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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2018

  

Registration No. 333-[●]

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

RenovaCare, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

3841

98-0384030

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

RenovaCare, Inc.

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

2425 Sidney Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

(888) 398-0202

 

Thomas Bold

RenovaCare, Inc.

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

2425 Sidney Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

(888) 398-0202

(Address and telephone number

of principal executive offices)

 

(Name, address and telephone

number of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Joseph Sierchio, Esq.

Satterlee Stephens LLP

230 Park Avenue

Suite 1130

New York, New York 10169

Telephone: (212) 818-9200

Facsimile: (212) 818-9606

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. x

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the 1933 Act, please check the following box and list the 1933 Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the 1933 Act, check the following box and list the 1933 Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the 1933 Act, check the following box and list the 1933 Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

 

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

¨

Accelerated filer

¨

Non-accelerated filer

¨

Smaller reporting company

x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company

¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

 

This filing constitutes a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-215661), which was declared effective on July 5, 2017. This Post-Effective Amendment shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(c), may determine.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

  

 
 
 
 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered

 

Amount to be registered (1)

 

 

Proposed maximum offering price per share

 

 

Proposed maximum aggregate offering price

 

 

Amount of registration fee

 

Common stock, par value $0.00001 (2)

 

 

460,250

 

 

$ 6.05 (3)

 

$ 2,784,513

 

 

$ 346.67

 

Common stock, par value $0.00001 (4)

 

 

460,250

 

 

$ 2.68 (5)

 

$ 1,233,470

 

 

$ 153.57

 

Common stock, par value $0.00001 (6)

 

 

640,000

 

 

$ 6.05 (7)

 

$ 3,872,000

 

 

$ 482.06

 

Common stock, par value $0.00001 (8)

 

 

910,000

 

 

$ 2.75 (9)

 

$ 2,502,500

 

 

$ 311.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.00001 (10)

 

 

1,933,636

 

 

$ 6.05

 

 

$ 11,698,498

 

 

$ 1,456.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

4,404,136

 

 

 

-

 

 

$ 22,090,981

 

 

$ 2,750.33

 

Less amount previously paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 761.13 (11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration fee paid with this filing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 1,989.20

 

__________

(1) In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving our common stock, in order to prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

(2) Represents 460,250 shares of our common stock previously acquired by and issued to the Selling Stockholders in a private transaction directly with us.

 

 

(3) The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, using the closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB tier on February 5, 2018, a date within five trading days prior to the date of the filing of this registration statement.

 

 

(4) Represents shares of our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, which have vested and may be issued upon exercise of an outstanding Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrant”), allowing the holder to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022.

 

 

(5) The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(g) using the price at which the warrants may be exercised.

 

 

(6) Represents shares of our common stock that were previously purchased by certain of the Selling Stockholders in private transactions, 140,000 of which were purchased in June 2013 from an unaffiliated third-party who purchased the shares from us in an unregistered offering, pursuant exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which we completed in July 2008, and 500,000 of which were purchased from an affiliate of ours in September 2008.

 

 

(7) The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, using the closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTC Markets Group, Inc. QB tier on February 2, 2018, a date within five trading days prior to the date of the filing of this registration statement.

 

 

(8) Represents shares of our common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, which have vested and may be issued upon exercise of an outstanding Series H Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series H Warrant”), allowing the holder to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022.

 

 

(9) The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(g) using the price at which the Series H Warrants may be exercised.

 

 

(10) Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act this Registration Statement includes Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus included in this Registration Statement is a combined prospectus relating to (i) this Registration Statement pursuant to which an aggregate of 2,310,142 shares are being registered for resale as set forth above and (ii) 1,933,636 Common Shares previously registered by the Company on its Registration Statements on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-215661 previously filed by the Registrant on Form S-1 on January 23, 2017 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission July 5, 2017 (the “Prior Registration Statement”), which related to the resale of up to 2,856,000 shares of common stock of the Registrant from time to time by the Selling Stockholders named therein. The 1,933,636 shares represent the remaining balance after taking into account the removal of the sold shares registered on behalf of one Selling Stockholder (none of which were sold) and the shares sold by the Selling Stockholders. An aggregate filing fee of $761.13 was previously paid in connection with the Prior Registration Statement.

 

 

(11) The $ 1,989.20 being paid contemporaneously with this filing is net of the $761.13 previously paid with respect to the Prior Registration Statement.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or date(s) as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(c), may determine.

 

 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus included in this Registration Statement is a combined prospectus relating to the resale of up to an aggregate of 4,404,136 shares of the Company’s common stock, consisting of (i) 2,470,500 additional shares that being registered for resale pursuant to this Registration Statement and (ii) 1,933,636 Common Shares previously registered by the Company on its Registration Statements on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-215661 previously filed by the Registrant on Form S-1 on January 23, 2017 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission July 5, 2017 (the “Prior Registration Statement”), which related to the resale of up to 2,856,000 shares of common stock of the Registrant from time to time by the Selling Stockholders named therein. The 1,933,636 shares represent the remaining balance of the shares registered for resale by the Selling Stockholders named in the Prior Registration Statement.

 

This Registration Statement constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Prior Registration Statement. Such post-effective amendments shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this Registration Statement in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act.

 

 
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PROSPECTUS

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED February 9, 2018

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sales is not permitted.

 

 

RENOVACARE, INC.

4,404,136 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

This prospectus relates to the resale by certain of our stockholders and holders of warrants to purchase our stock named in the section of this prospectus titled “Selling Stockholders” (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to 4,404,136 shares (collectively, the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.00001. The Shares being offered under this prospectus are comprised of:

 

(a) 2,123,886 shares of common stock that were purchased by the Selling Stockholder in private placements with us pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

(b) 910,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series D Warrants allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020;

 

(c) 460,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series G Warrants that vested on July 12, 2014 allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022; and

 

(d) 910,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series H Warrants allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022.

 

Although we will pay substantially all the expenses incident to the registration of the Shares, we will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent that participates in the sale of the Shares or interests therein may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions, profit or other compensation any of them earns on any sale or resale of the shares, directly or indirectly, may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Our common stock is presently quoted for trading under the symbol “RCAR” on the OTC Markets Group Inc. QB tier (the “OTCQB”). On February 2, 2018, the closing price of our common stock, as reported on the OTCQB was $6.05 per share. The Selling Stockholders have advised us that they will sell the shares of common stock registered hereunder from time to time in the open market, on the OTCQB, in privately negotiated transactions or a combination of these methods, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or otherwise as described under the section of this prospectus titled “Plan of Distribution.” The purchase of the Shares offered through this prospectus involves a high degree of risk. Please refer to “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is [●], 2018

 

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page #

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

 

6

 

THE OFFERING

 

 

8

 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

10

 

RISK FACTORS

 

 

11

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

 

24

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 

25

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

 

25

 

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

 

25

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

26

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTY

 

 

30

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

 

 

35

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

 

40

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

 

41

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS, PROMOTERS AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS

 

 

43

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES

 

 

45

 

THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

48

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

 

50

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

 

51

 

EXPERTS

 

 

52

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

 

52

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

53

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

F-1 to F-33

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference herein is accurate only on the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such date. Other than as required under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise such information, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.

 

This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it an offer to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information that we present more fully in the rest of this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes, before making an investment decision.

 

Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of this prospectus only, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company,” “our Company” and “RenovaCare” refer to RenovaCare, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Organizational History

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on July 14, 1983, under the name “Far West Gold, Inc.” On May 9, 1996, our stockholders authorized a name change to “Far West Resources, Inc.” On June 30, 1997, the stockholders authorized a name change to “American Alliance Corporation” and authorized a change in the state of domicile from Utah to Nevada. On May 20, 1999, we changed our name to “WhatsOnline.Com, Inc.,” effective as of August 3, 2000, we changed our name to Entheos Technologies, Inc. and effective as of January 5, 2011, we changed our name to Janus Resources, Inc. On January 7, 2014, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing our name from “Janus Resources, Inc.” to “RenovaCare, Inc.” so as to more fully reflect our operations.

 

We have an authorized capital of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 of which 76,145,418 shares are outstanding as of February 1, 2018, and 10,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock, of which none are outstanding.

 

Description of Business

 

We are a development-stage company focusing on the acquisition, development and commercialization of autologous (using a patient’s own cells) cellular therapies for medical and aesthetic applications. On July 12, 2013, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of our flagship technologies (collectively, the “CellMistTM System”) along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted to us on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted to us on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430).

 

On or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical Limited (“Avita Medical”) a petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 (the “Petition”) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a “Final Written Decision” dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims. Avita may elect to file a Notice of Appeal with the Federal Circuit Court to review the PTAB Final Written Decision; if it decides to do so, the Notice of Appeal must be filed on or before February 21, 2018.

 

In the case of U.S. patents, a typical utility patent term is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, if the application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed application or applications, from the date on which the earliest such application was filed.

 

Patents filed outside of the U.S. have a patent term typically running 20 years from the date of first filing, but which are determined by the law of the country in which they issue. Patent term may be affected by events such as maintenance (or annuity) fee payment, terminal or statutory disclaimer, post-grant proceedings, patent term adjustment, and/or patent term extension.

 

 
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The CellMistTM System is comprised of (a) a treatment methodology for cell isolation for the regeneration of human skin cells (the “CellMistTM Solution”) and (b) a solution sprayer device (the “SkinGunTM”) for delivering the cells to the treatment area. We have filed additional patent applications related to the CellMistTM Solution and SkinGunTM technologies.

 

The development of our CellMistTM System is in the early stage and we anticipate that we will be required to expend significant time and resources to further develop our technology and determine whether a commercially viable product can be developed. Research and development of new technologies involves a high degree of risk and there is no assurance that our development activities will result in a commercially viable product. The long-term profitability of our operations will be, in part, directly related to the cost and success of our development programs, which may be affected by a number of factors.

 

The average adult human has a skin surface area of between 16 - 21 square feet, which protects all other organs against the external environment. When a person’s skin is assailed by trauma or exposed to extreme heat, the skin’s various layers may be destroyed and depending on the severity of the injury, might cause life-threatening conditions. Currently, severe trauma to the skin, such as second or third degree burns, requires surgical mesh-grafting of skin, whereby healthy skin is removed from one area of the patient’s body (a “donor site”) and implanted on the damaged area.

 

While mesh grafting is often the method of choice, there are significant deficiencies with this method. The surgical procedure to remove healthy skin from the donor site can be painful and leaves the patient with a new wound that must also be attended to. In many instances the aesthetic results are not satisfying, as the color of the skin from the donor site may not match the skin color of the damaged skin. Additionally, the size of the donor skin removed must be substantially equal in size to the damaged skin area. These donor and injury sites can take weeks to heal, requiring expensive hospital stays, ongoing wound dressing management, and in some cases, complex anti-infection strategies.

 

We are currently evaluating the potential of our CellMistTM System in the treatment of tissue that has been subject to severe trauma such as second degree burns. The CellMistTM System utilizes the patient’s own skin stem cells, reduces the size of the donor site, and has shown to significantly decrease scarring. Furthermore, we believe the CellMistTM System could enable treatment of other skin disorders with minimal scarring.

 

Corporate Information

 

We recently relocated our corporate headquarters to:

 

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

2425 Sidney Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

 

Our telephone number is (888) 398-0202. Our website is www.renovacareinc.com. Information contained on our web site (or any other website) does not constitute part of this prospectus.

 

Risk Factors

 

Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, including the risk of delays in, or discontinuation of, our research and development due to lack of financing, poor results, inability to commercialize our technologies or to obtain necessary regulatory approvals to market the products, unforeseen safety issues relating to the products and dependence on third party collaborators to conduct research and development of the products. Because we are an early stage company with a limited history of operations, we are also subject to many risks associated with early-stage companies. For a more detailed discussion of some of the risks you should consider, you are urged to carefully review and consider the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this prospectus.

 

 
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THE OFFERING

 

Securities Being Offered:

 

4,404,136 shares of common stock, consisting of:

 

(a) 2,123,886 shares of common stock that were purchased by the Selling Stockholder in private placements with us pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

(c) 910,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series D Warrants allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020; the Series D Warrants contain cashless exercise provisions.

 

(b) 460,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series G Warrants that vested on July 12, 2014 allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022; the Series D Warrants contain cashless exercise provisions.

 

(d) 910,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series H Warrants allowing the holder to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022; the Series D Warrants contain cashless exercise provisions.

 

The Series D, G, and H Warrants are referred to collectively as the “Warrants.”

 

Offering Price:

 

The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price they may sell the offered shares, and such sales may be made at prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices.

 

Selling Stockholders:

 

The Selling Stockholders are existing stockholders who purchased shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, from us in a private transaction pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Please refer to the section titled “Selling Stockholders” of this prospectus.

 

Shares Outstanding Prior to Commencemt of the Offering:

 

76,145,418

 

Authorized Capital Stock:

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of stock of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.00001, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001. No preferred shares are issued and outstanding.

 

Shares Outstanding upon Closing of the Offering:

 

Because all of the warrants have already been exercised, we will have 76,145,418 shares outstanding, upon completion of the offering, without giving effect to the exercise of any other outstanding warrants or options.

 

OTCQB Symbol:

 

RCAR

 

Transfer Agent:

 

Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC, One University Plaza, Suite 505, Hackensack, NJ 07601.

 
 
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Risk Factors:

 

Our business operations are subject to numerous risks, including the risk of delays in, or discontinuation of, our research and development due to lack of financing, poor results, inability to commercialize our technologies or to obtain necessary regulatory approvals to market the products, unforeseen safety issues relating to the products and dependence on third party collaborators to conduct research and development of the products.

 

Because we are an early stage company with a limited history of operations, we are also subject to many risks associated with early-stage companies. For a more detailed discussion of some of the risks you should consider, you are urged to carefully review and consider the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus.

 

Use of Proceeds:

 

Although we will pay substantially all the expenses incident to the registration of the Shares, we will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders. We may, however, receive proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants; if such proceeds are received by us, they will be used to fund the research and development of the CellMistTM System and for working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Duration of Offering:

 

Pursuant to the terms of Registration Rights Agreements (collectively, the “Registration Rights Agreement”) we entered into with the Selling Stockholders, we agreed to keep the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part of, effective until the earlier of:

 

(a) the date the investor’s securities have been sold in accordance with Rule 144, as promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) or this prospectus as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time;

 

(b) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to our transfer agent as reasonably determined by us, upon the advice of our counsel; or,

 

(c) such securities have otherwise been disposed of by the investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

 
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Selected Financial Data

 

The following tables set forth a summary of certain selected consolidated financial date for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The consolidated financial data below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Statements of Operations Data

 

For the nine Months Ended

September 30,
2017

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Loss from operations

 

$ (1,963,123 )

 

$ (1,578,076 )

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$ (0.04 )

 

$ (0.02 )

Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic and diluted net loss per share calculation

 

 

73,837,107

 

 

 

69,695,772

 

 

Statements of Operations Data

 

For the Year
Ended

December 31,
2016

 

 

For the Year
Ended

December 31,
2015

 

Revenue

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Loss from operations

 

$ (1,898,222 )

 

$ (1,318,507 )

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$ (0.03 )

 

$ (0.02 )

Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic and diluted net loss per share calculation

 

 

69,772,485

 

 

 

67,233,254

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

As of

September 30,
2017

 

 

As of

December 31,

2016

 

 

As of

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 1,149,604

 

 

$ 418,031

 

 

$ 397,589

 

Working capital

 

$ 51,036

 

 

$ 85,575

 

 

$ 172,099

 

Total assets

 

$ 1,314,919

 

 

$ 603,318

 

 

$ 560,736

 

Total liabilities

 

$ 1,110,368

 

 

$ 363,991

 

 

$ 335,783

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

$ 204,551

 

 

$ 239,327

 

 

$ 224,953

 

 

 
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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below before purchasing any of the Shares. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should acquire the shares to which this prospectus relates only if you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should also refer to the other information contained in this prospectus, including our financial statements and the notes to those statements, and the information set forth under the caption “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” The risks described below and contained in our other periodic reports are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also adversely affect our business operations.

 

Risks Related To Our Business

 

We have experienced significant losses, have not generated any revenues and expect losses to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

We are a development-stage company. We do not have any commercialized products and have not generated any revenue since inception and do not expect to generate any revenue for the foreseeable future. We had a net loss from continuing operations of $1,963,123 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017; and $1,898,222 and $1,318,507 for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We have incurred a cumulative deficit of $13,745,230 through September 30, 2017. We anticipate incurring losses through at least December 31, 2018. As a result of our recurring losses from operations and substantial accumulated deficit, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its report on our audited consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

We may require additional financing to expand, accelerate or sustain our current level of operations beyond our current fiscal year, and failure to obtain such financing would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

 

As of September 30, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,149,604. On July 21, 2017 we completed a self-directed offering of equity securities in which we raised $1,122,610. We anticipate that we will remain engaged in research and product development activities through at least December 31, 2018. Based upon our current level of operations and expenditures, we believe that absent any modification or expansion of our existing research, development and testing activities, cash on hand should be sufficient to enable us to continue operations to December 31 2018. There is no assurance that we will be able to generate revenue and achieve profitability or secure additional financing once our current cash balance is depleted. Any significant expansion in scope or acceleration in timing of our current research and development activities, or commencement of any marketing and sales activities, will require additional funds.

 

If adequate funds, including proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Warrants are not available on reasonable terms or at all, it would result in a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects. In particular, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or terminate one or more of our research programs, sell rights to our CellMistTM System or other technologies or products based upon such technologies, or license the rights to such technologies or products on terms that are less favorable to us than might otherwise be available. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or debt securities, further dilution to stockholders may result and new investors could have rights superior to existing stockholders.

 

 
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Even if financing is available to us, because we cannot currently estimate the amount of funds or time required to commercialize our technologies, we may secure less funding than is actually required to effectuate our business plan.

 

We cannot accurately predict the amount of funding or the time required to successfully commercialize our CellMistTM System, or any products derived therefrom. The actual cost and time required to commercialize this technology may vary significantly depending on, among other things, the results of our research and development efforts, the cost of developing, acquiring, or licensing various enabling technologies, changes in the focus and direction of our research and development programs, competitive and technological advances, the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing claims with respect to patents, the regulatory approval process and manufacturing, marketing and other costs associated with commercialization of these technologies. Because of this uncertainty, even if financing is available to us, we may secure insufficient funding to effectuate our business plan.

 

The success of our research and development activities is uncertain. If such efforts are not successful, we will be unable to generate revenues from our operations and we may have to cease doing business.

 

Commercialization of our CellMistTM System will require significant further research, development and testing as we must ascertain whether the CellMistTM System can form the basis for a commercially viable technology or product. If our research and development fails to prove commercial viability of the CellMistTM System, we may need to abandon our business model and/or cease doing business, in which case our shares may have no value and you may lose your investment. We anticipate we will remain engaged in research and development, through at least December 2018.

 

We currently rely on a single third party to conduct our development activities for our CellMistTM System.

 

We currently rely on the services of StemCell Systems GmbH (“StemCell Systems”) to conduct our development activities for our CellMistTM System. In the event they are unable to provide us with these services, we may need to expend a considerable amount of resources, time and money to locate another research lab which could have a material and adverse effect of our research and development activities, as well as our operating results and financial condition.

 

We may not be eligible to receive certain grants because of our foreign ownership.

 

In order to fund the ongoing research and development of our CellMistTM System we may apply for grants. In order to be eligible to receive certain of these grants, particularly those administered by the U.S. federal government, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of a company must be owned by residents of the U.S. Because our majority shareholder is not a U.S. resident, we may not be eligible to receive such grants.

 

The development of our CellMistTM System is subject to the risks of failure inherent in the development of any novel technology.

 

Ultimately, the development and commercialization of our CellMistTM System is subject to a number of risks that are particular to the development and commercialization of any novel technology. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

 

· we may fail to develop, acquire, or license various enabling technologies that may be integral to the commercialization of the CellMistTM System (or any derivatives);

 

 

 

 

· the CellMistTM System may ultimately prove to be ineffective, unsafe or otherwise fail to receive necessary regulatory approvals;

 

 

 

 

· the CellMistTM System (or any derivatives), even if safe and effective, may be difficult to manufacture on a large scale or uneconomical to market;

 

 

 

 

· our marketing license or proprietary rights to products derived from the CellMistTM System may not be sufficient to protect our products from competitors;

 

 

 

 

· the proprietary rights of third parties may preclude us or our collaborators from making, using or marketing products utilizing the CellMistTM System; or,

 

 

 

 

· third parties may market superior, more effective, or less expensive technologies or products having comparable results to the CellMistTM System (or any derivatives).

 

 
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If we fail to manage our growth effectively, our business could be disrupted.

 

Our future financial performance and ability to successfully commercialize our products, of which there is no guarantee, and to compete effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to manage any future growth effectively. We expect to make significant investments to enable our future growth through, among other things, new product development, clinical trials for new indications and expansion of our marketing and sales infrastructure. Any failure to manage future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

We could be subject to product liability lawsuits, which could result in costly and time-consuming litigation and significant liabilities.

 

The development of medical device products, such as our CellMistTM System, involves an inherent risk of product liability claims and associated adverse publicity. Any products we may develop may be found to be harmful or to contain harmful substances. This exposes us to substantial risk of litigation and liability or may force us to discontinue production of certain products. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain insurance on reasonable terms or to otherwise protect ourselves against potential product liability claims that could impede or prevent commercialization of any products we may develop and commercialize. Furthermore, a product liability claim could damage our reputation, whether or not such claims are covered by insurance or are with or without merit. A product liability claim against us or the withdrawal of a product from the market could have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. Furthermore, product liability lawsuits, regardless of their success, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management’s time and attention, which could seriously harm our business.

 

If we are unable to protect effectively our intellectual property, we may not be able to operate our business and third parties may use our technology, both of which would impair our ability to compete in our markets.

 

Our success will depend in significant part on our ability to obtain and maintain meaningful patent protection for certain of our technologies and products throughout the world. Patent law relating to the scope of claims in the technology fields in which we will operate is still evolving. The degree of future protection for our proprietary rights is uncertain. We will rely on patents to protect a significant part of our intellectual property and to enhance our competitive position. However, our presently pending or future patent applications may not issue as patents, and any patent previously issued to us or our subsidiaries may be challenged, invalidated, held unenforceable or circumvented. Furthermore, the claims in patents that have been issued to us or our subsidiaries or that may be issued to us in the future may not be sufficiently broad to prevent third parties from producing competing products similar to our products. In addition, the laws of various foreign countries in which we plan to compete may not protect our intellectual property to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. If we fail to obtain adequate patent protection for our proprietary technology, our ability to be commercially competitive will be materially impaired.

 

If third parties make or file claims of intellectual property infringement against us, or otherwise seek to establish their intellectual property rights, we may have to spend time and money in response and cease some of our operations.

 

Third parties may claim that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization or that we are infringing on their patents. We could incur substantial costs and diversion of management and technical personnel in defending against any of these claims. Furthermore, parties making claims against us may be able to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief which could effectively block our ability to further develop, commercialize and sell products. In the event of a successful claim of infringement, courts may order us to pay damages and obtain one or more licenses from third parties. We may not be able to obtain these licenses at a reasonable cost, if at all. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any of these licenses could prevent us from commercializing available products.

 

 
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Lawsuits against us by third-parties that allege we infringe their intellectual property rights could harm our potential business and operating results.

 

There is considerable patent and other intellectual property activity in the industry in which we operate. We may be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some or all of our technology. Additionally, notwithstanding our receipt of a patent, a third-party may nevertheless challenge the validity of one or more claims included in the patent, which may require us to expend significant funds to defend our claims. For example, As an example, or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical a Petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 before the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (the “Proceeding”). Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita Medical, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a Final Written Decision dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims.

 

In addition to patented technology, we rely on our unpatented proprietary technology, trade secrets, processes and know-how.

 

We rely on proprietary information (such as trade secrets, know-how and confidential information) to protect intellectual property that may not be patentable, or that we believe is best protected by means that do not require public disclosure. We generally seek to protect this proprietary information by entering into confidentiality agreements, or consulting, services or employment agreements that contain non-disclosure and non-use provisions with our employees, consultants, contractors, scientific advisors and third parties. However, we may fail to enter into the necessary agreements, and even if entered into, these agreements may be breached or otherwise fail to prevent disclosure, third-party infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary information, may be limited as to their term and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary information.

 

We have limited control over the protection of trade secrets used by our suppliers and service providers and could lose future trade secret protection if any unauthorized disclosure of such information occurs. In addition, our proprietary information may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors or other third parties. To the extent that our employees, consultants, contractors, scientific advisors and other third parties use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our and relevant third parties’ proprietary rights, failure to obtain or maintain protection for our proprietary information could adversely affect our competitive business position and if third parties are able to establish that we are using their proprietary information without their permission, we may be required to obtain a license to that information, or if such a license is not available, re-design our products to avoid any such unauthorized use or temporarily delay or permanently stop manufacturing or sales of the affected products. Furthermore, laws regarding trade secret rights in certain markets where we may operate may afford little or no protection to our trade secrets.

 

In seeking to acquire or develop technologies, we are operating in highly competitive markets and our competitors enjoy numerous competitive advantages over us.

 

Our commercial success will depend on our ability to compete effectively in product development areas such as, but not limited to, safety, efficacy, ease of use, customer compliance, price, marketing and distribution. Our competitors may succeed in developing products that are more effective than any products derived from our research and development efforts or that would render such products obsolete and non-competitive. The skin care and wound care industry is characterized by intense competition, rapid product development and technological change. Most of the competition that we encounter is expected to come from companies, research institutions and universities who are researching and developing technologies and products similar to or competitive with any we may develop.

 

 
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These companies enjoy numerous competitive advantages, including:

 

 

· significantly greater name recognition;

 

 

 

 

· established relations with customers;

 

 

 

 

· established distribution networks;

 

 

 

 

· more advanced technologies and product development;

 

 

 

 

· additional lines of products, and the ability to offer rebates, higher discounts or incentives to gain a competitive advantage;

 

 

 

 

· greater experience in conducting research and development, manufacturing, obtaining regulatory approval for products, and marketing approved products;

 

 

 

 

· greater financial and human resources for product development, sales and marketing, and

 

 

 

 

· the ability to endure potentially prolonged patent litigation.

 

As a result, we may not be able to compete effectively against these companies or their products.

 

To the extent we are able to develop and commercialize products based upon or derived from our CellMistTM System and underlying technology, if such products do not gain market acceptance, we may not achieve sales and market share.

 

Even if we are able to develop and commercialize one or more products based upon or derived from the CellMistTM System and underlying technology, of which there is no guarantee, the development of a successful market for our products may be adversely affected by a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control, including:

 

 

· customer acceptance of our products;

 

 

 

 

· obtaining third-party coverage or reimbursement for our products;

 

 

 

 

· performance and reliability of our products as compared with other alternative products;

 

 

 

 

· the ability to offer our products for sale at an attractive value and the willingness of physicians to administer our products and their acceptance as part of the medical department routine;

 

 

 

 

· the prevalence and severity of any side effects;

 

 

 

 

· the efficacy, potential advantages and timing of introduction to the market of alternative treatments; and

 

 

 

 

· our failure to develop and maintain successful relationships with health care professionals, manufacturers, distributors, and other resellers, as well as strategic partners.

 

Failure to achieve market acceptance for any of our products, if and when they are approved for commercial sale, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may be unsuccessful in commercializing our products due to unfavorable pricing regulations, third-party coverage and reimbursement policies or healthcare reform initiatives.

 

We cannot predict the pricing and reimbursement of any products we may develop and commercialize. The regulations that govern marketing approvals, pricing and reimbursement for new products vary widely from country to country. In some foreign jurisdictions, including the European Union, the pricing of medical devices and treatments is subject to governmental control. In these jurisdictions, pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a product candidate.

 

As a result, we might obtain regulatory approval for a product in a particular country, but then be subject to price regulations that delay our commercial launch of the product and negatively impact the revenue we are able to generate from the sale of the product in that country. Adverse pricing limitations may hinder our ability to recoup our investment in any products we may develop and commercialize, even after obtaining regulatory approval.

 

 
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Additionally, we cannot be sure that reimbursement will be available for any products we may develop and commercialize, or if reimbursement is available, what the level of reimbursement will be. Reimbursement may affect the demand for, or the price of, any product for which we obtain marketing approval. Obtaining reimbursement for any products we may develop and commercialize may be particularly difficult because of the higher prices often associated with products administered under the supervision of a physician. If reimbursement is not available or is available only at limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize any products that we successfully develop. Eligibility for reimbursement does not imply that any product will be paid for in all cases or at a rate that covers our costs. Interim payments for new products, if applicable, may also not be sufficient to cover our costs and may not be made permanent. Payment rates may vary according to the use of the product and the clinical setting in which it is used, may be based on payments allowed for lower cost products that are already reimbursed and may be incorporated into existing payments for other services.

 

Clinical medical device development is a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome.

 

We intend to develop and commercialize pipeline products based on our CellMistTM System and underlying technology. However, before obtaining regulatory approval for the sale of for any products we may develop and commercialize, we must conduct, at our own expense, clinical studies to demonstrate that the products are safe and effective.

 

Preclinical and clinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is uncertain as to outcome. A failure of one or more of our clinical trials can occur at any stage of testing. We may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, preclinical testing and the clinical trial process. Even if preclinical or clinical trials are successful, we still may be unable to commercialize the product, as success in preclinical trials, early clinical trials, or previous clinical trials, does not ensure commercial acceptance.

 

Similar or other events could delay or prevent our ability to complete necessary clinical trials for our pipeline products, including:

 

 

· regulators may not authorize us to conduct a clinical trial within a country or at a prospective trial site or may change the design of a study;

 

 

 

 

· delays may occur in reaching agreement on acceptable clinical trial terms with regulatory authorities or prospective sites, or obtaining institutional review board approval;

 

 

 

 

· our preclinical tests or clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results, and we may decide, or regulators may require us, to conduct additional trials or to abandon strategic projects;

 

 

 

 

· the number of patients required for our clinical trials may be larger than we anticipate, enrollment in our clinical trials may be slower or more difficult than we expect, or patients may not participate in necessary follow-up visits to obtain required data, any of which would result in significant delays in our clinical testing process;

 

 

 

 

· our third-party contractors, such as a research institution, may fail to comply with regulatory requirements or meet their contractual obligations to us;

 

 

 

 

· we may be forced to suspend or terminate our clinical trials if the participants are being exposed, or are thought to be exposed, to unacceptable health risks or if any participant experiences an unexpected serious adverse event;

 

 

 

 

· regulators or institutional review boards may require that we hold, suspend or terminate clinical research for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements;

 

 

 

 

· undetected or concealed fraudulent activity by a clinical researcher, if discovered, could preclude the submission of clinical data prepared by that researcher, lead to the suspension or substantive scientific review of one or more of our marketing applications by regulatory agencies, and result in the recall of any approved product distributed pursuant to data determined to be fraudulent;

 

 

 

 

· the cost of our clinical trials may be significantly greater than we anticipate;

 

 

 

 

· an audit of preclinical or clinical studies by regulatory authorities may reveal noncompliance with applicable protocols or regulations, which could lead to disqualification of the results and the need to perform additional studies; and

 

 

 

 

· delays may occur in obtaining our clinical materials.

 

 
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Moreover, we do not know whether preclinical tests or clinical trials will begin or be completed as planned or will need to be restructured. Significant delays could also shorten the patent protection period during which we may have the exclusive right to commercialize our products or could allow our competitors to bring products to the market before we do, impairing our ability to commercialize our products.

 

Development and commercialization of any products requires successful completion of the regulatory approval process, and may suffer delays or fail.

 

In the U.S., as well as other jurisdictions, we will be required to apply for and receive marketing authorization before we can market our products. This process can be time consuming and complicated and may result in unanticipated delays. To secure marketing authorization, an applicant generally is required to submit an application that includes the data supporting preclinical and clinical safety and efficacy as well as detailed information on the manufacturing and control of the product, proposed labeling and other additional information. Before marketing authorization is granted, regulatory authorities generally require the inspection of the manufacturing facility or facilities and quality systems (including those of third parties) at which the product candidate is manufactured and tested, as well as potential audits of the non-clinical and clinical trial sites that generated the data cited in the marketing authorization application.

 

We cannot predict how long the applicable regulatory authority or agency will take to grant marketing authorization or whether any such authorizations will ultimately be granted. Regulatory agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), have substantial discretion in the approval process, and the approval process and the requirements governing clinical trials vary from country to country. The policies of the FDA or other regulatory authorities may change or may not be explicit, and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory approval of any products we may develop and commercialize. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative action, either in the U.S., Europe or elsewhere. If we are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may lose any marketing approval that we may have obtained and we may not achieve or sustain profitability.

 

Additionally, any regulatory approval that we receive may also contain requirements for potentially costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of the product candidate. Once a product is approved, the manufacturing processes, labeling, packaging, distribution, adverse event reporting, storage, advertising, promotion, import, export and recordkeeping for the product will be subject to extensive and ongoing regulatory requirements. These requirements include submission of safety and other post-marketing information and reports, registration and continued compliance with good manufacturing practices for any clinical trials that we conduct post-approval.

 

Our product candidates may cause undesirable side effects or have other properties that could delay or prevent their regulatory approval or result in significant negative consequences following marketing approval, if any.

 

Undesirable side effects caused by our product candidates could cause us or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials and could result in a more restrictive label or the delay or denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other comparable foreign authorities. Results of our trials could reveal a high and unacceptable severity and prevalence of side effects. In such an event, our trials could be suspended or terminated and the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could order us to cease further development of or deny approval for our product candidates for any or all targeted indications. Any related side effects could affect patient recruitment or the ability of enrolled patients to complete the trial or result in potential product liability claims. Any of these occurrences may harm our business, financial condition and prospects significantly.

 

 
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Additionally, if one or more of our product candidates receives marketing approval, and we or others later identify undesirable side effects caused by such products, a number of potentially significant negative consequences could result, including:

 

 

· regulatory authorities may withdraw approvals of such product;

 

 

 

 

· regulatory authorities may require additional warnings on the label;

 

 

 

 

· we may be required to create a medication guide outlining the risks of such side effects for distribution to patients;

 

 

 

 

· we could be sued and held liable for harm caused to patients; and

 

 

 

 

· our reputation may suffer.

 

We may be subject to product liability claims and we do not currently maintain product liability insurance.

 

The manufacture and sale of medical devices and other therapeutic products involve an inherent risk of product liability claims and associated adverse publicity. If we manage to commercialize the CellMistTM System or its underlying technology we may become subject to product liability claims or liabilities in the future, including if patients die, or suffer some other serious adverse effect whether or not such patients were predisposed to adverse outcomes.

 

Any product liability claims could have a material negative effect on the market acceptance and sales of our products. We currently do not maintain any product liability insurance. We do not know if we will be able to obtain product liability insurance on acceptable terms or with adequate coverage against potential liabilities. This type of insurance is expensive and may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to obtain or maintain sufficient insurance coverage on reasonable terms or to otherwise protect against potential product liability claims, we may be unable to continue to develop or commercialize our products or any product candidates that may receive regulatory approval in the future. A successful product liability claim brought against us in excess of our insurance coverage, if any, may require us to make substantial payments. This could adversely affect our cash position and results of operations and could increase the volatility of our stock price.

 

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for a product candidate in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval for that product candidate in other jurisdictions.

 

Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval for a product candidate in one jurisdiction does not guarantee that we will be able to obtain or maintain regulatory approval in any other jurisdiction, while a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one jurisdiction may have a negative effect on the regulatory approval process in others. For example, even if the FDA grants marketing approval for a product candidate, comparable regulatory authorities in foreign jurisdictions must also approve the manufacturing, marketing and promotion of the product candidate in those countries. Approval procedures vary among jurisdictions and can involve requirements and administrative review periods different from, and greater than, those in the U.S., including additional preclinical studies or clinical trials as clinical trials conducted in one jurisdiction may not be accepted by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions. In many jurisdictions outside the U.S., a drug candidate must be approved for reimbursement before it can be approved for sale in that jurisdiction. In some cases, the price that we intend to charge for our products is also subject to approval.

 

We may fail to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates.

 

Our potential product candidates could fail to receive regulatory approval for many reasons, including one or more of the following:

 

 

· the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design or implementation of our clinical trials or the validation of our caregiver and patient reported outcome instruments;

 

 

 

 

· we may be unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that a product candidate is safe and effective for any of its proposed indications;

 
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· the results of clinical trials may not meet the level of statistical significance required by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities for approval;

 

 

 

 

· we may be unable to demonstrate that a product candidate’s clinical and other benefits outweigh its safety risks;

 

 

 

 

· the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with our interpretation of data from preclinical studies or clinical trials;

 

 

 

 

· the data collected from clinical trials of our CellMistTM System and its underlying technology may not be sufficient to satisfy the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities to support our submission or to obtain regulatory approval in the U.S. or elsewhere;

 

 

 

 

· the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may fail to approve the manufacturing processes or facilities of third-party manufacturers with which we contract for clinical and commercial supplies; and

 

 

 

 

· the approval policies or regulations of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may significantly change in a manner rendering our clinical data insufficient for approval.
 

Healthcare legislative reform measures may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

In the U.S., there have been and continue to be a number of legislative initiatives to contain healthcare costs. For example, in March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, or the Health Care Reform Law, was passed, which substantially changes the way health care is financed by both governmental and private insurers, and significantly impacts the U.S. healthcare industry. The Health Care Reform Law, among other things, (i) subjects biologic products to potential competition by lower-cost biosimilars, (ii) addresses a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted, or injected, (iii) increases the minimum Medicaid rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and extends the rebate program to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations, (iv) establishes annual fees and taxes on manufacturers of certain branded prescription drugs, and (v) promotes a new Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program.

 

In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the U.S. since the Health Care Reform Law was enacted. On August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2013 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers up to 2% per fiscal year. On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, or the ATRA, which, among other things, delayed for another two months the budget cuts mandated by these sequestration provisions of the Budget Control Act of 2011. On March 1, 2013, the President signed an executive order implementing sequestration, and on April 1, 2013, the 2% Medicare payment reductions went into effect. We expect that additional state and federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for healthcare products and services, which could result in reduced demand for our product candidates or additional pricing pressures.

 

We are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety, and other laws and regulations.

 

Although our business involves the controlled use of biological materials, the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials cannot be eliminated. If an accident, spill or release of any such chemicals or substances occurs, we could be held liable for resulting damages, including for investigation, remediation and monitoring of the contamination, including natural resource damages, the costs of which could be substantial. We are also subject to numerous environmental, health and workplace safety laws and regulations, including those governing laboratory procedures. Additional or more stringent laws and regulations affecting our operations may be adopted in the future. We may incur substantial capital costs and operating expenses and may be required to obtain consents to comply with any of these or certain other laws or regulations and the terms and conditions of any permits required pursuant to such laws and regulations, including costs to install new or updated pollution control equipment, modify our operations or perform other corrective actions at our respective facilities. In addition, fines and penalties may be imposed for noncompliance with environmental, health and safety and other laws and regulations or for the failure to have, or comply with the terms and conditions of, required environmental or other permits or consents.

 

 
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We face competition from the existing standard of care and potential changes in medical practice and technology and the possibility that our competitors may develop products, treatments or procedures that are similar, more advanced, safer or more effective than ours.

 

The medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are intensely competitive and subject to significant technological and practice changes. We may face competition from many difference sources with respect to any products we may develop and commercialize. Possible competitors may be medical practitioners, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and wound care companies, academic and medical institutions, governmental agencies and public and private research institutions, among others. Should any competitor’s product candidates receive regulatory or marketing approval prior to ours, they may establish a strong market position and be difficult to displace, or will diminish the need for our products.

 

Our commercial opportunity could be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop and commercialize products, treatments or procedures that are safer, more effective, have fewer or less severe side effects, are more convenient or are less expensive than any product that we may develop. Many of our current or future competitors may have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we may have. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries or wound care markets may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of our competitors. Other early stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. These companies compete with us in recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and patient registration for clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, our programs.

 

We may compete for the time and efforts of our officers and directors.

 

Certain of our officers and directors are also officers, directors, and employees of other companies and we may have to compete with the other companies for their time, attention and efforts. Our officers provide us their services on a part-time basis and none of our directors anticipate devoting more than approximately five (5%) percent of their working time to our matters.

 

We maintain at-will consulting agreements with our officers that may be terminated by us or the respective officer at any time and for any reason.

 

We maintain at-will consulting agreements with our officers that may be terminated by us or the respective officer at any time and for any reason. If any of our officers terminate their consulting agreement it may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or ability to operate.

 

Our growth and success depends on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified and skilled sales and marketing, research and development, operational, managerial and finance personnel.

 

Our growth and success depends on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified and skilled sales and marketing, research and development, operational, managerial and finance personnel. Competition for skilled personnel is intense and the unexpected loss of an employee with a particular skill could materially adversely affect our operations until a replacement can be found and trained. If we cannot attract and retain skilled scientific and operational personnel, as required, for our research and development and manufacturing operations on acceptable terms, we may not be able to develop and commercialize any products we may develop and commercialize. Further, any failure to effectively integrate new personnel could prevent us from successfully growing our company.

 

 
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Risks Related To Ownership of Our Common Stock and This Offering

 

The trading price of our common stock historically has been volatile and may not reflect its actual value.

 

The trading price of our common stock has, from time to time, fluctuated widely and in the future may be subject to similar fluctuations. The trading price may be affected by a number of factors including the risk factors set forth herein, as well as our operating results, financial condition, general economic our control. In recent years, broad stock market indices in general, and smaller capitalization companies in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. In a volatile market, we may experience wide fluctuations in the market price of our common stock. These fluctuations may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the sale of our common stock into the public market upon the effectiveness of this registration statement could put downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.

 

The sale by our stockholders of restricted shares, either pursuant to a resale prospectus or Rule 144, may adversely affect our ability to raise the funds we will require to effectuate our business plan.

 

As of the date of this prospectus we had 76,145,418 shares issued and outstanding, of which 50,818,583 are deemed “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144. The possibility that substantial amounts of our common stock may be sold into the public market, either under Rule 144, or pursuant to a resale registration statement, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital in the future through the sale of equity securities because of the perception that future resales could decrease our stock price and because of the availability of resale shares to those interested in investing in our common stock.

 

Our common stock is a penny stock and is not traded on a national securities exchange; therefore you may find it difficult to sell shares of our common stock you may acquire in this offering.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB. The OTCQB is viewed by most investors as a less desirable, and less liquid, marketplace. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to purchase, dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to the value of our common stock.

 

Additionally, our common stock is subject to regulations of the SEC applicable to “penny stock.” Penny stock includes any non-NASDAQ equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Rules 15g-1 through 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), imposes certain sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell our common stock to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act). For transactions covered by this rule, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the sale. This rule adversely affects the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and purchasers of our common stock to sell their shares of our common stock.

 

In addition, the penny stock regulations require that prior to any non-exempt buy/sell transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule proscribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market must be delivered by a broker-dealer to the purchaser of such penny stock. This disclosure must include the amount of commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current price quotations for our common stock. The regulations also require that monthly statements be sent to holders of penny stock that disclose recent price information for the penny stock and information of the limited market for penny stocks. These requirements adversely affect the market liquidity of our common stock.

 

 
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Although our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB, if we do not meet or comply with the recent rule changes to the OTCQB our shares may be delisted from the OTCQB and would likely be traded on the OTC Pink (aka the Pink Sheets).

 

Although our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB, effective as of May 1, 2014, the OTC Markets Group Inc. changed its rules for OTCQB eligibility. To be eligible for OTCQB, companies will be required to:

 

 

· meet a minimum bid price test of $0.01. Securities that do not meet the minimum bid price test will be downgraded to OTC Pink;

 

 

 

 

· submit an application to OTCQB and pay an application and annual fee; and

 

 

 

 

· submit an OTCQB Annual Certification confirming the Company Profile displayed on www.otcmarkets.com is current and complete and providing additional information on officers, directors, and controlling shareholders.

 

In the event we do not submit an annual certification and pay the annual fee our common stock will likely be downgraded to the OTC Pink, which could adversely affect the market liquidity of our common stock.

 

Kalen Capital Corporation (“KCC”), a private corporation solely owned by Mr. Harmel Rayat, beneficially owns approximately 66% of our issued and outstanding stock. This ownership interest may permit KCC to influence significant corporate decisions.

 

As of January 17, 2018, KCC, a private corporation solely owned by Harmel S. Rayat, a former officer and director of ours, beneficially owned approximately 51,894,709 shares (including shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and convertible notes or approximately 66%, of our outstanding common stock. See footnote 7 to the beneficial ownership table in the section of this prospectus titled “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.”

 

As a result, Mr. Rayat may be able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, and will have significant control over our management and policies. Mr. Rayat’s interests may be different from yours. For example, he may support proposals and actions with which you may disagree or which are not in your interest. This concentration of ownership could delay or prevent a change in control of our company or otherwise discourage a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of our company, which in turn could reduce the price of our common stock. In addition, Mr. Rayat could use his voting influence to maintain our existing management and directors in office, or support or reject other management and board proposals that are subject to stockholder approval, such as the adoption of employee stock plans and significant unregistered financing transactions.

 

There are convertible loans in the aggregate principal amount of $1,095,000 outstanding that we do not currently have the funds to repay.

 

On September 9, 2016, we entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC pursuant to which KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note.

 

On February 23, 2017, we entered into the February Loan Agreements with KCC and Joseph Sierchio, a member of our Board, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate of $420,000 ($395,000 from KCC and $25,000 from Mr. Sierchio) at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by the February Notes. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the February Note of Mr. Sierchio in full. The maturity date of the February Note was extended from February 23, 2018, to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. The KCC February Note can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the February Note, subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

 
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There are options to purchase shares of our common stock currently outstanding.

 

As of the date of this prospectus we have granted options to purchase shares of our common stock to various persons and entities, under which we could be obligated to issue up to 545,000 shares of our common stock. The exercise prices of these options range from $0.80 to $4.20 per share. If issued, the shares underlying these options would increase the number of shares of our common stock currently outstanding and dilute the holdings and voting rights of our then-existing stockholders.

 

There are warrants to purchase shares of our common stock currently outstanding.

 

As of the date of this prospectus we have issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to various persons and entities, under which we could be obligated to issue up to 3,609,158 shares of common stock. The exercise prices of these warrants are: (1) $0.35 per share for the 720,000 Series A Warrant through July 12, 2019. The Series A Warrant vests in equal installments of 240,000 on July 12, 2014-2018 and expires on July 12, 2019; (2) $1.10 for the 910,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series D Warrants through June 5, 2020; (3) the lesser of (i) $1.54 or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five (5) days prior to the date on which the holder elects to exercise the warrant for the 584,416 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant expires on September 9, 2021; (4) the lesser of (i) $3.45 or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five (5) days prior to the date on which the holder elects to exercise the warrant for the 14,492 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series F Warrants. 7,246 of the Series F Warrants expire on February 23, 2022 and the remaining 7,246 expire on March 9, 2022; (5) $2.68 for the 460,250 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series G Warrants through July 21, 2022; and (6) $2.75 for the 920,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series H Warrants through October 16, 2022. If issued, the shares underlying the warrants would increase the number of shares of our common stock currently outstanding and dilute the holdings and voting rights of our then-existing stockholders. Each of the warrants may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula set forth therein.

 

We may issue preferred stock which may have greater rights than our common stock.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation allow our Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Currently, no shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding. However, we can issue shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and can set the terms of the preferred stock without seeking any further approval from the holders of our common stock. Any preferred stock that we issue may rank ahead of our common stock in terms of dividend priority or liquidation premiums and may have greater voting rights than our common stock. In addition, such preferred stock may contain provisions allowing it to be converted into shares of common stock, which could dilute the value of our common stock to then current stockholders and could adversely affect the market price, if any, of our common stock.

 

We have entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement)” with KCC requiring us to register all the shares owned by KCC as of November 29, 2013 (the “11/29 Financing”), including all shares issuable upon conversion of any warrants then owned by KCC. If we fail to timely file the registration statements we will be obligated to issue additional shares of our common stock to KCC.

 

As part of the 11/29 Financing, we entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with KCC pursuant to which we agreed to file such number of registration statements as required to register for resale with the SEC all the shares owned by KCC as of November 29, 2013, including all shares issuable upon conversion of any warrants then owned by KCC. The first registration statement that we are obligated to file covers the shares and warrants issued to KCC as part of the 11/29 Financing. If we fail to timely file the registration statements we will be obligated to issue additional shares of our common stock to KCC. In the event the we fail to file a registration statement in the time period required, we will issue to KCC additional shares of our common stock equal to 5% of the shares of our common stock that were to be registered for every thirty day period for which we fail to file such registration statement, subject to proration for any portion of such thirty day period and up to a maximum number of shares of our common stock equal to 25% of the number of shares of our common stock that were to be registered. Additionally, in the event we fail to cause a registration statement to be declared effective within ninety days from the date of filing, we will issue to KCC additional shares of our common stock equal to 2.5% of the shares of our common stock that were to be registered for every thirty day period for which we fail to cause the SEC to declare such registration statement effective, subject to proration for any portion of such thirty day period and up to a maximum number of shares of our common stock equal to 10% of the number of shares of common stock included in such registration statement. We timely filed the initial registration statement that we were required to file on behalf of KCC.

 

 
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Our compliance with changing laws and rules regarding corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses to us which, in turn, may adversely affect our ability to continue our operations.

 

Keeping abreast of, and in compliance with, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new SEC regulations and, in the event we are ever approved for listing on a registered national exchange, such exchange’s rules, will require an increased amount of management attention and external resources. We intend to continue to invest all reasonably necessary resources to comply with evolving standards, which may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. Our failure to adequately comply with any of these laws, regulations, standards or rules may result in substantial fines or other penalties and could have an adverse impact on our ongoing operations.

 

Because we do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future you should not purchase our shares if you are seeking dividend income.

 

We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to support the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board after taking into account various factors, including but not limited to our financial condition, operating results, cash needs, growth plans and the terms of any credit agreements that we may be a party to at the time. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize their investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase the shares offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains certain “forward-looking statements,” as well as information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries that is based on management’s exercise of business judgment and assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although forward-looking statements in this prospectus reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. When used in this document and other documents, releases and reports released by us, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “the facts suggest” and words of similar import, are intended to identify any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current view of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as noted below. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Actual events, transactions and results may materially differ from the anticipated events, transactions or results described in such statements. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will materialize. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements and unknown, unidentified or unpredictable factors could materially and adversely impact our future results. We undertake no obligation and do not intend to update, revise or otherwise publicly release any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events. Several of these factors include, without limitation:

 

 
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our ability to meet requisite regulations or receive regulatory approvals in the United States, and our ability to retain any regulatory approvals that we may obtain; and the absence of adverse regulatory developments in the United States and abroad;

 

·

new entrance of competitive products or further penetration of existing products in our markets;

 

·

the effect on us from adverse publicity related to our products or the company itself; and

 

·

any adverse claims relating to our intellectual property.

 

The reader is cautioned that no statements contained in this prospectus should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks described in this report and matters described in this report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur.

 

We have little likelihood of long-term success unless we are able to continue to raise capital from the sale of our securities or financing from other sources until, if ever, we generate positive cash flow from operations.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of certain shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Stockholders. This prospectus also relates to shares of our common stock that have been issued to the Selling Stockholders upon exercise of outstanding warrants. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering. We may receive proceed from the exercise of warrants and or options and to the extent we do receive any such proceeds they will be used to fund the research, development and commercialization of the CellMist SystemTM and for general working capital.

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price they may sell the offered shares, and such sales may be made at prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices. Please refer to “Plan of Distribution.”

 

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “RCAR.” Our warrants are not currently traded on any market. The closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on February 5, 2018, was $6.05.

 

As of February 2, 2018 there were 76,145,418 shares of our common stock outstanding and held by approximately 357 stockholders of record. A portion of our common stock is held in “street name” or by beneficial holders, whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.

 

 
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The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices for our common stock for each quarter during the past two fiscal years as reported on the OTCQB.

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

High

 

 

Low

 

First Quarter (January 1 - March 31, 2017)

 

$ 5.50

 

 

$ 2.10

 

Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2017)

 

$ 4.75

 

 

$ 2.49

 

Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2017)

 

$ 3.95

 

 

$ 2.87

 

Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2017)

 

$ 4.95

 

 

$ 2.99

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

High

 

 

Low

 

First Quarter (January 1 - March 31, 2016)

 

$ 2.35

 

 

$ 0.96

 

Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2016)

 

$ 2.58

 

 

$ 1.96

 

Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2016)

 

$ 2.48

 

 

$ 1.25

 

Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2016)

 

$ 2.81

 

 

$ 0.88

 

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and our Board presently intends to continue a policy of retaining earnings, if any, for use in our operations. The declaration and payment of dividends in the future, of which there can be no assurance, will be determined by the Board in light of conditions then existing, including earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors.

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes prohibit us from declaring dividends where, if after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:

 

 

· we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or

 

 

 

 

· our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of stockholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.
 

Except as set forth above, there are no restrictions that currently materially limit our ability to pay dividends or which we reasonably believe are likely to limit materially the future payment of dividends on common stock.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our results and the timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared with the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

Operating Expenses

 

A summary of our operating expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 follows:

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(Decrease)

 

 

Change

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$ 129,094

 

 

$ 45,381

 

 

$ 83,713

 

 

 

184 %

General and administrative

 

 

318,170

 

 

 

210,881

 

 

 

107,289

 

 

 

51 %

Stock compensation

 

 

127,478

 

 

 

12,951

 

 

 

114,527

 

 

 

884 %

Total operating expense

 

$ 574,742

 

 

$ 269,213

 

 

$ 305,529

 

 

 

113 %

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

(Decrease)

 

 

Change

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$ 288,270

 

 

$ 231,013

 

 

$ 57,257

 

 

 

25 %

General and administrative

 

 

926,503

 

 

 

1,059,825

 

 

 

(133,322 )

 

 

-13

Stock compensation

 

 

748,350

 

 

 

287,238

 

 

 

461,112

 

 

 

161 %

Total operating expense

 

$ 1,963,123

 

 

$ 1,578,076

 

 

$ 385,046

 

 

 

24 %

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development (“R&D”) costs represent costs incurred to develop our CellMistTM System and are incurred pursuant to agreements with third party providers and certain internal R&D cost allocations. Payments under these agreements include salaries and benefits for R&D personnel, allocated overhead, contract services and other costs. R&D costs are expensed when incurred. R&D costs, excluding stock based compensation, increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016, as a result of the timing of our R&D expenses.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative costs include all expenditures incurred other than research and development related costs, including costs related to personnel, professional fees, travel and entertainment, public company costs, insurance and other office related costs. General and administrative costs, excluding stock based compensation increased during the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016 due primarily to a decrease in personnel costs offset by higher patent related fees. General and administrative costs, excluding stock based compensation decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016 due primarily to a decrease in personnel costs, travel costs, investor communications costs and office costs offset by higher patent related fees and professional service fees.

 

Stock Compensation

 

Expense associated with equity based transactions is calculated and expensed in our financial statements as required pursuant to various accounting rules and is non-cash in nature. Stock compensation represents the expense associated with the amortization of our stock options. Stock compensation expense increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to the May 11, 2017 grant of 310,000 stock options of which 160,000 vested on the date of grant whereas only 7,500 immediately vested stock options were granted during the third quarter of 2016. In total, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, a total of 310,000 and 187,500 stock options were granted, respectively.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income relates to interest earned on bank account deposits. Other expense relates to our convertible promissory notes. Interest expense relates to the stated interest of the convertible promissory notes. Accretion of debt discount represents the accretion of the discount applied to the notes as a result of the issuance of detachable warrants and the beneficial conversion feature contained in the notes.

 

 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We currently finance our activities through the sale of our equity securities and issuance of debt. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2017, we have incurred recurring operating losses since inception of $13,745,230. Additionally, as of the year ended December 31, 2016 and through the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the related consolidated financial statements were issued was in doubt. At September 30, 2017, we had cash of $1,149,604, working capital of $51,036 and total liabilities of $1,110,368. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company received proceeds of $2,300,000 upon the closing of a private placement. As a result of the aforementioned financing and based upon our current and near term anticipated level of operations and expenditures, we believe that cash on hand should be sufficient to enable us to continue operations beyond twelve months from the date of this prospectus.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,155,661 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1,409,842 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in cash used in operating activities is due to fewer dollars spent on public and investors relations, personnel compensation offset by higher R&D, patent related costs and professional fees.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,887,234 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1,700,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

On July 21, 2017, the Company received proceeds of $1,122,610 from the July 2017 Private Placement in exchange for the issuance of Units with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant.

 

On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

 

On February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017, we entered into loan agreements with KCC, Sierchio and an Investor whereby KCC, Sierchio and an Investor loaned us $395,000, $25,000 and $25,000, respectively.

 

On September 9, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement with KCC whereby KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000.

 

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

 

Year Ended Year Ended December 31, 2016 versus December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Increase /

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

(Decrease)

Change

 

Operating expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$ 309,503

 

 

$ 281,218

 

 

$ 28,285

 

 

 

10

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,306,457

 

 

 

978,167

 

 

 

328,290

 

 

 

34

 

Stock compensation

 

 

282,262

 

 

 

59,122

 

 

 

223,140

 

 

 

377

 

Total operating expense

 

$ 1,898,222

 

 

$ 1,318,507

 

 

$ 579,715

 

 

 

44

 

 

Research and Development

 

R&D costs represent costs incurred to develop our CellMistTM System and are incurred pursuant to agreements with third party providers. R&D costs are expensed when incurred. R&D costs increased during the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, as a result of increased expenditures made in anticipation of our FDA and other regulatory filings.

 

 
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General and Administrative

 

General and administrative costs include all expenditures incurred other than R&D related costs, including costs related to personnel, professional fees, travel and entertainment, public company costs, insurance and other office related costs. Costs increased during the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015 due primarily to an investor outreach and name branding program, increase in legal fees related to the negotiating and drafting of agreements and higher personnel costs offset by decreases in certain consulting fees, travel costs and charitable donations of $83,000 which was paid to the University of Pittsburg in 2015.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income relates to interest earned on bank account deposits. Other expense relates to and a convertible promissory note dated September 9, 2016 with a face amount of $700,000. Interest expense relates to the stated interest of the convertible promissory note. Accretion of debt discount represents the accretion of the discount applied to the note as a result of the issuance of detachable warrants and the beneficial conversion feature contained in the note.

 

Dividends

 

We have neither declared nor paid any dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain our earnings to finance growth and expand our operations and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Risks

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract and contribution payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s note payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

 

Plans for Next Twelve Months

 

During the next twelve months we intend to continue our research and development efforts on the CellMistTM System. As part of these efforts we intend to make certain filings with regulatory bodies, including, but not limited to, the FDA, in order to obtain regulatory approval for the clinical use of the CellMistTM System. Based upon our current and near term anticipated level of operations and expenditures, we believe that cash on hand should be sufficient to enable us to continue operations beyond twelve months from the date of this prospectus.

 

Share Capital

 

At September 30, 2017, we had:

 

 

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Authorized share capital of 10,000,000 preferred shares with par value of $0.0001.

 

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Authorized share capital of 500,000,000 common shares with par value of $0.00001 each.

 

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75,225,418 common shares issued and outstanding.

 

 
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Market Risk Disclosures

 

We have not entered into derivative contracts either to hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the subsequent period through the date of this annual report.

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or contractual obligations at September 30, 2017, and the subsequent period to through the date of this report, that are likely to have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that have not been disclosed in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

See “Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2017 attached hereto.

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTY

 

We are a development-stage company focusing on the acquisition, development and commercialization of autologous (using a patient’s own cells) cellular therapies for medical and aesthetic applications. On July 12, 2013, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of our flagship CellMistTM System along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted to us on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted to us on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430).

 

On or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical a Petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 before the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office . Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a Final Written Decision dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims. Avita Medical may elect to file a Notice of Appeal with the Federal Circuit Court to review the PTAB Final Written Decision; if it decides to do so, the Notice of Appeal must be filed on or before February 21, 2018.

 

In the case of U.S. patents, a typical utility patent term is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, if the application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed application or applications, from the date on which the earliest such application was filed. Patents filed outside of the U.S. have a patent term typically running 20 years from the date of first filing, but which are determined by the law of the country in which they issue. Patent term may be affected by events such as maintenance (or annuity) fee payment, terminal or statutory disclaimer, post-grant proceedings, patent term adjustment, and/or patent term extension.

 

The development of our CellMistTM System is in the early stage and we anticipate that we will be required to expend significant time and resources to further develop our technology and determine whether a commercially viable product can be developed. Research and development of new technologies involves a high degree of risk and there is no assurance that our development activities will result in a commercially viable product. The long-term profitability of our operations will be, in part, directly related to the cost and success of our development programs, which may be affected by a number of factors.

 

 
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The average adult human has a skin surface area of between 16 - 21 square feet, which protects all other organs against the external environment. When a person’s skin is assailed by trauma or exposed to extreme heat, the skin’s various layers may be destroyed and depending on the severity of the injury, might cause life-threatening conditions. Currently, severe trauma to the skin, such as second or third degree burns, requires surgical mesh-grafting of skin, whereby healthy skin is removed from one area of the patient’s body (a “donor site”) and implanted on the damaged area.

 

While mesh grafting is often the method of choice, there are significant deficiencies with this method. The surgical procedure to remove healthy skin from the donor site can be painful and leaves the patient with a new wound that must also be attended to. In many instances the aesthetic results are not satisfying, as the color of the skin from the donor site may not match the skin color of the damaged skin. Additionally, the size of the donor skin removed must be substantially equal in size to the damaged skin area. These donor and injury sites can take weeks to heal, requiring expensive hospital stays, ongoing wound dressing management, and in some cases, complex anti-infection strategies.

 

We are currently evaluating the potential of our CellMistTM System in the treatment of tissue that has been subject to severe trauma such as second degree burns. The CellMistTM System utilizes the patient’s own skin stem cells, reduces the size of the donor site, and has shown to significantly decrease scarring. Furthermore, we believe the CellMistTM System could enable treatment of other skin disorders with minimal scarring.

 

Our Market Opportunity

 

According to medical market research firm, Kalorama Information, the global market for wound care products is projected to grow to approximately $18.3 billion by 2019.

 

Burn Wounds

 

Burns are one of the most common and devastating forms of trauma. Patients with serious thermal injury require immediate specialized care in order to minimize morbidity and mortality. Data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in the U.S. show that approximately 2 million fires are reported each year which result in 1.2 million people with burn injuries (see American Burn Association Burn Incidence and Treatment in the US: 2000 Fact Sheet, available at: http://www.ameriburn.org). Moderate to severe burn injuries requiring hospitalization account for approximately 100,000 of these cases, and about 5,000 patients die each year from burn-related complications (see Church D, Elsayed S, Reid O, Winston B, Lindsay R “Burn wound infections” Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2006;19(2):403–34, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471990).

 

The prevalence of patients with severe burns is even higher in emerging economies. For example, according to the World Health Organization over 1,000,000 people in India are moderately to severely burnt every year and approximately 265,000 people worldwide die from burn related injuries (see World Health Organization “Burns: Fact Sheet No. 365,” reviewed September 2016, available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/). According to Critical Care, an international clinical medical journal, burns are also among the most expensive traumatic injuries because of long and costly hospitalization, rehabilitation and wound and scar treatment (see Brusselaers, N., Monstrey, et al, “Severe Burn Injury in Europe: A systematic Review of the Incidence, Etiology, Morbidity, and Mortality” available at: http://ccforum.com/content/14/5/R188).

 

Burn injuries account for a significant cost to the health care system in North America and worldwide. In the U.S. there are currently 127 centers specializing in burn care. Recent estimates in the U.S. show that 40,000 patients are admitted annually for treatment with burn injuries, over 60% of the estimated U.S. acute hospitalizations related to burn injury were admitted to burn centers. Such centers now average over 200 annual admissions for burn injury and skin disorders requiring similar treatment. The other 4,500 U.S. acute care hospitals average less than 3 burn admissions per year (see American Burn Association Burn Incidence and Treatment in the US: 2013 Fact Sheet, available at: http://www.ameriburn.org).

 

 
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Initial hospitalization costs and physicians’ fees for specialized care of a patient with a major burn injury are currently estimated to be $200,000. Overall, costs escalate for major burn cases because of repeated admissions for reconstruction and rehabilitation therapy. In the U.S., current annual estimates show that more than $18 billion is spent on specialized care of patients with major burn injuries (see Church D, Elsayed S, Reid O, Winston B, Lindsay R “Burn wound infections” Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2006;19(2):403–34, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471990).

 

Most burn injuries involve layers of the upper skin, the epidermis. Severe major trauma involves a complete loss of the entire thickness of the skin and often requires major surgery involving split-skin mesh-grafting. Skin grafting is a procedure where healthy skin is removed from one area of the body and transplanted to a wound site.

 

Our Technology

 

Our cell isolation methodology is referred to as the CellMistTM process, and our cell deposition device is referred to as the SkinGunTM. We isolate a patient’s stem cells from a small biopsy of the patient’s skin. The stem cells are placed into a liquid solution, which is then filled into a sterile syringe. The syringe is inserted into the SkinGunTM, which then sprays the stem cell-loaded liquid solution into the wound.

 

The first phase of gathering the patient’s stem cells, creating a liquid solution, and applying the stem cells takes approximately 1.5–2 hours. Within two weeks following the wound treatment procedure, the skin cells fully generate a normal upper skin layer (re-epithelialization), and within months the skin regains its color and texture.

 

Our cell isolation procedure and the cell spraying are performed on the same day, in an on-site setting. Because the skin cells sprayed using the SkinGunTM are actually the patient’s own cells, the skin that is regenerated looks more natural than artificial skin replacements. During recovery, the skin cells grow into fully functional layers of the skin and the regenerated skin leaves minimal scarring. Additionally, our methods require substantially smaller donor areas than skin grafting, reducing donor area burden such as pain and the risk of complications.

 

The CellMistTM System remains an experimental, unproven methodology and we continue to evaluate its efficacy. There is no guarantee that we will able to develop a commercially viable product based upon the CellMistTM System and its underlying technology.

 

Domestic Regulation

 

Governmental authorities in the U.S., at the federal, state and local level, and in other countries extensively regulate, among other things, the research, development, testing, manufacture, labeling, packaging, promotion, storage, advertising, distribution, marketing and export and import of products or devices such as those we are attempting to develop. Our device candidates, to the extent they are developed, will likely be subject to pre-market approval by the FDA prior to their marketing for commercial use in the U.S., and to any approvals required by foreign governmental entities prior to their marketing outside the U.S. In addition, any changes or modifications to a device that has received regulatory clearance or approval that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or would constitute a major change in its intended use, and may require the submission of a new application in the U.S. for pre-market approval, or for foreign regulatory approvals outside the U.S.. The process of obtaining foreign approvals, can be expensive, time consuming and uncertain.

 

Premarket Approval

 

We may be required to file for premarket approval (“PMA”) for the SkinGunTMor any other device that we commercialize if it is deemed a Class III medical device. PMA is the FDA process of scientific and regulatory review to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Class III medical devices. Class III devices are those that support or sustain human life, are of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health, or which present a potential, unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Due to the level of risk associated with Class III devices, the FDA has determined that general and special controls alone are insufficient to assure the safety and effectiveness of class III devices. Therefore, these devices require a PMA application under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in order to obtain marketing clearance.

 

 
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PMA is the most stringent type of device marketing application required by the FDA. The applicant must receive FDA approval of its PMA application prior to marketing the device. PMA approval is based on a determination by FDA that the PMA contains sufficient valid scientific evidence to assure that the device is safe and effective for its intended use(s). An approved PMA is, in effect, a private license granting the applicant (or owner) permission to market the device.

 

Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”)

 

Among the data required in a PMA application is human clinical test data. The FDA’s regulation that governs the human testing is the IDE and other patient protection regulations. For devices that are considered Significant Risk, an IDE application is required. It consists of the proposed clinical protocol and all supporting study documentation and must be submitted and approved by FDA and an Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to initiation of the human testing. Since the CellMistTM System employs the use of stem cells taken from the patient, it is considered Significant Risk by the FDA; therefore, we will be required to file an IDE application prior to conducting a clinical study for any application, such as for treatment of severe burns. The FDA has a specified review timeline and process for IDE reviews - each review phase takes 30 days and if the FDA has questions or concerns about the study design, there may be multiple review rounds until FDA either: (a) conditionally approves, (b) approves or (c) denies approval of the clinical study conduct under the submitted IDE. There is no guarantee that any IDE application we submit will be approved by the FDA.

 

HIPAA Requirements

 

Other federal legislation may affect our ability to obtain certain health information in conjunction with any research activities we conduct. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), mandates, among other things, the adoption of standards designed to safeguard the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. In relevant part, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), has released two rules to date mandating the use of new standards with respect to such health information. The first rule imposes new standards relating to the privacy of individually identifiable health information. These standards restrict the manner and circumstances under which covered entities may use and disclose protected health information so as to protect the privacy of that information. The second rule released by HHS establishes minimum standards for the security of electronic health information. While we do not believe we are directly regulated as a covered entity under HIPAA, the HIPAA standards impose requirements on covered entities conducting research activities regarding the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information collected in the course of conducting the research.

 

Other U.S. Regulatory Requirements

 

In the U.S., the research, manufacturing, distribution, sale, and promotion of drug and biological products are potentially subject to regulation by various federal, state and local authorities in addition to the FDA, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration), other divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (e.g., the Office of Inspector General), the U.S. Department of Justice and individual U.S. Attorney offices within the Department of Justice, and state and local governments. For example, sales, marketing and scientific/educational grant programs must comply with the anti-fraud and abuse provisions of the Social Security Act, the False Claims Act, and similar state laws, each as amended. Pricing and rebate programs must comply with the Medicaid rebate requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, each as amended. If products are made available to authorized users of the Federal Supply Schedule of the General Services Administration, additional laws and requirements apply. All of these activities are also potentially subject to federal and state consumer protection, unfair competition, and other laws.

 

International Regulation

 

The regulation of any potential product candidates we may produce outside of the U.S. varies by country. Certain countries regulate human tissue products as a biological product, which would require us to make extensive filings and obtain regulatory approvals before selling our product candidates. Certain other countries may classify our product candidates as human tissue for transplantation but may restrict its import or sale. Other countries have no application regulations regarding the import or sale of products similar to potential product candidates, creating uncertainty as to what standards we may be required to meet.

 

 
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Competition

 

The biotechnology, medical device, and wound care industries are characterized by intense competition, rapid product development and technological change. Our CellMistTM System competes with a variety of companies in the wound care markets, many of which offer substantially different treatments for similar problems. Currently Avita Medical Limited is evaluating the efficacy of ReCellÒ, a cell spray device and a cell isolation procedure for autologous cells. Integra Lifesciences Holding Corp. sells IntegraÒ Dermal Regeneration Template, which does not use autologous cells, but instead uses an animal-derived intercellular matrix with an artificial waterproof barrier. Other competitors include: MiMedx Group, Inc.; Kinetic Concepts Inc.; Fibrocell Science, Inc.; Shire Plc and Organogenesis, Inc.

 

Many of our competitors are large, well-established companies with considerably greater financial, marketing, sales and technical resources than those available to us. Additionally, many of our present and potential competitors have research and development capabilities that may allow them to develop new or improved products that may compete with our product lines. Our potential products could be rendered obsolete or made uneconomical by the development of new products to treat the conditions addressed by our products, technological advances affecting the cost of production, or marketing or pricing actions by one or more of our competitors.

 

Intellectual Property

 

General

 

In the course of conducting our business, we from time to time create inventions. Obtaining, maintaining and protecting our inventions, including seeking patent protection, might be important depending on the nature of the invention. To that end, we seek to implement patent and other intellectual property strategies to appropriately protect our intellectual property. While we file and prosecute patent applications to protect our inventions, our pending patent applications might not result in the issuance of patents or issued patents might not provide competitive advantages. Also, our patent protection might not prevent others from developing competitive products using related or other technology.

 

The scope, enforceability and effective term of issued patents can be highly uncertain and often involve complex legal and factual questions. Moreover, the issuance of a patent in one country does not assure the issuance of a patent with similar claim scope in another country, and claim interpretation and infringement laws vary among countries, so we are unable to predict the extent of patent protection in any country. The patents we obtain and the unpatented proprietary technology we hold might not afford us significant commercial protection or advantage.

 

In addition to issued patents describe above, we plan to file additional patent applications that, if issued, would provide further protection for The CellMistTM System. Although we believe the bases for these patents and patent applications are sound, they are untested; and there is no assurance that they will not be successfully challenged. There can be no assurance that any patent previously issued will be of commercial value, that any patent applications will result in issued patents of commercial value, or that our technology will not be held to infringe patents held by others.

 

Strategy

 

Our ultimate goal is to leverage the potential of our CellMistTM System, together with our cell isolation method, as cutting edge treatments in skin therapy. Before we can do so, however, there are a number of steps we must first take, including:

 

 

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initiating a series of clinical trials to determine the CellMistTM System’s safety and efficacy for treating wounds and burns;

 

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formalizing collaborations with universities and scientific partners;

 

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creating a network of clinical and research partners;

 

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Additionally, we will likely be required to raise significant capital in order to fund our ongoing research and development operations, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Employees

 

We currently have one full time employee, Mr. Andrew Danielson, Director of Operations, and three part-time contractors: Mr. Thomas Bold, President and Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Patsy Trisler, Vice-President Clinical & Regulatory Affairs; and Dr. Roger Esteban-Vives, Director of Cell Sciences. From time to time we use additional independent contractors to provide us with services

 

Our Office Facilities

 

Our corporate office is located at Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Rent is $800 per month on a month-to-month basis.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On or about April 11, 2017, we received from Avita Medical Limited a paper copy of what was labeled a Petition For Inter Partes Review purporting to challenge the validity of the claims in U.S. Patent No. 9,610,430 (the before the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office .

 

Upon consideration of the arguments and evidence set forth by us and Avita, on December 18, 2017, the PTAB rendered a “Final Written Decision” dismissing the Petition in its entirety and, accordingly, confirming all such claims. Avita may elect to file a Notice of Appeal with the Federal Circuit Court to review the PTAB Final Written Decision; if it decides to do so, the Notice of Appeal must be filed on or before February 21, 2018. 

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

 

The following table sets forth the names and ages of all of our directors and executive officers. We have a Board comprised of two members. Each director holds office until a successor is duly elected or appointed. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board and are appointed by the Board.

 

Name

 

Age

 

Position

 

Director / Officer Since

Thomas Bold

 

56

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

CEO: December 2013

Interim CFO: September 2016

Director: May 2017

Patsy Trisler

 

69

 

Vice-President, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs

 

April 1, 2014

Kenneth Kirkland

 

75

 

Director

 

August 2013

Joseph Sierchio

 

68

 

Director

 

August 2010

 

Biographical Information

 

Set forth below are the names of all of our executive officers and directors, all positions and offices held by each person, the period during which each has served as such, and the principal occupations and employment of such persons during at least the last five years, and other director positions held currently or during the last five years:

 

 
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Current Officers and Directors

 

Thomas Bold. Since 2013 Mr. Bold has been serving as a Business Consultant and Economic Advisor for StemCell Systems, GmbH. In this position he serves as a member of the steering committee of a multinational research project sponsored by the European Commission. From 2004 through 2012 Mr. Bold served as the CEO of StemCell Systems GmbH, a Berlin-based biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of advanced cell culture bioreactors. During his time in this position Mr. Bold managed several national and international research and development projects for the company. Mr. Bold has more than 15 years of professional business experience in the field of medical biotechnology device manufacturing, stem cell culture technology platform development and regenerative medicine research project management and product development. Mr. Bold has co-founded several start-up companies in Germany and specializes in structuring and management of new ventures and organizations. He initiated and managed successful business/R&D collaborations between many company and university partners and has been involved in successful patent application processes and IP portfolio management. Mr. Bold has assisted companies in securing millions of dollars of funding from local and national German research organizations and the European Commission and managed national and international life science R&D projects for Hybrid Organ GmbH, StemCell Systems GmbH and the Charité Medical Faculty of the Berlin Universities, Germany. He initiated and managed several skin therapy project consortia on wound dressing development, skin cell isolation technologies and skin cell spray deposition devices. Mr. Bold received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Cologne, Germany and his Diplom-Kaufmann (Masters’) degree in Business Management, Economic Journalism and American Economy from the Freie Universität Berlin.

 

Patsy Trisler, JD, RAC. For over 20 years Ms. Trisler has provided strategic regulatory guidance and clinical compliance consulting services to medical device companies, including advising on non-clinical and clinical testing requirements for a variety of product types; preparing FDA submissions; facilitating FDA meetings; training on compliance with GCPs & FDA regulatory requirements. Ms. Trisler has been a regulatory consultant since 1991 and has held senior level positions where she provided consulting services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients and was most recently an independent consultant for a number of clients within the medical products industry. Prior to that Ms. Trisler served for nearly seven years at the FDA as a scientific reviewer and special assistant to the Director of the Office of Device Evaluation in developing medical device policies and guidances. She began her career as a biologist in a molecular biology laboratory at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Ms. Trisler received her B.S. in biology and psychology from American University in Washington, DC, and her juris doctorate from the Potomac School of Law/Antioch Law School in Washington, DC. Ms. Trisler is regulatory affairs certified (RAC) and a member of several professional groups including the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS). Ms. Trisler was appointed to serve as our Vice-President, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs due to her extensive regulatory guidance and clinical compliance experience.

 

Dr. Kenneth Kirkland. From August 1998 through July 2010, Dr. Kirkland worked as an Executive Director at Iowa State University and most recently served as the University’s Executive Director of the Research Foundation and Director of the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer. While there, he was successful in increasing the licensing of the University’s technologies to companies to achieve number one ranking among U.S. universities in the number of licenses executed. Dr. Kirkland also spearheaded successful litigation against infringers of the Research Foundation’s intellectual property resulting in total settlements of $20 million. Dr. Kirkland completed his undergraduate studies in the U.K., and obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomic Crop Science from Oregon State University. Dr. Kirkland was invited to join the Board due to his extensive experience in licensing intellectual property.

 

Joseph Sierchio. Mr. Sierchio earned his J.D. at Cornell University Law School in 1974, and a B.A., with Highest Distinction in Economics from Rutgers College at Rutgers University in 1971. Mr. Sierchio has been engaged in the practice of law as a member of Satterlee Stephens LLP, our counsel, since September 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Sierchio was engaged in the practice of law as a member of Sierchio & Partners, LLP from May 2007 through September 2016. Since 1975, Mr. Sierchio has continuously practiced corporate and securities law in New York City, representing domestic and foreign corporations, investors, brokerage firms, entrepreneurs, and public and private companies in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, and Hong Kong. Mr. Sierchio is admitted in all New York state courts and federal courts in the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of the State of New York as well as the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Sierchio is also a director of SolarWindow Technologies Inc., which is engaged in the research and development of renewable energy technology. Mr. Sierchio was invited to join the Board due to his experience representing corporations (public and private) and individuals in numerous and various organizational, compliance, administrative, governance, finance (equity and debt private and public offerings), regulatory and legal matters.

 

 
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Family Relationships and Other Matters

 

There are no family relationships among or between any of our officers and directors.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

None of our directors or officers are involved in any legal proceedings as described in Regulation S-K (§229.401(f)).

 

Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Because we do not have a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act we are not required to make the disclosures required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K.

 

Code Of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our officers, directors and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable FINRA listing standards. Accordingly, the Code of Ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing, and to promote, among other things, honest and ethical conduct, full, timely, accurate and clear public disclosures, compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics, and accountability. A copy of our Code of Ethics may be obtained at no charge by sending a written request to our President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Bold, 430 Park Avenue, Suite 702, New York, New York 10022.

 

Corporate Governance

 

We have adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines applicable to our Board. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines will be available on our website upon its completion. A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines may be obtained at no charge by sending a written request to our President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Bold, 430 Park Avenue, Suite 702, New York, New York 10022.

 

Director Independence

 

Our securities are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and, therefore, are not subject to the corporate governance requirements of any such exchange, including those related to the independence of directors. However, at this time, after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Board has determined that Dr. Kirkland is independent from our management and qualifies as an “Independent Director” under the standards of independence under the applicable FINRA listing standards. This means that, in the judgment of the Board, Dr. Kirkland (1) is not an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries, or (2) has not had any direct or indirect relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of his independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Upon our listing on any national securities exchange or any inter-dealer quotation system, we will elect such independent directors as is necessary under the rules of any such securities exchange.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

We currently have three executive officers and two directors. Our Board has reviewed our current Board leadership structure in light of the composition of the Board, our size, the nature of our business, the regulatory framework under which we operate, our stockholder base, our peer group and other relevant factors, and has determined that this structure is currently the most appropriate Board leadership structure for our company. Nevertheless, the Board intends to carefully evaluate from time to time to determine what the Board believes is best for us and our stockholders.

 

 
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Board Role in Risk Oversight

 

Risk is inherent in every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including strategic risks, enterprise risks, financial risks, and regulatory risks. While our management is responsible for day to day management of various risks we face, the Board, as a whole, is responsible for evaluating our exposure to risk and to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. The Board reviews and discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Board also has oversight responsibility with respect to the integrity of our financial reporting process and systems of internal control regarding finance and accounting, as well as its financial statements.

 

Board of Directors Meetings, Committees of the Board of Directors, and Annual Meeting Attendance

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Board held a total of eleven (11) meetings, including actions by written consent. All members of the Board attended 100% of all meetings of the Board. We do not maintain a policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings and we did not have an annual meeting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

 

We do not currently have any standing committees of the Board. The full Board is responsible for performing the functions of: (i) the Audit Committee, (ii) the Compensation Committee and (iii) the Nominating Committee.

 

Our Bylaws provide that the number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, but in no event shall be less than the minimum required by law. The Board should be large enough to maintain our required expertise but not too large so as not to function efficiently. Director nominees are recommended, reviewed and approved by the entire Board. The Board believes that this process is appropriate due to the relatively small number of directors on the Board and the opportunity to benefit from a variety of opinions and perspectives in determining director nominees by involving the full Board.

 

While the Board is solely responsible for the selection and nomination of directors, the Board may consider nominees recommended by stockholders as it deems appropriate. The Board evaluates each potential nominee in the same manner regardless of the source of the potential nominee’s recommendation. Although we do not have a policy regarding diversity, the Board does take into consideration the value of diversity among Board members in background, experience, education and perspective in considering potential nominees for recommendation to the Board for selection. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to our Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Bold, 430 Park Avenue, Suite 702, New York, NY 10022, that include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors. The recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected.

 

Compensation Consultants

 

We have not historically relied upon the advice of compensation consultants in determining Named Executive Officer compensation. Instead, the full Board reviews compensation levels and makes adjustments based on their personal knowledge of competition in the market place, publicly available information and informal surveys of human resource professionals.

 

Stockholder Communications

 

Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board may do so by addressing their correspondence to RenovaCare, Inc., Attention: Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

 

The Board will review and respond to all correspondence received, as appropriate.

 

 
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Compensation Of Directors

 

Our Board determines the non-employee directors’ compensation for serving on the Board and its committees. In establishing director compensation, the Board is guided by the following goals:

 

 

·

compensation should consist of a combination of cash and equity awards that are designed to fairly pay the directors for work required for a company of our size and scope;

 

·

compensation should align the directors’ interests with the long-term interests of stockholders; and

 

·

compensation should assist with attracting and retaining qualified directors.

 

Effective as of August 1, 2013, we agreed to pay non-employee directors an annual fee of $6,000 for their services, paid quarterly. Directors are entitled to participate in, and have been issued options under, our 2013 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.

 

The following table reports all compensation we paid to non-employee directors during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

Name

 

 

 

Fees earned or

paid in cash (1) ($)

 

 

Option awards Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value ($)

 

 

Total ($)

 

Joseph Sierchio(3)

 

2016

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

69,830

 

 

 

75,830

 

 

 

2015

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,000

 

Kenneth Kirkland

 

2016

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

69,830

 

 

 

75,830

 

 

 

2015

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

(1) The amounts in this column represent the quarterly compensation.

 

(2) The amounts in this column represent the total fair value assigned to options granted in 2016 to Messrs. Kirkland and Sierchio. No stock or option awards were granted to the directors during 2015.

 

(3) The amounts set forth in this table do not include fees paid to legal firms associated with Mr. Sierchio.

 

 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Our Board is responsible for establishing the compensation and benefits for our executive officers. The Board reviews the performance and total compensation package for our executive officers, and considers the modification of existing compensation and the adoption of new compensation plans. The board has not retained any compensation consultants.

 

The goals of our executive compensation program are to attract, motivate and retain individuals with the skills and qualities necessary to support and develop our business within the framework of our small size and available resources. We designed our executive compensation program to achieve the following objectives:

 

 

·

attract and retain executives experienced in developing and delivering products such as our own;

 

·

motivate and reward executives whose experience and skills are critical to our success;

 

reward performance; and

 

·

align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders by motivating executive officers to increase stockholder value.

 

The following table and descriptive materials set forth information concerning compensation earned for services rendered to us by: the President & Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO); and the three other most highly-compensated executive officers other than the CEO and CFO who were serving as our executive officers during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016 (“Named Executive Officers”).

 

Name and principal position

 

Year

December 31,

 

Salary/

consulting fee

($)

 

 

Bonus

($)

 

 

Stock

awards

($)

 

 

Option

awards

($)

 

 

All other

compensation

($)

 

 

Total

($)

 

Thomas Bold(1)

 

2016

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

83,796

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

183,796

 

President, CEO and Interim CFO

 

2015

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,000

 

Rhonda B. Rosen(2)

 

2016

 

 

30,100

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,932

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

58,032

 

Former CFO

 

2015

 

 

46,800

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

46,800

 

Patsy Trisler(3)

 

2016 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

VP – Clinical & Regulatory Affairs

 

2015

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

(1) On December 1, 2013, we appointed Mr. Bold as our President & CEO. On October 8, 2016, Mr. Bold assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer commensurate with the resignation of Rhonda Rosen. On December 1, 2013 we entered into the Consulting Agreement with Mr. Bold. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Bold is expected to serve on a part-time basis and will receive an annual fee of $100,000, payable in 12 equal installments, which is prorated for any partial months during the term of the Consulting Agreement. In addition to Mr. Bold’s fee, he was issued a stock option to purchase up to 40,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share, the closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on November 29, 2013, and a stock option to purchase up to 60,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share, the closing price on March 15, 2016. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and vest as follows: (a) 20,000 vested on December 1, 2014; (b) 20,000 vested on December 1, 2015; and (c) 60,000 vested on March 16, 2016.

 

(2) On October 1, 2013, we appointed Ms. Rosen to serve as our CFO on a part-time basis, for which she is paid a monthly fee of $3,900. On August 14, 2014, we granted to Ms. Rosen an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share, the closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on August 13, 2014, and a stock option to purchase up to 20,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share, the closing price on March 15, 2016. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and vest as follows: (a) 5,000 vested on the grant date; (b) 5,000 vested on August 14, 2015, and (c) 20,000 vested on March 16, 2016. On September 9, 2016, we terminated the at-will executive services agreement with Ms. Rosen.

 

(3) On April 1, 2014, we appointed Ms. Patsy Trisler as our Vice President – Clinical & Regulatory Affairs and entered into an at-will consulting agreement with Ms. Trisler. Pursuant to which we Ms. Trisler issued an option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.05 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on April 1, 2014. The options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein and, subject to Ms. Trisler’s continued service, the options vest(ed) as follows, 10,000 on: (a) April 1, 2015; (b) April 1, 2016; (c) April 1, 2017; (d) April 1, 2018; and (e) April 1, 2019.

 

 
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Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal-Year End

 

The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards that have been previously awarded to each of the Named Executives and which remained outstanding as of December 31, 2016.

 

Option Awards

 

Name

 

Number of securities underlying unexercised
options
exercisable

 

 

Number of securities underlying unexercised
options unexercisable

 

 

Option Exercise Price ($)

 

 

Option
Expiration Date

 

Thomas Bold

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

November 30, 2023

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.91

 

 

March 15, 2026

 

Rhonda B. Rosen (former CFO)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

October 8, 2018

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.91

 

 

October 8, 2018

 

Patsy Trisler

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

1.05

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

Payments Upon Termination Or Change In Control

 

There are no understandings or agreements known by management at this time which would result in a change in control.

 

Options/SAR Grants Table

 

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, stock-based compensation expense of $282,262 and $59,122, respectively, was recognized as general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2016 we had $8,404 in unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options.

 

We do not repurchase shares to fulfill the requirements of options that are exercised. Further, we issue new shares when options are exercised.

 

Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Value Table

 

At December 31, 2016 we had 385,000 (2015 – 257,500) stock options outstanding. At no time during the last completed fiscal year did we, while a reporting company pursuant to Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Exchange Act, adjust or amend the exercise price of the stock options or SARs previously awarded to any of the Named Executive Officers, whether through amendment, cancellation or replacement grants, or any other means.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information as of the date of this prospectus by (i) all persons who are known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) each director, director nominee, and Named Executive Officer; and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group:

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)

 

Number of shares Beneficially
Owned
(2)

 

 

% of Class
Owned
(2)

 

Directors and Officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Bold (3)

 

 

141,796

 

 

*

 

Patsy Trisler (4)

 

 

30,000

 

 

*

 

Kenneth Kirkland (5)

 

 

117,142

 

 

*

 

Joseph Sierchio (6)

 

 

667,234

 

 

*

 

All Directors and Officers as a Group (4 people)

 

 

956,172

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kalen Capital Corporation (7)

The Kalen Capital Building

688 West Hastings St.

Suite 700

Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1

 

 

51,894,709

 

 

 

66.03

 

Jatinder Singh Bhogal (8)

1962 Knox Road

Vancouver, BC V6T 1S6

 

 

5,038,061

 

 

 

6.62

 

__________ 

* less than 1%

 

(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock and except as indicated the address of each beneficial owner is Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203

 

 
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(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act. Beneficial ownership is calculated based on 76,145,418 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of November 1, 2017. Under Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act, shares not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the number and percentage owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the percentage owned by each other person listed.

 

(3) Consists of 5,000 shares of common stock and a Series D Warrant to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock purchased by Mr. Bold in a private placement we conducted in 2015; 34,296 shares received upon the cashless exercise of 40,000 options and vested options to purchase up to 97,500 shares of common stock. The foregoing warrants and options may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

(4) Ms Trisler was appointed as our Vice President – Clinical & Regualtory Affairs on April 1, 2014; as part of her appointment she was granted a stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in five equal installments of 10,000 on April 1, 2015-2019, subject to her continued service with the Company. The foregoing options may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

(5) Consists of 29,642 shares issued upon the cashless exercise of options and vested options to purchase 87,500 shares of common stock.

 

(6) Includes (a) 612,488 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Sierchio (b) a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.45 per share through February 23, 2022; (c) a Series H Warrant to purchase up to 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share through October 16, 2022 and (d) vested options to purchase up to 37,500 shares at an exercise price of $4.20 per share. The foregoing warrants and options may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

(7) Kalen Capital Corporation is a private Alberta corporation wholly owned by Mr. Harmel Rayat. In such capacity, Mr. Rayat may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Consists of (a) 49,449,037 shares of common stock; (b) a Series D Warrant to purchase up to 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020; (c) a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of common stock at an exercise price of the lesser of $1.54, or a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Series E Warrant is exercised, through September 9, 2021; (d) a Series G Warrant to purchase up to 410,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022; (e) 151,838 shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Loan Agreement (assuming the February Loan Agreement was converted as of January 17, 2018, at a conversion price of $2.76); and (f) 499,418 shares issuable upon conversion of the note issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement (assuming the Loan Agreement was converted as of January 17, 2018, at a conversion price of $1.54). As of the date of this report we have not received a notice of conversion from Kalen Capital Corporation for the Loan Agreement or the February 2017 Loan Agreement. Each of KCC’s warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. For tax purposes, a portion of the debt and equity securities of owned by KCC have been assigned to Kalen Capital Holdings, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary.

 

(8) Includes (a) 2,529,425 shares of common stock held by Boston Financial Group, Ltd., and (b) 2,508,636 shares of common stock held by 1420527 Alberta Ltd,. Mr. Bhogal is the sole principal of each entity and in such capacity, Mr. Bhogal may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Does not include 30,800 shares of stock owned by Mr. Bhogal’s wife, of which he disclaims beneficial ownership. Mr. Bhogal is the President and sole shareholder of Vector Asset Management, Inc., which provides us with consulting services.

 

 
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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS, PROMOTERS

AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS

 

We do not have a formal written policy for the review and approval of transactions with related parties. However, our Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Principles require actual or potential conflict of interest to be reported to the Board. Our employees are expected to disclose personal interests that may conflict with ours and they may not engage in personal activities that conflict with their responsibilities and obligations to us. Periodically, we inquire as to whether or not any of our directors have entered into any transactions, arrangements or relationships that constitute related party transactions. If any actual or potential conflict of interest is reported, our entire Board and outside legal counsel review the transaction and relationship disclosed and the Board makes a formal determination regarding each director’s independence. If the transaction is deemed to present a conflict of interest, the Board will determine the appropriate action to be taken.

 

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

 

Our unwritten policy with regard to transactions with related persons is that all material transactions are to be reviewed by the entire Board for any possible conflicts of interest. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the Board will generally evaluate the transaction in terms of the following standards: (i) the benefits to us; (ii) the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, shareholder or executive officer; (iii) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; (iv) the terms and conditions of the transaction; and (v) the terms available to unrelated parties or the employees generally. The Board will then document its findings and conclusion in written minutes.

 

Transactions with Related Persons

 

The Board is responsible for review, approval, or ratification of “related-person transactions” involving the Company and related persons. Under SEC rules (Section 404 (a) of Regulation S-K), a related person is a director, officer, nominee for director, or 10% stockholder of the company since the beginning of the previous fiscal year, and their immediate family members. We are required to report any transaction or series of transactions in which we or a subsidiary is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a related person has a direct or indirect material interest.

 

The Board has determined that, barring additional facts or circumstances, a related person does not have a direct or indirect material interest in the following categories of transactions:

 

 

·

any transaction with another company for which a related person’s only relationship is as an employee (other than an executive officer), director, or beneficial owner of less than 10% of that company’s shares, if the amount involved does not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of that company’s total annual revenue;

 

 

·

compensation to executive officers determined by the Board;

 

 

·

compensation to directors determined by the Board;

 

 

·

transactions in which all security holders receive proportional benefits; and

 

 

 

 

·

banking-related services involving a bank depository of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar service.

 

The Board reviews transactions involving related persons who are not included in one of the above categories and makes a determination whether the related person has a material interest in a transaction and may approve, ratify, rescind, or take other action with respect to the transaction in its discretion. The Board reviews all material facts related to the transaction and takes into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances; the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction; and, if applicable, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services. 

 

The following are related party transactions for the past two fiscal years and in the period between December 31, 2016 and the date of this prospectus:

 

 
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The law firm of Sierchio & Partners, LLP, of which Joseph Sierchio, one of our directors, was a principal, has provided us counsel since August 26, 2010. Beginning in September 2016, Mr. Sierchio became a partner at Satterlee. Concurrently with Mr. Sierchio’s move to Satterlee, we engaged Satterlee to provide us with legal counsel with Mr. Sierchio maintaining his role as our primary attorney. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized $168,775 and $101,700 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $195,783 of fees for legal services billed by Satterlee. Included in accounts payable, at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is $10,000 and $11,750, respectively, owed to Satterlee. Mr. Sierchio continues his role as a director.

 

On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 460,250 units of the Company’s equity securities (the “Units”) at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,122,610 in aggregate proceeds (the “July 2017 Private Placement”). Each unit consists of (a) one share of common stock and one Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrants”) allowing the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.68 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. KCC purchased 410,000 Units and Joseph Sierchio purchased 10,000 Units.

 

In connection with our anticipated FDA and other regulatory filings, we engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement we incurred expenses of $146,538 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $184,517 and $194,336 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom we purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

On February 23, 2017, we entered into the February Loan Agreements with KCC and Joseph Sierchio, a member of our Board, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate of $420,000 ($395,000 from KCC and $25,000 from Mr. Sierchio) at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by the February Notes. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the February Note of Mr. Sierchio in full. The maturity date of the February Note was extended from February 23, 2018, to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. The KCC February Note can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the February Note, subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the February Loan Agreements, we issued Series F Warrants to purchase up to 121,739 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrants; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the holders elect to exercise the Series F Warrants. The Series F Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Series F Warrants are exercisable beginning on the one month anniversary of their issuance.

 

On September 9, 2016, we entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC pursuant to which KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note.

 

Per the Loan Agreement, we issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Series E Warrant may not be exercised prior to September 9, 2017.

 

 
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On February 2, 2016, Kalen Capital Corporation exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share and rendered $1,000,000 as payment. Kalen Capital Corporation is wholly owned by Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, our majority shareholder.

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of February 1, 2018, there were 76,145,418 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

Subject to any special voting rights of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future, each holder is entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders, including the election of directors. The shares of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. This means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares of common stock can elect all of our directors, subject to the rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock.

 

The holders of common stock are entitled to receive a pro-rata share of dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock.

 

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share pro-rata in all assets remaining after payment of our liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock. Shares of common stock have no preemptive, conversion, or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our Board is authorized, subject to certain limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to issue from time to time up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix or alter the designations, preferences, rights and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of each such series thereof, including the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights and terms of redemption of shares constituting any series or designations of such series The rights of holders of our common stock may be subject to, and adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of holders of our common stock.

 

Warrants

 

As of the date of this prospectus we have issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to various persons and entities, under which we could be obligated to issue up to 3,609,158 shares of common stock. The exercise prices of these warrants are: (1) $0.35 per share for the 720,000 Series A Warrant through July 12, 2019. The Series A Warrant vests in equal installments of 240,000 on July 12, 2014-2018 and expires on July 12, 2019; (2) $1.10 for the 910,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series D Warrants through June 5, 2020; (3) the lesser of (i) $1.54 or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five (5) days prior to the date on which the holder elects to exercise the warrant for the 584,416 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant expires on September 9, 2021; (4) the lesser of (i) $3.45 or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of our common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five (5) days prior to the date on which the holder elects to exercise the warrant for the 14,492 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series F Warrants. 7,246 of the Series F Warrants expire on February 23, 2022 and the remaining 7,246 expire on March 9, 2022; (5) $2.68 for the 460,250 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series G Warrants through July 21, 2022; and (6) $2.75 for the 920,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the Series H Warrants through October 16, 2022 If issued, the shares underlying the warrants would increase the number of shares of our common stock currently outstanding and dilute the holdings and voting rights of our then-existing stockholders. Each of the warrants may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula set forth therein.

 

 
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Options

 

As of the date of this prospectus, there are options outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 545,000 shares of our common stock issued to various persons and entities at prices ranging between $0.80 and $4.20 per share. , As of February 1, 2018, 382,000 of the outstanding 545,000 options have vested. If issued, the shares underlying these options would increase the number of shares of our common stock currently outstanding and will dilute the holdings and voting rights of our then-existing shareholders.

 

Debt

 

On September 9, 2016, we entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC pursuant to which KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note.

 

On February 23, 2017, we entered into the February Loan Agreements with KCC and Joseph Sierchio, a member of our Board, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate of $420,000 ($395,000 from KCC and $25,000 from Mr. Sierchio) at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by the February Notes. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the February Note of Mr. Sierchio in full. The maturity date of the February Note was extended from February 23, 2018, to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. The KCC February Note can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the February Note, subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

On March 6, 2017, we entered into the March Loan Agreement with an investor, pursuant to which we borrowed $25,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “March Note”). On July 27, 2017, the Company repaid the March Note in full.

 

Shares Eligible for Resale

 

There is currently no liquid trading market for our common stock and one may not develop in the future. Future sales of substantial amounts of common stock, including shares of common stock issued upon exercise of outstanding options and exercise of the warrants offered in this prospectus in the public market, or the anticipation of those sales, could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through sales of our equity securities.

 

 
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Rule 144

 

As of February 1, 2018 there were 76,145,418 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, of which 50,818,583 shares are deemed “restricted securities,” within the meaning of Rule 144. Absent registration under the Securities Act, the sale of such shares is subject to Rule 144, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

In general, under Rule 144, subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions, a person deemed to be one of our affiliates, who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least one year is permitted to sell in a brokerage transaction, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of the same class, or, if our common stock is quoted on a stock exchange, the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding the sale, if greater.

 

Rule 144 also permits a person who presently is not and who has not been an affiliate of ours for at least three months immediately preceding the sale and who has beneficially owned the shares of common stock for at least nine months to sell such shares without restriction other than the requirement that there be current public information as set forth in Rule 144. To the extent that Rule 144 is otherwise available, this provision is currently applicable to all of the restricted shares. If a non-affiliate has held the shares for more than one year, such person may make unlimited sales pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction.

 

The possibility that substantial amounts of our common stock may be sold under Rule 144 into the public market may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital in the future through the sale of equity securities. Please refer to “Risk Factors.”

 

Registration Rights Agreements

 

As part of the 11/29 Financing, we entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with KCC pursuant to which we agreed to file such number of registration statements as required to register for resale with the SEC all the shares owned by KCC as of November 29, 2013, including all shares issuable upon conversion of any warrants then owned by KCC. The first registration statement that we are obligated to file covers the shares and warrants issued to KCC as part of the 11/29 Financing. If we fail to timely file the registration statements we will be obligated to issue additional shares of our common stock to KCC. In the event the we fail to file a registration statement in the time period required, we will issue to KCC additional shares of our common stock equal to 5% of the shares of our common stock that were to be registered for every thirty day period for which we fail to file such registration statement, subject to proration for any portion of such thirty day period and up to a maximum number of shares of our common stock equal to 25% of the number of shares of our common stock that were to be registered. Additionally, in the event we fail to cause a registration statement to be declared effective within ninety days from the date of filing, we will issue to KCC additional shares of our common stock equal to 2.5% of the shares of our common stock that were to be registered for every thirty day period for which we fail to cause the SEC to declare such registration statement effective, subject to proration for any portion of such thirty day period and up to a maximum number of shares of our common stock equal to 10% of the number of shares of common stock included in such registration statement. We timely filed the initial registration statement that we were required to file on behalf of KCC.

 

Per the September, February and March Loan Agreements, we have provided the investors registration rights for all shares issued upon conversion of the respective notes and the warrants issued pursuant to the loan agreements beginning on the first anniversary of the respective loan agreement.

 

 
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THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following table presents information regarding the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders may sell up to 4,404,136 shares of common stock (including shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants). The percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned is based on 76,145,418 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the date of November 1, 2017 as reported on the Company’s most recently filed report on Form 10-Q. Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based upon information provided to us by the Selling Stockholders. Except as may be otherwise described below, to the best of our knowledge, the named Selling Stockholders beneficially own and have sole voting and investment authority as to all of the shares set forth opposite his name, none of the Selling Stockholders is known to us to be a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer. Each of the Selling Stockholders has acquired his, hers or its shares solely for investment and not with a view to or for resale or distribution of such securities.

 

Selling Stockholders

 

# of Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
the Offering

 

 

% of Issued and Outstanding Shares Owned Prior to the Offering (1)

 

# of Shares
Registered
and to be
Sold in this
Offering (2)

 

 

Estimated No.
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned After this
Offering (2)

Cindy Bains

 

900,000

(3)

 

*

 

900,000

 

0

Thomas Bold

 

141,796

(4)

 

*

 

10,000

(5)

 

136,796

Rhonda Rosen

 

40,000

(6)

 

*

 

10,000

(7)

 

30,000

Rajeev Mehta

 

80,000

(8)

 

*

 

80,000

(8)

 

0

Michael Emmott

 

4,100

(9)

 

*

 

4,100

(9)

 

0

Calderwood Investments Ltd.

 

16,400

(10)

 

*

 

16,400

(10)

 

0

1420527 Alberta Ltd.

 

5,038,061

(11)

 

6.62

 

508,636

(12)

 

4,529,425

Jeetenderjit Singh Sidhu

 

2,584,456

(13)

 

3.39

 

355,000

(14)

 

2,229,456

Kalen Capital Holdings, LLC

 

51,894,709

(15)

 

66.03

 

2,420,000

(16)

 

49,474,709

Narinder Thouli

 

100,000

(17)

 

*

 

100,000

(18)

 

0

Total

 

60,799,522

 

4,404,136

 

56,400,386

______________

*

Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

(1)

Calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act. Beneficial ownership is calculated based on 76,145,418 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. Under Rule 13d-3(d) of the Exchange Act, shares not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the number and percentage owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of calculating the percentage owned by each other person listed.

Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

 

 
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(2)

The Selling Stockholders may offer and sell, from time to time, any or all of our common stock issued to them and registered for resale. Because the Selling Stockholders may offer all or only some portion of the 4,404,136 shares of common stock registered, no exact number can be given as to the amount or percentage of these shares of common stock that will be held by the Selling Stockholders upon termination of the offering. We can only make estimates and assumptions. The number of shares listed in the category titled “Estimated Number of Shares Beneficially Owned After This Offering,” in the table above represents an estimate of the number of shares of common stock that will be held by the Selling Stockholders after the offering. To arrive at this estimate, we have assumed that the Selling Stockholders will sell all of the shares to be registered pursuant to this offering and will not be acquiring any additional shares. Please refer to “Plan of Distribution.”

 

(3)

Represents 900,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a Series H Warrant purchased by the Selling Stockholder in a private transaction with us completed on October 16, 2017.

 

(4)

Consists of 5,000 shares of common stock and a Series D Warrant to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock purchased by Mr. Bold in a private placement we conducted in 2015; 34,296 shares received upon the cashless exercise of 40,000 options and vested options to purchase up to 97,500 shares of common stock.

 

(5)

Consists of 5,000 shares of common stock and a Series D Warrant to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock purchased by Mr. Bold in a private placement we conducted in 2015.

 

(6)

Includes 5,000 shares of common stock and a Series D Warrant allowing Ms. Rosen to purchase up to an additional 5,000 shares of common stock, which Ms. Rosen purchased from us as part of a private placement completed on June 5, 2015 and 30,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted to Ms. Rosen, our former Chief Financial Officer, which vested as of the date hereof. On September 9, 2016, we terminated Ms. Rosen’s at-will executive services agreement.

 

(7)

Represents 5,000 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a series D Warrant purchased by the Selling Stockholder in a private transaction with us completed on June 5, 2015.

 

(8)

Includes 40,000 shares of common stock and 40,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a series G Warrant purchased by the Selling Stockholder in a private transaction with us completed on July 21, 2017.

 

(9)

Includes 2,050 shares of common stock and 2,050 shares issuable upon exercise of a series G Warrant purchased by the Selling Stockholder in a private transaction with us completed on July 21, 2017.

 

(10)

Includes 8,200 shares of common stock and 8,200 shares issuable upon exercise of a series G Warrant purchased by the Selling Stockholder in a private transaction with us completed on July 21, 2017.

 

(11)

Includes (a) 2,529,425 shares of common stock held by Boston Financial Group, Ltd. and (b) 2,508,636 shares of common stock held by 1420527 Alberta Ltd. (collectively, the “JSB Holdings”). Mr. Bhogal is the sole principal of each entity and in such capacity, Mr. Bhogal may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. For additional information regarding Mr. Bhogal’s share ownership see footnote 8 to the beneficial ownership table.

 

(12)

Consists of 508,636 shares of the JSB Holdings.

 

(13)

Represents shares of common stock owned by Mr. Sidhu and entities wholly owned by him of which he is deemed to be the beneficial owner, and is inclusive of 10,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Series H Stock Warrant acquired by Mr. Sidhu in a private placement we conducted in 2017 (collectively, the “Sidhu Shares”).

 

(14)

Represents 355,000 Sidhu Shares.

 

(15)

Kalen Capital Corporation is a private Alberta corporation wholly owned by Mr. Harmel Rayat. In such capacity, Mr. Rayat may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares. Consists of (a) 49,449,037 shares of common stock; (b) a Series D Warrant to purchase up to 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020; (c) a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of common stock at an exercise price of the lesser of $1.54, or a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Series E Warrant is exercised, through September 9, 2021; (d) a Series G Warrant to purchase up to 410,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022; (e) 151,838 shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Loan Agreement (assuming the February Loan Agreement was converted as of January 17, 2018, at a conversion price of $2.76); and (f) 499,418 shares issuable upon conversion of the note issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement (assuming the Loan Agreement was converted as of January 17, 2018, at a conversion price of $1.54). As of the date of this report we have not received a notice of conversion from Kalen Capital Corporation for the Loan Agreement or the February 2017 Loan Agreement. Each of KCC’s warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. For tax purposes, a portion of the debt and equity securities of owned by KCC have been assigned to Kalen Capital Holdings, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary.

 

(16)

Consists of 1,210,000 shares of common stock; 800,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Series D Warrant exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020; and 410,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of a Series G Warrant at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022.

 

(17)

Consists of 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Series D Warrant exercise price of $1.10 per share through June 5, 2020.

 

 
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Other than the relationships described in the table and footnotes, none of the Selling Stockholders had or have any material relationship with us or any of our affiliates within the past three years. None of the Selling Stockholders is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.

 

We may require the Selling Stockholders to suspend the sales of the securities offered by this prospectus upon the occurrence of any event that makes any statement in this prospectus or the related registration statement untrue in any material respect or that requires the changing of statements in these documents in order to make statements in those documents not misleading.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each Selling Stockholder of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the OTCQB or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

 

·

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

·

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

·

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

·

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

·

privately negotiated transactions;

 

·

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

 

 

 

·

a broker-dealer agreement with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

·

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

 

 

 

·

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

·

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASD IM-2440.

 

 
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In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common stock.

 

We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by Selling Stockholders incident to the registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker-dealer acting in connection with the proposed sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholders.

 

We are under no obligation to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part of effective and we may choose to withdraw it at any time.

 

The Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the Shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the Shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Satterlee Stephens, LLP. Joseph Sierchio, a partner at Satterlee Stephens LLP, is one of our directors and the beneficial owner of 654,957 shares of our common stock.

 

 
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EXPERTS

 

Our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, appearing herein, have been audited by Peterson Sullivan LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We file periodic reports with the SEC, including quarterly reports and annual reports which include our audited financial statements. This registration statement, including exhibits hereto, and all of our periodic reports may be inspected without charge at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of this registration statement, including the exhibits hereto, and all of our periodic reports after payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC. For additional information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website which provides on-line access to reports and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC at: www.sec.gov. In addition, you may request a copy of any of our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at no cost, by writing us at: RenovaCare, Inc., Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, 2425 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

 

 
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Page #

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)and December 31, 2016

 

F-1

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

 

F-2

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017(Unaudited)and Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

F-3

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

 

F-4

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

F-5

 

Report of Peterson Sullivan LLP

F-16

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015

F-17

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

F-18

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

F-19

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

F-20

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

F-21

 

 

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RENOVACARE, INC

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 1,149,604

 

 

$ 418,031

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

11,800

 

 

 

31,535

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,161,404

 

 

 

449,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $291 and $53, respectively

 

 

661

 

 

 

898

 

Intangible assets

 

 

152,854

 

 

 

152,854

 

Total assets

 

$ 1,314,919

 

 

$ 603,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$ 101,911

 

 

$ -

 

Accounts payable - related parties

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

33,290

 

Contract payable

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Interest payable to related parties

 

 

71,185

 

 

 

15,220

 

Convertible promissory notes payable to related parties, net of discount of $302,728 and $534,519, respectively

 

 

817,272

 

 

 

165,481

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,110,368

 

 

 

363,991

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,110,368

 

 

 

363,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock: $0.00001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 75,225,418 and 70,069,693 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

 

 

753

 

 

 

702

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

13,949,028

 

 

 

11,290,209

 

Retained deficit

 

 

(13,745,230 )

 

 

(11,051,584 )

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

204,551

 

 

 

239,327

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$ 1,314,919

 

 

$ 603,318

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

139,819

 

 

 

45,381

 

 

 

363,785

 

 

 

231,013

 

General and administrative

 

 

434,923

 

 

 

223,832

 

 

 

1,599,337

 

 

 

1,347,063

 

Total operating expense

 

 

574,742

 

 

 

269,213

 

 

 

1,963,122

 

 

 

1,578,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(574,742 )

 

 

(269,213 )

 

 

(1,963,122 )

 

 

(1,578,076 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

738

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

1,195

 

 

 

768

 

Interest expense

 

 

(20,775 )

 

 

(2,819 )

 

 

(56,641 )

 

 

(2,819 )

Accretion of debt discount

 

 

(256,667 )

 

 

(30,753 )

 

 

(675,077 )

 

 

(30,753 )

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(276,704 )

 

 

(33,423 )

 

 

(730,523 )

 

 

(32,804 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (851,446 )

 

$ (302,636 )

 

$ (2,693,645 )

 

$ (1,610,880 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

 

$ (0.01 )

 

$ (0.00 )

 

$ (0.04 )

 

$ (0.02 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

 

75,123,280

 

 

 

69,955,847

 

 

 

73,837,107

 

 

 

69,695,772

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Additional

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

 Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

 Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

 

67,781,934

 

 

$ 678

 

 

$ 9,197,970

 

 

$ (8,973,695 )

 

$ 224,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants

 

 

2,273,913

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

1,109,977

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,110,001

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options

 

 

13,846

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

296,123

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

296,123

 

Reversal of stock based compensation due to forfeiture of stock options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,861 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,861 )

Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

340,735

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

340,735

 

Discount on convertible promissory note due to beneficial conversion feature

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

359,265

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

359,265

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2016

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,077,889 )

 

 

(2,077,889 )

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

 

70,069,693

 

 

 

702

 

 

 

11,290,209

 

 

 

(11,051,584 )

 

 

239,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants

 

 

4,592,895

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

344,578

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

344,624

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options

 

 

102,580

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

July 2017 Private Placement units issued

 

 

460,250

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1,122,606

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,122,610

 

Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

748,350

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

748,350

 

Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

443,286

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

443,286

 

Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2017

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,693,646 )

 

 

(2,693,646 )

Balance, September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

75,225,418

 

 

$ 753

 

 

$ 13,949,028

 

 

$ (13,745,230 )

 

$ 204,551

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (2,693,646 )

 

$ (1,610,880 )

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

237

 

 

 

-

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

748,350

 

 

 

287,238

 

Accretion of debt discount

 

 

675,077

 

 

 

30,753

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

 

 

19,735

 

 

 

(1,737 )

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

101,911

 

 

 

(43,407 )

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - related parties

 

 

(13,290 )

 

 

9,497

 

Increase (decrease) in interest payable - related parties

 

 

55,965

 

 

 

2,819

 

Increase (decrease) in contract and contributions payable

 

 

(50,000 )

 

 

(84,125 )

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

 

(1,155,661 )

 

 

(1,409,842 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants and issuance of common stock

 

 

1,467,234

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory notes

 

 

445,000

 

 

 

700,000

 

Payments of convertible promissory notes

 

 

(25,000 )

 

 

-

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

 

1,887,234

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

731,573

 

 

 

290,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

418,031

 

 

 

397,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$ 1,149,604

 

 

$ 687,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid in cash

 

$ 676

 

 

$ -

 

Income taxes paid in cash

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants and beneficial conversion feature

 

$ 443,286

 

 

$ 700,000

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. Basis of Presentation, Organization, Continuance of Operations, Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited financial statements of RenovaCare, Inc. (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2017, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States for interim financial reporting and include the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Company’s Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. The Company did not record an income tax provision during the periods presented due to net taxable losses. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.

 

Organization

 

RenovaCare, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary, focuses on the acquisition, research, development and, if warranted, commercialization of autologous (using a patient’s own cells) cellular therapies that can be used for medical and aesthetic applications.

 

On July 12, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp., completed the acquisition of its flagship technologies (collectively, the “CellMistTM System”) along with associated United States patent applications and two foreign patent applications, the first of which was filed on August 23, 2007 (DE 10 2007 040 252.1) and the second of which was filed on April 27, 2011 (DE 10 2011 100 450.9), both of which have been granted. One of the US patent applications was granted on November 29, 2016 (Patent No. US 9,505,000) and the other patent application was granted on April 4, 2017 (Patent No. US 9,610,430).

 

The CellMistTM System is comprised of (a) a treatment methodology for cell isolation for the regeneration of human skin cells (the “CellMistTM Solution”) and (b) a solution sprayer device (the “SkinGunTM”) for delivering the cells to the treatment area. The Company has filed additional patent applications related to the CellMistTM Solution and SkinGunTM technologies.

 

Continuance of Operations

 

The Company’s activities have consisted principally of performing research and development activities and raising capital. These activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including possible failure of preclinical testing and failing to secure additional funding before achieving sustainable revenue and profit from operations. The Company’s ability to fund the development of its cellular therapies will depend on the amount and timing of cash receipts from future financing activities. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern, which is dependent upon the Company’s ability to establish itself as a profitable business.

 

As of September 30, 2017, the Company has a retained deficit of $13,745,230 and cash and cash equivalents of $1,149,604. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company received proceeds of $2,300,000 upon the closing of a private placement. As of the year ended December 31, 2016 and through the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the related consolidated financial statements were issued was in doubt. However, as a result of the aforementioned financing and based upon its current and near term anticipated level of operations and expenditures, the Company believes that cash on hand should be sufficient to enable it to continue operations beyond twelve months from the date of this quarterly report.

 

 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative non-governmental US GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification.

 

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718)”, which is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions. The guidance was effective for annual periods beginning after December 31, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance with no material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases, and creates a new topic, ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-17”). The standard requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than being separated into current and noncurrent. The guidance was effective for annual periods beginning after December 31, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 to further clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of the Company’s previous fiscal year may be applicable, the Company has not identified any standards that the Company believes merit further discussion other than as discussed above. The Company believes that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on the financial statements.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted EPS amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period presented. The Company has not included the effects of warrants, stock options and convertible debt on net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.

 

 
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Following is the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Basic and Diluted EPS Computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss available to common stockholders'

 

$ (851,446 )

 

$ (302,636 )

 

$ (2,693,646 )

 

$ (1,610,880 )

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

75,123,280

 

 

 

69,955,847

 

 

 

73,837,107

 

 

 

69,695,772

 

Basic and diluted EPS

 

$ (0.01 )

 

$ (0.00 )

 

$ (0.04 )

 

$ (0.02 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

545,000

 

 

 

445,000

 

 

 

545,000

 

 

 

445,000

 

Warrants

 

 

2,689,158

 

 

 

7,380,503

 

 

 

2,689,158

 

 

 

7,380,503

 

Convertible debt

 

 

647,813

 

 

 

623,067

 

 

 

647,813

 

 

 

623,067

 

Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share

 

 

3,881,971

 

 

 

8,448,570

 

 

 

3,881,971

 

 

 

8,448,570

 

 

Note 2. Assets – Intellectual Property

 

On July 12, 2013, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMistTM System. Acquisition related costs amounted to $52,852 and were capitalized together with the cash payment upon the closing of the transaction in July 2013 of $100,002. Intangible assets amounted to $152,854 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

Note 3. Contract Payable

 

On June 9, 2014, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an amended asset purchase agreement (the “Amended APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMist™ System. The Amended APA provided for cash payments of $300,000 as partial consideration for the purchase which are payable as follows: (a) $100,000 on December 31, 2014; (b) $50,000 on December 31, 2015; (c) $50,000 on December 31, 2016; and (d) $100,000 on December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2017, $100,000 of the amount payable to Dr. Gerlach was recorded as current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

Note 4. Debt

 

September 9, 2016, $700,000 Convertible Promissory Note

 

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Kalen Capital Corporation (“KCC”); KCC is wholly owned by Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, the Company’s majority shareholder. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 may be loaned prior to December 31, 2017, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and KCC. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matures on December 31, 2017, and, beginning on the first anniversary of the Note, can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, or the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23 per share.

 

 
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Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series E Warrant”) to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The Loan Agreement provides KCC with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note, including conversion of the note issued for the remaining $200,000, if applicable, and exercise of the Series E Warrant, beginning on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement.

 

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the Note and Series E Warrant by first allocating the respective fair value of the Note and Series E Warrant based upon their relative fair values to the total Note proceeds. The fair value of the Series E Warrant issued with the Note was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $1.25 per share; market price of common stock - $1.54 per share; estimated volatility – 92.3%; risk free interest rate - 1.23%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $340,735 was allocated to the Series E Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $359,265. The resulting $700,000 discount to the Note is being accreted over the 1.25 year term of the Note.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $13,051 and $38,093 of interest expense and $134,728 and $399,791 of accretion related to the debt discount. The remaining debt discount of $134,728 will be amortized over the next quarter through December 31, 2017.

 

February 2017, $445,000 Convertible Promissory Notes

 

Between February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017, the Company entered into three separate loan agreements containing identical terms (the “February 2017 Loan Agreements”) with Joseph Sierchio (“Sierchio”), an investor (the “Investor”) and KCC (collectively, the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the February 2017 Loan Agreements, Sierchio and the Investor each agreed to loan the Company $25,000 and KCC agreed to loan the Company $395,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. Each loan was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (collectively, the “February 2017 Notes”). The February 2017 Notes, including any interest due thereon, may not be prepaid without the consent of the Holders. The February 2017 Notes mature on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted, at the Holders’ sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February 2017 Notes or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, the Investor and KCC a Series F Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series F Warrant”) to purchase up to 7,246 shares, 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The February 2017 Loan Agreements provide the Holders with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Notes, including exercise of the Series F Warrants, beginning on the first anniversary of the February 2017 Loan Agreements.

 

On July 27, 2017, the Company repaid the investor in full, including $25,000 of note principal and $676 of accrued interest.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $7,724 and $18,548 of interest expense and $121,939 and $275,286 of accretion related to the debt discount. The remaining debt discount of $168,000 will be amortized over the next two quarters through March 31, 2018.

 

 
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Note 5. Common Stock and Warrants

 

Common Stock

 

At June 30, 2017, the Company had 500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share, 75,225,418 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,338,572 shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) as adopted and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 20, 2013 that provides for the grant of stock options to employees, directors, officers and consultants (See “Note 6. Stock Options”).

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

 

 

· On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 460,250 units of the Company’s equity securities (the “Units”) at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,122,610 in aggregate proceeds (the “July 2017 Private Placement”). Each unit consists of (a) one share of common stock and one Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrants”) allowing the holder to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.68 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The relative fair value of the common stock was estimated to be $634,782. The relative fair value of the Series G Warrants was estimated to be $487,828 as determined based on the relative fair value allocation of the proceeds received. The Series G Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following variables: market price of common stock - $2.92 per share; estimated volatility – 102.23%; 5-year risk free interest rate – 1.81%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5 years.

 

 

 

 

· On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

 

 

 

 

· March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,500,000 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

 

· On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

 

· On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

 

· On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

 

· On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.
 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

 

 

· issued 100,000 shares of common stock, upon the exercise of a Series D Warrant at an exercise price of $1.10 per share resulting in $110,001 of proceeds to the Company.

 

 

 

 

· issued 2,173,913 shares of common stock to KCC on February 2, 2016, upon the exercise of a portion of its Series B Warrant at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in $1,000,000 of proceeds to the Company.

 

 

 

 

· issued 13,846 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 20,000 shares by Joseph Sierchio, a director.

 

 
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Warrants

 

The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding as of

 

 

Weighted
Average 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

Description

 

2017

 

 

2016

Price

Expiration

 

Series A

 

 

720,000

 

 

 

960,000

 

 

$ 0.35

 

 

July 12, 2019

 

Series B

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,326,087

 

 

$ 0.46

 

 

November 29, 2018

 

Series C

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

$ 0.49

 

 

November 29, 2018

 

Series D

 

 

910,000

 

 

 

910,000

 

 

$ 1.10

 

 

June 5, 2020

 

Series E

 

 

584,416

 

 

 

584,416

 

 

$ 1.54

 

 

September 8, 2021

 

Series F

 

 

14,492

 

 

 

-

 

 

$ 3.45

 

 

February 23, 2022 & March 9, 2022

 

Series G

 

 

460,250

 

 

 

-

 

 

$ 2.68

 

 

July 21, 2022

 

Total

 

 

2,689,158

 

 

 

7,280,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As consideration for the CellMistTM System and services performed in connection therewith, the Company issued to Dr. Gerlach a Series A Stock Purchase Warrant entitling him to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended APA, the Series A Warrant will vest in five equal installments of 240,000 shares on each of July 12, 2014, July 12, 2015, July 12, 2016, July 12, 2017 and July 12, 2018. On August 5, 2015, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 196,812 shares of common stock. On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 204,571 shares of common stock.

 

A Series B Warrant with an exercise price of $0.46 to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with the 11/29 Financing. On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the remaining 1,326,087 Series B Warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,181,194 shares of common stock.

 

A Series C Warrant with an exercise price of $0.49, to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with a financing. On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised, in full, on a cashless basis, the 3,500,000 Series C Warrants resulting in the issuance of 3,092,637 shares of common stock.

 

Series D Warrants with an exercise price of $1.10 to purchase 1,010,000 shares of common stock were issued on June 5, 2015 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to a private placement. On December 6, 2016, a Series D Warrant to purchase shares was exercised resulting in the Company receiving $110,000 of proceeds.

 

A Series E Warrant to purchase 584,416 shares of common stock was issued on September 9, 2016 in connection with the Loan Agreement. The Series E Warrant has an exercise price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on the day prior to issuance of the Warrant; or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis using the formula contained therein.

 

Three Series F Warrants to purchase 128,985 shares of common stock were issued between February 22, 2017 and March 9, 2017 in connection with the February 2017 Loan Agreements. The Series F Warrants have an exercise price of the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on the day prior to issuance of the Warrant; or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five days prior to the date on which the holder elects to exercise the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis using the formula contained therein. On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

 

The Series G Warrants to purchase 460,250 shares of common stock were issued on July 21, 2017 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to the July 2017 Private Placement. The Series G Warrants have an exercise price of $2.68, are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis using the formula contained therein.

 

 
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Note 6. Stock Options

 

On June 20, 2013, the Company’s Board adopted the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the 2013 Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of September 30, 2017, there were 19,338,572 shares available for grant.

 

The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted in any of the Company’s fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.

 

The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company’s common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

 

 

Number
of Options

 

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price ($)

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

 

257,500

 

 

 

1.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

187,500

 

 

 

1.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(40,000 )

 

 

1.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

(20,000 )

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

 

385,000

 

 

 

1.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

310,000

 

 

 

4.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

(150,000 )

 

 

1.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

 

 

545,000

 

 

 

3.09

 

 

8.86 years

 

 

339,275

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2017

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

2.75

 

 

8.69 years

 

 

299,075

 

Available for grant at September 30, 2017

 

 

19,338,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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The fair value of each stock option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. There were 310,000 stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.38. There were 187,500 stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.41. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, there were 150,000 options exercised on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 102,582 shares of common stock, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $397,100. There were no stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Assumptions regarding volatility, expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate are required for the Black-Scholes model. The volatility assumption is based on the Company’s historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on a U.S. treasury note with maturity similar to the option award’s expected life. The expected life represents the average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The assumptions for volatility, expected life, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate for options granted are presented in the table below:

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.93% - 2.39%

 

1.23% - 1.41

%

Expected life in years

 

5.5 – 10.0

 

5.5

 

Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility

 

98% - 106%

 

92

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0

 

0

 

The share-based compensation cost resulting from stock option grants, including those previously granted and vesting over time is expensed ratably over the respective vesting periods. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $127,478 and $12,9511, respectively, in share-based compensation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $748,350 and $287,238, respectively, in share-based compensation. Stock-based compensation has been included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Research and development

 

$ 10,725

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 75,515

 

 

$ -

 

General and administrative

 

 

116,753

 

 

 

12,951

 

 

 

672,835

 

 

 

287,238

 

Total

 

$ 127,478

 

 

$ 12,951

 

 

$ 748,350

 

 

$ 287,238

 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2017:

 

 

 

Stock Options Outstanding

 

 

Stock Options Exercisable

 

Range of
Exercise Prices

 

Number of Shares Subject to Outstanding Options

 

 

Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Number of Shares Subject To Options Exercise

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

0.80

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

6.87

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

6.87

 

 

 

0.80

 

1.05

 

 

55,000

 

 

 

6.50

 

 

 

1.05

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

6.50

 

 

 

1.05

 

1.25

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7.71

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7.71

 

 

 

1.25

 

1.34

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7.75

 

 

 

1.34

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7.75

 

 

 

1.34

 

1.65

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

8.09

 

 

 

1.65

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

8.09

 

 

 

1.65

 

1.70

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

8.04

 

 

 

1.70

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

8.04

 

 

 

1.70

 

1.91

 

 

130,000

 

 

 

8.46

 

 

 

1.91

 

 

 

130,000

 

 

 

8.46

 

 

 

1.91

 

2.28

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

8.81

 

 

 

2.28

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

8.81

 

 

 

2.28

 

4.20

 

 

310,000

 

 

 

9.62

 

 

 

4.20

 

 

 

160,000

 

 

 

9.62

 

 

 

4.20

 

Total

 

 

545,000

 

 

 

8.86

 

 

$ 3.09

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

8.69

 

 

$ 2.75

 

 

 
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Note 7. Commitments

 

Effective March 1, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) in the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse at a monthly rate of $750. The Company has the option to terminate the Lease on the twelve month anniversary of the commencement date, upon one hundred and twenty days’ prior written notice. The Lease was renewed effective March 1, 2017 at a monthly rate of $800.

 

On August 1, 2013, the Company and Vector Asset Management, Inc. (“Vector”) entered into a Consulting Agreement whereby Vector will assist the Company with identifying subject matter experts in the medical device and biotechnology industries and to assist the Company with its ongoing research, development and eventual commercialization of its Regeneration Technology (collectively, the “Services”). On May 1, 2016, Vector and the Company entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, the term of the agreement terminates only upon written notice, and the monthly consulting fee, in consideration of the Services, was increased to $6,800 from $5,000. No other changes were made to the agreement.

 

In connection with the Company’s anticipated regulatory filings, the Company has engaged StemCell Systems GmbH (“StemCell Systems”) to provide it with prototypes and related documents under various agreements. Pursuant to these engagements the Company incurred expenses of $39,708 and $24,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $146,538 and $134,567 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

See also “Note 8. Related Party Transactions.”

 

Note 8. Related Party Transactions

 

As compensation for their service on the Board, Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio will receive an annual retainer of $6,000, payable in equal yearly installments in arrears and prorated for any partial years of service. Additionally, on March 15, 2016, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share. The options became fully vested upon grant. On May 11, 2017, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.20 per share. 37,500 of the May 11 grant vested immediately with the remaining 37,500 vesting in one year on May 11, 2018. The option strike prices equal the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day of grant. The Options may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein.

 

The law firm of Sierchio & Partners, LLP, of which Joseph Sierchio, one of the Company’s directors, was a principal, has provided counsel to the Company since August 26, 2010 and beginning in September 2016, Mr. Sierchio became a partner at Satterlee Stephens LLP (“Satterlee”). Concurrently with Mr. Sierchio’s move to Satterlee, the Company engaged wih Satterlee to provide legal counsel with Mr. Sierchio maintaining his role as the Company’s primary attorney. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $15,115 and $30,080 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $195,783 and $121,595 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. Included in accounts payable, at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is $10,000 and $11,750, respectively, owed to Satterlee. Mr. Sierchio continues his role with the Company as a director.

 

In connection with the Company’s anticipated regulatory filings, the Company has engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents under various agreements. Pursuant to these engagements the Company incurred expenses of $39,708 and $24,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $146,538 and $134,567 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

 
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On September 25, 2014, the Company entered into a Charitable Grant Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University of Pittsburgh in the aggregate amount of $75,000. The Company paid the Grant in eight quarterly installments of $9,375, with the final payment made on July 22, 2016. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Dr. Gerlach is entitled to payments for consulting services. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $10,000 and $9,200, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $28,540 and $33,210, respectively. Accounts payable to Dr. Gerlach amounted to $10,000 and $18,540 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company entered into the Option Agreement with Dr. Gerlach, pursuant to which the Company obtained a one-year exclusive option to evaluate the Technology, for the purpose of determining whether the Company would like to purchase or license the Technology. Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, the Company paid Dr. Gerlach a non-refundable fee of $24,000, payable in four quarterly installments of $6,000, with the first installment due on May 1, 2015. The entire $24,000 option payment was recognized as research and development expense during the period ended December 31, 2015. The final $6,000 payment was made on February 1, 2016.

 

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC whereby KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an interest rate of 7%. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan of $700,000; the remaining $200,000 may be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note matures on December 31, 2017, and, beginning on the first anniversary of the Note, can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23.

 

Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years and may be exercised on a cashless basis, See “Note 4. Debt” for additional disclosure.

 

On February 23, 2017, the Company entered into two of the February 2017 Loan Agreements with Sierchio and KCC pursuant to which Sierchio loaned the Company $25,000 and KCC loaned $395,000 at an interest rate of 7%. The February 2017 Notes mature on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio, and KCC a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. See “Note 4. Debt” for additional disclosure.

 

 
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On July 21, 2017, the Company entered into the July 2017 Private Placement with KCC for the sale of 410,000 units at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,000,400 in aggregate proceeds. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series G Warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.68 per share through July 21, 2022. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.

On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

 

March 1, 2017, KCC exercised 1,326,087 Series B Warrants and 3,092,637 Series C Warrants, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,273,831 shares of common stock.

 

On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

 

On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

 

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

 

On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

 

On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

 

Note 9. Subsequent Events

 

Management has reviewed material events subsequent of the period ended September 30, 2017 and prior to the filing of financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”.

 

On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 920,000 shares of the Company common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $2,300,000 in aggregate proceeds. Additionally, each purchaser received one stock purchase warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration. Each warrant is exerciseable at a price of $2.75 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors

RenovaCare, Inc.

New York, New York

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RenovaCare, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of RenovaCare, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net operating losses and operating cash flow deficits that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP

Seattle, Washington

March 28, 2017

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

ASSETS

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 418,031

 

 

$ 397,589

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

31,535

 

 

 

10,293

 

Total current assets

 

 

449,566

 

 

 

407,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $53

 

 

898

 

 

 

-

 

Intangible assets

 

 

152,854

 

 

 

152,854

 

Total assets

 

$ 603,318

 

 

$ 560,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$ -

 

 

$ 71,563

 

Accounts payable - related parties

 

 

33,290

 

 

 

30,095

 

Contract and contribution payable

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

134,125

 

Interest payable to related party

 

 

15,220

 

 

 

-

 

Convertible promissory notes payable to related party, net of discount of $534,519

 

 

165,481

 

 

 

-

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

363,991

 

 

 

235,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract and contribution payable, less current portion

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,000

 

Total liabilities

 

 

363,991

 

 

 

335,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock: $0.00001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 70,069,693 and 67,781,934 shares issued and outstanding at December 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively

 

 

702

 

 

 

678

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

11,290,209

 

 

 

9,197,970

 

Retained deficit

 

 

(11,051,584 )

 

 

(8,973,695 )

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

239,327

 

 

 

224,953

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$ 603,318

 

 

$ 560,736

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

309,503

 

 

 

281,218

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,588,719

 

 

 

1,037,289

 

Total operating expense

 

 

1,898,222

 

 

 

1,318,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(1,898,222 )

 

 

(1,318,507 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,034

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

 

(15,220 )

 

 

-

 

Accretion of debt discount

 

 

(165,481 )

 

 

-

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(179,667 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (2,077,889 )

 

$ (1,318,507 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

 

$ (0.03 )

 

$ (0.02 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

 

69,772,485

 

 

 

67,233,254

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 Paid-in

 

 

 Retained

 

 

 Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 Capital

 

 

 Deficit

 

 

Equity 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

 

66,575,122

 

 

$ 666

 

 

$ 8,128,860

 

 

$ (7,655,188 )

 

$ 474,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock plus warrants

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

1,009,990

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants

 

 

196,812

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(2 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,122

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,122

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,318,507 )

 

 

(1,318,507 )

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

 

67,781,934

 

 

 

678

 

 

 

9,197,970

 

 

 

(8,973,695 )

 

 

224,953

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of warrants

 

 

2,273,913

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

1,109,977

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,110,001

 

Issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options

 

 

13,846

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Stock based compensation due to common stock purchase options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

296,123

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

296,123

 

Reversal of stock based compensation due to forfeiture of stock options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,861 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,861 )

Discount on convertible promissory note due to detachable warrants

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

340,735

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

340,735

 

Discount on convertible promissory note due to beneficial conversion feature

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

359,265

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

359,265

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2016

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,077,889 )

 

 

(2,077,889 )

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

 

70,069,693

 

 

$ 702

 

 

$ 11,290,209

 

 

$ (11,051,584 )

 

$ 239,327

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (2,077,889 )

 

$ (1,318,507 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

53

 

 

 

-

 

Impairment loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,000

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

282,262

 

 

 

59,122

 

Accretion of debt discount

 

 

165,481

 

 

 

-

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

 

 

(21,242 )

 

 

(2,845 )

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

(71,563 )

 

 

65,381

 

Increase (decrease) in related party payable

 

 

3,195

 

 

 

22,840

 

Increase (decrease) in related party interest expense

 

 

15,220

 

 

 

-

 

Increase (decrease) in contract and contributions payable

 

 

(84,125 )

 

 

(131,500 )

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

 

(1,788,608 )

 

 

(1,295,509 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment

 

 

(951 )

 

 

-

 

Net cash flows from investing activity

 

 

(951 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants and issuance of common stock

 

 

1,110,001

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible promissory note

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

 

1,810,001

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

20,442

 

 

 

(285,509 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

397,589

 

 

 

683,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$ 418,031

 

 

$ 397,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid in cash

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Income taxes paid in cash

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt discount recorded for value of warrants issued and/or modified

 

$ 340,735

 

 

$ -

 

Debt discount recorded for beneficial conversion feature

 

$ 359,265

 

 

$ -

 

 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)

 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. Organization, Nature and Continuance of Operations

 

RenovaCare, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary (the “Company”), focuses on the acquisition, research, development and, if warranted, commercialization of autologous (using a patient’s own cells) cellular therapies that can be used for medical and aesthetic applications.

 

On July 12, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences Corp. (“RenovaCare Sciences”), completed the acquisition of its flagship technologies (collectively, the “CellMistTM System”) along with the associated United States patent applications and two foreign patents, the first of which expires on August 22, 2027 and the second of which expires on April 26, 2031. One of the two US patent applications was granted to the Company on November 29, 2016 (Patent No.: US 9,505,000) and expires on or about March 3, 2035. The CellMistTM System is comprised of (a) a treatment methodology for cell isolation for the regeneration of human skin cells (the “CellMistTM Solution”) and (b) a solution sprayer device (the “SkinGunTM”) for delivering the cells to the treatment area. Based on these technologies the Company has recently filed two additional patent applications, one with the United States Patent and Trademark Office titled “Modular Device for Cell Spraying,” and one with the European Patent Office titled “Disposable Apparatus and Device with Unsterile Reusable Apparatus for Sterile Application of a Liquid.”

 

The Company has recently incurred net operating losses and operating cash flow deficits. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s accumulated deficit is $11,051,584. The Company does not currently generate revenues and will continue to incur losses from operations and operating cash flow deficits in the future. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, the Company received $445,000 upon the sale of three convertible promissory notes. Management believes that the Company’s cash and cash equivalent balances and other external sources of capital will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements through June 2017. The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties due to the stage of the development of the Company’s cellular therapies. The future of the Company after June 2017 will depend on its ability to successfully raise capital from external sources to fund operations. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate funds, or if such funds are not available to it on acceptable terms, the Company’s ability to continue its business to develop its cellular therapies will be significantly impaired and it may cause the Company to curtail operations.

 

The matters described above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these consolidated financial statements were issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. RenovaCare Sciences was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on June 12, 2013.

 

Applicable Accounting Guidance

 

Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative non-governmental US GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification.

 

 
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In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718)”, which is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year. The Company does not expect adoption of ASU 2016-09 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases, and creates a new topic, ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on its balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-17”). The standard requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet rather than being separated into current and noncurrent. ASU 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted and the standard may be applied either retrospectively or on a prospective basis to all deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2015-17 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 to further clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will currently have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of the Company’s previous fiscal year may be applicable, the Company has not identified any standards that the Company believes merit further discussion other than as discussed above. The Company believes that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on the financial statements.

 

Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results, as determined by future events, may differ from these estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents may at times exceed federally insured limits.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company utilizes a three-tier hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1. Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 1 inputs.

 

Level 2. Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 2 inputs.

 

Level 3. Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities valued with Level 3 inputs.

 

 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and contract and contribution payable, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments and their liquidity. It is not practical to determine the fair value of the Company’s note payable and accrued interest due to the complex terms. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

The Company intends to outsource its research and development efforts and expense related costs as incurred, including the cost of manufacturing product for testing, licensing fees and costs associated with planning and conducting clinical trials. The value ascribed to patents and other intellectual property acquired will be capitalized as it relates to particular research and development projects that may have alternative future uses.

 

Equipment

 

Equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, while repair and maintenance are expensed when incurred. Renewals and betterments that materially extend the life of the assets are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.

 

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are:

 

 

Estimated

 

Useful Lives

 

Office equipment

 

3-5 years

Furniture & equipment

 

5-7 years

 

Intangible Assets

 

The Company’s intangible asset consists primarily of the CellMistTM System technology that the Company acquired during 2013 and is recorded at cost. At the time of acquisition, the technology had not reached technological feasibility. The amount capitalized is accounted for as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment. Upon successful completion, a determination will be made as to the then useful life of the intangible asset, generally determined by the period in which substantially all of the cash flows are expected to be generated, and begin amortization. The Company tests the intangible asset for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators exist after performing a qualitative analysis. Management has multiple criteria that it considers when performing the qualitative analysis. The results of this review are then weighed and prioritized. If the totality of the relevant events and circumstances indicate that the intangible asset is not impaired, additional impairment tests are not necessary.

 

The Company assessed the following qualitative factors that could affect any change in the fair value of the intangible asset: analysis of the technology’s current phase, additional testing necessary to bring the technology to market, development of competing products, changes in projections caused by delays, changes in regulations, changes in the market for the technology and changes in cost projections to bring the technology to market. Based on a qualitative assessment, management concluded that a positive assertion can be made from the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the intangible asset related to the CellMistTM System is not impaired. The Company did, however, determine that an intangible asset related to wound care technology, acquired during 2013, was impaired during the period ended March 31, 2015 and recorded an impairment loss (a component of research and development expenses) amounting to $10,000 which was equal to the amount capitalized.

 

 
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Stock Options

 

The Company measures all stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method on the date of grant and recognizes such expense in its consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards on the date of grant. The Black-Scholes pricing model requires management to make assumptions regarding option lives, expected volatility, and risk free interest rates. The Company’s policy is to issue new shares upon exercise of options.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credits and loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to be realized. The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions, if any, taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties are recorded as a component of interest expense or other expense, respectively.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted EPS amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period presented. The Company has not included the effects of warrants, stock options and convertible debt on net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive.

 

Following is the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Basic and Diluted EPS Computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss available to common stockholders’

 

$ (2,077,889 )

 

$ (1,318,507 )

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

69,772,485

 

 

 

67,233,254

 

Basic and diluted EPS

 

$ (0.03 )

 

$ (0.02 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shares listed below were not included in the computation of diluted losses per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

385,000

 

 

 

257,500

 

Warrants

 

 

7,280,503

 

 

 

8,970,000

 

Convertible debt

 

 

464,428

 

 

 

-

 

Total shares not included in the computation of diluted losses per share

 

 

8,129,931

 

 

 

9,227,500

 

 

Related Party Transactions

 

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person who holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families; (ii) the Company’s management; (iii) someone who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company; or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. See “Note 9. Related Party Transactions,” for further discussion.

 

 
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Note 3. Assets – Intellectual Property

 

On July 12, 2013, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMistTM System. Acquisition related costs amounted to $52,852 and were capitalized together with the cash payment upon the closing of the transaction in July 2013 of $100,002. Intangible assets amounted to $152,854 at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

Note 4. Contract and Contribution Payable

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Dr. Gerlach, pursuant to which the Company obtained a one-year exclusive option to evaluate a wound cap technology (the “Technology”). Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, the Company paid Dr. Gerlach a non-refundable fee of $24,000 in four quarterly installments of $6,000, with the first installment paid in May 2015 and the final payment made during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

On September 25, 2014, the Company entered into a Charitable Grant Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh (the “University”), pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University in the aggregate amount of $75,000 (the “Grant”). The Company paid the Grant in eight quarterly installments of $9,375, with the first payment made in October 2014 and the final payment made in July 2016. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMist™ System, is a professor at the University.

 

On June 9, 2014, the Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RenovaCare Sciences, entered into an amended asset purchase agreement (the “Amended APA”) with Dr. Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD, pursuant to which RenovaCare Sciences purchased all of Dr. Gerlach’s rights, title and interest in the CellMist™ System. The Amended APA provided for cash payments of $300,000 as partial consideration for the purchase which are payable as follows: (a) $100,000 on December 31, 2014; (b) $50,000 on December 31, 2015; (c) $50,000 on December 31, 2016; and (d) $100,000 on December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2016, $150,000 of the amount payable to Dr. Gerlach was recorded as current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

Below is a summary of contract and contribution payable at December 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Contribution payable to the University of Pittsburgh, in quarterly installments of $9,375, through July 2016

 

$ -

 

 

$ 28,125

 

Contract payable to Dr. Jorg Gerlach in connection with the APA. $50,000 was due on December 31, 2016 and $100,000 is due on December 31, 2017

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

Contract for option agreement purchase

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,000

 

Total

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

234,125

 

Less: current portion

 

 

(150,000 )

 

 

(134,125 )

Long-term portion

 

$ -

 

 

$ 100,000

 

 

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

 

Note 5. Debt

 

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Kalen Capital Corporation (“KCC”); KCC is wholly owned by Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, the Company’s majority shareholder. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 may be loaned prior to December 31, 2017, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and KCC. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matures on December 31, 2017, and, beginning on the first anniversary of the Note, can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, or the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note.

 

 
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Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series E Warrant”) to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The Loan Agreement provides KCC with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note, including conversion of the note issued for the remaining $200,000, if applicable, and exercise of the Series E Warrant, beginning on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement.

 

The Company calculated the debt discount related to the Note and Series E Warrant by first allocating the respective fair value of the Note and Series E Warrant based upon their relative fair values to the total Note proceeds. The fair value of the Series E Warrant issued with the Note was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: exercise price - $1.25 per share; market price of common stock - $1.54 per share; estimated volatility – 92.3%; risk free interest rate - 1.23%; expected dividend rate - 0% and expected life - 5.0 years. The resulting fair value of $340,735 was allocated to the Series E Warrant. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature amounted to $359,265. The resulting $700,000 discount to the Note is being accreted over the 1.25 year term of the Note.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized $15,220 of interest expense and $165,481 of accretion related to the debt discount. The remaining debt discount of $534,519 will be amortized over the next four quarters through December 31, 2017.

 

Note 6. Common Stock and Warrants

 

Common Stock

 

At December 31, 2016, the Company had 500,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share, 70,069,693 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,595,000 shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) as adopted and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 20, 2013 that provides for the grant of stock options to employees, directors, officers and consultants (See “Note 7. Stock Options”).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

 

 

·

issued 100,000 shares of common stock, upon the exercise of a Series D Warrant at an exercise price of $1.10 per share resulting in $110,001 of proceeds to the Company.

 

·

issued 2,173,913 shares of common stock to KCC on February 2, 2016, upon the exercise of a portion of its Series B Warrant at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in $1,000,000 of proceeds to the Company.

 

·

issued 13,846 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 20,000 shares by Joseph Sierchio, a director.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company had the following common stock related transactions:

 

·

issued 196,812 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares by Dr. Gerlach.

 

 

 

 

·

issued 1,010,000 shares of common stock On June 5, 2015, pursuant to a private placement with five investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,010,000 units of equity securities (the “Units”) at a price of $1.00 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $1,010,000. Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series D Stock Purchase Warrant allowing the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.10 per share for a period of five years; the Series D Warrants contain a provision allowing the holder to exercise the Series D Warrant on a cashless basis as further set forth therein.

 

 
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Warrants

 

The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

Shares of Common Stock Issuable from Warrants Outstanding as of

 

Weighted

 

December 31,

 

Average

 

Description

 

2016

 

2015

 

Exercise Price

 

Expiration

 

Series A

 

960,000

 

960,000

 

$

0.35

 

July 12, 2019

 

Series B

 

1,326,087

 

3,500,000

 

$

0.46

 

November 29, 2018

 

Series C

 

3,500,000

 

3,500,000

 

$

0.49

 

November 29, 2018

 

Series D

 

910,000

 

1,010,000

 

$

1.10

 

June 5, 2020

 

Series E

 

584,416

 

-

 

$

1.13

 

September 8, 2021

 

Total

 

7,280,503

 

8,970,000

 

As consideration for the CellMistTM System and services performed in connection therewith, the Company issued to Dr. Gerlach a Series A Stock Purchase Warrant entitling him to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended APA, the Series A Warrant will vest in five equal installments of 240,000 shares on each of July 12, 2014, July 12, 2015, July 12, 2016, July 12, 2017 and July 12, 2018. On August 5, 2015, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares on a cashless basis and the Company issued him 196,812 shares of common stock.

 

A Series B Warrant with an exercise price of $0.46 to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with the 11/29 Financing. On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

 

A Series C Warrant with an exercise price of $0.49, to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock was issued on November 29, 2013 to KCC in connection with a financing.

 

A Series D Warrant, with an exercise price of $1.10, to purchase 1,010,000 shares of common stock was issued on June 5, 2015 in connection with the sale of units pursuant to a private placement. On December 6, 2016, 100,000 Series D Warrants were exercised resulting in the Company receiving $110,000 of proceeds.

 

A Series E Warrant to purchase 584,416 shares of common stock was issued on September 9, 2016 in connection with the Loan Agreement. The Series E Warrant has an exercise price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB on the day prior to issuance of the Warrant; or (ii) a twenty percent (20%) discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the OTCQB for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Warrant. The Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis using the formula contained therein.

 

 
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Note 7. Stock Options

 

On June 20, 2013, the Company’s Board adopted the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the 2013 Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of December 31, 2016, there were 19,595,000 shares available for grant.

 

The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted in any of the Company’s fiscal year, options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant.

 

The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company’s common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023.

 

Stock Option Activity

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the period ended December 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average Exercise Price ($)

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

185,000

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

1.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(7,500 )

 

 

1.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

 

257,500

 

 

 

1.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

187,500

 

 

 

1.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(40,000 )

 

 

1.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercises

 

 

(20,000 )

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

 

385,000

 

 

 

1.42

 

 

8.30 years

 

 

277,625

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2016

 

 

347,500

 

 

 

1.44

 

 

8.36 years

 

 

244,925

 

Available for grant at December 31, 2016

 

 

19,595,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair value of each stock option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. There were 187,500 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2016 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.41. There were 80,000 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2015 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.18. There were 20,000 options exercised on a cashless basis during the year ended December 31, 2016, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $36,000. There were no stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2015. Assumptions regarding volatility, expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate are required for the Black-Scholes model. The volatility assumption is based on the Company’s historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on a U.S. treasury note with maturity similar to the option award’s expected life. The expected life represents the average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The assumptions for volatility, expected life, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate for options granted are presented in the table below:

 

 
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2016

 

2015

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.23%-1.41%

 

1.49%-1.70%

 

Expected life in years

 

5.5

 

5.0

 

Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility

 

92%

 

88.4–105.3%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0

 

0

 

The fair value of the Company’s stock options is expensed ratably over their respective vesting periods. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $282,262 and $59,122, respectively, in share-based compensation cost resulting from stock option grants, including those previously granted and vesting over time Stock-based compensation expense is recognized as general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $8,404 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.25 years.

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2016:

 

 

Stock Options Outstanding

 

Stock Options Exercisable

 

Range

of

Exercise

Prices

 

Number

of Shares

Subject to

Outstanding Options

 

Weighted

Average

Contractual Life

(years)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

Number

of Shares

Subject

To Options Exercise

 

Weighted

Average Remaining

Contractual Life

(Years)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

$

0.65

 

40,000

 

7.01

 

$

0.65

 

40,000

 

7.01

 

$

0.65

 

0.75

 

40,000

 

6.92

 

0.75

 

40,000

 

6.92

 

0.75

 

0.80

 

30,000

 

7.62

 

0.80

 

30,000

 

7.62

 

0.80

 

1.05

 

55,000

 

7.25

 

1.05

 

25,000

 

7.25

 

1.05

 

1.25

 

7,500

 

8.46

 

1.25

 

7,500

 

8.46

 

1.25

 

1.34

 

7,500

 

8.50

 

1.34

 

7,500

 

8.50

 

1.34

 

1.65

 

10,000

 

8.84

 

1.65

 

10,000

 

8.84

 

1.65

 

1.70

 

7,500

 

8.79

 

1.70

 

7,500

 

8.79

 

1.70

 

1.91

 

180,000

 

9.21

 

1.91

 

180,000

 

9.21

 

1.91

 

2.28

 

7,500

 

9.56

 

2.28

 

-

 

9.56

 

2.28

 

Total

 

385,000

 

8.30

 

$

1.42

 

347,500

 

8.36

 

$

1.44

 

Note 8. Commitments

 

Effective March 1, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) in the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse at a monthly rate of $750. The Company has the option to terminate the Lease on the twelve month anniversary of the commencement date, upon one hundred and twenty days’ prior written notice. The Lease was renewed effective March 1, 2016 at a monthly rate of $800. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $9,500 and $9,000, respectively.

 

On August 1, 2013, the Company and Vector Asset Management, Inc. (“Vector”) entered into a Consulting Agreement whereby Vector will assist the Company with identifying subject matter experts in the medical device and biotechnology industries and to assist the Company with its ongoing research, development and eventual commercialization of its Regeneration Technology (collectively, the “Services”). On May 1, 2016, Vector and the Company entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, the term of the agreement terminates only upon written notice, and the monthly consulting fee, in consideration of the Services, was increased to $6,800 from $5,000. No other changes were made to the agreement.

 

 
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In connection with the Company’s anticipated regulatory filings, the Company has engaged StemCell Systems GmbH (“StemCell Systems”) to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement the Company incurred expenses of $184,517 and $194,336 in during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

See also “Note 9. Related Party Transactions.”

 

Note 9. Related Party Transactions

 

As compensation for their service on the Board, Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio will receive an annual retainer of $6,000, payable in equal yearly installments in arrears and prorated for any partial years of service. Additionally, on March 15, 2016, the Company granted to each of Dr. Kirkland and Mr. Sierchio an incentive stock option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.91 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the grant. The options became fully vested upon grant and may be exercised on a “cashless basis” using the formula contained therein.

 

The law firm of Sierchio & Partners, LLP, of which Joseph Sierchio, one of the Company’s directors, was a principal, has provided counsel to the Company since August 26, 2010. Beginning in September 2016, Mr. Sierchio became a partner at Satterlee Stephens LLP (“Satterlee”). Concurrently with Mr. Sierchio’s move to Satterlee, the Company engaged wih Satterlee to provide legal counsel with Mr. Sierchio maintaining his role as the Company’s primary attorney. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $168,775 and $101,700 of fees for legal services billed by firms associated with Mr. Sierchio. Included in accounts payable, at December 31, 2016, is $11,750 owed to Satterlee and at December 31, 2015, is $8,322 owed Sierchio & Partners, LLP. Mr. Sierchio continues his role with the Company as a director.

 

In connection with the Company’s anticipated FDA and other regulatory filings, the Company engaged StemCell Systems to provide it with prototypes and related documents. Pursuant to this engagement the Company incurred expenses of $184,517 and $194,336 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a principal of StemCell Systems.

 

On September 25, 2014, the Company entered into a Charitable Grant Agreement with the University, pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University in the aggregate amount of $75,000. The Company paid the Grant in eight quarterly installments of $9,375, with the final payment made on July 22, 2016. Dr. Gerlach, from whom the Company purchased the CellMistTM System technologies, is a professor at the University. Effective November 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Charitable Gift Agreement with the University, pursuant to which the Company committed to provide a charitable donation to the University in the aggregate amount of $83,000. The Gift was paid in full in December 2015.

 

Dr. Gerlach is entitled to payments for consulting services. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized expenses related to Dr. Gerlach services of $42,480 and $36,720, respectively.

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company entered into the Option Agreement with Dr. Gerlach, pursuant to which the Company obtained a one-year exclusive option to evaluate the Technology, for the purpose of determining whether the Company would like to purchase or license the Technology. Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, the Company paid Dr. Gerlach a non-refundable fee of $24,000, payable in four quarterly installments of $6,000, with the first installment due on May 1, 2015. The entire $24,000 option payment was recognized as research and development expense during the period ended December 31, 2015. The final $6,000 payment was made on February 1, 2016.

 

On September 9, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with KCC. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, KCC agreed to loan the Company up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided the Company with an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by the Note; the remaining $200,000 may be loaned prior to December 31, 2017, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and KCC. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matures on December 31, 2017, and, beginning on the first anniversary of the Note, can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, or the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note, subject to a floor price of $1.23.

 

 
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Per the Loan Agreement, the Company issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

On February 2, 2016, KCC exercised a portion of its Series B Warrant for 2,173,913 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.46 per share resulting in proceeds of $1,000,000.

 

Note 10. Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if all, or some portion, of such assets will more than likely not be realized.

 

There is no current or deferred tax expense for 2016 and 2015, due to the Company’s loss position. Realization of the future tax benefits related to the deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s ability to generate taxable income within the net operating loss carryforward period. Management has considered these factors in reaching its conclusion as to the valuation allowance for financial reporting purposes and has recorded a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset. The income tax effect, utilizing a 34% income tax rate, of temporary differences comprising the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is a result of the following at December 31:

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss and contribution carryforwards

 

$ 3,217,000

 

 

$ 2,646,000

 

Intangible asset

 

 

158,000

 

 

 

84,000

 

Capital loss carryforward

 

 

236,000

 

 

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

139,000

 

 

 

46,000

 

 

 

 

3,750,000

 

 

 

2,776,000

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(3,750,000 )

 

 

(2,776,000 )

Net deferred tax assets

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

The 2016 increase in the valuation allowance was $974,000 (2015: $154,000).

 

The Company has available net operating loss and contribution carryforwards of approximately $9,302,000 for tax purposes to offset future taxable income which expire commencing 2018 through to the year 2036. The capital loss carryforward expires during 2018. Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, annual utilization of the Company’s net operating loss and contribution carryforwards may be limited if a cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% is deemed to occur within any three-year period. The tax years 2014 through 2016 remain open to examination by federal agencies and other jurisdictions in which it operates.

 

A reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate (34%) and the effective rate of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 follows:

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Statutory federal income tax rate

 

 

34 %

 

 

34 %

Permanent differences and other

 

 

13 %

 

 

(22 )%

Valuation allowance

 

 

(47 )%

 

 

(12 )%

 

 

 

0 %

 

 

0 %

 

 
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Note 11. Subsequent Events

 

On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

 

On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

 

On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

 

On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock.

 

On February 23, 2017, the Company entered into two separate loan agreements containing identical terms (the “February 2017 Loan Agreements”) with Joseph Sierchio (“Sierchio”) and KCC (collectively, the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the February 2017 Loan Agreements, Sierchio agreed to loan the Company $25,000 and KCC agreed to loan the Company $395,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. Each loan was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “February 2017 Notes”). The February 2017 Notes, including any interest due thereon, may not be prepaid without the consent of the Holders. The February 2017 Notes mature on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted, at the Holders’ sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February 2017 Notes or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder(s) elect to convert the February 2017 Note(s), subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the February 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued Sierchio and KCC a Series F Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series F Warrant”) to purchase up to 7,246 shares and 114,493 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The February 2017 Loan Agreements provide the Holders with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the February 2017 Notes, including exercise of the Series F Warrants, beginning on the first anniversary of the February 2017 Loan Agreements.

 

On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised a Series B Warrant to purchase up to 1,326,087 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 1,181,194 shares of common stock.

 

On March 1, 2017, KCC exercised a Series C Warrant to purchase up to 3,500,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 3,092,637 shares of common stock.

 

On March 9, 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an investor (the “Investor”) on the same terms as the February 2017 Loan Agreements (the “March 2017 Loan Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the March 2017 Loan Agreement, the Investor agreed to loan the Company $25,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. The loan was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “March 2017 Note”). The March 2017 Note, including any interest due thereon, may not be prepaid without the consent of the Investor. The March 2017 Note mature on February 23, 2018, and, beginning on the one month anniversary, can be converted, at the Investor’s sole discretion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Investor elects to convert the March 2017 Note, subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the March 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued the Investor a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise per share equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the Investor elects to exercise their Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

 
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RENOVACARE, INC. 

4,404,136 SHARES

OF

COMMON STOCK

 

PROSPECTUS

 

[●], 2018

 

 
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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

Our estimated expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered are:

 

SEC filing fee

 

$ 1,989

 

Accounting fees and expenses

 

$ 7,500

 

Legal fees and expenses

 

$ 20,000

 

Miscellaneous

 

$ 2,500

 

Total

 

$ 31,989

 

 

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Section 78.7502(1) of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) authorizes a Nevada corporation to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or corporate agent “who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation” due to his or her corporate role. Section 78.7502(1) extends this protection “against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.”

 

Section 78.7502(2) of the NRS also authorizes indemnification of the reasonable defense or settlement expenses of a corporate director, officer, employee or agent who is sued, or is threatened with a suit, by or in the right of the corporation. The party must have been acting in good faith and with the reasonable belief that his or her actions were in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests. Unless the court rules that the party is reasonably entitled to indemnification, the party seeking indemnification must not have been found liable to the corporation.

 

To the extent that a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any action or proceeding referred to in Section 78.7502(1) or 78.7502(2), Section 78.7502(3) of the NRS requires that he be indemnified “against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.”

 

Unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Section 78.751(2), Section 78.751(1) of the NRS limits indemnification under Section 78.7502 to situations in which either (1) the stockholders, (2) the majority of a disinterested quorum of directors, or (3) independent legal counsel determine that indemnification is proper under the circumstances.

 

Section 78.751(2) authorizes a corporation’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or agreement to provide that directors’ and officers’ expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action must be paid by the corporation as incurred, rather than upon final disposition of the action, upon receipt by the director or officer to repay the amount if a court ultimately determines that he is not entitled to indemnification.

 

Section 78.751(3)(a) provides that the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights under any bylaw, agreement, stockholder vote or vote of disinterested directors. Section 78.751(3)(b) extends the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses to former directors, officers, employees and agents, as well as their heirs, executors, and administrators.

 

Regardless of whether a director, officer, employee or agent has the right to indemnity, Section 78.752 allows the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on his behalf against liability resulting from his or her corporate role.

 

 
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Our Bylaws also contain broad indemnification provisions.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors or officers pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities Exchange Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore unenforceable.

 

There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees, or other agents as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any director, officer, employee, or other agent.

 

ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Set forth below in chronological order is a description of the Registrant’s sales of unregistered securities since January 1, 2014:

 

On June 5, 2015, we entered into subscription agreements with five investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,010,000 units of our equity securities at a price of $1.00 per unit for total gross proceeds of $1,010,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one Series D Warrant allowing the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $1.10 per share for a period of five years and may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The offering was conducted pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements afforded by, among others, Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and Regulation S, as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Accordingly, the securities were sold only to investors who were either “accredited investors,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D or up to 35 purchasers who are not “accredited investors,” or who are not U.S. Persons, as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S.

 

On September 9, 2016, we entered into the Loan Agreement with KCC pursuant to which KCC agreed to loan us up to $900,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly. KCC provided an initial loan in the amount of $700,000, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “Note”); the remaining $200,000 needed to be loaned prior to December 31, 2017. The Note, including any interest due thereon, may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The Note matured on December 31, 2017, but was extended to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. Beginning on September 9, 2017, the Note became convertible, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the Note.

 

Per the Loan Agreement, we issued KCC a Series E Warrant to purchase up to 584,416 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $1.54, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series E Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to exercise the Series E Warrant. The Series E Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Loan Agreement provides KCC with registration rights for all of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note, including conversion of the note issued for the remaining $200,000, if applicable, and exercise of the Series E Warrant, beginning on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement.

 

The securities were sold pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements afforded by, among others, Regulation S as the investor was not a U.S. Person, as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

On January 10, 2017, Dr. Gerlach exercised a Series A Warrant to purchase up to 240,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 204,571 shares of common stock.

 

 
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On February 2, 2017, Kenneth Kirkland, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 29,642 shares of common stock.

 

On February 10, 2017, Joseph Sierchio, a member of the Company’s board of directors, exercised options to purchase up to 70,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 38,642 shares of common stock.

 

On February 17, 2017, Thomas Bold, the Company’s President, CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer exercised options to purchase up to 40,000 shares, on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 34,296 shares of common stock

 

On February 23, 2017, we entered into the February Loan Agreements with KCC and Joseph Sierchio, a member of our Board, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate of $420,000 ($395,000 from KCC and $25,000 from Mr. Sierchio) at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by the February Notes. On October 19, 2017, the Company repaid the February Note of Mr. Sierchio in full. The maturity date of the February Note was extended from February 23, 2018, to December 31, 2019 pursuant to the Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 26, 2018, to the Note. Except for the extension of the maturity date, the February Note was not otherwise amended and continues in full force and effect. The KCC February Note can be converted, at KCC’s sole discretion, into shares of our common stock at conversion rate equal to the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to the issuance of the February Note or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which KCC elects to convert the February Note, subject to a floor price of $2.76.

 

Per the February Loan Agreements, we issued Series F Warrants to purchase up to 121,739 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrants; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the holders elect to exercise the Series F Warrants. The Series F Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Series F Warrants are exercisable beginning on the one month anniversary of their issuance.

 

The securities were sold pursuant to the exemptions from registration provided by, among others, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D and Regulation S as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

On March 6, 2017, we entered into a loan agreement (the “March Loan Agreement”) with an investor, pursuant to which we borrowed $25,000 at an annual interest rate of 7% per year, compounded quarterly, which was evidenced by a convertible promissory note (the “March Note”) which has been repaid.

 

Per the March Loan Agreement, we issued a Series F Warrant to purchase up to 7,246 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of the lesser of: (i) $3.45, the closing price of our common stock on the day prior to issuance of the Series F Warrant; or (ii) a 20% discount to the average closing price of our common stock for the five days prior to the date on which the holders elect to exercise the Series F Warrant. The Series F Warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Series F Warrant is exercisable beginning on the one month anniversary of its issuance.

 

On June 28, 2017, KCC exercised 114,493 Series F Warrants for $3.01 per share resulting in the issuance of 114,493 shares of common stock and proceeds of $344,624.

 

On July 21, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 460,250 units of the Company’s equity securities (the “July 2017 Units”) at a price of $2.44 per unit for $1,122,610 in aggregate proceeds (the “July 2017 Private Placement”). Each July 2017 Units consists of (a) one share of common stock and one Series G Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Series G Warrants”) allowing the holder to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.68 per share for a period of five years. The Series G Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

 
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On October 16, 2017, the Company completed a self-directed offering of 920,000 shares of the Company common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for $2,300,000 in aggregate proceeds. Additionally, each purchaser, in a concurrent private placement, received one stock purchase warrant for each share of stock purchased for no additional consideration. Each warrant is exercisable at a price of $2.75 per share for a period of five years. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.

 

The securities were sold pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements afforded by, among others, Regulation D and Regulation S as the investors were either accredited investors or not a U.S. Person, as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S of the Securities Act.

 

We have used, and continue to use, the proceeds from the above transaction for research and development and general corporate purposes.

 

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

 

3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB 12g filed on May 11, 1999, SEC file number 000-30156-99616992.

 

3.2

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2011, SEC file number 000-30156-11520181.

 

3.3

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 10, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14521612.

 

3.4

Bylaws of the Company incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB 12g filed on May 11, 1999, SEC file number 000-30156-99616992.

 

4.1†

Form of Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 12, 2013, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013, as amended on November 21, 2013 and December 27, 2013, SEC file 0156-131300357.

 

4.2

Form of Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156- 131259657.

 

4.3

Registration Rights Agreement dated November 29, 2013, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156- 131259657.

 

 

4.4

 

Form of Series D Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015, SEC file number 000-30156-1592367.

 

4.5

 

Convertible Promissory Note dated September 9, 2016, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353

 

 

4.6

 

Series E Stock Purchase Warrant dated September 9, 2016; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353

 

4.7

 

Form of Convertible Promissory Note dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17541363

 
 
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4.8

 

Form of Series F Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17541363

 

4.9

 

Convertible Promissory Note dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968

 

4.10

 

Form of Series G Stock Purchase Warrant; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017, SEC file number 000-1477932-17-003496.

 

4.11

 

Form of Series H Stock Purchase Warrant dated October 16, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-171141509

 

5.1

Opinion of Satterlee Stephens LLP*

 

10.1§

Employment Agreement dated June 20, 2013, between Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657

 

10.2†

Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 21, 2013, between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2013, as amended on November 21, 2013 and December 27, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131300357

 

10.3§

Form of Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156- 131259657

  

10.4

Finder’s Agreement dated August 13, 2013, between Vector Asset Management, Inc. and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-13109753

 

10.5§

At-Will Executive Services Agreement dated October 1, 2013, between Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013, SEC file number 000- 30156-13129717

 

10.6

Subscription Agreement for 3,500,000 units dated November 29, 2013, between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156-131259657

 

10.7§

At-Will Consulting Agreement effective as of December 1, 2013, between Thomas Bold and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2013, SEC file number 000-30156- 131259657

 

10.8

Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 2013, between Duke Mountain Resources, Inc., Fostung Resources Ltd. and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14513586

 

10.9§

At-Will Consulting Agreement effective as of April 1, 2014, between Patsy Trisler and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156- 14838542

 

10.10§

Stock Option Agreement dated April 1, 2014, between Patsy Trisler and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-14838542

 

10.11§

Stock Option Agreements dated August 14, 2014, between Kenneth Kirkland, Joseph Sierchio, Rhonda B. Rosen and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2014, SEC file number 000-30156-141054256

 

 
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10.12

Post-Closing Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2014, SEC file number 000- 30156-141102510

 

10.13

Option Agreement between Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD and the Company, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2015, SEC file number 000-30156-15833270

 

10.14

Form of Subscription Agreement, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2015, SEC file number 000-30156- 1592367

 

10.15

 

Loan Agreement between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016, SEC file number 000-30156-161888353

 

10.16

 

Form of Loan Agreement dated February 23, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17654590

 

10.17

 

Loan Agreement dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968

 

10.18

 

Amendment to Loan Agreement between Joseph Sierchio and the Company dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968

 

10.19

 

Amendment to Loan Agreement between Kalen Capital Corporation and the Company dated March 9, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17686968

 

10.20

 

Form of Subscription Agreement dated July 21, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-17978114

 

10.21

 

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 16, 2017; incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 18, 2017, SEC file number 000-30156-171141509

 

14.1

Code of Ethics, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 10-K file on April 15, 2009, SEC file number 000-30156-09750383

   

23.1

Consent of Sierchio & Company, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

 

23.2

Consent of Peterson Sullivan LLP*

 

24.1

Power of Attorney.*

 

99.1§

2013 Incentive Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference and included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2013, SEC file number 000- 30156-1393344

 

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**

______________ 

*

Filed herewith.

Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the omitted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

§

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**

Furnished herewith. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any Prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.


 
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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, State of New York, on February 9, 2018.

 

 

RenovaCare, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Bold

 

Name:

Thomas Bold

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Director

(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Bold, with full power of substitution, such person’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person, with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Dated: February 9, 2018

By:

/s/ Thomas Bold

 

Name:

Thomas Bold

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer, Principal

Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

      

Dated: February 9, 2018

By:

/s/ Kenneth Kirkland

Name:

Kenneth Kirkland

Title:

Director

 

Dated: February 9, 2018

By:

/s/ Joseph Sierchio

Name:

Joseph Sierchio

Title:

Director

 

 

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