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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

 

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

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number 333-91436

 

American BriVision (Holding) Corporation.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   26-0014658

State or jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

IRS Employer

Identification Number

 

44370 Old Warm Springs Blvd.

Fremont, CA 94538

Tel: 845-291-1291

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company
  Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of November 13, 2018, there were 213,926,475 shares of common stock, par value per share $0.001, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  1
       
Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited) 
   Consolidated Unaudited Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017  F-1
   Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017  F-2
   Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 
F-3
   Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements  F-4 – F-17
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  2
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  12
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures  13
       
PART II  OTHER INFORMATION  14
       
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings  14
Item 1A.  Risk Factors  14
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  14
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities  14
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures  14
Item 5.  Other Information  14
Item 6.  Exhibits  14
Signatures     15

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” which discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue” and negatives thereof or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, are based on various underlying assumptions and current expectations about the future and are not guarantees. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievement to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, such information should not be regarded as representations that the results or conditions described in such statements or that our objectives and plans will be achieved and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K and its amendment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Report, and information contained in other reports that we file with the SEC. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report.

 

There are important factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected, including, but not limited to: competition in the industry in which we operate and the impact of such competition on pricing, revenues and margins, volatility in the securities market due to the general economic downturn; SEC regulations which affect trading in the securities of “penny stocks,” and other risks and uncertainties. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward- looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Depending on the market for our stock and other conditional tests, a specific safe harbor under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be available. Notwithstanding the above, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) expressly state that the safe harbor for forward-looking statements does not apply to companies that issue penny stock. Because we may from time to time be considered to be an issuer of penny stock, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements may not apply to us at certain times.

 

As used in this Report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, and “our Company” and “the Company” refer to American Brivision (Holding) Corporation (formerly known as Metu Brands, Inc.) and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. 

 

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PART I- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Index to the Financial Statements

 

    Page
     
Consolidated Unaudited Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017   F-1
     
Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017   F-2
     
Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017   F-3
     
Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements   F-4 – F-17

 

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AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30,
2018
   December 31,
2017
 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash  $4,389   $93,332 
Receivable from collaboration partners – related parties   2,550,000    2,550,000 
Other receivable – related parties   40,000    - 
Total Current Assets   2,594,389    2,643,332 
           
Total Assets  $2,594,389   $2,643,332 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
Current liabilities          
Accrued expense  $436,828   $170,927 
Due to related parties   4,041,703    4,229,320 
Total current liabilities   4,478,531    4,400,247 
Noncurrent liabilities          
Convertible notes payable   300,000    - 
Convertible notes payable – related parties   250,000    - 
Accrued interest – noncurrent   14,567    - 
Total Liabilities   5,043,098    4,400,247 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ deficit          
Common Stock 360,000,000 authorized at $0.001 par value; shares issued and outstanding 213,926,475 and 213,746,647 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively   213,927    213,747 
Additional paid-in capital   13,909,157    13,805,936 
Accumulated deficit   (16,571,793)   (15,776,598)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (2,448,709)   (1,756,915)
Total Liabilities and Equity  $2,594,389   $2,643,332 

 

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

 

F-1

 

 

AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
Revenues  $-   $-   $-   $- 
                     
Cost of revenues   -    -    -    - 
                     
Gross profit   -    -    -    - 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Selling, general and administrative expenses   123,846    144,212    520,256    521,954 
Research and development expenses   44,301    3,083,314    135,006    3,125,964 
Stock-based compensation   7,575    132,110    23,401    138,038 
Total operating expenses   175,722    3,359,636    678,663    3,785,956 
                     
Loss from operations   (175,722)   (3,359,636)   (678,663)   (3,785,956)
                     
Other income (expense)                    
Interest income   -    -    -    100 
Interest expense   (42,851)   (27,460)   (114,682)   (74,960)
Total other income (expenses)   (42,851)   (27,460)   (114,682)   (74,860)
                     
Loss from operations before income taxes   (218,573)   (3,387,096)   (793,345)   (3,860,816)
                     
Provision for income taxes   -    -    1,850    830 
                     
Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss  $(218,573)  $(3,387,096)  $(795,195)  $(3,861,646)
                     
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders                    
Basic and diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.02)  $(0.00)  $(0.02)
                     
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                    
Basic and diluted   213,926,475    213,746,647    213,869,826    213,178,790 

  

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

 

F-2

 

 

AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2018   2017 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss from continuing operations  $(795,195)  $(3,861,646)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Stock-based compensation   23,401    138,038 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Increase in other receivable - related parties   (40,000)   - 
Increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities   360,468    (3,186)
Decrease in due to related parties   (80,617)   2,350,000 
Net cash used in operating activities   (531,943)   (1,376,794)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Capital contribution from related parties under common control   -    450,000 
Proceeds from convertible notes   550,000    - 
Borrowings from related parties   50,000    1,113,000 
Repayment of loan from related parties   (157,000)   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   443,000    1,563,000 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (88,943)   186,206 
           
Cash, beginning of period   93,332    18,645 
           
Cash, end of period  $4,389   $204,851 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
           
Interest expense paid  $78,444   $66,500 
Income taxes paid  $1,850   $830 
           
Non-cash financing and investing activities          
           
Common shares issued for due to related parties  $-   $5,850,000 
Capital contribution from related parties under common control  $-   $2,550,000 
Common shares issued to employees  $80,000   $- 

 

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

 

F-3

 

 

AMERICAN BRIVISION (HOLDING) CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

American BriVision (Holding) Corporation (the “Company” or “Holding entity”), a Nevada corporation, through the Company’s operating entity, American BriVision Corporation (the “BriVision”), which was incorporated in July 2015 in the State of Delaware, engages in biotechnology and focuses on the development of new drugs and innovative medical devices to fulfill unmet medical needs.  The business model of the Company is to integrate research achievements from world-famous institutions (such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“MSKCC”) and MD Anderson Cancer Center), conduct clinical trials of translational medicine for Proof of Concept (“POC”), out-license to international pharmaceutical companies, and exploit global markets. BriVision had to predecessor operations prior to its formation on July 21, 2015.

 

Reverse Merger

 

On February 8, 2016, a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) was entered into by and among American BriVision (Holding) Corporation, American BriVision Corporation (“BriVision”), and Euro-Asia Investment & Finance Corp. Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (“Euro-Asia”), being the owners of record of 164,387,376 (52,336,000 pre-stock split) shares of common stock of the Company, and the owners of record of all of the issued share capital of BriVision (the “BriVision Stock”).

 

Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, upon surrender by the BriVision Shareholders and the cancellation by BriVision of the certificates evidencing the BriVision Stock as registered in the name of each BriVision Shareholder, and pursuant to the registration of the Company in the register of members maintained by BriVision as the new holder of the BriVision Stock and the issuance of the certificates evidencing the aforementioned registration of the BriVision Stock in the name of the Company, the Company should issue 166,273,921(52,936,583 pre-stock split) shares (the “Acquisition Stock”) (subject to adjustment for fractionalized shares as set forth below) of the Company’s common stock to the BriVision Shareholders (or their designees), and 163,159,952 (51,945,225 pre-stock split) shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Euro-Asia should be cancelled and retired to treasury. The Acquisition Stock collectively should represent 79.70% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately after the Closing, in exchange for the BriVision Stock, representing 100% of the issued share capital of BriVision in a reverse merger (the “Merger”).

 

Pursuant to the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of BriVision were converted, at an exchange ratio of 0.2536-for-1, into an aggregate of 166,273,921(52,936,583pre-stock split) common shares of the Company and BriVision has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The holders of Company’s common stock as of immediately prior to the Merger held an aggregate of 205,519,223(65,431,144 pre-stock split) shares of Company’s common stock. Because of the exchange of the BriVision Stock for the Acquisition Stock (the “Share Exchange”), BriVision has become a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of the Company and there was a change of control of the Company following the closing.  There were no warrants, options or other equity instruments issued in connection with the share exchange agreement.

 

Because of the consummation of the Share Exchange, BriVision is now the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary and its shareholders own approximately 79.70% of issued and outstanding common stock of the Company.

 

Following the Share Exchange, the Company has abandoned its prior business plan and the Company is now pursuing BriVision’s historically proposed businesses, which focus on the development of new drugs and innovative medical devices to fulfill unmet medical needs.  The business model of the Company is to integrate research achievements from world-famous institutions, conduct clinical trials of translational medicine for Proof of Concept (“POC”), out-license to international pharmaceutical companies, and exploit global markets.

 

Accounting Treatment of the Reverse Merger

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Share Exchange represents a “reverse merger” rather than a business combination and BriVision is deemed the accounting acquirer in the transaction. The Share Exchange is being accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization. BriVision is the acquirer for financial reporting purposes and the Company is the acquired company. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Share Exchange will be those of BriVision and recorded at the historical cost basis of BriVision. In addition, the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Share Exchange will include the assets and liabilities of the Company and BriVision, and the historical operations of BriVision and operations of the Combined Company from the closing date of the Share Exchange.

 

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Mergers Subject to Completion

 

On January 31, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with BioLite Holding, Inc. (“BioLite Holding”), a Nevada corporation, BioKey, Inc. (“BioKey”), a California corporation, BioLite Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub 1”), a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and BioKey Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub 2”), a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on or before the Closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of BioLite Holding shall be converted into the right to receive one point eighty-two (1.82) validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of the Company and all shares of BioLite Holding shall be cancelled and cease to exist. Also on or before the Closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of BioKey shall be converted into the right to receive one (1) validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable share of the Company and all shares of BioKey shall be cancelled and cease to exist. Simultaneously upon Closing, BioLite Holding and Merger Sub 1 shall merge together with Merger Sub 1’s articles of incorporation and bylaws as the surviving corporation’s (the “BioLite Surviving Corporation”) articles of incorporation and bylaws and all shares of Merger Sub 1 shall be converted into one share of common stock of the BioLite Surviving Corporation, which shall remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In addition, upon Closing, BioKey and Merger Sub 2 shall merge together with Merger Sub 2’s articles of incorporation and bylaws as the surviving corporation’s (the “BioKey Surviving Corporation’s”) articles of incorporation and bylaws and all shares of Merger Sub 2 shall be converted into one share of common stock of the BioKey Surviving Corporation, which shall remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. BioLite Holding, through its majority-owned subsidiaries, is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of new drugs in the areas of oncology, central nervous system and immune system. BioKey is a California-based pharmaceutical company with FDA-approved therapeutic products and a GMP facility. BioLite Holding and the Company are related parties because the two companies are under common control.

 

The Merger Agreement requires the parties to consummate the Mergers after all of the conditions to the consummation of the Mergers contained therein are satisfied or waived, including approval by the shareholders of BioLite Holding and BioKey, respectively. The BioLite Merger will become effective upon the filing of Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or at such later time as is agreed by the Company and BioLite Holding and specified in the Articles of Merger. The BioKey Merger will become effective upon the filing of an agreement of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of California and the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or at such later time as is agreed by the Company and BioKey and specified in the Certificate of Merger.

 

None of the Company, BioLite Holding or BioKey can predict the exact timing of the consummation of the Mergers. Immediately after the effective time of the BioLite Merger, Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into BioLite Holding, with BioLite Holding surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Immediately after the effective time of the BioKey Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into BioKey, with BioKey surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

On July 23, 2018, the Company filed a prospectus on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Closing of the Mergers will be subject to the “Conditions to Completion of the Merger” pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated.

 

This basis of accounting involves the application of accrual accounting and consequently, revenues and gains are recognized when earned, and expenses and losses are recognized when incurred. The Company’s financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars.

 

Fiscal Year

 

The Company changed its fiscal year from the period beginning on October 1st and ending on September 30th to the period beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st, beginning January 1, 2018. All references herein to a fiscal year prior to December 31, 2017 refer to the twelve months ended September 30th of such year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those results.

 

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Reclassifications

 

Certain classifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassification had no impact on previously reported net loss or accumulated deficit.

 

Forward Stock split

 

On March 21, 2016, the Board of Directors and the majority of the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to Articles of Incorporation to effect a forward split at a ratio of 1 to 3.141 and increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to 360,000,000, which was effective on April 8, 2016. As a result, all shares outstanding for all periods have been retroactively restated to reflect Company’s 1 to 3:141 forward stock split.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (the “ASC 820”), for fair value measurements of financial assets and financial liabilities and for fair value measurements of nonfinancial items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements.  ASC 820 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

-Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

-Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

 

-Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

The carrying values of certain assets and liabilities of the Company, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, due from related parties, accrued expenses, and due to related parties approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities. The carrying value of the Company’s convertible notes payable and accrued interest approximates their fair value as the terms of the borrowing are consistent with current market rates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to $4,389 and $93,332, respectively. The Company’s cash deposits are held in financial institutions located in both Taiwan and the United States of America where there are currently regulations mandated on obligatory insurance of bank accounts. The Company believes these financial institutions are of high credit quality.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places its cash and temporary cash investments in high quality credit institutions, but these investments may be in excess of Taiwan Central Deposit Insurance Corporation and the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insurance limits. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for hedging, trading or speculative purposes.

 

F-6

 

 

Receivable from Collaboration Partners

 

Receivable from collaboration partners is stated at carrying value less estimates made for doubtful receivables. An allowance for impairment of receivable from collaboration partners is established if the collection of a receivable becomes doubtful. Such receivable becomes doubtful when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter into bankruptcy or financial reorganization, and default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that the receivable is impaired. The amount of the allowance is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. An impairment loss is recognized in the statement of operations, as are subsequent recoveries of previous impairments.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

The Company accounts for R&D costs in accordance with FASB ASC 730, “Research and Development” (the “ASC 730”). Research and development expenses are charged to expense as incurred unless there is an alternative future use in other research and development projects or otherwise. Research and development expenses are comprised of costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including personnel-related costs, share-based compensation, and facilities-related overhead, outside contracted services including clinical trial costs, manufacturing and process development costs for both clinical and preclinical materials, research costs, upfront and development milestone payments under collaborative agreements and other consulting services. Non-refundable advance payment for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities are expensed when the activity has been performed or when the goods have been received rather than when the payment is made. In instances where the Company enters into agreements with third parties to provide research and development services, costs are expensed as services are performed. Amounts due under such arrangements may be either fixed fee or fee for service, and may include upfront payments, monthly payments, and payments upon the completion of milestones or receipt of deliverables.


Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company measures expense associated with all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and recognizes such expense in the consolidated financial statements on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation”. Total employee stock-based compensation expenses were $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company accounted for stock-based compensation to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” and FASB ASC Topic 505-50 “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” which requires that the cost of services received from non-employees is measured at fair value at the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service is completed and recognized over the period the service is provided. Total non-employee stock-based compensation expenses were $7,575 and $132,110 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total non-employee stock-based compensation expenses were $23,401 and $138,038 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature

 

From time to time, the Company may issue convertible notes that may contain an imbedded beneficial conversion feature. A beneficial conversion feature exists on the date a convertible note is issued when the fair value of the underlying common stock to which the note is convertible into is in excess of the remaining unallocated proceeds of the note after first considering the allocation of a portion of the note proceeds to the fair value of the warrants, if related warrants have been granted. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature is recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding amount to additional paid in capital. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the life of the note using the effective interest method.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach which allows the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets to be based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or future deductibility is uncertain.

 

F-7

 

 

Under FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes”, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigations based on the technical merits of that position. The second step is to measure a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefits recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which the threshold is no longer satisfied. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalty or interest relating to income taxes has been incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition.

 

On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update), Income Taxes (Topic 740). ASU 2018-05 provides guidance regarding the recording of tax impacts where uncertainty exists, in the period of adoption of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”). In accordance with this guidance, the Company’s financial results reflect provisional amounts for those specific income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC Topic 740 is incomplete but a reasonable estimate could be determined. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. While the Company is able to make reasonable estimates of the impact of the reduction in corporate rate and the deemed repatriation transition tax, the final impact of the Tax Act may differ from these estimates, due to, among other things, changes in its interpretations and assumptions, additional guidance that may be issued by the I.R.S., and actions that the Company may take. The Company is continuing to gather additional information to determine the final impact.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s income tax expense amounted $1,850 and $830, respectively.

 

Loss Per Share of Common Stock

 

The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common stock equivalents had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Diluted earnings per share excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has adopted ASC Topic 450 “Contingencies” subtopic 20, in determining its accruals and disclosures with respect to loss contingencies. Accordingly, estimated losses from loss contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued indicates that it is probable that an assets had been impaired or a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the loss contingency is made in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss could be incurred.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. The new standard requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet (with the exception of short-term leases). For lessees, leases will continue to be classified as either operating or financing in the income statement. This ASU becomes effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and early adoption is permitted. This ASU is required to be applied with a modified retrospective approach and requires application of the new standard at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. In issuing ASU No. 2018-11, the FASB decided to provide another transition method in addition to the existing transition method by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-8

 

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net) . In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing . In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients and ASU 2016-11, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting . In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842). These amendments provide additional clarification and implementation guidance on the previously issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in ASU 2016-08 clarify how an entity should identify the specified good or service for the principal versus agent evaluation and how it should apply the control principle to certain types of arrangements. ASU 2016-10 clarifies the following two aspects of ASU 2014-09: identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance. ASU 2016-11 rescinds several SEC Staff Announcements that are codified in Topic 605, including, among other items, guidance relating to accounting for consideration given by a vendor to a customer, as well as accounting for shipping and handling fees and freight services. ASU 2016-12 provides clarification to Topic 606 on how to assess collectability, present sales tax, treat noncash consideration, and account for completed and modified contracts at the time of transition. ASU 2016-12 clarifies that an entity retrospectively applying the guidance in Topic 606 is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change in the period of adoption. Additionally, ASU 2016-20 clarifies certain narrow aspects within Topic 606 including its scope, contract cost accounting, and disclosures. The new guidance requires enhanced disclosures, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations to customers and significant judgments in measurement and recognition. The effective date and transition requirements for these amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU 2014-09, which is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 and its related amendments will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update), Income Taxes (Topic 740). ASU 2018-05 provides guidance regarding the recording of tax impacts where uncertainty exists, in the period of adoption of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”).To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. While the Company is able to make reasonable estimates of the impact of the reduction in corporate rate and the deemed repatriation transition tax, the final impact of the Tax Act may differ from these estimates, due to, among other things, changes in its interpretations and assumptions, additional guidance that may be issued by the I.R.S., and actions that the Company may take. The Company has accounted for the tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under the guidance of SAB 118, on a provisional basis. The Company’s accounting for certain income tax effects is incomplete, but the Company has determined reasonable estimates for those effects The Company is continuing to gather additional information to determine the final impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02 (“ASU 2018-02”), Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The guidance in ASU 2018-02 allows an entity to elect to reclassify the stranded tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) of 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income into retained earnings. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-based Payments (“ASU 2018-07”). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The effective date for the standard is for interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, but no earlier than the Company's adoption date of Topic 606. Under the new guidance, the measurement of nonemployee equity awards is fixed on the grant date. The new guidance is required to be applied retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2018-07 will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic 820”): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The ASU modifies the disclosure requirements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, by removing certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value hierarchy, modifying existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and adding new disclosure requirements, such as disclosing the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and disclosing the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. This ASU is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the ASU 2018-13 will have on its financial statements. 

 

F-9

 

 

3. GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying consolidated unaudited financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred losses since its inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $16,571,793 as of September 30, 2018 and has incurred net losses of $795,195 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company also had a working capital deficiency of $1,884,142 at September 30, 2018.  The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due. These unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company deem so.

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plans to obtain such resources for the Company include (1) obtaining capital from the sale of its equity securities (2) short-term and long-term borrowings from banks and third-parties, and (3) short-term borrowings from stockholders or other related party(ies) when needed. However, management cannot provide any assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually to secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations.

 

4. COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS

 

Collaborative agreement with BioLite Inc., a related party

 

On December 29, 2015, American BriVision Corporation entered into a collaborative agreement (the “BioLite Collaborative Agreement”) with BioLite Inc. (the “BioLite”), a related party (See Note 7), pursuant to which BioLite granted BriVision sole licensing rights for drug and therapeutic use of five products, including BLI-1005 CNS-Major Depressive Disorder, BLI-1008 CNS-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, BLI-1401-1 Anti-Tumor Combination Therapy-Solid Tumor with Anti-PD-1, BLI-1401-2 Anti-Tumor Combination Therapy-Triple Negative Breast Cancer, and BLI-1501 Hematology-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (collectively, the “Five Products”), in the U.S.A and Canada. Under the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, BriVision should pay a total of $100,000,000 in cash or stock of BriVision with equivalent value, according to the following schedule:

 

  ●  upfront payment shall upon the signing of this BioLite Collaborative Agreement: 3.5% of total payment. After receiving upfront payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver all data to BriVision in one week.
     
  upon the first IND submission, BriVision shall pay, but no later than December 15, 2016: 6.5% of total payment. After receiving second payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver IND package to BriVision in one week.
     
  at the completion of first phase II clinical trial, BriVision shall pay, but no later than September 15, 2017: 15% of total payment. After receiving third payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver phase II clinical study report to BriVision in three months.
     
  upon the phase III IND submission, BriVision shall pay, but no later than December 15, 2018: 20% of total payment. After receiving fourth payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver IND package to BriVision in one week.
     
  at the completion of phase III, BriVision shall pay, but no later than September 15, 2019:25% of total payment. After receiving fifth payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver phase III clinical study report to BriVision in three months.
     
  upon the NDA submission, BriVision shall pay, but no later than December 15, 2020, BriVision shall pay: 30% of total payment. After receiving sixth payment from BriVision, BioLite has to deliver NDA package to BriVision in one week. 

 

This BioLite Collaborative Agreement shall, once signed by both Parties, remain in effect for fifteen years as of the first commercial sales of any of the five drug candidates in the Territory and automatically renew for five more years unless either party gives the other party six month written notice of termination prior to the expiration date of the term.

 

Pursuant to the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, an upfront payment of $3,500,000 (the “Milestone Payment”), which is 3.5% of total payments due under the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, was to be paid by the Company upon signing of that agreement. On May 6, 2016, the Company and BioLite agreed to amend the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, through entry into the Milestone Payment Agreement, whereby the Company agreed to pay the Milestone Payment to BioLite with $2,600,000 in cash and $900,000 in the form of newly issued shares of its common stock, at the price of $1.60 per share, for an aggregate number of 562,500 shares. The cash payment and shares issuance were completed in June 2016.

 

F-10

 

 

Pursuant to the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, the 6.5% of total payment, $6,500,000 shall be made upon the first IND submission which was submitted in March 2016. On February 2017, the Company agreed to pay this amount to BioLite with $650,000 in cash and $5,850,000 in the form of newly issued shares of its common stock, at the price of $2.00 per share, for an aggregate number of 2,925,000 shares. The cash payment and shares issuance were completed in February 2017.

 

Pursuant to the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, the 15% of total payment, $15,000,000 shall be made at the completion of first phase II clinical trial. As of September 30, 2018, the first phase II clinical trial research has not completed yet.

  

The Company determined to fully expense the entire amount of $10,000,000 since currently the related licensing rights do not have alternative future uses. According to ASC 730-10-25-1, absent alternative future uses the acquisition of product rights to be used in research and development activities must be charged to research and development expenses immediately. Hence the entire amount is fully expensed as research and development expense when incurred.

 

On January 12, 2017, the Company entered into an Addendum (the “Addendum”) to the BioLite Collaborative Agreement. Pursuant to the Addendum, BioLite has agreed to license one more product “Maitake Combination Therapy” (the “Sixth Product’) to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and defined the Territory of the Sixth Product to be worldwide and restate the Territory of the Five Products to be the U.S.A and Canada.

 

Co-Development agreement with Rgene Corporation, a related party

 

On May 26, 2017, American BriVision Corporation entered into a co-development agreement (the “Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement”) with Rgene Corporation (the “Rgene”), a related party under common control by the controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene Corporation and the Company (See Note 7). Pursuant to the Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement, BriVison and Rgene agreed to co-develop and commercialize certain products that are included in the Sixth Product as defined in the Addendum. Under the terms of the Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement, Rgene should pay the Company $3,000,000 in cash or stock of Rgene with equivalent value by August 15, 2017. The payment is for the compensation of BriVision’s past research efforts and contributions made by BriVision before the Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement was signed and it does not relate to any future commitments made by BriVision and Rgene in this Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement. Besides the $3,000,000, the Company is entitled to receive 50% of the future net licensing income or net sales profit earned by Rgene, if any, and any development cost shall be equally shared by both BriVision and Rgene.

 

On June 1, 2017, the Company has delivered all research, technical, data and development data to Rgene. Since both Rgene and the Company are related parties and under common control by a controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene Corporation and the Company, the Company has recorded the full amount of $3,000,000 in connection with the Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement as additional paid-in capital during the year ended December 31, 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company has received $450,000 in cash. As of the date of this report, the Company is still in discussion with Rgene with respect to the schedule of the outstanding balance of $2,550,000.

 

Collaborative agreement with BioFirst Corporation, a related party

 

On July 24, 2017, American BriVision Corporation entered into a collaborative agreement (the “BioFirst Collaborative Agreement”) with BioFirst Corporation (“BioFirst”), pursuant to which BioFirst granted the Company the global licensing right for medical use of the product (the “Product”): BFC-1401 Vitreous Substitute for Vitrectomy. BioFirst is a related party to the Company because a controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene Corporation and the Company is one of the directors and common stock shareholders of BioFirst (See Note 7).

 

Pursuant to the BioFirst Collaborative Agreement, the Company shall co-develop and commercialize ABV-1701 with BioFirst and pay BioFirst in a total amount of $3,000,000 in cash or stock of the Company before September 30, 2018. The amount of $3,000,000 is in connection with the compensation for BioFirst’s past research efforts and contributions made by BioFirst before the BioFirst Collaborative Agreement was signed and it does not relate to any future commitments made by BioFirst and BriVision in this BioFirst Collaborative Agreement. In addition, the Company is entitled to receive 50% of the future net licensing income or net sales profit, if any, and any development cost shall be equally shared by both BriVision and BioFirst.

 

On September 25, 2017, BioFirst has delivered all research, technical, data and development data to BriVision. No payment has been made by the Company as of the date of this report. The Company determined to fully expense the entire amount of $3,000,000 since currently the related licensing rights do not have alternative future uses. According to ASC 730-10-25-1, absent alternative future uses the acquisition of product rights to be used in research and development activities must be charged to research and development expenses immediately. Hence the entire amount of $3,000,000 has been fully expensed as research and development expense during the year ended September 30, 2017.

 

F-11

 

 

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of:

 

   September 30,
2018
   December 31,
2017
 
Accrued consulting fee  $38,411   $29,075 
Accrued professional service fees   8,560    13,592 
Accrued interest expense – related party (Note 7)   39,131    17,460 
Accrued payroll   346,500    110,800 
Accrued operating expenses   4,226    - 
Total  $436,828   $170,927 

 

6. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

On May 9, 2018, the Company issued an eighteen-month term unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Yu and Wei Note”) in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Guoliang Yu and Yingfei Wei Family Trust (the “Yu and Wei”), pursuant to which the Company received $300,000. The Yu and Wei Note bears interest at 8% per annum. The Company shall pay to the Yu and Wei an amount in cash representing all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Eighteenth (18) month anniversary of the issuance date of the Yu and Wei Note, which is on November 8, 2019. In the event that the Company raises gross proceeds from the sale of its common stock of at least $5,000,000 (an “Equity Offering”) then within five days of the closing for such offering, the Company must repay the outstanding amount of this Yu and Wei Note. At any time from the date hereof until this Yu and Wei Note has been satisfied, the Yu and Wei may convert the unpaid and outstanding principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest and or default interest, if any, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) equal to the lower of (i) $2.00 per share (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment or (ii) 80% of the per share offering price (the “Alternative Conversion Price”) of any completed equity offering of the Company in an amount exceeding $500,000 that occurs when any part of the Yu and Wei Note is outstanding, subject to adjustments set forth in the Yu and Wei Note. In accordance with FASB ASC 470-20, the Company recognized none of the intrinsic value of embedded beneficial conversion feature present in the Yu and Wei Note as of September 30, 2018.

 

On June 27, 2018, the Company issued an eighteen-month term unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Keypoint Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 to Keypoint Technology Ltd. (“Keypoint”), a related party (See Note 7), pursuant to which the Company received $250,000. The Keypoint Note bears interest at 8% per annum. The Company shall pay to the Keypoint an amount in cash representing all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Eighteenth (18) month anniversary of the issuance date of the Keypoint Note, which is on December 26, 2019. In the event that the Company raises gross proceeds from the sale of its common stock of at least $5,000,000 (an “Equity Offering”) then within five days of the closing for such offering, the Company must repay the outstanding amount of this Keypoint Note. At any time from the date hereof until this Keypoint Note has been satisfied, Keypoint may convert the unpaid and outstanding principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest and or default interest, if any, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) equal to the lower of (i) $2.00 per share (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment or (ii) 80% of the per share offering price (the “Alternative Conversion Price”) of any completed equity offering of the Company in an amount exceeding $500,000 that occurs when any part of the Keypoint Note is outstanding, subject to adjustments set forth in the Keypoint Note. In accordance with FASB ASC 470-20, the Company recognized none of the intrinsic value of embedded beneficial conversion feature present in the Keypoint Note as of September 30, 2018.

 

As of September 30, 2018, the aggregate carrying values of the convertible debentures and accrued convertible interest were $550,000 and $14,567, respectively. Interest expense was $14,567 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

 

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7. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The related parties of the company with whom transactions are reported in these financial statements are as follows:

 

Name of entity or Individual   Relationship with the Company and its subsidiaries
BioLite Inc. (the “BioLite”)   Shareholder of the Company; entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
BioFirst Corporation (the “BioFirst”)   Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
BioFirst (Australia) Pty Ltd. (the BioFirst(Australia)”)   100% owned by BioFirst; Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
Rgene Corporation (the “Rgene”)   Shareholder of the Company; entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
YuanGene Corporation (the “YuanGene”)   Controlling beneficiary shareholder of the Company
AsianGene Corporation (the “AsianGene”)   Shareholder of the Company; entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
Eugene Jiang   Chairman, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and former President
Keypoint Technology Ltd. (the “Keypoint’)   The Chairman of Keypoint is Eugene Jiang’s mother.

 

Other receivable - related parties

 

Amount due from related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2018   2017 
BioFirst (Australia)  $40,000   $     - 
Total  $40,000   $- 

 

Due to related parties

 

Amount due to related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2018   2017 
BioLite, Inc.  $21,603   $109,220 
BioFirst Corporation   3,807,000    3,957,000 
AsianGene Corporation   160,000    160,000 
YuanGene Corporation   53,000    3,000 
Eugene Jiang   100    100 
Total  $4,041,703   $4,229,320 

 

Related party transactions

 

(1)As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, BioLite had an outstanding balance of $21,603 and $109,220 due from the Company for working capital purpose, respectively. The advances bear 0% interest rate and are due on demand.
(2)As of September 30, 2018, the Company has advanced an aggregate amount of $40,000 to BioFirst (Australia) for working capital purpose. The advances bear 0% interest rate and are due on demand.
(3)On January 26, 2017, the Company and BioFirst entered into a loan agreement for a total commitment (non-secured indebtedness) of $950,000 to meet its working capital needs. Under the terms of the loan agreement, the loan bears interest at 1% per month (or equivalent to 12% per annum) and the Company is required to pay interest monthly to the lender. The loan matured on February 1, 2018. On February 2, 2018, the Company and BioFirst agreed to extend the maturity date of loan to February 1, 2019 with the same terms of the original loan agreement. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the outstanding loan balance was $793,000 and $950,000 and accrued interest was $25,297 and $17,460 (See Note 5), respectively. Interest expenses in connection with this loan were $82,336 and $74,960 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(4)On July 24, 2017, BriVision entered into a collaborative agreement (the “BioFirst Collaborative Agreement”) with BioFirst (See Note 4). On September 25, 2017, BioFirst has delivered all research, technical, data and development data to BriVision, and the Company has recorded the full amount of $3,000,000 due to BioFirst. No payment has been made by the Company as of the date of this report.
(5)As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, BioFirst has advanced an aggregate amount of $14,000 and $7,000 to the Company for working capital purpose, respectively. The advances bear 0% interest rate and are due on demand.

 

F-13

 

 

(6)In September 2017, AsianGene entered an investment and equity transfer agreement (the “Investment and Equity Transfer Agreement”) with Everfront Biotech Inc. (the “Everfront”), a third party. Pursuant to the Investment and Equity Transfer Agreement, Everfront agreed to purchase 2,000,000 common shares of the Company owned by AsianGene at $1.60 per share in a total amount of $3,200,000, of which $160,000 is due before September 15, 2017 and the remaining amount of $3,040,000 is due before December 15, 2017. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Everfront only paid $160,000 to AsianGene. AsianGene also agreed to loan the proceeds to the Company for working capital purpose. On January 16, 2018, AsianGene and the Company entered into a loan agreement. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the loan bears interest at 1% per month (or equivalent to 12% per annum) and the Company is required to pay interest monthly to the lender. The maturity date of this loan is January 15, 2019. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the outstanding loan balance was $160,000 and accrued interest was $9,626 and $0 (See Note 5), respectively. Interest expenses in connection with this loan were $13,571 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(7)As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, YuanGene Corporation has advanced an aggregate amount of $3,000 to the Company for working capital purpose. The advances bear 0% interest rate and are due on demand.
(8)On January 18, 2018, the Company and YuanGene entered into a loan agreement for a total of $50,000 to meet its working capital needs. Under the terms of the loan agreement, the loan bears interest at 1% per month (or equivalent to 12% per annum) and the Company is required to pay interest monthly to the lender. The maturity date of this loan is January 19, 2019. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the outstanding loan balance was $50,000 and $0, and accrued interest was $4,208 and $0 (See Note 5), respectively. Interest expenses in connection with this loan were $4,208 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(9)As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Chairman of the Company has advanced an aggregate amount of $100 to the Company for working capital purpose. The advances bear 0% interest rate and are due on demand.

(10) On May 26, 2017, BriVision entered into a co-development agreement (the “ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement”) with Rgene (See Note 4). As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has received an aggregate amount of $450,000 in cash and has recorded $2,550,000 as receivable from collaboration partners. Since both Rgene and the Company are related parties and under common control by a controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene Corporation, the Company has recorded the full amount of $3,000,000 in connection with the Rgene ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement as additional paid-in capital during the year ended September 30, 2017.

(11)On June 27, 2018, the Company issued an eighteen-month term unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Keypoint Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 to Keypoint Technology Ltd. (“Keypoint”) (See Note 6). The Company received $250,000 which bears interest at 8% per annum. Interest expense in connection with this Keypoint Note was $5,167 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(12)The Company entered into an operating lease agreement with AsianGene for an office space in Taiwan for the period from October 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017. The monthly base rent is approximately $5,000. Rent expenses under this lease agreement amounted to $0 and $35,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

8. EQUITY

 

During October 2015, $350,000 of subscription receivable was fully collected from the shareholders.

 

On February 8, 2016, a Share Exchange Agreement (“Share Exchange Agreement”) was entered into by and among American BriVision (Holding) Corporation (the “Company”), American BriVision Corporation (“BriVision”), Euro-Asia Investment & Finance Corp. Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China (“Euro-Asia”), being the owners of record of 164,387,376 (52,336,000 pre-stock split) shares of common stock of the Company, and the owners of record of all of the issued share capital of BriVision (the “BriVision Stock”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, upon surrender by the BriVision Shareholders and the cancellation by BriVision of the certificates evidencing the BriVision Stock as registered in the name of each BriVision Shareholder, and pursuant to the registration of the Company in the register of members maintained by BriVision as the new holder of the BriVision Stock and the issuance of the certificates evidencing the aforementioned registration of the BriVision Stock in the name of the Company, the Company should issue 166,273,921(52,936,583 pre-stock split) shares (the “Acquisition Stock”) (subject to adjustment for fractionalized shares as set forth below) of the Company’s common stock to the BriVision Shareholders (or their designees), and 163,159,952 (51,945,225 pre-stock split) shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Euro-Asia should be cancelled and retired to treasury. The Acquisition Stock collectively should represent 79.70% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately after the Closing, in exchange for the BriVision Stock, representing 100% of the issued share capital of BriVision in a reverse merger, or the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of BriVision’s common stock were converted, at an exchange ratio of 0.2536-for-1, into an aggregate of 166,273,921(52,936,583 pre-stock split) shares of Company’s common stock and BriVision became a wholly owned subsidiary, of the Company. The holders of Company’s common stock as of immediately prior to the Merger held an aggregate of 205,519,223 (65,431,144 pre-stock split) shares of Company’s common stock, Because of the exchange of the BriVision Stock for the Acquisition Stock (the “Share Exchange”), BriVision became a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of the Company and there was a change of control of the Company following the closing.  There were no warrants, options or other equity instruments issued in connection with the share exchange agreement.

 

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On February17, 2016, pursuant to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), 157,050 (50,000 pre-stock split) shares were granted to the employees.

 

On March 21, 2016, the Board of Directors and the majority of the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to Articles of Incorporation to effect a forward split at a ratio of 1 to 3.141 (the “Forward Stock Split”) and increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to 360,000,000, which was effective on April 8, 2016. As a result, all shares outstanding for all periods have been retroactively restated to reflect Company’s 1 to 3.141 forward stock split.

 

On May 6, 2016, the Company and BioLite agreed to amend the BioLite Collaborative Agreement, through entry into the Milestone Payment Agreement, whereby the Company has agreed to issue shares of its common stock, at the price of $1.60 per share, for an aggregate number of 562,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, as part of the first installation of payment pursuant to the Milestone Payment. The issuance of shares was completed in June 2016.

 

On August 26, 2016, the Company issued 1,468,750 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Offering”) to BioLite, Inc., a non-U.S. accredited investor (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to a certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 26, 2016 (the “SPA”). The sale of the Shares was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act promulgated thereunder. The purchase price per share of the Offering was $1.60. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering were approximately $2,350,000. The proceeds were used for working capital purposes. 

 

Pursuant to the BioLite Collaborative Agreement (See Note 4), BriVision is obliged to pay up to a total of $100,000,000 in cash or stock of the Company with equivalent value according to the milestone achieved. The agreement requires that 6.5% of total payment, $6,500,000 shall be made upon the first IND submission which was submitted in March 2016. In February 2017, the Company remitted this amount to BioLite with $650,000 in cash and $5,850,000 in the form of newly issued shares of its common stock, at the price of $2.00 per share, for an aggregate number of 2,925,000 shares.

 

On October 1, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Kazunori Kameyama (“Kameyama”) for the provision of services related to the clinical trials and other administrative work, public relation work, capital raising, trip coordination, In consideration for providing such services, the Company agreed to indemnify the consultant in an amount of $150 per hour in cash up to $3,000 per month, and issue the Company’s common stock to Kameyama at $1.00 per share for any amount exceeding $3,000. The Company’s stocks shall be calculated and issued in December every year. On October 1, 2017, the contract was extended for one year ending at September 30, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses of $23,401. On March 28, 2018, the Company issued 4,828 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.60 per share in a total of $7,725 to Kameyama in connection with this consulting agreement.

 

On January 1, 2017, Euro-Asia Investment & Finance Corp Ltd. (the “Euro-Asia”) and the Company entered into a one-year service agreement (the “Euro-Asia Agreement”) for the maintenance of the listing in the U.S. stock exchange market. On March 28, 2018, the Company issued 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.60 per share in a total of $80,000 to Euro-Asia in connection with the Euro-Asia Agreement.

 

On January 1, 2017, Kimho Consultants Co., Ltd. (the “Kimho”) and the Company entered into a one-year service agreement (the “Kimho Agreement”) for the maintenance of the listing in the U.S. stock exchange market. On March 28, 2018, the Company issued 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.60 per share in a total of $120,000 to Kimho in connection with the Kimho Agreement.

 

Pursuant to ASC 505-50-30, the transactions with the non-employees were measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued as the Company determined that the fair value of the equity instruments issued in a stock-based payment transaction with nonemployees was more reliably measurable than the fair value of the consideration received. The Company measured the fair value of the equity instruments in these transactions using the stock price on the date at which the commitments Kameyama, Euro-Asia, and Kimho for performance were rendered.

 

On March 28, 2018, the Company also issued an aggregate of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.60 per share for salaries in a total of $80,000 to three officers.

 

9. INCOME TAX

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and local jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2013.

 

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On December 22, 2017 H.R. 1, originally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. Among the significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the Tax Act lowers the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate (“Federal Tax Rate”) from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018The 21% Federal Tax Rate will apply to earnings reported for the full 2018 fiscal year. In addition, the Company must re-measure its net deferred tax assets and liabilities using the Federal Tax Rate that will apply when these amounts are expected to reverse. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company can determine a reasonable estimate for certain effects of tax reform and recorded that estimate as a provisional amount. The provisional remeasurement of the deferred tax assets and allowance valuation of deferred tax assets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 resulted in a net effect of $0 discrete tax expenses (benefit) which lowered the effective tax rate by 14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017. The provisional remeasurement amount is anticipated to change as data becomes available allowing more accurate scheduling of the deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily related to net operating loss carryover.

 

Components of income tax (benefits) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2018   2017 
   Federal   State   Total   Federal   State   Total 
Current  $    -   $1,850   $1,850   $     -   $830   $830 
Deferred   -    -    -    -    -    - 
   $-   $1,850   $1,850   $-   $830   $830 

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax accounts at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

  September 30,
2018
  

December 31,
2017

 
Deferred Tax Account - noncurrent:        
Tax losses carryforwards  $756,189   $594,501 
Less: Valuation allowance   (756,189)   (594,501)
Total deferred tax account - noncurrent  $-   $- 

 

The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes on loss before taxes and the amounts determined by applying the applicable statutory U.S. tax rate are analyzed below:

 

  

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2018   2017 
Statutory federal tax benefit, net of state tax effects   19%   31%
State income taxes   8.84%   8.84%
Nondeductible/nontaxable items   (2)%   (4)%
Change in valuation allowance   (25.84)%   (35.84)%
Effective income tax rate   0.00%   0.00%

 

10. LOSS PER SHARE

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

   For the Three Months Ended September 30, 
   2018   2017 
         
Numerator:        
Net loss  $(218,573)   (3,387,096)
           
Denominator:          
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Weighted-average shares outstanding - Basic   213,926,475    213,746,647 
Stock options   -    - 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - Diluted   213,926,475    213,746,647 
           
Loss per share          
-Basic   (0.00)   (0.02)
-Diluted   (0.00)   (0.02)

 

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   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2018   2017 
         
Numerator:        
Net loss  $(795,195)   (3,861,646)
           
Denominator:          
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Weighted-average shares outstanding - Basic   213,869,826    213,178,790 
Stock options   -    - 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - Diluted   213,869,826    213,178,790 
           
Loss per share          
-Basic   (0.00)   (0.02)
-Diluted   (0.00)   (0.02)

 

Diluted loss per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock. As the Company has incurred net losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not include dilutive common equivalent shares in the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Commitment

 

The Company leased an office space in Taiwan under non-cancelable operating leases expired on June 30, 2018. As of September 30, 2018, there was no future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. 

 

Rental expense was $0 and $8,793 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Rental expense was $5,097 and $46,763 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were available to be issued. All subsequent events requiring recognition as of September 30, 2018 have been incorporated into these financial statements and there are no subsequent events that require disclosure in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events.” 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

The following discussion provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read along with our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report, our annual report on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 including the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and our transition annual report on Form 10-KT for the transition period from October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, including the audited financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 and notes thereto. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Introduction 

 

Currently, we are a holding company operating through our wholly owned subsidiary, American BriVision Corporation (“BriVision”), a Delaware corporation. BriVision was incorporated in 2015 in the State of Delaware. It is a biotechnology company focused on the development of new drugs and innovative medical devices to fulfill unmet medical needs.  Following the Share Exchange (as described below), we have abandoned our prior business plan and we are now pursuing BriVision’s businesses, which focus on the development of new drugs and innovative medical devices.  The business model of the Company is to integrate research achievements from world-famous institutions, conduct clinical trials of translational medicine for Proof of Concept (“POC”), out-license to pharmaceutical companies for Phase III research and development and commercial use and marketing upon FDA’s approval.

 

Share Exchange

 

On February 8, 2016, a Share Exchange Agreement (“Share Exchange Agreement”) was entered into by and among the Company, BriVision, Euro-Asia Investment & Finance Corp. Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of People Republic of China (“Euro-Asia”), being the owners of record of 52,336,000 shares of common stock of the Company, and the persons listed in Exhibit A thereof (the “BriVision Shareholders”), being the owners of record of all of the issued share capital of BriVision (the “BriVision Stock”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, upon surrender by the BriVision Shareholders and the cancellation by BriVision of the certificates evidencing the BriVision Stock as registered in the name of each BriVision Shareholder, and pursuant to the registration of the Company in the register of members maintained by BriVision as the new holder of the BriVision Stock and the issuance of the certificates evidencing the aforementioned registration of the BriVision Stock in the name of the Company, the Company issued 52,936,583 shares (the “Acquisition Stock”) (subject to adjustment for fractionalized shares as set forth below) of the Company’s common stock to the BriVision Shareholders (or their designees), and 51,945,225 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Euro-Asia were cancelled and retired to treasury. The Acquisition Stock collectively represents 79.70% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately after the Closing, in exchange for the BriVision Stock, representing 100% of the issued share capital of BriVision.  Because of the exchange of the BriVision Stock for the Acquisition Stock (the “Share Exchange”), BriVision became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and there was a change of control of the Company following the closing.  There were no warrants, options or other equity instruments issued in connection with the share exchange agreement.

 

Because of the consummation of the Share Exchange, as of February 8, 2016, BriVision is our wholly owned subsidiary and its shareholders owned approximately 79.70% of our issued and outstanding common stock.

  

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Collaborative Agreements

 

BioLite, Inc.:

We currently have sole licensing rights to the drug and therapeutic use for six products developed by BioLite, Inc. (“BioLite”). BioLite is a botanical new drug developer incorporated under the laws of Taiwan in 2006. On December 29, 2015, BriVision entered into a Collaborative Agreement (the “Collaborative Agreement”) with BioLite, which was amended on May 6, 2016. On January 12, 2017, BriVision and BioLite entered into an addendum (the “Addendum”) to the Collaborative Agreement (collectively, the “Latest Collaborate Agreement”). Our chairman and interim CFO, Eugene Jiang, is a director of BioLite, and therefore BioLite is considered a related party.

 

As of September 30, 2018, two milestones payments, pursuant to the Collaborative Agreement, were made:

 

  1) An upfront payment of $3,500,000 (the “Milestone Payment”), which is 3.5% of total payments due under the Collaborative Agreement, was paid by us upon execution of the Collaborative Agreement. On May 6, 2016, we and BioLite agreed to amend the Collaborative Agreement, through entry into the Milestone Payment Agreement, whereby we agreed to pay a Milestone Payment to BioLite of $2,600,000 in cash and $900,000 in newly issued shares of our common stock, at the price of $1.60 per share, for an aggregate number of 562,500 shares. The cash payment and share issuance were completed in June 2016.

 

  2) On February 22, 2017, the Company remitted the payment of 6.5% of total payment, $6,500,000, to BioLite, with $650,000 in cash and $5,850,000 in the form of newly issued shares of our common stock, at the price of $2.00 per share, for an aggregate number of 2,925,000 shares, for the first IND submitted in March 2016.

 

Rgene Corporation:

On May 26, 2017, we entered into a co-development agreement (the “ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement”) with Rgene Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Taiwan (“Rgene”), to co-develop and commercialize certain products that are included in the Sixth Product as defined in the Addendum.

 

Under the terms of the ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement, Rgene is obligated to pay the Company up to a total of $3,000,000 in cash or stock by August 15, 2017 in three installments. As of this periodic report, we have received $450,000 in cash. As of the date of this report, Rgene was in the process of issuing its common stock to ABVC in the equivalent value of $2,550,000.  The Company is entitled to receive 50% of the future net licensing income or net sales profit, if any, and any development cost shall be equally shared by both Parties. For more information about the ABVC-Rgene Co-development Agreement, please refer to the current report on Form 8-K filed on May 30, 2017. As of date of this report, no net licensing income and/or net sales profit has occurred.

 

BioFirst Corporation:

On July 24, 2017, we entered into a collaborative agreement (the “BioFirst Agreement”) with BioFirst Corporation (“BioFirst”), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Taiwan, pursuant to which BioFirst granted us the global license for medical use of the product: BFC-1401 Vitreous Substitute for Vitrectomy which is renamed as ABV-1701. BioFirst is a related party to the Company as Eugene Jiang is one of the directors and common stock shareholders of BioFirst.

 

According to the BioFirst Agreement, we will co-develop and commercialize ABV-1701 with BioFirst and pay BioFirst $3,000,000 in cash or stock by September 30, 2018 in two installments. The Company is entitled to receive 50% of the future net licensing income. As of the date of this report, ABVC and BioFirst were negotiating the number of ABVC’s shares to be issued to BioFirst to repay the outstanding licensing fees. For more information about the BioFirst Agreement, please refer to the current report on Form 8-K we filed on July 24, 2017.  

 

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Operations

 

BriVision selects potential drug candidates (including but not limited to botanical drugs) from different research institutes, develops them from pre-clinical stage (including all CMC process and animal study) to clinical study stage. When a phase II clinical trial of a drug candidate is finished and its efficacy is approved, we will reach the “proof of concept” stage. We plan to out license our drug candidates to pharmaceutical companies for further development and commercialization.

 

Revenue Generation

 

Most of our licensed products are still under development and trial stage. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we generated $0 in revenues.

 

Research and Development

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we spent approximately $135,06 and $3,125,964 on research and development, respectively which consisted primarily of research and development and payroll expenses. Such payroll expenses were settled in both cash and common stock issued by the Company.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.”

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated.

 

This basis of accounting involves the application of accrual accounting and consequently, revenues and gains are recognized when earned, and expenses and losses are recognized when incurred. The Company’s financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars.

 

Fiscal Year

 

The Company changed its fiscal year from the period beginning on October 1st and ending on September 30th to the period beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st, beginning January 1, 2018. All references herein to a fiscal year prior to December 31, 2017 refer to the twelve months ended September 30th of such year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those results.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain classifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassification had no impact on previously reported net loss or accumulated deficit.

 

Forward Stock split

 

On March 21, 2016, the Board of Directors and the majority of the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to Articles of Incorporation to effect a forward split at a ratio of 1 to 3.141 and increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to 360,000,000, which was effective on April 8, 2016. As a result, all shares outstanding for all periods have been retroactively restated to reflect Company’s 1 to 3:141 forward stock split.

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (the “ASC 820”), for fair value measurements of financial assets and financial liabilities and for fair value measurements of nonfinancial items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements.  ASC 820 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  - Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

  - Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

 

  - Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

The carrying values of certain assets and liabilities of the Company, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, due from related parties, accrued expenses, and due to related parties approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities. The carrying value of the Company’s convertible notes payable and accrued interest approximates their fair value as the terms of the borrowing are consistent with current market rates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to $4,389 and $93,332, respectively. The Company’s cash deposits are held in financial institutions located in both Taiwan and the United States of America where there are currently regulations mandated on obligatory insurance of bank accounts. The Company believes these financial institutions are of high credit quality.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places its cash and temporary cash investments in high quality credit institutions, but these investments may be in excess of Taiwan Central Deposit Insurance Corporation and the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insurance limits. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for hedging, trading or speculative purposes.

 

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Receivable from Collaboration Partners

 

Receivable from collaboration partners is stated at carrying value less estimates made for doubtful receivables. An allowance for impairment of receivable from collaboration partners is established if the collection of a receivable becomes doubtful. Such receivable becomes doubtful when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter into bankruptcy or financial reorganization, and default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that the receivable is impaired. The amount of the allowance is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. An impairment loss is recognized in the statement of operations, as are subsequent recoveries of previous impairments.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

The Company accounts for R&D costs in accordance with FASB ASC 730, “Research and Development” (the “ASC 730”). Research and development expenses are charged to expense as incurred unless there is an alternative future use in other research and development projects or otherwise. Research and development expenses are comprised of costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including personnel-related costs, share-based compensation, and facilities-related overhead, outside contracted services including clinical trial costs, manufacturing and process development costs for both clinical and preclinical materials, research costs, upfront and development milestone payments under collaborative agreements and other consulting services. Non-refundable advance payment for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities are expensed when the activity has been performed or when the goods have been received rather than when the payment is made. In instances where the Company enters into agreements with third parties to provide research and development services, costs are expensed as services are performed. Amounts due under such arrangements may be either fixed fee or fee for service, and may include upfront payments, monthly payments, and payments upon the completion of milestones or receipt of deliverables.


Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company measures expense associated with all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and recognizes such expense in the consolidated financial statements on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation”. Total employee stock-based compensation expenses were $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company accounted for stock-based compensation to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” and FASB ASC Topic 505-50 “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” which requires that the cost of services received from non-employees is measured at fair value at the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service is completed and recognized over the period the service is provided. Total non-employee stock-based compensation expenses were $7,575 and $132,110 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total non-employee stock-based compensation expenses were $23,401 and $138,038 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature

 

From time to time, the Company may issue convertible notes that may contain an imbedded beneficial conversion feature. A beneficial conversion feature exists on the date a convertible note is issued when the fair value of the underlying common stock to which the note is convertible into is in excess of the remaining unallocated proceeds of the note after first considering the allocation of a portion of the note proceeds to the fair value of the warrants, if related warrants have been granted. The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature is recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding amount to additional paid in capital. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the life of the note using the effective interest method.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach which allows the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets to be based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or future deductibility is uncertain.

 

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Under FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes”, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigations based on the technical merits of that position. The second step is to measure a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of benefits recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which the threshold is no longer satisfied. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalty or interest relating to income taxes has been incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition.

 

On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update), Income Taxes (Topic 740). ASU 2018-05 provides guidance regarding the recording of tax impacts where uncertainty exists, in the period of adoption of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”). In accordance with this guidance, the Company’s financial results reflect provisional amounts for those specific income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC Topic 740 is incomplete but a reasonable estimate could be determined. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. While the Company is able to make reasonable estimates of the impact of the reduction in corporate rate and the deemed repatriation transition tax, the final impact of the Tax Act may differ from these estimates, due to, among other things, changes in its interpretations and assumptions, additional guidance that may be issued by the I.R.S., and actions that the Company may take. The Company is continuing to gather additional information to determine the final impact.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s income tax expense amounted $1,850 and $830, respectively.

 

Loss Per Share of Common Stock

 

The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common stock equivalents had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Diluted earnings per share excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has adopted ASC Topic 450 “Contingencies” subtopic 20, in determining its accruals and disclosures with respect to loss contingencies. Accordingly, estimated losses from loss contingencies are accrued by a charge to income when information available before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. If a loss contingency is not probable or reasonably estimable, disclosure of the loss contingency is made in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss could be incurred.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. The new standard requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet (with the exception of short-term leases). For lessees, leases will continue to be classified as either operating or financing in the income statement. This ASU becomes effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and early adoption is permitted. This ASU is required to be applied with a modified retrospective approach and requires application of the new standard at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. In issuing ASU No. 2018-11, the FASB decided to provide another transition method in addition to the existing transition method by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing . In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients and ASU 2016-11, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting . In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842). These amendments provide additional clarification and implementation guidance on the previously issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in ASU 2016-08 clarify how an entity should identify the specified good or service for the principal versus agent evaluation and how it should apply the control principle to certain types of arrangements. ASU 2016-10 clarifies the following two aspects of ASU 2014-09: identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance. ASU 2016-11 rescinds several SEC Staff Announcements that are codified in Topic 605, including, among other items, guidance relating to accounting for consideration given by a vendor to a customer, as well as accounting for shipping and handling fees and freight services. ASU 2016-12 provides clarification to Topic 606 on how to assess collectability, present sales tax, treat noncash consideration, and account for completed and modified contracts at the time of transition. ASU 2016-12 clarifies that an entity retrospectively applying the guidance in Topic 606 is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change in the period of adoption. Additionally, ASU 2016-20 clarifies certain narrow aspects within Topic 606 including its scope, contract cost accounting, and disclosures. The new guidance requires enhanced disclosures, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations to customers and significant judgments in measurement and recognition. The effective date and transition requirements for these amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU 2014-09, which is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 and its related amendments will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update), Income Taxes (Topic 740). ASU 2018-05 provides guidance regarding the recording of tax impacts where uncertainty exists, in the period of adoption of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”).To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. While the Company is able to make reasonable estimates of the impact of the reduction in corporate rate and the deemed repatriation transition tax, the final impact of the Tax Act may differ from these estimates, due to, among other things, changes in its interpretations and assumptions, additional guidance that may be issued by the I.R.S., and actions that the Company may take. The Company has accounted for the tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under the guidance of SAB 118, on a provisional basis. The Company’s accounting for certain income tax effects is incomplete, but the Company has determined reasonable estimates for those effects The Company is continuing to gather additional information to determine the final impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02 (“ASU 2018-02”), Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The guidance in ASU 2018-02 allows an entity to elect to reclassify the stranded tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) of 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income into retained earnings. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-based Payments (“ASU 2018-07”). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The effective date for the standard is for interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, but no earlier than the Company's adoption date of Topic 606. Under the new guidance, the measurement of nonemployee equity awards is fixed on the grant date. The new guidance is required to be applied retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2018-07 will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic 820”): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The ASU modifies the disclosure requirements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, by removing certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value hierarchy, modifying existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and adding new disclosure requirements, such as disclosing the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and disclosing the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. This ASU is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the ASU 2018-13 will have on its financial statements. 

 

Limited Operating History; Need for Additional Capital

 

There is limited historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance.  As of the date of this filing, we have not generated any revenues from operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations.  Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of new drug development operations, including limited capital resources, possible delays in reaching certain FDA milestones and licensing process. We do not believe we have sufficient funds to operate our business for the next 12 months.

 

We have no assurance that future financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.  If financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue, develop or expand our operations.  Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders.

 

If we are unable to raise additional capital to maintain our operations in the future, we may be unable to carry out our full business plan or we may be forced to cease operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of the Company for the period ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and accompanying notes that appear in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No.2, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2017 and the financial statements included in this Report.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability and realization of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue in operation. We expect we will require additional capital to meet our long term operating requirements. We expect to raise additional capital through, among other things, the sale of equity or debt securities, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to achieve the same.

 

Results of Operations — Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to September 30, 2017.

 

The following table presents, for the three months indicated, our consolidated statements of operations information.

  

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2018   2017 
Revenues  $-   $- 
           
Cost of revenues   -    - 
           
Gross profit   -    - 
           
Operating expenses          
Selling, general and administrative expenses   123,846    144,212 
Research and development expenses   44,301    3,083,314 
Stock-based compensation   7,575    132,110 
Total operating expenses   175,722    3,359,636 
           
Loss from operations   (175,722)   (3,359,636)
           
Other income (expense)          
Interest income   -    - 
Interest expense   (42,851)   (27,460)
Total other income (expenses)   (42,851)   (27,460)
           
Loss from operations before income taxes   (218,573)   (3,387,096)
           
Provision for income taxes   -    - 
           
Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss  $(218,573)  $(3,387,096)

  

Revenues. We generated zero in revenues and zero in cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

  

Operating Expenses.   Our operating expenses were $175,722 in the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $3,359,636 in the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our total operating expenses decreased by $3,183,914, or (94.8)% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 from the comparable period of 2017. Such decrease in operating expenses was mainly attributed to the decrease in research and development expenses and stock-based compensation.

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $20,366 or approximately (14.1)% to $123,846 during the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $144,212 for the comparable period in 2017. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the decrease in professional fees. Our research and development expenses decreased by $3,039,013 or approximately (98.6)% from $3,083,314 during the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $44,301 for the comparable period in 2018. Our research and development expenses decreased primarily because the Company recognized research and development expenses of $3,000,000 pursuant to BioFirst Collaborative Agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

 

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Interest Expense. The interest expense was $42,851 in the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $27,460 in the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase of $15,391, or 56% was primarily because the Company made the interest payments for various related-party loans and two convertible promissory notes.

 

Net Loss. The net loss was $218,573 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $3,387,096 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The Company’s net loss decreased by $3,168,523 or (93.5)% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 from the comparable period of 2017 primarily due to the changes in its operating expenses as described above.

 

Results of Operations — Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to September 30, 2017.

  

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2018   2017 
Revenues  $-   $- 
           
Cost of revenues   -    - 
           
Gross profit   -    - 
           
Operating expenses          
Selling, general and administrative expenses   520,256    521,954 
Research and development expenses   135,006    3,125,964 
Stock-based compensation   23,401    138,038 
Total operating expenses   678,663    3,785,956 
           
Loss from operations   (678,663)   (3,785,956)
           
Other income (expense)          
Interest income   -    100 
Interest expense   (114,682)   (74,960)
Total other income (expenses)   (114,682)   (74,860)
           
Loss from operations before income taxes   (793,345)   (3,860,816)
           
Provision for income taxes   1,850    830 
           
Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss  $(795,195)  $(3,861,646)

  

Revenues. We generated zero in revenues and zero in cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses were $678,663 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $3,785,956 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our total operating expenses decreased by $3,107,293, or (82.1)% during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 from the comparable period of 2017. Such decrease in operating expenses was mainly attributable to the decrease in research and development expenses and stock-based compensation.

 

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Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 did not change substantially. Our research and development expenses decreased by $2,990,958 or (95.7)% to $135,006 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $3,125,964 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily because we recognized research and development expenses of $3,000,000 pursuant to BioFirst Collaborative Agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

 

Interest Expense. The interest expense was $114,682 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $74,960 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase of $39,722, or 53.0% in interest expenses was primarily because the Company made the interest payments for various related-party loans and two convertible promissory notes.

 

Net Loss. The net loss was $795,195 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $3,861,646 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The Company’s net loss decreased by $3,066,451 or (79.4)% during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 from the comparable period in 2017 because of to the changes in its operating expenses as described above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Working Capital

   

   As of 
September 30,
2018
($)
   As of December 31,
2017
($)
 
   (Unaudited)     
Current Assets   2,594,389    2,643,332 
Current Liabilities   4,478,531    4,400,247 
Working Capital (deficit)   (1,884,142)   (1,756,915)

  

Cash Flows

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the net cash used in operating activities were $531,943 and $1,376,794, respectively. The decrease in the amount of $844,851 was primarily due to the decreased net loss and increased in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, partially offset by the decrease in due to related parties.

 

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, there was no net cash used in or generated from investing activities.

 

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the net cash provided by financing activities were $443,000 and $1,563,000, respectively. The net cash provided by financing activities declined by $1,120,000 during the compared periods because we repaid a related party loan in the principal amount of $157,000, borrowed another related-party loan in the principal amount of $50,000, and issued two promissory notes in aggregate of $550,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a 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 is material to investors.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that the information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We performed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as of September 30, 2018.

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures is also based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter to which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Nil.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

On May 9, 2018, the Company issued an eighteen-month unsecured convertible Yu and Wei Note in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 to Guoliang Yu and Yingfei Wei Family Trust, pursuant to which the Company received $300,000. On June 27, 2018, the Company issued an eighteen-month unsecured convertible Keypoint Note in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 to Keypoint, a related party of the Company, pursuant to which the Company received $250,000. The Company shall use the proceeds from both Yu and Wei Note and Keypoint Note for general working capital purposes.

 

The sales of the convertible notes as described above were made in reliance on an exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Except as disclosed above, the Company did not issue any unregistered equity securities during the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

Nil.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

Nil.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.    Description
     
31.1   Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2   Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1   Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2   Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  American BriVision (Holding) Corporation
     
Dated: November 14, 2018 By: /s/ Howard Doong
    Howard Doong
    Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

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