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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009

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 000-51122

 

 

pSivida Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   26-2774444
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 Pleasant Street

Watertown, MA

  02472
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(617) 926-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    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 or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer    ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer    ¨   Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

There were 18,466,392 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of February 10, 2010.

 

 

 


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PSIVIDA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

         Page

PART I:

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Unaudited Financial Statements   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009

   3
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three and Six Months Ended December  31, 2009 and 2008

   4
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity – Six Months Ended December 31, 2009

   5
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

   6
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    17

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    23

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    24

PART II:

  OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors    24

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    24

Item 6.

  Exhibits    25

Signatures

   26

Certifications

  

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements

PSIVIDA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands except share amounts)

 

     December 31,
2009
    June 30,
2009
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,129      $ 6,899   

Accounts and other receivables

     788        815   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     143        413   
                

Total current assets

     6,060        8,127   

Property and equipment, net

     47        66   

Intangible assets, net

     26,438        28,802   

Other assets

     85        109   
                

Total assets

   $ 32,630      $ 37,104   
                

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 309      $ 284   

Accrued expenses

     1,174        1,552   

Deferred revenue

     121        5,912   

Derivative liabilities

     2,407        971   
                

Total current liabilities

     4,011        8,719   

Deferred revenue

     5,920        4,622   

Deferred tax liabilities

     222        222   
                

Total liabilities

     10,153        13,563   
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 18,421,392 and 18,293,961 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively

     18        18   

Additional paid-in capital

     249,697        248,500   

Accumulated deficit

     (228,663     (227,048

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,425        2,071   
                

Total stockholders' equity

     22,477        23,541   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 32,630      $ 37,104   
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues:

        

Collaborative research and development

   $ 3,406      $ 2,915      $ 6,752      $ 5,680   

Royalty income

     27        55        64        96   
                                

Total revenues

     3,433        2,970        6,816        5,776   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     1,728        2,057        3,528        4,285   

General and administrative

     1,818        2,334        3,508        5,291   
                                

Total operating expenses

     3,546        4,391        7,036        9,576   
                                

Loss from operations

     (113     (1,421     (220     (3,800
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Change in fair value of derivatives

     83        226        (1,436     1,556   

Interest income

     —          55        2        133   

Other income, net

     (4     (4     5        11   
                                

Total other income (expense)

     79        277        (1,429     1,700   
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (34     (1,144     (1,649     (2,100

Income tax benefit

     10        274        34        759   
                                

Net loss

   $ (24   $ (870   $ (1,615   $ (1,341
                                

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

   $ —        $ (0.05   $ (0.09   $ (0.07
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted

     18,317        18,262        18,305        18,262   
                                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

     Common Stock    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
     Number of
Shares
   Par Value
Amount
         

Balance at July 1, 2009

   18,293,961    $ 18    $ 248,500    $ (227,048   $ 2,071      $ 23,541   

Comprehensive loss:

               

Net loss

   —        —        —        (1,615     —          (1,615

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —        —        —        —          (646     (646
                     

Total comprehensive loss

                $ (2,261
                     

Stock-based compensation

   —        —        603      —          —          603   

Exercise of warrants

   100,000      —        484      —          —          484   

Issuance of fully vested shares

   27,431      —        110      —          —          110   
                                           

Balance at December 31, 2009

   18,421,392    $ 18    $ 249,697    $ (228,663   $ 1,425      $ 22,477   
                                           

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (1,615   $ (1,341

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:

    

Amortization of intangible assets

     1,684        1,754   

Depreciation of property and equipment

     19        65   

Change in fair value of derivatives

     1,436        (1,556

Provision for losses on note receivable

     —          1,300   

Stock-based compensation expense

     713        308   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable and other current assets

     301        257   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (337     (2,841

Deferred revenue

     (4,449     (3,389
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (2,248     (5,443
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     —          (156
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (156
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Exercise of warrants

     484        —     
                
     484        —     
                

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (6     (161
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,770     (5,760

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     6,899        15,609   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 5,129      $ 9,849   
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Operations and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of pSivida Corp. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are unaudited. Certain information in the footnote disclosures of these financial statements has been condensed or omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. In the opinion of management, these statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2009, and include all adjustments that are necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect, among other things, (i) reported amounts of assets and liabilities; (ii) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements; and (iii) reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year or any future period.

The Company develops tiny, sustained release, drug delivery products that are administered by implantation, injection or insertion. The Company’s third-generation Durasert™ technology product delivers fluocinolone acetonide (“FA”) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (“DME”) and is licensed to Alimera Sciences, Inc. (“Alimera”), which is conducting fully-recruited Phase III clinical trials. In December 2009, Alimera released 24-month interim data from these clinical trials and announced its plan to file a New Drug Application (“NDA”) with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in the second calendar quarter of 2010 and to request Priority Review of the NDA from the FDA. If Priority Review is granted, Alimera further reported that it expects a response to the NDA from the FDA in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010. If the NDA is approved, Alimera reported its intention to commercialize the product under the name Iluvien® as early as the first calendar quarter of 2011. Utilizing earlier generations of the Durasert technology system, the Company developed with partners two of the only three products approved by the FDA for sustained release delivery of drug to treat chronic back of the eye diseases: Retisert® for the treatment of posterior uveitis and Vitrasert® for the treatment of AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (“CMV”) retinitis. The Company has licensed both of these products and the technologies underlying them to Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (“Bausch & Lomb”). The Company also has a worldwide collaborative research and license agreement with Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”) under which Pfizer may develop additional ophthalmic products using certain of the Company’s technologies.

BioSilicon™, the Company’s other principal technology system, is a fully-erodible, nanostructured, porous silicon designed to provide sustained delivery of various therapeutics, including small drug molecules, proteins and peptides. Based on early pre-clinical data, the Company is currently targeting BioSilicon as a second key drug delivery technology.

The Company’s lead BioSilicon product candidate, BrachySil™, delivers a therapeutic phosphorus-P32, or P32, a radioactive form of phosphorus used to treat cancer, directly to solid tumors. The Company conducted an initial safety and efficacy clinical trial of BrachySil for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and, in October 2009, successfully completed a dose-ranging clinical trial designed to establish the optimal dose. The Company’s strategic plan is to seek a development partner in advance of commencing a pivotal Phase III clinical trial.

Throughout this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, references to “$” are to U.S. dollars and references to “A$” are to Australian dollars.

Management’s Plans

Since its inception, the Company has incurred operating losses related to its research and development programs and supporting activities, which have resulted in consistent deficits in operating cash flows. Cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $5.1 million at December 31, 2009 compared to $6.9 million at June 30, 2009. Management believes that it can fund its operations for at least the next 12 months. This expectation is based on certain key assumptions that include (i) Pfizer’s continued payment of quarterly research and development funding; (ii) Alimera’s continued funding of the development of Iluvien; and (iii) Alimera’s continued payment of scheduled conditional note payments. Management has identified contingency plans in the event of a significant shortfall in payments, focused primarily on reduced spending for non-critical activities. Whether and when the Company will require, or desire to raise, additional capital will depend upon many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

   

the continuation of the Company’s collaborations with Pfizer and Alimera, including their continued funding of the Company’s programs and the Company’s receipt of applicable milestone, royalty, note and other payments;

 

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(Unaudited)

 

   

the timely development, regulatory approval and commercialization of Iluvien;

 

   

the scope and extent of the Company’s internally funded existing operations and programs, any new product candidates and any new business opportunities;

 

   

the amount and timing of sales of Retisert, which affect the timing of the resumption of Retisert royalty payments and the amounts of such royalty payments;

 

   

the Company’s ability to establish and maintain strategic arrangements for BrachySil or any other product candidates for research, development, clinical testing, manufacturing and marketing;

 

   

the success of the Company’s products and product candidates, including the timing and costs of regulatory approvals and the commercial success of approved products;

 

   

the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing patent claims;

 

   

changes in the Company’s operating plan, including the pursuit of new business opportunities, which may affect the Company’s need for capital; and

 

   

determination by the Company’s board of directors of the appropriate level of capital.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance on multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. This guidance updates the existing multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which originated primarily from the guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements With Multiple Deliverables”. The update provides principles for allocation of consideration among multiple elements of revenue arrangements, allowing more flexibility in identifying and accounting for separate deliverables under an arrangement. This guidance introduces an estimated selling price method for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is not available. In addition, the update also significantly expands related disclosure requirements. This guidance is effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Alternatively, early adoption is permitted provided that the revised guidance is retroactively applied to the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential application of this new accounting update to new or materially modified revenue arrangements.

2. Stockholders’ Equity

The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity securities.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

Investor Warrants to Purchase Common Shares

At December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase common shares that were denominated in $ with a weighted average remaining life at December 31, 2009 of 2.2 years. The following table provides a reconciliation of these warrants for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended December 31,
     2009    2008
     Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Balance at beginning of period

   7,162,248      $ 7.50    7,195,498      $ 7.69

Exercised

   (100,000     4.84    —          —  

Expired

   —          —      (33,250     50.00
                         

Balance and exercisable at end of period

   7,062,248      $ 7.53    7,162,248      $ 7.50
                         

At December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase common shares that were denominated in A$ with a weighted average remaining life at December 31, 2009 of 1.2 years. The following table provides a reconciliation of these warrants for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended December 31,
     2009    2008
     Number of
Warrants
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
          A$          A$

Balance at beginning of period

   3,935,433    9.54    3,986,683      9.98

Expired

   —      —      (51,250   43.60
                    

Balance and exercisable at end of period

   3,935,433    9.54    3,935,433      9.54
                    

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the weighted average exercise price of these warrants translated to $ was $8.52 and $6.59, respectively.

3. License and Collaboration Agreements

Alimera Sciences, Inc.

Under a collaboration agreement with Alimera, as amended in March 2008 (the “Alimera Agreement”), the Company has licensed Alimera the rights to develop, market and sell certain product candidates, including Medidur FA, which Alimera intends to commercialize under the name Iluvien. Alimera is conducting fully-enrolled Phase III trials for Iluvien.

Upon execution of the Alimera Agreement, the Company received consideration of (i) $12.0 million in cash; (ii) cancellation of $5.7 million of accrued development cost liabilities, including related penalties and accrued interest, owed by the Company to Alimera as of March 14, 2008 and (iii) additional consideration. Additional consideration consists of (i) conditional principal and interest payments of up to approximately $21.3 million through September 2012 under a $15.0 million conditional note issued by Alimera; (ii) a $25.0 million milestone payment due upon FDA approval of Iluvien; and (iii) the assumption by Alimera of all financial responsibility for the development of licensed products under the collaboration agreement, which had previously been shared equally, including reimbursement of approved development costs incurred by the Company in support of the ongoing clinical studies of Iluvien and anticipated regulatory submissions. In exchange for all consideration to the Company, the Company decreased its share in any future profits of Iluvien from 50% to 20%.

The scheduled payments on the $15.0 million conditional note consist of (i) interest only at an annual rate of 8% payable quarterly through March 2010 and (ii) principal payments of $500,000 per month commencing April 30, 2010 together with interest payable quarterly at an annual rate of 20%. An interest payment default or scheduled principal payment default under the note does not constitute an event of default that would accelerate payment under the note, but instead the Company’s remedies are as

 

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(Unaudited)

 

provided in the Alimera Agreement. Under the Alimera Agreement, if there is any interest payment default or scheduled principal payment default, the Company’s share of any future profits of Iluvien would automatically increase from 20% to 50%. Additionally, the third occurrence of any combination of interest payment and/or scheduled principal payment defaults constitutes a breach of a material term of the Alimera Agreement. In the event the Company terminates the Alimera Agreement as a result of such breach, the note would be immediately cancelled. Upon the occurrence of certain defined liquidity events (such as an initial public offering of Alimera, other sales of capital stock of Alimera and/or the sale or other disposition of substantially all of Alimera’s assets) that result in aggregate cash and/or noncash proceeds to Alimera in excess of $75 million, the note becomes immediately due and payable. Failure by Alimera to repay the note upon the occurrence of a defined liquidity event constitutes an event of default under the note. If no liquidity event shall have occurred on or before September 30, 2012, the note shall automatically be cancelled. Based upon the terms of the note, payment is within the control of Alimera unless Alimera encounters a liquidity event or triggers an event of default. Through December 31, 2009, the Company has received total payments of approximately $2.2 million under the terms of the note.

The Company considers the Alimera Agreement to be a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables. The Company’s deliverables under this collaboration include the exclusive license to Medidur FA, future “know-how”, a non-exclusive license for certain other products using the same technology, and certain prescribed research and development. The Company assessed each of these elements against the separation criteria for multiple element arrangements and concluded that the licenses do not have stand-alone value to Alimera and the Company does not have objective and reliable evidence of fair value for all undelivered elements of the arrangement. Accordingly, the Company concluded that the deliverables represented a single unit of accounting. The terms of the collaboration agreement specifically define the end period of any and all of the Company’s performance obligations as (i) December 31, 2009 for Medidur FA and (ii) the effective date of the Alimera Agreement for any other licensed product. Accordingly, the services are expected to be provided through a December 31, 2009 performance period and no further obligations exist after this date.

The Company incurs costs related to the Alimera Agreement to provide services, as requested. The Company is the primary obligor under these arrangements and upon the amendment in March 2008, is no longer sharing in the costs of product development. Accordingly, costs associated with development activities are recorded as expense as incurred and payments received are recorded as revenue.

Based upon the above analysis, the initial $18.3 million of deferred revenue, which consisted of the $12.0 million in cash, the $5.7 million cancellation of accrued development cost liabilities and $650,000 of previously received but unamortized milestone payments, was recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the 21.5 month performance period from the effective date of the Alimera Agreement through December 31, 2009. Because the $15.0 million note did not represent an unconditional payment obligation of Alimera, it was not recorded as an asset but instead treated by the Company as contingent future revenue consideration. All additional cash consideration received from Alimera during the performance period, which consisted of conditional note payments and development cost reimbursements, was recognized as revenue during the performance period using the cumulative catch-up method. Any amounts received from Alimera subsequent to December 31, 2009, including any future note, milestone and profit share payments, will be recognized as revenue upon receipt or at such earlier date, if applicable, on which any such amount is both fixed and determinable and reasonably assured of collectibility.

Revenue related to the Alimera Agreement totaled approximately $3.4 million and $6.6 million during the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively, and $2.9 million and $5.7 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2008, respectively. These revenues represented substantially all of the Company’s collaborative research and development revenue for these periods.

Pfizer

In April 2007, the Company and Pfizer entered into a worldwide collaborative research and license agreement (the “Pfizer Agreement”), which superseded a December 2006 research agreement. Under the Pfizer Agreement, the parties have implemented a joint research program aimed at developing certain ophthalmic products using the Company’s Durasert drug delivery technology. In addition to potential development and sales related milestone payments, Pfizer pays the Company a minimum of $500,000 per quarter in consideration of the Company’s costs in performing the research program. These payments commenced in calendar year 2008 and continue until the earlier of the commencement of the first Phase III clinical trial for a licensed product candidate or the termination of the Pfizer Agreement.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

Following an evaluation of the multiple deliverables, the Company determined that the Pfizer Agreement and the preceding Pfizer research agreement should be combined for accounting purposes as a single unit of accounting. The Company is unable to define the time period of its overall deliverables and other obligations under the Pfizer Agreement and, as a result, all payments received from Pfizer through December 31, 2009, totaling $4.75 million, have been classified in deferred revenue as non-current.

Intrinsiq

In January 2008, the Company and Intrinsiq Materials Cayman Limited (“Intrinsiq”) entered into an agreement pursuant to which Intrinsiq acquired an exclusive field-of-use license to develop and commercialize nutraceutical and food science applications of BioSilicon, and certain related assets, for $1.2 million. Assuming that the license agreement remains in effect, Intrinsiq is obligated to pay the Company aggregate minimum royalties of $3.55 million through April 2014, of which the first $450,000 was paid in July 2009.

Under the original agreement, the parties were obligated to enter into a manufacture and supply agreement, which was consummated effective as of February 1, 2009. Pursuant to the supply agreement, the Company leased to Intrinsiq certain equipment for its use in manufacturing BioSilicon material. Subject to its right to terminate the lease, Intrinsiq will acquire title to the equipment upon the remittance of lease payments totaling $122,000 over the 2-year lease term, of which the first two payments of $24,000 each were received in June and November 2009.

The Company determined that the equipment lease component represented a separate element of this arrangement. Using the relative fair value method, the Company allocated the arrangement consideration between the lease and license deliverables. The Company has determined the performance period of the license arrangement to be 17 years, coinciding with the last to expire of the patents licensed to Intrinsiq, and is recognizing consideration allocated to the license arrangement on a straight-line basis over this period. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized $21,000 of collaborative research and development revenue, and the remaining balance of license and minimum royalty consideration received of approximately $1.25 million has been recorded as deferred revenue at December 31, 2009.

4. Intangible Assets

A summary of intangible assets at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 is as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
December 31, 2009
    Year Ended
June 30, 2009
 
     (In thousands)  

Patents and licences

    

Gross carrying amount at beginning of period

   $ 56,559      $ 64,342   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (1,341     (7,783
                

Gross carrying amount at end of period

     55,218        56,559   
                

Accumulated amortization at beginning of period

     (27,757     (27,540

Amortization expense

     (1,684     (3,336

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     661        3,119   
                

Accumulated amortization at end of period

     (28,780     (27,757
                

Net book value at end of period

   $ 26,438      $ 28,802   
                

Amortization of intangible assets totaled $840,000 and $1.7 million for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively, and $820,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2008, respectively. The carrying value of intangible assets at December 31, 2009 of $26.4 million will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated useful life of 8 years, or approximately $3.3 million per year. Of the total net book value at December 31, 2009, approximately $8.4 million was attributable to the Retisert product and $18.0 million was attributable to the BioSilicon technology.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

5. Derivative Liabilities

During the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company sold units consisting of common shares together with detachable warrants to purchase additional common shares within specified time periods. In several of these transactions, the warrants were denominated in A$, which is different than the Company’s functional currency. Because the potential exercise of such warrants would result in a variable amount of proceeds in the Company’s functional currency, the fair value of the warrants was recorded as a derivative liability, with a corresponding reduction in additional paid-in capital, subject to revaluation of the liability on a marked-to-market basis through the statement of operations. The fair value of the warrants was determined using a Black-Scholes model. The net change in the fair values of these derivative liabilities resulted in income of $83,000 and expense of $1.4 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to income of $226,000 and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2008, respectively. The change in the fair value of these derivative liabilities is primarily attributable to changes in the Company’s share price and, secondarily, to changes in assumed volatility rates and the remaining contractual life of the warrants. See Note 10 for assumptions applied in determining the fair value of the warrants.

6. Stock-Based Compensation

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had two shareholder-approved share-based compensation plans: the 2008 Incentive Plan, as amended on November 19, 2009 (the “2008 Plan”) and the Employee Share Option Plan (the “Plan”).

2008 Incentive Plan

The 2008 Plan provides for the issuance of a maximum of 2,750,000 common shares of common stock in satisfaction of stock-based awards to directors, executives, employees and consultants.

The following table provides a reconciliation of stock option activity under the 2008 Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2009:

 

     Number of
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
                (in years)    (in thousands)

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

   1,636,000      $ 1.94      

Granted

   450,000        4.01      

Forfeited

   (8,750     2.26      

Cancelled

   (1,250     2.85      
                  

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

   2,076,000      $ 2.38    8.72    $ 2,694
                        

Outstanding at December 31, 2009 - vested or unvested and expected to vest

   2,004,817      $ 2.39    8.71    $ 2,602
                        

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

   560,250      $ 1.85    7.14    $ 977
                        

A total of 330,000 and 451,500 options vested during the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

Employee Share Option Plan

Following the Company’s reincorporation in the U.S. in June 2008, no further options have been or will be granted under the Plan.

The exercise prices of all outstanding options under the Plan at December 31, 2009 were in excess of the market price of the Company’s common shares at that date and, accordingly, the options had no aggregate intrinsic value. A total of 45,000 options vested during the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of stock option activity under the Plan for the six months ended December 31, 2009:

 

     Number of
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
           A$    (in years)

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

   424,783      29.05   

Cancelled

   (161,658   47.20   
             

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

   263,125      17.90    1.54
               

Outstanding at December 31, 2009 - vested or unvested and expected to vest

   258,125      17.46    1.56
               

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

   211,406      18.73    1.39
               

At December 31, 2009, the weighted average exercise prices of outstanding and exercisable options translated into $ were $15.99 and $16.73, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The Company’s statements of operations included total compensation expense from stock-based payment awards for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
   Six Months Ended
December 31,
     2009    2008    2009    2008
     (In thousands)

Compensation expense from:

           

Stock options

   $ 310    $ 214    $ 603    $ 308

Issuance of fully vested shares

     110      —        110      —  
                           
   $ 420    $ 214    $ 713    $ 308
                           
     Three Months Ended
December 31,
   Six Months Ended
December 31,
     2009    2008    2009    2008
     (In thousands)

Compensation expense included in:

           

Research and development

   $ 71    $ 67    $ 169    $ 81

General and administrative

     349      147      544      227
                           
   $ 420    $ 214    $ 713    $ 308
                           

At December 31, 2009, there was approximately $2.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock-based payment awards under the Company’s option plans. This compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years and will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated forfeitures.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

Options Issued in Exchange for CDS Options

On December 30, 2005, as part of the consideration for the acquisition of Control Delivery Systems, Inc. (“CDS”), the Company issued 43,112 fully vested stock options with a fair value of $15.48 per share in exchange for outstanding CDS options that were fully vested at the merger. The following table presents a reconciliation of the activity related to the issuance of these options:

 

     Six Months Ended December 31,
     2009    2008
     Number of
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number of
Options
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Balance at beginning of period

   17,614      $ 11.35    17,614    $ 11.35

Cancelled

   (17,614     11.35    —        —  
                        

Balance outstanding and exercisable at end of period

   —        $ —      17,614    $ 11.35
                        

7. Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for estimated future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established if, based on management’s review of both positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Because of its historical losses from operations, the Company established a valuation allowance for the net deferred tax assets. During the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded income tax benefits of $10,000 and $34,000, respectively, primarily related to foreign research and development tax credits.

For the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly within the next 12 months or that future changes in unrecognized tax benefits will have a material impact on the Company’s effective tax rate due to the existence of valuation allowances.

8. Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss by the sum of (i) the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and (ii) the weighted average number of common shares that would be issued on the conversion of all dilutive securities outstanding. Potentially dilutive shares were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share for each of the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

Potentially dilutive shares at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

Options

   2,339,125    1,686,217

Warrants

   10,997,681    11,097,681
         
   13,336,806    12,783,898
         

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

9. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Net loss

   $ (24   $ (870   $ (1,615   $ (1,341

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     25        (4,877     (646     (7,254
                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 1      $ (5,747   $ (2,261   $ (8,595
                                

10. Fair Value Measurements

The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:

 

   

Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs are observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs are unobservable estimates that are supported by little or no market activity and require the Company to develop its own assumptions about how market participants would price the assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

The Company classified cash equivalents, which are held in money market funds with purchased maturities of less than 90 days, at fair value determined by quoted prices in an active market as Level 1.

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2009 by valuation hierarchy:

 

     Total Carrying
Value at
December 31, 2009
   Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)
   Significant other
observable
inputs (Level 2)
   Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     (In thousands)

Assets:

           

Cash equivalents

   $ 4,027    $ 4,027    $ —      $ —  
                           

Liabilities:

           

Derivative liabilities

   $ 2,407    $ —      $ —      $ 2,407
                           

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s derivative liabilities were classified as Level 3 and valued using the Black-Scholes model. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the fair values were derived by applying the following assumptions:

 

     At December 31,
     2009   2008

Expected term (in years)

   1.00 - 2.53   2.00 - 3.53

Stock volatility

   95%   90%

Risk-free interest rate

   0.47% - 1.44%   0.76% - 1.15%

Expected dividends

   0%   0%

The reconciliation of the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,    Six Months Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2009     2008
     (In thousands)

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 2,490    $ 600    $ 971      $ 1,930

Less: change in fair value of derivatives - other income (expense)

     83      226      (1,436     1,556
                            

Balance at end of period

   $ 2,407    $ 374    $ 2,407      $ 374
                            

11. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2009 through February 11, 2010 and determined that there were no subsequent events that required adjustments or additional disclosure to these financial statements.

 

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

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Various statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may occur in the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). Such statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, any expectations of revenues, expenses, cash flows, earnings or losses from operations, capital or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning product research, development and commercialization timelines; any statements of expectations or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. We often, although not always, identify forward-looking statements by using words or phrases such as “likely”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “project”, “forecast” and “outlook”.

The following are some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed, anticipated or implied in our forward-looking statements: maintaining key collaboration agreements with Alimera and Pfizer; modification of existing terms of key collaboration agreements with Alimera and Pfizer; uncertainties regarding the achievement of milestones and other contingent contractual payment events; failure to prove safety and efficacy of Iluvien or BrachySil; inability to raise capital; continued losses and lack of profitability; inability to derive revenues from Retisert; termination of license agreements; inability to pay any registration penalties; inability to develop or obtain regulatory approval for new products; inability to protect intellectual property or infringement of others’ intellectual property; inability to obtain partners to develop and market products; competition; risks and costs of international business operations; manufacturing problems; insufficient third-party reimbursement for products; failure to retain key personnel; product liability; failure to comply with laws; failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; impairment of intangibles; volatility of stock price; possible dilution through exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options or future stock issuances; possible influence by Pfizer; and other factors described in our filings with the SEC. You should read and interpret any forward-looking statements together with these risks. Should known or unknown risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected in the forward-looking statements. You should bear this in mind as you consider any forward-looking statements.

Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Our Business

We develop tiny, sustained release, drug delivery products that are administered by implantation, injection or insertion. Once administered, the drug is released on a controlled and level basis for months or years.

Our Phase III partnered product, which utilizes the third generation of our Durasert™ technology system, is designed to treat DME. This product candidate, formerly known as Medidur™ FA for DME, is licensed to Alimera, which is conducting fully-recruited Phase III clinical trials. In December 2009 Alimera released 24-month interim data from these clinical trials and announced its plan to file an NDA with the FDA in the second calendar quarter of 2010 and to request Priority Review of the NDA from the FDA. If Priority Review is granted, Alimera further reported that it expects a response to the NDA from the FDA in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010. If the NDA is approved, Alimera reported its intention to commercialize the product under the name Iluvien as early as the first calendar quarter of 2011. We have a collaboration agreement with Alimera, pursuant to which we have licensed certain of our drug delivery technologies to Alimera for the development of Iluvien and certain other ophthalmic products.

We developed with partners two of the only three products approved by the FDA for sustained release delivery of drugs to treat chronic back of the eye diseases: Retisert®, our second-generation Durasert product for the treatment of posterior uveitis, and Vitrasert®, our first-generation Durasert product for the treatment of AIDS-related CMV retinitis. We have licensed both of these products and the technologies underlying them to Bausch & Lomb.

We also have a worldwide collaborative research and license agreement with Pfizer under which Pfizer may develop additional ophthalmic products based on certain of our technologies.

 

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BioSilicon, our other principal technology system, is a fully-erodible, nanostructured, porous silicon designed to provide sustained delivery of various therapeutics, including small drug molecules, proteins and peptides. Our lead BioSilicon product candidate, BrachySil™, delivers a therapeutic P32, a radioactive form of phosphorus used to treat cancer, directly to solid tumors. We conducted an initial safety and efficacy clinical trial of Brachysil for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, which indicated that BrachySil, in combination with standard chemotherapy, was well tolerated with no clinically significant adverse events related to BrachySil. In October 2009, we successfully completed a dose-ranging clinical trial designed to establish the optimal dose for BrachySil. Our strategic plan is to seek a development partner in advance of commencing a pivotal Phase III clinical trial. Based on early pre-clinical data, we are currently targeting BioSilicon as a second key drug delivery technology.

BioSilicon™, BrachySil™ and Medidur™ are our trademarks. Retisert® and Vitrasert® are Bausch & Lomb’s trademarks, and Iluvien® is Alimera’s trademark.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We base our estimates, judgments and assumptions on historical experience, anticipated results and trends, and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances at the time. By their nature, these estimates, judgments and assumptions are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009, we set forth our critical accounting policies and estimates, which included revenue recognition and the carrying value of our intangible assets. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies from the information provided in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Change  
     2009     2008     Amounts     %  
     (In thousands except percentages)  

Revenues

   $ 3,433      $ 2,970      $ 463      16
                              

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     1,728        2,057        (329   (16 )% 

General and administrative

     1,818        2,334        (516   (22 )% 
                              

Total operating expenses

     3,546        4,391        (845   (19 )% 
                              

Loss from operations

     (113     (1,421     1,308      (92 )% 
                              

Other income (expense):

        

Change in fair value of derivatives

     83        226        (143   (63 )% 

Interest income

     —          55        (55   (100 )% 

Other income, net

     (4     (4     —        0
                              

Total other (expense) income

     79        277        (198   (71 )% 
                              

Loss before income taxes

     (34     (1,144     1,110      (97 )% 

Income tax benefit

     10        274        (264   (96 )% 
                              

Net loss

   $ (24   $ (870   $ 846      (97 )% 
                              

 

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Revenues

Revenues increased by $463,000, or 16%, to approximately $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 from $3.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008. In each period, revenues were substantially attributable to the Alimera Agreement, which consisted of (i) straight-line amortization of an initial $18.3 million of deferred revenue over the 21.5 month performance period that ended at December 31, 2009; and (ii) conditional note payments and reimbursement of our development costs received from Alimera, which have been recognized as revenue over the performance period using the cumulative catch-up method. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, assuming continued receipt of scheduled note payments from Alimera, we expect to record collaborative research and development revenue attributable to the Alimera Agreement of approximately $9.2 million.

Pursuant to a June 2005 side letter to the collaboration agreement with Bausch & Lomb, we received $3.0 million from Bausch & Lomb as an advance payment in lieu of $6.25 million of future Retisert royalties that otherwise would have been payable under the collaboration agreement. Bausch & Lomb is entitled to retain 50% of the first $3.0 million of royalties otherwise payable, or $1.5 million, and 100% of the next $4.75 million of royalties otherwise payable. Thereafter, we are entitled to receive 100% of the royalties to which we are otherwise entitled under the collaboration agreement. During the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, Bausch & Lomb retained $373,000 and $458,000, respectively, of Retisert royalties that otherwise would have been payable to us. As of December 31, 2009, Bausch & Lomb is entitled to retain an additional $450,000 of future Retisert royalties otherwise payable to us. Accordingly, we currently do not expect to record royalty income on sales of Retisert by Bausch & Lomb until at least the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

Research and Development

Research and development decreased by $329,000, or 16%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 from approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily attributable to reduced UK-based research and development costs resulting from the completion of the BrachySil Phase II clinical studies and the assumption by Intrinsiq of certain BioSilicon manufacturing responsibilities under the Intrinsiq supply agreement.

General and Administrative

General and administrative decreased by $516,000, or 22%, to approximately $1.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 from approximately $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily attributable to the absence in the current period of a $667,000 provision for losses on a note receivable incurred in the prior year period, partially offset by an approximate $100,000 increase in stock-based compensation expense attributable to options granted under the 2008 Incentive Plan.

Change in Fair Value of Derivatives

Change in fair value of derivatives represented income of $83,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009, primarily as a result of the impact of the net reduction of the weighted average remaining life of outstanding A$-denominated warrants, largely offset by the impact of a net increase in the market price of our shares in the period. This compared to income of approximately $226,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, which was primarily the result of a net decrease in the market price of our shares in that period and the net reduction of the weighted average remaining life of the warrants.

Utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation model, we record the fair value of detachable warrants issued in share offerings denominated in Australian dollars as a derivative liability at each balance sheet date, and changes in their fair values result in corresponding income or expense in our statement of operations for those periods. Fluctuations in the fair values of these warrants, which could be substantial, will continue to affect our operating results until the last-to-expire of these warrants in July 2012.

Interest Income

There was no interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $55,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was attributable to a combination of lower average interest-bearing cash equivalent balances and deminimis money market interest rates during the three months ended December 31, 2009.

 

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Income Tax Benefit

Income tax benefit decreased by $264,000, or 96%, to $10,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 from $274,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. The change was predominantly attributable to a decrease in foreign research and development tax credits recognized by our U.K. subsidiary.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Six Months Ended December 31, 2008:

 

     Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Change  
     2009     2008     Amounts     %  
     (In thousands except percentages)  

Revenues

   $ 6,816      $ 5,776      $ 1,040      18
                              

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     3,528        4,285        (757   (18 )% 

General and administrative

     3,508        5,291        (1,783   (34 )% 
                              

Total operating expenses

     7,036        9,576        (2,540   (27 )% 
                              

Loss from operations

     (220     (3,800     3,580      (94 )% 
                              

Other income (expense):

        

Change in fair value of derivatives

     (1,436     1,556        (2,992   (192 )% 

Interest income

     2        133        (131   (98 )% 

Other income, net

     5        11        (6   (55 )% 
                              

Total other (expense) income

     (1,429     1,700        (3,129   (184 )% 
                              

Loss before income taxes

     (1,649     (2,100     451      (21 )% 

Income tax benefit

     34        759        (725   (96 )% 
                              

Net loss

   $ (1,615   $ (1,341   $ (274   20
                              

Revenues

Revenues increased by approximately $1.0 million, or 18%, to approximately $6.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009 from approximately $5.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008. In each period, revenues were substantially attributable to the Alimera Agreement.

Research and Development

Research and development decreased by $757,000, or 18%, to approximately $3.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009 from approximately $4.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008. UK-based research and development costs decreased by $800,000, of which (i) approximately $680,000 was primarily due to completion of the BrachySil Phase II clinical trials and the assumption by Intrinsiq of certain BioSilicon manufacturing responsibilities under the Intrinsiq supply agreement; and (ii) approximately $120,000 reflected the favorable currency exchange impact of the relative strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Pound Sterling.

General and Administrative

General and administrative decreased by approximately $1.8 million, or 34%, to approximately $3.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009 from approximately $5.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily attributable to (i) the absence in the current period of a $1.3 million provision for losses on a note receivable incurred in the prior year period; and (ii) an approximate $500,000 decrease in legal, audit and consulting fees, principally resulting from the Company having reincorporated in the U.S. in June 2008.

 

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Change in Fair Value of Derivatives

Change in fair value of derivatives represented an expense of approximately $1.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009, primarily as a result of a net increase in the market price of our shares in the period, compared to income of approximately $1.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008, primarily as a result of a net decrease in the market price of our shares in that period.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased by $131,000, or 98%, to $2,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2009 from $133,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was attributable to a combination of lower average interest-bearing cash equivalent balances and sharply lower money market interest rates during the six months ended December 31, 2009.

Income Tax Benefit

Income tax benefit decreased by $725,000, or 96%, to $34,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2009 from $759,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2008. The decrease was predominantly attributable to a $705,000 reduction in foreign research and development tax credits recognized by our U.K. subsidiary.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred operating losses since inception and at December 31, 2009 we had a total accumulated deficit of $228.7 million. Our research and development and general and administrative costs, in the aggregate, have exceeded our revenues, including revenues related to our two commercialized products, and, accordingly, our operations have historically generated negative cash flows. At least until such time as one or more of our product candidates achieves regulatory approval and is successfully commercialized, we generally expect continued negative cash flows from operations on a quarterly basis. Since our inception, we have relied primarily on proceeds of the sales of our equity and debt securities, license fees and collaboration payments to fund our operations.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $5.1 million at December 31, 2009 compared to $6.9 million at June 30, 2009. We believe we can fund our operations as currently conducted through at least December 31, 2010. This expectation is based on certain key assumptions that include (i) Pfizer’s continued payment of quarterly research and development funding; (ii) Alimera’s continued funding of the development of Iluvien; and (iii) Alimera’s continued payment of scheduled conditional note payments. Management has identified contingency plans in the event of a significant shortfall in payments, focused primarily on reduced spending for non-critical activities. Whether and when we will require, or desire to raise, additional capital will depend upon many other factors, including, but not limited to:

 

   

the continuation of our collaborations with Pfizer and Alimera, including their continued funding of our programs and our receipt of applicable milestone, royalty, note and other payments;

 

   

the timely development, regulatory approval and commercialization of Iluvien;

 

   

the scope and extent of our internally funded existing operations and programs, any new product candidates and any new business opportunities;

 

   

the amount and timing of sales of Retisert, which affect the timing of the resumption of Retisert royalty payments and the amounts of such royalty payments;

 

   

our ability to establish and maintain strategic arrangements for BrachySil or any other product candidates for research, development, clinical testing, manufacturing and marketing;

 

   

the success of our products and product candidates, including the timing and costs of regulatory approvals and the commercial success of approved products;

 

   

the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing patent claims;

 

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changes in our operating plan, including the pursuit of new business opportunities, which may affect our need for capital; and

 

   

determination by our board of directors of the appropriate level of capital.

Absent funding from new collaboration agreements and/or financing transactions, management currently believes that our cash position beyond December 31, 2010 will be substantially dependent upon the timing of FDA approval and the initiation and success of marketing of Iluvien, and the resulting occurrence of certain milestone events under the terms of our collaboration agreement with Alimera. Alimera has agreed to pay us $25.0 million upon FDA approval of Iluvien for DME and a 20% share in the future profits of Iluvien. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain defined liquidity events (such as an initial public offering of Alimera, other sales of capital stock of Alimera and/or the sale or other disposition of substantially all of Alimera’s assets) that result in aggregate cash and/or noncash proceeds to Alimera in excess of $75 million, the $15.0 million note issued by Alimera becomes immediately due and payable. There is no assurance that the FDA will approve Iluvien, or that Iluvien will achieve market acceptance even if it is approved by the FDA. There is similarly no assurance that liquidity events resulting in aggregate proceeds to Alimera in excess of $75 million will occur.

The downturn in the economy and the disruptions in the financial and credit markets have made it significantly more difficult and more expensive to obtain financing. If we determine that it is desirable or necessary to raise additional capital in the future, we do not know if it will be available when needed or on terms favorable to us or our stockholders. If available, additional equity financing may be dilutive to stockholders, debt financing may involve restrictive covenants or other unfavorable terms and potential dilutive equity, and funding through collaboration agreements may be on unfavorable terms, including requiring us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or products. If adequate financing is not available if and when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research or development programs, postpone the pursuit of product candidates and new business opportunities, or otherwise reduce our cash requirements.

Our consolidated statements of cash flows are summarized as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
December 31,
       
     2009     2008     Change  
     (In thousands)  

Net loss:

   $ (1,615   $ (1,341   $ (274

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (4,485     (5,973     1,488   

Other adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities

     3,852        1,871        1,981   
                        

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (2,248   $ (5,443   $ 3,195   
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ —        $ (156   $ 156   
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 484      $ —        $ 484   
                        

Net cash used in operating activities decreased by approximately $3.2 million to $2.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009 compared to approximately $5.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008. The net decrease of cash used in operating activities consisted primarily of (i) the absence in the 2009 period of approximately $1.4 million of cash paid in 2008 in connection with the consummation of our June 2008 reincorporation transaction; (ii) a reduction of approximately $1.4 million of professional fees, primarily as a result of our having reincorporated to the U.S.; and (iii) a reduction of approximately $700,000 in U.K. operating costs, partially offset by (i) the absence in the 2009 period of approximately $400,000 of U.K. research and development tax credits received in 2008; and (ii) an approximate $240,000 increase in license fees and minimum royalties received from Intrinsiq.

There was no cash used in investing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $156,000 of purchases of property and equipment for the six months ended December 31, 2008.

Net cash from financing activities of $484,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2009 consisted of the exercise of investor warrants.

 

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We had no borrowings or line of credit facilities as of December 31, 2009.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2009.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have exposure to changes in the valuation of derivative liabilities, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

Derivative Liabilities

The fair value of outstanding A$-denominated warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities and totaled approximately $2.4 million at December 31, 2009. The warrants are revalued at each balance sheet date using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The change in fair value of derivatives resulted in a noncash expense of approximately $1.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2009 compared to noncash income of approximately $1.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2008.

Our financial position and results of operations will continue to be sensitive to future revaluations of these warrants. At December 31, 2009, the warrants had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.2 years and a weighted average exercise price of $8.52 per share compared to the $3.59 NASDAQ closing price of our common shares. The primary factor that impacts the change in fair value of these derivatives is fluctuations in our share price. Reduction of the remaining useful life of the warrants, assuming that share price remains constant, would result in significant quarterly decreases of the derivative liability value during the balance of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 based on the relatively short remaining life of the underlying warrants.

The following table summarizes the sensitivity of our consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2009 to assumed increases or decreases of our share price at December 31, 2009:

 

     Decrease in Share Price   

Current

Price

   Increase in Share Price  
     -15%    -10%    -5%         +5%     +10%     +15%  
     (In thousands)  

Change in fair value of derivatives - income (expense)

   $  739    $  506    $  260    $  —      $ (272   $ (557   $ (854
                                                    

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

We conduct operations in two principal currencies, the U.S. dollar and the Pound Sterling (£). The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for our U.S. operations and the Pound Sterling is the functional currency for our U.K. operations. Changes in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and Pound Sterling impact the net operating expenses of our U.K. operations. For the three months ended December 31, 2009, the weakening of the U.S. dollar compared to the comparable period of the prior year resulted in a net increase in research and development expenses of approximately $33,000. All cash and cash equivalents, and most other asset and liability balances, are denominated in each entity’s functional currency and, accordingly, we do not consider our statement of operations exposure to realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses to be significant.

Changes in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and Pound Sterling also impact total stockholders’ equity. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the minimal weakening of the U.S. dollar in relation to the Pound Sterling resulted in a net increase of $25,000 in stockholders’ equity due to the translation of approximately £10.7 million of net assets of our U.K. operations, predominantly the BioSilicon technology intangible asset, into U.S. dollars. For every incremental 5% strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar at December 31, 2009 in relation to the Pound Sterling, our stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2009 would have decreased or increased, respectively, by approximately $0.9 million.

 

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Interest Rates

Cash and cash equivalent balances are subject to variable interest rates. We do not consider our exposure to interest rates to be significant.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify our financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009. The term “disclosure controls and procedures”, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was being prepared. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our 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, and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2009, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

 

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

Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on November 19, 2009. The following actions were taken at the meeting:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Proposal 2: Amendment to 2008 Incentive Plan to Increase Number of Shares Authorized for Issuance

Proposal 3: Amendment to 2008 Incentive Plan to Include an “Evergreen” Provision

Proposal 4: Approval of CEO Stock Bonus in lieu of Cash Bonus

Proposal 5: Approval of Option Grant to CEO

Proposal 6: Approval of Option Grants to Non-Executive Directors

Proposal 7: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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Additional information with respect to the proposals above is included in the proxy statement filed as part of the Definitive Proxy Statement filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2009. The number of shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of September 30, 2009 was 18,293,961. All proposed resolutions were passed by the stockholders as follows:

 

     For    Withheld     

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

        

David J. Mazzo

   10,310,580    416,034   

Paul Ashton

   10,316,560    410,054   

Paul A. Hopper

   10,286,379    440,235   

Michael Rogers

   10,198,175    528,439   

Peter G. Savas

   10,198,034    528,580   
     For    Against    Abstain

Proposal 2: Amendment to 2008 Incentive Plan to Increase Number of Shares Authorized for Issuance:

   5,990,069    629,152    77,493

Proposal 3: Amendment to 2008 Incentive Plan to Include an “Evergreen” Provision:

   5,163,855    1,227,850    305,009

Proposal 4: Approval of CEO Stock Bonus in lieu of Cash Bonus

        

Paul Ashton

   6,312,223    343,565    40,926

Proposal 5: Approval of Option Grant to CEO

        

Paul Ashton

   5,656,766    952,158    87,790

Proposal 6: Approval of Option Grants to Non-Executive Directors

        

Paul A. Hopper

   5,626,436    971,956    98,322

Michael Rogers

   5,533,486    1,065,156    98,072

Peter G. Savas

   5,632,937    966,955    96,822

David J. Mazzo

   5,627,771    971,696    97,247

Proposal 7: Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2010

   10,299,108    342,979    84,527

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

10.1    pSivida Corp. Key Employee Annual Bonus Plan
10.2    pSivida Corp. 2008 Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to pSivida Corp.’s Form DEF 14A filed on October 13, 2009)
31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2    Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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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.

 

    pSivida Corp.
Date: February 12, 2010     By:   /S/    PAUL ASHTON        
    Name:   Paul Ashton
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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