UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

(Mark One)

[X]

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

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 333-184948001-39531


Heatwurx,Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware45-1539785

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, Maryland21076

(Address(443)776-3133

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of principal executive offices and Zip Code)the Exchange Act:


Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per sharePCSAThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(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 [  ]Yes ☒ No ☐


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


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 emerging growth company. See the definitionsdefinition 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 [  ]


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

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


The registrant has 11,017,388number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of September 28, 2017.at May 9, 2023 was 24,531,474.






HEATWURX,

PROCESSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS




Part I. Financial Information3

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements

3

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3

Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
14

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

12

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
24

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

15

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
24

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESPart II. Other Information

15

25

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

16

Item 1. Legal Procedures
25

ITEMItem 1A. RISK FACTORSRisk Factors

16

25

ITEMItem 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

16

25

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

16

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
25

SIGNATURES

17

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
25
Item 5. Other Information25
Item 6. Exhibits25
Signatures26


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Part I: Financial Information






























PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTSItem 1: Financial Statements


HEATWURX, INC.Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)


  

March 31,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $10,741,602  $6,503,595 
Prepaid expenses and other  1,477,519   1,883,134 
Total Current Assets  12,219,121   8,386,729 
         
Property and Equipment, net  -   - 
         
Other Assets        
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net of accumulated amortization  207,787   227,587 
Security deposit  5,535   5,535 
Total Other Assets  213,322   233,122 
Total Assets $12,432,443  $8,619,851 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current Liabilities        
Current maturities of operating lease liability $81,166  $78,896 
Accounts payable  316,709   327,548 
Due to licensor  189,000   189,000 
Due to related parties  -   51 
Accrued expenses  1,573,961   403,061 
Total Current Liabilities  2,160,836   998,556 
Non-current Liabilities        
Non-current operating lease liability  129,358   150,554 
Total Liabilities  2,290,194   1,149,110 
         
Commitments and Contingencies  -   - 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Common stock, par value $0.0001, 50,000,000 shares authorized: 24,631,474 issued and 24,531,474 outstanding at March 31, 2023 and 16,135,400 issued and 16,035,400 outstanding at December 31, 2022  2,463   1,614 
Additional paid-in capital  78,709,420   72,016,688 
Treasury stock at cost — 100,000 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022  (300,000)  (300,000)
Accumulated deficit  (68,269,634)  (64,247,561)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  10,142,249   7,470,741 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $12,432,443  $8,619,851 


 

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

 

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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 unauditedcondensed consolidated financial statements.




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HEATWURX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSProcessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Unaudited)Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


(Unaudited)


 

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

  2023  2022 
  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Operating Expenses        
Research and development expenses $1,627,480  $2,043,984 
General and administrative expenses  2,478,055   1,184,730 
         
Operating Loss  (4,105,535)  (3,228,714)
         
Other Income (Expense), net  83,462   1,583 
         
Net Operating Loss Before Income Tax Benefit  (4,022,073)  (3,227,131)
Income Tax Benefit  -   - 
         
Net Loss $(4,022,073) $(3,227,131)
         
Net Loss Per Common Share - Basic and Diluted $(0.18) $(0.20)
         
Weighted Average Common Shares Used to Compute Net Loss Per Common Shares - Basic and Diluted  22,770,789   15,831,118 












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




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HEATWURX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSProcessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Unaudited)Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity


(Unaudited)


 

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

  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Total 
        Additional             
  Common Stock  Paid-In  Treasury Stock  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Total 
Balance at January 1, 2022  15,710,246  $1,571  $62,306,861   -  $-  $(36,823,332) $25,485,100 
Stock-based compensation  103,670   10   828,887   -   -   -   828,897 
Acquisition of treasury stock  -   -   -   (100,000)  (300,000)  -   (300,000)
Shares issued in connection with purchase agreement  123,609   12   449,988   -   -   -   450,000 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (3,227,131)  (3,227,131)
Balance, March 31, 2022  15,937,525  $1,593  $63,585,736   (100,000) $(300,000) $(40,050,463) $23,236,866 
Balance  15,937,525  $1,593  $63,585,736   (100,000) $(300,000) $(40,050,463) $23,236,866 


        Additional             
  Common Stock  Paid-In  Treasury Stock  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Total 
Balance at January 1, 2023  16,135,400  $1,614  $72,016,688   (100,000) $(300,000) $(64,247,561) $7,470,741 
Stock-based compensation  63,882   6   341,498   -   -   -   341,504 
Shares issued in connection with capital raises, net of transaction costs  8,432,192   843   6,351,234   -   -   -   6,352,077 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (4,022,073)  (4,022,073)
Balance, March 31, 2023  24,631,474  $2,463  $78,709,420   (100,000) $(300,000) $(68,269,634) $10,142,249 
Balance  24,631,474  $2,463  $78,709,420   (100,000) $(300,000) $(68,269,634) $10,142,249 










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




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HEATWURX, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSProcessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


(Unaudited)

1.

  2023  2022 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities        
Net loss $(4,022,073) $(3,227,131)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Non-cash lease expense for right-of-use assets  19,800   22,559 
Amortization of issuance costs  -   3,113 
Amortization of intangible asset  -   197,124 
Stock-based compensation  341,504   828,897 
Recording of warrant to be issued to purchase 3,160,130 shares of common stock in connection with a consulting agreement  

1,310,875

   - 
         
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other  405,615   216,717 
Operating lease liability  (18,926)  (23,195)
Accounts payable  (10,839)  97,187 
Due (from) to related parties  (51)  (1,772)
Other receivables  -   70,274 
Accrued expenses  (139,975)  13,301 
Net cash used in operating activities  (2,114,070)  (1,802,926)
         
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        
Net proceeds from common stock issued  6,352,077   - 
Acquisition of treasury stock  -   (300,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  6,352,077   (300,000)
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash  4,238,007   (2,102,926)
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Period  6,503,595   16,497,581 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Period $10,741,602  $14,394,655 
         
Non-Cash Financing Activities        
Issuance of 123,609 shares of common stock in connection with the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park $-  $450,000 

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Organization and BusinessSummary of Significant Accounting Policies

- Heatwurx, Inc. (“Heatwurx,”

Organization

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on incorporating our Regulatory Science Approach into the “Company”) isdevelopment of our Next Generation Chemotherapy (NGC) drugs to improve the safety and efficacy of cancer treatment. Our NGC drugs are modifications of existing FDA-approved oncology drugs resulting in an asphalt repair equipmentalteration of the metabolism and/or distribution while maintaining the well-known and technology company.established existing mechanisms of killing the cancer cells. By modifying the NGC drugs in this manner, we believe our three NGC treatments will provide improved safety-efficacy profiles when compared to their currently marketed counterparts.


2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:


Basis of Presentation - These

The accompanying unaudited interimcondensed consolidated financial statements and related notes are presentedhave been prepared in accordance with the 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 Article 8 of Regulation S-X.

Accordingly, they do not include all 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’scondensed 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 our financial position and of the Company, which are represented inresults of operations and cash flows for the Company’s discontinued operations (Note 3).  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in theperiods presented. These condensed 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 our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  Our accounting policies did not change in2022, as filed with the first three monthsSEC. 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 Decemberfull year.

Liquidity

We have incurred losses since inception, devoting substantially all of our efforts toward research and development, and have an accumulated deficit of $68.3 million at March 31, 2017 or any future period.


Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the 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.


Going Concern and Management’s Plan - The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP and are subject to 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 companies regarding product development, future profitability, ability to obtain future capital, protection of patents and property rights, competition, rapid technological change, government regulations, recruiting and retaining key personnel, and third party manufacturing organizations.


The Company has previously relied exclusively on private placements with a small group of investors to finance its business and operations.  The Company has had little revenue since inception.  For2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company incurred2023, we generated a net loss of $4.0 million and we expect to continue to generate operating losses and negative cash flow from continuing operations for the foreseeable future. Based on our current plans, we believe our current cash balances are adequate for at least the next twelve months. Our ability to execute our longer-term operating plans, including future clinical trials for our portfolio of approximately $75,627 and used approximately $1,598 in net cash from operating activities from continuing operations.  The Company had total cashdrugs depend on hand of approximately $1,639 as of March 31, 2017. The Company is not ableour ability to obtain additional financing adequate to fulfill its commercialization activities, nor achievefunding from the sale of equity and/or debt securities, a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure. The Company does not currently have any revenue under contract nor does it have any immediate sales prospects.  The Company has significantly reduced employees and overhead. The decision to cease operations of Dr. Pave, LLC and Dr. Pave Worldwide, LLC was made on December 31, 2015. These business components are captured within discontinued operations as of March 31, 2017 (Note 3). The Company has significantly scaled back operations to maintain only a minimal level of operations necessary to support our licensee, warehouse the equipment held for the licensee and look for potential merger candidates.  It is the Company’s intention to move forward as a public entity and to seek potential merger candidates.  If the Company fails to mergestrategic transaction 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 inability to obtain additional financing, the Company was not able to satisfy the mandatory principal payments in 2016 under the $2,000,000 senior secured debt.  The Company will continue to work with the lenders to explore extension or conversion options, but there is no guarantee the lenders will agree to modify the repayment terms of the notes under conditions that will allow the Companyother funding transactions. We plan to continue to repayactively pursue financing alternatives, but there can be no assurance that we will obtain the notes, if at all. As these notes are secured by allnecessary funding in the assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights, the Company is in default in regard to interest payments on the notes, and the lenders may call the notes and foreclose on the Company’s assets.future when necessary.


The issues described above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  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 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.


Cash and cash equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.


Net income (loss) per 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 is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted as of the first day of the year for any potentially diluted debt or equity.  The computation does not assume conversion, exercise or contingent exercise of securities since that would have an anti-dilutive effect on earningsWe had no revenue during the three months ended March 31, 20172023 and 2016, respectively.do not have any revenue under contract or any immediate sales prospects. Our primary uses of cash are to fund our planned clinical trials, research and development expenditures and other operating expenses. Cash used to fund operating expenses is impacted by the timing of when we incur and pay these expenses.


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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we raised gross proceeds of $7.0 million (net proceeds of $6.4 million) from the sale of 8,432,192 shares of our common stock, as described in Note 2. We plan to use the net proceeds from these financings to prepare for future clinical trials; and on research and development expenses, working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Subsequent events

Use of Estimates

In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to preclinical and clinical trial expenses, stock-based compensation, intangible assets, future milestone payments and income taxes. These estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances. While we believe the estimates to be reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. - The Company follows the guidance in ASC 855-10-50Deferred income taxes are recorded for the disclosureexpected tax consequences of subsequent events.temporary differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we recorded a valuation allowance equal to the full recorded amount of our net deferred tax assets since it is more-likely-than-not that such benefits will not be realized. The Company will evaluate subsequent events throughvaluation allowance is reviewed quarterly and is maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal.

Under ACS 740-270 Income Taxes – Interim Reporting, we are required to project our annual federal and state effective income tax rate and apply it to the date whenyear-to-date ordinary operating tax basis loss before income taxes. Based on the projection, no current income tax benefit or expense is expected for 2023 and the foreseeable future since the deferred tax liability has been offset completely at December 31, 2021 and we expect to generate taxable net operating losses.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of our cash and cash equivalents. We utilize only well-established banks and financial statements were issued.institutions with high credit ratings. Balances on deposit are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to specified limits. Total cash held by our banks at March 31, 2023, exceeded FDIC limits.


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 believeWe have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that theare in effect and that may impact ofour condensed consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated recently issued guidance will not beaccounting pronouncements and determined that there is no material toimpact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.position or results of operations.


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In October 2016,Note 2 – Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

There were no issued or outstanding shares of preferred stock at either March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

Common Stock

During the FASBthree months ended March 31, 2023, we issued ASU 2016-16, Accounting8,432,192 shares of our common stock through several fundraising efforts.

ATM Offering

On August 20, 2021, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (the “Sales Agent”) under which we may issue and sell up to $30.0 million from time to time under the ATM Offering. We expect to use net proceeds from the ATM Offering over time as a source for Income Taxesworking capital and general corporate purposes. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold 569,648 shares at an average price of $1.22 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $693,000 (net proceeds of $672,000) prior to deducting sales commissions. On February 5, 2023, in connection with our Registered Direct Offering, we suspended the Sales Agreement with the Sales Agent, but we expect to reinstate it during 2023.

Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC Purchase Agreement

On March 23, 2022, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which Lincoln Park has committed to purchase up to $15.0 million of shares (the “Purchase Shares”) of our common stock, subject to the terms and conditions in the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park, including that the closing sale price of the common stock on the purchase date is not below a threshold price of $1.00. Any proceeds that we receive under the Purchase Agreement are expected to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold 50,000 shares at an average price of $1.08 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $54,000 under the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park.

Registered Direct Offering

On February 14, 2023, we closed a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) for the sale of 7,812,544 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.80 per share for gross proceeds of $6.3 million (net proceeds of $5.6 million). The Purchase Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the closing of the Offering or (ii) the trading day following the date that our common stock’s closing price exceeds $2.00 for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, neither we nor our subsidiary will issue or enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents.

We paid the Placement Agent a cash fee of 8.0% of the gross proceeds from the Offering, excluding proceeds received from our insiders, and reimbursed the Placement Agent for legal fees of $60,000. The engagement agreement with the Placement Agent requires us to indemnify the Placement Agent and certain of its affiliates against certain customary liabilities. On February 14, 2023, we amended our consulting agreement with Spartan originally entered into on August 24, 2022, extending the term of the consulting agreement until February 10, 2024. As compensation for services under the agreement, on April 17, 2023, we granted Spartan a warrant to purchase 3,160,130 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $1.02. The warrant will expire three yearsfrom the date of issuance and contains both call and cashless exercise provisions.

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Note 3 - Intra-Entity Asset TransfersStock-based Compensation

On June 19, 2019, our stockholders approved, and we adopted the Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan allows us, under the direction of Assetsour Board of Directors or a committee thereof, to make grants of stock options, restricted and unrestricted stock and other than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”)stock-based awards to employees, including our executive officers, consultants and directors. The 2019 Plan provides for the aggregate issuance of 6,000,000 shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2023, we have 1,394,122 shares available for future grants.

Stock Compensation Expense

We recorded stock-based compensation expense for the three month ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 as follows:

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

  2023  2022 
Research and development $99,621  $191,875 
General and administrative  241,883   637,022 
Total $341,504  $828,897 

At March 31, 2023, we recorded an expense and related accrued liability of $1.3 million related to the warrant we issued to Spartan, which would requireis not included in the recognitiontable above. No tax benefits were attributed to the stock-based compensation expense because a valuation allowance was maintained for all net deferred tax assets relating to this expense.

Stock Options

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, stock options to purchase 36,885 shares of common stock expired and there were no exercises or grants of stock options. At March 31, 2023, we had outstanding and exercisable options for the taxpurchase of 141,611 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $18.22, a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.9 years. At March 31, 2023, we did not have any unrecognized stock-based compensation expense fromrelated to our granted stock options.

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Restricted Stock Awards

Activity with respect to our Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) during the salethree months ended March 31, 2023 was as follows:

Schedule of an asset other than inventory whenRestricted Stock Awards (“RSAs”) Activity

  

Number of

shares

  Weighted-
average
grant-date fair
value per share
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2023  61,888  $4.72 
Granted  90,000   1.10 
Cancelled  (26,118)  1.72 
         
Outstanding and unvested at March 31, 2023  125,770  $2.75 

On January 1, 2023, we granted RSAs totaling 90,000 shares of common stock to three directors for their service for the transfer occurs,six month period ending June 30, 2023 in order to align their compensation plan with their service period and change the annual service period to begin and end on the date of respective Annual Meetings rather than when the asset is sold tocalendar year. Our directors are compensated through 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 combination of cash and equity. On March 8, 2023, the directors increased the cash component and decreased the equity component of their compensation by equal amounts on a modified retrospectiveretroactive basis, through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of their respective service periods. Accordingly, we cancelled RSAs representing 26,118 shares of common stock.

At March 31, 2023, the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted.  We are considering the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-16 may have on our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.







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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, the FASB issued several ASUstotal unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  These ASUs are intended to provide greater insight into both revenue that has been recognizedthe outstanding and revenue thatunvested RSAs was $163,100, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.5 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Activity with respect to our Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was as follows:

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Activity

  

Number of

shares

  Weighted-
average
grant-date fair
value per share
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2023  2,713,977  $3.69 
Granted  966,503   1.10 
         
Outstanding at March 31, 2023  3,680,480   3.01 
Vested and unissued  2,585,247   3.50 
         
Unvested at March 31, 2023  1,095,233  $1.86 

At March 31, 2023, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million for RSUs is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. The unrecognized expense excludes $322,000 of expense related to certain RSUs with a performance milestone that is not probable of occurring at this time.

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Holders of our vested RSUs have our promise to issue shares of our common stock upon meeting the distribution restrictions contained in their Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. The distribution restrictions are different (longer) than the vesting schedule, imposing an additional restriction on the holder. Unlike RSAs, while certain employees may hold fully vested RSUs, the individual does not hold any shares or have any rights of a shareholder until the distribution restrictions are met. Upon distribution to the employee, each RSU converts into one share of our common stock. The RSUs contain dividend equivalent rights.

Warrants

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we agreed to grant a warrant to purchase a total of 3,160,130 shares of our common stock as compensation for services provided under an amended consulting agreement with Spartan, the placement agent for the Offering. The warrant was issued and exercisable on April 17, 2023 with an exercise price of $1.02 and expiration date of April 17, 2026. The warrant contains both call and cashless exercise provisions. We recorded $1,310,875 as a general and administrative expense and related accrued liability representing the fair value of this warrant on February 14, 2023, the date we amended the consulting agreement, since there were no contingent conditions on that date through April 17, 2023.

At March 31, 2023, we had outstanding stock purchase warrants, including the warrant issued on April 17, 2023, for the purchase of 3,366,480shares with a weighted average exercise price of $1.61 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.8 years. Stock purchase warrants for the purchase of 206,350 shares were exercisable at March 31, 2023 and the remaining outstanding stock purchase warrants will be exercisable in the future from existing contracts.  The new guidancesecond quarter of 2023.

At March 31, 2023, we did not have any unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to our granted stock purchase warrants.

Note 4 – Net Loss per Share of Common Stock

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is effectivecomputed by dividing our net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (which excludes unvested RSAs and includes vested RSUs) during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing our net loss available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock (which includes the potentially dilutive effect of stock options, unvested RSAs, unvested RSUs and warrants) during the period. Since we experienced a net loss for interimboth periods presented, basic 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 standarddiluted net loss per share 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.  We do not believe this new standard will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.


3.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:


In efforts to streamline operations and expenses the Company elected to discontinue the Dr. Pave 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 2016 financial statements.


The operating results of the discontinued operations of Dr. Pave and Dr. Pave Worldwidesame. As such, diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 20172023 and 2016 are summarized below:2022 excludes the impact of potentially dilutive common shares since those shares would have an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share.


 

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 asThe computation of net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 20172023 and December2022 was as follows:

Schedule of Net Loss Per Share Basic and Dilute

  2023  2022 
  

Three months ended

March 31,

 
  2023  2022 
Basic and diluted net loss per share:        
Net loss available to common stockholders $(4,022,073) $(3,227,131)
Weighted average number of common shares-basic and diluted  22,770,789   15,831,118 
         
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.18) $(0.20)

Our diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016.2023 and 2022 excluded 4,729,094 (including the committed warrant to purchase 3,160,130 shares of common stock) and 795,342 of potentially dilutive common shares, respectively, related to outstanding stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock since those shares would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share during the periods then ended.


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4.

NOTES PAYABLE:Note 5 – Operating Leases


Notes consistedWe lease our office space under an operating lease agreement. This lease does not have significant rent escalation, concessions, leasehold improvement incentives, or other build-out clauses. Further, the lease does not contain contingent rent provisions. Our office space lease includes both lease (e.g., fixed payments including rent, taxes, and insurance costs) and non-lease components (e.g., common-area or other maintenance costs), which are accounted for as a single lease component as we have elected the practical expedient to group lease and non-lease components for all leases. We also lease office equipment under an operating lease. Our leases do not provide an implicit rate and, as such, we have used our incremental borrowing rate of 8% in determining the present value of the following aslease payments based on the information available at the lease commencement date.

Lease costs included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations totaled $22,461 and $21,918 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.2023 and 2022, respectively. The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rate for our operating leases were as follows at March 31, 2023:


 

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 the Company’s financial position, the Company does not believe it will be ableSchedule of Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms and Discount Rate for Operating Leases

Remaining lease term (years) for our facility lease2.5
Remaining lease term (years) for our equipment lease1.0
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) for our facility and equipment leases2.5
Weighted average discount rate for our facility and equipment leases8.0%

Annual lease liabilities for all operating leases were as follows at March 31, 2023:

Schedule of Annual Lease Liabilities for all Operating Leases

     
2023 $70,600 
2024  92,356 
2025  70,040 
Total lease payments  232,996 
Less: Interest  (22,472)
Present value of lease liabilities  210,524 
Less: current maturities  (81,166)
Non-current lease liability $129,358 

Note 6 – Related Party Transactions

CorLyst, LLC (“CorLyst”) reimburses us for shared costs related to satisfy the mandatory principal paymentspayroll, health insurance and rent based on actual costs incurred, which are recognized as a reduction of our general and administrative operating expenses being reimbursed in 2017.  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 expensecondensed consolidated statement of operations. We recorded $30,205 and $31,262 of reimbursements during the three months ended March 31, 20172023 and $5,062 during the three months ended March 31, 2016.


As of2022, respectively. No amounts were due from CorLyst at March 31, 2017 there was no unrecognized compensation expense related2023 or 2022. Our CEO is also the CEO of CorLyst, and CorLyst is a shareholder.

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with contract research organizations (CROs) and subcontractors to further develop our products. The contracts are cancelable, with varying provisions regarding termination. If we terminated a cancelable contract with a specific vendor, we would only be obligated for products or services that we received at the issuanceeffective date of the stock options.  As oftermination and any applicable cancellation fees. At March 31, 2016 there was $1,6292023, we are contractually obligated to pay up to $3.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related tofuture services under the issuanceagreements with the CROs. Our actual contractual obligations will also vary depending on the progress and results of the stock options.remaining clinical trials.


Performance Stock Options


There were no performance stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.


 

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


Warrants


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





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6.

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:


The Company computes 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 are computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholder by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding.


Outstanding options and warrants underlying 1,954,475 shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.


The calculation 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.


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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; and is a director 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 4,725,721 shares of common stock and holds warrants to purchase 1,278,186 common shares in the aggregate.


As 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.


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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





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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 of the Company.











































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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation


Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect, when made, the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements frequently are identified by the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” or other similar words and phrases. Similarly, statements herein that describe the Company’s objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected, implied or anticipated by the Company’s forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our limited operating history, limited cash and history of losses; our ability to achieve profitability; our ability to obtain adequate financing to fund our business operations in the future; the impact of COVID-19, including its impact on our ability to obtain financing or complete clinical trials; 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 licensors by the anticipated patents that we own or license and the cost to us of maintaining, enforcing and defending those patents; our and our licensors’ ability to protect non-patented intellectual property rights; our exposure to and ability to defend third-party claims and challenges to our and our licensors’ anticipated patents and other intellectual property rights; and our ability to continue as a going concern. For a discussion of these and all other known risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

For purposes of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the operations of Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries for the periods described herein.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on utilizing our Regulatory Science Approach, including the principles associated with FDA’s Project Optimus Oncology initiative and the related FDA Draft Guidance, in the development of Next Generation Chemotherapy (NGC) oncology drug products. Our mission is to provide better treatment options than those that presently exist by extending a patient’s survival and/or improving a patient’s quality of life. This is achieved by improving upon FDA-approved, widely used oncology drugs or the cancer-killing metabolites of these drugs by altering how they are metabolized and/or distributed in the body, including how they are distributed to the actual cancer cells.

Regulatory science was conceived in the early 1990s when the founders of Processa and other faculty at the University of Maryland worked with the FDA to develop multiple FDA Guidance documents. Over the last 30 years, two of our founders, Dr. David Young and Dr. Sian Bigora, have expanded the original regulatory science concept to include other factors, such as the principles of Project Optimus, which can affect the risk-benefit analyses that FDA conducts for every FDA drug approval. In fact, the principles of FDA’s Project Optimus have been used by Drs. Young and Bigora to identify and justify an “optimal” dosage regimen for a number of non-oncology FDA-approved drugs. Our Regulatory Science Approach and our past experience with the principles of Project Optimus differentiates us from other biotechnology companies by focusing us not only on the clinical science, but also on the equally important regulatory process. We believe utilizing our Regulatory Science Approach provides us with three distinct advantages:

greater efficiencies (e.g., the right trial design and trial readouts);
greater possibility of drug approval by the FDA or other regulatory authorities; and
improvement over existing therapy with greater acceptance by patients/prescribers.

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In January 2023, we announced our strategic prioritization to advance our pipeline of Next Generation Chemotherapy proprietary small molecule oncology drugs. By changing either the metabolism, distribution and/or elimination of already FDA-approved cancer drugs or their active metabolites while maintaining the mechanism of how the drug kills cancer cells, we believe our NGC treatments will provide improved safety-efficacy profiles when compared to their currently marketed counterparts - capecitabine, gemcitabine, and irinotecan. All future studies of these drugs are subject to availability of capital to conduct the trials.

The three NGC treatments in our pipeline are as follows:

NGC-Capecitabine is a combination of PCS6422 and capecitabine. NGC-Capecitabine alters the metabolism of capecitabine without having any clinically meaningful biological effect itself. In clinical trials, NGC-Capecitabine has a safety profile different than capecitabine when administered alone. Side effects, such as Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) and cardiotoxicity that typically occur in up to 50-70% of patients treated with capecitabine and caused by specific capecitabine metabolites that are not formed to the same extent with NGC-Capecitabine, do not appear to be side effects associated with NGC-Capecitabine. These types of toxicities frequently result in decreased doses, interrupted doses or discontinuation of treatment with capecitabine. In addition, NGC-Capecitabine has been found to be 50 times more potent than capecitabine based on the systemic exposure of the capecitabine metabolite 5-FU, which is metabolized to the cancer-killing metabolites. Like capecitabine, NGC-Capecitabine could be used to treat patients with various cancers, such as metastatic colorectal, gastrointestinal, breast, and pancreatic. We estimate at least 200,000 patients in the United States were diagnosed in 2022 with metastatic colorectal, gastrointestinal, breast, and pancreatic cancers.

NGC-Gemcitabine, also identified as PCS3117, is an oral analog of gemcitabine that is converted to its active metabolite by a different enzyme system than gemcitabine resulting in a positive response in gemcitabine patients as well as some gemcitabine treatment-resistant patients. Like gemcitabine, NGC-Gemcitabine could be used to treat patients with various cancers such as pancreatic, lung, ovarian, and breast. We estimate at least 275,000 patients in the United States were diagnosed in 2022 with pancreatic, lung, ovarian, and breast cancer. We plan to meet with the FDA in 2023 to discuss potential study designs including implementation of the Project Optimus initiative as part of the design, and then submit the Phase 2B protocol to the Investigational New Drug (IND Application) in the second half of 2023.
NGC-Irinotecan, also identified as PCS11T, is a prodrug of the active metabolite of irinotecan (SN-38). The chemical structure of NGC-Irinotecan influences the uptake of the drug into cancer cells, resulting in more NGC-Irinotecan entering cancer cells than normal cells in mice. These levels were significantly greater than those seen with irinotecan, resulting in lower doses of NGC-Irinotecan having greater efficacy than irinotecan and improved safety in animal models. Like irinotecan, NGC-Irinotecan could be used to treat patients with various cancers such as lung, colorectal, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic cancer. We estimate at least 200,000 patients in the United States were diagnosed in 2022 with lung, colorectal, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic cancer. We plan to conduct IND-enabling and toxicology studies in 2023 and 2024.

Due primarily to the inability to identify and enroll patients since the beginning of our rare disease Phase 2 trial for PCS499 in ulcerative Necrobiosis Lipoidica (uNL), we decided to cease further enrollment in the PCS499 trial in February 2023. In addition, we have completed our Phase 2A trial for PCS12852 in gastroparesis patients with positive results. We did not experience any safety concerns during the conduct of either the PCS12852 or PCS499 trial. We are currently evaluating options to monetize PCS12852 and PCS499.

Our shift in prioritization to NGC oncology drugs does not change our mission. We continue to be focused on drug products that improve the survival and/or quality of life for patients by improving the safety and/or efficacy of the drug in a targeted patient population, while providing a more efficient and probable path to FDA approval, and differentiating our drugs from those on the market or are currently being developed.

Historically, much of oncology drug development has searched for novel or different ways to treat cancer. Our de-risked approach is to modify and improve three different and well-known, currently approved, and successfully used chemotherapy treatments so that the human body metabolizes and/or distributes these NGC treatments differently than their presently approved counterpart drugs while maintaining the cancer-killing mechanism of action. FDA’s newly issued Project Optimus Oncology initiative and draft guidance on determining the optimal dose for oncology drugs recommends that the dose-response (both safety and efficacy) relationships be evaluated for all oncology drugs. Our Regulatory Science Approach, developed over the last 30 years, is very well aligned with the principles of Project Optimus and draft guidance where the objective is to identify the optimal dosage regimen, rather than the old approach of identifying the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and adjust dosing accordingly. To date, we have data that suggests our NGC treatments are likely to have a better safety-efficacy profile than the current widely used marketed counterpart drugs, not only potentially making the development and approval process more efficient, but also clearly differentiating our NGC treatments from the existing treatment. We believe our NGC treatments have the potential to extend the survival and/or quality of life for more patients diagnosed with cancer while decreasing the number of patients who are required to dose-adjust or discontinue treatment because of side effects or lack of response.

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Our Strategy

Our strategy is to develop our pipeline of Next Generation Chemotherapy (NGC) proprietary small molecule oncology drugs using our Regulatory Science approach, encompassing the principles of the FDA’s recent Project Optimus initiative and draft guidance on determining the optimal dosage regimen of oncology drugs.

By changing either the metabolism, distribution, and/or elimination of already FDA-approved cancer drugs or their active metabolites while maintaining the mechanism of how the drug kills cancer cells, we believe our three NGC treatments will provide improved safety-efficacy profiles when compared to their currently marketed counterparts - capecitabine, gemcitabine, and irinotecan. By combining these modified approved cancer treatments with our Regulatory Science Approach and our experience using the principles of FDA’s Project Optimus initiative, we will be able to increase the probability of FDA approval, improve the safety-efficacy profile over their existing counterparts which is important to patients and prescribers, and more efficiently develop each drug.

Our pipeline of NGCs (i) already has data demonstrating the desired pharmacological activity in humans or appropriate animal models and is able to provide improved safety and/or efficacy by some modification in the formation and/or distribution of the active moieties associated with the drug and (ii) targets cancers for which a single positive pivotal trial demonstrating efficacy might provide enough evidence that the clinical benefits of the drug and its approval outweighs the risks associated with the drug.

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Our Drug Pipeline

Our pipeline currently consists of NGC-Capecitabine, NGC-Gemcitabine and NGC-Irinotecan (also identified as PCS6422, PCS3117 and PCS11T, respectively) and two non-oncology drugs (PCS12852 and PCS499). A timeline and summary of each drug is provided below.

 

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Next Generation Chemotherapy Pipeline

Next Generation Capecitabine (NGC-Capecitabine), also identified as PCS6422, is a combination of PCS6422 and the FDA-approved cancer drug capecitabine. PCS6422 is an orally administered irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD). DPD metabolizes 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), the major metabolite of capecitabine and widely used itself as an intravenous chemotherapeutic agent in many types of cancer, to multiple metabolites classified as catabolites. These catabolites do not have any cancer-killing properties but frequently cause dose-limiting side effects that may require dose adjustments or discontinuation of therapy.

When combining capecitabine with PCS6422 in NGC-Capecitabine, PCS6422 significantly changes the metabolism and distribution of 5-FU. After formation from capecitabine, 5-FU is metabolized to anabolites (which kill both cancer cells and normal duplicating cells) and catabolites (which cause side effects and have no cancer killing properties). Due to this change in metabolism of capecitabine and the change in the overall metabolite profile of anabolites and catabolites, the side effect and efficacy profile of NGC-Capecitabine has been found to be different than the existing FDA-approved capecitabine. Since the potency of NGC-Capecitabine is also more potent than FDA-approved capecitabine based on the 5-FU systemic exposure per mg of capecitabine administered, the amount of capecitabine anabolites formed from 1 mg of capecitabine administered in NGC-Capecitabine will, therefore, be much greater than formed from the administration of 1 mg of existing capecitabine.

On August 2, 2021, we enrolled the first patient in our Phase 1B dose-escalation maximum tolerated dose trial in patients with advanced refractory gastrointestinal (GI) tract tumors. Our interim analysis of Cohorts 1 and 2A of the ongoing clinical trial found no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), no drug-related adverse events greater than Grade 1, and no adverse events associated with the catabolites of 5-FU such as HFS. In this Phase 1B trial, it was demonstrated that the irreversible inhibition of DPD by PCS6422 could alter the metabolism, distribution and elimination of 5-FU, making NGC-Capecitabine significantly more potent than capecitabine alone (50 times more potent) and potentially leading to higher levels of anabolites which can kill replicating cancer and normal cells. By administering NGC-Capecitabine to cancer patients, the balance between anabolites and catabolites changes depending on the dosage regimens of PCS6422 and capecitabine used, making the efficacy-safety profile of NGC-Capecitabine different than that of FDA-approved capecitabine and requiring further evaluation of the PCS6422 and capecitabine regimens to determine the optimal NGC-Capecitabine regimens for patients.

In order for NGC-Capecitabine to provide a safer and more efficacious profile for cancer patients compared to existing chemotherapy, understanding how the different regimens of PCS6422 and capecitabine may affect the systemic and tumor exposure to the anabolites, as well as the systemic exposure to the catabolites, is required. This can be achieved by following the timeline of DPD irreversible inhibition and the formation of new DPD using the plasma concentrations of 5-FU and its catabolites.

In an effort to better estimate the timeline of DPD inhibition and formation of new DPD, we modified the protocol for the Phase 1B trial and began enrolling patients in the amended Phase 1B trial in April 2022. On November 1, 2022, we announced that data from the Phase 1B trial identified multiple dosage regimens with potentially better safety and efficacy profiles than currently existing chemotherapy regimens. Since 5-FU exposure is dependent on both the PCS6422 regimen and the capecitabine regimen, safe regimens were identified as well as regimens that cause DLTs. One of the regimens in the Phase 1B trial did cause DLTs in two patients, one of whom died. The Phase 1B trial is continuing to enroll patients and is expected to complete enrollment in 2023. The next trial will be a Phase 2 trial to determine which regimens provide an improved efficacy-safety profile over present therapy using the principles of the FDA’s Project Optimus initiative to help guide the design of the trial. This FDA initiative requires us to consider NGC regimens that are not at the maximum tolerated dose or exposure level.

Discussions with the FDA in April 2023 have clarified that the major goal for the next Phase 2 trial will be to evaluate and understand the dose- and exposure-response relationship for anti-tumor activity, safety and tolerability. The specific dosage regimens for the trial will be defined following the determination of the MTD from our ongoing Phase 1B trial. As a result, we have begun trial preparation tasks and will collaborate with the FDA to further define the dosage regimens and final design prior to the trial.  We will need to obtain additional funding before we can conduct this trial.

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NGC-Gemcitabine, also identified as PCS3117, is a cytidine analog similar to gemcitabine (Gemzar®), but different enough in chemical structure that some patients are more likely to respond to PCS3117 than gemcitabine. The difference in response occurs because NGC-Gemcitabine is metabolized to its active metabolite through a different enzyme system than gemcitabine. We continue to evaluate the potential use of NGC-Gemcitabine in patients with pancreatic cancer and to evaluate ways to identify patients who are more likely to respond to NGC-Gemcitabine than gemcitabine. We plan to meet with the FDA in 2023 to discuss potential trial designs including implementation of the Project Optimus initiative as part of the design and then submit the Phase 2B protocol to the IND.
NGC-Irinotecan, also identified as PCS11T, is an analog of SN38 (SN38 is the active metabolite of irinotecan) and should have an improved safety/efficacy profile in every type of cancer that irinotecan is presently used. The manufacturing process and sites for drug substance and drug product are presently being evaluated and IND-enabling toxicology studies will then be initiated. In addition, we are defining the potential paths to approval, which include defining the targeted patient population and the type of cancer. We plan to conduct IND enabling and toxicology studies in 2023 and 2024, subject to available funding.

Non-Oncology Pipeline for Out-licensing or Partnership

PCS12852 is a highly specific and potent 5HT4 agonist that has already been evaluated in clinical studies in South Korea for gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility in healthy volunteers and volunteers with a history of constipation. In October 2021, the FDA cleared our IND application to proceed with a Phase 2A trial for the treatment of gastroparesis. We enrolled our first patient on April 5, 2022 and completed enrollment of the trial on September 2, 2022. Results from this Phase 2A trial, which included 25 patients with moderate to severe gastroparesis, demonstrated improvements in gastric emptying in patients receiving 0.5 mg of PCS12852 as compared to placebo. The results indicated that for the patients in the PCS12852 group, the mean time for 50% of the gastric contents to empty (t50) compared to their baseline value (±SD) decreased by -31.90 min (±50.53) (compared to the change seen in the placebo group of only -9.36 min (±42.43). Significant gastric emptying differences were not observed between the placebo and the 0.1 mg dose. Adverse events associated with the administration of PCS12852 were generally mild to moderate as expected, limited in duration, and quickly resolved without any sequelae. There were no cardiovascular safety events or serious adverse events reported during the trial. Additionally, the 0.5 mg of PCS12852 showed a greater improvement than placebo in the gastroparesis symptomology scales (including both total scores in the scales, as well as sub-scores such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain) used in the trial. With the trial now complete, we have the data necessary to finalize the development plan for the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis patients. We plan to monetize PCS12852 by looking for licensing and/or partnering opportunities.

PCS499 is an oral tablet of the deuterated analog of one of the major metabolites of pentoxifylline (PTX or Trental®). PCS499 is a drug that can be used to treat unmet medical need conditions caused by multiple pathophysiological changes. We completed a Phase 2A trial for PCS499 in patients with ulcerative and non-ulcerative necrobiosis lipoidica (uNL and NL, respectively) in late 2020, and in May 2021, we enrolled the first patient in our Phase 2B trial for the treatment of uNL. Although we initiated several recruitment programs to increase the enrollment of patients in this trial, we were only able to recruit four patients. We have experienced extremely slow enrollment in the trial given the extreme rarity of the condition (rarer than reported in the literature), the impact of COVID-19, and the reluctance of patients to be in a clinical trial. We will complete the Phase 2B uNL trial for those currently enrolled, but will halt further efforts to enroll new patients in the trial. There have been no safety concerns during the conduct of the trial. Although we believe that PCS499 can be effective in treating uNL, we received preliminary data in late February 2023 that indicated that the placebo response is likely much greater than the literature and clinical experts believe; thus, a much larger sample size would be required in a pivotal trial for an indication where it was extremely difficult to enroll even 10 patients. We are also evaluating other, less rare indications for PCS499. As with PCS12852, we plan to monetize PCS499 by looking for licensing and/or partnership opportunities.

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Recent Developments

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we raised gross proceeds of $7.0 million (net proceeds of $6.4 million) from the sale of 8,432,192 shares of our common stock through the following transactions:

In January 2023, we sold 50,000 shares at an average price of $1.08 per share for an aggregate gross proceeds of $54,000 through the Purchase Agreement we entered into with Lincoln Park Capital in March 2022, under which we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $15.0 million of our shares of common stock, subject to the terms and conditions in the Purchase Agreement.
On February 3, 2023, we sold 569,648 shares at an average price of $1.22 per share for an aggregate gross proceeds of $693,000 (net proceeds of $672,000) prior to deducting sales commissions, pursuant to our Sales Agreement with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., under which we may issue and sell in a registered “at-the-market” offering shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million from time to time.

On February 14, 2023, we closed a registered direct offering for the sale of 7,812,544 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.80 per share to accredited investors for gross proceeds of $6.3 million. Net proceeds from the offering were $5.6 million.

Termination of PCS499 Trial

Due to enrollment difficulties that we have experienced since the beginning of our rare disease trial for PCS499 in uNL, we decided to cease further enrollment in the PCS499 trial in February 2023. There were no safety concerns noted during the trial.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

The following table summarizes our net loss during the periods indicated:

  Three months ended    
  March 31,    
  2023  2022  Change 
Operating Expenses            
Research and development expenses $1,627,480  $2,043,984  $(416,504)
General and administrative expenses  2,478,055   1,184,730   1,293,325 
             
Operating Loss  (4,105,535)  (3,228,714)    
             
Other Income (Expense), net  83,462  1,583  81,879 
             
Net Operating Loss Before Income Tax Benefit  (4,022,073)  (3,227,131)  (794,942)
Income Tax Benefit  -   -   - 
             
Net Loss $(4,022,073) $(3,227,131)    

Revenues

We do not currently have any revenue under contract or any immediate sales prospects.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses include (i) program and testing related expenses including external consulting and professional fees related to the product testing and our development activities and (ii) internal research and development staff salaries and other payroll costs including stock-based compensation, payroll taxes and employee benefits.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, our research and development expenses decreased by $416,504 to $1,627,480 from $2,043,984 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Costs for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

  Three months ended
March 31,
 
  2023  2022 
Amortization of intangible assets $-  $197,124 
Research and development salaries and benefits  518,803   526,616 
Preclinical, clinical trial and other costs  1,108,677   1,320,244 
Total $1,627,480  $2,043,984 

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The decrease in research and development expenses, excluding amortization, was primarily due to a decrease in preclinical, clinical trial and other costs during the three months ended March 31, 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022. This decrease was attributable to the completion of our clinical trial for PCS12852 and the early termination of our clinical trial for PCS499. We also did not have any amortization expense, as we fully impaired our intangible asset at December 31, 2022. During the same period in 2022, we had three active clinical trials and amortization expense for our intangible asset.

Until we begin our next clinical trial, we anticipate our research and development costs to remain consistent as we close out and receive final reports related to our clinical trials for PCS499 and PCS12852. We will, however, continue incurring costs in our clinical trial for NGC-Capecitabine, including the cost of having drug product manufactured and other tasks necessary for the Phase 2 clinical trial, as well as costs necessary to submit the Phase 2B protocol for NGC-Gemcitabine.

The funding necessary to bring a drug candidate to market is subject to numerous uncertainties. Once a drug candidate is identified, the further development of that drug candidate may 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. Some programs may be terminated due to the lack of scientific progress and lack of prospects for ultimate commercialization.

Our clinical trial cost 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 services are recorded as prepaid expenses and expensed when the services are rendered.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased by $1,293,325 to $2,478,055 from $1,184,730 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. This increase is primarily attributable to the fair value of $1,310,875 related to the stock purchase warrant granted to Spartan under the amended consulting agreement (see Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements), which was primarily offset by a decrease in taxes.

Other Income

Other income represents interest income of $83,462 and $1,583 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Income Tax Benefit

We did not recognize any income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 or 2022.

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Cash Flows

The following table sets forth our sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

  Three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Net cash (used in) provided by:        
Operating activities $(2,114,070) $(1,802,926)
Financing activities  6,352,077   (300,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash $4,238,077  $(2,102,926)

Net cash used in operating activities

We used net cash in our operating activities of $2,144,070 and $1,802,926 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in cash used in operating activities during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 was primarily related to increased cash compensation to our executive team and directors.

As we continue our clinical trial for NGC-Capecitabine and evaluate the other NGC drugs in our portfolio, we anticipate our research and development efforts and ongoing general and administrative costs will continue to generate negative cash flows from operating activities for the foreseeable future. These amounts will begin to decrease when compared to prior periods due to our current cash balances unless we raise enough funds to conduct future clinical trials.

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we raised net proceeds of $6.4 million from the sale of 8,432,192 shares of our common stock. We used net cash in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $300,000 to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock from a licensee.

Liquidity

At March 31, 2023 we had $10.7 million in cash and cash equivalents.

We have incurred losses and net cash used in our operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023, which we expect to continue for the foreseeable future. We have no sales. We have incurred losses since our inception, devoting substantially all of our efforts toward research and development, and have an accumulated deficit of $68.3 million at March 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we generated a net loss of $4.0 million, of which $1.7 million are non-cash expenses. Based on our current plans, we believe our current cash balance is adequate for at least the next twelve months without considering amounts available from the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park. Our ability to execute our longer-term operating plans, including future clinical trials for our portfolio of drugs depend on our ability to obtain additional funding from the sale of equity and/or debt securities, a strategic transaction or other funding transactions. We plan to continue to actively pursue financing alternatives, but there can be no assurance that we will obtain the necessary funding in the future when needed.

Our estimate of future cash needs is based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available cash sooner than we currently expect. Our ultimate success depends on the outcome of our planned clinical trials and our research and development activities, as disclosed above. We expect to incur additional losses in the future, and we will need to raise additional capital to fully implement our business plan if the costs of our clinical trials are greater than we expect or they take longer than anticipated. We also expect to incur increased general and administrative expenses in the future. In addition, there may be costs we incur as we develop these drug products that we do not currently anticipate, requiring us to need additional capital sooner than currently expected.

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Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

the cost of our current clinical trials and the cost of third-party manufacturing;
the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of drug manufacturing, pre-clinical studies, and clinical trials of PCS3117 and PCS11T, as well as any other future product candidates;
the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue;
the outcome, timing, and costs of seeking regulatory approvals;
the costs associated with hiring additional personnel and consultants for our pre-clinical and clinical activities;
the emergence of competing therapies and other adverse market developments;
the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, expanding, defending, and enforcing patent claims, including litigation costs and the outcome of such litigation;
the extent to which we in-license or acquire other products and technologies; and
the costs of operating as a public company.

Until such time as we can generate substantial product revenues to support our capital requirements, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations and licensing arrangements or other capital sources. We currently have an effective S-3 shelf registration statement on file with the SEC, which provides us flexibility and optionality to raise capital, including pursuant to a Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital or a future at-the-market offering, but there can be no assurance that capital will continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, won’t be limited, or be available at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will or could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

There have been no significant changes to the contractual obligations reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

At March 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

Our discussion and analysis should be readof our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conjunctionaccordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included inof our 2016most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and withhave the unaudited condensed consolidatedgreatest potential impact on our financial statements, and related notes thereto presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Forward-Looking Statements


The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, need for financing, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, ability to retain 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. Althoughso we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances thatconsider these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results, and actual futureour critical accounting policies. Actual results could differ materially from those describedthe estimates we use in such forward-looking statements.


Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, butapplying our critical accounting policies. We are not limited to:currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different amounts being reported.


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Overview and Basis of Presentation


Heatwurx, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 29, 2011 as Heatwurxaq, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Heatwurx, Inc. on April 15, 2011.


We are an asphalt preservation and repair, equipment company. Our innovative, and eco-friendly hot-in-place recycling process corrects surface distresses within the top 3 inches of existing pavement by heating the surface material to a temperature between 325° and 375° Fahrenheit with our electrically powered infrared heating equipment, mechanically loosening 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 equipment to be eco-friendly as the Heatwurx process reuses and rejuvenates distressed asphalt, uses recycled asphalt pavement for filler material, eliminates travel to and from asphalt batch plants, and extends the life of the roadway.  We believe our equipment, technology and processes provide savings over other processes that can be more labor and equipment intensive.



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Our hot-in-place recycling process and equipment was selected by the Technology Implementation Group of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (“AASHTO TIG”) as an “additionally Selected Technology” for the year 2012. We develop, manufacture and intend to sell our unique and innovative and eco-friendly equipment to federal, state and local agencies as well as contractors for the repair and rehabilitation of damaged and deteriorated asphalt surfaces.


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 licensee as of March 31, 2017.


We are no longer receiving financial supportevaluated recently issued accounting pronouncements and we do not believe we will be able to obtain financing from another source.  We do not believe we are able to achieve a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure.  Do to the slow growth in the service sector and the high cost of the franchise registrations, we discontinued the operations of Dr. Pave, LLC 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 it will be able to satisfy the mandatory principal payments.  The Company will work with the lenders to explore extension or conversion options.  Theredetermined that there is no guarantee the lenders will accommodate our requests.  As of March 31, 2017; principal in the amount of $962,361 is outstanding and payable under the secured notes.  These notes are secured by all the assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights.  We are in default on the notes, and as a result the Company’s assets may be foreclosed upon.


The issues described above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  It is our 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.


Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.  In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay 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 on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies.  Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.


Results of operations


The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included herewith.  This discussion should not be construed to imply that results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future.


For the three months ended March 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 loss of approximately $134,000 including loss from discontinued operations of approximately $2,000 for the same period of 2016.  Further description 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 decreased to approximately $14,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 from approximately $81,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is principally due to the significant reduction 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.


Research and Development


The Company had approximately $100 in research and development costs during the three months ended March 31, 2017; and no research and development costs during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The Company is only utilizing legal representation to maintain the existing patents.


Liquidity and capital resources


Overview


We have incurred operating losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows from operations since inception.  As of March 31, 2017, we 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 little revenue since inception.  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 to maintain only a minimal level of operations necessary to support our licensee and look for potential merger candidates.  For the year three months ended March 31, 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.


Investing Activities


There were no investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to proceeds of $27,000 from the sale of assets held for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2017.





Financing Activities


There were no investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $15,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2016.  This decrease in cash provided by financing activities was due to the Company no longer receiving financial support for the business and operations from their small group of investors.  The Company entered into a Senior secured loan agreement on February 16, 2015, extended on March 23, 2016, 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, we do not believe it 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 explore additional extension 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 raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have been solely reliant on raising capital or borrowing funds in order to maintain our operations.  We were able to raise debt and equity financing through the assistance of a small number of our investors who have been substantial participants in its debt and equity offerings since our formation.  These investors have chosen not to assist us with our capital raising initiatives.  At 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


There were no new accounting pronouncements issued during the three 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.results of operations.


ITEMItem 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


AsItem 3 is not applicable to us as a smaller reporting company we have elected not to provide the disclosure required by this item.and has been omitted.


ITEMItem 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESControls and Procedures


Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

OurAt March 31, 2023, management, with the participation of ourthe Chief Executive Officer who also serves as ourand Chief Financial Officer, has concluded, based onconducted an evaluation as of the endeffectiveness of the period covered by this report,design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are (1) notwere effective at March 31, 2023to ensureprovide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission due to the material weakness noted below, and (2) lacking design to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is(ii) accumulated organized and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriated,appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, 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 benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.





Material Weakness and Related Remediation Initiatives

Our management concluded that as of March 31, 2017, the following material weaknesses existed: 1. Due to the Company’s budget constraints, 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.  Through the efforts of management, external consultants, and our Director, we have developed a specific action plan to remediate the material weaknesses.  Due to the significant reduction in operations, the Company was unable to remediate the material weakness during 2017.


We have fewer than 300 record holders and, thus, 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 controlInternal Control over financial reportingFinancial Reporting

There has beenwere no changechanges in our internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) ofduring the Exchange Act, during our most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017,2023 that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II. Other Information


PART II. OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1. Legal Proceedings

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


ITEMItem 1A. RISK FACTORSRisk Factors


See “ItemThere have been no material changes to our risk factors as described in Item 1A - Risk Factors” as disclosed inof our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed withfor the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2017.year ended December 31, 2022.


ITEMItem 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


NoneNone.

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

None.

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.


ITEMItem 6. EXHIBITSExhibits


SEC Ref. No.

Title of Document

31.1

31.1*

Rule 15d-14(a)153-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer and
31.2*Rule 153-14(a) Certification by Principal Financial Officer

32.1

32.1*++

Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

101.INS

99.1

XBRL Files
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




* Filed herewith.



++ 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









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.

By:/s/ David Young

Heatwurx, Inc.

David Young

Date: October 4, 2017

By:

/s/ John P. McGrain

John P. McGrain, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim

(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: May 15, 2023
By:/s/ James Stanker
James Stanker
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: May 15, 2023



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