include both small molecules and biologics to treat pain, neurologic, psychiatric and addiction
conditions. In the first quarter of 2020, we announced a program to develop a potential vaccine, TNX-1800, to protect against
the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, which emerged in 2019. TNX-1800 is a live replicating, attenuated vaccine based
on the horsepox viral vector platform to protect against COVID-19, primarily by eliciting a T cell response. Tonix expects
data from animal studies of TNX-1800 in the fourth quarter of 2020. TNX-801, live horsepox virus vaccine for percutaneous
administration, is in development to protect against smallpox and monkeypox and serves as the vector platform on which
TNX-1800 is based. Tonix is also developing TNX-2300 and TNX-2600, live replicating, attenuated vaccine candidates for the
prevention of COVID-19, but using bovine parainfluenza as the vector. Tonix’s lead CNS candidate, TNX-102 SL, a
sublingual formulation of cyclobenzaprine designed for daily dosing at bedtime, is in Phase 3 development with the goal of
providing a safe and effective long-term treatment for the management of fibromyalgia. The Company expects topline data in
the Phase 3 RELIEF study in the fourth quarter of 2020. Tonix is also currently enrolling participants in the Phase 3 RALLY
study for the management of fibromyalgia using TNX-102 SL, and the results are expected in second half of 2021. TNX-102 SL is
also in development for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (AAD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Both programs are Phase
2 ready, and the AAD program has FDA Fast Track designation. Tonix is developing TNX-1900, intranasal oxytocin which is a
small peptide product candidate for migraine and craniofacial pain. Tonix intends to submit an IND application for this
program to the FDA in the first quarter of 2021 and is targeting to start a Phase 2 study of TNX-1900 for the treatment of
migraine in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2021. One ex-U.S. Phase 2 trial has been completed using TNX-1900 prior to
Tonix’s acquisition of the program. Tonix is developing TNX-1300, cocaine esterase, which is a biologic product
candidate for treating cocaine intoxication. TNX-1300 is a recombinant protein that degrades cocaine in the bloodstream, and
it has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA. Tonix expects to initiate a Phase 2 open-label safety study
in an emergency room setting to study TNX-1300 in the first quarter of 2021. Results of a positive Phase 2 study of volunteer
cocaine abusers in a controlled setting were reported prior to Tonix licensing the technology. Finally, our product pipeline
includes other clinical stage and pre-clinical stage programs.
Current Operating Trends
Our current research and
development efforts are focused on developing TNX-1800, TNX-2300 and TNX-2600 as potential vaccines to protect against COVID-19,
TNX-801 as a potential smallpox and monkeypox vaccine, and TNX-102 SL for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM). We also plan
to develop TNX-102 SL for AAD and AUD. Additionally, we plan to expend efforts and resources to develop our other pipeline programs,
primarily related to TNX-1900 for migraine and craniofacial pain, TNX-1300 for cocaine intoxication, TNX-601 CR for depression,
TNX-701 for radioprotection, TNX-1500 for organ transplant rejection/autoimmune conditions, TNX-1600 for daytime treatment for
posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and TNX-1700 for gastric and pancreatic
cancers. In addition, we will continue to strategically identify, license or acquire therapeutics or capabilities that diversify
our pipeline or that strengthen our ability to develop therapeutics. Our research and development expenses consist of manufacturing
work and the cost of drug ingredients used in such work, fees paid to consultants for work related to clinical trial design and
regulatory activities, fees paid to providers for conducting various clinical studies as well as for the analysis of the results
of such studies, and for other medical research addressing the potential efficacy and safety of our study drugs. We believe that
significant investment in product development is a competitive necessity, and we plan to continue these investments in order to
be in a position to realize the potential of our product candidates and proprietary technologies.
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We expect that most
of our research and development expenses in the near-term future will be incurred in support of our current and future preclinical
and clinical development programs. These expenditures are subject to numerous uncertainties relating to timing and cost to completion.
We test compounds in numerous preclinical studies for safety, toxicity and efficacy. At the appropriate time, subject to the approval
of regulatory authorities, we expect to conduct clinical trials for each drug candidate. We anticipate funding these trials ourselves,
and possibly with the assistance of federal grants, contracts or other agreements. As we obtain results from trials, we may elect
to discontinue or delay clinical trials for certain products in order to focus our resources on more promising products.
Completion of clinical
trials may take several years, and the length of time generally varies substantially according to the type, complexity, novelty
and intended use of a product candidate.
The commencement and
completion of clinical trials for our products may be delayed by many factors, including the global COVID-19 pandemic, lack of
efficacy during clinical trials, unforeseen safety issues, slower than expected participant recruitment, lack of funding or government
delays. In addition, we may encounter regulatory delays or rejections as a result of many factors, including results that do not
support the intended safety or efficacy of our product candidates, perceived defects in the design of clinical trials and changes
in regulatory policy during the period of product development. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, we are unable to accurately
estimate the specific timing and costs of our clinical development programs or the timing of material cash inflows, if any, from
our product candidates. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by any
delays in, or termination of, our clinical trials or a determination by the FDA that the results of our trials are inadequate to
justify regulatory approval, insofar as cash in-flows from the relevant drug or program would be delayed or would not occur.
Results of Operations
We anticipate that
our results of operations will fluctuate for the foreseeable future due to several factors, such as the progress of our research
and development efforts and the timing and outcome of regulatory submissions. Due to these uncertainties, accurate predictions
of future operations are difficult or impossible to make.
Three Months Ended September 30,
2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Research and Development
Expenses . Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $8.8 million, an increase
of $3.7 million, or 73%, from $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. This increase is predominately due to
the timing of development milestones related to the Phase 3 RELIEF and RALLY studies in FM for TNX-102 SL in 2020, as well as increased
activities related to the development of TNX-801, new activities related to the development of TNX-1800 and increased spending
related to our development pipeline.
General and Administrative
Expenses . General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $3.2 million, an
increase of $0.4 million, or 14%, from $2.8 million incurred in the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase is primarily
due to an increase financial reporting expenses of $0.2 million due to multiple shareholder meetings held during the year-to-date
period ending September 30, 2020, and an increase non-cash compensation expense of $0.3 million.
Net Loss .
As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $12.0 million, compared to a net loss
of $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Research and Development
Expenses . Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $24.1 million, an increase
of $11.6 million, or 93%, from $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase in predominately due to
the acquisition of the Trigemina asset for $2.4 million, timing of development milestones related to the Phase 3 RELIEF and RALLY
studies in FM for TNX-102 SL in 2020, as well as increased activities related to the development of TNX-801, new activities related
to the development of TNX-1800 and increased spending related to our development pipeline.
General and Administrative
Expenses . General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $9.4 million, an increase
of $1.8 million, or 24%, from $7.6 million incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase is primarily due
to an increase in legal fees of $0.5 million due to increased patent prosecution costs, increase in insurance premiums of $0.1
million, increased financial reporting expenses of $0.4 million due to multiple shareholder meetings held during the year-to-date
period ending September 30, 2020, and an increase non-cash compensation expense of $0.6 million.
Net Loss .
As a result of the foregoing, the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $33.4 million, compared to a net loss
of $19.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
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License Agreements
On September 16, 2019,
we entered into an exclusive License Agreement (the “Columbia License Agreement”) with the Trustees of Columbia University
in the City of New York (“Columbia”) pursuant to which Columbia granted to us an exclusive license, with the right
to sublicense, certain patents and technical information (collectively, the “TFF2 Technology”) related to a recombinant
Trefoil Family Factor 2 (TFF2), and to develop and commercialize products thereunder (each, a “TFF2 Product”). Pursuant
to the terms of the Columbia License Agreement, Columbia has reserved for itself the right to practice the TFF2 Technology for
academic research and educational purposes.
We paid a five-digit
license fee to Columbia as consideration for entering into the Columbia License Agreement, which was recorded to research and development
expenses in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. We are obligated to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts,
as defined in the Columbia License Agreement, to develop and commercialize the TFF2 Product, and to achieve specified developmental
milestones.
We have agreed to pay
Columbia single-digit royalties on net sales of (i) TFF2 Products sold by us or a sublicensee and (ii) any other products that
involve material or technical information related to the TFF2 Product and transferred to us pursuant to the License Agreement (“Other
Products”) sold by us or a sublicensee. Royalties on each particular TFF2 Product are payable on a country-by-country and
Product-by-Product basis until the latest of (i) the date of expiration of the last valid claim in the last to expire of the issued
patents covered by the Columbia License Agreement, and (ii) a specified period of time after the first commercial sale of a TFF2
Product in the country in question. Royalties on each particular Other Product are payable on a country-by-country and product-by-product
basis until a specified period of time after the first commercial sale of such particular Other Product in such country. Royalties
payable on net sales of the TFF2 Product and Other Products may be reduced by 50% of the royalties payable by us to any third party
for intellectual property rights which are necessary for the practice of the rights licensed to us under the Columbia License Agreement,
provided that the royalty payable on a TFF2 Product or Other Product may not be reduced by more than 50%.
We are also obligated
to make contingent milestone payments to Columbia totaling $4.1 million on a Product-by-Product basis upon the achievement of certain
development, approval and sales milestones related to a TFF2 Product. In addition, we shall pay Columbia 5% of consideration, other
than royalty payments and certain other categories of consideration, payable to us by a sublicensee. As of September 30, 2020,
no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
On May 20, 2019, we
entered into an exclusive License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Columbia pursuant to which Columbia, for
itself and on behalf of the University of Kentucky and the University of Michigan (collectively, the “Institutions”)
granted to us an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain patents, technical information and material (collectively,
the “Technology”) related to a double-mutant cocaine esterase, and to develop and commercialize products thereunder
(each, a “Product”). Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, Columbia has reserved for itself and the Institutions
the right to practice the Technology for academic research and educational purposes.
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We agreed to pay a
six-digit license fee to Columbia as consideration for entering into the License Agreement. We are obligated to use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts, as defined in the License Agreement, to develop and commercialize the Product, and to achieve specified developmental
milestones. The first 50% of the license fee was paid by September 30, 2019, while the remaining 50% license fee, was paid during
the second quarter of 2020. Both installments of the license fee were recorded to research and development expenses in the statement
of operations.
We agreed to pay Columbia
single-digit royalties on net sales of (i) Products sold by us or a sublicensee and (ii) any other products that involve material
or technical information related to the Product and transferred to us pursuant to the License Agreement (“Other Products”)
sold by us or a sublicensee. Royalties on each particular Product are payable on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis
until the latest of (i) the date of expiration of the last valid claim in the last to expire of the issued patents covered by the
License Agreement, (ii) a specified period of time after the first commercial sale of a Product in the country in question, or
(iii) expiration of any market exclusivity period granted by a regulatory agency. Royalties on each particular Other Product are
payable on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the later of (i) a specified period of time after the first
commercial sale of such particular Other Product in such country or (ii) expiration of any market exclusivity period granted by
a regulatory agency. Royalties payable on net sales of the Product and Other Products may be reduced by 50% of the royalties payable
by us to any third party for intellectual property rights which are necessary for the practice of the rights licensed to us under
the License Agreement, provided that the royalty payable on a Product or Other Product may not be reduced by more than 50%.
We are also obligated
to make contingent milestone payments to Columbia totaling $3 million on a Product-by-Product basis upon the achievement of certain
development, approval and sales milestones related to a Product. In addition, we shall pay Columbia 5% of consideration, other
than royalty payments and certain other categories of consideration, payable to us by a sublicensee. As of September 30, 2020,
no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
On June 11, 2020, we
entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Trigemina, Inc. (“Trigemina”)
and certain shareholders named therein (the “Executive Shareholders”) pursuant to which we acquired Trigemina assets
related to migraine and pain treatment technologies (the “Assets”). In connection with the acquisition of the Assets,
we assumed Trigemina’s rights and obligations under that certain Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement, dated
November 30, 2007, as amended, by and between Trigemina and The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”)
(the “License “Agreement”) pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Stanford (“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”), dated June 11, 2020. As consideration for entering into the Asset Purchase Agreement, we have
agreed to pay $824,759 to Trigemina and issued to Trigemina 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common Stock”),, and valued at $0.68 per share, based on the closing stock price on June 11 th and has agreed
to pay to Stanford $250,241 pursuant to the terms of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. The Common Stock is unregistered
and subject to a 12 month lock-up and a Shareholder Voting Agreement, dated June 11, 2020 (the “Voting Agreement”),
pursuant to which Trigemina and the Executive Shareholders have agreed to vote the Common Stock on any matter put to a vote of
our shareholders in accordance with management’s recommendations. Both the costs associated with the cash payments and share
issuance, totaling $2.4 million, were recorded to research and development in the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Because the Trigemina intellectual property was acquired prior to FDA approval, the cash and stock consideration was expensed as
research and development costs since there is no alternative future use and the acquired intellectual property does not constitute
a business.
Pursuant to the terms
of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Stanford has granted us an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain
patents related to the Assets. Stanford has reserved for itself the right to practice under the patents for academic research and
educational purposes. We are obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently develop, manufacture, and sell products
claimed or covered by the patent and will use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently develop markets for such products.
The License Agreement specifies developmental milestones and the period of time during which such milestones must be completed,
and provides for an annual maintenance fee payable to Stanford.
As of September 30,
2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
On August 19, 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement
(the “TRImaran Asset Purchase Agreement”) with TRImaran Pharma, Inc. (“TRImaran”) and the selling shareholders
named therein (the “Selling Shareholders”) pursuant to which we acquired TRImaran’s assets related to certain
pyran-based compounds (the “Assets”). In connection with the acquisition of the Assets, we entered into a First Amended
and Restated Exclusive License Agreement (the “WSU License Agreement”) with Wayne State University (“WSU”)
on August 19, 2019. As consideration for entering into the TRImaran Asset Purchase Agreement, we paid $100,000 to TRImaran and
have assumed certain liabilities of TRImaran totaling $68,500. The $168,500 was recorded to research and development expenses in
the statement of operations in 2019. Upon the achievement of specified development, regulatory and sales milestones, we also agreed
to pay TRImaran and the Selling Shareholders, in restricted stock or cash, at our option, a total of approximately $3.4 million.
As of September 30, 2020, no milestone payments have been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
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Pursuant to the terms
of the WSU License Agreement, WSU has granted us an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain patents, technical
information and material (collectively, the “Technology”) related to the Assets. WSU has reserved for itself the right
to practice the Technology for academic research and educational purposes. We are obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain regulatory approval for one or more products utilizing the Technology (“WSU Products”) and to use commercially
reasonable marketing efforts throughout the term of the WSU License Agreement. The WSU License Agreement specifies developmental
milestones and the period of time during which such milestones must be completed and provides for an annual maintenance fee payable
to WSU. We are obligated to substantially manufacture WSU Products in the United States if WSU Products will be sold in the United
States.
Pursuant to the WSU
License Agreement, we have agreed to pay $75,000 to WSU as reimbursement of certain patent expenses, and, upon the achievement
of specified development, regulatory and sales milestones, we also agreed to pay WSU, milestone payments totaling approximately
$3.4 million. We have also agreed to pay WSU single-digit royalties on net sales of WSU Products sold by us or a sublicensee on
a tiered basis based on net sales, and additional sublicense fees on certain consideration received from sublicensees. Royalties
on each particular WSU Product are payable on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis until the date of expiration of
the last valid claim in the last to expire of the issued patents covered by the WSU License Agreement. Royalties payable on net
sales of WSU Products may be reduced by 50% of the royalties payable by us to any third party for intellectual property rights
which are necessary for the practice of the rights licensed to us under the WSU License Agreement, provided that the royalty payable
on a WSU Product may not be reduced by more than 50%. Each party also has the right to terminate the agreement for customary reasons
such as material breach and bankruptcy. The WSU License Agreement contains provisions relating to termination, indemnification,
confidentiality and other customary matters for an agreement of this kind. As of September 30, 2020, no milestone payments have
been accrued or paid in relation to this agreement.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2020,
we had working capital of $57.6 million, comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents of $55.7 million and prepaid expenses
and other of $6.4 million, offset by $1.8 million of accounts payable, $2.1 million of accrued expenses and current lease liabilities
of $0.5 million. A significant portion of the accounts payable and accrued expenses are due to work performed in relation to our
Phase 3 clinical trials in FM and TNX-1800. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we used approximately $34.7
million and $20.0 million of cash in operating activities, respectively, which represents cash outlays for research and development
and general and administrative expenses in such periods. The increase in cash outlays principally resulted from an increase in
research and development activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, net proceeds from financing activities
were $83.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively, predominately from the sale of our common stock and exercise of warrants.
Cash used by investing
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $4.0 million and $12 thousand respectively, related to the
purchase of property and equipment.
We believe that our cash
resources will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements into the first half of 2021, but we do not have enough
resources to meet our operating requirements for the one-year from the date of filing of this Form 10-Q.
We continue to face
significant challenges and uncertainties and, as a result, our available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently
expected due to changes we may make in our research and development spending plans. These factors raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern for the one year from the date of filing of this Form 10-Q. We have the ability to obtain
additional funding through public or private financing or collaborative arrangements with strategic partners to increase the funds
available to fund operations. However, we may not be able to raise capital with terms acceptable to us. Without additional funds,
we may be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some of our research and development activities, or other operations and potentially
delay product development in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue our operations. If any of these events occurs, our
ability to achieve our development and commercialization goals would be adversely affected. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In December 2019, a
novel strain of Coronavirus (“COVID-19") emerged that has caused significant disruptions to the U.S. and global economy.
The spread of COVID-19 has led to regional quarantines, business shutdowns, labor shortages, disruptions to supply chains, and
overall economic instability. Any of these events may have a material adverse effect on our business, operations and financial
condition. The extent to which the Coronavirus impacts our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain
and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning the
severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among other things.
Future Liquidity Requirements
We expect to incur losses
from operations for the near future. We expect to incur increasing research and development expenses, including expenses related
to additional clinical trials and the build out of the Advanced Development Center. We will not have enough resources to meet our
operating requirements for the one-year from filing date of this report.
Our future capital requirements
will depend on a number of factors, including the progress of our research and development of product candidates, the timing and
outcome of regulatory approvals, the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing patent
claims and other intellectual property rights, the status of competitive products, the availability of financing and our success
in developing markets for our product candidates.
We will need to obtain
additional capital in order to fund future research and development activities and to build out the Advanced Development Center.
Future financing may include the issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms.
Even if we are able to raise the funds required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect
significant amounts owed to us, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force us to seek alternative financing. Furthermore,
if we issue additional equity or debt securities, shareholders may experience additional dilution or the new equity securities
may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of our common stock.
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If additional financing is not available
or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate our research and development
programs, reduce our commercialization efforts or obtain funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or others that
may require us to relinquish rights to certain product candidates that we might otherwise seek to develop or commercialize independently.
2020 Lincoln Park Transaction
On
September 3, 2020, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “2020 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement
(the “2019 Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”). Pursuant
to the terms of the 2019 Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $30,000,000 of our common stock
(subject to certain limitations) from time to time during the term of the 2020 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the
2020 Registration Rights Agreement, we filed with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities
Act the shares that have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2020 Purchase Agreement, at the time we signed the 2020 Purchase Agreement and the 2020 Registration Rights
Agreement, we issued 600,000 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park as consideration
for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2020 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares were valued
at $498,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to equity as
a cost of capital to be raised under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no shares of common stock were sold by us under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we sold an aggregate of approximately
10.5 million shares of common stock under the 2020 Purchase Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $6.4 million.
July 2020 Financing
On July 13, 2020, we
entered into an underwriting agreement with A.G.P/Alliance Global Partners (“AGP”), relating to the issuance and sale
of 20,940,000 shares of common stock, in a registered direct public offering. The public offering price for each share of common
stock was $0.50 (“the July 2020 Financing”). The July 2020 Financing closed on July 15, 2020. AGP purchased the shares
at a seven percent discount, for an aggregate discount of $0.7 million. We incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.1
million. We received net proceeds of approximately $9.6 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
2020 At-the-Market Offering
On April 8, 2020, we entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales
Agreement”) with AGP pursuant to which we may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of the our common stock having an
aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million in at-the-market offerings (“ATM”) sales. On the same day, we filed
a prospectus supplement under a shelf registration relating to the Sales Agreement. AGP will act as sales agent and will be paid
a 3% commission on each sale under the Sales Agreement. Our common stock will be sold at prevailing market prices at the time of
the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary. On September 4, we filed an amended prospectus supplement under a shelf registration
relating to the Sales Agreement to increase the aggregate offering price to $100.0 million in ATM sales under the Sales Agreement.
From date of inception until September 30, 2020, we sold approximately 62.3 million shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement,
for gross proceeds of approximately $43.5 million. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we sold 5.9 million shares of common stock
under the Sales Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $4.6 million.
February 7 th Financing
On February 7, 2020,
we entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP pursuant to which we sold securities consisting of 3,837,000 Class A Units at
a public offering price of $0.57 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one
share of common stock, and 5,313 Class B Units at a public offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting of one
share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion price of $0.57 per share, convertible into 1,754.386 shares of
common stock and warrants to purchase 1,754.386 shares of our common stock (“the February 7 th Financing”).
The warrants have an exercise price of $0.57, are immediately exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance.
The February 7 th
Financing closed on February 11, 2020. AGP purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public offering
price, for an aggregate discount of approximately $0.5 million. We incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million.
We received net proceeds of approximately $6.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the effective conversion price of the Series B Convertible
Preferred stock was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of commitment, resulting
in a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) at that date. Since the Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity
or redemption date and is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $1.3 million,
based on intrinsic value, was charged to additional paid in capital as a non-cash “deemed dividend” and included in
net loss to common stockholders.
During the first quarter
of 2020, all 5,313 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into common stock.
During February and
March 2020, 10.8 million of the warrants issued in the February 7 th financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were
exercised for proceeds of approximately $6.2 million.
During August 2020,
2.2 million of the warrants issued in the February 7 th financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were exercised for
proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.
February 28 th Financing
On February 28, 2020,
we entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP, relating to the issuance and sale of 14,550,000 shares of our common stock,
in a registered direct public offering (“the February 28th Financing”). The public offering price for each share of
common stock was $1.10. The February 28th Financing closed on March 3, 2020. AGP purchased the shares at a seven percent discount
to the then current public price, for an aggregate discount of $1.1 million. We incurred other offering expenses of approximately
$0.1 million. We received net proceeds of approximately $14.8 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering
expenses.
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November 2019 Financing
On November 14, 2019,
we entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP pursuant to which we sold securities consisting of 547,420 Class A Units at
a public offering price of $1.94 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, one warrant to purchase one
share of common stock (“primary warrant”) and one-half of one warrant to purchase one half of one share common stock
(“common warrant”), and 7,938 Class B Units at a public offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting
of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion price of $1.94 per share, convertible into 515.464 shares
of common stock, primary warrants to purchase 515.464 shares of common stock, and common warrants to purchase 257.732 shares of
our common stock (the “November 2019 Financing”). The primary warrants have an exercise price of $1.94, are immediately
exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance. The common warrants have an exercise price of $1.94, are exercisable
and expire 12 months from the date of issuance. The common warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis at the option of the holder
on the earlier of 30 days from issuance and the date by which an aggregate of $9.0 million of our securities were traded.
The November 2019 Financing
closed on November 19, 2019. AGP purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public offering price,
for an aggregate discount of approximately $0.6 million. We incurred other offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million. We
received net proceeds from the November 2019 Financing of approximately $7.9 million, after deducting the underwriting discount
and other offering expenses.
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the effective conversion price of the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of commitment, resulting
in a BCF at that date. Since the Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity or redemption date and is immediately convertible
at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $2.5 million, based on the intrinsic value, was charged to additional
paid in capital as a non-cash “deemed dividend” and included in net loss to common stockholders.
As of December 31,
2019, all 7,938 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into common stock.
With the February 7th
financing, warrants that were issued as part of the November 2019 Financing were repriced at $0.57 pursuant to their terms. As
a result of the issuance of common stock in February 2020 for less than the November 2019 warrant exercise price, a repricing of
the warrants issued in the November 2019 Financing was triggered. We recognized a one-time non-cash “deemed dividend”
of $0.5 million, representing the increase in the fair value of the warrants. The non-cash “deemed dividend” was charged
to additional paid in capital and included in net loss to stockholders. During February and March 2020, 2.3 million of the warrants
issued in the November 2019 financing, with an exercise price of $0.57, were exercised for proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.
As a result of the issuance
of common stock in the July 13 th Financing for less than the November 2019 Financing warrant exercise price, a repricing
of the warrants was triggered and the warrants were repriced at $0.50.
During July 2020, 2.3
million of the warrants issued in the November 2019 Financing, with an exercise price of $0.50, were exercised for proceeds of
approximately $1.2 million.
2019 Lincoln Park Transaction
On
August 20, 2019, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “2019 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement
(the “2019 Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Purchase Agreement,
Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $15,000,000 of our common stock (subject to certain limitations) from time to
time during the term of the 2019 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Registration Rights Agreement, we filed
with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that have been or may be issued
to Lincoln Park under the 2019 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2019 Purchase Agreement, at the time we signed the 2019 Purchase Agreement and the 2019 Registration Rights
Agreement, we issued 35,529 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park as consideration
for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2019 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares were valued
at $200,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to equity as
a cost of capital to be raised under the 2019 Purchase Agreement.
As
a result of receiving stockholder approval on January 16, 2020, we may sell more than 19.9% of its common stock outstanding pursuant
to the 2019 Purchase Agreement without violating Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, including Rule 5635(d), requiring shareholder approval
for the sale, issuance or potential issuance by an issuer of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common
stock) at a price less than the greater of book or market value.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2020, we sold an aggregate of approximately 464,471 shares of common stock under the 2019 Purchase Agreement, for gross proceeds
of approximately $0.3 million.
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July 2019 Financing
On July 16, 2019, we
entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., as representatives of the underwriters (“Aegis”),
relating to the issuance and sale of 900,000 shares of its common stock, in an underwritten public offering (the “July 2019
Financing”). The public offering price for each share of common stock was $6.00. We granted Aegis a 45-day option to purchase
up to an additional 135,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.
The July 2019 Financing
closed on July 18, 2019. Aegis purchased the shares at an eight percent discount to the then current public price, for an aggregate
discount of $0.4 million. We incurred offering expenses of approximately $0.5 million. We received net proceeds of approximately
$4.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
December 2018 Financing
On December 7, 2018,
we entered into an underwriting agreement with AGP and Dawson James Securities, Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”)
pursuant to we sold securities consisting of 86,171 Class A Units at a public offering price of $35.00 per unit, with each unit
consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock, and 11,984 Class B Units at a public
offering price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a conversion
price of $35.00 per share convertible into 28.5714 shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase 28.5714 shares of Common Stock.
The warrants have an exercise price of $35.00, are immediately exercisable and expire five years from the date of issuance.
We also granted the
Underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 64,286 shares of common stock and/or additional warrants to purchase up to 64,286
additional shares of common stock.
The December 2018 Financing
closed on December 11, 2018. The Underwriters purchased the Class A and Class B Units at a seven-percent discount to the public
offering price, for an aggregate discount of approximately $1.1 million (or $2.40 per share). We incurred other offering expenses
of approximately $0.4 million. We received net proceeds from the December 2018 Financing of approximately $13.6 million, after
deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses.
Additionally, the Underwriters
fully exercised the over-allotment option related to the warrants and purchased additional warrants to acquire 64,000 shares of
common stock for net proceeds of approximately $6,000.
On December 13, 2018,
the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 25,000 shares of common stock for net proceeds of
approximately $0.8 million, net of an aggregate discount of $0.1 million (or $2.40 per share).
After allocating proceeds
to the warrants issued with the Series A convertible preferred stock, the effective conversion price of the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, after the bifurcation of the warrants, was determined to be less than the fair value of the underlying common
stock at the date of commitment, resulting in a BCF at that date. Since the Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity or
redemption date and is immediately convertible at the option of the holder, the discount created by the BCF of $3.3 million, based
on the intrinsic value, was charged to additional paid in capital as a “deemed dividend” and included in net loss to
common stockholders.
During the first
quarter of 2019, the remaining 9,856 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 281,610 shares of common
stock.
2018 Lincoln Park Transaction
On
October 18, 2018, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “2018 Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement
(the “2018 Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Purchase Agreement,
Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to $15,000,000 of our common stock (subject to certain limitations) from time to
time during the term of the 2018 Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Registration Rights Agreement, we filed
with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares that have been or may be issued
to Lincoln Park under the 2018 Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the terms of the 2018 Purchase Agreement, at the time we signed the 2018 Purchase Agreement and the 2018 Registration Rights
Agreement, we issued 3,500 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park as consideration
for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2018 Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares were valued
at $245,000 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and treated as a reduction to equity as
a cost of capital to be raised under the 2018 Purchase Agreement.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we sold an aggregate of approximately 22,754 shares of common stock under the 2018 Purchase
Agreement, for gross proceeds of approximately $0.4 million.
Under
applicable rules of the NASDAQ Global Market, we could not issue or sell more than 19.99% of the shares of its common stock outstanding
immediately prior to the execution of the 2018 Purchase Agreement (approximately 26,200 shares) to Lincoln Park under the 2018
Purchase Agreement without stockholder approval, unless the average price of all applicable sales of its common stock to Lincoln
Park under the 2018 Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds a threshold amount. As we have issued approximately 26,200 shares to Lincoln
Park, by September 30, 2019, under the 2018 Purchase Agreement at less than the threshold amount, we will not sell any additional
shares under the 2018 Purchase Agreement without shareholder approval.
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Stock Compensation
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
On May 3, 2019, our
stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019
Plan provided for the issuance of up to 140,000 shares of common stock. With the adoption of the 2020 Plan (as defined below),
no further grants may be made under the 2019 Plan.
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
On January 16, 2020,
our stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The
2020 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 600,000 shares of common stock. With the adoption of the Amended and Restated 2020
Plan (as defined below), no further grants may be made under the 2020 Plan.
Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive
Plan
On May 1, 2020, our
stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“Amended and
Restated 2020 Plan”), and together with the 2020 Plan and the 2019 Plan, the “Plans”).
Under the terms
of the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, we may issue (1) stock options (incentive and nonstatutory), (2) restricted stock, (3) SARs,
(4) RSUs, (5) other stock-based awards, and (6) cash-based awards. The 2020 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 10,000,000
shares of common stock, which amount will be increased to the extent that awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2020
Plan and the Plans are forfeited, expire or are settled for cash (except as otherwise provided in the Amended and Restated 2020
Plan). The Board of Directors determines the exercise price, vesting and expiration period of the grants under the 2020 Plan. However,
the exercise price of an incentive stock option may not be less than 110% of fair value of the common stock at the date of the
grant for a 10% or more shareholder and 100% of fair value for a grantee who is not a 10% shareholder. The fair value of the common
stock is determined based on quoted market price or in absence of such quoted market price, by the Board of Directors in good faith.
Additionally, the expiration period of grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan may not be more than ten years. As of September
30, 2020, 456,250 shares were available for future grants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.
We measure the fair value
of stock options on the date of grant, based on the Black Scholes option pricing model using certain assumptions discussed below,
and the closing market price of our common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant
date. Most stock options granted pursuant to the Plans typically vest 1/3rd 12 months from the date of grant and 1/36th each month
thereafter for 24 months and expire ten years from the date of grant. In addition, we issue options to directors which vest over
a one-year period. We also issue premium options to executive officers, which have an exercise price greater than the grant date
fair value, subject to a one year minimum service period prior to vesting. We have issued performance-based stock options, which
vest when target parameters are met, subject in each case to a one year minimum service period prior to vesting. Stock-based compensation
expense related to awards is amortized over the applicable vesting period using the straight-line method.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the nine
months ended September 2020 was $0.66 per share. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the nine months ended
September 2019 was $16.54 per share. No stock options were granted during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
Stock-based compensation
expense relating to options granted of $0.9 million and $2.0 million was recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.1 million was recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended September
30, 2019, respectively.
As of September 30,
2020, we had approximately $6.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted under the
Plans, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.35 years.
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On May 3, 2019, our
stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2019 ESPP”).
As a result of adoption of the 2020 ESPP, as defined below, by the stockholders, no further grants may be made under the 2019 ESPP
Plan.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On May 1, 2020, our
stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”).
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The 2020 ESPP allows
eligible employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 300,000 shares of our common stock. Under the 2020 ESPP, on the
first day of each offering period, each eligible employee for that offering period has the option to enroll for that offering period,
which allows the eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at the end of the offering period. Each offering period
under the 2020 ESPP is for six months, which can be modified from time-to-time. Subject to limitations, each participant will be
permitted to purchase a number of shares determined by dividing the employee’s accumulated payroll deductions for the offering
period by the applicable purchase price, which is equal to 85 percent of the fair market value of our common stock at
the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A participant must designate in his or her enrollment package
the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering period for the purchase of stock under the 2020 ESPP,
subject to the statutory limit under the Code. As of September 30, 2020, 300,000 shares were available for future sales under the
2020 ESPP.
The 2020 and 2019 ESPP are considered compensatory plans with the
related compensation cost expensed over the six-month offering period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $23,000
and $28,000, respectively were expensed. In January 2019, 177 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2018, under the 2018
ESPP, were issued. Accordingly, during the quarter ended March 31, 2019, approximately $3,000 of employee payroll deductions accumulated
at December 31, 2018, related to acquiring such shares, was transferred from accrued expenses to additional paid in capital. As
of December 31, 2019, approximately $9,000 of employee payroll deductions, which were withheld since July 1, 2019, the commencement
of the offering period ending December 31, 2019, were included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. In January
2020, 1,578 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2019, under the 2019 ESPP, were issued. Accordingly, during the first
quarter of 2020, approximately $2,000 of employee payroll deductions accumulated at December 31, 2019, related to acquiring such
shares, was transferred from accrued expenses to additional paid in capital. The remaining $7,000 was returned to the employees
During the quarter-ended September 30, 2020, approximately $20,000 of employee payroll deductions have accumulated as of September
30, 2020, and have been recorded in accrued expenses.
Commitments
Research and development
We have entered into contracts
with various contract research organizations with outstanding commitments aggregating approximately $25.8 million at September
30, 2020 for future work to be performed.
As of September 30, 2020,
there are no commitments related to the Advanced Development Center.
Operating leases
As of September 30,
2020, future minimum lease payments are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2020
$
122
2021
495
2022
174
2023
154
2024 and after
294
Included interest
(33
)
$
1,206
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion
and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form
the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
We believe the following
critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated
financial statements.
Research and Development .
We outsource our research and development efforts and expense the related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing
product for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents
and other intellectual property acquired was expensed as research and development costs, as it related to particular research and
development projects and had no alternative future uses.
We estimate our accrued
expenses. Our clinical trial accrual process is designed to account for expenses resulting from our obligations under contracts
with vendors, consultants and clinical research organizations and clinical site agreements in connection with conducting clinical
trials. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations, which vary from contract to contract and may result
in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided to us under such contracts. We account
for trial expenses according to the progress of the trial as measured by participant progression and the timing of various aspects
of the trial. We determine accrual estimates that take into account discussions with applicable personnel and outside service providers
as to the progress or state of completion of trials, or the services completed. During the course of a clinical trial, we adjust
our clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from our estimates. We make estimates of our accrued expenses as of each
balance sheet date based on the facts and circumstances known to us at that time. Our clinical trial accruals and prepaid assets
are dependent upon the timely and accurate reporting of contract research organizations and other third-party vendors.
Stock-Based Compensation .
All stock-based payments to employees and to nonemployee directors for their services as directors consisted of grants of restricted
stock and stock options, which are measured at fair value on the grant date and recognized in the condensed consolidated statements
of operations as compensation expense over the relevant vesting period. In addition, for awards that vest immediately and are nonforfeitable,
the measurement date is the date the award is issued.
Accounting for sale
of Class B Units in December 2018, November 2019 and February 2020 including beneficial conversion feature. In connection with
the December 2018, November 2019 and February 2020 underwritten offerings, we issued warrants to purchase our common stock and
convertible preferred stock. To account for the transaction, we calculated the relative fair value of each instrument issued in
the financing. We also determined if a beneficial conversion feature existed. A beneficial conversion feature is defined as a nondetachable
conversion feature that is in the money at the commitment date. A conversion feature is in the money if its conversion price is
less than the current fair value of the share. For purposes of measuring a beneficial conversion feature, the effective conversion
price should be based on the proceeds allocated to the convertible instrument.
We determined the fair
value of the warrants to purchase common stock, using a Monte Carlo simulation, for the December 2018 and November 2019 financings,
which is a statistical method used to generate a defined number of share price paths to develop a reasonable estimate of the range
of future expected share prices. We determined the fair value of the warrants, using the black-scholes method, for the February
2020 warrants. Estimates and assumptions impacting the fair value measurement include the warrant’s callable feature for
the December 2018 offering, the number of shares for which the warrants are exercisable, remaining contractual term of the warrants,
risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield and expected volatility of the price of the underlying common shares. We estimate
expected share volatility based on our historical volatility for a term equal to the contractual term of the warrants adjusted
for a discount that a market participant would have taken when pricing the instrument. The risk-free interest rate is determined
by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve for time periods approximately equal to the remaining contractual term of the warrants.
We estimated a 0% expected dividend yield based on the fact that we have never paid or declared dividends and do not intend to
do so in the foreseeable future. In general, the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the warrant represent management’s
best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. We determine the fair
value of the convertible preferred stock utilizing the price of the common stock on the commitment date. We then allocated the
relative fair value between the preferred shares and the warrants. Since the effective conversion price of the Preferred Stock
is less than the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of commitment, there is a beneficial conversion feature
at the commitment date. Since the Preferred Stock has no stated maturity or redemption date and is immediately convertible at the
option of the holder, the discount created by the beneficial conversion feature was charged to additional paid in capital as a
“deemed dividend” and impacted earnings per share, reflected as an increase to loss to common stockholders.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than contractual
obligations incurred in the normal course of business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities,
guarantee contracts, retain or contingent interests in transferred assets or any obligation arising out of a material variable
interest in an unconsolidated entity.
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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK
Not required under
Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and
procedures.
Our management, with
the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls
and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints
and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to
their costs.
Based on our evaluation,
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures
are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required
to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the
time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, 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 that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 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
We are currently not
a party to any material legal proceedings or claims.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not required under
Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds
On June 11, 2020, we
issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to Trigemina, Inc. in connection with the purchase of certain assets from Trigemina.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
10.01
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated October 14, 2020. †
31.01
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.02
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.01
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief 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 Calculation Linkbase Document
101 LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document
101 PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
101 DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
†
Certain portions of this exhibit, that are not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed, have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
Date: November 9, 2020
By:
/s/ SETH LEDERMAN
Seth Lederman
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 9, 2020
By:
/s/ BRADLEY SAENGER
Bradley Saenger
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)
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