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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

———————
FORM 10-Q
———————

þ
 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2015
Or
   
¨
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from: _____________ to _____________

———————
TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
———————

ONTARIO, CANADA
0-31198
N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
151 Steeles Avenue, East Street, Milton, Ontario, Canada L9T 1Y1
 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
 
(519) 434-1540
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
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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 þ No o

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ No o

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 o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer   o
Smaller Reporting Company þ
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  
   
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

The number of outstanding common shares, no par value, of the Registrant at: June 30, 2015: 125,050,578
 


 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I –FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
  1
(A)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
  1
(B)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Loss and Deficit
2
(C)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  3
(D)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
  4
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
21
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  26
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
  26
 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
28
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
28
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
28
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
28
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
28
Item 5.
Other Information
28
Item 6.
Exhibits
28
 
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(Unaudited)
 
   
As at
June 30, 2015
   
As at
December 31, 2014
 
ASSETS
           
Current
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,600,421     $ 3,505,791  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $nil (December 31, 2014 - $nil) (Note 17(d))
    5,599,905       2,145,319  
Inventories (Note 3)
    2,921,625       1,037,387  
Taxes recoverable
    214,566       130,623  
Loan receivable
    15,814       15,814  
Prepaid expenses and other receivables (Note 4)
    748,125       187,279  
Current portion of debt issuance costs, net (Note 7)
    1,213,435       128,134  
Total current assets
    28,313,891       7,150,347  
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5)
    1,296,316       1,012,285  
Intangible assets, net (Note 6)
    80,525,023       40,958,870  
Goodwill (Note 6)
    7,532,265       3,599,077  
Debt issuance costs, net (Note 7)
    325,808       359,161  
Total assets
  $ 117,993,303     $ 53,079,740  
                 
   
LIABILITIES                
 
Current
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 8,793,456     $ 4,344,606  
    Amounts payable and contingent consideration (Note 2)     12,439,132          
Current portion of long term debt (Note 7)
    1,653,802       1,319,030  
Promissory convertible note (Note 2)
    5,000,000       -  
Debentures (Note 7)
    12,500,000       -  
Warrant liability (Note 8 (c))
    9,575,408       3,107,880  
Other current liability
    24,850       -  
Total current liabilities
    49,986,648       8,771,516  
Deferred tax liability
    7,594,370       -  
Long term debt (Note 7)
    14,507,306       13,967,493  
Total liabilities
    72,088,324       22,739,009  
                 
Contingencies and commitments (Notes 2, 7 and 11)
               
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Capital Stock
               
AUTHORIZED
               
Unlimited   Non-voting, convertible redeemable and retractable preferred shares with no par value
               
Unlimited Common shares with no par value
               
ISSUED (Note 8(a))
               
Common shares 125,050,578  (December 31, 2014 – 94,476,238)
    71,098,839       41,182,630  
Additional paid-in capital options (Note 8(b))
    3,737,453       2,713,605  
Warrants (Note 8(c))
    5,002,711       6,347,349  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)
    (24,850 )     -  
Deficit
    (33,909,174 )     (19,902,853 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    45,904,979       30,340,731  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 117,993,303     $ 53,079,740  
                 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS,
 COMPREHENSIVE LOSS AND DEFICIT
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the Three Month Periods
Ended June 30
   
For the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30
 
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Revenues
                       
Licensed domestic product net sales
  $ 2,067,152       2,463,309       4,588,232       4,739,693  
Other domestic product sales
    3,390,865       1,220,104       5,992,487       1,954,882  
International product sales
    971,467       357,872       1,441,062       821,849  
Royalty and licensing revenues
    -       -       -       18,414  
Total revenues (Notes 12 and 15)
    6,429,484       4,041,285       12,021,781       7,534,838  
                                 
Cost of Sales
                               
Licensor sales and distribution fees
    1,542,811       1,636,895       2,994,875       3,049,938  
Cost of products sold
    779,846       350,600       1,355,092       696,464  
Expired products
    2,873       13,356       2,873       13,356  
Total Cost of Sales
    2,325,530       2,000,851       4,352,840       3,759,758  
Gross Profit
    4,103,954       2,040,434       7,668,941       3,775,080  
 
Expenses
                               
Selling, general and administrative (Notes 8(b), 13 and 16)
    4,136,253       2,409,678       7,462,175       5,632,339  
Amortization of assets
    888,612       296,574       1,510,235       586,926  
Total operating expenses
    5,024,865       2,706,252       8,972,410       6,219,265  
Loss from operations
    (920,911 )     (665,818 )     (1,303,469 )     (2,444,185 )
                                 
Non-operating income (expenses)
                               
(Loss) on derivative instrument (Note 18)
    -       (196,800 )     -       3,200  
Change in warrant liability (Note 8(c))
    (6,181,889 )     (3,205,975 )     (8,877,489 )     (4,617,749 )
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss) on debt
    337,273               (1,096,183 )        
Accretion expense (Note 7)
    (73,463 )     (34,409 )     (147,462 )     (65,526 )
Restructuring costs (Note 2)
    (1,132,398 )     -       (1,132,398 )     -  
Transition costs
    (254,044     -       (254,044     -  
Interest income
    802       166       927       538  
Interest expense
    (595,000 )     (298,006 )     (1,190,975 )     (565,298 )
Loss before tax
    (8,819,630 )     (4,400,842 )     (14,001,093 )     (7,689,020 )
Deferred income tax recovery (Note 14)
    (5,228 )     -       (5,228 )     -  
Net loss for the period
  $ (8,824,858 )   $ (4,400,842 )   $ (14,006,321 )   $ (7,689,020 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instrument, net of tax (Note 18)
    (24,850 )     (85,942 )     18,550       (189,430 )
Net Loss and comprehensive loss for the period
    (8,849,708 )     (4,486,784 )     (13,987,771 )     (7,878,450 )
Deficit, beginning of period
    (25,084,316 )     (17,584,089 )     (19,902,853 )     (14,295,911 )
Deficit, end of period
  $ (33,909,174 )   $ (21,984,931 )   $ (33,909,174 )   $ (21,984,931 )
Loss per share (Note 9) – Basic and diluted
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.15 )
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares – Basic
    108,800,996       51,581,238       102,776,669       51,501,128  
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares - Diluted
    108,800,996       51,581,238       102,776,669       51,501,128  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(Unaudited)
For the Periods Ended June 30,

   
For Six Month Periods Ended
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities
           
Net loss
  $ (14,006,321 )   $ (7,689,020 )
Items not affecting cash:
               
Amortization
    1,540,453       598,789  
Changes in warrant liability (Note 8(c))
    8,877,489       4,617,749  
Share-based compensation (Note 8(b))
    1,030,689       217,076  
Accretion expense
    147,462       65,526  
Paid-in common shares for services
    -       211,812  
Change in non-cash operating assets and liabilities (Note 10)
    (2,247,418 )     (337,439 )
Cash flows (used in) operating activities
    (4,657,646 )     (2,315,507 )
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities
               
Acquisition, net of cash acquired
    (8,411,645 )     -  
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (16,063 )     (6,525 )
Increase in intangible assets
    (6,185,960 )     (222,727 )
Cash flows (used in) investing activities
    (14,613,668 )     (229,252 )
                 
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
               
Debt issuance costs (Note 7)
    (1,125,756 )     (128,181 )
Options exercised
    8,204       -  
Debentures (Note 7)
    12,500,000       -  
(Repayment) advance of long term debt (Note 7)
    (410,942 )     2,211,000  
Common shares issued (Note 8(a))
    12,000,199          
   Share issuance costs (Note 8(a))
    (1,092,846 )     -  
   Warrants exercised
    10,239,215       -  
Cash flows from financing activities
    32,118,074       2,082,819  
                 
Changes in cash and cash equivalents
    12,846,760       (461,940 )
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in foreign exchange
    1,247,870       (49,499 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    3,505,791       2,813,472  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 17,600,421     $ 2,302,033  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
(Unaudited)
 
1.
Basis of Presentation
 
These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.’s ("Tribute" or the "Company") most recently completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.  These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required in annual financial statements, but rather are prepared in accordance with recommendations for interim financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).  These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used by the Company in the annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, except when disclosed below.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tribute and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Tribute Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. and Medical Futures Inc. (See Note 2).  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
 
The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as at June 30, 2015, and the results of its operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and its cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.  Note disclosures have been presented for material updates to the information previously reported in the annual audited financial statements.
 
 
a)
Estimates
 
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements has required management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of the revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to provision for doubtful accounts, accrued liabilities, income taxes, share based compensation, revenue recognition, intangible assets, goodwill and derivative financial instruments.  The Company bases its estimates on historical experiences and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. As adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings in the period in which they become known.
 
Proposed Merger Transaction

On June 8, 2015, Tribute entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with Pozen, Inc. (“Pozen”). Upon the completion of the transaction contemplated thereby, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to satisfaction of various conditions, the combined company will be named Aralez Pharmaceuticals plc (“Aralez”). At closing, each common share of Tribute will be exchanged for 0.1455 Aralez ordinary shares.  This transaction is subject to shareholder approval, as well as various regulatory approvals.
 
2.
Acquisitions
 
 
Fibricor Asset Acquisition
 
On May 21, 2015, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribute) a Barbados corporation, acquired the U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic (the “Product”) from a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun Pharma”).  Financial terms of the deal include the payment of US$10,000,000 as follows: US$5,000,000 ($6,100,500) paid on closing; US$2,000,000 ($2,494,800) payable 180 days from closing; and, US$3,000,000 ($3,742,200) payable 365 days from closing. As at June 30, 2015, US$5,000,000 ($6,237,000) has been accrued and included in amounts payable and contingent consideration on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheet.
 
 
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MFI Acquisition
 
On June 16, 2015, Tribute entered into a share purchase agreement (the ‘‘Share Purchase Agreement’’) with the shareholders of Medical Futures Inc. (‘‘MFI’’) pursuant to which Tribute acquired on such date (the ‘‘MFI Acquisition’’) all of the outstanding shares of MFI (the ‘‘MFI Shares’’). The consideration paid for the MFI Shares was comprised of (1) $8,492,868 in cash on closing, (2) $5,000,000 through the issuance of 3,723,008 Tribute common shares, (3) $5,000,000 in the form of a one-year term promissory note (the ‘‘Note’’) bearing interest at 8% annually convertible in whole or in part at the holder’s option at any time during the term into 2,813,778 Tribute common shares at a conversion rate of $1.77 per Tribute common share (subject to adjustment in certain events), with a maturity date of June 16, 2016 (4) retention payments of $507,132, reported as amounts payable and contingent consideration on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheet, and (5) future contingent cash milestone payments totaling $5,695,000 that will be paid only upon obtaining certain consents. In addition, on the receipt of each regulatory approval for MFI’s two pipeline products described below (or upon the occurrence of a change of control of Tribute), the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product. The Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration by assigning an achievement probability to each potential milestone and discounting the associated cash payment to its present value using a risk adjusted rate of return. The Company evaluates its estimates of fair value of contingent consideration liabilities at the end of each reporting period until the liability is settled. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in change in fair value of contingent consideration on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The liability for these amounts payable, are reported together as “amounts payable and contingent consideration” on the balance sheet.  The Company has accrued $5,695,000 related to obtaining certain consents as an achievement probability of 100% was assigned to those contingent milestone payments.  The contingent payments related to the two pipeline products are reliant on regulatory approval.  As the achievement of regulatory approval cannot be reliably estimated by the Company, an achievement probability of 0% was assigned and therefore no accrual recorded on the Balance Sheet.

The MFI Acquisition diversifies Tribute’s product portfolio in Canada through the addition of thirteen (13) marketed products (Durela®, Proferrin®, Iberogast®, Moviprep®, Normacol®, Resultz®, Pegalax®, BalanseTM, BalanseTM Kids, BalanseTM, DiaflorTM, Mutaflor®, Purfem®, and Onypen®), one product recently approved by Health Canada but not launched (ibSuim) and two pipeline products, OctasaTM and BedBugzTM, both of which are pending submission to Health Canada.

The Company recorded an accrual of $1,132,398 in acquisition and restructuring costs during the six month period ended June 30, 2015, on the condensed interim consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

In connection with the MFI Acquisition, the Company acquired assets with a fair value of $36,677,236.  Assets consisted of cash of $81,223, receivables of $1,757,912, inventory of $1,559,353, prepaids of $263,660, property, plant and equipment of $334,764, intangible assets of $28,652,850 and taxes recoverable of $94,286 and goodwill of $3,933,188.  Liabilities were also assumed of $11,982,236 consisting of bank indebtedness of $1,937,475, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2,450,391 and a deferred tax liability of $7,594,370.  The estimated fair value of the intangible assets was determined based on the use of the discounted cash flow models using an income approach for the acquired licenses.  Estimated revenues were probability adjusted to take into account the stage of completion and the risks surrounding successful development and commercialization. The license agreement assets are classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets until the successful completion and commercialization or abandonment of the associated marketing and development efforts.  The licensing asset and licensing agreements relate to product license agreements having estimated useful lives of 4 to 22 years. The Company believes that the fair values assigned to the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and the contingent consideration liabilities were based on reasonable assumptions
 
Pro Forma Results: The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information summarizes the results of operations for the periods indicated as if the MFI Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2014 after giving effect to certain adjustments. The unaudited pro forma information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations or financial condition that would have been achieved if the MFI Acquisition would have taken place as of January 1, 2014 and should not be taken as indicative of future results of operations or financial condition. Pro forma adjustments are tax-effected at the effective tax rate.
 
   
For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30
   
For the Six Month Period
Ended June 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net revenues
  $ 9,010,789     $ 10,270,241     $ 16,888,960     $ 12,325,583  
Net loss
  $ (8,863,655 )   $ (4,630,417 )   $ (14,499,053 )   $ (7,926,162 )
Loss per share
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.15 )

 
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3.
Inventories
 
   
June 30,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Raw materials
  $ 372,871     $ 290,197  
Finished goods
    1,850,371       399,830  
Packaging materials
    157,001       70,870  
Work in process
    541,382       276,490  
    $ 2,921,625     $ 1,037,387  
 
4.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Receivables
 
   
June 30,
 2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Prepaid operating expenses
  $ 407,642     $ 180,304  
Deposits
    333,508       -  
Interest receivable on loan receivables
    6,975       6,975  
    $ 748,125     $ 187,279  
 
 
 
5.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Land
  $ 90,000     $ -     $ 90,000  
Building
    618,254       316,255       301,999  
Leasehold improvements
    303,703       5,697       298,006  
Office equipment
    97,848       54,791       43,057  
Manufacturing equipment
    1,103,525       630,036       473,489  
Warehouse equipment
    17,085       17,085       -  
Packaging equipment
    111,270       69,280       41,990  
Computer equipment
    159,180       111,405       47,775  
    $ 2,500,865     $ 1,204,549     $ 1,296,316  

   
December 31, 2014
 
   
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Land
  $ 90,000     $ -     $ 90,000  
Building
    618,254       300,798       317,456  
Leasehold improvements
    10,359       4,662       5,697  
Office equipment
    61,308       52,124       9,184  
Manufacturing equipment
    1,103,525       602,667       500,858  
Warehouse equipment
    17,085       17,085       -  
Packaging equipment
    111,270       62,744       48,526  
Computer equipment
    142,873       102,309       40,564  
    $ 2,154,674     $ 1,142,389     $ 1,012,285  

 
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6.
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Patents
  $ 437,214     $ 71,573     $ 365,641  
Licensing asset
    1,005,820       212,770       793,050  
Licensing agreements
    51,236,326       3,023,989       48,212,337  
Product rights
    32,117,521       963,526       31,153,995  
    $ 84,796,881     $ 4,271,858     $ 80,525,023  

   
December 31, 2014
 
   
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Patents
  $ 351,754     $ 53,242     $ 298,512  
Licensing asset
    1,005,820       174,084       831,736  
Licensing agreements
    10,377,325       2,345,049       8,032,276  
Product rights
    32,117,521       321,175       31,796,346  
    $ 43,852,420     $ 2,893,550     $ 40,958,870  

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 was $784,445 and $1,373,153, respectively (2014 - $252,185 and $504,371, respectively).
 
The Company has patents pending of $45,942 at June 30, 2015 (December 31, 2014 - $45,392) and licensing agreements of $373,325 (December 31, 2014 - $373,325) not currently being amortized.
 
 
Goodwill
 
    Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2014
  $ 3,599,077  
MFI acquisition (Note 2)
    3,933,188  
Balance at June 30, 2015
  $ 7,532,265  
 
7.
Long Term Debt and Debt Issuance Costs
 
On August 8, 2013, SWK Funding LLC ("SWK"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWK Holdings Corporation, entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with the Company and SWK pursuant thereto, provided to the Company a term loan in the principal amount of US$6,000,000 ($6,381,600) which was increased, as per the terms of the Credit Agreement, by an additional US$2,000,000 ($2,211,000) at the Company's request on February 4, 2014.  SWK served as the agent under the Credit Agreement.

On October 1, 2014 (the “Amendment Closing Date”), the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Guarantee (the “First Amendment,” and together with the Credit Agreement, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with SWK. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a multi-draw term loan to the Company for up to a maximum amount of US$17,000,000 ($21,205,800) (the “Loan Commitment Amount”). On the Amendment Closing Date, SWK advanced the Company an additional amount equal to US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) pursuant to the terms of a promissory note executed on the Amendment Closing Date (the “October 2014 Note”). The October 2014 Note is for a total principal amount of US$14,000,000 ($17,463,600) (the "Loan") (comprised of US$8,000,000 ($8,592,600) advanced under the Credit Agreement and the additional US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) advanced on October 1, 2014) due and payable on December 31, 2018.

The Loan accrues interest at an annual rate of 11.5% plus the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), with the LIBOR Rate being subject to a minimum floor of 2%, such that the minimum interest rate is 13.5%. In the event of a change of control, a merger or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Loan shall be due and payable.
 
 
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The discount to the carrying value of the Loan is being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the Loan using the effective interest rate method.
 
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company accreted $73,463, and $147,462, respectively (2014 - $34,409 and $65,526, respectively) in non-cash accretion expense in connection with the long term loan, which is included in accretion expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.

Legal fees and costs associated with the Loan Commitment Amount were classified as debt issuance costs on the balance sheet.  These assets are being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the outstanding Loan using the effective interest rate method.  During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company amortized $34,052 and $60,498, respectively (2014 – $27,854 and $52,619, respectively) in non-cash interest expense, which is included in amortization expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company paid US$339,089 ($410,942) and US$339,089 ($410,917), respectively in principal payments (year ended December 31, 2014 - $nil) and interest payments of US$950,250 ($1,172,414) (year ended December 31, 2014 – US$1,090,500 ($1,207,262)) under the Credit Agreement and Amended Credit Agreement.  The Company has estimated the following revenue-based principal and interest payments over the next four years ended December 31 based on the assumption that only the minimum revenue requirements will be met under the Amended Credit Agreement:
 
     
Principal Payments
Interest Payments
 
2015
 
US$780,546 ($973,654)
US$923,990 ($1,152,585)
 
2016
 
US$1,451,997 ($1,811,221)
US$1,706,676 ($2,128,908)
 
2017
 
US$1,663,839 ($2,075,473)
US$1,492,457 ($1,861,691)
 
2018
 
US$9,764,529 ($12,180,273)
US$1,432,759 ($1,787,224)

Debenture Financing
 
In connection with the completion of the acquisition of MFI, Tribute also completed a private placement of $12,500,000 principal amount of secured subordinated debentures (the "Debentures").  The Debentures are secured by a general security agreement from the Company constituting a lien on all the present and future property of the Company.  The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum payable quarterly in arrears and mature on June 16, 2016 (the "Maturity Date").  The Debentures can be redeemed, in full, at any time following the closing date and prior to the Maturity Date, by Tribute paying the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Tribute will also pay a customary redemption fee upon a change of control and an exit fee upon repayment of the Debentures.

In connection with the Debentures, the Company paid commissions to a syndicate of underwriters of $750,000.  The Company also recorded $88,945 in debt issuance costs associated with syndicate fees, $250,000 in debt issuance costs and as an exit fee and $36,811 in debt issuance costs associated with legal fees.  Total issuance costs associated with the Debentures were $1,125,756.  During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company accreted $40,002, and $40,002, respectively (2014 - $nil and $nil, respectively) in non-cash accretion expense in connection with the Debenture financing, which is included in accretion expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
8.
Capital Stock
 
 
(a)
Common Shares
 
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company completed a private placement in which 13,043,695 common shares were issued at a price of $0.92 per common share for gross proceeds of $12,000,199.
 
In connection with the private placement, the Company paid cash commissions to a syndicate of underwriters of $840,014 and issued an aggregate of 456,529 non-transferable broker warrants.  See Note 8(c). Each broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.92 at any time on or before May 21, 2017.  The Company also recorded $72,800 in debt issuance costs associated with syndicate fees.  Total other issuance costs associated with the private placement were $180,033.

On May 21, 2015, the Company issued 3,723,000 common shares in conjunction with the acquisition of MFI (See Note 2) with a fair value of $5,000,000 based on the current stock price.
 
 
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Additionally, 11,293,587 common shares of the Company were issued upon the exercise of 11,293,587 common share purchase warrants, 1,909,419 common shares of the Company were issued upon the exercise of 1,909,419 broker compensation options, 587,997 common shares were issued upon the exercise of 587,997 underlying broker warrants issued during the period and 16,634 common shares were issued upon the exercise of various share options, at an average exercise price of $0.51 for gross proceeds of $10,239,215.

Common Shares
 
Number of Shares
   
Amount
 
Balance, December 31, 2014
    94,476,238     $ 41,182,630  
Warrants exercised
    11,293,587       8,377,924  
Warrants exercised - valuation
    -       3,373,467  
Common shares issued in acquisition (Note 2)
    3,723,008       5,000,000  
Common shares issued in private placement
    13,043,695       12,000,199  
Share issuance costs
    -       (1,298,285 )
Share options exercised
    16,634       15,043  
Broker compensation options exercised
    1,909,419       1,219,817  
Broker warrants exercised – underlying warrants
    587,997       529,197  
Fair value of broker warrants exercised
    -       698,847  
Balance, June 30, 2015
    125,050,578     $ 71,098,839  
 
(b)           Stock Based Compensation
 
The Company’s stock-based compensation program (the "Plan") includes share options in which some options vest based on continuous service, while others vest based on performance conditions such as profitability and sales goals.  For those equity awards that vest based on continuous service, compensation expense is recorded over the service period from the date of grant.  For performance-based awards, compensation expense is recorded over the remaining service period when the Company determines that achievement is probable.

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, there were 616,617 and 3,775,520 options, respectively, granted to officers, employees and consultants of the Company (2014 – 29,740 and 1,327,985, respectively). The exercise price of 2,925,520 of these options is $0.62, vesting quarterly one-eighth over two years on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, in 2016 and 2017. Of these options 864,000 are time-based, while the remaining 2,311,520 are based upon achieving certain financial objectives. Since stock-based compensation is recognized only for those awards that are ultimately expected to vest, the Company has applied an estimated forfeiture rate (based on historical experience and projected employee turnover) to unvested awards for the purpose of calculating compensation expense. The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.51 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 121%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.61%; and expected term of 5 years.

During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, 200,000 options were granted with an exercise price of $0.62 and will fully vest on January 4, 2016 (Note 13). The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.43 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 121%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.87%; and expected term of 5 years.

In addition, 600,000 options were granted based on achieving certain financial objectives, with an exercise price of $0.99 and will vest quarterly over three years on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.75 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; expected risk free interest rate of 1.07%; and expected term of 5 years.

The remaining 50,000 options were granted with an exercise price of $0.62, with one quarter vesting over one year on each of April 29, July 29, October 29 in 2015 and January 29, 2016.  The grant date fair value of these options was estimated as $0.52 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 122%; expected risk free interest rate of 0.87%; and expected term of 5 years.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded $683,338 and $1,030,689, respectively (2014 – $99,944 and $217,076, respectively) as additional paid in capital for options issued to directors, officers, employees
 
 
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and consultants based on continuous service.  Included in this amount is $458,162 and $630,839 for options issued to consultants for services (Note 13). This expense was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.  Due to termination of employment and non-achievement of performance-based awards, 172,085 options were removed from the number of options issued during the six month period ended June 30, 2015 (year ended December 31, 2014 – 817,830).
 
The activities in additional paid in-capital options are as follows:

   
Amount
 
Balance, December 31, 2014
  $ 2,713,605  
Expense recognized for options issued to employees
    176,560  
Expense recognized for options issued to consultants
    171,759  
Balance, March 31, 2015
    3,061,924  
Options exercised
    (6,840 )
Expense recognized for options issued to employees
    224,207  
Expense recognized for options issued to consultants
    458,162  
Balance, June 30, 2015
  $ 3,737,453  

The total number of options outstanding as at June 30, 2015 was 8,436,791 (December 31, 2014 – 4,834,991).  The weighted average grant date fair value of the options granted during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, was $0.75 and $0.55, respectively (2014 - $0.52 and $0.34, respectively). The maximum number of options that may be issued under the Plan is floating at an amount equivalent to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares, or 12,505,057 as at June 30, 2015 (December 31, 2014 – 9,447,624).
 
(c)
Warrants
 
As at June 30, 2015, the following warrants were outstanding:

Warrant Liability

 
Expiration Date
 
Number of
Warrants
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Fair Value at
June 30, 2015
   
Fair Value at
December 31, 2014
 
May 11, 2017
    750,000       US0.43($0.54)   $ 1,032,847     $ 227,090  
February 27, 2015
    -       US0.50($0.62)   $ -     $ 184,999  
February 27, 2018
    2,968,750       US0.60($0.75)   $ 3,947,630     $ 1,310,414  
March 5, 2015
    -       US0.50($0.62)   $ -     $ 56,691  
March 5, 2018
    843,750       US0.60($0.75)   $ 1,120,046     $ 372,123  
March 11, 2015
    -       US0.50($0.62)   $ -     $ 17,547  
March 11, 2018
    343,750       US0.60($0.75)   $ 460,096     $ 102,089  
August 8, 2018
    755,794       US0.5954($0.7427)   $ 1,228,439     $ 334,060  
September 20, 2018
    108,696       US0.55($0.69)   $ 152,129     $ 36,442  
February 4, 2021
    347,222       US0.4320($0.5389)   $ 578,222     $ 160,319  
October 1, 2021
    740,000       US0.70($0.87)   $ 1,055,999     $ 306,106  
      6,857,962       US0.58($0.73)   $ 9,575,408     $ 3,107,880  

ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" indicates that warrants with exercise prices denominated in a currency other than an entity’s functional currency should not be classified as equity.  As a result, these warrants have been treated as derivatives and recorded as liabilities carried at their fair value, with period-to-period changes in the fair value recorded as a gain or loss in the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and deficit.  The Company treated the compensation warrants as a liability upon their issuance. The warrant liability is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see Note 17(b)).

As at June 30, 2015, the fair value of the aggregate warrant liability of $9,575,408 (December 31, 2014 - $3,107,880) was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0% (December 31, 2014 – 0%) expected volatility of 98% (December 31, 2014 – 88%) risk-free interest rate of 1.02% (December 31, 2014 – 1.22%) and expected term of 3.18 years (December 31, 2014 – 2.18 years).

 
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Warrants – Equity
 
 
Expiration Date
 
Number of
Warrants
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   
Grant Date
Fair Value at
June 30, 2015
 
July 15, 2016
    17,455,350     $ 0.90     $ 4,201,876  
July 15, 2016
    1,307,706     $ 0.70     $ 478,620  
July 15, 2016
    366,713     $ 0.90     $ 116,777  
May 21, 2017
    456,529     $ 0.92     $ 205,438  
      19,586,298     $ 0.89     $ 5,002,711  

During the six month period ended June 30, 2015 the Company issued 954,710 underlying warrants with an exercise price of $0.90, upon the exercise of 1,909,419 broker compensation options. The weighted average fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 84%, risk-free interest rate of 0.45%, and expected term of 1.15 years.
 
In connection with the private placement completed during the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 456,529 non-transferable broker warrants, each exercisable into a common share of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.92 exercisable at any time on or prior to May 21, 2017. The fair value of the broker warrants at the date of grant was $205,438 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 92%; risk free interest rate of 0.67%; and expected term of 2 years.
 
9.
Loss Per Share
 
 
The treasury stock method assumes that proceeds received upon the exercise of all warrants and options outstanding in the period is used to repurchase the Company’s shares at the average share price during the period.  The diluted loss per share is not computed when the effect of such calculation is anti-dilutive.  In periods when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common shares equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.  Potentially dilutive securities, which were not included in diluted weighted average shares for the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, consisted of outstanding common share options (8,436,791 and 5,139,070, respectively), outstanding warrant grants (26,444,260 and 14,014,587, respectively) and convertible debentures (2,824,858 and nil, respectively).

The following table sets forth the computation of loss per share:
 
   
For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30
   
For the Six Month Period
Ended June 30
 
Numerator:
 
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (8,824,850 )   $ (4,400,842 )   $ (14,006,313 )   $ (7,689,020 )
Denominator:
                               
Weighted average number of common shares
    108,800,996       51,581,238       102,776,669       51,501,128  
Effect of dilutive common shares
    -       -       -       -  
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    108,800,996       51,581,238       102,776,669       51,501,128  
Loss per share – basic and diluted
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.15 )
 
10.
Statement of Cash Flows
 
Changes in non-cash balances related to operations are as follows:

 
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For the Six Months Ended
June 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Accounts receivable
  $ (1,696,674 )   $ (1,355,477 )
Inventories
    (324,885 )     (14,068 )
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
    (297,186 )     (26,869 )
Taxes recoverable
    10,343       473,078  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    60,984       585,897  
    $ (2,247,418 )   $ (337,439 )
 
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the six month period ended June 30, 2015, is an amount related to patents and licenses of $8,893 (December 31, 2014 - $31,655) and an amount related to license fees of $186,663 (€125,000) (December 31, 2014 - $nil).
 
During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, there was $1,172,414 (2014 - $502,829) in interest paid and $nil in taxes paid (2014 – $nil).
 
During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, there was $100,500 (2014 - $65,526) of non-cash debt issuance costs (see Note 7) expensed as amortization of assets.
 
During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, 954,710 warrants were issued and valued at $304,019 upon the exercise of 1,909,419 broker compensation options.
 
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, broker warrants were issued and valued at $205,438  in regards to the private placement that was completed in May 2015 (Note 8(a)).

11.
Contingencies and Commitments
 
The Company has royalty, licensing and manufacturing agreements that have remained in effect for the Company during the quarter.  In addition, there were no material changes to the lease agreements during the period.
 
(a)   
License Agreements
 
On December 1, 2011, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Ltd. and Tribute Pharma Canada Inc.  Included in this transaction were the following license agreements:
 
On June 30, 2008, Tribute signed a Sales, Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Actavis Group PTC ehf (“Actavis”) to perform certain sales, marketing, distribution, finance and other general management services in Canada in connection with the importation, marketing, sales and distribution of Bezalip® SR and Soriatane® (the “Actavis Products”). On January 1, 2010, a first amendment was signed with Actavis to grant the Company the right and obligation to more actively market and promote the Actavis Products in Canada. On March 31, 2011, a second amendment was signed with Actavis that extended the term of the agreement, modified the terms of the agreement and increased the Company’s responsibilities to include the day-to-day management of regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance and medical information relating to the Actavis Products.  The Company pays Actavis a sales and distribution fee up to an annual base-line net sales forecast plus an incremental fee for incremental net sales above the base-line. On May 4, 2011, the Company signed a Product Development and Profit Share Agreement with Actavis to develop, obtain regulatory approval of and market Bezalip SR in the U.S.  The Company is required to pay US$5,000,000 ($6,237,000) to Actavis within 30 days of receipt of the regulatory approval to market Bezalip SR in the U.S.
 
On November 9, 2010, the Company signed a license agreement with Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc. (“Nautilus”) for the exclusive rights to develop, register, promote, manufacture, use, market, distribute and sell Cambia® in Canada. On August 11, 2011, the Company and Nautilus executed the first amendment to the license agreement and on September 30, 2012 executed the second amendment to the license agreement.  Aggregate payments of US$1,000,000 ($1,005,820) were issued under this agreement, which included an upfront payment to Nautilus upon the execution of the agreement and an amount payable upon the first commercial sale of the product.  These payments have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement, as amended.  Up to US$6,000,000 ($7,484,400) in additional one-time performance based sales milestones, based on a maximum of six different sales tiers, are payable over time, due upon achieving annual net sales ranging from US$2,500,000 ($3,118,500) to US$20,000,000 ($24,948,000) in the first year of the achievement of the applicable milestone.  Royalty rates are tiered and payable at rates ranging from 22.5% to 25.0% of net sales.
 
 
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On December 30, 2011, the Company signed a license agreement with Apricus Bioscience, Inc. to commercialize MycoVa in Canada. As of June 30, 2015, this product has not been filed with Health Canada and to-date no upfront payments have been paid.  Within 10 days of execution of a manufacturing agreement, the Company shall pay an up-front license fee of $200,000.  Upon Health Canada approval of MycoVa, the Company shall pay $400,000.  Sales milestones payments of $250,000 each are based on the achievement of aggregate net sales in increments of $5,000,000.  Royalties are payable at rates ranging from 20% to 25% of net sales.

On May 13, 2014, the Company entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Faes Farma, S.A. (“Faes”), a Spanish pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell bilastine, a product for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) in Canada.  The exclusive license is inclusive of prescription and non-prescription rights for bilastine, as well as adult and paediatric presentations in Canada. Sales of bilastine are subject to receiving regulatory approval from Health Canada. Payment for the licensing rights is based on an initial fee of €250,000 ($368,337), these payments have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement.  Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones of up to $3,540,187 (€1,466,600 ($2,040,187) and $1,500,000) are payable over time, beginning with an approval for bilastine from Health Canada. Thereafter, milestones are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets, up to net sales of $60,000,000.  The license agreement is also subject to certain minimum purchase obligations upon regulatory approval and commercial sales of product.

On May 21, 2015, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribute) acquired the U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic from a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.  Financial terms of the deal include the payment of US$10,000,000 ($12,474,000) as follows: US$5,000,000 ($6,100,500) was paid on closing, US$2,000,000 ($2,494,800) is due on November 18, 2015, and US$3,000,000 ($3,742,200) is due on May 21, 2016.  An aggregate of US$4,500,000 ($5,613,300) in one-time milestone payments are due upon the attainment of certain annual net sales targets, ranging from US$15,000,000 ($18,711,000) to US$50,000,000 ($62,370,000).  
 
Pursuant to the MFI Acquisition the following license and supply agreements have been acquired by the Company.

MFI has supply agreements with various vendors that include purchase minimums.  Pursuant to these agreements, the Company is required to purchase a total of up to $9,083,000 of products from these vendors during the following years ended December 31:
 
2015
  $ 3,056,000  
2016
  $ 754,000  
2017
  $ 773,000  
2018
  $ 790,000  
2019 and thereafter
  $ 3,710,000  
    $ 9,083,000  
 
On November 26, 2008, MFI entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Norgine B.V. (“Norgine”), a Dutch pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell Moviprep in Canada. Payment for the licensing rights of $250,000 have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement. Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones are payable over time. Milestones are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets.

On September 22, 2011, MFI entered into an exclusive distribution and supply agreement with Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Cipher”), a Canadian pharmaceutical company, for the exclusive right to sell Durela in Canada. Payments for the licensing rights of $300,000 have been included in intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the license agreement.  Any remaining milestone payments based on the achievement of specific events, including regulatory and sales milestones payable over time.  Milestone payments are payable upon attainment of cumulative net sales targets.
 
Upon the receipt of regulatory approval for MFI’s two pipeline products (or upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company), the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product.

(b)           Executive Termination Agreements
 
The Company currently has employment agreements with the provision of termination and change of control benefits with officers and executives of the Company.  The agreements for the officers and executives provide that in the event that any of their employment is terminated during the term (i) by the Company for any reason other than just cause or death; (ii) by the Company because of disability; (iii) by the officer or executive for good reason; or (iv) following a change of control, the officers and executives may be entitled to an aggregate amount of $2,672,550 as of June 30, 2015 (December 31, 2014 - $247,200) or if a change of control occurs, a lump sum payment of up to an aggregate amount of $4,435,633 (based on current base salaries) (December 31, 2014 - $2,072,200).

 
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12.          Significant Customers
 
During the three month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had three significant wholesale customers (2014 – three) that represented 58.9% (2014 – 68.9%) of product sales. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had two (2014 –three) significant wholesale customers that represented 52.4% (2014 – 67.4%) of product sales.

The Company believes that its relationship with these customers is satisfactory.

13.
Related Party Transactions
 
During the six month period ended June 30, 2015 the Company granted 200,000 (2014 - 200,000) share options to LMT Financial Inc. a company beneficially owned by a director and former interim officer of the Company, and his spouse for consulting services. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded $110,405 and $148,931, respectively (2014 - $20,222 and $36,444, respectively) as a non-cash expense.  These amounts have been recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
14.
Income Taxes
 
The Company has no taxable income under Canadian Federal and Provincial tax laws for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The Company has non-capital loss carry-forwards at June 30, 2015 totaling approximately $15,586,000, which may be offset against future taxable income.  If not utilized, the loss carry-forwards will expire between 2015 and 2035.  The cumulative carry-forward pool of SR&ED expenditures as at June 30, 2015, that may be offset against future taxable income, with no expiry date, is $1,798,300.
 
The non-refundable portion of the tax credits as at June 30, 2015 was $341,300.
 
15.           Segmented Information
 
The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a primary focus on the acquisition, licensing, development and promotion of healthcare products in Canada and the U.S.  The Company targets several therapeutic areas in Canada and the U.S., but has a particular interest in products for the treatment of pain, dermatology and endocrinology/cardiology.  The Company also sells Uracyst® and NeoVisc® internationally through a number of strategic partnerships.  Currently, all of the Company’s manufacturing assets are located in Canada.  All direct sales take place in Canada and the U.S.  Licensing arrangements have been obtained to distribute and sell the Company’s products in various countries around the world.
 
Revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 includes products sold in Canada and international sales of products through licensing agreements.  Revenue earned is as follows:
 
 
   
For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30
   
For the Six Month Period
Ended June 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Product sales:
                       
Domestic sales
  $ 5,448,148     $ 3,676,588     $ 10,557,658     $ 6,676,500  
International sales
    971,468       357,872       1,441,063       821,849  
Other revenue
    9,868       6,825       23,060       18,075  
Total
  $ 6,429,484     $ 4,041,285     $ 12,021,781     $ 7,516,424  
                                 
Royalty  revenues
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 18,414  
Total revenues
  $ 6,429,484     $ 4,041,285     $ 12,021,781     $ 7,534,838  

The Company currently sells its own products and is in-licensing other products in Canada.  In addition, revenues include products which the Company out-licenses throughout most countries in Europe, the Caribbean, Austria, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Kuwait, Malaysia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, South Korea, Turkey, Egypt, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. The operations reflected in the condensed interim statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit includes the Company’s activity in these markets.
 
 
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16.           Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
 
 
The Company enters into foreign currency transactions in the normal course of business. Expenses incurred in currencies other than Canadian dollars are therefore subject to gains or losses due to fluctuations in these currencies. As at June 30, 2015, the Company held cash of $9,151,391 (US$7,060,322 and €247,534) in denominations other than in Canadian dollars (December 31, 2014 - $1,319,013 (US$1,135,304 and €1,387)); had accounts receivables of $907,613 (US$662,581 and €245,031) denominated in foreign currencies (December 31, 2014 - $319,764 (US$67,125 and €172,313); had accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $6,715,328 (US$6,459,127, €253,318 and Swiss Francs $2,882) denominated in foreign currencies (December 31, 2014 – $32,857 (US$26,125 and €1,816)); warrant liability of $9,575,408 (US$7,676,296) (December 31, 2014 - $3,107,880 (US$2,682,994)); and long term debt of $17,463,600 (US$14,000,000) (December 31, 2014 - $16,241,400 (US$14,000,000)). For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had a foreign currency gain (loss) of $228,785 and ($950,724), respectively (2014 – a gain (loss) of ($10,506) and $185,559, respectively). These amounts have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
17.
Financial Instruments
 
(a)   
Financial assets and liabilities – fair values

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, certain other current assets, accounts payables and accrued liabilities and debentures are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Warrant liability and other current asset/liabilities are financial assets/liabilities where fluctuations in market rates will affect the fair value of these financial instruments.  The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

Cash equivalents and other current asset/liabilities are classified as Level 2 financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.

(b)   
Derivative liability – warrant liability

In connection with various financing arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase up to 6,857,962 common shares of the Company as disclosed in Note 8c.  The warrants have a weighted average exercise price of US$0.58 ($0.73).  The warrants expire at dates ranging from May 11, 2017 to October 1, 2021.  The warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities because the exercise price is denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency.

The table below summarizes the fair value of the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value:

   
Fair Value at
   
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
   
June 30, 2015
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Derivative liability - Warrants
  $ 9,575,408     $ -     $ -     $ 9,575,408  

   
Fair Value at
   
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
   
December
31, 2014
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Derivative liability - Warrants
  $ 3,107,880     $ -     $ -     $ 3,107,880  
 
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities (warrant derivative liability) for the periods ended June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 3,107,880     $ 2,966,714  
Additions (deletions) to derivative instruments
    (2,409,961 )     424,471  
Change in fair market value, recognized in earnings as
   Change in warrant liability
    8,877,489       (283,305 )
Balance end of period
  $ 9,575,408     $ 3,107,880  

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Company as of June 30, 2015.

Liability Category
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
 
Input Value
 
Warrant Liability
  $ 9,575,408  
Black-Scholes valuation model
Volatility
    98%  

The following represents the impact on fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs:

Unobservable Inputs
 
Increase in Inputs Increase in Valuation
 
Decreases in Inputs Increase in Valuation
Volatility
 
Increase
 
Decrease
 
These instruments were valued using pricing models that incorporate the price of a common share (as quoted on the relevant over-the-counter trading market in the U.S.), volatility, risk free rate, dividend rate and estimated life. The Company computed the value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes model. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 during the periods ended June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

The following are the key weighted average assumptions used in connection with this computation:

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
    Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Number of shares underlying the warrants
    6,857,962       14,754,587  
Fair market value of the common share
  $ US1.03 ($1.28 )   $ US0.18 ($0.21 )
Exercise price
  $ US0.58 ($0.73 )   $ US0.55 ($0.64 )
Expected volatility
    98%       88%  
Risk-free interest rate
    1.02%       1.22%  
Expected dividend yield
    0%       0%  
Expected warrant life (years)
    3.18       2.18  

(c)   
Liquidity risk

The Company generates sufficient cash from operating and financing activities to fund its operations and fulfill its obligations as they become due.  The Company’s investment policy is to invest excess cash resources into highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less with tier one financial institutions.  As at June 30, 2015, there were no restrictions on the flow of these funds nor have any of these funds been committed in any way, except as outlined in the detailed notes.

In the normal course of business, management considers various alternatives to ensure that the Company can meet some of its operating cash flow requirements through financing activities, such as private placements of common shares and offerings of debt and convertible debt instruments as well as through merger or acquisition opportunities.  Management may also consider strategic alternatives, including strategic investments and divestitures.  As future operations may be financed out of funds generated from financing activities, the Company’s ability to do so is dependent on, among other factors, the overall state of capital markets and investor appetite for investments in the pharmaceutical industry and our securities in particular. Should the Company elect to satisfy its cash commitments through the issuance of securities, by way of either private placement or public offering or otherwise, there can be no assurance that its efforts to obtain such additional funding will be successful, or achieved on terms favorable to the Company or its existing shareholders. If adequate funds are not available on terms favorable to the Company, it may have to reduce substantially or eliminate expenditures such as promotion, marketing or production of its current or proposed products, or obtain funds through other sources such as divestiture or monetization of certain assets or sublicensing (where permitted) of certain rights to certain of its technologies or products. 
 
 
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(d)   
Concentration of credit risk and major customers

The Company considers its maximum credit risk to be $5,615,719 (December 31, 2014 - $2,161,133). This amount is the total of the following financial assets: accounts receivable and loan receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held through various high grade financial institutions.

The Company is exposed to credit risk from its customers and continually monitors its customers’ credit.  It establishes the provision for doubtful accounts based upon the credit risk applicable to each customer.  In line with other pharmaceutical companies, the Company sells its products through a small number of wholesalers and retail pharmacy chains in addition to hospitals, pharmacies, physicians and other groups. Note 12 discloses the significant customer details and the Company believes that the concentrations on the Company’s customers are considered normal for the Company and its industry.

As at June 30, 2015, the Company had two customers which made up 48.2% of the outstanding accounts receivable in comparison to two customers which made up 65.7% at December 31, 2014.  As at June 30, 2015, 23.9% (December 31, 2014 – 12.2%) of the outstanding accounts receivable was related to product sales related to one wholesale account (December 31, 2014 – one wholesale account) and 24.3% (December 31, 2014 – 53.5%) was related to an amount owing related to the product sales.

(e)   
Foreign exchange risk
 
The Company principally operates within Canada; however, a portion of the Company’s revenues, expenses, and current assets and liabilities, are denominated in United States dollars and the EURO. The Company’s long term debt is repayable in U.S. dollars, which exposes the Company to foreign exchange risk due to changes in the value of the Canadian dollar. As at June 30, 2015, a 5% change in the foreign exchange rate would increase/decrease the long term debt balance by $700,000 and would increase/decrease both interest expense and net loss by approximately $59,500 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015.  As at June 30, 2015, a 5% change in the foreign exchange rate would increase/decrease the warrant liability balance by $479,000 and would increase/decrease both changes in warrant liability and net loss by $479,000 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015.  As at June 30, 2015, a 5% change in the foreign exchange rate would increase/decrease the accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance by $335,766 and would increase/decrease net loss by $335,766 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015.

(f)    
Interest rate risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations on its cash and cash equivalents as well as its long term debt. At June 30, 2015, the Company had an outstanding long term debt balance of US$13,660,991 ($17,040,620), which bears interest annually at a rate of 11.5% plus the LIBOR Rate with the LIBOR Rate being subject to a minimum floor of 2%, such that that minimum interest rate is 13.5%, which may expose the Company to market risk due to changes in interest rates.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2015, a 1% increase in interest rates would increase interest expense and net loss by approximately $174,600.  However, based on current LIBOR interest rates, which are currently under the minimum floor set at 2% and based on historical movements in LIBOR rates, the Company believes a near-term change in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations.
 
18.
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
The Company enters into foreign currency contracts with financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.  In accordance with the Company’s current foreign exchange rate risk management policy, this program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets at fair value.

During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company entered into foreign currency call options designated as cash flow hedges to hedge certain forecasted expenses related to its loan obligation denominated in United States Dollars. The notional principal of the foreign currency call option to purchase US$3,500,000 was $4,397,400 at July 23, 2015.

The Company initially reports any gain or loss on the effective portion of the cash flow hedge as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassifies to the statements of operations when the hedged transaction occurs.
 
 
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Valuation techniques used to measure fair value are intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The Company has determined the foreign currency call option to be Level 2. The fair value of the foreign currency call option at June 30, 2015 was a loss of $24,850 (December 31, 2014 – $nil), and is reported in other current asset/liability in the accompanying balance sheets. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had not settled any foreign exchange contracts (2014 - recognized a gain of $3,200).

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the notional principal and fair value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency derivative financial instruments were as follows:
 
   
June 30, 2015
    December 31, 2014  
   
Notional
Principal
 
Fair Value
   
Notional Principal
 
Fair Value
 
Foreign currency sold – call options   USD$  3,500,000   $ (24,850 )   USD$    -   $ -  

The notional principal amounts provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and do not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to market loss. The estimates of fair value are based on applicable and commonly used pricing models using prevailing financial market information as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The amounts ultimately realized upon settlement of these financial instruments, together with the gains and losses on the underlying exposures, will depend on actual market conditions during the remaining life of the instruments.
 
19.           Subsequent Events

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company issued 930,125 common shares in connection with the exercise of 776,700 common share purchase warrants and 153,425 compensation options exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.88 per common share, for aggregate proceeds of $806,428.  In addition, the Company issued 76,712 common share purchase warrants on the exercise of 153,425 compensation options. Each such warrant has an exercise price of $0.90 and an expiry date of July 15, 2016 (Note 8(c)).
 
 
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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed interim financial statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “plan,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” believe,” “estimate” and “continue” or similar words. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, and include, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s estimates of principal and interest payments on loans, the expansion of the Company’s sales force and marketing expenses, the proposed increase in business development activities, the anticipated completion of the transaction with Pozen and Aralez, the anticipated development and commercialization date of bilastine for Canada, the future sources and availability of additional funding, and the effect of funding arrangements on projects and products. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations and plans, which contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition or state other forward-looking information. We believe that it is important to communicate future expectations to investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control. Accordingly, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future, except as required by law.
 
The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and other periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, to the extent that this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects or any other aspect of the Company, please be advised that the Company’s actual financial condition, operating results and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by the Company in forward-looking statements.

All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated and have been rounded to the nearest one hundredth dollar.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s judgment. The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).  The preparation of these statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. The Company bases its estimates on experience and on various assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about its carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Company’s critical accounting policies include:
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. License fees which are comprised of initial fees and milestone payments are recognized upon achievement of each such milestone, provided the milestone is meaningful, and provided that collectability is reasonably assured and other revenue recognition criteria are met. Milestone payments are recognized into income upon the achievement of the specified milestones when the Company has no further involvement or obligation to perform services, as related to that specific element of the arrangement. Upfront fees and other amounts received in excess of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenues.
 
Revenues from the sale of products, net of trade discounts, returns and allowances, are recognized when legal title to the goods has been passed to the customer and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues associated with multiple-element arrangements are attributed to the various elements, if certain criteria are met, including whether the delivered element has stand-alone value to the customer and whether there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered elements. Non-refundable up-front fees for the transfer of methods and technical know-how, not requiring the Company to perform additional research or development activities or other significant future performance obligations, are recognized upon delivery of the methods and technical know-how.
 
 
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Royalty revenue is recognized when the Company has fulfilled the terms in accordance with the contractual agreement and has no material future obligation, other than inconsequential and perfunctory support, as would be expected under such agreements and the amount of the royalty fee is determinable and collection is reasonably assured.
 
A customer is obligated to pay for products sold to it within a specified number of days from the date that title to the products is transferred to the customer. The Company’s standard terms are typically 0.5% to 2% prompt payment discount when payment is received within 15 to 20 days from the date of invoice.
 
The Company has a product returns policy on some of its products, which allows the customer to return pharmaceutical products that have expired, for full credit, provided the expired products are returned within twelve months from the expiration date.
 
Transfer of title occurs and risk of ownership passes to a customer at the time of shipment or delivery, depending on the terms of the agreement with a particular customer. The sale price of the Company’s products is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale based on purchase orders generated by a customer and accepted by the Company. A customer’s obligation to pay the Company for products sold to it is not contingent upon the resale of those products. The Company recognizes revenues for the sale of products from the date the title to the products is transferred to the customer. 
 
Long Term Debt and Debt Issuance Costs

On August 8, 2013, SWK Funding LLC ("SWK"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWK Holdings Corporation, entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with the Company and SWK pursuant thereto, provided to the Company a term loan in the principal amount of US$6,000,000 ($6,381,600) which was increased, as per the terms of the Credit Agreement, by an additional US$2,000,000 ($2,211,000) at the Company's request on February 4, 2014.  SWK served as the agent under the Credit Agreement.

On October 1, 2014 (the "Amendment Closing Date"), the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Guarantee (the "First Amendment," and together with the Credit Agreement, the "Amended Credit Agreement") with SWK. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a multi-draw term loan to the Company for up to a maximum amount of US$17,000,000 ($21,205,800) (the "Loan Commitment Amount"). On the Amendment Closing Date, SWK advanced the Company an additional amount equal to US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) pursuant to the terms of a promissory note executed on the Amendment Closing Date (the " October 2014 Note"). The October 2014 Note is for a total principal amount of US$14,000,000 ($17,463,600) (the "Loan") (comprised of US$8,000,000 ($8,592,600) advanced under the Credit Agreement and the additional US$6,000,000 ($6,724,800) advanced on October 1, 2014) due and payable on December 31, 2018.
 
The Loan accrues interest at an annual rate of 11.5% plus the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), with the LIBOR Rate being subject to a minimum floor of 2%, such that the minimum interest rate is 13.5%.  In the event of a change of control, a merger or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Loan shall be due and payable.
 
The discount to the carrying value of the Loan is being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the Loan using the effective interest rate method.
 
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company accreted $73,464, and $147,463, respectively (2014 - $34,409 and $65,526, respectively) in non-cash accretion expense in connection with the long term loan, which is included in accretion expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
Legal fees and costs associated with the Loan Commitment Amount were classified as debt issuance costs on the balance sheet.  These assets are being amortized as a non-cash interest expense over the term of the outstanding Loan using the effective interest rate method.  During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company amortized $34,052 and $60,498, respectively (2014 – $27,854 and $52,619, respectively) in non-cash interest expense, which is included in amortization expense on the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company paid US$339,089 (CAD$410,917) in principal payments (year ended December 31, 2014 - $nil) and interest payments of US$950,250 (CAD$1,172,414) (year ended December 31, 2014 – US$1,090,500 (CAD$1,207,262)) under the Credit Agreement and Amended Credit Agreement.  The Company has estimated the following revenue-based principal and interest payments over the next four years ended December 31 based on the assumption that only the minimum revenue requirements will be met under the Amended Credit Agreement:
 
 
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Principal Payments
Interest Payments
2015
US$780,546 (CAD$973,654)
US$923,990 (CAD$1,152,585)
2016
US$1,451,997 (CAD$1,811,221)
US$1,706,676 (CAD$2,128,908)
2017
US$1,663,839 (CAD$2,075,473)
US$1,492,457 (CAD$1,861,691)
2018
US$9,764,529 (CAD$12,180,273)
US$1,432,759 (CAD$1,787,224)
 
OVERVIEW

The second quarter of 2015 ended June 30, 2015 was highlighted by the following events:

  
Total revenues for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 increased by 59.1% compared to the same period in 2014.
  
Other domestic product sales increased 177.9% and international sales increased by 171.5% in the three month period ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
  
IMS Health, an audited third party provider of sales data, reported a 24.6% increase in total prescriptions written for Cambia® during the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, or 101.8% increase when comparing Q2 2015 and Q2 2014.
  
On May 21, 2015, Tribute announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., a Barbados corporation, acquired the U.S. rights to Fibricor® and its related authorized generic from a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Financial terms of the deal include the payment of US$10 million as follows: US$5 million on closing; US$2 million payable 180 days from closing; and, US$3 million payable 365 days from closing. Sales of Fibricor during the twelve month period ended April 30, 2015, were approximately US$4.7 million. In connection with the acquisition, Tribute completed a private placement pursuant to which it issued 13,043,695 common shares at a price of $0.92 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $12,000,199.
   
On June 8, 2015, Tribute entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement (the "Transaction Agreement") with Pozen, Inc. ("Pozen"), among others, relating to the acquisition of Tribute. Upon completion of the transactions contemplated thereby, which are expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to satisfaction of various conditions, the combined company will be named Aralez Pharmaceuticals plc ("Aralez"). Upon closing, Aralez is expected to trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the Toronto Stock Exchange and will be led by Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Adams and President and Chief Business Officer, Andrew Koven. In connection with the transactions, a syndicate of leading healthcare investors, led by the Deerfield Group, has committed up to US$350 million in growth capital for the combined company, intended to support the anticipated commercial launch of YOSPRALA and for future acquisitions. Such financing is expected to close simultaneously with the closing of the transaction with Pozen. The proposed investment in Aralez includes:

°  
US$75 million of equity at a purchase price of US$7.20 per ordinary share;
°  
US$75 million in 2.5% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due six years from issuance with a conversion price of US$9.54 per ordinary share; and
°  
Up to US$200 million committed senior secured debt facility to fund future acquisitions.
 
●  
On June 17, 2015, Tribute announced that it acquired all of the outstanding shares of MFI, in a transaction valued at $25 million. The consideration paid for the MFI shares was comprised of (1) $8,492,868 in cash on closing, (2) $5,000,000 through the issuance of 3,723,008 Tribute common shares, (3) $5,000,000 in the form of a one-year term promissory note bearing interest at 8% annually convertible in whole or in part at the holder's discretion at any time during the term into 2,813,778 Tribute common shares at a conversion rate of $1.77 per Tribute common share (subject to adjustment in certain events), and (4) future contingent cash milestone payments totaling $5,695,000 that will be paid only upon obtaining certain consents. In addition, on receipt of each such regulatory approval for MFI's two pipeline products (or upon the occurrence of a change of control of Tribute), the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product. Net sales of MFI in the twelve month period ended March 31, 2015 were approximately $10 million. This acquisition diversifies Tribute's product portfolio in Canada through the addition of 13 marketed and 2 pipeline products. Highlights of the MFI portfolio include Durela®, Proferrin® and Resultz® along with a portfolio of established and new products to treat conditions of the gastro-intestinal tract.
 
●  
On June 26, 2015 Health Canada accepted for review the New Drug Submission for bilastine
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
 
Total revenues for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 increased by 59.1% to $6,429,500 compared to $4,041,300 in 2014. The increase in revenue was attributable to an increase in other domestic product sales of $2,170,800 or 177.9% and international product sales of $613,600 or 171.5%.
 
 
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For the six month period ended June 30, 2015 total revenues increased by 59.6% to $12,021,800 compared to $7,534,800 for the same period in 2014. The increase in revenue was attributable to an increase in other domestic product sales of $4,037,600 or 206.5% and an increase in international product sales of $619,200 or 75.3%.

The net loss before taxes for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 was $8,819,600 compared to a loss of $4,400,800 for the same period in the prior year.  Contributing factors include:

  
Increased gross profit of $2,063,500 or 101.1%;
  
An increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,726,600  related primarily to continued investment  to grow existing products , pre-launch and regulatory  activities related to bilastine, operational expenses related to  the acquisition of  Fibricor® and MFI and legal, accounting and due diligence expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
  
An increase in amortization of $592,000;
  
An increase in the warrant liability (non-cash) of $2,975,900;
  
Gain of unrealized foreign exchange on debt of $337,300;
  
Restructuring costs of $1,132,400;
●  
Transaction costs of $254,000;
  
An increase in accretion expense of $39,000; and
  
An increase in interest expense net of interest income of $296,400.
 
Excluding non-operating expenses of $7,898,700 for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 (2014 - $3,735,000 loss), the loss from operations was $920,900 compared to the same period in the prior year of $665,800. Loss from operations excluding amortization for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 was $32,300 compared to a loss in the same period in the prior year of $369,200, which represents a decrease of $336,900 or 91.3%.

The net loss before taxes for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $14,001,100 compared to a loss of $7,689,000 for the same period in the prior year. Contributing factors include:

  
Increased gross profit of $3,893,900 or 103.2%;
  
An increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,726,600  related primarily to continued investment  to grow existing products , pre-launch and regulatory  activities related to bilastine, operational expenses related to  the acquisition of  Fibricor® and MFI and legal, accounting and due diligence expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
  
An increase in amortization of $923,300;
  
An increase in the warrant liability (non-cash) of $4,259,700;
  
Restructuring costs of $1,132,400;
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Transaction costs of $254,000;
  
An increase in accretion expense of $81,900;
  
Loss on unrealized foreign exchange on debt of $1,096,200; and
  
An increase in interest expense net of interest income of $625,300.
 
Excluding non-operating expenses of $12,697,600 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 (2014 - $5,244,800 loss), the loss from operations was $1,303,500 compared to the same period in the prior year of $2,444,200. Income from operations excluding amortization for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $206,800 compared to a loss in the same period in the prior year of $1,857,300, which represents an improvement of $2,064,000 or 111.1%.

Gross Profit and Cost of Sales

Gross profit for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 was $4,104,000, higher by 101.1%, or $2,063,500 compared to the same period in the prior year. Underlying improvements in gross profit for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 resulted from an increase in gross profit of $2,355,100 from other domestic product sales and international product sales.

Gross profit for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $7,668,900, higher by 103.2%, or $3,893,900 compared to the same period in the prior year. Underlying improvements in gross profit for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 resulted from an increase in gross profit of $3,998,200 from other domestic product sales and international product sales.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 were $4,136,300 compared to $2,409,700 for the same period in 2014. The increase of $1,726,600 or 71.7%
 
 
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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 were $7,462,200 compared to $5,632,300 for the same period in 2014. The increase of $1,829,900 or 32.5%, . SG&A expense increase for the three month and six month period ended relate primarily to continued investment in the Company’s sales force and marketing expenses to grow its existing products including Cambia®, development activities related to bilastine which Health Canada recently accepted for review as well as transactional and operational expenses related to  newly acquired Fibricor® and MFI and finally expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
 
An increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,726,600  related primarily to continued investment  to grow existing products , pre-launch and regulatory  activities related to bilastine, operational expenses related to  the acquisition of  Fibricor® and MFI and legal, accounting and due diligence expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
 
An increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,726,600  related primarily to continued investment  to grow existing products , pre-launch and regulatory  activities related to bilastine, operational expenses related to  the acquisition of  Fibricor® and MFI and legal, accounting and due diligence expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
An increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1,726,600  related primarily to continued investment  to grow existing products , pre-launch and regulatory  activities related to bilastine, operational expenses related to  the acquisition of  Fibricor® and MFI and legal, accounting and due diligence expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.
 

Warrant Liability
 
The revaluation of the warrant liability for the three month period ended June 30, 2015, resulted in a increase in the warrant expense (non-cash) of $6,181,900 (June 30, 2014 - $3,206,000 increase). For the six month period ended June 30, 2015 the revaluation of the warrant liability resulted in an increase in the warrant expense (non-cash) of $8,877,500 (June 30, 2014 - $4,617,700).
 
Interest and Other Income
 
Interest and other income for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 was $802 (2014 - $166). These amounts include interest received on short-term investments for both 2015 and 2014. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015 interest and other income was $927 (2014 - $538).

Net Loss
 
The net loss for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 was $8,824,900, compared to a net loss of $4,400,800 for the same period in the prior year. This equates to loss of $0.08 per share compared to a loss of $0.09 per share for the same period in 2014.
 
The net loss for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $14,006,300, compared to a net loss of $7,689,000 for the same period in the prior year. This equates to a loss of $(0.14) per share compared to a loss of $(0.15) per share for the same period in 2014.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents position amounted to $17,600,421 at June 30, 2015 compared to $3,505,791 at December 31, 2014.
 
Cash used in operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $4,657,600 (2014 - $2,315,500) is  related primarily to continued investment in the Company’s sales force and marketing expenses to grow its existing products including Cambia® , development activities related to bilastine which Health Canada recently accepted for review as well as transactional and operational expenses related to  newly acquired Fibricor® and MFI and finally expenses related to the proposed merger with Pozen.  Also included are changes in non-cash operating assets and liabilities, which increased to $2,247,400 for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 (2014 - $337,400 increase).

Cash used in investing activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $14,613,700 (2014 - $229,300).
 
Cash provided by financing activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 was $32,118,000 (2014 - $2,082,800).

On June 16, 2015, Tribute entered into a share purchase agreement with the shareholders of MFI pursuant to which Tribute acquired on such date all of the outstanding shares of MFI (the “MFI Shares”). The consideration paid for the MFI Shares was comprised of (1) $8,492,868 million in cash on closing, (2) $5,000,000 through the issuance of 3,723,008 of Tribute common shares, (3) $5,000,000 in the form of a one-year term promissory note bearing interest at 8% annually convertible in whole or in part at the holder’s option at any time during the term into 2,813,778 of Tribute common shares at a conversion rate of $1.77 per Tribute common share (subject to adjustment in certain events), maturity date is June 16, 0216 and (4) future contingent cash milestone payments totaling $5,695,000 that will be paid only upon obtaining certain consents. In addition, on the receipt of each regulatory approval for MFI’s two pipeline products (or upon the occurrence of a change of control of Tribute), the vendors will receive a payment of $1,250,000 per product. In connection with the completion of the acquisition of MFI, Tribute also completed a private placement of $12,500,000 principal amount of secured subordinated Debentures. The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum payable quarterly in arrears and mature on June 16, 2016. The Debentures can be redeemed, in full, at any time following the closing date and prior to the maturity date, by Tribute paying the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Tribute will also pay a customary redemption fee upon a change of control and an exit fee upon repayment of the Debentures.

In connection with the Fibricor® acquisition Tribute completed a private placement pursuant to which it issued 13,043,695 common shares at a price of $0.92 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $12,000,199.  

The Company may seek additional funding, primarily by way of one or more equity offerings, to carry out its business plan and to minimize risks to its operations. The market for equity financing for companies such as Tribute is challenging and there can be no assurance that additional funding will become available by way of equity financing. Any additional equity financing may result in significant dilution to the existing shareholders at the time of such financing. The Company may also seek additional funding from other sources, including licensing, co-development collaborations and other strategic alliances. Such funding, if obtained, may reduce the Company’s interest in its projects or products.

 
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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 
The Company does not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which are established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
 
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
During the six month period ended June 30, 2015 the Company granted 200,000 (2014 - 200,000) common share options to LMT Financial Inc. a company beneficially owned by a director and former interim officer of the Company, and his spouse for consulting services. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded $110,405 and $148,931, respectively (2014 - $20,222 and $36,444, respectively) as a non-cash expense. These amounts have been recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit.
 
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
During the three month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had three significant wholesale customers (2014 – three) that represented 68.7% (2014 – 68.9%) of product sales. During the six month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company had two (2014 –three) significant wholesale customers that represented 52.4% (2014 – 67.4%) of product sales.
 
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company issued 930,125 common shares in connection with the exercise of 776,700 common share purchase warrants and 153,425 compensation options exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.88 per common share, for aggregate proceeds of $806,428.  In addition, the Company issued 76,712 common share purchase warrants on the exercise of 76,712 compensation options. Each such warrant has an exercise price of $0.90 and an expiry date of July 15, 2016.
 
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
N/A
 
ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.    

We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures," as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.
 
 
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As of June 30, 2015, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring 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 that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business.  However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm its business.  The Company is currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that they believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or operating results.
 
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS.
 
The Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide information required under this Item.
 
ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
Between June 23, 2015 and June 30, 2015, Tribute issued 110,000 common shares of Tribute pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants, for aggregate cash consideration of $99,000. Such securities were issued to persons outside the “United States” and not “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in reliance upon Rule 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

On June 28, 2015, Tribute issued 20,000 common shares of Tribute and 10,000 common share purchase warrants of Tribute pursuant to the exercise of outstanding compensation options, for aggregate cash consideration of $14,000.  Each common share purchase warrant is exercisable for one common share of Tribute at an exercise price of $0.90 until July 15, 2016. Such securities were or will be issued to persons outside the “United States” and not “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance upon Rule 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
 
ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
 
None.
 
ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
 
Not Applicable.
 
ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION.
 
None.
 
ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS.
 
Exhibit No.
Description                                                                                                                            .
2.1+
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2015, by and among Tribute Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 28, 2015).
2.2
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement, dated as of June 8, 2015, by and among Tribute, Pozen, Aguono Limited, Trafwell Limited, ARLZ US Acquisition Corp., and ARLZ CA Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2015).
2.3++
Share Purchase Agreement, dated June 16, 2015, by and among Tribute and the shareholders of Medical Futures Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2015).
4.1++
Promissory Note dated June 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2015).
4.2
Form of Debenture for the debenture offering that closed on June 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2015).
Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated October 1, 2014
10.1
Form of Tribute Support Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2015).
10.2
Facility Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2015, by and among the Borrower, Pozen, Tribute and the Lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2015).
10.3
Share Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2015, by and among the Aguono Limited, Tribute, Pozen, QLT Inc. and other investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Tribute’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2015).
Distribution Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, between Medical Futures, Inc. and Colorado Biolabs, Inc.
Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 1, 2010,  to Distribution Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, between Medical Futures, Inc. and Colorado Biolabs, Inc.
Addendum, dated November 19, 2014, to Distribution Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, as amended, between Medical Futures, Inc. and Colorado Biolabs, Inc.
31.1*
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
31.2*
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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.
101.INS**
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
______________________

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Confidential portions of this Exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a confidential treatment order granted by the SEC.
 
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Confidential portions of this Exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
*      Filed herewith.

**      Furnished herewith.
 
 
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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.
 
 
TRIBUTE PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
August 14, 2015
By:
/s/ Scott Langille  
    Scott Langille  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
 
 

 
 
 
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