UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q





(Mark One)



 

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019



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

For the transition period from             to             



Commission file numberFile Number 1-13602





Veru Inc.

(Exact Name of registrantRegistrant as specifiedSpecified in its charter)Charter)





 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin

 

39-1144397

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 888

Miami, FL

 

33137

(Address of principal executive offices)Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)



305-509-6897

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



N/A

(Former Name, or Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

VERU

NASDAQ Capital Market



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒     No  ☐



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  ☒     No  ☐



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





 

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐

 

Accelerated filer  ☐

Non-accelerated filer 

 

Smaller reporting company☒

(Do not check if 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 determined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐     No  ☒



As of February 13, 2018,August 5, 2019, the registrant had 53,512,94665,038,247 shares of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.

 

 


 

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VERU INC.

INDEX





 



 

                      

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Forward Looking Statements



 

PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 



 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

45 



 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -

 

     December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and September 30, 20172018 

45 



 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -

 

     Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

56 



 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Stockholders’ Equity -

 

     Three Months Ended December 31, 2017Nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

67 



 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -

 

     Three Months Ended December 31, 2017Nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 20162018

78 



 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

89 



 

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

2530 



 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

3138 



 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

3138 



 

PART II.          OTHER INFORMATION

 



 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

3239 



 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

3240 



 

Item 6.  Exhibits

3341 



 



 

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS



Certain statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q which are not statements of historical fact are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, costs and expenses, debt repayments, outcome of contingencies, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, cost savings, objectives of management, business strategies, clinical trial timing and plans, the achievement of clinical and commercial milestones, the advancement of our technologies and our products and drug candidates, and other statements that are not historical facts.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "expect, " "intend," "may," "opportunity," "plan," "predict," "potential," "estimate," "should, " "will," "would" or the negative of these terms or other words of similar meaning.  These statements are based upon the Company's current plans and strategies and reflect the Company's current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to its business, and are made as of the date of this report.  The Company cautions readers that forward-lookingThese statements involveare inherently subject to known and unknown risks uncertainties and uncertainties. You should read these statements carefully because they discuss our future expectations or state other factors“forward-looking” information. There may be events in the future that may cause thewe are not able to accurately predict or control and our actual results performance or achievements ofmay differ materially from the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by suchexpectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Such factorsFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include among others, the following:



·

potential delays in the Company'stiming of and results from clinical trials and studies and the risk that such results will not support marketing approval and commercialization;

·

potential delays in the timing of any submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) and in regulatory approval of products under development;

·

risks related to our ability to secure adequate capitalobtain sufficient financing on acceptable terms when needed to fund product development working capital requirements, advertising and promotional expenditures and strategic initiatives;our operations;

·

risks related to the development of the Company'sour product portfolio, including clinical trials, regulatory approvals and time and cost to bring to market;

·

product demand and market acceptance;

·

manysome of the Company'sour products are at an early stage ofin development and the Companywe may fail to successfully commercialize such products;

·

risks related to intellectual property, including the uncertainty of obtaining intellectual property protections and in enforcing them, the possibility of infringing a third party’s intellectual property, and licensing risks;

·

increased competition from existing and new competitors including the potential for reduced sales, pressure on pricing and increased spending on marketing;

·

riskrisks related to compliance and regulatory matters, including costs and delays resulting from extensive government regulation and reimbursement and coverage under healthcare insurance and regulation;

·

risks inherent in doing business on an international level;level, including currency risks, regulatory requirements, political risks, export restrictions and other trade barriers;

·

the disruption of production at the Company'sour manufacturing facilities and/or of our ability to supply product due to raw material shortages, labor shortages, and/or physical damage to the Company's facilities;our facilities, product testing, transportation delays or regulatory actions;

·

the Company’sour reliance on its major customers and risks relatingrelated to delays in payment of accounts receivable by major customers;

·

the Company'srisks related to our growth strategy;

·

our continued ability to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel;

·

the costs and other effects of litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings, settlements and investigations;investigations, and the risk that we may not prevail in any appeal of the summary judgment for the Company in the class action litigation relating to our acquisition of Aspen Park Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

·

government contracting risks;risks, including the appropriations process and funding priorities, potential bureaucratic delays in awarding contracts, process errors, politics or other pressures, and the risk that government tenders and contracts may be subject to cancellation, delay, restructuring or substantial delayed payments;  

·

a governmental tender award, including our recent South Africa tender award, indicates acceptance of the Company’sbidder’s price rather than an order or guarantee of the purchase of any minimum number of units, and as a result government ministries or other public sector customers may order and purchase fewer units than the full maximum tender amount;

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·

our recent South Africa tender award could be subject in the future to reallocation for potential local manufacturing initiatives, which could reduce the size of the award to us;

·

our ability to identify, successfully negotiate and complete suitable acquisitions or other strategic initiatives; and

·

the Company’sour ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, technologies or products.



Such uncertaintiesAll forward-looking statements in this report should be considered in the context of the risks and other risks that may affect the Company's performance are discussed furtherfactors described above and in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in the Company'sCompany’s Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 20172018 and Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.  The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this report or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.

report except as required by applicable law.

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PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

VERU INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS







 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



December 31, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

3,572,350 

 

$

3,277,602 

Accounts receivable, net

 

3,000,308 

 

 

3,555,350 

Inventory, net

 

3,067,036 

 

 

2,767,924 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

625,497 

 

 

697,097 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

10,265,191 

 

 

10,297,973 



 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment, furniture and fixtures

 

4,069,810 

 

 

4,067,896 

Leasehold improvements

 

287,686 

 

 

287,686 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(3,844,272)

 

 

(3,800,043)

Plant and equipment, net

 

513,224 

 

 

555,539 

Other trade receivables  (Note 5)

 

 —

 

 

7,837,500 

Other assets

 

159,662 

 

 

156,431 

Deferred assets

 

423,001 

 

 

 —

Deferred income taxes

 

12,124,000 

 

 

8,827,000 

Intangible assets, net

 

20,684,175 

 

 

20,752,991 

Goodwill

 

6,878,932 

 

 

6,878,932 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

51,048,185 

 

$

55,306,366 



 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

2,517,371 

 

$

2,685,718 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

2,383,628 

 

 

1,441,359 

Unearned revenue

 

990,016 

 

 

1,014,517 

Accrued compensation

 

338,136 

 

 

345,987 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

6,229,151 

 

 

5,487,581 



 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities  (Note 5)

 

 —

 

 

1,233,750 

Deferred rent

 

68,446 

 

 

131,830 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

6,297,597 

 

 

6,853,161 



 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies  (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock

 

556,967 

 

 

553,922 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

91,102,159 

 

 

90,550,669 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(581,519)

 

 

(581,519)

Accumulated deficit

 

(38,520,414)

 

 

(34,263,262)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

(7,806,605)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

44,750,588 

 

 

48,453,205 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

51,048,185 

 

$

55,306,366 



 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

8,039,116 

 

$

3,759,509 

Accounts receivable, net

 

4,766,962 

 

 

3,972,632 

Inventory, net

 

3,130,720 

 

 

2,302,030 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,206,003 

 

 

1,148,345 

Total current assets

 

17,142,801 

 

 

11,182,516 

Plant and equipment, net

 

314,690 

 

 

404,552 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,574,448 

 

 

8,543,758 

Intangible assets, net

 

20,245,803 

 

 

20,477,729 

Goodwill

 

6,878,932 

 

 

6,878,932 

Other assets

 

684,091 

 

 

965,152 

Total assets

$

53,840,765 

 

$

48,452,639 



 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

3,134,795 

 

$

3,226,036 

Accrued research and development costs

 

1,464,298 

 

 

981,357 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

2,403,620 

 

 

2,465,657 

Credit agreement, short-term portion  (Note 8)

 

4,660,572 

 

 

6,692,718 

Unearned revenue

 

 —

 

 

187,159 

Total current liabilities

 

11,663,285 

 

 

13,552,927 

Credit agreement, long-term portion  (Note 8)

 

4,489,540 

 

 

2,701,570 

Residual royalty agreement  (Note 8)

 

1,824,745 

 

 

1,753,805 

Deferred income taxes

 

895,861 

 

 

844,758 

Deferred rent

 

201,167 

 

 

88,161 

Other liabilities

 

30,000 

 

 

30,000 

Total liabilities

 

19,104,598 

 

 

18,971,221 



 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies  (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 154,000,000 and 77,000,000 shares authorized, 67,002,483 and 57,468,660 shares issued and 64,818,779 and 55,284,956 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively

 

670,025 

 

 

574,687 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

109,612,826 

 

 

95,496,506 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(581,519)

 

 

(581,519)

Accumulated deficit

 

(67,158,560)

 

 

(58,201,651)

Treasury stock, 2,183,704 shares, at cost

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

(7,806,605)

Total stockholders' equity

 

34,736,167 

 

 

29,481,418 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

53,840,765 

 

$

48,452,639 



 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VERU INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS







 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended



December 31,



2017

 

2016



 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

$

2,586,613 

 

$

3,243,599 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

1,272,574 

 

 

1,591,315 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

1,314,039 

 

 

1,652,284 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

2,038,786 

 

 

171,100 

Selling, general and administrative

 

2,947,697 

 

 

2,529,504 

Loss on settlement of accounts receivable

 

3,764,137 

 

 

Business acquisition

 

 —

 

 

826,370 

Total operating expenses

 

8,750,620 

 

 

3,526,974 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(7,436,581)

 

 

(1,874,690)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other expense, net

 

(13,169)

 

 

(9,621)

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

(53,455)

 

 

(11,939)

Total non-operating expenses

 

(66,624)

 

 

(21,560)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(7,503,205)

 

 

(1,896,250)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

(3,246,053)

 

 

(530,069)



 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(4,257,152)

 

$

(1,366,181)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per basic and diluted common share outstanding

$

(0.08)

 

$

(0.04)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

53,154,076 

 

 

30,976,140 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



June 30,

 

June 30,



2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

$

9,727,060 

 

$

5,501,730 

 

$

23,074,984 

 

$

10,661,215 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

3,155,902 

 

 

2,427,542 

 

 

7,250,895 

 

 

5,075,470 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

6,571,158 

 

 

3,074,188 

 

 

15,824,089 

 

 

5,585,745 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

4,866,114 

 

 

3,787,562 

 

 

10,138,524 

 

 

7,822,724 

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,547,046 

 

 

4,024,146 

 

 

10,663,884 

 

 

10,869,535 

Loss on settlement of accounts receivable

 

 —

 

 

227,208 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,991,346 

Total operating expenses

 

8,413,160 

 

 

8,038,916 

 

 

20,802,408 

 

 

22,683,605 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(1,842,002)

 

 

(4,964,728)

 

 

(4,978,319)

 

 

(17,097,860)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating (expenses) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(1,091,276)

 

 

(1,380,122)

 

 

(3,627,971)

 

 

(1,730,717)

Other income (expense), net

 

18,345 

 

 

64 

 

 

70,376 

 

 

(15,516)

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

157,000 

 

 

(378,000)

 

 

(246,000)

 

 

(399,000)

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

(16,601)

 

 

(1,591)

 

 

(57,788)

 

 

(118,124)

Total non-operating expenses

 

(932,532)

 

 

(1,759,649)

 

 

(3,861,383)

 

 

(2,263,357)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(2,774,534)

 

 

(6,724,377)

 

 

(8,839,702)

 

 

(19,361,217)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

(458)

 

 

1,206,131 

 

 

117,207 

 

 

(3,342,339)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(2,774,076)

 

$

(7,930,508)

 

$

(8,956,909)

 

$

(16,018,878)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per basic and diluted common share outstanding

$

(0.04)

 

$

(0.15)

 

$

(0.14)

 

$

(0.30)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

62,917,362 

 

 

53,789,409 

 

 

62,745,355 

 

 

53,432,404 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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VERU INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Treasury

 

 

 

   

Preferred

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

Stock,

 

 

 

   

Stock

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Loss

 

Deficit

 

at Cost

 

Total

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

$

 —

 

55,392,193 

 

$

553,922 

 

$

90,550,669 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(34,263,262)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

48,453,205 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

207,454 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

207,454 

Shares issued in connection with common stock purchase agreement

 

 —

 

304,457 

 

 

3,045 

 

 

344,036 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

347,081 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,257,152)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,257,152)

Balance at December 31, 2017

$

 —

 

55,696,650 

 

$

556,967 

 

$

91,102,159 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(38,520,414)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

44,750,588 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 



 

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VERU INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Treasury

 

 

 

   

Preferred

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

Stock,

 

 

 

   

Stock

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Loss

 

Deficit

 

at Cost

 

Total

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

$

 —

 

57,468,660 

 

$

574,687 

 

$

95,496,506 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(58,201,651)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

29,481,418 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

417,256 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

417,256 

Shares issued in connection with public offering of common stock, net of fees and costs

 

 —

 

7,142,857 

 

 

71,428 

 

 

9,060,539 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

9,131,967 

Issuance of shares pursuant to share-based awards

 

 —

 

190,000 

 

 

1,900 

 

 

(1,900)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,148,798)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,148,798)

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 —

 

64,801,517 

 

 

648,015 

 

 

104,972,401 

 

 

(581,519)

 

 

(60,350,449)

 

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

36,881,843 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

496,209 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

496,209 

Issuance of shares pursuant to share-based awards

 

 —

 

166,667 

 

 

1,667 

 

 

198,333 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

200,000 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,034,035)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,034,035)

Balance at March 31, 2019

 

 —

 

64,968,184 

 

 

649,682 

 

 

105,666,943 

 

 

(581,519)

 

 

(64,384,484)

 

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

33,544,017 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

468,207 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

468,207 

Shares issued in connection with common stock purchase agreement

 

 —

 

2,000,000 

 

 

20,000 

 

 

3,580,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,600,000 

Amortization of deferred costs

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(101,981)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(101,981)

Issuance of shares pursuant to share-based awards

 

 —

 

34,299 

 

 

343 

 

 

(343)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,774,076)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,774,076)

Balance at June 30, 2019

$

 —

 

67,002,483 

 

$

670,025 

 

$

109,612,826 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(67,158,560)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

34,736,167 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

$

 —

 

55,392,193 

 

$

553,922 

 

$

90,550,669 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(34,263,262)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

48,453,205 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

207,454 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

207,454 

Shares issued in connection with common stock purchase agreement

 

 —

 

304,457 

 

 

3,045 

 

 

344,036 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

347,081 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,257,152)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,257,152)

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 —

 

55,696,650 

 

 

556,967 

 

 

91,102,159 

 

 

(581,519)

 

 

(38,520,414)

 

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

44,750,588 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

411,848 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

411,848 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,831,218)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,831,218)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

 —

 

55,696,650 

 

 

556,967 

 

 

91,514,007 

 

 

(581,519)

 

 

(42,351,632)

 

 

(7,806,605)

 

 

41,331,218 

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

459,974 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

459,974 

Shares issued in connection with common stock purchase agreement

 

 —

 

1,176,470 

 

 

11,764 

 

 

1,988,236 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,000,000 

Amortization of deferred costs

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(56,656)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(56,656)

Issuance of shares pursuant to share-based awards

 

 —

 

55,000 

 

 

550 

 

 

65,450 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

66,000 

Net loss

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,930,508)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,930,508)

Balance at June 30, 2018

$

 —

 

56,928,120 

 

$

569,281 

 

$

93,971,011 

 

$

(581,519)

 

$

(50,282,140)

 

$

(7,806,605)

 

$

35,870,028 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VERU INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

Nine Months Ended

2017

 

2016

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(4,257,152)

 

$

(1,366,181)

$

(8,956,909)

 

$

(16,018,878)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

44,229 

 

 

89,284 

 

126,084 

 

131,920 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

68,816 

 

 

26,729 

 

231,926 

 

206,447 

Noncash interest expense

 

3,627,971 

 

1,730,717 

Share-based compensation

 

207,454 

 

 

317,311 

 

1,381,672 

 

1,079,276 

Warrants issued

 

 —

 

 

542,930 

Deferred income taxes

 

(3,297,000)

 

 

(591,573)

 

20,413 

 

(3,367,000)

Loss on settlement of accounts receivable

 

3,764,137 

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

3,991,346 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

246,000 

 

399,000 

Other

 

(5,000)

 

 

4,469 

 

261,172 

 

(39,155)

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition of a business:

Decrease in accounts receivable

 

3,226,930 

 

 

2,391,226 

Decrease in income tax receivable

 

 —

 

 

191 

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

(791,272)

 

2,339,947 

(Increase) decrease in inventory

 

(299,112)

 

 

111,404 

 

(941,188)

 

114,037 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

68,369 

 

 

(75,378)

Decrease in accounts payable

 

(168,347)

 

 

(522,125)

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(68,578)

 

(275,586)

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable

 

(46,894)

 

775,923 

Decrease in unearned revenue

 

(24,501)

 

 

 —

 

(187,159)

 

(253,536)

Increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

967,839 

 

 

237,678 

 

566,557 

 

 

454,324 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

296,662 

 

 

1,165,965 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(4,530,205)

 

 

(8,731,218)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(1,914)

 

 

(65,623)

 

(74,948)

 

 

(47,696)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,914)

 

 

(65,623)

 

(74,948)

 

 

(47,696)

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of shares in public offering, net of fees and costs

 

9,131,967 

 

 —

Installment payments on SWK credit agreement

 

(4,047,207)

 

(642,485)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

200,000 

 

66,000 

Net proceeds from sale of shares under common stock purchase agreement

 

3,600,000 

 

1,922,160 

Proceeds from SWK credit agreement

 

 —

 

10,000,000 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 —

 

 

(266,923)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

8,884,760 

 

 

11,078,752 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

 

294,748 

 

 

1,100,342 

 

4,279,607 

 

2,299,838 

CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

3,277,602 

 

 

2,385,082 

 

3,759,509 

 

 

3,277,602 

CASH AT END OF PERIOD

$

3,572,350 

 

$

3,485,424 

$

8,039,116 

 

$

5,577,440 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock in connection with the APP Acquisition

$

 —

 

$

1,826,097 

Issuance of Series 4 Preferred Stock in connection with the APP Acquisition

$

 —

 

$

17,981,883 

Reduction of accrued expense upon issuance of shares

$

 —

 

$

22,176 

Shares issued in connection with common stock purchase agreement

$

347,081 

 

$

 —

$

 —

 

$

347,081 

Increase in deferred assets from accrued expenses

$

75,920 

 

$

 —

Amortization of deferred costs related to common stock purchase agreement

$

101,981 

 

$

56,656 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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VERU INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Note 1 - Basis of Presentation



The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for Veru Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us,” “Veru” or the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for reporting of interim financial information. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. Accordingly, these statements do not include all the disclosures normally required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in this report and the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.2018. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 20172018 has been derived from our audited financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 and cash flows for the threenine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.2019.  



The preparation of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.



In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normally recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of the dates and for the periods presented.



Principles of Consolidationconsolidation and Naturenature of Operations

operations: Veru Inc. is referred to in these notes collectively with its subsidiaries as “we,” “our,” “us,” “Veru” or the “Company.” The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Veru and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Aspen Park Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APP)(“APP”) and The Female Health Company Limited, and The Female Health Company Limited’s wholly owned subsidiaries,subsidiary, The Female Health Company (UK) plc (The Female Health Company Limited and The Female Health Company (UK) plc, collectively, the “U.K. subsidiary”), and The Female Health Company (UK) plc’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Female Health Company (M) SDN.BHD.SDN.BHD (the “Malaysia subsidiary”). All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. Prior to the completion of the October 31, 2016 acquisition (the APP Acquisition)“APP Acquisition”) of APP through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company into APP, the Company had been a single product company engaged in marketing, manufacturing and distributing a consumer health carehealthcare product, the FC2 female condom.Female Condom/FC2 Internal Condom® (“FC2”).  The completion of the APP Acquisition transitioned the Company into a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and urology with multiple drug products under clinical development and commercialization focused in urology and oncology.  Nearly alldevelopment.  Most of the Company’s net revenues during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 20162018 were derived from sales of FC2. The Female Health Company Limited is the holding company of The Female Health Company (UK) plc, which is located in London, England (collectively the U.K. subsidiary). The Female Health Company (M) SDN.BHD leases a manufacturing facility located in Selangor D.E., Malaysia (the Malaysia subsidiary).  The Company headquarters is located in Miami, Florida in a leased office facility.



FC2 has been distributed in either or both commercial (private sector) and public health sector markets in 144 countries.  It is marketed to consumers in 25 countries through distributors, public health programs, and/or retailers andReclassifications:  Certain prior period amounts in the U.S. by prescription.accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the results of operations or financial position for any period presented.



Cash concentration: The Company’s cash is maintained primarily in three financial institutions, located in Chicago, Illinois,Illinois; London, England and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, respectively.Malaysia.



Accounts receivable and concentration of credit riskRestricted cash: Accounts receivable are carriedRestricted cash relates to security provided to one of the Company’s U.K. banks for performance bonds issued in favor of customers. The Company has a facility of $250,000 for such performance bonds.  Such security has been extended infrequently and only on occasions where it has been a contract term expressly stipulated as an absolute requirement by the customer or its provider of funds. The expiration of the bond is defined by the completion of the event such as, but not limited to, a period of time after the product has been distributed or expiration of the product shelf life. The Company had no restricted cash at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful receivables based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a periodic basis. 

The Company's standard credit terms vary fromJune 30, to 120 days, depending2019. Restricted cash was  $135,000 at September 30, 2018 and is included in cash on the class of trade and customary terms within a territory, so accounts receivable is affected by the mix of purchasers within the period.  As is typical in theaccompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Company's business, extended credit terms may occasionally be offered as a sales promotion or for certain sales.  The Company has agreed to credit terms of up to 150 days with our distributor in the Republic of South Africa.  For the most recent order of 15 million units under the Brazil tender, the Company has agreed to up to 360 day credit terms with our distributor in Brazil subject to earlier payment upon receipt of payment by the distributor from the Brazilian Government.  See discussion of receivables from our distributor in Brazil in Note 5.  For the past twelve months, the Company's average days’ sales outstanding was approximately 303 days. 

Inventory:  Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  The cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.  Inventories are also written down for management’s estimates of product which will not sell prior to its expiration date.  Write-downs of inventories establish a new cost basis which is not increased for future increases in the net realizable value of inventories or changes in estimated obsolescence.

Foreign currency translation and operations: Effective October 1, 2009, the Company determined that there were significant changes in facts and circumstances, triggering an evaluation of its subsidiaries’ functional currency.  The evaluation indicated that the U.S. dollar is the currency with the most significant influence upon the subsidiaries.  Because all of the U.K. subsidiary's future sales and cash flows would be denominated in U.S. dollars following the October 2009 cessation of production of the Company’s first generation product, FC1, the U.K. subsidiary adopted the U.S. dollar as its functional currency effective October 1, 2009. As the Malaysia subsidiary is a direct and integral component of the U.K. parent’s operations, it, too, adopted the U.S. dollar as its functional currency as of October 1, 2009. The consistent use of the U.S. dollar as the functional currency across the Company reduces its foreign currency risk and stabilizes its operating results. The cumulative foreign currency translation loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss was $581,519 as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017. Assets located outside of the U.S. totaled approximately $4,640,000 and $5,600,000 at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively.

Equipment, furniture and fixtures:  Depreciation and amortization are computed using primarily the straight-line method.  Depreciation and amortization are computed over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets which range as follows:

Manufacturing equipment

5 – 10 years

Office equipment

3 – 5 years

Furniture and fixtures

7 – 10 years

Depreciation on leased assets is computed over the lesser of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Depreciation on leased assets is included with depreciation on owned assets.



Patents and trademarks: The costs for patents and trademarks are expensed when incurred. 

Financial instrumentsDeferred financing costs:Costs incurred in connection with the common stock purchase agreement discussed in Note 9 have been included in other assets on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. When shares of the Company’s common stock are sold under the common stock purchase agreement, a pro-rata portion of the deferred costs is recorded to additional paid-in-capital.

As discussed in Note 9, in connection with the common stock offering that closed on October 1, 2018, we incurred costs of approximately $190,000 through September 30, 2018. This amount was included in other assets on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2018. These costs were charged to additional paid-in capital in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 after the common stock offering was closed.

Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of debt discussed in Note 8 are presented as a reduction of the debt on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. These issuance costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over the expected repayment period of the debt, which is currently estimated to occur in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. The amortization is included in interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Fair value measurements: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value 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. FASB ASC Topic 820 requires disclosures about the fair value of all financial instruments, whether or not recognized, for financial statement purposes. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to us as of the reporting dates. Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized on disposition of the financial instruments. See Note 3 for a discussion of fair value measurements.

FASB ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques

The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate their fair value based on whether the inputsshort-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of long-term debt, taking into consideration debt discounts and related derivative instruments, is estimated to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).approximate fair value.

Derivative instruments: The Company currently does not have any assetsuse derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or liabilities measuredforeign currency risks. The Company reviews the terms of debt instruments it enters into to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, which are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments. Embedded derivatives that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract are bifurcated and are recognized at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017. Substantially all of the Company’s cash, as well as restricted cash, are heldwith changes in demand deposits with three financial institutions. The Company has no financial instruments for which the carrying value is materially different than fair value.

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Non-financial assets such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant, and equipment are evaluated for impairment annually or when indicators of impairment exist and are measured at fair value only if an impairment charge is recorded. Non-financial assets suchrecognized as identified intangible assets acquiredeither a gain or loss in earnings. Liabilities incurred in connection with an embedded derivative are discussed in Note 8.

Revenue recognition: Revenue is recognized when control of the APP Acquisition are measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs,promised goods is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which include discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, when there is limited market activity and the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those products. See Note 4 for further discussion on revenue.



Research and development costs: Research and development expensescosts are expensed as they are incurred and include salaries and benefits, clinical trialstrial costs and contract services. ResearchNonrefundable advance payments made for goods or services to be used in research and development expensesactivities are chargeddeferred and capitalized until the goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. If the goods are no longer expected to operationsbe delivered or the services are no longer expected to be performed, the Company would be required to expense the related capitalized advance payments. The Company did not have any capitalized nonrefundable advance payments as they are incurred.of June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.



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The Company records estimated costs of research and development activities conducted by third-party service providers, which include the conduct of preclinical studies and clinical trials and contract manufacturing activities. These costs are a significant component of the Company’s research and development expenses. The Company accrues for these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and in accordance with agreements established with its third-party service providers under the service agreements. The Company makes significant judgments and estimates in determining the accrued liabilities balance in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, the Company adjusts its accrued liabilities. The Company has not experienced any material differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred. However, the status and timing of actual services performed, number of patients enrolled and the rate of patient enrollments may vary from the Company’s estimates, resulting in adjustments to expense in future periods. Changes in these estimates that result in material changes to the Company’s accruals could materially affect the Company’s results of operations.  Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 730, Research and Development, which requires the Company to defer and capitalize nonrefundable advance payments made for goods or services to be used in research and development activities until the goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. If the goods are no longer expected to be delivered or the services are no longer expected to be performed, the Company would be required to expense the related capitalized advance payments. The Company had no capitalized nonrefundable advance payments as of December 31, 2017 or September 30, 2017, and had no refundable advance payments as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017.

Restricted cash:  Restricted cash relates to security provided to one of the Company’s U.K. banks for performance bonds issued in favor of customers. The Company has a facility of $250,000 for such performance bonds.  Such security has been extended infrequently and only on occasions where it has been a contract term expressly stipulated as an absolute requirement by the customer or its provider of funds. The expiration of the bond is defined by the completion of the event such as, but not limited to, a period of time after the product has been distributed or expiration of the product shelf life.  Restricted cash was approximately $140,000 at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, and is included in cash on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue recognition:  The Company recognizes revenue from product sales when each of the following conditions has been met: an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, there is a fixed price, and collectability is reasonably assured. 

Unearned revenue:  FC2 is distributed in the U.S. prescription channel principally through the retail pharmacy, which initiates through large pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S.  Unearned revenue as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was $990,016 and $1,014,517, respectively, and was comprised mainly of sales made to wholesalers. We lack the experiential data which would allow us to estimate returns; therefore, as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we determined that we do not yet meet the criteria for the recognition of revenue at the time of shipment to certain wholesalers as allowances for returns cannot be reasonably estimated. Accordingly, the Company deferred recognition of revenue on prescription products sold to wholesale distributors until the right of return no longer exists, which occurs at the earlier of the time the prescription products were dispensed through patient prescriptions or expiration of the right of return. 

Intangible Assets:  Our intangible assets arose from the APP Acquisition on October 31, 2016.  These intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.

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Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, licensing and other transactions are generally recognized at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. We determined the fair value of intangible assets, including in-process research and development ("IPR&D”), using the “income method.” This method starts with a forecast of net cash flows, risk adjusted for estimated probabilities of technical and regulatory success and adjusted to present value using an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risk associated with the cash flow streams. All assets are valued from a market participant view which might be different than our specific views. The valuation process is very complex and requires significant input and judgment using internal and external sources. Although a valuation is required to be finalized within a one-year period, it must consider all and only those facts and evidence which existed at the acquisition date. The most complex and judgmental matters applicable to the valuation process are summarized below:

·

Unit of account – Most intangible assets are valued as single global assets rather than multiple assets for each jurisdiction or indication after considering the development stage, expected levels of incremental costs to obtain additional approvals, risks associated with further development, amount and timing of benefits expected to be derived in the future, expected patent lives in various jurisdictions and the intention to promote the asset as a global brand.

·

Estimated useful life – The asset life expected to contribute meaningful cash flows is determined after considering all pertinent matters associated with the asset, including expected regulatory approval dates (if unapproved), exclusivity periods and other legal, regulatory or contractual provisions as well as the effects of any obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors, including barriers to entry.

·

Probability of Technical and Regulatory Success (“PTRS”) Rate – PTRS rates are determined based upon industry averages considering the respective program’s development stage and disease indication and adjusted for specific information or data known at the acquisition date. Subsequent clinical results or other internal or external data obtained could alter the PTRS rate and materially impact the estimated fair value of the intangible asset in subsequent periods leading to impairment charges.

·

Projections – Future revenues are estimated after considering many factors such as initial market opportunity, pricing, sales trajectories to peak sales levels, competitive environment and product evolution. Future costs and expenses are estimated after considering historical market trends, market participant synergies and the timing and level of additional development costs to obtain the initial or additional regulatory approvals, maintain or further enhance the product. We generally assume initial positive cash flows to commence shortly after the receipt of expected regulatory approvals which typically may not occur for a number of years. Actual cash flows attributed to the project are likely to be different than those assumed since projections are subjected to multiple factors including trial results and regulatory matters which could materially change the ultimate commercial success of the asset as well as significantly alter the costs to develop the respective asset into commercially viable products.

·

Tax rates – The expected future income is tax effected using a market participant tax rate. In determining the tax rate, we consider the jurisdiction in which the intellectual property is held and location of research and manufacturing infrastructure. We also consider that any repatriation of earnings would likely have U.S. tax consequences.

·

Discount rate – Discount rates are selected after considering the risks inherent in the future cash flows; the assessment of the asset’s life cycle and the competitive trends impacting the asset, including consideration of any technical, legal, regulatory, or economic barriers to entry, as well as expected changes in standards of practice for indications addressed by the asset.

Intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable, although IPR&D is required to be tested at least annually until the project is completed or abandoned. Upon obtaining regulatory approval, the IPR&D asset is then accounted for as a finite-lived intangible asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. If the project is abandoned, the IPR&D asset is charged to expense.

Intangible assets are highly vulnerable to impairment charges, particularly newly acquired assets for recently launched products. These assets are initially measured at fair value and therefore any reduction in expectations used in the valuations could potentially lead to impairment. Some of the more common potential risks leading to impairment include competition, earlier than expected loss of exclusivity, pricing pressures, adverse regulatory changes or clinical trial results, delay or failure to obtain regulatory approval and additional development costs,

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inability to achieve expected synergies, higher operating costs, changes in tax laws and other macro-economic changes. The complexity in estimating the fair value of intangible assets in connection with an impairment test is similar to the initial valuation.

Considering the high risk nature of research and development and the industry’s success rate of bringing developmental compounds to market, IPR&D impairment charges are likely to occur in future periods. IPR&D is closely monitored and assessed each period for impairment.

GoodwillGoodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the APP Acquisition.  All goodwill resides in the Company’s Research and Development reporting unit.

Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable, by assessing qualitative factors or performing a quantitative analysis in determining whether it is more likely than not that its fair value exceeds the carrying value. Examples of qualitative factors include our share price, our financial performance compared to budgets, long-term financial plans, macroeconomic, industry and market conditions as well as the substantial excess of fair value over the carrying value of net assets from the annual impairment test previously performed.

The estimated fair value of a reporting unit is highly sensitive to changes in projections and assumptions; therefore, in some instances changes in these assumptions could potentially lead to impairment. We perform sensitivity analyses around our assumptions in order to assess the reasonableness of the assumptions and the results of our testing. Ultimately, future potential changes in these assumptions may impact the estimated fair value of a reporting unit and cause the fair value of the reporting unit to be below its carrying value. We believe that our estimates are consistent with assumptions that marketplace participants would use in their estimates of fair value; however, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions, we may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.



Share-based compensation: The Company accounts forrecognizes share-based compensation expense for equityin connection with its share-based awards, exchanged for servicesbased on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based onperiod. Calculating share-based compensation expense requires the grant-date fair value. In many instances, the equity awards are issued upon the grant date subject to vesting periods. In certain instances, the equity awards provide for future issuance contingent on future continued employment or performanceinput of services ashighly subjective judgment and assumptions, including estimates of the issuance date.expected life of the share-based award, stock price volatility and risk-free interest rates.



Advertising: The Company's policy is to expense advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs were $23,640 and $17,941immaterial to the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 2016, respectively. 2018.

 

Income taxes: The Company files separate income tax returns for its foreign subsidiaries. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are also provided for carryforwards for income tax purposes. In addition, the amount of any future tax benefits is reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent such benefits are not expected to be realized.

 

Foreign currency translation and operations: Effective October 1, 2009, the Company determined that there were significant changes in facts and circumstances, triggering an evaluation of its subsidiaries’ functional currency. The evaluation indicated that the U.S. dollar is the currency with the most significant influence upon the subsidiaries. Because all of the U.K. subsidiary's future sales and cash flows would be denominated in U.S. dollars following the October 2009 cessation of production of the Company’s first-generation product, FC1, the U.K. subsidiary adopted the U.S. dollar as its functional currency effective October 1, 2009. As the Malaysia subsidiary is a direct and integral component of the U.K. parent’s operations, it, too, adopted the U.S. dollar as its functional currency as of October 1, 2009. The consistent use of the U.S. dollar as the functional currency across the Company reduces its foreign currency risk and stabilizes its operating results. The cumulative foreign currency translation loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss was $0.6 million as of June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Assets located outside of the U.S. totaled approximately $6.1 million and $5.2 million at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Other comprehensive loss: Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net loss. Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as foreign currency translation adjustments, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, these items, along with net loss, are components of other comprehensive loss.



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The U.S. parent company and its U.K. subsidiary routinely purchase inventory produced by its Malaysia subsidiary for sale to their respective customers. These intercompany trade accounts are eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s policy and intent is to settle the intercompany trade account on a current basis.  Since the U.K. and Malaysia subsidiaries adopted the U.S. dollar as their functional currencies effective October 1, 2009, no foreign currency gains or losses from intercompany trade are recognized.  InFor the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, comprehensive loss is equivalent to the reported net loss. 



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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

:  In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-092014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This new accounting guidance on revenue recognition provides for a single five-step model that includes identifying the contract with a customer, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to be applied to allthe performance obligations, and recognizing revenue contracts with customers.when, or as, an entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new standardguidance also requires additional financial statement disclosures that will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to customer contracts. ASU 2014-09 will be effective forThe Company adopted the Company beginningnew guidance on October 1, 2018.  ASU 2014-09 allows for either full retrospective or2018 using the modified retrospective adoption. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluatingelected to apply the effectguidance only to contracts that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In July 2015,were not completed as of the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurementdate of Inventory.  This new accountingadoption. The adoption of this guidance more clearly articulates the requirements for the measurement and disclosure of inventory.  Topic 330, Inventory, currently requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market.  Market could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin.  This new accounting guidance requires the measurement of inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  ASU 2015-11 was effective for the Company beginning on October 1, 2017, and the adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.statements and related disclosures. See Note 4 for disclosures relating to the Company's revenue recognition.



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,2016‑02, Leases (Topic 842).  The amendments,  which requires that lessees recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with lease terms greater than twelve months in this Update increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheetsheet. ASU 2016-02 distinguishes leases as either a finance lease or an operating lease, which affects how the leases are measured and disclosingpresented in the statement of operations and statement of cash flows, and requires disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements.  ASU 2016-02 will be2016‑02 is effective for the Companyfiscal years beginning on October 1, 2019.after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required upon adoption. Early adoption is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018‑10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases to clarify the implementation guidance and ASU No. 2018‑11, Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements. This updated guidance provides an optional transition method, which allows for the initial application of the new accounting standard at the adoption date and the recognition of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors to address certain implementation issues facing lessors when adopting ASU 2016‑02. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019‑01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements to address, among other things, certain transition disclosure requirements subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016‑02. The Company will adopt the new accounting standard on October 1, 2019 and intends to elect certain practical expedients, including the optional transition method that allows for the application of the new standard at its adoption date with no restatement of prior period amounts.  We are currently evaluating the effect of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements The primary effect of adoption will be recording right-of-use assets and corresponding lease obligations for current operating leases. The adoption is expected to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  The amendments in this Update simplify the income tax effects, minimum statutory tax withholding requirements and impact of forfeitures related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements.  ASU 2016-09 was effective for the Company beginning on October 1, 2017, and the adoption did not have a material effectimpact on ourthe Company’s consolidated financial statements.balance sheets, but not on the consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. The Company is reviewing current accounting policies and related disclosures, and evaluating changes to business processes and controls to support adoption of the new standard.



In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic(Topic 230):Restricted Cash. The purpose of ASU 2016-182016‑18 is to clarify guidance and presentation related to restricted cash in the statements of cash flows as well as increased disclosure requirements. It requires beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statements of cash flows to include cash and cash equivalents as well as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. We adopted ASU 2016-18 will be2016‑18 effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods. EarlyOctober 1, 2018. The adoption is permitted. We are inof ASU 2016‑18 did not have a material effect on the processpresentation of determining the effect the adoption will have on our consolidated statements of cash flows.flows or related disclosures. 



In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04,2017‑04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Topics (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The purpose of ASU 2017-042017‑04 is to reduce the cost and complexity of evaluating goodwill for impairment. It eliminates the need for entities to calculate the impaired fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Under this amendment, an entity will perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. ASU 2017-042017‑04 is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. We do not expect Update No. 2017-04the adoption of ASU 2017‑04 to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.



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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The purpose of ASU 2017-01 is to change the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. Update No. 2017-01 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual or interim period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of ASU 2017-01 is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09,2017‑09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. The purpose of ASU 2017-092017‑09 is to provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. The amendments in ASU 2017-092017‑09 should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. We adopted ASU 2017‑09 effective October 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017‑09 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations. 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The purpose of ASU 2018-07 is to expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. ASU 2018-07 will be effective for annual periodsfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017,2018, including interim periods within those annual periods.that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, asbut no earlier than the Company’s adoption date of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company has issued share-based payments to nonemployees in the beginningpast but is not able to predict the amount of an annual or interim period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance.future share-based payments to nonemployees, if any. The adoption of ASU 2017-092018‑07 is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations. operations but should simplify the process by which the Company measures compensation expense for share-based payments to nonemployees.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Change to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018‑13 modifies the disclosure requirements by adding, removing, and modifying certain required disclosures for fair value measurements for assets and liabilities disclosed within the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2018‑13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2018‑13 is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations as it modifies disclosure requirements only.

 

Note 2 - APP Acquisition

On October 31, 2016,  as part of the Company's strategy to diversify its product line to mitigate the risks of being a single product company, the Company completed the APP Acquisition through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company into APP. The completion of the APP Acquisition transitioned us from a single product company selling only the FC2 Female Condom® to a biopharmaceutical company with multiple drug products under clinical development and commercialization.– Liquidity



The Company has incurred $826,370quarterly operating losses since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 and anticipates that it will continue to consume cash and incur substantial net losses as it develops its drug candidates. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development of pharmaceutical products, the Company is unable to estimate the exact amounts of capital outlays and operating expenditures necessary to fund development of its drug candidates and obtain regulatory approvals. The Company’s future capital requirements will depend on many factors.

The Company believes its current cash position and its ability to secure equity financing or other financing alternatives are adequate to fund planned operations of the Company for the next 12 months. Such financing alternatives may include debt financing, common stock offerings or financing involving convertible debt or other equity-linked securities and may include financings under the Company's effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221120) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). The Company intends to be opportunistic when pursuing equity financing which could include selling common stock under its common stock purchase agreement with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC (see Note 9) and/or a marketed deal with an investment bank.

Note 3 – Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in acquisition-related costsactive markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

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The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable. 

Level 3 – Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

We review the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the threeability to observe valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels of certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016,June 30, 2019 and 2018.

As of June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, which consisted of embedded derivatives, were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. 

The Company determines the fair value of hybrid instruments based on available market data using appropriate valuation models, considering all of the rights and obligations of each instrument. The Company estimates the fair value of hybrid instruments using various techniques (and combinations thereof) that are presented onconsidered to be consistent with the objective of measuring fair value. In selecting the appropriate technique, the Company considers, among other factors, the nature of the instrument, the market risks that it embodies and the expected means of settlement. Estimating the fair value of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. Increases in fair value during a given financial quarter result in the recognition of non-cash derivative expense. Conversely, decreases in fair value during a given financial quarter would result in the recognition of non-cash derivative income. 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability balance associated with embedded derivatives measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of June 30, 2019 and 2018:



 

 

 

 

 



Nine Months Ended June 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

2,426,000 

 

$

 —

Additions

 

 —

 

 

3,319,000 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

246,000 

 

 

399,000 

Ending balance

$

2,672,000 

 

$

3,718,000 

The expense associated with the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives is included as a separate line item in the accompanyingon our unaudited condensed consolidated statementstatements of operations.



As ofThe liabilities associated with embedded derivatives represent the date of the APP Acquisition, APP had developed technology consisting of PREBOOST® medicated wipes for prevention of premature ejaculation.  IPR&D represents incomplete research and development projects at APP as of the date of the APP Acquisition. The fair value of the developed technologychange of control provisions in the Credit Agreement and IPR&D wereResidual Royalty Agreement. See Note 8 for additional information. There is no current observable market for these types of derivatives. The Company determined using the income approach, which was prepared based on forecasts by management.

Purchase price in excess of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill.  Goodwill from the APP Acquisition principally relates to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, our expectation to develop and market new products, and the deferred tax liability generated as a resultfair value of the transaction.  Goodwill is not tax deductible for income tax purposesembedded derivatives using a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the financial liabilities at inception and was assignedon subsequent valuation dates. This valuation model incorporates transaction details such as the contractual terms, expected cash outflows, expected repayment dates, probability of a change of control, expected volatility, and risk-free interest rates. A significant acceleration of the estimated repayment date or a significant decrease in the probability of a change of control event prior to repayment of the Research and Development reporting segment.

In connectionCredit Agreement, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement of the liabilities associated with the APP Acquisition, a consolidated complaint has been filed against the Company and its directors alleging breach of fiduciary duty. The Company intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.  See Note 10 for additional detail.

Note  3 - Earnings per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period after giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights and warrants,  and the vesting of unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units.  Due to our net loss for the periods presented, all potentially dilutive instruments were excluded because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. See Notes 7  and 8 for a discussion of our dilutive potential common shares.embedded derivatives.



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The following table presents quantitative information about the inputs and valuation methodologies used to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2019:



Valuation Methodology

Significant Unobservable Input

Weighted Average
(range, if applicable)

Monte Carlo Simulation

Estimated change of control dates

March 2020 to December 2021

Discount rate

16.3% to 19.7%

Probability of change of control

0% to 90%

Note 4 - Inventory– Revenue from Contracts with Customers



Inventory consistsThe Company generates nearly all its revenue from direct product sales. Revenue from direct product sales is generally recognized when the customer obtains control of the product, which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment or upon delivery based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract. Sales taxes and other similar taxes that the Company collects concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue.

The amount of consideration the Company ultimately receives varies depending upon sales discounts, and other incentives that the Company may offer, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. The estimate of variable consideration requires significant judgment. The Company includes estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. The estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely upon an assessment of current contract sales terms and historical payment experience.

Product returns are typically not significant because returns are generally not allowed unless the product is damaged at time of receipt.

The Company’s revenue is from direct product sales of FC2 in the global public sector, sales of FC2 in the U.S. prescription channel, and sales of PREBOOST® medicated wipes for prevention of premature ejaculation. The following components at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017:  table presents net revenues from these three categories:







 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



December 31, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

FC2

 

 

 

 

 

Raw material

$

554,737 

 

$

530,384 

Work in process

 

121,137 

 

 

90,164 

Finished goods

 

2,631,155 

 

 

2,427,386 

Inventory, gross

 

3,307,029 

 

 

3,047,934 

Less: inventory reserves

 

(272,980)

 

 

(312,997)

FC2, net

 

3,034,049 

 

 

2,734,937 

PREBOOST®

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

32,987 

 

 

32,987 

Inventory, net

$

3,067,036 

 

$

2,767,924 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



June 30,

 

June 30,



2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

FC2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public sector

$

4,905,874 

 

$

5,126,434 

 

$

13,039,878 

 

$

9,823,793 

U.S. prescription channel

 

4,377,862 

 

 

372,981 

 

 

9,412,177 

 

 

830,525 

Total FC2

 

9,283,736 

 

 

5,499,415 

 

 

22,452,055 

 

 

10,654,318 

PREBOOST®

 

443,324 

 

 

2,315 

 

 

622,929 

 

 

6,897 

Net revenues

$

9,727,060 

 

$

5,501,730 

 

$

23,074,984 

 

$

10,661,215 

The following table presents net revenue by geographic area:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



June 30,

 

June 30,



2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

$

5,548,987 

 

$

640,313 

 

$

11,234,870 

 

$

2,615,652 

South Africa

 

260,644 

 

 

1,791,100 

 

 

494,136 

 

 

2,823,970 

Zimbabwe

 

610,004 

 

 

372,000 

 

 

2,558,308 

 

 

1,049,500 

Other

 

3,307,425 

 

 

2,698,317 

 

 

8,787,670 

 

 

4,172,093 

Net revenues

$

9,727,060 

 

$

5,501,730 

 

$

23,074,984 

 

$

10,661,215 

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The Company’s performance obligations consist mainly of transferring control of products identified in the contracts which occurs either when: i) the product is made available to the customer for shipment; ii) the product is shipped via common carrier; or iii) the product is delivered to the customer or distributor, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Some of the Company’s contracts require the customer to make advanced payments prior to transferring control of the products. These advanced payments create a contract liability for the Company. The balances of the Company’s contract liability, included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balances sheets, was approximately $106,000 and $4,000 at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

The Company records an unearned revenue liability if a customer pays consideration for product that was shipped by the Company but revenue recognition criteria have not been met under the terms of a contract. Unearned revenue is recognized as revenue after control of the product is transferred to the customer and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.  The Company had no unearned revenue at June 30, 2019. Unearned revenue at September 30, 2018 was approximately $187,000and was comprised of sales made to a large distributor who had the right to return product under certain conditions.



Note 5 - Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company's standard credit terms vary from 30 to 120 days, depending on the class of trade and customary terms within a territory, so accounts receivable is affected by the mix of purchasers within the period.  As is typical in the Company's business, extended credit terms may occasionally be offered as a sales promotion or for certain sales.  The Company has agreed to credit terms of up to 150 days with its distributor in the Republic of South Africa and up to 180 days with its distributor in Brazil. 



The components of accounts receivable consist of the following at December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2017: 2018:









 

 

 

 

 

 



 

December 31, 2017

 

September 30, 2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

$

2,905,094 

 

$

11,330,814 

Other receivables

 

 

128,317 

 

 

100,139 

Accounts receivable, gross

 

 

3,033,411 

 

 

11,430,953 

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(33,103)

 

 

(38,103)

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

3,000,308 

 

 

11,392,850 

Less: long-term trade receivables

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,837,500)

Current accounts receivable, net

 

$

3,000,308 

 

$

3,555,350 



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

$

4,838,665 

 

$

4,046,733 

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(33,143)

 

 

(36,201)

Less: allowance for sales and payment term discounts

 

(38,560)

 

 

(37,900)

Accounts receivable, net

$

4,766,962 

 

$

3,972,632 



On December 27, 2017, we entered into a settlement agreement with Semina, our distributor in Brazil, pursuant to which Semina has made a payment of $2.25$2.2 million and iswas obligated to make a second payment of $1.5 million by February 28, 2018, to settle net amounts due to us totaling $7.5 million. The amounts owedmillion relating to us relatethe Brazil tender in 2014. Semina did not make its second payment of $1.5 million by February 28, 2018. In July 2018, the Company agreed to outstanding accounts receivable for sales to Semina for the 2014 Brazil Tender totaling $8.9 million,  $7.8 million of which was classified as a long term trade receivable and $1.1accept $1.3 million as a current account receivable onsettlement of the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. These receivables were net of payables owed to Semina by us totaling $1.4$1.5 million $1.2 million of whichthat was classified as a long term liability and $0.2 million classified as a current liability on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017.owed. The settlement was not related to our belief in the ultimate collectability of the receivables or in the creditworthiness of Semina. We elected to settle these amounts due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of payment by the Brazilian Government and, ultimately to us, on the remaining amounts due. The result of the settlement was a net loss of approximately $3.76$0.2 million and $4.0 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which is presented as a separate line item in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statementstatements of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2017.operations. 



At December 31, 2017 and SeptemberJune 30, 2017, Semina’s2019, no customer had an accounts receivable balance that represented 15 percent and 11 percentgreater than 10% of current assets, respectively. No other single customer’sassets. At September 30, 2018, one customer had an accounts receivable balance accounted for more than 10 percentthat represented 15% of current assets at the end of those periods. assets.

At December 31, 2017,  Semina’sJune 30, 2019, three customers had an accounts receivable balance represented 50 percentgreater than 10% of the Company’snet accounts receivable, balance.representing 76% of net accounts receivable in the aggregate. At September 30, 2017, Semina’s2018, three customers had an accounts receivable and long-term other receivables balance represented 78 percentgreater than 10% of the Company’snet accounts receivable, and long-term other receivables balance. representing 74% of net accounts receivable in the aggregate. 

For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,June 30, 2019, there were four and three customers who eachwhose individual net revenue to the Company exceeded 10 percent10% of the Company’s net revenues, respectively.representing 63% of the Company’s net revenues in the aggregate. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, there were two customers whose individual net revenue to the Company exceeded 10% of the Company’s net revenues, representing 78% of the Company’s net revenues in the aggregate.



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For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, there were three customers whose individual net revenue to the Company exceeded 10% of the Company’s net revenues, representing 64% of the Company’s net revenues in the aggregate. For the nine months ended June 30, 2018, there were three customers whose individual net revenue to the Company exceeded 10% of the Company’s net revenues, representing 65% of the Company’s net revenues in the aggregate.



The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments on accounts receivable.  Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts.  Management also periodically evaluates individual customer receivables and considers a customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions.  Accounts receivable are written-offcharged-off when deemed uncollectible.  The table below sets forthsummarizes the components ofchange in the allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2017for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2016:

2018.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal

Balance at

 

Provision Charges

 

Write offs/

 

Balance at

Year

October 1

 

 to Expenses

 

Recoveries

 

December 31

2017

$

38,103 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

38,103 

2018

$

38,103 

 

$

 —

 

$

(5,000)

 

$

33,103 



 

 

 

 

 



Nine Months Ended June 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

36,201 

 

$

38,103 

Charges to expense

 

 —

 

 

3,058 

Charge-offs

 

(3,058)

 

 

(5,000)

Ending balance

$

33,143 

 

$

36,161 



Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written-offcharged off are recorded when received.  The Company’s customers are primarily large global agencies, non-government organizations, ministries of health and other governmental agencies,  which purchase and distribute the female condomFC2 for use in HIV/AIDS prevention and family planning programs. In the U.S., the Company’s customers include telemedicine providers who sell into the prescription channel.

 

Note 6 - Revolving Line– Balance Sheet Information

Inventory

Inventories are valued at the lower of Credit cost or net realizable value.  The cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.  Inventories are also written down for management’s estimates of product which will not sell prior to its expiration date.  Write-downs of inventories establish a new cost basis which is not increased for future increases in the net realizable value of inventories or changes in estimated obsolescence.

Inventory consisted of the following at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018:



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018

FC2

 

 

 

 

 

Raw material

$

701,344 

 

$

366,220 

Work in process

 

126,550 

 

 

77,669 

Finished goods

 

2,752,787 

 

 

2,232,864 

Inventory, gross

 

3,580,681 

 

 

2,676,753 

Less: inventory reserves

 

(450,367)

 

 

(391,861)

FC2, net

 

3,130,314 

 

 

2,284,892 

PREBOOST®

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

406 

 

 

17,138 

Inventory, net

$

3,130,720 

 

$

2,302,030 

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Fixed Assets

We record equipment, furniture and fixtures, and leasehold improvements at historical cost.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are recorded to expense. Depreciation and amortization are primarily computed using the straight-line method.  Depreciation and amortization are computed over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets which range as follows:

Manufacturing equipment

5 – 10 years

Office equipment

3 – 5 years

Furniture and fixtures

7 – 10 years

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

Plant and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018:



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

June 30,

 

September 30,



 

2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment, furniture and fixtures

 

$

3,535,560 

 

$

4,018,284 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

287,686 

 

 

287,686 



 

 

3,823,246 

 

 

4,305,970 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(3,508,556)

 

 

(3,901,418)

Plant and equipment, net

 

$

314,690 

 

$

404,552 

Note 7 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets acquired in the APP Acquisition included in-process research and development (“IPR&D”), developed technology consisting of PREBOOST® medicated wipes for prevention of premature ejaculation, and covenants not-to-compete. IPR&D represents incomplete research and development projects at APP as of the date of the APP Acquisition. These intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. IPR&D is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year until the underlying projects are completed or abandoned.  

The gross carrying amounts and net book value of intangible assets are as follows at June 30, 2019:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book



Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology - PREBOOST®

$

2,400,000 

 

$

463,721 

 

$

1,936,279 

Covenants not-to-compete

 

500,000 

 

 

190,476 

 

 

309,524 

Total intangible assets with finite lives

 

2,900,000 

 

 

654,197 

 

 

2,245,803 

Acquired in-process research and development assets

 

18,000,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

18,000,000 

Total intangible assets

$

20,900,000 

 

$

654,197 

 

$

20,245,803 

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The gross carrying amounts and net book value of intangible assets are as follows at September 30, 2018:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book



Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology - PREBOOST®

$

2,400,000 

 

$

285,366 

 

$

2,114,634 

Covenants not-to-compete

 

500,000 

 

 

136,905 

 

 

363,095 

Total intangible assets with finite lives

 

2,900,000 

 

 

422,271 

 

 

2,477,729 

Acquired in-process research and development assets

 

18,000,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

18,000,000 

Total intangible assets

$

20,900,000 

 

$

422,271 

 

$

20,477,729 

Amortization is recorded over the projected related revenue stream for the PREBOOST® developed technology over 10 years and on a straight-line basis over seven years for the covenants not-to-compete. The amortization expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The IPR&D assets will not be amortized until the underlying development projects are completed. If and when development is complete, which generally occurs when regulatory approval to market the product is obtained, the associated IPR&D assets would be accounted for as finite-lived intangible assets and amortized over the estimated period of economic benefit. If a development project is abandoned, the associated IPR&D assets would be charged to expense.



For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, amortization expense was approximately $77,000 and $69,000,  respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, amortization expense was approximately $232,000 and $206,000, respectively. 

Intangible assets are highly vulnerable to impairment charges, particularly newly acquired assets for recently launched products. These assets are initially measured at fair value and therefore any reduction in expectations used in the valuations could potentially lead to impairment. Some of the more common potential risks leading to impairment include competition, earlier than expected loss of exclusivity, pricing pressures, adverse regulatory changes or clinical trial results, delay or failure to obtain regulatory approval, additional development costs, inability to achieve expected synergies, higher operating costs, changes in tax laws and other macroeconomic changes. The complexity in estimating the fair value of intangible assets in connection with an impairment test is similar to the initial valuation. Considering the high-risk nature of research and development and the industry’s success rate of bringing developmental compounds to market, IPR&D impairment charges are likely to occur in future periods. 

Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was $6.9 million. There was no change in the balance during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the APP Acquisition.  Goodwill from the APP Acquisition principally relates to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, our expectation to develop and market new products, and the deferred tax liability generated as a result of the transaction.  Goodwill is not tax deductible for income tax purposes and was assigned to the Company’s sole reporting unit in the Company’s Research and Development reporting segment, which consists of multiple drug products under clinical development for oncology and urology.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable, by assessing qualitative factors or performing a quantitative analysis in determining whether it is more likely than not that its fair value exceeds the carrying value. Examples of qualitative factors include our share price, our financial performance compared to budgets, long-term financial plans, and macroeconomic, industry and market conditions as well as the substantial excess of fair value over the carrying value of net assets from the annual impairment test previously performed.

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The estimated fair value of a reporting unit is highly sensitive to changes in projections and assumptions; therefore, in some instances changes in these assumptions could potentially lead to impairment. We perform sensitivity analyses around our assumptions in order to assess the reasonableness of the assumptions and the results of our testing. Ultimately, future potential changes in these assumptions may impact the estimated fair value of a reporting unit and cause the fair value of the reporting unit to be below its carrying value. We believe that our estimates are consistent with assumptions that marketplace participants would use in their estimates of fair value; however, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions, we may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.

Note 8 – Debt

SWK Credit Agreement

On March 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A. expired the financial institutions party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and SWK Funding LLC, as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”), for a synthetic royalty financing transaction. On and subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Company with a term loan of $10.0 million, which was advanced to the Company on December 29, 2017.  No amounts were outstandingthe date of the Credit Agreement. After payment by the Company of certain fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders as required in the Credit Agreement, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $9.9 million from the $10.0 million loan under the Credit Agreement.

The Lenders will be entitled to receive quarterly payments on the term loan based on the Company’s product revenue from net sales of FC2 as provided in the Credit Agreement until the Company has paid 176.5% of the aggregate amount advanced to the Company under the Credit Agreement. If product revenue from net sales of FC2 for the 12-month period ended as of the last day of the respective quarterly payment period is less than $10.0 million, the quarterly payments will be 32.5% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 during the quarterly period. If product revenue from net sales of FC2 for the 12-month period ended as of the last day of the respective quarterly payment period is equal to or greater than $10.0 million, the quarterly payments are calculated as follows: (i) as it relates to each quarter during the 2019 calendar year, the sum of 12.5% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 up to and including $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus 5% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 greater than $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period, (ii) as it relates to each quarter during the 2020 calendar year, the sum of 25% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 up to and including $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period, plus 10% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 greater than $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period, and (iii) as it relates to each quarter during the 2021 calendar year and thereafter, the sum of 30% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 up to and including $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period, plus 20% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 greater than $12.5 million in the Elapsed Period.  Upon the Credit Agreement’s termination date of March 5, 2025, the Company must pay 176.5% of the aggregate amount advanced to the Company under the Credit Agreement less the amounts previously paid by the Company from product revenue. The payment requirements described above reflect an amendment to the Credit Agreement dated May 13, 2019 (the “Second Amendment”) which included a reduction to the percentages to be used to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2019, a return to the original percentages to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2020 and an increase to the percentages to be used to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2021 and thereafter until the loan has been repaid.

Upon a change of control of the Company or sale of the FC2 business, the Company must pay off the loan by making a payment to the Lenders equal to (i) 176.5% of the aggregate amount advanced to the Company under the Credit Agreement less the amounts previously paid by the Company from product revenue, plus (ii) the greater of (A) $2.0 million or (B) the product of (x) 5% of the product revenue from net sales of FC2 for the most recently completed 12-month period multiplied by (y) five. A “change of control” under the Credit Agreement includes (i) an acquisition by any person of direct or indirect ownership of more than 50% of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting equity, (ii) a change of control or similar event in the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, (iii) certain Key Persons as defined in the Credit Agreement cease to serve in their current executive capacities unless replaced within 90 days by a person reasonably acceptable to the Agent, which acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, or (iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

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The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties in favor of the Agent and the Lenders and certain covenants, including financial covenants addressing minimum quarterly marketing and distribution expenses for FC2 and a requirement to maintain minimum unencumbered liquid assets of $1.0 million. The Credit Agreement also restricts the payment of dividends and share repurchases. The recourse of the Lenders and the Agent for obligations under the Credit Agreement is limited to assets relating to FC2.

In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company and the Agent also entered into a Residual Royalty Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2018 (as amended, the “Residual Royalty Agreement”), which provides for an ongoing royalty payment of 5% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 commencing after the Company would have paid 175% of the aggregate amount advanced to the Company under the Credit Agreement based on a calculation of revenue-based payments under the Credit Agreement without taking into account the amendments to the payment requirements under the Credit Agreement effected by the Second Amendment. The Residual Royalty Agreement will terminate upon (i) a change of control or sale of the FC2 business and the payment by the Company of the amount due in connection therewith pursuant to the Credit Agreement, or (ii) mutual agreement of the parties. If a change of control or sale of the FC2 business occurs prior to payment in full of the Credit Agreement, there will be no further payment due with respect to the Residual Royalty Agreement. If a change of control or sale of the FC2 business occurs after payment in full of the Credit Agreement, the Agent will receive a payment that is the greater of (A) $2.0 million or (B) the product of (x) 5% of the product revenue from net sales of FC2 for the most recently completed 12-month period multiplied by (y) five.  

Pursuant to a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of March 5, 2018 (the “Collateral Agreement”) and an Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of March 5, 2018 (the “IP Security Agreement”), the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a lien against substantially all of the assets of the Company that relate to or arise from FC2. In addition, pursuant to a Pledge Agreement dated as of March 5, 2018 (the “Pledge Agreement”), the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of up to 65% of the outstanding shares of The Female Health Company Limited, a wholly owned U.K. subsidiary.

For accounting purposes, the $10.0 million advance under the Credit Agreement was allocated between the Credit Agreement and the Residual Royalty Agreement on a relative fair value basis.  A portion of the amount allocated to the Credit Agreement and a portion of the amount allocated to the Residual Royalty Agreement, in both cases equal to the fair value of the respective change of control provisions, was allocated to the embedded derivative liabilities. The derivative liabilities will be adjusted to fair market value at each subsequent reporting period.  For financial statement presentation, the embedded derivative liabilities have been included with their respective host instruments as noted in the following tables. The debt discounts are being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the loan using the effective interest method. Additionally, the Company recorded deferred loan issuance costs of approximately $267,000 for legal fees incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement. The deferred loan issuance costs are presented as a reduction in the Credit Agreement obligation and are being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the loan using the effective interest method. The Second Amendment was accounted for as a debt modification, which resulted in prospective adjustment to the effective interest rate.

At June 30, 2019 and September 30, 20172018, the Credit Agreement consisted of the following:



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate repayment obligation

$

17,650,000 

 

$

17,500,000 

Less: Cumulative payments

 

(4,689,692)

 

 

(642,485)

Less: Unamortized discounts

 

(5,440,322)

 

 

(8,475,874)

Less: Unamortized deferred issuance costs

 

(127,874)

 

 

(204,353)

Credit agreement, net

 

7,392,112 

 

 

8,177,288 

Add: Embedded derivative liability at fair value (see Note 3)

 

1,758,000 

 

 

1,217,000 



 

9,150,112 

 

 

9,394,288 

Credit agreement, short-term portion

 

(4,660,572)

 

 

(6,692,718)

Credit agreement, long-term portion

$

4,489,540 

 

$

2,701,570 



 

 

 

 

 

The short-term portion of the Credit Agreement represents the aggregate of the estimated quarterly revenue-based payments payable during the 12-month periods subsequent to June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

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At June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Residual Royalty Agreement liability consisted of the following:



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Residual Royalty Agreement liability, fair value at inception

$

346,000 

 

$

346,000 

Less: Unamortized discounts

 

 —

 

 

(2,420)

Add: Accretion of liability using effective interest rate

 

564,745 

 

 

201,225 

Residual Royalty Agreement liability, net

 

910,745 

 

 

544,805 

Add: Embedded derivative liability at fair value (see Note 3)

 

914,000 

 

 

1,209,000 

Residual Royalty Agreement liability

$

1,824,745 

 

$

1,753,805 

Interest expense related to the Credit Agreement and the Residual Royalty Agreement consisted of amortization of the discounts, accretion of the liability for the Residual Royalty Agreement and amortization of the deferred issuance costs.  For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, interest expense related to the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement was as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



June 30,

 

June 30,



2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement discounts

$

922,144 

 

$

1,255,062 

 

$

3,187,972 

 

$

1,572,809 

Accretion of Residual Royalty Agreement liability

 

147,223 

 

 

94,858 

 

 

363,520 

 

 

122,136 

Amortization of deferred issuance costs

 

21,909 

 

 

30,202 

 

 

76,479 

 

 

35,772 



$

1,091,276 

 

$

1,380,122 

 

$

3,627,971 

 

$

1,730,717 

 

Note 7 -9 – Stockholders’ Equity



Preferred Stock



The Company has 5,000,000 shares designated as Class A Preferred Stock with a par value of $.01$0.01 per share. There are 1,040,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock - Series 1 authorized; 1,500,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock-Stock – Series 2 authorized; 700,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock - Series 3 authorized; and 548,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock-Stock – Series 4 (the Series“Series 4 Preferred Stock)Stock”) authorized. In connection with the completion of the APP Acquisition (see Note 2), a total of 546,756 shares of Series 4 Preferred Stock were issued to the former APP stockholders as of October 31, 2016, and all of the outstanding shares of Series 4 Preferred automatically converted into shares of the Company’s common stock effective July 31, 2017.  There were no other shares of Class A Preferred Stock of any series issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 orJune 30, 2019 and September 30, 2017.2018.  The Company has 15,000 shares designated as Class B Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.50 per share. There were no shares of Class B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 orJune 30, 2019 and September 30, 2017.2018.



Common Stock

On March 27, 2019, following approval by stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on March 26, 2019, the Company filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 77,000,000 to 154,000,000 shares.

Common Stock Offering

On October 1, 2018, we completed an underwritten public offering of 7,142,857 shares of our common stock, at a public offering price of $1.40 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from this offering were $9.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and costs paid by the Company. All of the shares sold in the offering were by the Company. The offering was made pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

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Common Stock Purchase Warrants



In connection with the closing of the APP Acquisition, the Company issued a warrant to purchase up to 2,585,379 shares of the Company's common stock to Torreya Capital, the Company's financial advisor (the Financial“Financial Advisor Warrant)Warrant”).  The Financial Advisor Warrant has a five-year term expiring October 31, 2021, a cashless exercise feature and a strike price equal to $1.93 per share, the average price of the Company's common stock for the ten-day period preceding the original announcement of the APP Acquisition on April 6, 2016. The fair value of the Financial Advisor Warrant of $542,930 was estimated at the October 31, 2016 date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming expected volatility of 47.2 percent, a risk-free interest rate of 1.31 percent, an expected life of five years, no dividend yield, and the closing price of the Company's common stock on October 31, 2016 of $0.95.share. The Financial Advisor Warrant vested upon issuance. Halfissuance and remains outstanding at June 30, 2019.

In May 2018, the Company issued two warrants to purchase a total of up to 750,000 shares of the shares subject to the Financial Advisor Warrant, or 1,292,690 shares, are locked-up forCompany's common stock at $2.31 per share in connection with a period of 18 months from the issuance date.services agreement. The Financial Advisor Warrant is recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capitalservices agreement was terminated in March 2019 and the warrants were cancelled at the same time. Prior to termination of the services agreement, for measurement and recognition purposes, the Company utilized the lowest aggregate amount within the range of potential values, which was zero. Therefore, in prior periods, the Company had determined the fair value of these warrants to be zero and had not recognized any compensation expense related expense is included in business acquisition expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016.to these warrants.



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Aspire Capital Purchase Agreement    



On December 29, 2017, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement)“Purchase Agreement”) with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC (“Aspire Capital”) which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, the Company has the right, from time to time in its sole discretion during the 36-month term of the Purchase Agreement, to direct Aspire Capital to purchase up to $15.0 million of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate.  Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with Aspire Capital (the Registration“Registration Rights Agreement)Agreement”), in which the Company agreed to prepare and file under the Securities Act of 1933 and under its current registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221120),the Shelf Registration Statement, a prospectus supplement for the sale or potential sale of the shares of the Company’s common stock that have been and may be issued to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.



Under the Purchase Agreement, on any trading day selected by the Company, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a purchase notice (each, a Purchase Notice)“Purchase Notice”), directing Aspire Capital (as principal) to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock per business day, up to $15.0 million of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate at a per share price (the "Purchase Price") equal to the lesser of the lowest sale price of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date or the average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the Company’s common stock during the ten consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the purchase date.



In addition, on any date on which the Company submits a Purchase Notice to Aspire Capital in an amount equal to 200,000 shares and the closing sale price of our common stock is equal to or greater than $0.50 per share, the Company also has the right, in its sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a volume-weighted average price purchase notice (each, a VWAP“VWAP Purchase Notice)Notice”) directing Aspire Capital to purchase an amount of common stock equal to up to 30% of the aggregate shares of the common stock traded on its principal market on the next trading day (the VWAP Purchase Date), subject to a maximum number of shares the Company may determine.  The purchase price per share pursuant to such VWAP Purchase Notice is generally 97% of the volume-weighted average price for the Company’s common stock traded on its principal market on the VWAP Purchase Date.



In consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to Aspire Capital 304,457 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares of common stock issued as consideration were valued at $347,081.approximately $347,000. This amount and related expenses of $75,920 have beenapproximately $78,000, which total approximately $425,000, were recorded as deferred costs.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we sold 2,000,000 shares of common stock to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement resulting in proceeds to the Company of $3.6 million. As a result of this sale, we recorded approximately $102,000 of the deferred costs noted above to additional paid-in capital. During the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we sold 1,176,470 shares of common stock to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement resulting in proceeds to the Company of $2.0 million. As a result of this sale, we recorded approximately $57,000 of the deferred costs noted above to additional paid-in capital. The unamortized amount of deferred costs of approximately $238,000 and $340,000 at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, is included in deferredother assets on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.sheets. As of June 30, 2019, the date of filing this Quarterly Report with the SEC, no shares of the Company’s common stock have been sold to Aspire Capitalamount remaining under the Purchase Agreement.Agreement was $8.4 million.

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Note 810 – Share-based Compensation



We allocate share-based compensation expense to cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense based on the award holder’s employment function. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, we recorded share-based compensation expenses as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2017

 

2016

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

$

2,373 

 

$

 

$

9,998 

 

$

6,174 

 

$

25,728 

 

$

11,235 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

176,229 

 

 

317,311 

 

347,165 

 

376,507 

 

1,081,600 

 

913,851 

Research and development

 

 

28,852 

 

 

 

 

111,044 

 

 

77,293 

 

 

274,344 

 

 

154,190 

 

$

207,454 

 

$

317,311 

 

$

468,207 

 

$

459,974 

 

$

1,381,672 

 

$

1,079,276 



Equity Plans

In March 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). On March 26, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares that may be issued under the 2018 Plan to 6.0 million.  As of June 30, 2019, 3,006,239 shares remain available for issuance under the 2018 Plan. 



In July 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.Plan (the “2017 Plan”).  A total of 4.7 million shares are authorized for issuance under the 2017 Plan. As of June 30, 2019, 46,514 shares remain available for issuance under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2017, a total of 4,096,356 shares had been granted under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and not forfeited or are subject to outstanding commitments to issue shares under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 3,716,356 shares were in the form of stock options, 190,000 shares were in the form of stock appreciation rights and 190,000 shares were in the form of restricted stock units. The 2017 Equity Incentive Plan replaced the Company's 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), and no further awards will be made under the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.

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Stock Options

Each option grants the holder the right to purchase from us one share of our common stock at a specified price, which is generally the closing price per share of our common stock on the date the option is issued. Options generally vest on a pro-rata basis on each anniversary of the issuance date within three years of the date the option is issued. Options may be exercised after they have vested and prior to the specified expiry date provided applicable exercise conditions are met, if any. The expiry date can be for periods of up to ten years from the date the option is issued. The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the assumptions established at that time. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur and does not estimate forfeitures as of the option grant date.



The following table outlines the weighted average assumptions for options granted during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 2016:

2018:





 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Assumptions:

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

Expected Volatility

 

 

60.60% 

 

 

43.76% 

Expected Dividend Yield

 

 

0.00% 

 

 

0.00% 

Risk-free Interest Rate

 

 

2.24% 

 

 

1.62% 

Expected Term (in years)

 

 

5.7 

 

 

6.0 

Fair Value of Options Granted

 

$

0.65 

 

$

0.41 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



 

June 30,

 

June 30,



 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Weighted Average Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected volatility

 

 

65.29% 

 

 

60.56% 

 

 

65.91% 

 

 

61.00% 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0.00% 

 

 

0.00% 

 

 

0.00% 

 

 

0.00% 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

2.23% 

 

 

2.86% 

 

 

2.37% 

 

 

2.63% 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

6.0 

 

 

6.0 

 

 

5.9 

 

 

5.9 

Fair value of options granted

 

$

0.97 

 

$

1.10 

 

$

0.92 

 

$

1.00 



During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, the Company used historical volatility of our common stock over a period equal to the expected life of the options to estimate their fair value.  The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s recent history and expectation of future dividend payouts on the common stock.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on U.S. treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term.



The expected term

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Table of the options represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on the simplified method.  To value options granted for actual share-based compensation, the Company used the Black-Scholes option valuation model.  When the measurement date is certain, the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant and is based on the assumptions used for the expected stock price volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rates and future dividend payments.Contents

The following table summarizes the stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017:June 30, 2019: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Aggregate

Number of

 

Exercise Price

 

Contractual Term

 

Intrinsic

Number of

 

Exercise Price

 

Contractual Term

 

Intrinsic

Shares

 

Per Share

 

(years)

 

Value

Shares

 

Per Share

 

(years)

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

2,830,805 

 

$

1.27 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2018

5,645,312 

 

$

1.59 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

1,183,051 

 

 

1.15 

 

 

 

 

 

2,255,282 

 

$

1.53 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

(283,333)

 

$

1.19 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

(480,847)

 

$

1.89 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

4,013,856 

 

$

1.24 

 

9.46 

 

$

76,680 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

288,750 

 

$

1.90 

 

6.50 

 

$

36,100 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

7,136,414 

 

$

1.56 

 

8.17 

 

$

4,082,982 

Exercisable at June 30, 2019

2,240,384 

 

$

1.48 

 

7.10 

 

$

1,460,499 



The aggregate intrinsic valuevalues in the table above isare before income taxes based onand represent the number of in-the-money options outstanding or exercisable multiplied by the closing price per share of the Company’s closingcommon stock price of $1.14 on the last trading day of business for the threequarter ended June 30, 2019 of $2.13, less the respective weighted average exercise price per share at period end

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended December 31, 2017.  June 30, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $105,000 and $44,000, respectively. Cash received from options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $200,000 and $66,000, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017,June 30, 2019, the Company had unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $2.0$3.5 million related to unvested stock options. This expense is expected to be recognized over approximately 3three years.



Restricted Stock



The Company has issued restricted stock to employees, directors and consultants. Such issuances may havehad vesting periods that rangeranged from one to three years. All such shares of restricted stock vest and all such shares must be issued pursuant to the vesting period noted, provided the grantee has not voluntarily terminated service or been terminated for cause prior to the vesting date. There were no shares of restricted stock outstanding at June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.



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A summary of the non-vested stock activity for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is presented in the table below:



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Weighted Average

 

 



 

 

Grant Date

 

 



Shares

 

Fair Value

 

Vesting Period

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

198,750 

 

$

0.99 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

(190,000)

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

8,750 

 

$

1.82 

 

April 2018

As of December 31, 2017, there was approximately $4,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over the next 0.3 years.

Restricted Stock Units



In connection with the closing of the APP Acquisition, the Company issued 50,000 and 140,000 restricted stock units to an employee and an outside director, respectively, that vestvested on October 31, 2018. The restricted stock units will bewere settled in common stock issued under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2017,June 30, 2019, there was approximately $100,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vestedare no outstanding restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over the next 0.8 years. units.



Stock Appreciation Rights



In connection with the closing of the APP Acquisition, the Company issued stock appreciation rights based on 50,000 and 140,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to an employee and an outside director, respectively, that vestvested on October 31, 2018. The stock appreciation rights have a ten-year term and an exercise price per share of $0.95, which was the closing price of aper share of the Company’s common stock as quoted on NASDAQ on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the completion of the APP Acquisition. TheUpon exercise, the stock appreciation rights will be settled in common stock issued under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2017, there was approximately $54,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vestedJune 30, 2019, these vested stock appreciation rights which is expected to be recognized over the next 0.8 years.remain outstanding.

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Note 9 - Industry Segments and Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations

The Company currently operates in two reporting segments: Commercial and Research and Development. There are no significant inter-segment sales. We evaluate the performance of each segment based on operating profit or loss. There is no inter-segment allocation of interest expense and income taxes. Our chief operating decision-maker (CODM) is Mitchell Steiner, M.D., our President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Information about the Company's operations by segment and geographic area is as follows (in thousands):



 

 

 

 

 

   

For the three months ended December 31,



2017

 

2016

Operating (loss) income:

(In thousands)

Commercial

$

143 

 

$

948 

Research and Development

 

(2,032)

 

 

(159)

Corporate

 

(5,548)

 

 

(2,664)



$

(7,437)

 

$

(1,875)



 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

United States

$

994 

 

$

358 

South Africa

 

318 

 

 

636 

Zimbabwe

 

300 

 

 

516 

Peru

 

282 

 

 

 —

Cameroon

 

 —

 

 

891 

Other

 

693 

 

 

843 



$

2,587 

 

$

3,244 

All of our revenues are attributed to our Commercial reporting segment. Amounts related to long-lived assets, depreciation and amortization, and income taxes are not reported as part of the reporting segments or reviewed by the CODM. These amounts are included in Corporate in the reconciliations above.

 

Note 10 -11 – Contingent Liabilities



The testing, manufacturing and marketing of consumer products by the Company entail an inherent risk that product liability claims will be asserted against the Company.  The Company maintains product liability insurance coverage for claims arising from the use of its products.  The coverage amount is currently $10$10.0 million.



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Litigation



In connection withresponse to the APP Acquisition, two purported derivative and class action lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain of its officers and directors in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, which were captioned Glotzer v. The Female Health Company, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-13815, and Schartz v. Parrish, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-14488.  These lawsuits were originally filed on or about October 21, 2016 and November 7, 2016, respectively. On January 9, 2017, these two lawsuits were consolidated. On March 31, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint.  The consolidated complaint named as defendants Veru, the members of our board of directors prior to the closing of the APP Acquisition and the members of our board of directors after the closing of the APP Acquisition. The consolidated complaint alleges,alleged, among other things, that ourthe directors breached their fiduciary duties, or aided and abetted such breaches, by consummating the APP Acquisition in violation of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and NASDAQ voting requirements and by causing us to issue the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock to the former stockholders of APP pursuant to the APP Acquisition in order to evade the voting requirements of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law. The consolidated complaint also allegesalleged that Mitchell S.Dr. Steiner, a director and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Veru and a co-founder of APP, and HarryDr. Fisch, a director and Vice Chairman of Veru and a co-founder of APP, were unjustly enriched in receiving shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock in the APP Acquisition.  Based on these allegations, the consolidated complaint seeks equitable relief, including rescission of the APP Acquisition, money damages, disgorgement of the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock issued to Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fisch, and costs and expenses of the litigation, including attorneys' fees.  

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complaint. On August 15, 2017, the court entered an order dismissing without prejudice the claims that the post-acquisition directors aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by the pre-acquisition directors and that Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fisch were unjustly enriched.  The court did not dismiss the claims that our directors prior to the pre-acquisition directorsclosing of the APP Acquisition breached their fiduciary duties and the claims that Veru consummated the APP Acquisition in violation of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and NASDAQ voting requirements,requirements.  On November 30, 2018, plaintiffs filed an Amended Consolidated Complaint.  The Amended Consolidated Complaint makes allegations similar to those in the original consolidated complaint as to the claims that were not dismissed and names as defendants Veru and the action is continuingmembers of our board of directors prior to the closing of the APP Acquisition. The Amended Consolidated Complaint also makes claims against Dr. Steiner for allegedly aiding and abetting the pre-acquisition directors’ breach of fiduciary duty and for unjust enrichment.  Like the original consolidated complaint, which was previously dismissed in part, the Amended Consolidated Complaint seeks equitable relief, including rescission of the APP Acquisition, money damages, disgorgement of the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock issued to Dr. Steiner, and costs and expenses of the litigation, including attorneys' fees.  On December 14, 2018, the defendants filed their answer to the Amended Consolidated Complaint wherein they denied any and all liability and asserted additional defenses.  On January 14, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. On May 6, 2019, the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion and certified a class consisting of “All holders of common stock of the Female Health Company as of October 31, 2016 and their successors in interest, excluding the named defendants to those claims.the Action and any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any of the Defendants.”  The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on April 15, 2019. On July 10, 2019, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all counts, dismissed the Amended Consolidated Complaint, and entered final judgment in favor of all defendants. Plaintiffs have a right to appeal the final judgment. Veru believes that this action is without merit and iswill continue vigorously defending itself.    itself on appeal if necessary.No amount has been accrued for possible losses relating to this litigation as any such losses are not both probable and reasonably estimable.



License and Purchase Agreements



From time to time, we license or purchase rights to technology or intellectual property from third parties. These licenses and purchase agreements require us to pay upfront payments as well as development or other payments upon successful completion of preclinical, clinical, regulatory or revenue milestones. In addition, these agreements may require us to pay royalties on sales of products arising from the licensed or acquired technology or intellectual property. Because the achievement of thesefuture milestones is not reasonably estimable, we have not recorded a liability in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for any of these contingencies.



In connection with the Company's acquisition of intellectual property rights associated with Solifenacin DRG and Tadalafil/Finasteride combination capsules in December 2017, the Company will be obligated to make upfront payments totaling $500,000 by March 2018, as well as future installment payments and milestone payments. The $500,000 is included in accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

Note 11 -12 – Income Taxes



The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets or liabilities for the tax-effected temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of its assets and liabilities, and for net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.



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On December 22, 2017, significant changes were enacted to the U.S. tax law pursuant to H.R.1. “An Actthe federal tax legislation commonly referred to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V ofas the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (the “Tax Act”) (previously known as “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act includedincludes a permanent reduction toin the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time repatriation tax on deferred foreign income, and changes to deductions, credits and business-related exclusions.



On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No.  118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), directing registrants to consider the impact of the Tax Act as “provisional” when it does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in tax law.

In accordance with SAB 118, the Company’s income tax provision as of December 31, 2017 reflects (i) the current year impacts of the Tax Act on the estimated annual effective tax rate and (ii) the following discreet items resulting directly from the enactment of the Tax Act based on the information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail.

(i)

The Tax Act reduces the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.  The impact from the permanent reduction to the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% is effective January 1, 2018 (the “Effective Date”).  When a U.S. federal tax rate change occurs during a fiscal year, tax payers are required to compute a weighted daily average rate for the fiscal year of enactment.  However, as the Company is in a net loss carry forward position, it is using the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% that will be in effect when the net loss is utilized. 

(ii)

The Company determined the impact of the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate change, net of the related state income tax impact on the U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, to be a benefit of $1,162,000 as of October 1, 2017.

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The Tax Act imposes a one-time transitionalso repealed the alternative minimum tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries(“AMT”) for corporations. The new law provides that were previouslyAMT carryovers can be utilized to reduce or eliminate the tax deferred and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings.  The one-time transition tax is based on total post-1986 foreign earnings and profits (“E&P”) whichliability in subsequent years or to obtain a tax payer has previouslyrefund.  For tax years beginning in 2018, 2019 and 2020, to the extent the AMT credit carryovers exceed regular tax liability, 50% of the excess AMT credit carryovers will be refundable. Any remaining credits will be fully refundable in 2021. At September 30, 2018, the Company reclassified $0.5 million of its AMT credit carryovers from its deferred from U.S. income taxes.  The Company has no post-1986 foreign E&P which it has previously deferred. tax assets to other assets due to the expectation that the AMT credits will be refundable over the next several years.



Within the calculation of the Company’s annual effective tax rate the Company has used assumptions and estimates that may change as a result of future guidance, interpretations, and rule-making from the Internal Revenue Service, the SEC, the FASB and/or various other taxing jurisdictions. For example, the Company anticipates that state jurisdictions will continue to determine and announce their conformity to the Tax Act which would have an impact on the annual effective tax rate. The Company’s calculations are based on the information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail.



The Company completes a detailed analysis of its deferred income tax valuation allowances on an annual basis or more frequently if information comes to ourits attention that would indicate that a revision to ourits estimates is necessary. In evaluating the Company’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets, management considers all available positive and negative evidence on a country-by-country basis, including past operating results, forecastforecasts of future taxable income, and the potential Section 382 limitation on the net operating loss carryforwards due to a change in control.  In determining future taxable income, management makes assumptions to forecast U.S. federal and state, U.K. and Malaysia operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of any feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment regarding the forecasts of the future taxable income in each tax jurisdiction and are consistent with the forecasts used to manage the Company’s business.  It should be noted that the Company realized significant losses through 2005 on a consolidated basis. From fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2016,2015, the Company has annually generated taxable income on a consolidated basis. In management’sHowever, the Company had a cumulative pretax loss in the U.S. for fiscal 2018 and the two preceding fiscal years. Forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is significant negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years. Management has projected future taxable losses in the U.S. driven by the investment in research and development, and based on their analysis concluded that a valuation allowance should continue to determinebe recorded against the amount of theU.S. deferred tax assetassets related to recognize, management projectedfederal and state net operating loss carryforwards as of June 30, 2019. An additional valuation allowance has been recorded against the U.S. deferred tax assets and net operating loss carryforwards as of June 30, 2019 of $2.4 million. In addition, the Company’s holding company for the non-U.S. operating companies, The Female Health Company Limited, continues to have a full valuation allowance. The operating U.K. subsidiary, The Female Health Company (UK) plc does not have a valuation allowance due to projections of future taxable income for each tax jurisdiction.the next 10 years.



As of December 31, 2017,September 30, 2018, the Company had U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $12,100,000$33.2 million and $15,351,000,$36.2 million, respectively, for income tax purposes with $14.4 million and $19.6 million, respectively, expiring in years 2022 to 2037.2037 and $18.8 million and $16.6 million, respectively, which can be carried forward indefinitely.  The Company’s U.K. subsidiary has U.K. net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $62,223,000$62.3 million as of December 31, 2017,September 30, 2018, which can be carried forward indefinitely to be used to offset future U.K. taxable income.



ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 developed a two-step process to evaluate a tax position and also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company has not recorded a reserve for any tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. 

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A reconciliation of income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

June 30,

December 31,

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit at statutory rates

$

(2,551,000)

 

$

(645,000)

$

(582,652)

 

$

(1,412,119)

 

$

(1,856,337)

 

$

(5,040,855)

State income tax benefit, net of federal benefits

 

(138,089)

 

 

(15,213)

 

 

(439,952)

 

 

(963,608)

Effect of change in U.S. tax rate

 

(187,000)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

190,319 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,319 

State income tax benefit, net of federal benefits

 

(563,000)

 

 

(96,000)

Non-deductible business acquisition expenses

 

 —

 

 

111,000 

Non-deductible expenses - other

 

4,000 

 

 

1,000 

Non-deductible expenses – other

 

2,269 

 

 

862 

 

 

7,052 

 

 

13,564 

Effect of lower foreign income tax rates

 

29,405 

 

 

81,736 

 

43 

 

 

(67,765)

 

 

(3,484)

 

 

12,621 

Recharacterization of foreign tax credits to net operating loss

 

 —

 

 

1,311,429 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,311,429 

Effect of deemed dividend

 

2,554 

 

 

 —

 

 

66,182 

 

 

 —

Increase in valuation allowance

 

716,442 

 

 

933,000 

 

 

2,367,633 

 

 

933,000 

Other

 

21,542 

 

 

17,195 

 

(1,025)

 

 

265,618 

 

 

(23,887)

 

 

388,191 

Income tax benefit

$

(3,246,053)

 

$

(530,069)

Income tax (benefit) expense

$

(458)

 

$

1,206,131 

 

$

117,207 

 

$

(3,342,339)



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Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

September 30,

2019

 

2018

Deferred tax assets:

2017

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

$

4,063,000 

 

$

4,075,000 

$

8,527,304 

 

$

6,973,047 

State net operating loss carryforwards

 

1,703,000 

 

 

963,000 

 

2,579,909 

 

 

2,195,865 

AMT credit carryforward

 

533,000 

 

 

533,000 

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards – U.K.

 

10,578,000 

 

 

10,578,000 

 

10,626,155 

 

 

10,595,518 

Foreign capital allowance – U.K.

 

108,000 

 

 

108,000 

 

102,098 

 

 

102,098 

UK bad debts

 

2,000 

 

 

2,000 

U.K. bad debts

 

1,700 

 

 

1,700 

Restricted stock – U.K.

 

1,000 

 

 

1,000 

 

17,586 

 

 

17,586 

US unearned revenue

 

282,000 

 

 

409,000 

US deferred rent

 

20,000 

 

 

76,000 

U.S. deferred rent

 

52,257 

 

 

22,902 

Share-based compensation

 

335,000 

 

 

447,000 

 

843,466 

 

 

622,442 

Foreign tax credits

 

1,820,000 

 

 

1,797,000 

Other, net - U.S.

 

71,000 

 

 

82,000 

Other, net – U.S.

 

159,497 

 

 

91,419 

Other, net – Malaysia

 

33,896 

 

 

33,843 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

19,516,000 

 

 

19,071,000 

 

22,943,868 

 

 

20,656,420 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

(2,144,000)

 

 

(2,144,000)

 

(9,998,711)

 

 

(7,631,078)

Net deferred tax assets

 

17,372,000 

 

 

16,927,000 

 

12,945,157 

 

 

13,025,342 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In process research and development

 

(4,562,000)

 

 

(7,000,000)

 

(4,675,860)

 

 

(4,675,860)

Developed technology

 

(575,000)

 

 

(900,000)

 

(502,987)

 

 

(549,318)

Covenant not-to-compete

 

(106,000)

 

 

(200,000)

 

(80,405)

 

 

(94,321)

Other

 

(5,000)

 

 

 

 

(7,318)

 

 

(6,843)

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

(5,248,000)

 

 

(8,100,000)

 

(5,266,570)

 

 

(5,326,342)

Net deferred tax asset

$

12,124,000 

 

$

8,827,000 

$

7,678,587 

 

$

7,699,000 



The deferred tax amounts have been classified in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:





 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



December 31,

 

September 30,



2017

 

2017

Long-term deferred tax asset - U.S.

$

3,579,000 

 

$

282,000 

Long-term deferred tax asset - U.K.

 

8,545,000 

 

 

8,545,000 

Total long-term deferred tax asset

$

12,124,000 

 

$

8,827,000 

Note 12 - Intangible Assets

Intangible assets acquired in the APP Acquisition included IPR&D, developed technology consisting of PREBOOST®  medicated wipes for prevention of premature ejaculation and covenants not-to-compete.

The gross carrying amounts and net book value of intangible assets are as follows at December 31, 2017:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book



Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology - PREBOOST®

$

2,400,000 

 

$

132,492 

 

$

2,267,508 

Covenants not-to-compete

 

500,000 

 

 

83,333 

 

 

416,667 

Total intangible assets with finite lives

 

2,900,000 

 

 

215,825 

 

 

2,684,175 

Acquired in-process research and development assets

 

18,000,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

18,000,000 

Total intangible assets

$

20,900,000 

 

$

215,825 

 

$

20,684,175 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



June 30,

 

September 30,



2019

 

2018



 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset – U.K.

$

8,540,552 

 

$

8,509,915 

Deferred tax asset – Malaysia

 

33,896 

 

 

33,843 

Total deferred tax asset

$

8,574,448 

 

$

8,543,758 



 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability – U.S.

 

(895,861)

 

 

(844,758)

Total deferred tax liability

$

(895,861)

 

$

(844,758)



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The gross carrying amounts and net book value of intangible assets are as follows at September 30, 2017:Note 13 – Net Loss Per Share



Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period after giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights and warrants, and the vesting of unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units.  Due to our net loss for the periods presented, all potentially dilutive instruments were excluded because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. See Notes 9 and 10 for a discussion of our dilutive potential common shares.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book



Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology - PREBOOST®

$

2,400,000 

 

$

81,533 

 

$

2,318,467 

Covenants not-to-compete

 

500,000 

 

 

65,476 

 

 

434,524 

Total intangible assets with finite lives

 

2,900,000 

 

 

147,009 

 

 

2,752,991 

Acquired in-process research and development assets

 

18,000,000 

 

 

 —

 

 

18,000,000 

Total intangible assets

$

20,900,000 

 

$

147,009 

 

$

20,752,991 

Note 14 – Industry Segments



Intangible assetsThe Company currently operates in two reporting segments: Commercial and Research and Development.  The Commercial segment consists of FC2, PREBOOST® and drug commercialization costs.  The Research and Development segment consists of multiple drug products under clinical development for oncology and urology. There are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortizationno significant inter-segment sales. We evaluate the performance of each segment based on operating profit or loss. There is recorded over the projected related revenue stream for the PREBOOST® developed technology over the next 10 yearsno inter-segment allocation of non-operating expenses and 7 years for the covenants not-to-compete,income taxes. Our chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) is Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D., our Chairman, President and the amortization expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. The IPR&D assets will not be amortized until the underlying development programs are completed. Upon obtaining regulatory approval, the IPR&D assets will then be accounted for as finite-lived intangible assets and amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives.Chief Executive Officer. 



Amortization expense was $68,816 and $26,729 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Based on finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of December 31, 2017, the estimated future amortization expenseThe Company's operating income (loss) by segment is as follows:







 

 



 

 



Estimated

Year Ending September 30,

Amortization Expense

2018

$

206,446 

2019

 

309,234 

2020

 

316,368 

2021

 

323,706 

2022

 

331,316 

Thereafter

 

1,197,105 

Total

$

2,684,175 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended



June 30,

 

June 30,



2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018



(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

Commercial

$

5,621 

 

$

1,328 

 

$

12,493 

 

$

1,309 

Research and development

 

(4,853)

 

 

(3,787)

 

 

(10,104)

 

 

(7,780)

Corporate

 

(2,610)

 

 

(2,506)

 

 

(7,367)

 

 

(10,627)

Operating loss

$

(1,842)

 

$

(4,965)

 

$

(4,978)

 

$

(17,098)



All of our net revenues, which are primarily derived from the sale of FC2, are attributed to our Commercial reporting segment. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events4 for additional information regarding our net revenues. The loss on settlement of accounts receivable and depreciation and amortization related to long-lived assets that are not utilized in the production of FC2 are not reported as part of the reporting segments or reviewed by the CODM. These amounts are included in Corporate in the reconciliations above. Total assets are not presented by reporting segment as they are not reviewed by the CODM when evaluating the reporting segments’ performance. 



We have evaluated events and transactions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2017 through the date the financial statements were issued, for potential recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We did not identify any events or transactions that should be recognized or disclosed in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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



Overview



Veru Inc. is aan oncology and urology biopharmaceutical company focused ondeveloping novel medicines for prostate cancer treatment and prostate cancer supportive care as well as urology and oncology.  The Company does business as both "Veru" and "The Female Health Company."  On July 31, 2017, the Company changed its corporate name from The Female Health Company to Veru Inc.specialty pharmaceuticals.



Veru utilizesThe Company’s prostate cancer pipeline includes VERU-111, zuclomiphene citrate, and VERU-100. VERU-111 is an oral, next-generation, first-in-class selective small molecule that targets and disrupts alpha and beta tubulin subunits of microtubules in cells to treat metastatic prostate cancer patients whose disease is resistant to both castration and novel androgen-blocking agents (abiraterone or enzalutamide).  VERU-111 is being evaluated in men with metastatic castration and androgen-blocking agent resistant prostate cancer in an open label Phase 1b/2 clinical trial.  Zuclomiphene citrate is an oral estrogen receptor agonist being evaluated in a Phase 2 trial to treat hot flashes, a common side effect caused by hormone treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. VERU-100 is a novel, proprietary peptide formulation for androgen deprivation therapy with multiple beneficial clinical attributes addressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (the FDA) 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway to develop and commercialize drug candidates. The FDA's 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathwayshortfalls of current FDA-approved androgen deprivation therapy formulations for advanced prostate cancer.  VERU-100 is a long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist designed to allow for potentially expedited, lower cost and lower risk regulatory approval based on previously established safety, efficacy, and manufacturing information onbe administered as a drug that has been alreadysmall volume subcutaneous 3-month depot injection without a loading dose.  VERU-100 will immediately suppress testosterone with no testosterone surge upon initial or repeated administration --- a problem which occurs with currently approved by the FDA for the same orLHRH agonists. Currently, there are no GnRH antagonists commercially approved beyond 1 month. VERU-100 is anticipated to enter a different indication.  Veru is developing drug candidates under the 505(b)(1) pathway as well, which is the traditional full new drug application (NDA) pathway that requires a complete preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing application. Phase 2 dose-finding study in early 2020.

The Company is also advancing new drug formulations in its specialty pharmaceutical pipeline addressing unmet medical needs in urology such as the Tadalafil and Finasteride Combination (TADFIN®) for the administration of tadalafil 5mg and finasteride 5mg combination formulation dosed daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Tadalafil (CIALIS®) is currently developingapproved for treatment of BPH and erectile dysfunction and finasteride is currently approved for treatment of BPH (finasteride 5mg PROSCAR®) and male pattern hair loss (finasteride 1mg PROPECIA®). The co-administration of tadalafil and finasteride has been shown to be more effective for the following drug product candidates:treatment of BPH than by finasteride alone. The Company had a successful preNDA meeting with the FDA and the expected submission of the NDA for TADFIN is summer of 2020. The Company is also developing Tamsulosin DRS slow release granules and Tamsulosin XR capsules which are formulations of tamsulosin, the active ingredient in FLOMAX®, which the Company has designed to avoid the "food effect" inherent in currently marketed versions of the drug, allowing for lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH or enlarged prostate), Solifenacin DRG, slow release granules, for overactive bladder (urge incontinence, urgency, or frequency of urination), Tadalafil/finasteride combination capsule for restricted urination because of an enlarged prostate; VERU-944 (cis-clomiphene citrate) for hot flashes in men associated with prostate cancer hormone treatment, VERU-722 (fixed ratio clomiphene citrate) for male infertilitypotentially safer administration and VERU-111 a novel oral anti-tubulin cancer therapy targeting alpha & beta tubulin for a variety of malignancies, including metastatic prostate, breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers.improved patient compliance.



To help support these clinical development programs,The Company's commercial products include the Company marketsFC2 Female Condom/FC2 Internal Condom® ("FC2"), an FDA-approved product for the dual protection of unwanted pregnancy and sellssexually transmitted infections, and the PREBOOST®PREBOOST® 4% benzocaine medicated individual wipe which is a male genital desensitizing drug product for the prevention of premature ejaculation and is being co-promoted with Timm Medical Technologies, Inc., and also markets and sells the FC2 Female Condom® (FC2) in the US market by prescription and other sales channels and through(also marketed as Roman Swipes).  The Company’s Female Health Company Division markets and sells FC2 commercially and in the public health sector both in the U.S. and globally.  FC2 is available by prescription and OTC in the U.S. at www.fc2.us.com. In the global public health sector.  The Female Healthsector, the Company Division markets FC2 to entities, including ministries of health, government health agencies, U.N. agencies, nonprofit organizations and commercial partners, that work to support and improve the lives, health and well-being of women around the world.

On October 31, 2016, For our premature ejaculation product, marketed as part of the Company's strategy to diversify its product line to mitigate the risks of being a single product company,“Roman Swipes,” the Company completed its acquisition (the APP Acquisition) of Aspen Park Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APP) through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company into APP.  The completion of the APP Acquisition transitioned us from a single product company selling only the FC2 Female Condom® to a biopharmaceutical company with multiple drug products under clinical development and commercialization.

On August 12, 2016, the FDA agreed that the Company's Tamsulosin DRS medication qualifies for the expedited 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway.  In March 2017, the Company initiated a bioequivalence clinical study for Tamsulosin DRS and in April 2017 announced the successful completion of Stage 1 of the bioequivalence clinical study, which selected the optimal formulation of our proprietary Tamsulosin DRS product.  In October 2017, the Company initiated Stage 2 of the bioequivalence clinical study of Tamsulosin DRS and in November 2017 announced the results of Stage 2 of the bioequivalence clinical study.  During the Stage 2 bioequivalence clinical study, dosing with Tamsulosin DRS fasted and Tamsulosin DRS fed were successfully shown to be bioequivalent with FLOMAX fed based on AUC, which is the key determinant of drug exposure over time.  The Tamsulosin DRS formulation still needs to meet the remaining bioequivalence criterion for peak value (Cmax). The Company intends to initiate a new bioequivalence study after adjusting the formulation to address Cmax and expects this study to be completed in the first half of calendar 2018. The Company plans to develop Tamsulosin XR (extended release) capsules (tamsulosin HCl extended release capsules) as well. The Company does not believe that the new bioequivalence study and capsule formulation development will affect the timing of its planned submission of an NDA for Tamsulosin DRS granules and Tamsulosin XR capsules and, if the new bioequivalence study is successful, plans to submit the NDA in 2018.

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On December 6, 2016, the Company presented an overview of its drug candidate for male infertility, VERU-722, at the meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs (BRUD) FDA Advisory Committee at the invitation of the FDA.  At the meeting, the committee discussed appropriate clinical trial design features, including acceptable endpoints for demonstrating clinical benefit, for drugs intended to treat secondary hypogonadism (low testosterone levels) while preserving or improving testicular function, including spermatogenesis. At the meeting, the FDA Advisory Committee provided guidance for clinical trial design and endpoints, and agreed with the intended patient population to treat, recommended a short-term study, and supported the use of improvement of semen quality for such clinical endpoints as avoidance of aggressive assisted reproductive procedures such as in vitro fertilization or pregnancy. Based on this advice, the Company is considering advancing VERU-722 into Phase 2 clinical trial in men with testicular dysfunction (oligospermia (low sperm count) and secondary hypogonadism) as a cause of male factor infertility.

On May 13, 2017, the Company announced positive results of a clinical study of its novel PREBOOST® product.  The PREBOOST® clinical study enrolled 26 men aged 18 years or older in a heterosexual, monogamous relationship, with PE, defined as reported poor control over ejaculation, personal distress related to ejaculation and average IELT of two minutes or less on stopwatch measurement. After treatment with PREBOOST®, 82 percent of men were no longer considered to have premature ejaculation with an increase on average of 5 minutes.  Results showed that treatment was well tolerated. Therefore, the results of the study showed that PREBOOST®  prolonged time to ejaculation, supporting the clinical validity of PREBOOST® for the prevention of premature ejaculation.  The Company launched the product in the United States in January 2017 and in October 2017has entered into a co-promotion and distributionU.S. distributor agreement with Timm Medical Technologies,Roman Health Ventures Inc.

On May 24, 2017,, a premier and fast-growing men's health and telemedicine company that discreetly sells men's health products via the Company announced that, following a Pre-IND meeting with the FDA, it plans to advance VERU-944 (cis-clomiphene citrate), oral agent being evaluated for the treatment of hot flashes in men receiving hormone therapy, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), for advanced prostate cancer into Phase 2 clinical trial utilizing the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. Approximately 80% of men receiving one of the common forms of ADT, including LUPRON® (Leuprolide), ELIGARD® (Leuprolide), and FIRMAGON®(degarelix), experience hot flashes and 30-40% will suffer from moderate to severe hot flashes.  An investigational new drug application (IND) is expected to be filed with the FDA in the first half of calendar 2018.internet website www.getroman.com.

On December 11, 2017, the Company announced that it has acquired world-wide rights to a novel, proprietary oral granule formulation for solifenacin from Camargo Pharmaceuticals Services, LLC.  Solifenacin is the active ingredient in a leading drug VESIcare® for the treatment of overactive bladder in men and women. Solifenacin Delayed Release Granule (DRG) formulation addresses the large population of men and women who have overactive bladder (OAB) and who have dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing tablets.  In a  Pre-IND meeting, the FDA confirmed that a single bioequivalence study and that no additional nonclinical, clinical efficacy and/or safety studies will be required to support the approval of Solifenacin DRG product for the treatment of overactive bladder.  The Company plans to complete the Solifenacin DRG bioequivalence study in 2018 and to file the NDA in 2019. 

On December 15, 2017, the Company acquired world-wide rights to Tadalafil-Finasteride combination capsules formulation from Camargo Pharmaceuticals Services, LLC.  Tadalafil-Finasteride combination capsules (tadalafil 5mg and finasteride 5mg) is a new, proprietary formulation that addresses the large population of men who have lower urinary tract symptoms and restricted urinary stream because of an enlarged prostate. Tadalafil 5mg is a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor marketed under CIALIS® for benign prostatic hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction and finasteride 5mg is a Type 2, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor marketed under PROSCAR® to decrease size the prostate, prevent urinary retention and the need for prostate surgery in men who have an enlarged prostate. In a  Pre-IND meeting held in November 2017, the FDA agreed that a single a bioequivalence study and no additional nonclinical, clinical efficacy and safety studies will be required to support the approval of Tadalafil-Finasteride combination capsules via a 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. The Company plans to complete the bioequivalence study in 2018 and to file the NDA in 2019.

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Prior to the completion of the APP Acquisition, the Company had been a single product company, focused on manufacturing, marketing and selling FC2 in the Female Condom (FC2).  FC2 is the only currently available female-controlled product approved for market by the FDA and cleared by the World Health Organization (WHO) for purchase by U.N. agencies that provides dual protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS and the Zika virus.  Nearly allpublic sector.  Most of the Company’s net revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 wereare currently derived from sales of FC2.FC2 in the public and commercial sectors.



FC2 Public Sector.FC2’s primary use is for sexual disease prevention and family planning, and the global public health sector ishas been the Company’s main market.market for FC2. Within the global public health sector, various organizations supply critical products such as FC2, at no cost or low cost, to those who need but cannot afford to buy such products for themselves.



FC2 has been distributed in 144the U.S. and 150 other countries.  A significant number of countries with the highest demand potential are in the developing world. The incidence of HIV/AIDS, other STIssexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy in these countries represents a remarkable potential for significant sales of a product that

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benefits some of the world’s most underprivileged people. However, conditions in these countries can be volatile and result in unpredictable delays in program development, tender applications and processing orders.



FC2 in the public sector has a relatively small customer base, with a limited number of customers who generally purchase in large quantities. Over the past few years, majorsignificant customers have included large global agencies, such as UNFPAthe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and USAID.the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Other customers include ministries of health or other governmental agencies, which either purchase directly or via in-country distributors, and NGOs.non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”). 

 

Purchasing patterns for FC2 in the public sector vary significantly from one customer to another and may reflect factors other than simple demand. For example, some governmental agencies purchase FC2 through a formal procurement process in which a tender (request for bid) is issued for either a specific or a maximum unit quantity. Tenders also define the other elements required for a qualified bid submission (such as product specifications, regulatory approvals, clearance by WHO, unit pricing and delivery timetable). Bidders have a limited period of time in which to submit bids. Bids are subjected to an evaluation process which is intended to conclude with a tender award to the successful bidder. The entire tender process, from publication to award, may take many months to complete.complete, including administrative actions or appeals. A tender award indicates acceptance of the bidder’s price rather than an order or guarantee of the purchase of any minimum number of units. Many governmental tenders are stated to be “up to” the maximum number of units, which gives the applicable government agency discretion to purchase less than the full maximum tender amount. Orders are placed after the tender is awarded; there are often no set dates for orders in the tender and there are no guarantees as to the timing or amount of actual orders or shipments.  Orders received may vary from the amount of the tender award based on a number of factors including vendor supply capacity, quality inspections and changes in demand. Administrative issues, politics, bureaucracy, process errors, changes in leadership, funding priorities and/or other pressures may delay or derail the process and affect the purchasing patterns of public sector customers. As a result, the Company may experience significant quarter-to-quarter sales variationsvariances in the global public sector due to the timing and shipment of large orders of FC2.



On August 27, 2018, the Company announced that through six of its distributors in the Republic of South Africa, the Company had received a tender award to supply 75% of a tender covering up to 120 million female condoms over three years, which includes an award to the Company of up to 29.8 million units of the 40 million total units for the first year. The Company began shipping units under this tender award in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

FC2 Commercial Sector.In April 2017, the Company launched a small scalesmall-scale marketing and sales program to support the promotion of FC2 in the USU.S. market. The commercial team developed a plan to confirm the “proof of concept” that FC2 represented a significant business opportunity. This required changes in the distribution process for FC2 in the US.U.S. As part of this reorganization the Company announced new distribution agreements with three of the country's largest distributors that support the pharmaceutical industry. This newly developed network now allows up to 98% of major retail pharmacies the ability to make FC2 available to their customers. In addition to the distribution system, the Company expanded sales and market access efforts that resulted in FC2 now being available through the following access points: community-based organizations, by prescription, utilizing thepartnering with leading telemedicine “HeyDoctor” App,providers, through 340B covered entities, collegecolleges and universities and our patient assistance program. We continue to increase healthcare provider awareness, education and acceptance, which has resulted in more women utilizing FC2 in the US.U.S. We believe that the initial results from these efforts support the USU.S. market opportunity and that we will continue to see increased utilization of FC2. We are experiencing a significant increase in revenue from sales in the U.S. prescription channel primarily through telemedicine distribution partners.



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Details of the quarterly unit sales of FC2 for the last five fiscal years are as follows:







 

 

 

 

 

Period

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

October 1 – December 31

4,399,932 6,389,320 15,380,240 12,154,570 11,832,666 

January 1 - March 31

 

4,549,020 9,163,855 20,760,519 7,298,968 

April 1 - June 30

 

8,466,004 10,749,860 14,413,032 13,693,652 

July 1 - September 30

 

6,854,868 6,690,080 13,687,462 9,697,341 

Total

4,399,932 26,259,212 41,984,035 61,015,583 42,522,627 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1 — December 31

 

7,382,524 

 

4,399,932 

 

6,389,320 

 

15,380,240 

 

12,154,570 

January 1 — March 31

 

9,792,584 

 

4,125,032 

 

4,549,020 

 

9,163,855 

 

20,760,519 

April 1 — June 30

 

10,876,704 

 

10,021,188 

 

8,466,004 

 

10,749,860 

 

14,413,032 

July 1 — September 30

 

 —

 

6,755,124 

 

6,854,868 

 

6,690,080 

 

13,687,462 

Total

 

28,051,812 

 

25,301,276 

 

26,259,212 

 

41,984,035 

 

61,015,583 



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Revenues.  The Company's revenues are primarily derived from sales of FC2 in the global public sector and into the U.S. prescription channel. Generally, these sales are recognized upon shipment of the product to itsthe customers. Other salesrevenues are from FC2 into the prescription channel in the US and sales of PREBOOST; however, these sales were not material to our results for the three months ended December 31, 2017.PREBOOST® (Roman Swipes).



The Company is working to further develop a global market and distribution network for FC2 by maintaining relationships with global public health sector groups and completing partnershipstrategic arrangements with companies with the necessary marketing and financial resources and local market expertise.



The Company’s most significant customers have been either global public health sector agencies or those who facilitate their purchasespurchase and/or distribution ofdistribute FC2 for use in HIV/AIDS prevention and/or family planning.  The Company's four largest customers currently are UNFPA, USAID, Barrs Medical (PTY) Ltdplanning and, Semina.  Wein the U.S., telemedicine providers who sell tointo the Brazil Ministry of Health either through UNFPA or Semina.prescription channel.



In 2017, the Company began expanding access to FC2 in the U.S. by making it available by prescription. With a prescription, FC2 is covered by most insurance companies with $0no copay.  The Company also hired a small sales force to help educate doctors, pharmacists, clinics and student health centers on the benefits of FC2 and how to prescribe it. In the U.S., FC2 is sold to major distributors and telemedicine providers for sale into the prescription channel and sold directdirectly to city and state public health departments and non-profit organizations.



Because the Company manufactures FC2 in a leased facility located in Malaysia, a portion of the Company's operating costs are denominated in foreign currencies. While a material portion of the Company's future sales are likely to be in foreign markets, all sales are denominated in the U.S. dollar. Effective October 1, 2009, the Company’s U.K. and Malaysia subsidiaries adopted the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, further reducing the Company’s foreign currency risk. 



Operating Expenses.  The Company manufactures FC2 at its facility located in Selangor D.E., Malaysia.  The Company's cost of sales consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor costs and indirect production and distribution costs.  Direct material costs include raw materials used to make FC2, principally a nitrile polymer.  Indirect production costs include logistics, quality control and maintenance expenses, as well as costs for electricity and other utilities.  All of the key components for the manufacture of FC2 are essentially available from either multiple sources or multiple locations within a source.    



Conducting research and development is central to our business model.  Since the completion of the APP Acquisition we have invested and expect to continue to invest significant time and capital in our research and development operations.  InOur research and development expenses were $4.9 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our research and development expenses were $10.1 million and $7.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the remainder of fiscal 2018,2019, we expect to increase ourcontinue this trend of increased expenses relating to research and development due to advancement of multiple drug candidates.

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Results of Operations



THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017JUNE 30, 2019 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDEDDECEMBER 31, 2016 JUNE 30, 2018



The Company generated net revenues of $2,586,613$9.7 million and net loss of $4,257,152, or $(0.08) per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared to net revenues of $3,243,599 and net loss of $1,366,181,$2.8 million, or $(0.04) per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2016.   

NetJune 30, 2019, compared to net revenues decreased $656,986,of $5.5 million and net loss of $7.9 million, or 20 percent, on a 31 percent decrease in unit sales$(0.15) per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared withJune 30, 2018. Net revenues increased 77% for the same period last year.  The principal factorperiod.   

FC2 net revenues represented 95% of total net revenues. FC2 net revenues increased 69% for the period. There was a 9% increase in the decrease is the period to period impact of the timing of shipments for key customers.  Thetotal FC2 unit sales and an increase in FC2 average sales price per unit increased 16 percentof 56%. The increase in the FC2 average sales price per unit compared withto the same period last year was due to changesthe increase in sales mix and unit price increases for customers in the U.S. prescription channel. The Company experienced an increase in FC2 net revenues of 1,074% in the U.S. prescription channel and a slight decrease in global public sector net revenues of 4%.



Cost of sales decreased $318,741increased to $1,272,574$3.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 from $1,591,315$2.4 million for the same period last year.  The reduction isyear primarily due to the lowerincrease in unit sales.sales in the U.S. prescription channel.

   

Gross profit decreased $338,245, or 20 percent,increased to $1,314,039$6.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 from $1,652,284$3.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016.June 30, 2018. Gross profit margin for the three months ended December 31, 2017 andJune 30, 2019 was 68% of net revenues, compared to 56% of net revenues for the same period in 2016 was 51 percent of net revenues.2018. These increases were due to the increase in sales in the U.S. prescription channel, which have a higher profit margin.



Significant quarter-to-quarter variationsvariances in the Company’s results have historically resulted from the timing and shipment of large orders rather than from any fundamental changes in the business or the underlying demand for female condoms.FC2. The Company is also currently seeing pressure on spendingpricing for FC2 by large global agencies and donor governments in the developed world. As a result, the Company may continue to experience challenges for unitrevenue from sales of FC2 in the global public sector forsector. The Company is experiencing a significant increase in revenue from sales in the remainder of fiscal 2018.U.S. prescription channel, which is helping grow net revenues quarter to quarter and year to year.



Research and development expenses increased $1,867,686 to $2,038,786$4.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 from $171,100$3.8 million in the prior year period. The increase is primarily due to increased research and development costs associated with the in-process research and development projects acquired pursuant to the APP Acquisition and increased personnel costs associated with the research and development.costs.



Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $418,193, or 17 percent,decreased to $2,947,697$3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 from $2,529,504$4.0 million in the prior year period. The increasedecrease is primarily relatesdue to salaries forthe Company’s change in its U.S. sales strategy, which eliminated our U.S. Commercialinternal sales team partthereby resulting in a reduction of our Commercial reporting segment.personnel and marketing expenses. 



The Company incurred a loss on net accounts receivable of approximately $3.76$0.2 million forin the three months ended December 31, 2017, as a resultthird quarter of a settlement agreement we entered withfiscal 2018 to settle the remaining account receivable balance outstanding from Semina, our distributor in Brazil. This amount is presented as a separate line item in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Business acquisition expensesoperations for the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased to zero from $826,370 in the prior year period for expenses representing costsJune 30, 2018.

Interest expense, which consists of items related to the APP Acquisition.

InterestCredit Agreement and other expense, net,Residual Royalty Agreement discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements included in this report, was $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was $13,169,June 30, 2019 compared to $9,621$1.4 million for the same periodthree months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease in fiscal year 2017.  The Company recordedinterest expense was a foreign currency transaction lossresult of $53,455the amendment to the Credit Agreement that was executed on May 13, 2019, which resulted in a reduction in the most recent quarter,effective interest rate.

Income associated with the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $11,939expense of $0.4 million for the same period last year. three months ended June 30, 2018.  The liabilities associated with embedded derivatives represent the fair value of the change of control provisions in the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement. See Note 3 and Note 8 to the financial statements included in this report for additional information.



The income tax benefit for the three months ended December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 was $3,246,053,$458, compared to an income tax benefitexpense of $530,069$1.2 million for the same period in fiscal year 2017.2018. The increasechange in income tax expense of $1.2 million is primarily due to a decrease of $1.3 million for the recharacterization of foreign tax credits to net operating loss in the income tax benefit is due to the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% under the Tax Act and the increase in the loss before income taxes.

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NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

The Company generated net revenues of $23.1 million and net loss of $9.0 million, or $(0.14) per basic and diluted common share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, compared to net revenues of $10.7 million and net loss of $16.0 million, or $(0.30) per basic and diluted common share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2018. Net revenues increased 116% for the period.

FC2 net revenues represented 97% of total net revenues. FC2 net revenues increased 111% for the period. There was a 51% increase in total FC2 unit sales and an increase in FC2 average sales price per unit of 39%. The principal factors for the increase in the FC2 average sales price per unit compared to the same period last year were the increase in net revenues in the U.S. prescription channel and the unit price increases for customers in the U.S. public sector. The Company experienced an increase in FC2 net revenues in both the global public sector and the U.S. prescription channels. The global public sector net revenues increased 33% and the U.S. prescription channel net revenues increased 1,033%.

Cost of sales increased to $7.3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 from $5.1 million for the same period last year primarily due to the increase in unit sales.

Gross profit increased to $15.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 from $5.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2018. Gross profit margin for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was 69% of net revenues, compared to 52% of net revenues for the same period in 2018. In the nine months ended June 30, 2019, the Company experienced an increase in FC2 sales into the U.S. prescription channel with higher profit margins, contributing to the increase in overall gross profit margin.

Significant quarter-to-quarter variances in the Company’s results have historically resulted from the timing and shipment of large orders rather than from any fundamental changes in the business or the underlying demand for FC2. The Company is also currently seeing pressure on pricing for FC2 by large global agencies and donor governments in the developed world. As a result, the Company may continue to experience challenges for revenue from sales of FC2 in the global public sector. The Company is experiencing a significant increase in revenue from sales in the U.S prescription channel, which is helping grow net revenues quarter to quarter and year to year.

Research and development expenses increased to $10.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 from $7.8 million in the prior year period. The increase is primarily due to increased costs associated with the in-process research and development projects acquired pursuant to the APP Acquisition and increased personnel costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $10.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, which was comparable to the $10.9 million in the prior year period.    

The Company incurred a loss on net accounts receivable of $4.0 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2018, which includes $3.8 million incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as a result of a settlement agreement we entered with Semina, our distributor in Brazil, in December 2017. The Company recorded an additional charge of $0.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 as a result of the Company’s decision in July 2018 to accept a reduced final payment in order to settle the remaining account receivable balance outstanding.  This loss is presented as a separate line item in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2018.

Interest expense, which consists of items related to the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement, was $3.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $1.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2018. These agreements, which were entered into in March 2018, were outstanding for the entire fiscal 2019 period, but outstanding for only four months in the fiscal 2018 period.

Expense associated with the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement was $0.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 compared to expense of $0.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2018.

The Company realized a foreign currency transaction loss of $58,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $118,000 for the same period last year. This foreign currency transaction loss was primarily due to the adverse movement of the U.S. dollar against the Malaysian Ringgit during the periods.

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The income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was $0.1 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $3.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2018. The change in income tax expense of $3.4 million is primarily due to a decrease in the federal and state income tax benefit of $3.7 million related to the decrease in the loss before income taxes during the current period. This amount was partially offset by the increase in the valuation allowance recorded against the U.S. net deferred tax assets of $1.4 million in the current period and a decrease of $1.3 million related to the recharacterization of foreign tax credits to net operating loss, which occurred in the prior period.

Liquidity and Sources of Capital



Liquidity

Our cash on hand at June 30, 2019 was $8.0 million, compared to $3.8 million (including restricted cash) at September 30, 2018. At June 30, 2019, the Company had working capital of $5.5 million and stockholders’ equity of $34.7 million compared to negative working capital of $2.4 million and stockholders’ equity of $29.5 million as of September 30, 2018. The increase in working capital is primarily due to the net proceeds from the common stock offering in October 2018 and the sale of shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement discussed below.

We have incurred quarterly operating losses since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 and anticipate that we will continue to consume cash and incur substantial net losses as we develop our drug candidates. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development of pharmaceutical products, we are unable to estimate the exact amounts of capital outlays and operating expenditures necessary to fund development of our drug candidates and obtain regulatory approvals. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Capital" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, for a description of certain risks that will affect our future capital requirements.

The Company believes its current cash position and its ability to secure equity financing or other financing alternatives are adequate to fund planned operations of the Company for the next 12 months. Such financing alternatives may include debt financing, common stock offerings or financing involving convertible debt or other equity-linked securities and may include financings under the Company's effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221120) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”).  The Company intends to be opportunistic when pursuing equity financing which could include selling common stock under the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital and/or a marketed deal with an investment bank. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Capital" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, for a description of certain risks related to our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms.

Operating activities

Our operating activities generatedused cash of $296,662$4.5 million in the first quarternine months ended June 30, 2019. Cash used in operating activities included a net loss of fiscal$9.0 million, adjustments for noncash items totaling $5.9 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1.5 million. Adjustments for noncash items primarily consisted of $3.6 million of noncash interest expense and $1.4 million of share-based compensation. The decrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities included an increase in accounts receivable of $0.8 million and an increase in inventories of $0.9 million. These were partially offset by an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $0.6 million. 

Our operating activities used cash of $8.7 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2018. AccountsCash used in operating activities included a net loss of $16.0 million, adjustments for noncash items totaling $4.1 million and cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.2 million. Adjustments for noncash items primarily consisted of a  $4.0 million loss on the settlement of net accounts receivable, $3.4 million related to deferred income taxes, $1.7 million of noncash interest expense related to the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement, $1.1 million of share-based compensation and $0.4 million for the increase in the fair value of derivative liabilities related to the Credit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement. The increase in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities included a decrease in net accounts receivable and long-term other receivables decreased from $11.4of $2.3 million at September 30, 2017 to $3.0 million at December 31, 2017.  and an increase in trade accounts payable of $0.8 million.

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On December 27, 2017, we entered into a settlement agreement with Semina, our distributor in Brazil, pursuant to which Semina has made a payment of $2.25$2.2 million and iswas obligated to make a second payment of $1.5 million by February 28, 2018, to settle net amounts due to us totaling $7.5 million relating to the 2014 Brazil Tender.tender in 2014. Semina did not make its second payment of $1.5 million by February 28, 2018. In July 2018, the Company agreed to accept $1.3 million as settlement of the second payment of $1.5 million that was owed. The settlement was not related to our belief in the ultimate collectability of the receivables or in the creditworthiness of Semina.  We elected to settle these amounts due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of payment by the Brazilian Government and, ultimately to us, on the remaining amounts due. The result of the settlement was a net loss of approximately $3.76$4.0 million, which is includedpresented as a separate line item in selling, general and administrative expenses in ourthe accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statementstatements of operations for the threenine months ended December 31, 2017.June 30, 2018.



At December 31, 2017,Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $75,000 and $48,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was primarily associated with capital expenditures at our UK location.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was $8.9 million and primarily consisted of net proceeds from the underwritten public offering of the Company’s common stock of $9.1 million (see discussion below) and $3.6 million from the sale of shares under the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital (see discussion below), less payments on the Credit Agreement (see discussion below) totaling $4.0 million. 

Net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended June 30, 2018 was $11.1 million and primarily consists of net proceeds from the Credit Agreement of $9.7 million and net proceeds from the sale of shares under the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital of $1.9 million, less payments on the Credit Agreement of $0.6 million.

Sources of Capital

Common Stock Offering

On October 1, 2018, we completed an underwritten public offering of 7,142,857 shares of our common stock, at a public offering price of $1.40 per share. Net proceeds to the Company had working capitalfrom this offering were $9.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and costs paid by the Company. All of the shares sold in the offering were by the Company.  The offering was made pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

SWK Credit Agreement

On March 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with the financial institutions party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and SWK Funding LLC, as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”), for a synthetic royalty financing transaction. On and subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Company with a term loan of $10.0 million, which was advanced to the Company on the date of the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to make quarterly payments on the term loan based on the Company’s product revenue from net sales of FC2 until the earlier of receipt by the Lenders of a return premium specified in the Credit Agreement or a required payment upon termination of the Credit Agreement on March 5, 2025 or an earlier change of control of the Company or sale of the FC2 business.  The recourse of the Lenders and the Agent for obligations under the Credit Agreement is limited to assets relating to FC2. On May 13, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) which included a reduction to the percentages to be used to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2019, a return to the original percentages to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2020 and an increase to the percentages to be used to calculate the quarterly revenue-based payments due on product revenue from net sales of FC2 during calendar 2021 and thereafter until the loan has been repaid.

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In connection with the Credit Agreement, Veru and the Agent also entered into a Residual Royalty Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2018 (as amended, the “Residual Royalty Agreement”), which provides for an ongoing royalty payment of 5% of product revenue from net sales of FC2 commencing after the Lenders would have received their return premium based on the return premium and calculation of revenue-based payments under the Credit Agreement without taking into account the amendments effected by the Second Amendment.  The Residual Royalty Agreement will terminate upon (i) a change of control or sale of the FC2 business and the payment by the Company of the amount due in connection therewith pursuant to the Credit Agreement, or (ii) mutual agreement of the parties.

The Company made total payments under the Credit Agreement of $4.0 million and stockholders’ equity$0.6 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  As a result of $44.8 million comparedthe Second Amendment, the Company currently estimates the aggregate amount of quarterly revenue-based payments payable during the 12-month period subsequent to working capital of $4.8 million and stockholders’ equity of $48.5 million as of December 31, 2016.June 30, 2019 will be approximately $4.7 million.



In connection with the Company's acquisition of intellectual property rights associated with Solifenacin DRG and Tadalafil/ Finasteride combination capsules, the Company will be obligated to make upfront payments totaling $500,000 by March 2018, as well as future installment payments and milestone payments.Aspire Capital Purchase Agreement



The Company's Credit Agreement with BMO Harris Bank N.A. expired on December 29, 2017.  No amounts were outstanding under the Credit Agreement during the three months ended December 31, 2017 or 2016.

On December 29, 2017, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, the Company has the right, from time to time and in its sole discretion during the 36-month term of the Purchase Agreement, to direct Aspire Capital purchase up to $15.0 million of the Company's common stock in the aggregate.  Other than the 304,457 shares of common stock issued to Aspire Capital in consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has no obligation to sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the timing and amount of any such sales are in the Company's sole discretion subject to the conditions and terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement. AsDuring the third quarter of the date of filing this Quarterly Report with the SEC, nofiscal 2019, we sold 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been sold to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

The Company believes its current cash position and its abilityAgreement resulting in proceeds to secure equity financing or other financing alternatives are adequate to fund operations of the Company for the next 12 months. Such financing alternatives may include debt financing, convertible debt or other equity-linked securities and may include financings under the Company's current registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221120).  The Company's intention isof $3.6 million. During fiscal 2018, we sold an aggregate of 1,717,010 shares of common stock to be opportunistic when pursuing equity financing which could include selling common stockAspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital and/orresulting in proceeds to the Company of $3.0 million. As of June 30, 2019, the amount remaining under the Purchase Agreement was $8.4 million.

Fair Value Measurements

As of June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a marketed deal with an investment bank.  See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Capital"recurring basis, which consisted of embedded derivatives, represent the fair value of the change of control provisions in the Company's Form 10-KCredit Agreement and Residual Royalty Agreement. See Note 8 to the financial statements included in this report for additional information.

The fair values of these liabilities were estimated based on unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement), which requires highly subjective judgment and assumptions. The Company determined the year ended September 30, 2017,fair value of the embedded derivatives at inception and on subsequent valuation dates using a Monte Carlo simulation model. This valuation model incorporates transaction details such as the contractual terms, expected cash outflows, expected repayment dates, probability of a change of control, expected volatility, and risk-free interest rates. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of financial instruments represent the Company’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, the use of different estimates or assumptions would result in a higher or lower fair value and different amounts being recorded in the Company’s financial statements. Material changes in any of these inputs could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at future reporting dates, which could have a material effect on our results of operations. See Note 3 to the financial statements included in this report for a description of certain risks related to our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms.additional information.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk



The Company's exposure to market risk is limited to fluctuations in raw material commodity prices, particularly the nitrile polymer used to manufacture FC2, and foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with the Company's foreign operations.  The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes or to hedge risk and holds no derivative financial instruments which would expose it to significant market risk.  Effective October 1, 2009, the Company's U.K. subsidiary and Malaysia subsidiary each adopted the U.S. dollar as its functional currency.  The consistent use of the U.S. dollar as the functional currency across the Company reduces its foreign currency risk and stabilizes its operating results.  The Company’s distributors are subject to exchange rate risk as their orders are denominated in U.S. dollars and they generally sell to their customers in the local country currency.  If currency fluctuations have a material impact on a distributor it may ask the Company for pricing concessions or other financial accommodations.  The Company currently has no significant exposure to interest rate risk. The Company had a line of credit with BMO Harris Bank, consisting of a revolving note for up to $10 million.  The line of credit expired on December 29, 2017.



Item 4Controls and Procedures



Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company'sCompany’s management, including the Company's PrincipalCompany’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company's PrincipalCompany’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, the Company's PrincipalCompany’s Chief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer concluded that the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. It should be noted that in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company has designed its disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving desired control objectives and, based on the evaluation described above, the Company's PrincipalChief Executive Officer and PrincipalChief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective at reaching that level of reasonable assurance.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting



There waswere no changechanges in the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting (as(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the Company's most recently completed fiscal quarter that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.  Legal Proceedings



In connection withresponse to the APP Acquisition, two purported derivative and class action lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain of its officers and directors in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, which were captioned Glotzer v. The Female Health Company, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-13815, and Schartz v. Parrish, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-14488. These lawsuits were originally filed on or about October 21, 2016 and November 7, 2016, respectively. On January 9, 2017, these two lawsuits were consolidated. On March 31, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint.  The consolidated complaint named as defendants Veru, the members of our board of directors prior to the closing of the APP Acquisition and the members of our board of directors after the closing of the APP Acquisition. The consolidated complaint alleges,alleged, among other things, that ourthe directors breached their fiduciary duties, or aided and abetted such breaches, by consummating the APP Acquisition in violation of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and NASDAQ voting requirements and by causing us to issue the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock to the former stockholders of APP pursuant to the APP Acquisition in order to evade the voting requirements of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law. The consolidated complaint also allegesalleged that Mitchell S.Dr. Steiner, a director and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Veru and a co-founder of APP, and HarryDr. Fisch, a director and Vice Chairman of Veru and a co-founder of APP, were unjustly enriched in receiving shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock in the APP Acquisition.  Based on these allegations, the consolidated complaint seeks equitable relief, including rescission of the APP Acquisition, money damages, disgorgement of the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock issued to Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fisch, and costs and expenses of the litigation, including attorneys' fees.  

On May 5, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On August 15, 2017, the court entered an order dismissing without prejudice the claims that the post-acquisition directors aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by the pre-acquisition directors and that Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fisch were unjustly enriched.  The court did not dismiss the claims that our directors prior to the pre-acquisition directorsclosing of the APP Acquisition breached their fiduciary duties and the claims that Veru consummated the APP Acquisition in violation of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and NASDAQ voting requirements,requirements.  On November 30, 2018, plaintiffs filed an Amended Consolidated Complaint.  The Amended Consolidated Complaint makes allegations similar to those in the original consolidated complaint as to the claims that were not dismissed and names as defendants Veru and the action is continuingmembers of our board of directors prior to the closing of the APP Acquisition. The Amended Consolidated Complaint also makes claims against Dr. Steiner for allegedly aiding and abetting the pre-acquisition directors’ breach of fiduciary duty and for unjust enrichment.  Like the original consolidated complaint, which was previously dismissed in part, the Amended Consolidated Complaint seeks equitable relief, including rescission of the APP Acquisition, money damages, disgorgement of the shares of our common stock and Series 4 Preferred Stock issued to Dr. Steiner, and costs and expenses of the litigation, including attorneys' fees.  On December 14, 2018, the defendants filed their answer to the Amended Consolidated Complaint wherein they denied any and all liability and asserted additional defenses.  On January 14, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. On May 6, 2019, the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion and certified a class consisting of “All holders of common stock of the Female Health Company as of October 31, 2016 and their successors in interest, excluding the named defendants to those claims.the Action and any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any of the Defendants.”  The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on April 15, 2019. On July 10, 2019, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all counts, dismissed the Amended Consolidated Complaint, and entered final judgment in favor of all defendants.  Plaintiffs have a right to appeal the final judgment. Veru believes that this action is without merit and iswill continue vigorously defending itself.itself on appeal if necessary.

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors



In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's business disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017.2018.  There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017,2018, except for the following additional risk factor:factor.



The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may have a significant impact onDisruptions from an exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union could adversely affect our financial conditionbusiness and results of operations.



On December 22, 2017, significant changes were enactedJune 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the European Union, commonly referred to as “Brexit.”  At this time, the U.S. tax law pursuant to H.R.1. “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles IIexact timing of Brexit and Vthe terms of the Concurrent Resolution onUnited Kingdom’s relationship with the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (the “Tax Act”) (previously known as “The Tax CutsEuropean Union after Brexit takes effect are uncertain.  We have operations and Jobs Act”).  The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that could materially affect us. The Tax Act includes a permanent reductiongovernment oversight in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35%United Kingdom relating to 21%, requires companies to payour FC2 business and a one-time transition tax onmodest amount of sales of FC2 in the previously untaxed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, generally eliminates the corporate alternative minimum tax, adds an anti-base erosion tax and makes other changes to deductions, credits and business-related exclusions. 

While we have reflected the impact of the Tax Act on the accounting treatment of certain discrete items, we are still evaluating the full potential impact of the Tax Act on our tax provision and deferred tax assets.European Union.  It is possible that the changes contained in the Tax Act could result in a write down of deferred tax assets or otherwise have an adverse impact on our effective tax rate, tax payments, financial condition or results of operations. The Tax Act is complex and additional interpretative guidance may be issued that could affect interpretations and assumptions we have made as well as actions we may take as a result of Brexit could subject us to heightened risks in that region, including disruptions to trade, increased foreign exchange volatility with respect to the Tax Act.British pound and additional legal and economic uncertainty.  Such changes may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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Item 6.  Exhibits







 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

 

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement (File No. 333-89273) filed with the SEC on October 19, 1999).

 

 

3.2

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 27,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement (File No. 333-46314) filed with the SEC on September 21, 2000).

 

 

3.3

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 35,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement (File No. 333-99285) filed with the SEC on September 6, 2002).

 

 

3.4

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 38,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Form 10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on May 15, 2003).

 

 

3.5

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock – Series 3 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Form 10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004).

 

 

3.6

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock – Series 4 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on November 2, 2016).

 

 

3.7

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company changing the corporate name to Veru Inc. and increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 77,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2017).

 

 

3.8

Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 154,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019).

3.9

Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on May 22, 2013)4, 2018).

 

 

4.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (same as Exhibits 3.1,  3.2,  3.3,  3.4,  3.5,  3.63.7 and 3.73.8).

 

 

4.2

Articles II, VII and XI of the Amended and Restated By-Laws (included in Exhibit 3.7)3.9).

10.1

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2017, between the Company and Michele Greco (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on January 10, 2018).  +

10.2

Separation Agreement and General Release, effective as of January 4, 2018, between the Company and Daniel Haines (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the SEC on January 10, 2018).  +

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31.1

Certification of PrincipalChief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

 

 

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31.2

Certification of PrincipalChief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

 

 

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).**, **

 

 

101

The following materials from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2017,June 30, 2019, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language):  (1) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (3) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Stockholders’ Equity, (4) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (5) the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.





*

Filed herewith

**

This certification is not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

+

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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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.





VERU INC.





DATE: February 14, 2018August 8, 2019



/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner

Mitchell S. Steiner President and

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President





DATE: February 14, 2018August 8, 2019



/s/ Michele Greco

Michele Greco Executive Vice President of Finance

Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Administrative Officer



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