UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

[X]

(Mark One)

[X]

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

or

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

or

[  ]

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

For the transition period from ____ to ____


For the transition period from ____ to ____

Commission File Number 333-184948


Heatwurx,

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

Delaware

45-1539785

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


530 S Lake Avenue #6157380 Coca Cola Drive, Suite 106,

Pasadena, CA 91101Hanover, Maryland 21076

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)(443) 776-3133


(626) 364-5342

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports)  YES [  ]  NO [X]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [  ]


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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “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 [X]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company [  ]

[X]


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. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES [  ] NO [X]


The registrant has 11,017,38838,674,265 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 28, 2017.November 13, 2018.






HEATWURX,PROCESSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS




PART 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION3

PART I.ITEM 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATIONSTATEMENTS

3

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3

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

12

21

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

15

34

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

15

34

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

16

36

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS36
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

16

36

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

16

36

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES36
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES36
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION36
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

16

SIGNATURES

17

36


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PART I.1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


HEATWURX, INC.Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2018  2017 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $2,424,223  $2,847,429 
Due from related party  94,766   62,709 
Prepaid expenses and other  282,318   41,446 
Total Current Assets  2,801,307   2,951,584 
Property And Equipment        
Software  19,740   19,740 
Office equipment  9,327   9,327 
Total Cost  29,067   29,067 
Less: accumulated depreciation  9,581   3,246 
Property and equipment, net  19,486   25,821 
Other Assets        
Security deposit  5,535   5,535 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization  10,636,615   - 
Total Other Assets  10,642,150   5,535 
Total Assets $13,462,943  $2,982,940 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current Liabilities        
Senior convertible notes, net of debt issuance costs $227,772  $2,448,570 
Accrued interest  15,743   35,693 
Accounts payable  80,020   50,686 
Due to related parties  100   436 
Accrued expenses  367,551   64,428 
Total Current Liabilities  691,186   2,599,813 
Non-current Liabilities        
Accrued rent liability  -   9,963 
Deferred tax liability  2,265,815   - 
Total Liabilities  2,957,001   2,609,776 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES        
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common stock, par value $0.0001, 350,000,000 shares authorized; 38,674,265 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and 35,272,626 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017  3,867   3,527 
Additional paid-in capital  19,317,036   4,228,723 
Subscription receivable  (1,800,000)  - 
Accumulated deficit  (7,014,961)  (3,859,086)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  10,505,942   373,164 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $13,462,943  $2,982,940 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,639

 

$

3,237

Total current assets

 

1,639

 

 

3,237

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,639

 

$

3,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

179,322

 

$

166,165

Accrued liabilities

 

144,027

 

 

134,513

Interest payable

 

123,758

 

 

108,608

Interest payable, related party

 

379,362

 

 

332,566

Income taxes payable

 

200

 

 

200

Current portion of senior secured notes payable, related party

 

962,361

 

 

962,361

Current portion of unsecured notes payable

 

420,000

 

 

420,000

Revolving line of credit

 

91,980

 

 

91,980

Revolving line of credit, related party

 

138,000

 

 

138,000

Total current liabilities

 

2,439,010

 

 

2,354,393

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

2,439,010

 

 

2,354,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series D preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 178,924 shares issued

and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016;

liquidation preference of $875,331 at March 31, 2017 and $864,743

at December 31, 2016

 

18

 

 

18

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized;

11,017,388 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and

December 31, 2016

 

1,102

 

 

1,102

Additional paid-in capital

 

14,329,057

 

 

14,329,057

Accumulated deficit

 

(15,341,132)

 

 

(15,254,917)

Stockholder’s deficit from discontinued operations

 

(1,426,416)

 

 

(1,426,416)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(2,437,371)

 

 

(2,351,156)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

$

1,639

 

$

3,237






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




HEATWURX, INC.Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)


  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Operating Expenses                
Research and development $611,612  $457,632  $2,477,481  $772,533 
General and administrative  451,359   255,219   1,305,511  $454,592 
Total Operating Expenses  1,062,971   712,851   3,782,992   1,227,125 
                 
Operating Loss  (1,062,971)  (712,851)  (3,782,992)  (1,227,125)
                 
Other Income (Expense)                
Interest expense  (8,323)  -   (154,377)  - 
Interest income  6,457   1,284   10,163   4,672 
Total Other Income (Expense)  (1,866)  1,284   (144,214)  4,672 
                 
Net Operating Loss Before Income Tax Benefit  (1,064,837)  (711,567)  (3,927,206)  (1,222,453)
                
Income Tax Benefit  212,015   -   771,332   - 
                 
Net Loss $(852,822) $(711,567) $(3,155,874) $(1,222,453)
                 
Net Loss per Common Share - Basic and Diluted $(0.02) $(0.02) $(0.09) $(0.04)
                 
Weighted Average Common Shares Used to Compute                
Net Loss Applicable to Common Shares - Basic and Diluted  38,674,265   31,745,242   36,869,323   31,745,242 


 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

Equipment sales

$

-

 

$

5,000

Total revenues

 

-

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 

-

 

 

-

GROSS PROFIT

 

-

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

13,599

 

 

80,515

Research and development

 

83

 

 

-

Total expenses

 

13,682

 

 

80,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

 

(13,682)

 

 

(75,515)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(61,945)

 

 

(56,106)

Total other income and expense

 

(61,945)

 

 

(56,106)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(75,627)

 

 

(131,621)

Income taxes

 

-

 

 

-

LOSS FROM CONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax

 

(75,627)

 

 

(131,621)

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax

 

-

 

 

(2,004)

           NET LOSS

$

(75,627)

 

$

(133,625)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock Cumulative Dividend and Deemed Dividend

 

(10,588)

 

 

(10,705)

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

$

(86,215)

 

$

(144,330)

Net loss per common share basic and diluted from continuing operations

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.01)

Net loss per common share basic and diluted from discontinued operations

 

(0.00)

 

 

(0.00)

Net loss per common share basic and diluted

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.01)

Weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating net loss per common share

 

11,017,388

 

 

11,017,388












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




HEATWURX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity


 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(75,627)

 

$

(133,625)

Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

-

 

 

2,004

Loss from continuing operations

 

(75,627)

 

 

(131,621)

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

 

 

 

 

 

     Depreciation expense

 

-

 

 

159

     Amortization of discount on note payable

 

-

 

 

967

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

 

5,062

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

  Increase in receivables

 

-

 

 

(25,000)

  Decrease in prepaid and other current assets

 

-

 

 

46,453

  Decrease (increase) in accounts payable

 

13,157

 

 

10,021

  Decrease in accrued liabilities

 

(1,074)

 

 

(840)

  Increase in interest payable

 

15,150

 

 

8,325

  Increase in interest payable, related party

 

46,796

 

 

42,574

Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations

 

(1,598)

 

 

(43,900)

Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations

 

-

 

 

(6,469)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale

 

-

 

 

27,000

Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations

 

-

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes payable

 

-

 

 

15,000

Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations

$

-

 

$

15,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(1,598)

 

 

(8,369)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,

beginning of period, including discontinued operations

 

3,237

 

 

14,440

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,

Continuing Operations, end of period

$

1,639

 

$

2,439

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,

Discontinued Operations, end of period

$

-

 

$

3,632


(Unaudited)


              Additional          
  Common Stock  Preferred Stock  Paid-In  Subscription  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Receivable  Deficit  Total 
 Balance, December 31, 2017  35,272,626  $3,527   -  $        -  $4,228,723  $    -  $(3,859,087) $373,163 
Recognize the fair value of exclusive license intangible asset acquired from CoNCERT in   exchange for 2,090,301 common shares   of Processa owned by Promet  -   -   -   -   8,000,000   -   -   8,000,000 
Conversion of senior convertible notes for common stock and stock purchase warrants, net of costs of $4,742  1,206,245   121   -   -   2,390,248   -   -   2,390,369 
Issuance of common stock units for cash,   net of costs of $218,422  1,402,442   140   -       2,964,955   -   -   2,965,095 
Issuance of common stock units for a clinical trial funding commitment,   net of costs of $117,339  792,952   79   -   -   1,682,582   (1,800,000)  -   (117,339)
Stock-based compensation  -   -   -   -   50,528   -   -   50,528 
Net loss for the nine months ended  September 30, 2018  -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,155,874)  (3,155,874)
Balance, September 30, 2018  38,674,265  $3,867   -  $-  $19,317,036  $(1,800,000) $(7,014,961) $10,505,942 









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




HEATWURX, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

1.(Unaudited)

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:

  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2018  2017 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net Loss $(3,155,874) $(1,222,455)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  6,334   (2,678)
Amortization of intangible asset  422,814   - 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense  (771,332)  - 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  64,841   - 
Stock-based compensation  50,528   - 
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
         
Prepaid expenses and other  (240,872)  2,062 
Vendor deposit  -   227,657 
Accrued interest  89,522   - 
Accounts payable  29,334   29,895 
Due from related parties  (32,393)  (35,324)
Accrued liabilities  293,160   22,020 
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities  (3,243,938)  (978,823)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from certificates of deposit  -   1,019,294 
Purchase of software license  (20,500)  - 
Acquisition of intangible asset  (1,782)  - 
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities  (22,282)  1,019,294 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  2,965,095   - 
Payment of debt issuance costs  -   (75,000)
Transaction costs incurred in connection with the conversion of senior convertible notes  (4,742)  - 
Payment of placement agent and legal fees associated with  clinical funding commitment  (117,339)  - 
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities  2,843,014   (75,000)
         
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  (423,206)  (34,529)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  ��     
BEGINNING OF PERIOD  2,847,429   1,071,894 
END OF PERIOD $2,424,223  $1,037,365 
         
NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Recognize exclusive license intangible asset acquired from CoNCERT $(11,037,147) $- 
Recognize deferred tax liability for basis difference for intangible asset  3,037,147     
Recognize additional paid-in capital for consideration  paid from the transfer of 2,090,301 common shares  of Processa owned by Promet to CoNCERT  8,000,000   - 
Cash paid for intangible asset acquired from CoNCERT $-  $- 
Conversion of $2,350,000 of Senior Convertible Debt and related accrued interest into 1,206,245  shares of common  stock and warrants $2,395,111  $- 
Common stock and stock purchase warrants issued in  connection with a clinical trial funding commitment $1,800,000  $- 


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

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Business Activities and Organization

Company Overview - Heatwurx,

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”, formerly known as “Heatwurx” ) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Processa Therapeutics LLC (“Heatwurx,”Processa”), a Delaware limited liability company, acquired all the “Company”net assets of Promet Therapeutics, LLC (“Promet”) isa private Delaware limited liability company, including the rights to the CoNCERT Agreement mentioned below, on October 4, 2017 in exchange for 31,745,242 shares of the common stock of the Company which, at closing, constituted approximately 90% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis accounted for as a tax-free contribution under Internal Revenue Code Section 351. Immediately following closing, there were 35,272,626 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. At closing, Processa was assigned all the assets and operations of Promet that constituted the operating business of Promet, while Promet, which continues as an asphalt repair equipmentactive company, received the shares of Company common stock mentioned above, including those shares that Promet agreed to hold for the benefit of, and technology company.


2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:


Basistransfer to, CoNCERT in respect of Presentation - These unaudited interimthe Agreement (as defined below) which was expected, anticipated and intended to occur at this time. Upon closing on October 4, 2017, there was a change in control of the Company to Promet. The Company abandoned its prior business plan and adopted Promet’s business plan focused on developing drugs to treat patients that have a high unmet medical need. Subsequent to closing and effective October 10, 2017, the Company changed its trading symbol to “PCSA” on the OTC Pink Marketplace. The Company effected a one-for-seven reverse split of its shares in December 2017. As a result, the 2017 condensed consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect shares outstanding after the one-for-seven reverse split.

The net asset acquisition transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. Prior to the acquisition, Heatwurx (subsequently renamed Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) had nominal net liabilities and related notes areoperations. It was considered a non-operating public shell corporation. Therefore, Promet was considered the accounting acquirer (and legal wholly-owned subsidiary of Heatwurx, now called Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Heatwurx was considered the accounting acquiree (and legal acquirer). As a result, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Promet for all periods presented prior to October 4, 2017 and Processa for the periods subsequent to October 4, 2017. The legal capital stock (number and type of equity interests issued) is that of Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the legal parent, in accordance with guidance on reverse acquisitions accounted for as a capital transaction instead of a business combination (See Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Earnings Per Share and Note 3 – Reverse Acquisition in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018).

All references to the “Company” and Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. refer to Heatwurx, Inc., Processa Therapeutics, LLC, and the net assets acquired from Promet, which were assigned at acquisition to Processa Therapeutics, LLC and Promet’s operations prior to October 4, 2017.

On March 19, 2018, Promet, Processa and CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“CoNCERT”) amended the Option and License Agreement (the “Agreement”) executed in October 2017. The Agreement was assigned to Processa and Processa exercised the exclusive option for the PCS-499 compound. The option was exercised in exchange for CoNCERT receiving (i) $8 million of Company common stock that was held by Promet for the benefit of CoNCERT (2,090,301 shares representing 5.93% of total the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding), and (ii) 15% of any sublicense revenue earned by the Company for a period equivalent to the royalty term (as defined in the Agreement) until the earliest of (a) Processa raising $8 million of gross proceeds; and (b) CoNCERT being able to sell its shares of Company common stock without restrictions pursuant to the terms of the amended Agreement. All other terms of the Agreement remain unchanged. As a result, the Company recognized an intangible asset and additional paid-in capital in the amount of $8 million resulting from Promet releasing the shares to CoNCERT in satisfaction of Processa’s obligation under the Agreement to CoNCERT (see Note 2 Intangible Asset for the income tax effect of this transaction). There was no change in the total shares issued and outstanding, however, after Promet released CoNCERT’s shares it held for CoNCERT, Promet’s percentage interest held in Processa was reduced from 90% to 84%.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Description of Business

Processa is an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the clinical development of drug products that are intended to improve the survival and/or quality of life for patients who have a high unmet medical need or who have no alternative treatment. Within this group of pharmaceutical products, we currently are developing one product for two indications (i.e., the use of a drug to treat a particular disease) and searching for additional products for our portfolio.

Processa’s lead product, PCS-499 is an oral tablet that is an analog of an active metabolite of an already approved FDA drug. The advantage of PCS-499 is that it potentially may work in many conditions because it has multiple pharmacological targets it affects that are important in the treatment of these conditions. Based on its pharmacological activity, Processa has identified multiple unmet medical need conditions where the use of PCS-499 may result in clinical efficacy. The lead indication currently under development for PCS-499 is Necrobiosis Lipoidica (NL). Processa has met with the FDA on the NL condition and has developed a strategy for moving the program for NL forward starting with a Phase 2 clinical trial in NL patients in late 2018. Processa will continue to evaluate other unmet need conditions for PCS-499 as well as other potential assets and develop strategies including the regulatory pathway and commercialization plans for the product(s) for these unmet need conditions over the next year.

Processa is also looking to acquire additional drug candidates to help patients who have an unmet medical need.

Our operations are performed in the state of Maryland and are still in the organizational and research and development phase of operations. As a result, we have a limited operating history and only a preliminary business plan from which investors may evaluate our future prospects. We have not had any sources of revenue from inception (August 31, 2015) through September 30, 2018 and have a history of operating losses from operations. Our ability to generate meaningful revenue from any products in the United States depends on obtaining FDA authorization. Even if our products are authorized and approved by the FDA, we must still meet the challenges of successful marketing, distribution and consumer acceptance.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and are expressed in U.S. dollars.  with the instructions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.

Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements by U.S. GAAP.GAAP for complete financial statements. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments considered necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial position as of March 31, 2017.


The Company’s consolidated financial statements include Dr. Pave, LLCall adjustments necessary, which are of a normal and Dr. Pave Worldwide, LLC; both wholly-owned subsidiariesrecurring nature, for the fair presentation of the Company, which are represented inCompany’s financial position and of the Company’s discontinuedresults of operations (Note 3).  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated incash flows for the periods presented. These consolidated financial statements.


Interim Financial Statements - These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2016, and have been prepared on a consistent basis with the accounting policies described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Financial Statementsthereto included in ourthe Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  Our accounting policies did not change in2017, as filed with the first three monthsSEC on April 17, 2018. The results of 2017.  Operating resultsoperations for the three months ended March 31, 2017interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2017 or any future period.full year.


UseAs a result of estimates - The preparationthe modification of financial statementsthe Agreement with CoNCERT and the acquisition of an exclusive license intangible asset used in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimatesresearch and assumptions that affectdevelopment activities described above, the reported amounts of assets and liabilitiesCompany adopted a new intangible asset policy and disclosure of contingent assets(see Intangible Assets below and liabilities atNote 2 – Intangible Asset) and recognized a deferred tax liability for the dateacquired temporary difference between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates include management’s assessments of the carrying value of certain assets.intangible asset (see Note 5 – Income Taxes).


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Going Concern and Management’s Plan -

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP and are subject tobased on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company faces certain risks and uncertainties that are present in many emerging growth companies regarding product development and commercialization, limited working capital, recurring losses and negative cash flow from operations, future profitability, ability to obtain future capital, protection of patents, technologies and property rights, competition, rapid technological change, government regulations,navigating the domestic and major foreign markets’ regulatory and clinical environment, recruiting and retaining key personnel, anddependence on third party manufacturing organizations.organizations, third party collaboration and licensing agreements, lack of sales and marketing activities, and no customers or pharmaceutical products to sell or distribute. These risks and other factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.


The Company has previously relied exclusively on private placements with a small group of accredited investors to finance its business and operations. We do not have any prospective arrangements or credit facilities as a source of future funds. The Company has not had littleany revenue since inception.  For the three months ended Marchits inception on August 31, 2017, the Company incurred2015. We are looking at ways to add a net loss from continuing operationsrevenue stream to offset some of approximately $75,627 and used approximately $1,598 in net cash from operating activities from continuing operations.  The Company had total cash on hand of approximately $1,639 as of March 31, 2017. The Company is not able to obtain additional financing adequate to fulfill its commercialization activities, nor achieve a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.our expenses. The Company does not currently have any revenue under contract nor does it haveor any immediate sales prospects. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $7.0 million, incurred a net loss of approximately $3.2 million and used approximately $3.2 million in net cash from operating activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company has significantly reduced employeeshad total cash and overhead. The decision to cease operationscash equivalents of Dr. Pave, LLC and Dr. Pave Worldwide, LLC was made on December 31, 2015. These business components are captured within discontinued operationsapproximately $2.4 million as of March 31, 2017 (Note 3). The Company hasSeptember 30, 2018 and a Clinical Trial Funding commitment from an investor (PoC Capital) of $1.8 million.

Based on our current plan and our available resources (including the Clinical Trial Funding commitment of $1.8 million from PoC Capital), we will need to raise additional capital before the end of the second quarter of 2019 in order to fund our future operations. While we believe our current resources are adequate to complete our upcoming Phase 2a trial for NL, we do not currently have resources to conduct other future trials without raising additional capital. As noted above, the timing and extent of our spending will depend on the cost associated with, and the results of our upcoming Phase 2a trial for NL. Our anticipated spending and our cash flow needs could change significantly scaled back operationsas the trial progresses. There may be costs we incur during our trial that we do not currently anticipate requiring us to maintain onlyneed additional capital sooner than currently expected.

When additional funding is required, it may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or suspend one or more of our clinical trials, or research and development programs. We may seek to raise any necessary additional capital through a minimal levelcombination of operations necessarypublic or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other marketing and distribution arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to supportrelinquish valuable rights to our licensee, warehouseproduct candidates, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we do raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, the equipment held forownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the licensee and look for potential merger candidates.  It is the Company’s intentionterms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to move forwardcovenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.

Uncertainty concerning our ability to continue as a public entitygoing concern may hinder our ability to obtain future financing. Continued operations and our ability to seek potential merger candidates.  If the Company fails to merge or be acquired by another company, we will be required to terminate all operations.



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Based upon the Company’s current financial position and inabilitycontinue as a going concern are dependent on our ability to obtain additional funding in the near future and thereafter, and no assurances can be given that such funding will be available at all or will be available in sufficient amounts or on reasonable terms. Without additional funds from debt or equity financing, the Company was not able to satisfy the mandatory principal payments in 2016 under the $2,000,000 senior secured debt.  The Companysales of assets, sales or out-licenses of intellectual property or technologies, or other transactions yielding funds, we will continue to work with the lenders to explore extension or conversion options, but there is no guarantee the lendersrapidly exhaust our resources and will agree to modify the repayment terms of the notes under conditions that will allow the Companybe unable to continue operations. Absent additional funding, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to repayfund our operations for a period of one year or more after the notes, if at all. Asdate that these notesconsolidated financial statements are secured by all the assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights, the Company is in default in regardavailable to interest paymentsbe issued based on the notes,timing and the lenders may call the notesamount of our projected net loss from continuing operations and foreclose on the Company’s assets.cash to be used in operating activities during that period of time.


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The issues described above raiseNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

As a result, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.concern within one year after the date that these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued. The Company has been solely reliant on raising debt and capital in order to maintain its operations.  Previously the Company was able to raise debt and equity financing through the assistance of a small number of investors who have been substantial participants in its debt and equity offerings since the Company’s formation.  These investors have chosen not to further assist the Company with its capital raising initiatives and, at this time, the Company is not able to obtain any alternative forms of financing and the Company will not be able to continue to satisfy its current or long term obligations.  The Company needs to merge with or be acquired by another company.  If a candidate is not identified, the Company will be forced to cease operations all together.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be different should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.concern based on the outcome of these uncertainties described above.


Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts (including assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses) and related disclosures, including contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best available information. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents - include cash on hand and money market funds. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an originala maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.


Intangible Assets

Intangible assets acquired individually or with a group of other assets from others (other than in a business combination) are recognized at cost, including transaction costs, and allocated to the individual assets acquired based on relative fair values and no goodwill is recognized. Cost is measured based on cash consideration paid. If consideration given is in the form of non-cash assets, liabilities incurred, or equity interests issued, measurement of cost is based on either the fair value of the consideration given or the fair value of the assets (or net assets) acquired, whichever is more clearly evident and more reliably measurable. Costs of internally developing, maintaining or restoring intangible assets that are not specifically identifiable, have indeterminate lives or are inherent in a continuing business are expensed as incurred.

Intangible assets purchased from others for use in research and development activities and that have alternative future uses (in research and development projects or otherwise) are capitalized in accordance with ASC Topic 350,Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.Those that have no alternative future uses (in research and development projects or otherwise) and therefore no separate economic value are considered research and development costs and are expensed as incurred. Amortization of intangibles used in research and development activities is a research and development cost.

Intangibles with a finite useful life are amortized and those with an indefinite useful life are not amortized. The useful life is the best estimate of the period over which the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the Company. The useful life is based on the duration of the expected use of the asset by the Company and the legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that constrain the useful life and future cash flows of the asset, including regulatory acceptance and approval, obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors. If an income approach is used to measure the fair value of an intangible asset, the Company considers the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the intangible asset, adjusted as appropriate for Company-specific factors discussed above, to determine the useful life for amortization purposes. If no regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors limit the useful life of the intangible to the Company, the useful life is considered indefinite.

Intangibles with a finite useful life are amortized on the straight-line method unless the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed or used up are reliably determinable. The Company evaluates the remaining useful life of intangible assets each reporting period to determine whether any revision to the remaining useful life is required. If the remaining useful life is changed, the remaining carrying amount of the intangible asset will be amortized prospectively over the revised remaining useful life.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Intangibles with an indefinite useful life are not amortized until its useful life is determined to be no longer indefinite. If the useful life is determined to be finite, the intangible is tested for impairment and the carrying amount is amortized over the remaining useful life in accordance with intangibles subject to amortization. Indefinite-lived intangibles are tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that it is more-likely-than-not that the asset is impaired.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangibles Other Than Goodwill

The Company accounts for the impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment and ASC 350,Intangibles – Goodwill and Other which requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to its expected future undiscounted net cash flows generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets based on the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with the use of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Based on management’s evaluation, there was no impairment loss recorded for the three or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure

The Company applies ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which expands disclosures for assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or payment to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Fair value determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities that cannot be corroborated by market data. Fair value is determined by the reporting entity’s own assumptions utilizing the best information available and includes situations where there is little market activity for the asset or liability.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy in the period the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, 2, or 3 during the periods presented.

Stock-based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense is based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718,Compensation-Stock Compensation. The Company expenses stock-based compensation to employees over the requisite service period based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. Stock-based awards with graded-vesting schedules are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award. The Company estimates the fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. Stock-based compensation costs are recorded as general and administrative or research and development costs in the statements of operations based upon the underlying individual’s role at the Company.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Net income (loss)Income (Loss) per share - Share

The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share amounts pursuant to ASC 260-10-45. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock during the period. The diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding isSince the basic weighted number of shares adjusted asCompany had a net loss for each of the first dayperiods presented, basic and diluted net loss per share are the same. The computation of diluted net loss per share for the year for any potentially diluted debt or equity.  The computationperiods presented does not assume the impact of the conversion of the Senior Convertible Notes or the exercise or contingent exercise of securities since that would have an anti-dilutive effect on earningsloss per share during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017September 30, 2018 and 2016, respectively.2017.


Subsequent events - The Company follows the guidance in ASC 855-10-50 for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company will evaluate subsequent events through the date when the financial statements were issued.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements -

From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies issue new accounting pronouncements. Updates to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are communicated through issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). Unless otherwise discussed, we believeThe Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that theare in effect and that may impact ofits financial statements. We have evaluated recently issued guidance will not beaccounting pronouncements and determined that there is no material to our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.


In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets other than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”), which would require the recognition of the tax expense from the sale of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs, rather than when the asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted.  We are considering the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-16 may have on our financial position or results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.operations.







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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”), which standardizes cash flow statement classification of certain transactions, including cash payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment, proceeds from insurance claim settlements, and distributions received from equity method investments. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The amendments in this update should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. If impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for some of the issues, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. Early adoption is permitted.  We are considering the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-15 may have on our presentation of cash flows.


From May 2014 through December 2016,September 30, 2018, the FASB issued several ASUs related to ASU 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  These ASUs are intended to provide greater insight into both revenue that has been recognized and revenue that is expected to be recognized in the future from existing contracts.Customers. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, although entities may adopt one year earlier if they choose. The two permitted transition methods under the new standard are the full retrospective method, in which case the standard would be applied to each prior reporting period presented and the cumulative effect of applying the standard would be recognized at the earliest period shown, or the modified retrospective method, in which case the cumulative effect of applying the standard would be recognized at the date of initial application. WeThe Company is currently in the pre-revenue stages of operations; therefore, we do not believecurrently anticipate there would be any change to timing or method of recognizing revenue. As such, the adoption of this new standard willdid not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.


3.In February 2016 through September 30, 2018, the FASB issued several ASUs related to ASU-2016-02,Leases. The guidance requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right of use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For operating leases: the right-of-use asset and a lease liability will be initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position; a single lease cost will be recognized, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis; and all cash payments will be classified within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in Topic 842 are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. The Company’s office lease expires September 30, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:


In effortsJuly 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-11 (ASU 2017-11), which allows companies to streamline operationsexclude a down round feature when determining whether a financial instrument is considered indexed to the entity’s own stock. As a result, financial instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities and expensesembedded conversion options with down round features are no longer bifurcated. For equity-classified freestanding financial instruments, such as warrants, an entity will treat the Company electedvalue of the effect of the down round, when triggered, as a dividend and a reduction of income available to discontinuecommon shareholders in computing basic earnings per share. For convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down round features, an entity will recognize the Dr. Paveintrinsic value of the feature only when the feature becomes beneficial. The guidance in ASU 2017-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and Dr. Pave Worldwide entities during 2015.  The financial results of these events are represented in discontinued operations included in the March 31, 2017 and 2016interim periods within those fiscal years. We early adopted ASU 2017-11 effective January 1, 2018 without a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07,Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments granted to nonemployees for goods and services. Under the ASU, most of the guidance on such payment to nonemployees would be aligned with the requirements for share-based payment granted to employees. The changes take effect for fiscal years starting after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. We expect that the adoption of this ASU would not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 2 – Intangible Asset

Intangible assets consist of the capitalized costs of $20,500 for a software license and $11,038,929 associated with our exercise of the option to acquire the exclusive license from CoNCERT related to patent rights and know-how to develop and commercialize compounds and products for PCS-499 and each metabolite thereof and the related income tax effects. The capitalized costs for the license rights to PCS-499 include $1,782 in transaction costs and $3,037,147 associated with the initial recognition of an offsetting deferred tax liability related to the acquired temporary difference for an asset purchased that is not a business combination and has a tax basis of $1,782 in accordance with ASC 740-10-25-51Income Taxes. In accordance with ASC Topic 730,Research and Development, the Company capitalized the costs of acquiring the exclusive license rights to PCS-499 as the exclusive license rights represent intangible assets to be used in research and development activities that have future alternative uses.

The operating resultsnegotiation of the discontinued operationsmodification to the Agreement was in process as of Dr. PaveOctober 4, 2017 and Dr. Pave Worldwidewas finalized in mid-February 2018 and the legal documents were thereafter executed and the option exercised on March 19, 2018 in exchange for CoNCERT receiving (i) $8 million of Company common stock that was held by Promet for the benefit of CoNCERT (2,090,301 shares representing 5.93% of total Company common stock issued and outstanding), and (ii) 15% of any sublicense revenue earned by Processa for a period equivalent to the royalty term (as defined in the Agreement) until the earliest to occur of (a) the Company raising $8 million of gross proceeds; and (b) CoNCERT being able to sell its shares of Company common stock without restrictions pursuant to the terms of the amended Agreement. All other terms of the Agreement remained unchanged. The license agreement was assigned to and exercised by the Company. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized an intangible asset for the fair value of the common stock consideration paid of $8 million with an offsetting amount in additional paid-in capital resulting from Promet releasing the shares to CoNCERT in satisfaction of the Company’s obligation to CoNCERT under the Agreement.

The Company estimated the fair value of the common stock issued based on the market approach and CoNCERT’s requirement to receive shares valued at $8 million. The market approach was based on the final negotiated number of shares of stock determined on a volume weighted average price of Company common stock quoted on the OTC Pink Marketplace over a 45 day period preceding the mid-February 2018 finalized negotiation of the modification to the option and license agreement with CoNCERT, an unrelated third party, for the exclusive license rights to PCS-499. However, we have less than 300 shareholders, the volume of shares trading for our common stock is not significant and the OTC Pink Marketplace is not a national exchange; therefore, the volume weighted average price quotes for our common stock are from markets that are not active and consequently are Level 2 inputs. The total cost recognized for the exclusive license acquired represents the allocated fair value related to the stock transferred to CoNCERT plus the recognition of the deferred tax liability related to the acquired temporary difference and the transaction costs incurred to complete the transaction as discussed above.

Intangible assets consist of the following:

  License Rights  Software  September 30, 
  to PCS-499  License  2018 
Gross intangible assets $11,038,929  $20,500  11,059,429 
Less: Accumulated amortization  (419,682)  (3,132)  (422,814)
Total intangible assets, net $10,619,247  $17,368  10,636,615)

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Amortization expense was $200,256 and $422,814 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Amortization expense is included within research and development expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2018, the estimated amortization expense for the next two years amounts to approximately $795,000 per year. The estimated amortization expense for the annual periods thereafter amounts to approximately $788,000 per year for the license rights to PCS-499.

Note 3 – Senior Convertible Notes

The balance of our Senior Convertible Notes (“Senior Notes”) and accrued interest at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was as follows:

     Unamortized       
  Senior  Debt  Senior    
  Convertible  Issuance  Convertible  Accrued 
  Notes  Costs  Notes, Net  Interest 
Balance, December 31, 2017 $2,580,000  $(131,430) $2,448,570  $35,693 
Conversion of debt $(2,350,000) $64,361  $(2,285,639) $(109,472)
Accrued interest  -   -   -   89,522 
Amortize debt issuance costs  -   64,841   64,841   - 
Balance, September 30, 2018  230,000   (2,228)  227,772   15,743 
Current portion  (230,000)  2,228   (227,772)  (15,743)
Long-term portion $-  $-  $-  $- 

Interest expense totaled $8,323 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, consisting of interest on the Senior Notes at 8% of $4,600 and the amortization of debt issuance costs of $3,723. Interest expense totaled $154,377 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 consisting of interest on the Senior Notes at 8% of $89,536 and the amortization of debt issuance costs of $64,841. The Senior Notes and related accrued interest are classified as current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

Issuance of Senior Convertible Notes

As of October 4, 2017, certain entities affiliated with current shareholders purchased $1.25 million of our Senior Notes in a bridge financing undertaken by us to support our operations. On November 21, 2017, additional third-party accredited investors contributed $1.33 million in financing proceeds. On May 25, 2018, $2,350,000 of Senior Notes were converted, as described below, leaving $230,000 of Senior Notes outstanding at September 30, 2018.

Principal and interest under each Senior Note is due on the earlier of (i) the mandatory and automatic conversion of the Senior Note into the next Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) financing we undertake, provided the PIPE financing yields minimum gross proceeds and a pre-money valuation as defined in the financing agreement or (ii) the one-year anniversary of that Senior Note (Maturity Date). The Senior Notes bear interest at 8% per year and are payable in kind (in common stock).

Holders of Senior Notes (a) may elect to receive 110% of principal plus accrued interest in the event there is a change of control prior to conversation of the Senior Notes, (b) are entitled to full ratchet anti-dilution protection in event of any sale of securities at a net consideration per share that is less than the applicable conversion price per share to the holder, (c) are entitled to certain registration rights for the securities underlying the Senior Notes and (d) have been granted certain preemptive rights pro rata to their respective interests through December 31, 2018. The Senior Notes can be prepaid by the Company at any time following the date of issuance with seven days prior written notice to the note holder.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Senior Notes are secured by a security interest in the assets of the Company and contain negative covenants that do not permit the Company to incur additional indebtedness or liens on property or assets owned, repurchase common stock, pay dividends, or enter into any transaction with affiliates of the Company that would require disclosure in a public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon an event of default, the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued but unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable in cash at the holder’s election, if not cured within the cure period.

The Company retained a placement agent and agreed to pay the placement agent (i) six percent (6%) of gross proceeds received by the Company and (ii) warrants to purchase securities in the amount of three percent (3%) of the equity issued or issuable in connection with the Senior Notes bridge financing upon their conversion. As a result of the Senior Notes conversion, warrants to purchase a total of 72,375 shares of common stock were issued, with a three-year term, at an exercise price equal to $2.452.

The Company incurred $154,800 in debt issuance costs on the Senior Notes in connection with a payment to the placement agent, which was reported as a reduction of the carrying amount of the Senior Convertible Notes on the face of the consolidated balance sheets. The debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the Senior Convertible Notes. The effective interest rate on the Senior Notes was 7.72% before debt issuance costs, since no payments of interest are due until maturity and 13.96% including the debt issuance costs based on the repayment terms of the Senior Notes.

Conversion of Our Senior Convertible Notes

On May 25, 2018, pursuant to the mandatory and automatic conversion provisions of the Senior Notes, we converted $2,350,000 of the $2,580,000 outstanding Senior Notes, along with any accrued interest into 1,206,245 shares of common stock (at a conversion price of $2.043 per share) and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock for three years, at an exercise price of $2.452.

Senior Notes totaling $230,000 held by Canadian individuals cannot be converted until the Company completes certain regulatory matters and filings in Canada. Once these regulatory matters and filings have been met, the Senior Notes held by these individuals will automatically convert on the same terms as the other noteholders, which includes additional accrued interest until conversion.

The Company completed an evaluation of the warrants issued in this transaction and determined the warrants should be classified as equity.

Note 4 – Stockholders’ Equity

2018 Private Placement Transactions

Between May 15, 2018 and June 29, 2018, the Company sold an aggregate of 1,402,442 units in a private placement transaction at a purchase price equal to $2.27 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately $3.2 million. Each unit consisted of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock for $2.724, subject to adjustment thereunder for a period of three years. The Company paid $167,526 to its placement agent and issued placement agent warrants to purchase up to 84,146 shares of common stock, with a three-year term, at an exercise price equal to $2.724. The issuance costs were charged against additional paid in capital.

On May 25, 2018, we entered into an Agreement with PoC Capital, LLC (“PoC”), where PoC has agreed to finance $1,800,000 in study costs associated with certain clinical studies, including our Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacodynamics of PCS 499 in patients with Necrosis Lipoidica in exchange for 792,952 shares of our common stock and a warrant for the purchase of 792,952 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.724, expiring on July 29, 2021. Any study costs in excess of that amount will be our responsibility. PoC will not make payments to us, but directly to the contract research organization based on their invoices. We paid $108,000 to our placement agent and issued our placement agent warrants to purchase 47,578 shares of common stock, with a three-year term, at an exercise price equal to $2.724. The issuance costs were charged against additional paid in capital.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Company also entered into a pledge agreement with PoC, under which the Company received a security interest for 396,476 shares, or half the shares we issued to them and we are holding these shares as collateral. These shares will be released in two tranches of 198,238 shares each, with each tranche released upon PoC making payments totaling $720,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we have made payments to our CRO of $239,129, including the prepayment of certain amounts, all of which will be repaid to us by PoC.

The common stock, but not the warrants, issued for the 2018 Private Placement Transactions and the conversion of the Senior Convertible Notes have, subject to certain customary exceptions, full ratchet anti-dilution protection. Until the Company has issued equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities for a total of an additional $20.0 million in cash or assets, including the proceeds from the exercise of the warrants issued above, in the event we issue additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities at a purchase price less than $2.27 per share of common stock, the above purchase prices shall be adjusted and new shares of common stock issued as if the purchase price was such lower amount (or, if such additional securities are issued without consideration, to a price equal to $0.01 per share).

The Company completed an evaluation of the warrants issued in the 2018 Private Placement Transactions and determined the warrants should be classified as equity.

Purchase of the CoNCERT License

On March 31, 201719, 2018, Promet, Processa and 2016CoNCERT amended the Agreement executed in October 2017. The Agreement was assigned to Processa and Processa exercised the exclusive option for the PCS-499 compound in exchange for CoNCERT receiving, in part, $8 million of common stock of the Company that was owned directly by Promet (2,090,301 shares at $3.83 per share) in satisfaction of the obligation due for the exclusive license for PCS-499 acquired by Processa. There was no change in the total shares issued and outstanding of 35,272,626, however, Promet’s controlling interest was reduced from 90% to 84%. Promet contributed the payment of the obligation due for the exclusive license to the Company without consideration paid to them. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized an exclusive license intangible asset with a fair value of $8 million and an offsetting increase in additional paid-in capital resulting from Promet satisfying Processa’s liability to CoNCERT (see Note 2 Intangible Asset for the income tax effect of this transaction).

Note 5 – Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740,Income Taxes. Deferred income taxes are summarized below:recorded for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized.


 

2017

 

2016

Revenue

$

--

 

$

--

  Expense

 

--

 

 

2,004

Net Loss, before taxes

 

--

 

 

(2,004)

  Income tax benefit

 

--

 

 

--

Net Loss, net of tax

$

--

 

$

(2,004)


There were no assets or liabilities from discontinued operations asAs of March 31, 2017September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2016.2017, the Company recorded a valuation allowance equal to the full recorded amount of the Company’s net deferred tax assets related to intangible start-up costs since it is more-likely-than-not that such benefits will not be realized. The valuation allowance is reviewed quarterly and is maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal.


4.As described more fully in Note 1, Promet and Processa entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Processa acquired, in an IRC Section 351 tax-free contribution of assets solely for over 80% of the voting stock of Processa (the “Section 351 Transaction”) by Promet, for properties, rights and assets, including liabilities and commitments, owned by Promet. (the “Contributed Assets”). Contemplated in the Contributed Assets were rights, title and interest under a certain option and license agreement with CoNCERT with respect to certain know-how, patent rights and compounds developed or obtained by CoNCERT (the “CoNCERT Assets”) for which voting securities of Processa were expressly contemplated to be issued as part and parcel with, and integrated into, the Section 351 Transaction to CoNCERT because all Contributed Assets including the CoNCERT Assets were contemplated to be integral to each other and were considered to be an integrated undertaking as the primary target, purpose and reason for the overall transaction itself.

NOTES PAYABLE:


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes consistedto Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

A deferred tax liability was recorded when Processa received CoNCERT’s license and “Know-How” in exchange for Processa stock that had been issued in the Internal Revenue Code Section 351 Transaction on March 19, 2018. The Section 351 Transaction treats the acquisition of the followinglicense and Know-How for stock as a tax-free exchange. As a result, under ASC 740-10-25-51Income Taxes, Processa recorded a deferred tax liability of March 31, 2017.


 

Principal

Balance

Interest

Rate

Accrued

Interest

Warrants

issued

Warrant

Fair Value

- Discount

Unamortized

Discount

Unsecured notes payable

$

420,000

12%

$

100,715

139,997

$

115,159

$

--

Secured notes payable

 

962,361

12% - 18%

 

335,417

--

 

--

 

--

Revolving line of credit

 

229,980

12% - 18%

 

66,988

--

 

--

 

--

 

$

1,612,341

 

$

503,120

139,997

$

115,159

$

--


Based upon$3,037,147 for the Company’sacquired temporary difference between the financial position,reporting basis of approximately $11,038,929 and the tax basis of approximately $1,782. The deferred tax liability may be offset by the deferred tax assets resulting from 2017 and 2018 net operating losses. Under ACS 740-270Income Taxes – Interim Reporting, the Company does not believeis required to project its 2018 federal and state effective income tax rate and apply it will be able to satisfy the mandatory principal paymentsSeptember 30, 2018 operating loss before income taxes. Based on the projection, the Company expects to recognize the tax benefit from the 2017 net operating loss carryover and the projected 2018 loss, which resulted in 2017.the recognition of a deferred tax benefit shown in the consolidated statements of operations for 2018.

As required under ASC 740-270,Interim Financial Reporting, the Company has estimated its annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year and applied that rate to its year-to-date consolidated pre-tax ordinary loss before income taxes in determining its benefit for income taxes. The Company will work with the lenders to explore extension or conversion options.  There is no guarantee the lenders will accommodate our requests.  The Company is in default in regard to interest payments on the notes, the Company’s assets may be foreclosed upon.





5.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:


Stock Options


 

Number of Options

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Life (Years)

Balance, December 31, 2016

269,500

$ 1.88

2.04

Granted

--

$     --

--

Exercised

--

$     --

--

Cancelled

 (22,000)

$ 1.64

--

Balance, March 31, 2017

247,500

$ 1.90

1.95

Exercisable, March 31, 2017

247,500

$ 1.90

1.95


The Company recognized no stock-based compensation expense duringrecorded a benefit for income taxes of approximately $212,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $5,062$771,000 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As discussed in Note 2 – Income Taxes in the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the 2017 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018, the historical information presented in the consolidated financial statements prior to October 4, 2017 is that of Promet in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805-40-45,Business Combinations – Reverse Acquisitions. Prior to the closing of the asset purchase transaction on October 4, 2017, Promet was treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and thus was not subject to income tax at the entity level. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in these consolidated financial statements through the date of the asset purchase on October 4, 2017.

The Company expects to be in an overall taxable loss position for 2018. However, the Company expects to recognize a deferred tax benefit in 2018 to the extent the 2017 net operating loss carryover and the 2018 net operating losses can be used to offset the deferred tax liability related to the intangible asset. No current income tax expense is expected for the foreseeable future as the Company expects to generate taxable net operating losses.

Note 6 - Stock-based Compensation

The amended and restated Heatwurx, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted on April 15, 2011 by the board of directors and approved by the shareholders on October 15, 2012. Under this Plan, employees, non-employee directors, advisors, and consultants of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to receive grants under the Plan. The Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 257,143 shares of common stock. If unexercised options expire or are terminated, the underlying shares will again become available for future grants under the Plan. At September 30, 2018, there were no outstanding awards that had been granted under this Plan.

The Plan provides for the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company. Options may be incentive stock options, designed to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or non-statutory stock options, which do not meet those requirements. Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees of the Company and its affiliates. Non-statutory stock options may be granted to employees, nonemployee directors, advisors, and consultants of Company and its affiliates.

The exercise price for non-statutory and incentive stock options granted under the equity compensation plan may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the option grant date or 110% in the case of incentive stock options granted to employees who own stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of common stock of the Company. The Board of Directors, until a Compensation Committee has been appointed, has the authority to establish the vesting, including the terms under which vesting may be accelerated, and other terms and conditions of the options granted. Options can have a term of no more than ten years from the grant date except for incentive stock options granted to 10% stockholders which can have a term of no more than five years from the grant date.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan and outstanding options at any time without the consent of option holders provided that such action does not adversely affect outstanding options. Amendments are subject to stockholder approval to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations. Unless terminated sooner, the Plan will automatically terminate on April 15, 2021, the tenth anniversary of April 15, 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted non-qualified stock options outside of the Plan for a total of 334,400 shares of common stock. An option for the purchase of 316,400 shares of common stock vests over a four-year term and an option for the purchase of 18,000 shares of common stock vests over one-year term. Both stock option grants have a maximum contractual term of ten years. Vesting is subject to the holder’s continuous service with the Company.

The fair value of each stock option grants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of grant. The Company recently completed a reverse merger, as described in Note 1, and as such, lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it determined its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies, and expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own traded stock price. Due to the lack of historical exercise history, the expected term of the Company’s stock options was determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

The fair value of the Company’s option awards granted during the threenine-month period ended September 30, 2018 was estimated using the following assumptions:

Exercise price $2.84 
Risk-free rate of interest  3.09%
Expected term (years)  5.0 to 6.25 
Expected stock price volatility  85.31%
Dividend yield  0%

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the nine months ended March 31, 2016.September 30, 2018:


  Total options
Outstanding
  Weighted average
exercise price
  Weighted average remaining contractual life
(in years)
 
Outstanding as of January 1, 2018  -  $-   - 
Options granted  334,400   2.84   9.9 
Exercised  -   -   - 
Forfeited  -   -   - 
Outstanding as of September 30, 2018  334,400  $2.84   9.9 

No options were vested or exercisable as of September 30, 2018. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was between $2.00 and $2.10. No forfeiture rate was applied to these stock options.

The Company recorded $50,528 of stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 for awards issued under the above-mentioned plan as general and administrative expense.

No tax benefits were attributed to the stock-based compensation expense because a valuation allowance was maintained for all net deferred tax assets.

As of March 31, 2017September 30, 2018, there was noapproximately $649,913 of total unrecognized compensation expense, related to the issuance of the stock options.  As of March 31, 2016 there was $1,629 of unrecognized compensation expense related to the issuance of the stock options.


Performance Stock Options


There were no performanceunvested stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.9 years.


 

Number of

Options

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Balance, December 31, 2016

40,000

 

$ 2.00

Granted

--

 

--

Exercised

--

 

--

Cancelled

--

 

--

Balance, March 31, 2017

40,000

 

$ 2.00

Exercisable, March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

40,000

 

$ 2.00


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

WarrantsNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


(Unaudited)

There were no warrants issued during the three months ended March 31, 2017.


 

Number of

Warrants

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Life (Years)

Balance, December 31, 2016

2,000,304

$ 2.36

0.63

Granted

--

--

--

Exercised

--

--

--

Cancelled

 (333,329)

$ 3.00

--

Balance, March 31, 2017

1,666,975

$ 2.23

0.49



Note 7 – Net Loss per Share of Common Stock



9



6.

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:


The Company computesBasic net loss per share of common stock using the two-class method required for participating securities.  The Company’s participating securities include all series of its convertible preferred stock.  Undistributed earnings allocated to these participating securities are added to net loss in determining net loss applicable to common stockholders.  Basic and Diluted loss per share areis computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholder by the weighted-average numberweighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding without the impact of potential dilutive common shares outstanding because they would have an anti-dilutive impact on diluted net loss per share. The treasury-stock method is used to determine the dilutive effect of commonthe Company’s stock outstanding.


Outstanding options and warrants underlying 1,954,475grants, and the if-converted method is used to determine the dilutive effect of the Company’s Senior Convertible Notes.

The computation of net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is shown below.

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Basic and diluted net loss per share:                
Net loss $(852,822) $(711,567) $(3,155,874) $(1,222,453)
Weighted-average number of common shares-basic and diluted  38,674,265   31,745,242   36,869,323   31,745,242 
                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.02) $(0.02) $(0.09) $(0.04)

The outstanding options and warrants to purchase common stock and the shares issuable under the Senior Convertible Note were not included inexcluded from the computation of diluted lossnet income per share becauseas their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the exercise price was greater thanperiods presented below:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Stock options and purchase warrants  3,947,186        -   3,947,186          - 
Senior convertible notes  119,195   -   119,195   - 

Note 8 – Related Party Transactions

A shareholder, CorLyst, LLC, reimburses the average market priceCompany for shared costs related to payroll, health care insurance and rent based on actual costs incurred and recognized as a reduction of the general and administrative operating expenses being reimbursed in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. The reimbursed amounts totaled $1,025 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $28,505 and $49,089 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amounts due from CorLyst at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $79,422 and $62,709, respectively. CorLyst also purchased 132,159 shares of our common shares and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.stock for $300,001 in a private placement transaction.


The calculationA Director of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted net loss per common share is as follows:


 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(75,627)

 

$

(131,621)

Net loss from discontinued operations

 

--

 

 

(2,004)

Net Loss

 

(75,627)

 

 

(133,625)

Basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock cumulative dividend - Series D

 

(10,588)

 

 

(10,705)

Income applicable to preferred stockholders

 

(10,588)

 

 

(10,705)

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

$

(86,215)

 

$

(144,330)


7.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:


Vendors and Debt - The Company has significant liabilities as of March 31, 2017 with limited cash flow generated by the sale of Company assets and revenue. The Company has $323,349 in accounts payable and accrued expenses from continuing operations. In addition, the Company has $2,115,461 in debt and accrued interest from continuing operations. The Company will work with their vendors and lenders to establish payment plans, explore extensions and conversion of debt.


8.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:


Dividend and Interest activity

Justin Yorke is the manager of the JMW Fund, LLC, the San Gabriel Fund, LLC, and the Richland Fund, LLC;LLC, collectively known as the “Funds”. The Funds received 515,583 shares of our common stock and iswarrants to purchase 515,583 shares of our common stock upon the conversion of $1 million of Senior Convertible Notes held by the Funds purchased on October 4, 2017. At September 30, 2018, the Funds owned a directortotal of the Company.  Mr. McGrain, our Interim Chief executive officer and Interim Chief financial officer is also a member of the JMW Fund, LLC, the San Gabriel Fund, LLC, and the Richland Fund, LLC.  These funds own 4,725,7212,566,639 shares of common stock and holds warrants to purchase 1,278,186515,583 shares of common shares in the aggregate.stock.


Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

AsNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Entities affiliated with our Chairman of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the Company had secured notes payable with JMW Fund, LLC, the San Gabriel Fund, LLC and the Richland Fund, LLC in the aggregate amount of $962,361.  An outstanding balance of $138,000 on the revolving line of credit as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  Mr. Yorke, as the manager of these funds, earned interest from loans payable for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 of $46,796 and $49,739, respectively. Total accrued interest as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $379,362 and $189,577, respectively.


9.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:


 

Three Months ended

March 31,

 

2017

 

2016

Cash paid for interest

$

--

 

$

5,211

Cash paid for income taxes

 

--

 

 

--

Non-Cash investing and financing transactions

 

 

 

 

 

Series D Dividend payable in accrued expenses

$

10,588

 

$

10,706





10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:


Debt offerings

The Company entered into Secured notes under the senior secured loan agreement in the aggregate amount of $75,000 on June 9, 2017; $15,000 on July 26, 2017 and $105,000 on August 7, 2017.


Other

On July 17, 2017, the Company issued a press release entitled “Heatwurx Announces Letter of Intent with Promet Therapeutics, LLC Relating to a Reverse Merger” in which the Company disclosed that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to engage in a reverse merger with Promet Therapeutics, LLC.


Board of Directors

On August 24, 2017, Mr. Justin Yorke and Mr. Christopher Bragg were appointed to the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) received 103,117 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 103,117 shares of our common stock upon the conversion of $200,000 in Senior Convertible Notes purchased on October 4, 2017. Our CEO and entities affiliated with our CEO also purchased a total of 132,160 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 132,160 shares of common stock in private placement transactions.

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

The Company enters into contracts in the normal course of business with contract research organizations and subcontractors to further develop its products. The contracts are cancellable, with varying provisions regarding termination. If a contract with a specific vendor were to be terminated, the Company would only be obligated for products or services that it received as of the Company.effective date of the termination and any applicable cancellation fees. The Company had purchase obligations of approximately $41,000 and $896,000 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.



Due to the contingent nature of the amounts and timing of the payments, we have excluded our agreement with the CRO with whom we have contracted to conduct our Phase 2a NL clinical trial. We were contractually obligated for up to approximately $1.8 million of future services under the agreement, but our actual contractual obligations will vary depending on the progress and results of the clinical trial.



Cybersecurity Fraud



In January 2018, the Company incurred a loss of $144,200 due to fraud from a cybersecurity breach. As a result, we have implemented certain review and approval procedures internally and with our banks; our technology consultants have implemented system changes; and, we reported the fraud to our banks and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Crimes Unit. The Company does not have insurance coverage against the type of fraud that occurred, therefore, recovery of the loss is remote. While we are taking steps to prevent such an event from reoccurring, we cannot provide assurance that similar issues will not reoccur. The loss is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.



Note 10 - Subsequent Events



The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC, to ensure that this filing includes appropriate disclosure of events both recognized in the financial statements as of September 30, 2018, and events which occurred subsequent to September 30, 2018, but which were not recognized in the financial statements. The Company has determined that there were no subsequent events which required recognition, adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.

































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


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following discussion and analysis should

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by looking for words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this report on Form 10-Q. These statements may be read in conjunction withfound under the section of this report on Form 10-Q captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Forward-Looking Statements


The statements containedOperations,” as well as in this report that are not historical facts are forward-lookingon Form 10-Q generally. In particular, these include statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possiblerelating to future actions, prospective products, applications, customers, technologies, future performance or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, need for financing, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, ability to retainanticipated products, expenses, and recruit personnel, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believes,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “plans,” or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy or trends. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in suchfinancial results. These forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances that these expectations will provesubject to be correct. Such statements by their nature involvecertain risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements.


Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from currentour historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:


·

risks associated with the asphalt repair industry, including competition, increases in wages, labor relations, energy and fuel costs, actual and threatened pandemics, actual and threatened terrorist attacks, and downturns in domestic and international economic and market conditions;

·

risks associated with the asphalt repair industry, including changes in laws or regulations, increases in taxes, rising insurance premiums, costs of compliance with environmental laws and other governmental regulations;

·

the availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of securities markets;

·

changes in the competitive environment in the asphalt repair industry;

·

risks related to natural disasters;

·

litigation; and

·

other risk factors discussed in the 2016
our limited operating history, limited cash and history of losses;
our ability to achieve profitability;
our ability to secure required FDA or other governmental approvals for our product candidates and the breadth of the indication sought;
the impact of competitive or alternative products, technologies and pricing;
whether we are successful in developing and commercializing our technology, including through licensing;
the adequacy of protections afforded to us and/or our licensor by the anticipated patents that we own or license and the cost to us of maintaining, enforcing and defending those patents;
our and our licensor’s ability to protect non-patented intellectual property rights;
our exposure to and ability to defend third-party claims and challenges to our and our licensor’s anticipated patents and other intellectual property rights;
our ability to obtain adequate financing to fund our business operations in the future;
our ability to continue as a going concern; and
other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC (as amended) on April 17, 2018.

The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions and are made as of the date of this report on Form 10-K, filed by10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this report on Form 10-Q or to update the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Should one or more of these risks materialize (or the consequences of such a development worsen), or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect,reasons why actual results could differ materially from those expected. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update publicly or revisecontained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.otherwise, except to the extent required by federal securities laws. Actual future results may vary materially as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC (as amended) on April 17, 2018. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this report on Form 10-Q will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.


OverviewThis Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains estimates, projections and Basisother information concerning our industry, our business, and the markets for certain diseases, including data regarding the estimated size of Presentationthose markets. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies, and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data, and similar sources.


Heatwurx, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 29, 2011 as Heatwurxaq,In this Form 10-Q, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Heatwurx, Inc. on April 15, 2011.subsidiary.


Overview

We are an asphalt preservationemerging pharmaceutical company focused on the clinical development of drug products that are intended to improve the survival and/or quality of life for patients who have a high unmet medical need. Within this group of pharmaceutical products, we currently are developing one product for two indications (i.e., the use of a drug to treat a particular disease) and repair, equipment company. searching for additional products for our portfolio.

Part of our business strategy is:

(i)to identify drugs that have potential efficacy in patients with an unmet medical need, as demonstrated by some clinical evidence, including published case studied or clinical experience, such that the patient’s survival and/or quality of life might improve,
(ii)to identify drug products that have been developed or approved for other indications but can be repurposed to treat those patients who have an unmet medical need, and
(iii)to identify drugs that can be quickly developed within 2-4 years to completion of a pivotal study for the submission of a new drug application (“NDA”) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or to license the drug to a potential strategic partner just prior to a more expensive and time-consuming pivotal study.

Our innovative, and eco-friendly hot-in-place recycling process corrects surface distresses withinlead product, PCS-499, is an oral tablet that is an analog (i.e.,a compound having a structure similar to that of the top 3 inches of existing pavement by heating the surface materialapproved drug but differing from it in respect to a temperature between 325°certain component of the molecule)of an active metabolite of an already approved drug called pentoxifylline (PTX). PTX (Trental®) was approved by the FDA on August 30,1984 for the treatment of patients with intermittent claudication on the basis of chronic occlusive arterial disease of the limbs. In the body PCS-499 is broken down to multiple metabolites with PCS-499 and 375° Fahrenheit with our electrically powered infrared heating equipment, mechanically looseningmany of these metabolites being pharmacologically active. In animal and healthy human volunteer studies, higher exposure of certain active metabolites are seen after PCS-499 administration compared to PTX. Despite the heated material with our processor/tiller attachment that is optimized for producing a seamless repair, and mixing in additional recycled asphalt pavement and a binder (asphalt-cement), and then compacting repaired area with a vibrating roller or compactor. We consider our equipmentgreater exposure to these pharmacologically active molecules, PCS-499 appears to be eco-friendlywell tolerated, even at higher doses than the standard dosing of PTX. Based on our findings in the literature that PTX has some activity in a number of conditions, PCS-499 may potentially provide clinical benefit over other on-label or off-label products used for the various conditions. These conditions include NL and RIF in head and neck cancer patients. NL is a chronic, disfiguring condition for which most patients do not have any treatment options. It develops more commonly in women than in men on the lower extremities, and ulceration can occur in approximately 30% of NL patients, which may lead to more severe complications, such as the Heatwurx process reusesdeep tissue infections and rejuvenates distressed asphalt, uses recycled asphalt pavement for filler material, eliminates travel to and from asphalt batch plants, and extends theosteonecrosis that can threaten life of the roadway.  We believe our equipment, technologylimb. RIF or radiation-induced fibrosis can occur after radiation treatment in head and processes provide savings over other processesneck cancer. Some patients develop late radiation-induced fibrotic effects 90 days after initiation of radiation therapy and sometimes months or years later. RIF can significantly affect the quality of life of these patients causing symptoms such as dry mouth, oral mucositis, muscular atrophy, swallowing dysfunction, vascular damage, and neural damage.

Our team had a successful pre-IND (Investigating New Drug) meeting with the FDA on NL in October 2017, defining the next steps to move PCS-499 into Phase 2 studies and the path to eventual approval. Processa has also entered into an agreement with Integrium, LLC (“Integrium”), a CRO, to conduct the planned Phase 2 clinical study to further evaluate PCS-499 for the treatment of NL. Integrium is a full-service Clinical Proof of Concept firm based in Tustin, California, that can be more laborspecializes in a wide range of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, metabolic disease and equipment intensive.



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Our hot-in-place recycling process and equipment was selected bydermatology research. The budget agreed to with Integrium for the Technology Implementation Groupcompletion of the American AssociationPhase 2 Clinical study is approximately $1.6 to $1.8 million, and this clinical trial funding (of up to $1.8 million) has been committed to by PoC Capital. Enrollment in the study is planned to start in late 2018.

On June 22, 2018, the FDA granted orphan-drug designation to our leading clinical compound PCS-499 for treatment of State Highway Transportation Officials (“AASHTO TIG”)NL. On September 28, 2018, the FDA cleared our IND for PCS-499 in NL such that we can move forward with the Phase 2 study and enroll patients in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Going Concern and Management’s Plan

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP and are based on the assumption that the Company will continue as an “additionally Selected Technology”a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. We face certain risks and uncertainties that are present in many emerging growth companies regarding product development and commercialization, limited working capital, recurring losses and negative cash flow from operations, future profitability, ability to obtain future capital, protection of patents, technologies and property rights, competition, rapid technological change, navigating the domestic and major foreign markets’ regulatory and clinical environment, recruiting and retaining key personnel, dependence on third party manufacturing organizations, third party collaboration and licensing agreements, lack of sales and marketing activities and no customers or pharmaceutical products to sell or distribute. These risks and other factors raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as of the date of the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 2012. We develop, manufactureended December 31, 2017 and intend to sell our unique and innovative and eco-friendly equipment to federal, state and local agencies as well as contractorsQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the repair and rehabilitation of damaged and deteriorated asphalt surfaces.nine months ended September 30, 2018.


During 2014, we acquired Dr. Pave, LLC a service company offering asphalt repair and restoration utilizing the Heatwurx asphalt repair technology and established a new entity Dr. Pave Worldwide LLC to house our franchise program providing franchisees with the exclusive Heatwurx equipment and processing.  We launched our franchise sales program throughout the U.S. in the third quarter of 2014; however, to date, no franchises have been sold.  The Company decided not to renew its franchise registrations throughout the U.S. do to the extensive costs.  In 2015, we offered license agreements, which grants a license of all Heatwurx equipment and supplies and the use of the Heatwurx intellectual property within a specified territory.  We have one licenseerelied exclusively on private placements with a small group of accredited investors to finance our business and operations. We do not have any credit facilities as a source of Marchfuture funds. We have not had any revenue since our inception on August 31, 2017.


We are no longer receiving financial support2015 and we do not believecurrently have any revenue under contract or any immediate sales prospects. As of September 30, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $7.0 million incurred since inception. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we incurred a net loss from continuing operations of approximately $3.2 million and used approximately $3.2 million in net cash from operating activities. We expect our operating costs to be substantial as we incur costs related to the various clinical trials for our product candidates and that we will operate at a loss for the foreseeable future.

As further described below under Recent Developments, since December 31, 2017, we have received proceeds of approximately $3.2 million dollars from the sale of 1,402,442 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase the same number of shares of common stock exercisable at $2.724 per share. We also entered into an agreement with an investor for a commitment to fund up to $1.8 million of clinical trial expenses in exchange for 792,952 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase the same number of shares of common stock exercisable at $2.724 per share. We will use these committed funds for our Phase 2a clinical trial of PCS-499 in patients with NL. Payment under this commitment will be made directly to the contract research organization (CRO) based on their invoicing and not to us. Finally, on May 25, 2018, we converted approximately $2.35 million of our 8.0% Senior Notes into 1,206,245 shares of our common stock and 1,206,245 warrants to purchase common stock.

We are looking at ways to add a revenue stream to offset some of our expenses. We plan to begin fundraising efforts in the first half of 2019. In addition, we are seeking alternative options to add additional cash. However, no assurance can be given that we will be ablesuccessful in securing adequate funds that may be required. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development or commercialization of one or more of our product candidates, restrict our operations or obtain funds by entering into agreements on unattractive terms, which would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, stock price, and our relationships with third parties with whom we have business relationships, at least until additional funding is obtained.

Uncertainty concerning our ability to continue as a going concern may hinder our ability to obtain future financing, from another source.  We do not believe weas well as adversely affect our collaborative drug development relationships. Continued operations and our ability to continue as a going concern are abledependent on our ability to achieve a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure.  Do to the slow growthobtain additional funding in the service sectornear future and the high cost of the franchise registrations, we discontinued the operations of Dr. Pave, LLCthereafter, and Dr. Pave Worldwide LLC.  In addition, we significantly scaled back operations to maintain only a minimal level of operations necessary to support our licensee and look for potential merger candidates.  The Company sold the remaining equipment and inventory to the licensee during 2016.  Based upon the Company’s current financial position, the Company does not believe itno assurances can be given that such funding will be ableavailable at all or will be available in sufficient amounts or on reasonable terms. Without additional funds from debt or equity financing, sales of assets, sales or out-licenses of intellectual property or technologies, or other transactions yielding funds, we will rapidly exhaust our resources and will be unable to satisfycontinue operations. Absent additional funding, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to fund our operations for a period of one year or more after the mandatory principal payments.  The Company will work withdate that these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued based on the lenders to explore extension or conversion options.  There is no guarantee the lenders will accommodate our requests.  As of March 31, 2017; principal in thetiming and amount of $962,361 is outstandingour projected net loss from continuing operations and payable under the secured notes.  These notes are secured by all the assetscash to be used in operating activities during that period of the Company, including intellectual property rights.  We are in default on the notes, and astime.

As a result, the Company’s assets may be foreclosed upon.


The issues described above raise substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  It isconcern within one year after the date that these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be different should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern based on the outcome of these uncertainties described above.

Recent Developments

Investigative New Drug Application and Orphan Drug Designation. On June 22, 2018, the FDA granted orphan-drug designation to our intention toleading clinical compound PCS-499 for treatment of NL. On September 28, 2018, the FDA cleared our IND for PCS-499 in NL such that we can move forward with the Phase 2 study and enroll patients in the fourth quarter of 2018.

CoNCERT License Agreement. On October 4, 2017, Promet entered into an option and license agreement (the “CoNCERT Agreement”) with CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“CoNCERT”). On March 19, 2018, we, Promet, and CoNCERT entered into an agreement (the “March Amendment”) that, among other things, assigned the CoNCERT Agreement from Promet to us and we exercised the exclusive commercial license option for the PCS-499 compound from CoNCERT. Our agreement with CoNCERT, along with raising additional financing, was contemplated as a public entitypart of our reverse acquisition of Heatwurx. The March Amendment also amended the CoNCERT Agreement to provide: (i) for the immediate transfer and release of $8.0 million of our common stock that was held for the benefit of CoNCERT by Promet (2,090,301 shares) to seek potential merger candidates.  If the Company fails to merge or be acquired by another company,CoNCERT and (ii) that if we will be required to terminate all operations.


Section 107sublicense any of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company can take advantageintellectual property licensed to us by CoNCERT to a third party prior to the earlier of the extended transition period provideddate that we (a) raise gross proceeds of at least $8.0 million in Section 7(a)(2)(B)one or more equity offerings or (b) CoNCERT can sell the shares of common stock released to it by Promet without restriction under Rule 144(b)(1), then we must pay CoNCERT 15% of such revenue. All other terms of the CoNCERT Agreement remain unchanged. As a result, we recognized an intangible asset of approximately $11.0 million, additional paid-in capital of $8.0 million resulting from Promet releasing the earmarked shares to CoNCERT in satisfaction of our obligation to CoNCERT, along with a $3.0 million deferred tax liability related to the acquired temporary difference for an asset purchased that is not a business combination and has a nominal tax basis.

PIPE Transactions. On May 15, 2018, and June 29, 2018, we entered into Subscription and Purchase Agreements with certain accredited investors and conducted closings pursuant to which we sold 1,402,442 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.27 per share. In addition, each investor received a warrant to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock purchased by such investor at an exercise price equal to $2.724, subject to adjustment thereunder.

We received total gross proceeds of approximately $3.2 million prior to deducting placement agent fees and estimated expenses payable by us. We currently intend to use the proceeds of the Private Placement to fund research and development of our lead product candidate, PCS-499, including clinical trial activities, and for general corporate purposes.

Our placement agent received $167,526 and Placement Agent Warrant to purchase up to 84,146 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $2.724.

Clinical Trial Funding. On May 25, 2018, we entered into an agreement with an accredited investor to whom we sold 792,952 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.27 per share for $1.8 million of gross proceeds. We will use these committed funds for our Phase 2a clinical trial of PCS-499 in patients with NL which is planned to begin in the fourth quarter of 2018. The investor will make payments not to us, but rather directly to the CRO conducting our Phase 2 Necrobiosis Lipoidica Trial based on their invoicing. The investor also received warrants to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock purchased at an exercise price equal to $2.724 per share.

Our placement agent received $108,000 and a warrant to purchase up to 47,578 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $2.724.

Note Conversion. On May 25, 2018, we converted approximately $2.35 million of our mandatory convertible 8.0% Senior Notes and accrued interest of $109,472 into 1,206,245 shares of common stock, at a price of $2.043 per share. The noteholders also received warrants to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock purchased at an exercise price equal to $2.452. Our placement agent received a warrant to purchase 72,375 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.452.

The shares of common stock for both PIPE Transactions and the clinical trial funding were sold in a private placement pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

The common stock, but not the warrants, issued in the PIPE Transactions, the clinical trial funding and the note conversion have, subject to certain customary exceptions, full ratchet anti-dilution protection. Until we have issued equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities for complying with newa total of an additional $20.0 million in cash or revised accounting standards.  In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delayassets, including the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.  However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised standards onproceeds from the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies.  Section 107exercise of the JOBS Act provides that our decisionwarrants issued above, in the event we issue additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities at a purchase price less than $2.27 per share of common stock, the above purchase prices shall be adjusted and new shares of common stock issued as if the purchase price was such lower amount (or, if such additional securities are issued without consideration, to opt outa price equal to $0.01 per share).

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.Estimates


Results of operations


The following discussion and analysis of theour financial condition and results of operations shouldare based on our unaudited consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be readreasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following accounting policies and estimates are most critical to aid in conjunctionunderstanding and evaluating our financial results reported in our consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes. As a result of our reverse acquisition, there was an ownership change as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382. Prior to the closing of the transaction, Promet was treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and thus was not subject to income taxes at the entity level and no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the consolidated financial statements through October 4, 2017. In addition, Promet determined that it was not required to record a liability related to uncertain tax positions as a result of the requirements of ASC 740-10-25 Income Taxes. The net deferred tax assets of Heatwurx were principally federal and state net operating loss carry forwards which are significantly limited to the Company following an ownership change as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382.

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740Income Taxes which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. We recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been in our consolidated financial statements and income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between our consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the financial statementsprovisions of ASC 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, we recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Estimated interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are included herewith.  This discussion shouldas a component of interest expense and general and administrative expense, respectively. We had no unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions for any periods presented.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) was signed into law. In December 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”) to provide clarification in implementing the TCJA when registrants do not be construedhave the necessary information available to imply that results discussed herein will necessarily continue intocomplete the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicativeaccounting for an element of actual operating resultsthe TCJA in the future.period of its enactment. SAB 118 provides for tax amounts to be classified as provisional and subject to remeasurement for up to one year from the enactment date for such elements when the accounting effect is not complete but can be reasonably estimated. We consider our estimates of the tax effects of the TCJA on the components of our tax provision to be reasonable and no provisional estimates subject to remeasurement will be necessary to complete the accounting.


ForWe file U.S. federal income and Maryland state tax returns. There are currently no income tax examinations underway for these jurisdictions. However, tax years from and including 2014 remain open for examination by federal and state income tax authorities.

During the three monthsyear ended MarchDecember 31, 2017, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016


For the three months ended March 31, 2017, our net loss was approximately $76,000, compared to a net losswe incurred operating losses of approximately $134,000 including loss from discontinued operations of approximately $2,000$606,400. However, we recorded no income tax benefit for the same periodapproximately $347,500 ($95,632 net of 2016.  Further descriptiontax) of these losses is provided below.






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Revenue


The Company did not recognize any revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $5,000 in revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2016.  Operations have been significantly reduced; the Company sold equipment to our licensee in the first quarter of 2016. The Company does not anticipate any revenue during 2017 from equipment sales.


Cost of goods sold


The Company had no cost of goods sold during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.


Selling, general and administrative


Selling, general and administrative expenses decreasedtreated as deferred start-up expenditures for tax purposes and approximately $258,600 ($71,155 net of tax) of tax losses resulting in tax loss carryforwards. The net operating loss carry forwards are available for application against future taxable income for 20 years expiring in 2037. Tax losses incurred after December 31, 2017 have an indefinite carry forward period. However, the tax loss incurred after December 31, 2017 and carried forward can only offset 80 percent of future taxable income. The benefit associated with the net operating loss carry forward will more-likely-than-not go unrealized unless future operations are successful except for their offset against the deferred tax liability created by the acquired CoNCERT license and “Know-How.” Since the success of future operations is indeterminable, the potential benefits resulting from these net operating losses have not been recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements except for a benefit from the reduction in the deferred tax liability created by amortization of the intangible from the acquired Know-How. As of December 31, 2016 and through October 4, 2017, the Company had no net operating losses for federal and state income tax purposes since Promet’s members were taxed separately on their proportionate share of Promet’s income, deductions, losses and credits.

Clinical Trial Accruals / Research and Development. As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to approximately $14,000estimate expenses resulting from our obligations under contracts with vendors, CROs and consultants and under clinical site agreements related to conducting our clinical trials. The financial terms of these contracts vary and may result in payment flows that do not match the period over which materials or services are provided under such contracts.

We estimate preclinical and clinical trial expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research institutions and clinical research organizations that conduct and manage preclinical studies and clinical trials on our behalf. In accruing service fees, we estimate the time period over which services will be performed and the level of patient enrollment and activity expended in each period. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, we will adjust the accrual accordingly. Payments made to third parties under these arrangements in advance of the receipt of the related series are recorded as prepaid expenses until the services are rendered.

Our clinical trial accruals are based on estimates of patient enrollment and related costs at clinical investigator sites as well as estimates for the three months ended March 31, 2017services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions and CROs that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf. During a clinical trial, we will adjust the clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from approximately $81,000estimates. We make estimates of accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date based on the fact and circumstances known at that time. Our clinical trial accruals are partially dependent on the accurate reporting by the CRO and other third-party vendors. Although we do not expect estimates to differ materially from actual amounts, our understanding of the status and timing of services performed relative to the actual status and timing of services performed may vary and may result in reporting amounts that may be too high or too low for any reporting period.

We expense research and development costs as they are incurred.

Valuation of Intangible Assets. Our intangible assets consist of the capitalized costs of $20,500 for a software license and $11,038,929 associated with the exercise of the option to acquire the exclusive license from CoNCERT related to patent rights and know-how to develop and commercialize compounds and products for PCS-499 and each metabolite thereof and the related income tax effects. The capitalized costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decreaselicense rights to PCS-499 include $1,782 in selling, generaltransaction costs and administrative expenses is principally due$3,037,147 associated with the initial recognition of an offsetting deferred tax liability related to the significant reductionacquired temporary difference for an asset purchased that is not a business combination and has a nominal tax basis in operating activities which include a decrease in employee expenses of approximately $51,000; a decrease in travel and office expenses of approximately $8,000 which includes commercial insurance, rent and other expenses; and a decrease in legal and investor relations expenses of $8,000.


accordance with ASC 740-10-25-51Income Taxes. In accordance with ASC Topic 730,Research and Development


The Company had approximately $100, we capitalized the costs of acquiring the exclusive license rights to PCS-499 as the exclusive license rights represent intangible assets to be used in research and development activities that have future alternative uses. We had no recorded intangible assets as of December 31, 2017.

We used a market approach to estimate the fair value of the common stock issued to CoNCERT in this transaction. Our estimate was based on the final negotiated number of shares of stock issued and the volume weighted average price of our common stock quoted on the OTC Pink Marketplace over a 45-day period preceding the mid-February 2018 finalized negotiation of the modification to the option and license agreement with CoNCERT. We believe the fair values used to record intangible assets acquired in this transaction are based upon reasonable estimates and assumptions given the facts and circumstances as of the related valuation dates.

We determined our intangible assets to have finite useful lives and review them for impairment when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

Stock-Based Compensation. We account for the cost of employee services received in exchange for the award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award, determined on the date of grant. Significant assumptions utilized in determining the fair value of our stock options include the volatility rate, estimated term of the options, risk-free interest rate and forfeiture rate. The term of the options will be based on the contractual term of the options as determined by the Board of Directors pursuant to our equity incentive plan. The expense is to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and make revisions, if necessary, at each reporting period if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Non-employee share-based compensation awards generally are immediately vested and have no future performance requirements by the non-employee and the total share-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date.

We estimate the fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. All stock-based compensation costs during the three months ended March 31, 2017;are recorded in general and noadministrative or research and development costs in the statements of operations based upon the underlying individual’s role.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

The following table summarizes our net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The Company is only utilizing legal representation to maintain the existing patents.periods indicated:


  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended    
  September 30,     September 30,    
  2018  2017  Change  2018  2017  Change 
Operating Expenses                        
Research and development costs $611,612  $457,632  $153,980  $2,477,481  $772,533  $1,704,948 
General and administrative expenses  451,359   255,219   196,140   1,305,511   454,592   850,919 
Total operating expenses  1,062,971   712,851   350,120   3,782,992   1,227,125   2,555,867 
Other Income (Expense)                        
Interest Expense  (8,323)  -   (8,323)  (154,377)  -   (154,377)
Interest Income  6,457   1,284   5,173   10,163   4,672   5,491 
Total other income (expense)  (1,866)  1,284   (3,150)  (144,214)  4,672   (148,886)
Net Operating Loss Before Income Tax Benefit  1,064,837   711,567   353,270   3,927,206   1,222,453   2,704,753 
Income Tax Benefit  (212,015)  -   (212,015)  (771,332)  -   (771,332)
Net Loss $852,822  $711,567  $141,255  $3,155,874  $1,222,453  $1,933,421 

Liquidity and capital resources


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OverviewRevenues.


We have incurred operating losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows from operations since inception.  As of March 31, 2017, wenot had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15,341,000 from operating activities.  The Company had total cash on hand of approximately $1,600 as of March 31, 2017. The Company is not able to obtain additional financing adequate to fulfill its commercialization activities, nor achieve a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.  


Operating Activities


During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company used $1,598 in cash for continuing operations compared to cash used of $43,900 for continuing operations and $6,469 for discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2016. This decrease in cash used for operating activities was due to the significant reduction in employees and overhead expenses.  The Company has had littleany revenue since inception.our inception in August 2015. The Company does not currently have any revenue under contract, nor does it have any immediate sales prospects. The Company has significantly scaled back operations

Research and Development Expenses.

Our research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses primarily consist of (i) licensing of compounds for product testing and development, (ii) program and testing related expenses, (iii) amortization of the exclusive license intangible asset used in research and development activities, and (iv) internal research and development staff related payroll, taxes and employee benefits, external consulting and professional fees related to maintain only a minimal levelthe product testing and development activities of operations necessarythe Company. Non-refundable advance payments for goods and services to supportbe used in future research and development activities are recorded as prepaid expenses and expensed when the research and development activities are performed.

During the three and nine months of 2018, we incurred expenses totaling $611,612 and $2,477,481 for the continued development and testing of our licenseelead product, PCS-499. These amounts represent an increase over amounts we incurred during comparable periods in 2017. During 2017, we incurred research and lookdevelopment costs of $457,632 and $772,533 for potential merger candidates.  For the year three monthsand nine month ended September 30, 2017. A majority of the costs incurred in 2017 and all the costs incurred in 2018 relate to the development of PCS-499.

On March 31,19, 2018, we exercised the License and Option Agreement with CoNCERT for PCS-499 we entered into on October 4, 2017.

Costs for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 the Company incurred a net loss from continuing operations of approximately $76,000. The operations of Dr. Pave, LLC and Dr. Pave Worldwide, LLC were discontinued in 2015 and have not activity in the current period. These business components are included in discontinued operations as of March 31, 2017. It is the Company’s intention to move forward as a public entity and to seek potential merger candidates.  If the Company fails to merge or be acquired by another company, we will be required to terminate all operations.follows.


  Three months ended
September 30, 2018
  Three months ended
September 30, 2017
 
Amortization of intangible assets $200,256  $- 
Research and development salaries and benefits  156,098   137,976 
Preclinical, clinical trial and other costs  255,258   319,656 
 Total $611,612  $457,632 

Investing Activities


There were no investing activitiesAs shown above, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 we increased our overall research and development expenses by $153,980. As a result of exercising the CoNCERT license and option agreement for PCS-499 in March 31, 2017 compared to proceeds2018, and purchase of $27,000 from the salea software license we recognized $200,256 of assets held for saleamortization expense during the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. We had no similar expense in 2017.





Financing Activities


There were no investing activities As we continue development of PCS-499, our research and development salaries and benefits increased by $18,122 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 when compared to the same period in 2017 due to an increase in full-time equivalent staff and related costs. We recognized lower research and development expenses for preclinical, clinical trial and other costs of $64,398 during the three months ended March 31, 2017September 30, 2018 when compared to cash provided by financing activities of $15,000the same period in 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2016.  ThisSeptember 30, 2017, we entered into an agreement with a contract research organization (CRO) for formulation development to determine the optimal composition and dosage of PCS-499 for manufacturing and delivery. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we concluded a Phase 1 study to test the formulation, described below in detail. We anticipate our research and development costs to increase in the future as we begin our Phase 2a clinical trial activities for NL in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows.

  Nine months ended
September 30, 2018
  Nine months ended September 30, 2017 
Amortization of intangible assets $422,814  $- 
Research and development salaries and benefits  494.274   390,375 
Preclinical, clinical trial and other costs  1,560,393   382,158 
Total $2,477,481  $772,533 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 our research and development costs increased by $1,704,948 to $2,477,481 from $772,533 for nine months ended September 30, 2017. As noted above, following the exercise of the option and license agreement with CoNCERT, we started recognizing amortization expense; $422,814 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. We had no similar expense in 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we completed a Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of single and optional multiple dosing regimens of modified release formulations of PCS-499 compared to Trental® (pentoxifylline) administered to healthy subjects. We also incurred costs to establish a new site to manufacture the tablets of PCS-499 needed for our clinical trial since the original CoNCERT tablet manufacturing site could no longer be used. Our research and development salaries and benefits increased $103,899 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 when compared to the same period in 2017 related to an increase in full-time equivalent staff and related staff costs. We recognized higher research and development expenses for preclinical, clinical trial and other costs of $1,178,235 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 when compared to the same period in 2017 due to the completion of our Phase 1 pharmacokinetics study described above, the scaling up of clinical trial material we will need for our Phase 2a clinical trial for NL and other research and development costs that we incurred. The majority of costs going forward into the remainder of 2018 and 2019 will be costs related to our Phase 2a clinical trial for NL. We will also incur additional costs when we need to scale up as we currently do not have enough clinical trial material to complete our Phase 2a clinical trial.

During the early part of 2017, we were finalizing a contract we had with Drexel University that officially terminated in June 2017. We incurred nominal costs in 2017 in connection with the contract we had with Drexel University.

We anticipate our research and development costs to increase in the future as we begin Phase 2a clinical trial activities for NL in the fourth quarter of 2018. We anticipate the cost for the Phase 2a trial we are beginning to be approximately $1.6 to $1.8 million. We believe the Clinical Trial Funding commitment of $1.8 million dollars will be sufficient to fund the costs of this trial. The funding necessary to bring a drug candidate to market is however subject to numerous uncertainties. Once a drug candidate is identified, the further development of that drug candidate can be halted or abandoned at any time due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, funding constraints, safety or a change in market demand. For each of our drug candidate programs, we periodically assess the scientific progress and merits of the programs to determine if continued research and development is economically viable. Certain of our programs may be terminated due to the lack of scientific progress and lack of prospects for ultimate commercialization.

Our clinical trial accruals are based on estimates of patient enrollment and related costs at clinical investigator sites as well as estimates for the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions and CROs that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf.

We estimate preclinical and clinical trial expenses based on the services performed, pursuant to contracts with research institutions and clinical research organizations that conduct and manage preclinical studies and clinical trials on our behalf. In accruing service fees, we estimate the time-period over which services will be performed and the level of patient enrollment and activity expended in each period. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, we will adjust the accrual accordingly. Payments made to third parties under these arrangements in advance of the receipt of the related series are recorded as prepaid expenses until the services are rendered.

General and Administrative Expenses.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased $196,140 to $451,359 from $255,219 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase related to payroll and related costs of approximately $103,000 were incurred in connection with building our finance team, including hiring a chief financial officer and a Director of Finance and Accounting. Included in this amount is stock-based compensation expense of $50,528. We also experienced an increase of approximately $96,000 in professional fees related to public company compliance costs and the filing of a Selling Shareholder Form S-1 and related amendments. There was an overall decrease of $2,900 in cash provided by financing activitiesother general and administrative expenses due to recategorization of expenses. Reimbursements from CorLyst of $26,947 for rent and other costs during the three months ended September 30, 2018 were similar to reimbursements for the same period in 2017.

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased $850,919 to $1,305,511 from $454,592 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase related primarily to professional fees for legal, accounting, advisory and consulting costs of approximately $508,000 related to Company operations and compliance and other costs of operating as a public company. During the second and third quarters of 2018 we experienced increased payroll, and related costs of approximately $158,000 as we build our finance team, including hiring a Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Finance and Accounting to support our growth and public company reporting and compliance requirements. Included in this amount is stock-based compensation of $50,528. We also incurred a cybersecurity fraud loss of approximately $144,000 for which we do not have insurance coverage. The remaining increase in our general and administrative expense was due to additional administrative costs such as insurance, office expenses, continuing education, and travel. Reimbursements from CorLyst of $80,447 for rent and other costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were approximately $4,000 less than reimbursements for the same period in 2017.

We expect the general and administrative expenses to continue to increase as we add staff to support our growing research and development activities and the administration required to operate as a public company.

Interest Expense.

Interest expense was $8,323 and $154,377 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. We had no interest expense during the corresponding periods in 2017. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, interest expense consisted of interest of $4,600 and the amortization of debt issuance costs of $3,723. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, interest expense consisted of interest of $89,536 and the amortization of debt issuance costs of approximately $64,841. We incurred interest expense related to our issuance of $2.58 million of 8% Senior Notes issued on October 4, 2017 ($1,250,000) and November 21, 2017 ($1,330,000). See Recent Developments above regarding the conversion of $2,350,000 of these Senior Convertible Notes into shares of our common stock and warrants.

Interest Income.

Interest income was $6,457 and $1,284 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest income was $10,163 and $4,672 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest income represents interest earned on money market funds and certificates of deposit.

Income Tax Benefit.

An income tax benefit of approximately $212,000 and $0 was recognized for the three months ended September 2018 and 2017, respectively. An income tax benefit of approximately $771,000 and $0 was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. A deferred tax liability was recorded when Processa received CoNCERT’s license and “Know-How” in exchange for Processa stock that had been issued in the Internal Revenue Code Section 351 transaction on March 19, 2018. A Section 351 transaction treats the acquisition of the Know-How for stock as a tax-free exchange. As a result, under ASC 740-10-25-51Income Taxes, Processa recorded a deferred tax liability of approximately $3,037,000 for the acquired temporary difference between the financial reporting basis of approximately $11,039,000 and the tax basis of approximately $2,000. The deferred tax liability may be offset by the deferred tax assets resulting from 2017 and 2018 net operating losses. Under ACS 740-270Income Taxes – Interim Reporting, the Company is required to project its 2018 federal and state effective income tax rate and apply it to the September 30, 2018 operating loss before income taxes. Based on the projection, the Company expects to recognize a tax benefit from the 2017 net operating loss carryover and the projected 2018 loss that offset the deferred tax liability from the acquired Know-How. This offset results in the recognition of a deferred tax benefit shown in the consolidated statements of operations for 2018.

Prior to the asset purchase transaction on October 4, 2017, Promet was treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and thus was not subject to income taxes at the entity level. Therefore, no longer receivingprovision/benefit or liability for income taxes was included in the consolidated financial supportstatements through October 4, 2017.

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Financial Condition

Our total assets increased by approximately $10.5 million to $13.5 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $3.0 million at December 31, 2017. Our assets increased by $11 million when we exercised our option to acquire the exclusive license from CoNCERT related to patent rights and know-how to develop and commercialize compounds and products for PCS-499 and each metabolite thereof in exchange for $8 million of our common stock (2,090,301 shares), and the related income tax effects resulting from the temporary difference between the book and tax basis of the intangible asset and transaction costs. The intangible asset is used in research and development activities and management believes it has alternative future uses (in research and development projects or otherwise). As a result, the acquisition cost of approximately $11 million was capitalized and is being amortized over the intangible asset’s useful life in accordance with Topic 350, Intangibles –Goodwill and Other. In May and June of 2018, we sold 1,402,442 common stock units for approximately $3.2 million and are using these proceeds to fund our operating activities. Lastly, we made prepayments totaling $220,000 to our contract research organization (CRO) related to our Phase 2a clinical trial for NL.

At September 30, 2018, our total liabilities increased $348,000 to $3.0 million when compared our total liabilities of $2.6 million at December 31, 2017. In May 2018, $2,350,000 of senior convertible notes were converted into 1,206,245 shares of our common stock. This left $230,000 of senior convertible notes outstanding at September 30, 2018. These notes are held by Canadian investors and will be converted into 119,195 shares of our common stock once certain Canadian regulatory matter (mainly reporting) have been resolved. We anticipate this will occur in early 2019. In connection with the exercise of the option agreement with CoNCERT we recognized a $3,037,147 deferred income tax liability since the intangible assets purchased had only a nominal tax basis. We also experienced an increase in our accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the continued development of PCS-499, costs related to beginning our Phase 2 clinical trial and other operating costs.

As noted above, many of the transactions had a direct impact on our stockholders’ equity, including:

the 2,090,301 shares of our common stock valued at $8 million paid by Proment to CoNCERT to acquire the exclusive license intangible asset recorded along the related tax effect;
the conversion of $2.35 million in senior convertible notes into 1,206,245 shares of common stock;
completing private placement transactions with net proceeds totaling $2.96 million for 1,402,442 shares of our common stock;
receipt of a future clinical trial funding commitment of $1.8 million in exchange for 792,952 shares of common stock; and
the results of our operations, including stock-based compensation of $50,528.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

To date, we have funded our business and operations from their small groupprimarily through the private placement of investors.  The Company entered intoequity securities and senior secured convertible notes. At September 30, 2018, we had $2.4 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $2.8 million at December 31, 2017. We also have a Senior secured loan agreement on February 16, 2015, extended on March 23, 2016,Clinical Trial Funding commitment of $1.8 million to fund clinical trial expenses. We will use the clinical trial committed funds for our Phase 2a clinical trial of PCS-499 in patients with JMW Fund, Richland Fund, and San Gabriel Fund (collectively, the “lenders”) whereby the lenders agreed to loan to the Company up to an aggregate of $2,000,000.  The interest rate on the notes is 12% per annum and monthly interest payments are due the first day each month beginning March 1, 2015.  The notes mature six months from the date of issuance.  If any interest payment remains unpaid in excess of 90 days, and the lender has not declared the entire principal and unpaid accrued interest due and payable, the interest rate on that amount only will be increased to 18% per annum, until the past due interest amount is paid in full.  The notes and any future notes under the loan agreement are secured by all the assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights. Upon the occurrence of an event of default the lenders have the right to foreclose on the assets of the Company.


Based upon the Company’s current financial position and inability to obtain additional financing, weNL. We do not believe ithave any credit facilities as a source of future funds, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to satisfy the mandatory principal payments under the $2,000,000 senior secured debt.  We will continue to work with the lenders to exploreraise sufficient additional extensioncapital on acceptable terms, or conversion options as needed.  These notes are secured by all the assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights.  We are in default on the notes, our assets may be foreclosed upon.


Cash Requirements


The issues described above raiseat all. As a result, substantial doubt exists about ourthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.concern within one year after the date that this Form 10-Q is available to be issued.

As described under Recent Developments, in May and June of 2018 we received proceeds of approximately $3.2 million dollars from the sale of 1,402,442 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase a similar number of shares of common stock exercisable at $2.724 per share. On May 25, 2018, we also entered into an agreement with an investor (PoC Capital) for a commitment to fund up to $1.8 million of clinical trial expenses in exchange for 792,952 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase a similar number of shares of common stock exercisable at $2.27 per share. This investor will typically make payments not to us, but rather directly to the CRO conducting our Phase 2a trial based on the CRO’s invoicing. We have been solely reliantmade payments of approximately $239,000 to the CRO which we expect this investor to repay us for in the fourth quarter. Finally, on raisingMay 25, 2018 we converted approximately $2.35 million of our 8% convertible debt into 1,206,245 shares of our common stock.

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our product candidates, and the extent to which we may enter into additional agreements with third parties to participate in their development and commercialization, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital or borrowing fundsoutlays and operating expenditures associated with our current and anticipated clinical trials. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

the timing and extent of spending on our research and development efforts, including with respect to PCS-499 and our other product candidates;
the scope, rate of progress, results and cost of our clinical trials, preclinical testing and other related activities;
The time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory and marketing approvals in multiple jurisdictions for our product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;
the cost of preparing, filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
the emergence of competing technologies or other adverse market developments;
the introduction of new product candidates and the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue; and
the potential acquisition and in-licensing of other technologies, products or assets.

Based on our current plan and our available resources (including the Clinical Trial Funding commitment of $1.8 million from PoC Capital), we will need to raise additional capital before the end of the second quarter of 2019 in order to maintainfund our future operations. While we believe our current resources are adequate to complete our upcoming Phase 2a trial, we do not currently have resources to conduct other future trials without raising additional capital. As noted above, the timing and extent of our spending will depend on the cost associated with, and the results of our upcoming Phase 2a trial. Our anticipated spending and our cash flow needs could change significantly as the trial progresses. There may be costs we incur during our trial that we do not currently anticipate requiring us to need additional capital sooner than currently expected.

When additional funding is required, it may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or suspend one or more of our clinical trials, or research and development programs. We were ablemay seek to raise any necessary additional capital through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other marketing and distribution arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our product candidates, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we do raise additional capital through public or private equity financing throughofferings, the assistance of a small numberownership interest of our investors whoexisting stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.

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Cash Flows

The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents for each of the periods presented below.

  For the Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2018  2017 
Net cash provided by (used in):        
Operating activities $(3,243,938) $(978,823)
Investing activities  (22,282)  1,019,294 
Financing activities  2,843,014   (75,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents $(423,206) $(34,529)

Net cash used in operating activities

We used net cash in our operating activities of $3,243,938 and $978,823 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase in cash used in operating activities in 2018 compared to 2017 is primarily related to the increased spending on research and development activities for PCS-499 licensing, program and testing costs, including internal staff costs and increased general and administrative costs related to internal staff growth, professional fees primarily for legal and accounting, and other costs of being a public company. In addition, we incurred a cybersecurity fraud loss of approximately $144,000 in January 2018, which was recognized in general and administrative expenses.

We anticipate our research and development efforts and on-going general and administrative costs will generate negative cash flows from operating activities for the foreseeable future. As the Company is still in the process of developing its products, we do not currently sell or distribute pharmaceutical products. We do not currently have been substantial participantssales or marketing capabilities.

Net cash used in itsinvesting activities

We used net cash in our investing activities of $22,282 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for transactions costs related to the exercise of the option agreement with CoNCERT and for the purchase a software license. Investing inflows in 2017 of $1,019,294 were proceeds we received when certificates of deposits matured.

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net cash was provided from financing activities of $2,843,014 from the sale of 1, 402,442 common stock units (each unit consisted of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock). During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 we paid $75,000 of debt issuance cost related to our Senior Convertible Notes issued in November 2017.

Contractual Obligations and equity offerings sinceCommitments

At September 30, 2018 our formation.  These investors have chosen notcontractual obligations were $41,000 compared to assist us with our capital raising initiatives.  At$896,000 at December 31, 2017. See Note 8 included in the consolidated financial statements in this time we are not able to obtain any alternative forms of financing and we will not be able to continue to satisfy our current or long term obligations.  We desire to merge or be acquired by another company.  If a candidate is not identified we will cease operations all together.


Recent accounting pronouncements


Form 10-Q. There were no other significant changes in the other components of our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018.

Due to the contingent nature of the amounts and timing of the payments, we have excluded our agreement with the CRO with whom we have contracted to conduct our Phase 2 NL clinical trial. We were contractually obligated for up to approximately $1.8 million of future services under the agreement, but our actual contractual obligations will vary depending on the progress and results of the clinical trial.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

At September 30, 2018 and 2017, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

We are an “emerging growth company” as that term is defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (i.e., those that have not had a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are required to comply with such new or revised financial accounting standards.

See Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for new accounting pronouncements issuedor changes to the recent accounting pronouncements during the threenine months ended March 31, 2017 that had a material impact or are anticipated to have a material impact on our financial position, cash flows or operating results.September 30, 2018.


ITEM 3.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


There have been no material changes to the information set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

As a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the disclosure required by this item.


ITEM 4.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Evaluation of disclosure controlsDisclosure Controls and proceduresProcedures

Our management, with the participation of our ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer who also serves as ourand Chief Financial Officer has concluded, based on evaluation,evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosureQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The term “disclosure controls and procedures, (as” as defined in RuleRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are (1) not effectivedesigned to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by usa company in the reports filedthat it files or submitted by ussubmits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission due to the material weakness noted below,Commission’s (“SEC’s”) rules and (2) lacking designforms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by usa company in suchthe reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated organized and communicated to our management, including ourits principal executive officer and principal financial officer,officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriated,appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.





Material Weakness Management recognizes that any controls and Related Remediation Initiatives

Ourprocedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of MarchSeptember 30, 2018, due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that is described below. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses, management has concluded that the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by and included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for each of the periods presented herein.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As previously disclosed in Item 9A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the following material weaknesses existed: 1. Due(i) due to the Company’s budget constraints and limited financial resources, the Company’s accounting department does not maintain the number of accounting personnel (either in-house or external) necessary to ensure more complete and effective financial reporting controls.  Throughand disclosure controls and (ii) we incurred a loss of approximately $144,000 due to fraud from a cybersecurity breach. These control deficiencies did not result in a misstatement to our consolidated financial statements. However, these control deficiencies could have resulted in a material misstatement to our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, our management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.

Remediation Plan and Activities

As we disclosed in our Item 9A of our Form 10-K for the efforts of management, external consultants, and our Director,year ended December 31, 2017, we have developed a specific action plan to remediateremediation plans for the material weaknesses.  Dueweaknesses related to the significant reduction in operations,inadequate number of accounting personnel (either in-house or external) necessary to ensure more complete and effective financial reporting and disclosure controls and the fraud from a cybersecurity breach. We hired a Chief Financial Officer and he started on September 1, 2018. We are still evaluating the level of our staffing, and due to the current limited number of employees and limited financial resources to hire required accounting and finance staff to implement more complete and effective financial reporting and disclosure controls, the Company was unable to remediate the related material weakness through the date this report on Form 10-Q was available to be issued. However, management, with participation and input from the board of directors, continue to monitor and provide oversight in the areas where material misstatements may occur to enable management to provide reasonable assurance that the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by and included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with GAAP for each of the periods presented herein.

As we disclosed in our Item 9A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, management and external consultants, with participation and input from the board of directors, has implemented security measures to alleviate the risk of a future cybersecurity breach during 2017.the nine months ended September 30, 2018. These measures included the implementation of certain review and approval procedures internally and with our banks and, IT system changes to enhance system access controls and limit the ability of hackers to gain access to internal systems to provide preventative and detective measures to safeguard Company assets.


We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment with our limited financial resources and we will continue to address internal and disclosure control weaknesses, in a cost-effective manner, as necessary, to improve the effectiveness of our internal and disclosure controls. The remediation plans developed that we have fewer than 300 record holdersimplemented and thus,plan to implement are subject to ongoing senior management review, as well as board of directors’ oversight. We will not be able to conclude whether the steps we are taking will fully remediate these material weaknesses in our reporting obligations were automatically suspended.  As a voluntary filer, we may choose to cease filing Exchange Act reports at any time.


Changes in internal control over financial reporting until we have completed our remediation efforts and subsequent evaluation of their effectiveness. We may also conclude that additional measures may be required to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which may necessitate additional implementation and evaluation time. We will continue to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and take steps to remediate the known material weakness in a cost-effective manner.

There has been no change

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we began to make changes in our internal control over financial reporting as definednoted above. Other than the remediation steps taken above, there were no changes in Rules 13a-15(f)our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during our most recent fiscalthe quarter ended March 31, 2017,September 30, 2018 that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls


Management recognizes that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are currently not a party to any material legal proceedings.


ITEM 1A.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


See “ItemOther than the additional risk factors disclosed below, there are no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as described in Item 1A - Risk Factors” as disclosed inof the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Because we do not currently have an audit committee, compensation committee or any other form of corporate governance committee, stockholders will have to rely on our directors, a majority of which are not independent, to perform these functions.

We currently do not have an audit committee, compensation committee or any form of corporate governance committees. The Board, a majority of which is not independent, performs these functions as filed witha whole. Our Board is in the Securitiesprocess of establishing certain committees, however, until such committees and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2017.controls are formally established, there is a potential conflict in that board members who are also part of management will participate in discussions concerning management compensation and audit issues that may affect management decisions.


ITEM 2.

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


(a) Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities

None

We did not have any sales of unregistered securities during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

(b) Use of Proceeds from Public Offering of Common Stock

None.

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


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++ This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this Quarterly Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing herewith.


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SIGNATURES


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



PROCESSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Heatwurx, Inc.

By:

/s/ David Young

David Young

Date: October 4, 2017

By:

/s/ John P. McGrain

John P. McGrain, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: November 13, 2018

By:/s/James Stanker

James Stanker

Chief Financial Officer and
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: November 13, 2018


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