UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2020

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from to to

 

Commission File Number: 001-35076

 


NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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


 

Delaware

 

31-1080091

(State or other jurisdictionOther Jurisdiction of

incorporationIncorporation or organization)Organization

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4995 Bradenton Avenue, Suite 2402,40, Dublin, Ohio

 

43017-355243017-3552

(Address of principal executive offices)Principal Executive Offices

 

(Zip Code)Code

 

(614) 793-7500

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


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

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock

NAVB

NYSE American

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

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 12-b-2 of the Act.) Yes ☐  No ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’sissuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 162,256,64626,687,198 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (as of the close of business on November 1, 2017)6, 2020).



 


 

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

TABLETABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I – Financial Information

  
    

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

3

    
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 20172020 (unaudited) and December 31, 20162019

 

3

    
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (unaudited)

 

4

    
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)Loss for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (unaudited)

 

5

    
 

Consolidated StatementStatements of StockholdersStockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Nine-Month PeriodPeriods Ended September 30, 20172020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

6

    
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 (unaudited)

 

78

    
 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

89

    

Item 2.

Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

2629

    
 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

2629

    
 

The Company

 

2629

    
 

Technology and Product Line OverviewCandidates

 

2830

    
 

Outlook

 

31

Discontinued Operations

3233

    
 

Results of Operations

 

3234

    
 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

3435

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

38

    
 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

3738

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements37
    
 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

38

    

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

39

    

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

39

    

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

39

Changes in Control Over Financial Reporting

40

PART II – Other Information

  
    

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

41

    

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

4241

    

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

4342

 


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. FinancialFinancial Statements

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated BalanceBalance Sheets

 

 

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

  

September 30,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

 

 

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

     

ASSETS

          

Current assets:

                

Cash

 $4,619,649  $1,539,325 

Restricted cash

     5,001,253 

Available-for-sale securities

  1,998,800    

Accounts and other receivables

  8,042,691   203,016 

Inventory, net

     96,208 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $3,722,852  $1,047,159 

Stock subscriptions and other receivables

  820,211   901,339 

Prepaid expenses and other

  504,971   842,220   249,888   967,285 

Assets associated with discontinued operations, current

     3,144,247 

Total current assets

  15,166,111   10,826,269   4,792,951   2,915,783 

Property and equipment

  1,712,342   3,232,372   838,714   1,207,537 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

  1,399,040   2,051,787   704,411   1,177,327 

Property and equipment, net

  313,302   1,180,585   134,303   30,210 

Patents, trademarks and license agreements

  480,404   146,685 

Right-of-use lease assets

  458,280   404,594 

Less accumulated amortization

  14,832      178,003   122,906 

Patents, trademarks and license agreements, net

  465,572   146,685 

Guaranteed earnout receivable

  6,445,390    

Right-of-use lease assets, net

  280,277   281,688 

License agreements, patents and trademarks

  680,750   478,672 

Less accumulated amortization

  119,638   93,259 

License agreements, patents and trademarks, net

  561,112   385,413 

Other assets

  215,332   202,882   227,192   537,812 

Assets associated with discontinued operations

     105,255 

Total assets

 $22,605,707  $12,461,676  $5,995,835  $4,150,906 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERSEQUITY (DEFICIT)

        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

        

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

 $1,231,075  $5,165,385  $1,115,871  $1,112,069 

Accrued liabilities and other

  2,494,115   7,872,893   2,246,634   2,150,974 

Notes payable, current

  1,981,676   51,957,913 

Terminated lease liability, current

  144,231    

Liabilities associated with discontinued operations, current

  33,141   4,865,597 

Notes payable

  366,000   305,955 

Lease liabilities, current

  285,913   250,553 

Total current liabilities

  5,884,238   69,861,788   4,014,418   3,819,551 

Notes payable

     9,641,179 

Terminated lease liability

  629,445    

Other liabilities

  76,850   624,922 

Lease liabilities

  380,236   512,344 

Deferred revenue

  700,000   700,000 

Total liabilities

  6,590,533   80,127,889   5,094,654   5,031,895 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

        

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

        

Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

      

Common stock; $.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 162,206,646 and 155,762,729 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  162,207   155,763 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

        

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

        

Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

      

Series D preferred stock subscribed; $.001 par value, 148,500 and 0 shares subscribed as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

  149    

Series D preferred stock subscriptions receivable

  (14,150,000

)

   

Common stock; $.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 26,373,908 and 19,234,960 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

  217,370   210,232 

Common stock subscribed; $.001 par value, 1,000,000 and 902,162 shares subscribed as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

  1,000   902 

Common stock subscriptions receivable

  (5,000,000

)

   

Additional paid-in capital

  331,036,285   326,564,148   375,154,360   345,847,676 

Accumulated deficit

  (315,850,836

)

  (394,855,034

)

  (356,053,002

)

  (347,671,102)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (1,200

)

   

Total Navidea stockholders' equity (deficit)

  15,346,456   (68,135,123

)

Total Navidea stockholders' equity (deficit)

  169,877   (1,612,292)

Noncontrolling interest

  668,718   468,910   731,304   731,303 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  16,015,174   (67,666,213

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 $22,605,707  $12,461,676 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  901,181   (880,989)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 $5,995,835  $4,150,906 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


3

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated StatementsStatements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenue:

                

Tc99m tilmanocept sales revenue

 $  $17,601  $  $30,800 

Tc99m tilmanocept license revenue

     1,295,625   100,000   1,795,625 

Grant and other revenue

  223,669   510,974   1,315,298   2,113,420 

Total revenue

  223,669   1,824,200   1,415,298   3,939,845 

Cost of goods sold

     2,889      5,185 

Gross profit

  223,669   1,821,311   1,415,298   3,934,660 

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

  874,547   919,441   2,765,695   5,010,923 

Selling, general and administrative

  1,734,707   1,811,680   9,006,725   5,832,623 

Total operating expenses

  2,609,254   2,731,121   11,772,420   10,843,546 

Loss from operations

  (2,385,585

)

  (909,810

)

  (10,357,122

)

  (6,908,886

)

Other income (expense):

                

Interest income (expense), net

  76,050   159   144,811   (2,076

)

Equity in loss of R-NAV, LLC

           (15,159

)

Loss on disposal of investment in R-NAV, LLC

           (39,732

)

Change in fair value of financial instruments

     (839,298

)

  153,357   1,755,989 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

        (1,314,102

)

   

Other, net

  (6,979

)

  (12,498

)

  (45,256

)

  (49,916

)

Total other income (expense), net

  69,071   (851,637

)

  (1,061,190

)

  1,649,106 

Loss before income taxes

  (2,316,514

)

  (1,761,447

)

  (11,418,312

)

  (5,259,780

)

Benefit from income taxes

  775,750      3,861,156    

Loss from continuing operations

  (1,540,764

)

  (1,761,447

)

  (7,557,156

)

  (5,259,780

)

Discontinued operations, net of tax effect:

                

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  5,399   1,701,911   (332,838

)

  (5,167,312

)

Gain on sale

  145,877

 

     86,894,000    

Net income (loss)

  (1,389,488

)

  (59,536

)

  79,004,006   (10,427,092

)

Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (23

)

  (159

)

  (192

)

  (516

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 $(1,389,465

)

 $(59,377

)

 $79,004,198  $(10,426,576

)

Income (loss) per common share (basic):

                

Continuing operations

 $(0.01

)

 $(0.01

)

 $(0.05

)

 $(0.03

)

Discontinued operations

 $  $0.01  $0.54  $(0.04

)

Attributable to common stockholders

 $(0.01

)

 $  $0.49  $(0.07

)

Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)

  162,006,646   155,481,278   161,437,276   155,390,911 

Income (loss) per common share (diluted):

                

Continuing operations

 $(0.01

)

 $(0.01

)

 $(0.05

)

 $(0.03

)

Discontinued operations

 $  $0.01  $0.52  $(0.04

)

Attributable to common stockholders

 $(0.01

)

 $  $0.47  $(0.07

)

Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)

  162,006,646   155,481,278   165,914,473   155,390,911 
  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Revenue:

                

Royalty revenue

 $2,047  $4,895  $26,188  $13,985 

License revenue

  4,726      4,726   9,953 

Grant and other revenue

  261,616   231,916   664,848   514,589 

Total revenue

  268,389   236,811   695,762   538,527 

Cost of revenue

  82   195   1,048   6,559 

Gross profit

  268,307   236,616   694,714   531,968 

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

  1,377,998   1,801,558   3,659,046   3,612,783 

Selling, general and administrative

  1,788,934   1,519,496   4,946,279   5,109,612 

Total operating expenses

  3,166,932   3,321,054   8,605,325   8,722,395 

Loss from operations

  (2,898,625

)

  (3,084,438

)

  (7,910,611

)

  (8,190,427

)

Other income (expense):

                

Interest (expense) income, net

  (149

)

  11,858   12,822   23,336 

Other, net

  (564

)

  (1,524

)

  (777

)

  (5,880

)

Total other (expense) income, net

  (713

)

  10,334   12,045   17,456 

Loss before income taxes

  (2,899,338

)

  (3,074,104

)

  (7,898,566

)

  (8,172,971

)

Provision for income taxes

           (707

)

Loss from continuing operations

  (2,899,338

)

  (3,074,104

)

  (7,898,566

)

  (8,173,678

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax effect

           (2,665

)

Net loss

  (2,899,338

)

  (3,074,104

)

  (7,898,566

)

  (8,176,343

)

Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     2   (1

)

  16 

Deemed dividend on Series C and Series D Preferred Stock beneficial conversion features

  (405,555

)

     (483,333

)

   

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 $(3,304,893

)

 $(3,074,102

)

 $(8,381,900

)

 $(8,176,327

)

Loss per common share (basic and diluted):

                

Continuing operations

 $(0.13

)

 $(0.17

)

 $(0.37

)

 $(0.62

)

Attributable to common stockholders

 $(0.13

)

 $(0.17

)

 $(0.37

)

 $(0.62

)

Weighted average shares outstanding

  25,843,732   18,044,406   22,946,201   13,082,393 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)Loss

(unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net income (loss)

 $(1,389,488

)

 $(59,536

)

 $79,004,006  $(10,427,092

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

  (172

)

     (1,200

)

   

Comprehensive income (loss)

 $(1,389,660

)

 $(59,536

)

 $79,002,806  $(10,427,092

)

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Net loss

 $(2,899,338

)

 $(3,074,104

)

 $(7,898,566

)

 $(8,176,343

)

Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities

     (188

)

     730 

Comprehensive loss

 $(2,899,338

)

 $(3,074,292

)

 $(7,898,566

)

 $(8,175,613

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 
  Preferred Stock  Preferred Stock Subscribed  Preferred Stock Subscriptions  Common Stock Issued  Common Stock Subscribed  

Common Stock

Subscriptions

  

Additional

Paid-In

  Accumulated  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Non-controlling     
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Receivable  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Receivable  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Interest  Total 

Balance, January 1, 2020

  -  $-   -  $-  $-   19,234,960  $210,232   902,162  $902  $-  $345,847,676  $(347,671,102) $-  $731,303  $(880,989)

Issued stock in payment of services

  -   -   -   -   -   3,810   4   -   -   -   4,797   -   -   -   4,801 

Issued stock in payment of employee bonuses

  -   -   -   -   -   53,315   53   -   -   -   64,458   -   -   -   64,511 

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   902,162   902   (902,162)  (902)  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Issued stock pursuant to registered direct offering, net of issuance costs

  -   -   -   -   -   1,000,001   1,000   -   -   -   699,000   -   -   -   700,000 

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,373,529   2,374   (912,500)  2,015,126   -   -   -   1,105,000 

Stock subscribed in connection with registered direct offering

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   647,058   647   -   549,353   -   -   -   550,000 

Stock compensation expense

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   39,246   -   -   -   39,246 

Comprehensive loss:

                                                            

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,673,610)  -   2   (2,673,608)

Total comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,673,608)

Balance, March 31, 2020

  -   -   -   -   -   21,194,248   212,191   3,020,587   3,021   (912,500)  349,219,656   (350,344,712)  -   731,305   (1,091,039)

Issued restricted stock

  -   -   -   -   -   10,000   10   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   10 

Issued stock pursuant to registered direct offering

  -   -   -   -   -   647,058   647   (647,058)  (647)  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   1,911,800   1,912   (1,911,800)  (1,912)  520,030   -   -   -   -   520,030 

Issued stock to 401(k) plan

  -   -   -   -   -   32,651   33   -   -   -   39,801   -   -   -   39,834 

Issued stock upon exercise of warrants

  -   -   -   -   -   300,595   300   -   -   -   (300)  -   -   -   - 

Issued stock in payment of employee bonuses

  -   -   -   -   -   40,844   41   -   -   -   106,970   -   -   -   107,011 

Issued Series C Preferred Stock

  70,000   70   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   699,930   -   -   -   700,000 

Deemed dividend on Series C Preferred Stock

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   77,778   (77,778)  -   -   - 

Issued stock upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

  (70,000)  (70)  -   -   -   410,765   411   -   -   -   (341)  -   -   -   - 

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   392,470   -   -   -   -   392,470 

Stock compensation expense

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   34,588   -   -   -   34,588 

Comprehensive loss:

                                                            

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,325,618)  -   (1)  (2,325,619)

Total comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,325,619)

Balance, June 30, 2020

  -   -   -   -   -   24,547,961   215,545   461,729   462   -   350,178,082   (352,748,108)  -   731,304   (1,622,715)

Issued Series C Preferred Stock, net of costs

  350,000   350   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3,462,828   -   -   -   3,463,178 

Deemed dividend on Series C Preferred Stock

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   388,889   (388,889)  -   -   - 

Issued stock upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

  (350,000)  (350)  -   -   -   1,014,311   1,014   -   -   -   (664)  -   -   -   - 

Issued stock in payment of Series C Preferred Stock fees

  -   -   -   -   -   14,205   14   -   -   -   (14)  -   -   -   - 

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   461,729   462   (461,729)  (462)  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Issued stock pursuant to Jubilant MOU

  -   -   -   -   -   209,205   209   -   -   -   999,791   -   -   -   1,000,000 

Issued restricted stock

  -   -   -   -   -   50,000   50   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   50 

Issued stock in payment of services

  -   -   -   -   -   20,000   20   -   -   -   65,380   -   -   -   65,400 

Issued Series D Preferred Stock, net of costs

  1,500   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   132,089   -   -   -   132,091 

Deemed dividend on Series D Preferred Stock

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   16,667   (16,667)  -   -   - 

Issued stock upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock

  (1,500)  (2)  -   -   -   56,497   56   -   -   -   (54)  -   -   -   - 

Stock subscribed in connection with Series D Preferred Stock

  -   -   148,500   149   (14,150,000)  -   -   -   -   -   14,849,851   -   -   -   700,000 

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,000,000   1,000   (5,000,000)  4,999,000   -   -   -   - 

Stock compensation expense

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   62,515   -   -   -   62,515 

Comprehensive loss:

                                                            

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,899,338)  -   -   (2,899,338)

Total comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,899,338)

Balance, September 30, 2020

  -  $-   148,500  $149  $(14,150,000)  26,373,908  $217,370   1,000,000  $1,000  $(5,000,000) $375,154,360  $(356,053,002) $-  $731,304  $901,181 

(continued)

6

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement ofStatements of Stockholders’Equity (Deficit Equity) (Deficit) (continued)

(unaudited)

 

  

Common Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In

  

Accumulated

  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

  

Non-controlling

  

Total

Stockholders'

Equity
 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

Interest

  

(Deficit)

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  155,762,729  $155,763  $326,564,148  $(394,855,034

)

 $  $468,910  $(67,666,213

)

Issued stock in payment of Board retainers

  16,406   17   10,483            10,500 

Issued stock in payment of employee bonuses

  710,353   710   368,632            369,342 

Issued stock upon exercise of warrants

  5,411,850   5,412   48,707            54,119 

Issued warrants in connection with Asset Sale

        3,337,187            3,337,187 

Issued warrants for extension of license agreement

        333,719            333,719 

Issued stock to 401(k) plan

  105,308   105   53,602            53,707 

Issued restricted stock

  200,000   200               200 

Stock compensation expense

        319,807            319,807 

Comprehensive income (loss)

                            

Net income

           79,004,198       (192

)

  79,004,006 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

              (1,200

)

     (1,200

)

Total comprehensive income

                    79,002,806 

Reclassification of funds invested (see Note 8)

                 200,000   200,000 

Balance, September 30, 2017

  162,206,646  $162,207  $331,036,285  $(315,850,836

)

 $(1,200

)

 $668,718  $16,015,174 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
  

Common Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In

  

Accumulated

  

Accumulated
Other

Compre
-hensive

(Loss)

  

Non-

controlling

  

Total

Stockholders

 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Income

  

Interest

  

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

  10,019,535  $200,391  $338,265,383  $(336,722,905

)

 $(730

)

 $668,321  $2,410,460 

Issued restricted stock

  15,000   300               300 

Issued stock pursuant to Stock Purchase Agreement

  17,857   357   49,643            50,000 

Stock compensation expense

        61,978            61,978 

Comprehensive loss:

                            

Net loss

           (2,429,049

)

     (12

)

  (2,429,061

)

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

              958      958 

Total comprehensive loss

                    (2,428,103

)

Balance, March 31, 2019

  10,052,392   201,048   338,377,004   (339,151,954

)

  228   668,309   94,635 

Rounding adjustments related to reverse stock split

  (1,114

)

     (3,385

)

           (3,385

)

Issued stock to 401(k) plan

  8,128   8   19,580            19,588 

Shares issued for public offering, net of offering costs of $841,559

  8,000,000   8,000   5,158,441            5,166,441 

Value of warrants issued in connection with public offering

        261,288            261,288 

Stock compensation expense

        66,159            66,159 

Comprehensive loss:

                            

Net loss

           (2,673,176

)

     (3

)

  (2,673,179

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

              (40)     (40

)

Total comprehensive loss

                    (2,673,219

)

Balance, June 30, 2019

  18,059,406   209,056   343,879,087   (341,825,130

)

  188   668,306   2,931,507 

Stock compensation expense

        50,042            50,042 

Comprehensive loss:

                            

Net loss

           (3,074,102

)

     (2

)

  (3,074,104

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

              (188

)

     (188

)

Total comprehensive loss

                    (3,074,292

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

  18,059,406  $209,056  $343,929,129  $(344,899,232

)

 $  $668,304  $(92,743

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 


7

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated StatementsStatements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss)

 $79,004,006  $(10,427,092

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  212,077   378,834 

Loss on disposal and abandonment of assets

  806,710   136,719 

Gain on forgiveness of accounts payable

     (85,355

)

Change in inventory reserve

     43,354 

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     77,964 

Debt discount and issuance costs written off

     1,955,541 

Prepayment premium and debt collection fees related to long term debt

     2,923,271 

Compounded interest on long term debt

  211,443   1,367,259 

Stock compensation expense

  319,807   310,642 

Loss on disposal of investment in R-NAV, LLC

     39,732 

Change in fair value of financial instruments

  (153,357)  (1,755,989

)

Issued warrants in connection with Asset Sale

  3,337,187    

Value of stock issued to directors

  10,500   56,609 

Value of stock issued to employees

  369,342    

Value of stock issued to 401(k) plan for employer matching contributions

  53,707   120,800 

Other

  65    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts and other receivables

  (12,686,071

)

  210,536 

Inventory

  1,470,826   (195,330

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  495,434   11,465 

Accounts payable

  (5,897,416

)

  3,212,632 

Accrued and other liabilities

  (5,507,487

)

  4,113,403 

Deferred revenue

  (2,315,037

)

  (1,195,911

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  59,731,736   1,299,084 

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

  (2,200,000

)

   

Maturities of available-for-sale securities

  200,000    

Purchases of equipment

  (31,417

)

  (1,847

)

Proceeds from sales of equipment

     45,000 

Payments on disposal of investment in R-NAV, LLC

     (110,000

)

Proceeds from disposal of investment in R-NAV, LLC

     27,623 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (2,031,417

)

  (39,224

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

  54,319   140 

Payment of debt-related costs

     (3,923,271

)

Principal payments on notes payable

  (59,675,502

)

  (189,163

)

Release of restricted cash held for payment against debt

  5,001,188   (3,501,247

)

Payments under capital leases

     (2,154

)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (54,619,995

)

  (7,615,695

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash

  3,080,324   (6,355,835

)

Cash, beginning of period

  1,539,325   7,166,260 

Cash, end of period

 $4,619,649  $810,425 
  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net loss

 $(7,898,566

)

 $(8,176,343

)

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  51,501   107,794 

(Gain) loss on disposal and abandonment of assets

  (1,042

)

  1,672 

Stock compensation expense

  136,349   178,179 

Value of stock issued in payment of employee bonuses

  171,522    

Value of stock issued in payment of services

  70,201    

Value of stock issued to 401(k) plan for employer matching contribution

  39,834   19,588 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Stock subscriptions and other receivables

  781,128   (124,665

)

Prepaid expenses, right-of-use lease assets, and other assets

  1,029,427   753,034 

Accounts payable

  3,802   414,250 

Accrued, lease and other liabilities

  8,269   216,180 

Deferred revenue

  (9,355

)

  (11,024

)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (5,616,930

)

  (6,621,335

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

     400,000 

Maturities of available-for-sale securities

     400,000 

(Payments for purchases) proceeds from disposal of equipment

  (129,216

)

  28,382 

Proceeds from sale of equipment

  1,042    

Patent and trademark costs

  (202,078

)

   

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  (330,252

)

  828,382 

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

  4,350,000    

Payment of preferred stock issuance costs

  (54,730

)

   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

  4,417,560   6,046,915 

Payment of common stock issuance costs

  (150,000

)

  (572,271

)

Proceeds from note payable

  366,000    

Principal payments on notes payable

  (305,955

)

  (316,074

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  8,622,875   5,158,570 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  2,675,693   (634,383

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  1,047,159   3,475,881 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $3,722,852  $2,841,498 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.     

 


8

 

Notes to the Consolidated FinancialFinancial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

1.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

 

a.

Basis of Presentation: The information presented as of September 30, 20172020 and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019 is unaudited, but includes all adjustments (which consist only of normal recurring adjustments) that the management of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Navidea,”Navidea”, the “Company,” or “we”) believes to be necessary for the fair presentation of results for the periods presented. CertainIn addition, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The balances as of September 30, 20172020 and the results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Navidea’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, which were included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Navidea and our wholly owned subsidiary, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Limited, as well as those of our majority-owned subsidiary, Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc. (“MT”). All significant inter-company accounts were eliminated in consolidation.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized the current COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency.  COVID-19 continues to spread globally, including throughout the United States, which has impacted the global economy and may impact our operations, including the potential interruption of our clinical trial activities and our supply chain. To date, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19.  However, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected economies and financial markets worldwide, resulting in an economic downturn that could impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to obtain additional funding, if needed.  The funding from the February 2020 transactions described in Note 2 below was received on a delayed basis during the second and third quarters of 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we are not able to accurately predict, including: the duration and scope of the pandemic, government actions taken in response to the pandemic, and the impact on our ability to continue to conduct our clinical trials

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Navidea and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Limited and Cardiosonix Ltd, as well as those of our majority-owned subsidiary, Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc. (“MT”). All significant inter-company accounts were eliminated in consolidation. Cardiosonix was legally dissolved in September 2017. Prior to termination of Navidea’s joint venture with R-NAV, LLC (“R-NAV”) in May 2016, Navidea's investment in R-NAV was being accounted for using the equity method of accounting and was therefore not consolidated.

On March 3, 2017, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 23, 2016, (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company completed its previously announced sale to Cardinal Health 414, LLC (“Cardinal Health 414”) of its assets used, held for use, or intended to be used in operating its business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing a product used for lymphatic mapping, lymph node biopsy, and the diagnosis of metastatic spread to lymph nodes for staging of cancer (the “Business”), including the Company’s radioactive diagnostic agent marketed under the Lymphoseek® trademark for current approved indications by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and similar indications approved by the FDA in the future (the “Product”), in Canada, Mexico and the United States (the “Territory”) (giving effect to the License-Back described below and excluding certain assets specifically retained by the Company) (the “Asset Sale”). Such assets sold in the Asset Sale consist primarily of, without limitation, (i) intellectual property used in or reasonably necessary for the conduct of the Business, (ii) inventory of, and customer, distribution, and product manufacturing agreements related to, the Business, (iii) all product registrations related to the Product, including the new drug application approved by the FDA for the Product and all regulatory submissions in the United States that have been made with respect to the Product and all Health Canada regulatory submissions and, in each case, all files and records related thereto, (iv) all related clinical trials and clinical trial authorizations and all files and records related thereto, and (v) all rights, title and interest in and to the Product, as specified in the Purchase Agreement (the “Acquired Assets”).

Upon closing of the Asset Sale, the Supply and Distribution Agreement, dated November 15, 2007 (as amended, the “Supply and Distribution Agreement”), between Cardinal Health 414 and the Company was terminated and, as a result, the provisions thereof are of no further force or effect (other than any indemnification, payment, notification or data sharing obligations which survive the termination).

Our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations have been reclassified, as required, for all periods presented to reflect the Business as a discontinued operation. Cash flows associated with the operation of the Business have been combined with operating, investing and financing cash flows, as appropriate, in our consolidated statements of cash flows. See Note 3.

 

 

b.

Financial Instruments and Fair Value: In accordance with current accounting standards, the fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. In determining the appropriate levels, we perform a detailed analysis of the assets and liabilities whose fair value is measured on a recurring basis. At each reporting period, all assets and liabilities for which the fair value measurement is based on significant unobservable inputs or instruments which trade infrequently and therefore have little or no price transparency are classified as Level 3. See Note 4.


The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

 

 

(1)

Cash restricted and cash available-for-sale securities, accountsequivalents, stock subscriptions and other receivables, and accounts payable: The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

 

(2)

Notes payable: At The carrying value of our debt as of September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016, the conversion option of certain notes payable was required to be recorded at fair value. The estimated fair value2019 primarily consisted of the conversion option was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation. This valuation method includes Level 3 inputs such asface amount of the estimated current market interest rate for similar instruments with similar creditworthiness. Unrealized gainsnotes plus accrued interest. As of September 30, 2020 and losses onDecember 31, 2019, the fair value of our notes payable was approximately $366,000 and $306,000, both amounts equal to the conversion option are classified in other expenses as a change in the fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2017, the faircarrying value of the conversion option is approximately zero.notes payable. See Note 10.

(3)

Derivative liabilities: Derivative liabilities are related to certain outstanding warrants which are recorded at fair value. Derivative liabilities totaling $63,000 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The assumptions used to calculate fair value as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 included volatility, a risk-free rate and expected dividends. In addition, we considered non-performance risk and determined that such risk is minimal. Unrealized gains and losses on the derivatives are classified in other expenses as a change in the fair value of financial instruments in the statements of operations. See Note 4.

(4)

Warrants:  In March 2017, in connection with the Asset Sale, the Company granted to each of Cardinal Health 414 and the University of California, San Diego, (“UCSD”), a five-year warrant to purchase up to 10 million shares and 1 million shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, each of which warrant is subject to anti-dilution and other customary terms and conditions (the “Series NN warrants”).  The assumptions used to calculate fair value at the date of issuance included volatility, a risk-free rate and expected dividends.   The Series NN warrants granted to Cardinal Health 414 had an estimated fair value of $3.3 million, which was recorded as a reduction of the gain on sale in the consolidated statement of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.  The Series NN warrants granted to UCSD had an estimated fair value of $334,000, which was recorded as an intangible asset related to the UCSD license in the consolidated balance sheet during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.  See Note 14.8.

 

 

c.

Revenue Recognition: We currently generate revenue primarily from grants to support various product development initiatives. We generally recognize grant revenue when expenses reimbursable under the grants have been paid and payments under the grants become contractually due.

We also earn revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The consideration we are eligible to receive under our licensing and distribution agreements typically includes upfront payments, reimbursement for research and development costs, milestone payments, and royalties. Each licensing and distribution agreement is unique and requires separate assessment in accordance with current accounting standards. See Note 3.

We also earn revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The terms of these agreements may include payment to us of non-refundable upfront license fees, funding or reimbursement of research and development efforts, milestone payments if specified objectives are achieved, and/or royalties on product sales. We evaluate all deliverables within an arrangement to determine whether or not they provide value on a stand-alone basis. We recognize a contingent milestone payment as revenue in its entirety upon our achievement of a substantive milestone if the consideration earned from the achievement of the milestone (i) is consistent with performance required to achieve the milestone or the increase in value to the delivered item, (ii) relates solely to past performance and (iii) is reasonable relative to all of the other deliverables and payments within the arrangement. We received a non-refundable upfront cash payment of $2.0 million from SpePharm AG upon execution of the SpePharm License Agreement in March 2015. We determined that the license and other non-contingent deliverables did not have stand-alone value because the license could not be deemed to be fully delivered for its intended purpose unless we performed our other obligations, including specified development work. Accordingly, they did not meet the separation criteria, resulting in these deliverables being considered a single unit of account. As a result, revenue relating to the upfront cash payment was deferred and was being recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated obligation period of two years. However, the remaining deferred revenue of $417,000 was recognized upon obtaining European approval of a reduced-mass vial in September 2016, several months earlier than originally anticipated.

 

 

d.

Leases: All of our leases are operating leases and are included in right-of-use lease assets, current lease liabilities and noncurrent lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. These assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term using the Company’s incremental borrowing rates or implicit rates, when readily determinable. The discount rates used for each lease were based principally on the Platinum debt, which was secured and outstanding for most of 2018. We used a “build-up” method where the approach was to estimate the risk/credit spread priced into the debt rate and then adjust that for the remaining term of each lease. Additionally, some market research was completed on the Company’s peer group as identified for purposes of compensation analysis. Short-term operating leases which have an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations. See Note 9.

9

e.

Series C and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock:  The Company evaluated the provisions of the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, ASC 470, Debt, and Accounting Series Release (“ASR”) 268, Presentation in Financial Statements of “Redeemable Preferred Stocks.”  Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that neither the Series C nor Series D Preferred Stock is a mandatorily redeemable financial instrument and any obligation to issue a variable number of shares of Common Stock is not unconditional.  Accordingly, the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock should be classified as equity.  Neither the embedded conversion option nor the embedded call option meet the criteria to be separated from the Series C or Series D Preferred stock and thus these features should not be bifurcated and accounted for as derivatives.  Additionally, both the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock contain a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) that results in an increase to additional paid-in capital and a discount on the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock.  The discount on the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock is considered to be fully amortized at the date of issuance because the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock are immediately convertible.  This results in a deemed dividend at the date of issuance for the amount of the BCF.  Finally, the Company determined that the conversion features of the Series D Preferred Stock cannot result in the Company being required to redeem a portion of the shares converted, thus the Series D Preferred Stock should not be classified in mezzanine equity.  See Note 11.

f.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards: In March 2016,August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09,2018-13, Compensation – Stock CompensationFair Value Measurement (Topic 178)820): ImprovementsDisclosure Framework—Changes to Employee Share-Based Payment Accountingthe Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects2018-13 is intended to improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. ASU 2018-13 modifies certain disclosure requirements and is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 did not have any impact on our consolidated financial statements or our fair value disclosures.

g.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards: In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 is intended to improve consistent application and simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, includingincome taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the income tax consequences, classificationgeneral principles in Topic 740 and clarifies and amends existing guidance. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption of awards as either equity orASU 2019-12 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. ASU 2020-06 was issued to reduce the complexity associated with accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and classification onequity. ASU 2020-06 reduces the statementnumber of cash flows.accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock and improves the disclosures for convertible instruments and related earnings-per-share (“EPS”) guidance. ASU 2016-092020-06 also amends the guidance for the derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity and improves and amends the related EPS guidance. ASU 2020-06 is effective for public business entities except smaller reporting companies for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016,2021, and for annual and interim reporting periods within those annual periods.  Methods ofbeginning after December 15, 2023 for all other entities. Early adoption vary according to eachis permitted, but the guidance must be adopted as of the amendment provisions.  beginning of a fiscal year. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on ASU 2020-06 on our consolidated financial statements.

2.

Liquidity

As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings, the Company has been engaged in litigation with Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC (“Platinum-Montaur”), an affiliate of Platinum Management (NY) LLC, Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P., Platinum Partners Capital Opportunity Fund, Platinum Partners Liquid Opportunity Master Fund L.P., Platinum Liquid Opportunity Management (NY) LLC, and Montsant Partners LLC (collectively, “Platinum”), in which Platinum-Montaur was seeking damages of approximately $1.9 million plus interest.  See Note 10.

In addition, the Company is engaged in ongoing litigation with our former President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael Goldberg. See Notes 6 and 10.

The adoptionCompany has also been engaged in ongoing litigation with Capital Royalty Partners II L.P. (“CRG”) and pursuing recovery of ASU 2016-09 onapproximately $4.3 million and other damages. On November 27, 2019, the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio (the “Ohio Court”) entered a judgment in the amount of $4.3 million to Navidea, plus statutory interest from April 9, 2018 (the “CRG Judgment”). See Note 10.

In December 2019, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement with the investors named therein. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the investors agreed to purchase approximately 2.1 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.9 million. Of this amount, approximately $1.1 million was received during 2019. The remaining $812,000 of proceeds were received and the related Common Stock was issued in January 1, 2017 did not have2020. See Note 11.

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In February 2020, the Company executed agreements with two existing investors to purchase approximately 4.0 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds to Navidea of approximately $3.4 million. The entire $3.4 million was received during the first three quarters of 2020. See Note 11.

On May 6, 2020, the Company entered into a material impactStock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent with Keystone Capital Partners, LLC (“Keystone”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 420,000 shares of newly-designated Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $4.2 million.  The entire $4.2 million was received and the related Series C Preferred Stock was issued during the second and third quarters of 2020. The Series C Preferred Stock was guaranteed by a portion of the proceeds of the CRG Judgment. See Note 11. 

On August 9, 2020, the Company entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Jubilant Draximage Inc., dba Jubilant Radiopharma, Radiopharmaceuticals Division (“Jubilant”). The MOU outlines the terms and framework for a potential Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement (“ELDA”) for Navidea’s Tc99m-Tilmanocept Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnostic application (“TRA”) in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. In connection with the MOU, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Jubilant (the “Jubilant Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Jubilant purchased $1.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Transaction Shares”) in exchange for exclusivity of negotiations while due diligence efforts are completed. The investment was priced “at market,” which was the closing price of Navidea’s common stock on the Company’s financial statements because:NYSE American on the trading day immediately preceding the investment.

The MOU outlines certain terms that are expected to be included in the ELDA, including:

 

 

AsJubilant to provide Navidea with an additional $19.0 million in the form of December 31, 2016, $15.3 million of our U.S. net operating loss carryforwards related to stock-based compensation tax deductions in excess of book compensation expense (“APIC NOLs”), that will be credited to additional paid-in capital when such deductions reduce taxes payable as determined on a "with-and-without" basis. Accordingly, these APIC NOLs will reduce federal taxes payable if realized in future periods. As of December 31, 2016, we have also recorded a full valuation allowance against these APIC NOLs.  This resulted in a zero cumulative effect adjustment to accumulated deficit as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09.


Duestock purchases and license fees, subject to the full valuation allowance for the Company’s tax provision, these APIC NOLs have never been recorded in additional paid-in-capital. The Company does not anticipate any impact going forward, as any amountsachievement of certain milestones, to be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations would be fully offset by the valuation allowance, nor would they result in a related classification in cash flows for operating activities.used to fund Navidea’s upcoming NAV3-32 (Phase 2b) and NAV3-33 (Phase 3) trials.

 

 

The CompanyJubilant will continuepay license fees and sales-based royalties to recognize forfeitures through estimates consistent with our past practices as opposed to when they occur.Navidea based on revenue generated from the sale of TRA in the licensed territory.

 

 

The Company already classifies cash paid to taxing authorities arising fromJubilant will serve as the withholding of shares from employeesexclusive commercial and distribution partner for TRA in cash flows from financing activities.the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. Jubilant will be responsible for all commercialization efforts within the licensed territory.

 

 

e.The execution of the ELDA is subject to certain conditions, including negotiation of a definitive agreement in mutually acceptable form and Jubilant’s completion of its due diligence. See Note 11.

On August 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”) with each of the investors named therein (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Investors agreed to purchase from the Company, up to $25.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”). See Note 11.

On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent (the “Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase Agreements”) with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 150,000 shares of newly-designated Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million. Pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, Keystone will purchase Series D Preferred Stock in amounts to be determined by Keystone in one or more closings (each, a “Series D Call Closing”). The Series D Preferred Stock will be convertible into a maximum of 5,147,000 shares of Common Stock. See Notes 11 and 16. 

Navidea intends to use the net proceeds from these transactions to fund its research and development programs, including continued advancement of its two Phase 2b and Phase 3 clinical trials of Tc99m tilmanocept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and for general working capital purposes and other operating expenses.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among the provisions contained in the CARES Act is the creation of the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) that provides for Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Section 7(a) loans for qualified small businesses. PPP loan proceeds are available to be used to pay for payroll costs, including salaries, commissions, and similar compensation, group health care benefits, and paid leaves; rent; utilities; and interest on certain other outstanding debt.  On May 18, 2020, Fifth Third Bank (the “Lender”) funded a loan to the Company in the amount of $366,000 under the SBA’s PPP (the “PPP Loan”). In accordance with the loan forgiveness requirements of the CARES Act, the Company used the proceeds from the PPP Loan primarily for payroll costs, rent and utilities, thus the Company anticipates that 100% of the loan will be forgiven.

During the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the Company’s primary focus is the safety of its employees, the employees of its clinical trial sites, and the patients enrolled in its clinical trials. The Company is working to mitigate any safety risk along with any long-term impact on its clinical development programs. To date, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19.  The funding from the February 2020 transactions described above was received on a delayed basis during the second and third quarters of 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets.   

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The Company has experienced recurring net losses and has used significant cash to fund its operations. The Company has considerable discretion over the extent of development project expenditures and has the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed. The February 2020 transactions described above have provided approximately $7.6 million of additional working capital. The August 2020 transactions described above may potentially provide up to an additional $60.0 million of working and growth capital, $20.0 million of which is fully committed. The Company also has funds remaining under outstanding grant awards, and continues working to establish new sources of funding, including collaborations, potential equity investments, and additional grant funding that can augment the balance sheet. Based on our committed equity investments, current working capital, and our projected cash burn, management believes that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

3.

Recent Accounting Standards: In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that a company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process that requires companies to exercise more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. Since the issuance of ASU 2014-09, several additional ASUs have been issued and incorporated within Topic 606 to clarify various elements of the guidance. ASU 2014-09 allows a choice of transition methods: (a) a full retrospective adoption in which the standard is applied to all of the periods presented, or (b) a modified retrospective adoption in which the standard is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements with a cumulative-effect adjustment reflected in retained earnings. ASU 2014-09 also requires significantly expanded disclosures regarding the qualitative and quantitative information of an entity’s nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods.

 

FollowingNavidea is focused on the saledevelopment and commercialization of the Business to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017, we generate revenue primarily from grants to support certainprecision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. We manage our business based on two primary types of drug products: (i) diagnostic substances, including Tc99m tilmanocept and other diagnostic applications of our productManocept platform, and (ii) therapeutic development programs. Such grant revenues are recognized only after expenses reimbursable under the grants have been paid. We also earn revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The consideration we are eligible to receive under our licensing and distribution agreements typically includes upfront payments, reimbursement for research and development costs, milestone payments, and royalties. Each licensing and distribution agreement is unique and will require separate assessment using the five-step process under ASU 2014-09. Management is working to complete its evaluation of the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09, however we currently do not anticipate that it will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. We will adopt ASU 2014-09 along with additional related ASUs effective January 1, 2018. We currently plan to use the modified retrospective method of adoption.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business. ASU 2017-01 provides a screen to determine when a set of assets and activities (collectively, a “set”) is not a business. The screen requires that when substantiallyprograms, including all of the fair market value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. If the screen is not met, ASU 2017-01 (1) requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output, and (2) removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. ASU 2017-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. ASU 2017-01 should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. No disclosures are required at transition. Early adoption is permitted for certain transactions as described in ASU 2017-01. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-01 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting. ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all of the following criteria are met: (1) The fair value of the modified award is the same as the fair value of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. If the modification does not affect any of the inputs to the valuation technique that the entity uses to value the award, the entity is not required to estimate the value immediately before and after the modification. (2) The vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. (3) The classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. Disclosure requirements remain unchanged. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted as described in ASU 2017-09. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements.


In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2017-13 adds SEC paragraphs pursuant to an SEC Staff Announcement made in July 2017 and clarifies several issues related to transition and implementation of the covered topics, including clarification of the definition of a public business entity, the effect of a change in tax law or rates on leveraged leases, and related amendments to the eXstensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) taxonomy. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

2.

Liquidity

Prior to the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017, alltherapeutic applications of our material assets were pledged as collateral for our borrowings under our Term Loan Agreement with Capital Royalty Partners II L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “CRG”) (the “CRG Loan Agreement”). In addition to the security interest in our assets, the CRG Loan Agreement included covenants that imposed significant requirements on us. An event of default would have entitled CRG to accelerate the maturity of our indebtedness, increase the interest rate from 14% to the default rate of 18% per annum, and invoke other remedies available to CRG under the loan agreement and the related security agreement. During the course of 2016, CRG alleged multiple claims of default on the CRG Loan Agreement, and filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas. On June 22, 2016, CRG exercised control over one of the Company’s primary bank accounts and took possession of $4.1 million that was on deposit.

On March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a Global Settlement Agreement with MT, CRG, and Cardinal Health 414 to effectuate the terms of the settlement previously entered into by the parties on February 22, 2017. In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017, the Company repaid $59 million (the “Deposit Amount”) of its alleged indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with payment of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liens and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the actual amount owed by the Company to CRG under the CRG Loan Documents (the “Final Payoff Amount”). The Company and CRG further agreed that the Final Payoff Amount would be no less than $47 million (the “Low Payoff Amount”) and no more than $66 million (the “High Payoff Amount”). In addition, concurrently with the payment of the Deposit Amount and closing of the Asset Sale, (i) Cardinal Health 414 posted a $7 million letter of credit in favor of CRG (at the Company’s cost and expense to be deducted from the closing proceeds due to the Company, and subject to Cardinal Health 414’s indemnification rights under the Purchase Agreement) as security for the amount byManocept platform. Tc99m tilmanocept, which the High Payoff Amount exceeds the Deposit Amount in the event the Company is unable to pay all or a portion of such amount, and (ii) CRG posted a $12 million letter of credit in favor of the Company as security for the amount by which the Deposit Amount exceeds the Low Payoff Amount. If, on the one hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents exceeds the Deposit Amount, the Company will pay such excess amount, plus the costs incurred by CRG in obtaining CRG’s letter of credit, to CRG and if, on the other hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents is less than the Deposit Amount, CRG will pay such difference to the Company and reimburse Cardinal Health 414 for the costs incurred by Cardinal Health 414 in obtaining its letter of credit. Any payments owing to CRG arising from a final determination that the Final Payoff Amount is in excess of $59 million shall first be paid by the Company without resort to the letter of credit posted by Cardinal Health 414, and such letter of credit shall only be a secondary resource in the event of failure of the Company to make payment to CRG. The Company will indemnify Cardinal Health 414 for any costs it incurs in payment to CRG under the settlement, and the Company and Cardinal Health 414 further agree that Cardinal Health 414 can pursue all possible remedies, including offset against earnout payments (guaranteed or otherwise) under the Purchase Agreement, warrant exercise, or any other payments owed by Cardinal Health 414, or any of its affiliates, to the Company, or any of its affiliates, if Cardinal Health 414 incurs any cost associated with payment to CRG under the settlement. The $2 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Ohio case and the $3 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Texas case were released to the Company following the closing of the Asset Sale.

In addition, the Company previously was a party to a Loan Agreement with Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC (“Platinum-Montaur”), an affiliate of Platinum Management (NY) LLC, Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P., Platinum Partners Liquid Opportunity Master Fund L.P., Platinum Liquid Opportunity Management (NY) LLC, and Montsant Partners LLC (collectively, “Platinum”) (the “Platinum Loan Agreement”) and a Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note (“Platinum Note”) given by Navidea in favor of Platinum-Montaur.


In connection with the closing of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414, the Company repaid to Platinum Partners Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LP (“PPCO”) an aggregate of approximately $7.7 million in partial satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities, obligations and indebtedness under the Platinum Loan Agreement between the Company and Platinum-Montaur, which was purportedly transferred by Platinum-Montaur to PPCO. The Company was informed by Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP (“PPVA”) that it was the owner of the balance of the Platinum Note. Such balance of approximately $1.9 million was due upon closing of the Asset Sale but withheld by the Company and not paid to anyone as it is subject to competing claims of ownership by both Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and PPVA.

On March 2, 2017, PPCO provided a payoff letter (the “Payoff Letter”). In the Payoff Letter, PPCO defined “Indebtedness” to include all amounts due under the Platinum Note, indicated that upon payment of the Payoff Amount, all “Indebtedness owed to Lender” shall have been satisfied in full, and that the “Loan Documents,” which included the Platinum Loan Agreement and the Platinum Note, “shall terminate and have no further force or effect.” The letter also confirmed that as of the date that payment was made by Navidea, the Receiver was providing a release and indemnification in favor of Navidea based on any claims made by any affiliate of PPCO. The Payoff Amount was paid pursuant to the Payoff Letter.

The remaining balance of the Platinum Note would have matured under its terms in September 2017, however the Company has not paid the balance as it is still subjecta license to ongoing competing claimsdistribute outside of ownership. The Company intends to pay the balance of the debt if it is determined to be due and owing to PPVA or Dr. Goldberg.

Based on our current working capital and our projected cash burn, including the potential for the Company to pay up to an additional $7 million to CRG depending upon the outcome of the Texas litigation, management believes that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months following the issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our projected cash burn also factors in certain cost cutting initiatives that have been implemented and approved by the board of directors, including reductions in the workforce and a reduction in facilities expenses. Additionally, we have considerable discretion over the extent of development project expenditures and have the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed. We believe all of these factors are sufficient to alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

3.

Discontinued Operations

On March 3, 2017, the Company completed the sale to Cardinal Health 414 of its assets used, held for use, or intended to be used in operating its business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing a product used for lymphatic mapping, lymph node biopsy, and the diagnosis of metastatic spread to lymph nodes for staging of cancer, including the Company’s radioactive diagnostic agent marketed under the Lymphoseek® trademark for current approved indications by the FDA and similar indications approved by the FDA in the future, in Canada, Mexico and the United States.States, is the only one of the Company’s drug product candidates that has been approved for sale in any market. The Company has license and distribution agreements in place in India and China, however Tc99 tilmanocept has not been approved in either of those markets. On May 11, 2020, the Company terminated its license and distribution agreement in Europe, which is the only market in which Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved.

 

In exchangeThe Company also has an agreement in place to provide Meilleur Technologies, Inc., (“Meilleur”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694, as well as an exclusive license for the Acquired Assets, Cardinal Health 414 (i) made a cash paymentdevelopment and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China, and Singapore. Meilleur also has an option to commercialize worldwide.

Currently, the Company at closing of approximately $80.6 millionrecognizes revenue from up-front license fees and pre-market milestones after adjustments based on inventory being transferredthe cash has been received from its customers and an advance of $3 million of guaranteed earnout payments as part of the CRG settlement, (ii) assumed certain liabilities ofperformance obligations have been met. Payments for sales-based royalties and milestones are generally received after the Company associatedrelated revenue has been recognized and invoiced. Normal payment terms generally range from 15 to 90 days following milestone achievement or royalty invoice, in accordance with the Product as specified in the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) agreed to make periodic earnout payments (to consist of contingent paymentseach contract.

Up-front and milestone payments which, if paid,received related to our license and distribution agreements in India and China are deferred until Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved by the regulatory authorities in each of those countries. It is not possible to determine with any degree of certainty whether or when regulatory approval for this product will be treated as additional purchase price)achieved in India or China, if at all. In addition, since sales of Tc99m tilmanocept have not yet begun in India or China, there is no basis for estimating whether, to what degree, or the rate at which the product will be accepted and utilized in these markets. Therefore, it is not possible to determine with any degree of certainty the expected sales in future periods in those countries. As such, the Company intends to recognize revenue from up-front and milestone payments on a straight-line basis beginning at the time of regulatory approval in each country through the end of the initial term of each agreement. The initial term of each agreement begins on the date of regulatory approval in each country and lasts for eight years in India and ten years in China.

The transaction price of a contract is the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. Transaction prices do not include amounts collected on behalf of third parties (e.g., sales taxes). To determine the transaction price of a contract, the Company considers the terms of the contract. For the purpose of determining transaction prices, the Company assumes that the goods or services will be transferred to the customer as promised in accordance with existing contracts and that the contracts will not be cancelled, renewed, or modified.

When estimating a contract’s transaction price, the Company considers all the information (historical, current, and forecasted) that is reasonably available to it and identifies possible consideration amounts. Most of the Company’s contracts with customers include both fixed and variable components of the transaction price. Under those contracts, some or all of the consideration for satisfied performance obligations is contingent on events over which the Company has no direct influence. For example, regulatory approval or product sales volume milestones are contingent upon the achievement of those milestones by the distributor. Additionally, the prices charged to end users of Tc99m tilmanocept, upon which royalty payments are based in Europe, India and China, are set by the distributor in each of those countries.

The milestone payments have a binary outcome (that is, the Company will either receive all or none of each milestone payment) and can be estimated using the most-likely-amount method. Taking into account the constraint on variable consideration, the Company has assessed the likelihood of achieving the non-sales-based milestone payments in our contracts and has determined that it is probable the milestones will be achieved and the Company will receive the consideration. Accordingly, it is probable that including those payments in the transaction price will not result in a significant revenue reversal when the contingency is resolved. Therefore, the amount of the non-sales-based milestone payments is included in the transaction price.

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Royalties are estimated based on the expected value method because they are based on a variable amount of sales representing a range of possible outcomes. However, when taking into account the constraint on variable consideration, the estimate of future royalties included in the transaction price is generally $0. This conclusion is based on the fact that Tc99m tilmanocept is early in the commercial launch process in Europe and sales have not yet begun in India or China, therefore there is currently no basis for estimating whether, to what degree, or the rate at which the product will be accepted and utilized in these markets. Similarly, we currently have no basis for estimating whether sales-based milestones will ever be achieved. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue from royalties when the related sales occur and from sales-based milestones when they are achieved.

The sublicense of NAV4694 to Meilleur provides for payments to Navidea including up-front payments, milestones, an option for worldwide commercial rights, royalties on net sales, derivedand reimbursement for product development assistance during the initial transition period. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), the purchased Product subject, in each case,upfront payments were recognized upon contract inception, and reimbursement for product development assistance will be recognized on a monthly basis. Should some or all of the variable consideration from milestones, the option and royalties meet the requirements of ASC 606 to Cardinal Health 414’s right to off-set. In no event will the sum of all earnout payments, as further describedbe included in the Purchase Agreement, exceed $230 million over a period of ten years, of which $20.1 milliontransaction price, those amounts will be recognized as revenue in future periods.

Up-front fees, milestones and royalties are guaranteed payments of $6.7 million per year for each of the three years immediately after closing of the Asset Sale. At the closing of the Asset Sale, $3 million of such earnout payments were advanced by Cardinal Health 414 togenerally non-refundable. Therefore, the Company does not estimate expected refunds nor do we adjust revenue downward. The Company will evaluate and paid to CRG as partupdate the estimated transaction prices of its contracts with customers at the Deposit Amount paid to CRG. This advance is to be applied to the third yearend of guaranteed payments.each reporting period.

 

We recorded a net gain onDuring the sale of the Business of $86.9 million for the nine monthsthree-month periods ended September 30, 2017, including $16.52020 and 2019, the Company recognized revenue from contracts with customers of approximately $7,000 and $5,000, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized revenue from contracts with customers of approximately $31,000 and $35,000, respectively. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not recognize any related impairment losses, nor did the Company recognize any revenue from performance obligations associated with long-term contracts that were satisfied (or partially satisfied) in guaranteed consideration,previous periods.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Royalty revenue:

                

Tc99m tilmanocept - Europe

 $2,047  $4,895  $26,188  $13,985 
                 

License revenue:

                

Tc99m tilmanocept - Europe

 $4,726  $  $4,726  $ 

NAV4694

           9,953 

Total license revenue

 $4,726  $  $4,726  $9,953 
                 

Other revenue:

                

Additional stability studies

 $  $  $  $11,024 

The following economic factors affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenue and cash flows as indicated:

Geographical Location of Customers: Drug pricing models vary among different markets, which was discountedin turn may affect the royalty rates and milestones we are able to negotiate with our distributors in those markets. Royalty rates and milestone payments vary by contract but may be based in part on the present valuepotential market size in each territory. In the case of future cash flows.Tc99m tilmanocept, royalty rates for Europe have been lower than rates in India but higher than in China.

Status of Regulatory Approval: The proceeds were offsetmajority of revenue from contracts with customers will generally be recognized after the product is approved for sale in each market. Each Tc99m tilmanocept customer operates in its own distinct regulatory environment, and the laws and pathways to drug product approval vary by $3.3 millionmarket. Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved for sale in estimated fair valueEurope, thus the Company has begun to recognize royalties from sales in Europe. Tc99m tilmanocept has not yet been approved for sale in India or China, and may never achieve approval in those markets. The regulatory pathways and timelines in those markets will impact whether and when the Company recognizes the related royalties and milestones. Similarly, NAV4694 has not yet been approved for sale in any market, thus the timing of warrants issued to Cardinal Health 414, $2.0 million in legal and other feesany revenue related to that product will be dependent on the sale, $800,000regulatory pathways and timelines in net balance sheet dispositions and write-offs, and $6.4 millioneach market in estimated taxes.which Meilleur seeks regulatory approval.

Through September 30, 2020, the Company has not capitalized any contract-related costs as contract assets.

 


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As a result of the Asset Sale, we reclassified certain assets and liabilities as assets and liabilities associated with discontinued operations. The following assets andtable summarizes the changes in contract liabilities, have been segregated andthe current portion of which is included in assets associated with discontinued operations oraccrued liabilities associated with discontinued operations, as appropriate,and other in the consolidated balance sheets:

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

Accounts and other receivables

 $  $1,598,994 

Inventory, net

     1,374,618 

Prepaid expenses

     170,635 

Assets associated with discontinued operations, current

     3,144,247 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     70,973 

Patents and trademarks, net of accumulated amortization

     34,282 

Assets associated with discontinued operations, noncurrent

     105,255 

Total assets associated with discontinued operations

 $  $3,249,502 
         

Accounts payable

 $232  $1,957,938 

Accrued liabilities

  32,909   607,659 

Deferred revenue

     2,300,000 

Liabilities associated with discontinued operations, current

 $33,141  $4,865,597 

In addition, we reclassified certain revenues and expenses related to the Business to discontinued operations for all periods presented, including interest expense related to the CRG and Platinum debt obligations as required by current accounting guidance. The following amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenue:

                

Lymphoseek sales revenue

 $  $6,672,489  $2,917,213  $14,673,689 

Grant and other revenue

     385      575 

Total revenue

     6,672,874   2,917,213   14,674,264 

Cost of goods sold

     918,928   364,192   2,012,301 

Gross profit

     5,753,946   2,553,021   12,661,963 

Operating expenses:

                

Research and development

  (5,951

)

  356,612   382,070   1,450,231 

Selling, general and administrative

     1,129,093   805,464   4,092,951 

Total operating expenses

  (5,951

)

  1,485,705   1,187,534   5,543,182 

Income from discontinued operations

  5,951   4,268,241   1,365,487   7,118,781 

Interest expense

     (2,566,330

)

  (1,718,506

)

  (12,286,093

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

  5,951   1,701,911   (353,019

)

  (5,167,312

)

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

  (552)     20,181    

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 $5,399  $1,701,911  $(332,838

)

 $(5,167,312

)

4.

Fair Value

The Company has been informed by PPVA that it is the owner of the balance of the Platinum Note. Such balance of approximately $1.9 million was due upon closing of the Asset Sale but withheld by the Company and not paid to anyone because it is subject to competing claims of ownership by both Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and PPVA. The remaining balance of the Platinum Note would have matured under its terms in September 2017, however the Company has not paid the balance as it is still subject to ongoing competing claims of ownership. The Company intends to pay the balance of the debt if it is determined to be due and owing to PPVA or Dr. Goldberg.

If determined to be the obligee under the Platinum Note, Platinum or Dr. Goldberg would have had the right to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal or unpaid interest accrued on all draws under the Platinum credit facility, under certain circumstances. The Platinum embedded option to convert such debt into common stock is recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets, and deemed to be a derivative instrument as the amount of shares to be issued upon conversion is indeterminable. The estimated fair value of the conversion option of the Platinum Note payable is approximately $0 and $153,000 on September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Subsequent to its maturity in September 2017, the Platinum Note no longer has an embedded conversion option.


MT issued warrants to purchase MT Common Stock with certain characteristics including a net settlement provision that require the warrants to be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. The estimated fair value of the MT warrants is $63,000 at both September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and will continue to be measured on a recurring basis. See Note 1(b)(3).

The following tables set forth, by level, financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2017

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for Identical

Liabilities

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

  

Total

 

Platinum conversion option

 $  $  $  $ 

Liability related to MT warrants

        63,000   63,000 

Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2016

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for Identical

Liabilities

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

  

Total

 

Platinum conversion option

 $  $  $153,357  $153,357 

Liability related to MT warrants

        63,000   63,000 

a.

Valuation Processes-Level 3 Measurements: The Company utilizes third-party valuation services that use complex models such as Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the value of our financial liabilities. Each reporting period, the Company provides significant unobservable inputs to the third-party valuation experts based on current internal estimates and forecasts.

The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized in the following table:

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

Estimated volatility

  0%  76%

Expected term (in years)

  0   4.75 

Debt rate

  8.125%  8.125%

Beginning stock price

 $0.42  $0.64 

b.

Sensitivity Analysis-Level 3 Measurements: Changes in the Company’s current internal estimates and forecasts were likely to cause material changes in the fair value of the Platinum conversion option. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the liability included the amount and timing of future draws expected to be taken under the Platinum Loan Agreement based on then-current internal forecasts and management’s estimate of the likelihood of actually making those draws as opposed to obtaining other sources of financing. Significant increases (decreases) in any of the significant unobservable inputs would result in a higher (lower) fair value measurement. A change in one of the inputs would not necessarily result in a directionally similar change in the others.

There were no Level 1 or Level 2 liabilities outstanding at any time during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016. There were2019.

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Total deferred revenue, beginning of period

 $860,000  $1,195,000  $700,000  $711,024 

Revenue deferred related to sublicense

        160,000   495,000 

Refund of deferred revenue related to sublicense

  (160,000

)

  (495,000

)

  (160,000

)

  (495,000

)

Revenue recognized from satisfaction of performance obligations

           (11,024

)

Total deferred revenue, end of period

 $700,000  $700,000  $700,000  $700,000 

The Company had trade receivables of approximately $0 outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

In addition to revenue from contracts from customers, we also generate revenue from National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) grants to support various product development initiatives. ASC 606 applies to revenue from contracts with customers. A customer is defined as a party that has contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entity’s ongoing major or central operations in exchange for consideration. The Company’s ongoing major or central operations consist of the development and commercialization of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. The NIH and its various institutes are responsible for biomedical and public health research and provide major biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities and entities such as Navidea. While the Company will directly benefit from any knowledge gained from the project, there is also a public health benefit provided, which justifies the use of public funds in the form of the grants. Based on the nature of the Company’s operations and the terms of the grant awards, Navidea and the NIH do not have a vendor-customer relationship and the grant awards are outside the scope of ASC 606. Accordingly, ASC 606 need not be applied to NIH grants.

On May 11, 2020 (the “Termination Date”), the Company entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with SpePharm AG (“SpePharm”) and Norgine BV (“Norgine”) which terminated that certain Exclusive License Agreement dated March 5, 2015 (as amended to date, the “License Agreement”). Under the License Agreement, SpePharm had the exclusive right to develop, manufacture and commercialize the Company’s products approved for radiolabeling with Tc99m and containing Lymphoseek® (collectively, the “Products”) in several jurisdictions abroad, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand (collectively, the “Licensed Territory”). In exchange for such rights, the Company was entitled to certain royalty payments.

Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the parties agreed that neither owed the other any payments due under the License Agreement as of the Termination Date and that, among other things, SpePharm will no transferslonger have any right in, nor claim to, any intellectual property owned by the Company or out of our Level 1 or Level 2 liabilitiesits affiliates anywhere in the world. SpePharm also agreed to perform certain wind-down activities (the “Wind-Down Activities”) during the three-monthsix-month period following the Termination Date (the “Transition Period”), which Transition Period may be extended by up to ninety days. The Wind-Down Activities include, without limitation, SpePharm transferring to the Company or its designee(s) the regulatory approvals controlled by SpePharm or its affiliates for the purpose of marketing, distributing and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 or 2016. Changesselling the Products in the estimated fair valueLicensed Territory. SpePharm will also transfer to the Company certain tenders and other customer and sales contracts related to the Products. Subject to the terms of our Level 3 liabilities relatingthe Termination Agreement, Norgine, an affiliate of SpePharm, agreed to unrealized gains (losses) are recorded as changes in fair valueguarantee SpePharm’s performance of financial instruments inits obligations under the consolidated statements of operations. The change in the estimated fair value of our Level 3 liabilities during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0 and an increase of $839,000, respectively. The change in the estimated fair value of our Level 3 liabilities during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was decreases of $153,000 and $1.8 million, respectively.Termination Agreement.

 


54.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

For the three-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was approximately $64,000$63,000 and $50,000, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was approximately $320,000$136,000 and $311,000,$178,000, respectively. We have not recorded any income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation in any of the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

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A summary of the status of our stock options as of September 30, 2017,2020, and changes during the nine-month period then ended, is presented below:below.

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
 

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

  

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at beginning of period

  3,380,615  $2.00        238,470  $17.38   7.2  $ 

Granted

  1,390,000   0.75        295,000   2.29         

Exercised

                         

Canceled and Forfeited

  (756,601

)

  1.64        (3,000

)

  1.06         

Expired

             (500

)

  30.80         

Outstanding at end of period

  4,014,014  $1.63 

6.6

 $2,650   529,970  $9.06   8.1  $314,880 

Exercisable at end of period

  2,519,780  $2.11 

4.9

 $2,650   114,870  $25.20   5.3  $ 

 

A summary of the status of our unvested restricted stock as of September 30, 2017,2020, and changes during the nine-month period then ended, is presented below:below.

 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2017

 
  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

Unvested at beginning of period

  207,000  $1.17 

Granted

  200,000   0.51 

Vested

  (207,000

)

  1.17 

Forfeited

      

Unvested at end of period

  200,000  $0.51 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2020

 
  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

Unvested at beginning of period

  15,000  $2.75 

Granted

  60,000   2.90 

Vested

  (15,000

)

  2.75 

Forfeited

      

Unvested at end of period

  60,000  $2.90 

 

As of September 30, 2017,2020, there was approximately $181,000$332,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock-based awards, which we expect to recognize over the remaining weighted average vesting term of approximately 1 year.1.6 years.

 


65.

Earnings (Loss)Loss Per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss)loss per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss)loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares and, except for periods with ashares. Diluted loss from operations, participating securities outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company include convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, options and warrants.

 

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the weighted average number ofDiluted loss per common shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016:

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

  162,006,646   155,481,278   161,437,276   155,390,911 

Dilutive shares related to warrants

        4,277,197    

Unvested restricted stock

        200,000    

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

  162,006,646   155,481,278   165,914,473   155,390,911 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 20162019 excludes the effects of 15.1 million1,106,744 and 14.5 million1,490,531 common share equivalents, respectively, since such inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The excluded shares consist of common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, and upon the conversion of convertible debt and convertible preferred stock.warrants.

 

The Company’sCompany’s unvested restricted stock awards contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid (referred to as “participating securities”). Therefore, the unvested restricted stock awards are required to be included in the number of shares outstanding for both basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. However, due to our loss from continuing operations, 200,00060,000 and 257,00015,000 shares of unvested restricted stock for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively, were excluded in determining basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations because such inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

 

76.

Inventory

All components of inventory are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value. We adjust inventory to net realizable value if the net realizable value is lower than the carrying cost of the inventory. Net realizable value is determined based on estimated sales activity and margins. We estimate a reserve for obsolete inventory based on management’s judgment of probable future commercial use, which is based on an analysis of current inventory levels, estimated future sales and production rates, and estimated shelf lives.

The components of inventory as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows:

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 
  

(unaudited)

     

Materials

 $  $94,500 

Work-in-process

     1,708 

Finished goods

  748    

Reserves

  (748

)

   

Total

 $  $96,208 

8.

Investment in Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc.

 

In March 2015, PlatinumAugust 2018, Dr. Michael Goldberg resigned from his positions as an executive officer and a director of Navidea.  In connection with Dr. Goldberg’s resignation, Navidea and Dr. Goldberg (collectively,entered into an Agreement (the “Goldberg Agreement”), with the “MT Investors”) invested $300,000 and $200,000, respectively, inintent of entering into one or more additional definitive agreements, which set forth the terms of the separation from service. On February 11, 2019, Dr. Goldberg represented to the MT in exchange for sharesboard of MT’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“directors that he had, without MT Preferred Stock”) and warrants to purchase common sharesboard of directors or shareholder approval, created a subsidiary of MT, (“transferred all of the assets of MT Common Stock”).into the subsidiary, and then issued himself stock in the subsidiary.  On February 19, 2019, Navidea notified MT that it was terminating the sublicense in accordance with its terms, effective March 1, 2019, due to MT’s insolvency.  On February 20, 2019, the MT board of directors removed Dr. Goldberg as President and Chief Executive Officer of MT and from any other office of MT to which he may have been appointed or in which he was serving.  Dr. Goldberg remains a member of the MT board of directors, together with Y. Michael Rice and Dr. Claudine Bruck.  Mr. Rice and Dr. Bruck also remain members of Navidea’s Board of Directors.  The MT Preferred Stockboard of directors then appointed Jed A. Latkin to serve as President and warrants are convertible into,Chief Executive Officer of MT.

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New York Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

On February 20, 2019, Navidea filed a complaint against Dr. Goldberg in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York (the “District Court”), alleging breach of the Goldberg Agreement, as well as a breach of the covenant of good faith and exercisablefair dealing and to obtain a declaratory judgment that Navidea’s performance under the Goldberg Agreement is excused and that Navidea is entitled to terminate the Goldberg Agreement as a result of Dr. Goldberg’s actions. On April 26, 2019, Navidea filed an amended complaint against Dr. Goldberg which added a claim for breach of fiduciary duty seeking damages related to certain actions Dr. Goldberg took while CEO of Navidea. On June 13, 2019, Dr. Goldberg answered the amended complaint and asserted counterclaims against Navidea and third-party claims against MT Common Stock.for breach of the Goldberg Agreement, wrongful termination, injunctive relief, and quantum meruit.

On December 26, 2019, the District Court ruled on several motions related to Navidea and MT and Dr. Goldberg that substantially limited the claims that Dr. Goldberg can pursue against Navidea and MT. Specifically, the District Court found that certain portions of Dr. Goldberg’s counterclaims against Navidea and third-party claims against MT failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Additionally, the Court ruled that actions taken by Navidea and MT, including reconstituting the MT board of directors, replacing Dr. Goldberg with Jed A. Latkin as Chief Executive Officer of MT, terminating the sublicense between Navidea and MT, terminating certain research projects, and allowing MT intellectual property to revert back to Navidea, were not breaches of the Goldberg Agreement.

The District Court also rejected Dr. Goldberg’s claim for wrongful termination as Chief Executive Officer of MT. In addition, the District Court found that Dr. Goldberg lacked standing to seek injunctive relief to force the removal of Dr. Claudine Bruck and Y. Michael Rice from MT’s board of directors, to invalidate all actions taken by the MT board of directors on or after November 29, 2018 (the date upon which Dr. Bruck and Mr. Rice were appointed by Navidea to the MT board of directors), or to reinstate the terminated sublicense between Navidea and MT.

 

In December 2015addition, the District Court found Navidea’s breach of fiduciary duty claim against Dr. Goldberg for conduct occurring more than three years prior to the filing of the complaint to be time-barred and May 2016, Platinum madethat Dr. Goldberg is entitled to an advancement of attorneys’ fees solely with respect to that claim. The parties are in the process of submitting the issue to the District Court for resolution on how much in fees Dr. Goldberg is owed under the District Court’s order.

On January 27, 2020, Dr. Goldberg filed a motion seeking additional investmentsadvancement from Navidea for fees in MT totaling $200,000. MTconnection with the New York Action and the Delaware Action. Navidea has opposed the motion and the District Court referred the matters to a Magistrate Judge. On July 9, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued her Report and Recommendation which recommended that: (1) the District Court decline to exercise jurisdiction over Dr. Goldberg’s motion as it pertained to expenses and fees incurred in defense of the Delaware Action; (2) the District Court decline to award any fees to Dr. Goldberg for the breach of fiduciary duty without additional motion practice on the issue; (3) the District Court find that Dr. Goldberg is entitled to advancement of his expenses and fees reasonably incurred in the defense of the remainder of the New York action subject to Dr. Goldberg’s posting of an undertaking; and (4) establish a protocol by which Dr. Goldberg could establish the amounts due for advancement.

On January 31, 2020, Dr. Goldberg filed a motion for leave to amend his complaint to add back in claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, quantum meruit and injunctive relief. On April 1, 2020, the District Court denied Dr. Goldberg’s motion for leave to amend in its entirety.

On August 24, 2020, in connection with Dr. Goldberg’s motion for advancement, the District Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation and found that while Dr. Goldberg was not obligatedbeing granted advancement of fees and expenses incurred in connection with either the Delaware Action or the assertion of third-party claims against MT, the Court ruled that Dr. Goldberg was entitled to provide anything in return, although it was considered likely thatadvancement for the MT Board of Directors would ultimately authorize some form of compensation to Platinum. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded the entire additional $200,000 investment as a current liability pending determinationdefense of the formremaining claims asserted against him by Navidea in the New York action.  The Court adopted a protocol by which additional motion practice will occur to determine the appropriate amount of compensation.fees to be advanced. Such briefing is anticipated to be concluded by November 13, 2020.  Once that decision is made by the Magistrate Judge, subject to review by the District Court, Navidea will need to advance those fees to Dr. Goldberg conditioned upon Dr. Goldberg agreeing to pay those fees back to Navidea if it is determined that he is not entitled to indemnification.  Dr. Goldberg is also asking the Court to accelerate the timeline by which advancement will occur.

The fact discovery deadline in the New York Action was set to expire in September 2020, but is anticipated to be extended in light of a few remaining discovery disputes between the parties. Thereafter, the parties will engage in expert discovery for a period of 60 days.

 


16

 

In 2016,Delaware Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

On February 20, 2019, MT’s Board initiated a suit against Dr. Goldberg in the Court of Directors authorized modificationChancery of the originalState of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty as a director and officer of MT Preferred Stockand conversion, and to obtain a convertible preferred stockdeclaratory judgment that the transactions Dr. Goldberg caused MT to effect are void.  On June 12, 2019, the Delaware Court found that Dr. Goldberg’s actions were not authorized in compliance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Specifically, the Delaware Court found that Dr. Goldberg’s creation of a 10% paid-in-kind (“PIK”) coupon retroactivenew subsidiary of MT and the purported assignment by Dr. Goldberg of MT’s intellectual property to that subsidiary were void.  The Delaware Court’s ruling follows the order on May 23, 2019 in the case, in which it found Dr. Goldberg in contempt of its prior order holding Dr. Goldberg responsible for the payment of MT’s fees and costs to cure the damages caused by Dr. Goldberg’s contempt.   MT’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion against Dr. Goldberg remain pending.  As a result of the Delaware Court’s ruling and Navidea’s prior termination of the sublicense between itself and MT, all of the intellectual property related to the timeManocept platform is now directly controlled by Navidea. A trial on MT’s claims against Goldberg for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion is presently scheduled for December 1 through December 3, 2020.

Derivative Action Involving Dr. Goldberg

On July 26, 2019, Dr. Goldberg served shareholder demands on the initial investments were made. The conversion priceboards of directors of Navidea and MT repeating many of the claims made in the lawsuits described above. On or about November 20, 2019, Dr. Goldberg commenced a derivative action purportedly on behalf of MT Preferred Stock will remain atin the $500 million initial market cap butDistrict Court against Dr. Claudine Bruck, Y. Michael Rice, and Jed Latkin alleging a full ratchet was added to enable the adjustmentclaim for breach of conversion price, warrant number and exercise pricefiduciary duty based on the valuation ofactions alleged in the first institutional investment round. In addition,demands. On April 3, 2020, Dr. Goldberg dismissed the MT Board of Directors authorized issuance of additional MT Preferred Stock withderivative action in New York without prejudice and retains the same termsability to Platinum as compensation forre-file the additional $200,000 of investments madeaction in December 2015Delaware. Dr. Goldberg has not yet re-filed his derivative complaint. See Notes 2 and May 2016. Based on the decision to issue equity for the additional $200,000 of investments made by Platinum, the liability was reclassified to additional paid-in-capital in January 2017. As of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, final documents related to the above transactions authorized by the MT Board have not been completed.10.

 

97.

Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Other

 

Accounts payable at as of September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 20162019 includes an aggregate of $0 and $116,000, respectively, due to related parties related to director fees and MT scientific advisory board fees. At September 30, 2017, approximately $96,000 of accounts payable is being disputed by the Company related to legal fees associated with unauthorized expenditures by a former executive, which were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Accrued liabilities and other at September 30, 2017 includes $64,000$65,000 in both periods due to related parties for director fees. Accrued liabilities and other atas of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 20162019 includes an aggregate of $106,000$676,000 and $925,000, respectively, due to related parties for executiveaccrued bonuses, director fees, deferred salary owedtermination costs, and employer contributions to Dr. Goldberg, and MT scientific advisory board fees.the 401(k) Plan.

 

108.

Notes Payable

Platinum

In July 2012, we entered into an agreement with Platinum-Montaur to provide us with a credit facility of up to $50 million. In connection with the closing of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414, the Company repaid to PPCO an aggregate of approximately $7.7 million in partial satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities, obligations and indebtedness under the Platinum Loan Agreement, which was purportedly transferred by Platinum-Montaur to PPCO. The Company was informed by PPVA that it was the owner of the balance of the Platinum Note. Such balance of approximately $1.9 million was due upon closing of the Asset Sale but withheld by the Company and not paid to anyone as it is subject to competing claims of ownership by both Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and PPVA. The remaining balance of the Platinum Note would have matured under its terms in September 2017, however the Company has not paid the balance as it is still subject to ongoing competing claims of ownership. The Company intends to pay the balance of the debt if it is determined to be due and owing to PPVA or Dr. Goldberg.

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, $211,000 and $814,000 of interest was compounded and added to the balance of the Platinum Note, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, the remaining outstanding principal balance of the Platinum Note was approximately $2.0 million.

Until such time as there is a legal determination regarding liability under the Platinum Note, it is reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheets at its unpaid principal and interest balance of $1,981,676 and $9,487,822 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Additionally, the estimated fair value of the embedded conversion option of approximately $0 and $153,000 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, is included in notes payable on the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the estimated fair value of the Platinum conversion option were $0 and an increase of $839,000, respectively, and were recorded as non-cash changes in fair value of the conversion option during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Changes in the estimated fair value of the Platinum conversion option were decreases of $153,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, and were recorded as non-cash changes in fair value of the conversion option during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Capital Royalty Partners II, L.P.

In May 2015, Navidea and its subsidiary Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc., as guarantor, executed a Term Loan Agreement (the “CRG Loan Agreement”) with Capital Royalty Partners II L.P. (“CRG”) in its capacity as a lender and as control agent for other affiliated lenders party to the CRG Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Lenders”) in which the Lenders agreed to make a term loan to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $50 million (the “CRG Term Loan”), with an additional $10 million in loans to be made available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions stated in the CRG Loan Agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, $519,000 of interest was compounded and added to the balance of the CRG Term Loan.

Pursuant to a notice of default letter sent to Navidea by CRG in April 2016, the Company stopped compounding interest in the second quarter of 2016 and began recording accrued interest. As of December 31, 2016, $5.8 million of accrued interest related to the CRG Term Loan is included in accrued liabilities and other on the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2016, the outstanding principal balance of the CRG Term Loan was $51.7 million.


During the course of 2016, CRG alleged multiple claims of default on the CRG Loan Agreement, and filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas. On June 22, 2016, CRG exercised control over one of the Company’s primary bank accounts and took possession of $4.1 million that was on deposit.

On March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a Global Settlement Agreement with MT, CRG, and Cardinal Health 414 to effectuate the terms of the settlement previously entered into by the parties on February 22, 2017. In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017, the Company repaid $59 million of its alleged indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with payment of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liens and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the actual amount owed by the Company to CRG under the CRG Loan Documents. The Company and CRG further agreed that the Final Payoff Amount would be no less than $47 million and no more than $66 million. In addition, concurrently with the payment of the Deposit Amount and closing of the Asset Sale, (i) Cardinal Health 414 posted a $7 million letter of credit in favor of CRG as security for the amount by which the High Payoff Amount exceeds the Deposit Amount in the event the Company is unable to pay all or a portion of such amount, and (ii) CRG posted a $12 million letter of credit in favor of the Company as security for the amount by which the Deposit Amount exceeds the Low Payoff Amount. If, on the one hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents exceeds the Deposit Amount, the Company will pay such excess amount, plus the costs incurred by CRG in obtaining CRG’s letter of credit, to CRG and if, on the other hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents is less than the Deposit Amount, CRG will pay such difference to the Company and reimburse Cardinal Health 414 for the costs incurred by Cardinal Health 414 in obtaining its letter of credit. Any payments owing to CRG arising from a final determination that the Final Payoff Amount is in excess of $59 million shall first be paid by the Company without resort to the letter of credit posted by Cardinal Health 414, and such letter of credit shall only be a secondary resource in the event of failure of the Company to make payment to CRG. The Company will indemnify Cardinal Health 414 for any costs it incurs in payment to CRG under the settlement, and the Company and Cardinal Health 414 further agree that Cardinal Health 414 can pursue all possible remedies, including offset against earnout payments (guaranteed or otherwise) under the Purchase Agreement, warrant exercise, or any other payments owed by Cardinal Health 414, or any of its affiliates, to the Company, or any of its affiliates, if Cardinal Health 414 incurs any cost associated with payment to CRG under the settlement.

 

IPFS Corporation

 

In December 2016,November 2018, we prepaid $348,000$393,000 of insurance premiums through the issuance of a note payable to IPFS Corporation (“IPFS”) with an interest rate of 8.99%5.1%. The note was payable in ten monthly installments of $40,000, with the final payment made in August 2019.

Interest expense related to the IPFS note payable totaled $1,000 and $6,000 during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

First Insurance Funding

In November 2019, we prepaid $349,000 of insurance premiums through the issuance of a note payable to First Insurance Funding (“FIF”) with an interest rate of 5.0%. The note was payable in eight monthly installments of $45,000,$44,000, with the final payment due onmade in July 10, 2017. As of2020.

Interest expense related to the FIF note payable totaled $0 and $5,000 during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the remaining outstanding principal2020, respectively. The balance of the IPFSFIF note payable iswas approximately $0 and $306,000 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and iswas included in notes payable, current in the consolidated balance sheets.

Payroll Protection Program

The CARES Act was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among the provisions contained in the CARES Act is the creation of the PPP that provides for SBA Section 7(a) loans for qualified small businesses. PPP Loan proceeds are available to be used to pay for payroll costs, including salaries, commissions, and similar compensation, group health care benefits, and paid leaves; rent; utilities; and interest on certain other outstanding debt. On May 18, 2020, the Lender funded the PPP Loan in the amount of $366,000. The interest rate on the PPP Loan is a fixed rate of 1% per annum. The amount that will be forgiven will be calculated in part with reference to the Company’s full-time headcount during the eight-week or twenty-four-week period following the funding of the PPP loan. In accordance with the loan forgiveness requirements of the CARES Act, the Company used the proceeds from the PPP Loan primarily for payroll costs, rent and utilities, thus the Company anticipates that 100% of the loan will be forgiven. To the extent that the amounts owed under the PPP Loan, or a portion of them, are not forgiven, the Company will be required to make principal and interest payments in monthly installments beginning ten months from the end of the loan forgiveness covered period, or May 12, 2021. The PPP Loan matures on May 1, 2022. The PPP Loan includes events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender will have the right to exercise remedies against the Company, including the right to require immediate payment of all amounts due under the PPP Note.

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Summary

 

During the three-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, we recorded interest expense of $26,000$0 and $2.6 million,$1,000, respectively, related to our notes payable. Of these amounts, $29,000 and $190,000, respectively, was compounded and added to the balance of our notes payable during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, we recorded interest expense of $1.8 million$5,000 and $12.3 million,$6,000, respectively, related to our notes payable. Of these amounts, $0

9.

Leases

We currently lease approximately 5,000 square feet of office space at 4995 Bradenton Avenue, Dublin, Ohio, as our principal offices, at a monthly base rent of approximately $3,000. The current least term expires in June 2023.

We also leased approximately 2,000 square feet of office space at 560 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, at a monthly base rent of approximately $3,000. The lease for the New Jersey office space expired on March 31, 2019 and $78,000, respectively, relatedwe did not renew.

In addition, we currently lease approximately 25,000 square feet of office space at 5600 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, Ohio, formerly our principal offices, at a monthly base rent of approximately $27,000 in 2020. The current lease term expires in October 2022 with an option to amortizationextend for an additional five years. The Company does not intend to renew this lease. In June 2017, the Company executed a sublease arrangement for the Blazer space, providing for monthly sublease payments to Navidea of the debt discounts related to our notes payable. An additional $211,000approximately $39,000 through October 2022.

We also currently lease a vehicle at a monthly payment of approximately $300, expiring in September 2021, and $1.4 millionoffice equipment at a monthly payment of total interestapproximately $100, expiring in October 2024.

Total operating lease expense was compounded$49,000 and added to$54,000 for the balancethree-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total operating lease expense was $151,000 and $176,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Operating lease expense was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of our notes payableoperations.

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The following table presents information about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from the Company’s operating leases as of September 30, 2020.

Maturity of Lease Liabilities

 

Operating

Lease Payments

 

2020 (remaining)

 $92,711 

2021

  344,552 

2022

  291,111 

2023

  19,699 

2024

  1,355 

Total undiscounted operating lease payments

  749,428 

Less imputed interest

  83,279 

Present value of operating lease liabilities

 $666,149 

Balance Sheet Classification

    

Current lease liabilities

 $285,913 

Noncurrent lease liabilities

  380,236 

Total operating lease liabilities

 $666,149 

Other Information

Weighted-average remaining lease term for operating leases (in years)

2.1

Weighted-average discount rate for operating leases

10.9%

Cash paid for amounts included in the present value of operating lease liabilities was $246,000 and $249,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016, respectively. The collection fees of $778,000, prepayment premium of $2.1 million,2019, respectively, and the remaining unamortized balance of the CRG debt discount of $2.0 million were also recorded as interest expense during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016.is included in operating cash flows.

 

110.

Terminated Lease Liability

Effective June 1, 2017, Navidea relocated its Dublin, Ohio headquarters from 5600 Blazer Parkway (“Blazer”) to a smaller space at 4995 Bradenton Avenue. The Company concurrently executed a sublease arrangement (“Sublease”) for the Blazer space because there is no early termination provision in the Blazer lease. The Blazer lease and the Sublease end simultaneously in October 2022.

In accordance with current accounting guidance, the Company recorded a total liability of $1.0 million, which is equal to the fair value of the remaining payments due under the Blazer Lease, net of the fair value of the payments to be received by the Company under the Sublease, and including a finder’s fee. The Company also recorded a loss on contract termination of $429,000 and a loss on disposal of assets, primarily leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures, related to the Blazer space of $706,000. Both losses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017.


A summary of the changes in our terminated lease liability during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 is presented below:

  

Terminated

Lease

Liability

 

Total liability, June 1, 2017 (date of sublease)

 $943,675 

Additional finder’s fees required by contract

  80,371 

Payment of finder’s fees

  (152,584

)

Payments under Blazer lease

  (188,847

)

Receipts from subtenant

  78,248 

Accretion of liability

  12,813 

Total liability, September 30, 2017

 $773,676 

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Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.

Sinotau Litigation – NAV4694

On August 31, 2015, Hainan Sinotau Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Sinotau”) filed a suit for damages, specific performance, and injunctive relief against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging breach of a letter of intent for licensing to Sinotau of the Company’s NAV4694 product candidate and technology (the “Sinotau Litigation”).  In September 2016, the Court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss.  The Company filed its answer to the complaint and on July 20, 2017, the parties filed a joint motion to stay the case for 60 days pending settlement discussion.  On October 26, 2017, the Company executed a letter of intent with Sinotau and Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), outlining a plan to sublicense to Cerveau the worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694, as well as grant to Cerveau an exclusive license for the development, marketing and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China and Singapore.  The letter of intent includes a provision stating that Sinotau will release all claims in the Sinotau Litigation upon the parties’ execution of a definitive agreement; the commercial rights agreement contemplated by the letter of intent would also include a release of such claims and a covenant not to sue on such claims.

CRG Litigation

During the course of 2016, CRG alleged multiple claims of default on the CRG Loan Agreement, and filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas. On June 22, 2016, CRG exercised control over one of the Company’s primary bank accounts and took possession of $4.1 million that was on deposit, applying $3.9 million of the cash to various fees, including collection fees, a prepayment premium and an end-of-term fee. The remaining $189,000 was applied to the principal balance of the debt. Multiple motions, actions and hearings followed over the remainder of 2016 and into 2017.

On March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a Global Settlement Agreement with MT, CRG, and Cardinal Health 414 to effectuate the terms of a settlement previously entered into by the parties on February 22, 2017. In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017, the Company repaid the $59 million Deposit Amount of its alleged indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with payment of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liens and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the Final Payoff Amount. The Company and CRG further agreed that the Final Payoff Amount would be no less than $47 million and no more than $66 million. In addition, CRG agreed that Navidea had the right to assert all affirmative defenses to its claim of default.  In the underlying case the district court had entered summary judgment in favor of CRG finding unspecified events of default but refusing to consider affirmative defenses raised by Navidea as not before the Court.  Subsequent to the settlement CRG moved again for entry of judgment in its favor; Navidea objected that the Settlement Agreement specifically allowed it to raise affirmative defenses and the district court agreed with Navidea setting the case for trial in December 2017.  CRG once again moved for summary judgment and the motion was heard by the Court on October 30, 2017. The Court did not indicate when it intends to rule on the motion. The trial is currently scheduled for December 11, 2017.

Concurrently with the payment of the Deposit Amount and closing of the Asset Sale, (i) Cardinal Health 414 posted a $7 million letter of credit in favor of CRG (at the Company’s cost and expense to be deducted from the closing proceeds due to the Company, and subject to Cardinal Health 414’s indemnification rights under the Purchase Agreement) as security for the amount by which the High Payoff Amount exceeds the Deposit Amount in the event the Company is unable to pay all or a portion of such amount, and (ii) CRG posted a $12 million letter of credit in favor of the Company as security for the amount by which the Deposit Amount exceeds the Low Payoff Amount. If, on the one hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents exceeds the Deposit Amount, the Company will pay such excess amount, plus the costs incurred by CRG in obtaining CRG’s letter of credit, to CRG and if, on the other hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents is less than the Deposit Amount, CRG will pay such difference to the Company and reimburse Cardinal Health 414 for the costs incurred by Cardinal Health 414 in obtaining its letter of credit. Any payments owing to CRG arising from a final determination that the Final Payoff Amount is in excess of $59 million shall first be paid by the Company without resort to the letter of credit posted by Cardinal Health 414, and such letter of credit shall only be a secondary resource in the event of failure of the Company to make payment to CRG. The Company will indemnify Cardinal Health 414 for any costs it incurs in payment to CRG under the settlement, and the Company and Cardinal Health 414 further agree that Cardinal Health 414 can pursue all possible remedies, including offset against earnout payments (guaranteed or otherwise) under the Purchase Agreement, warrant exercise, or any other payments owed by Cardinal Health 414, or any of its affiliates, to the Company, or any of its affiliates, if Cardinal Health 414 incurs any cost associated with payment to CRG under the settlement. The $2 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Ohio case and the $3 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Texas case were released to the Company at closing of the Asset Sale. See Notes 2 and 10.


Former CEO Arbitration

On May 12, 2016 the Company received a demand for arbitration through the American Arbitration Association, Columbus, Ohio, from Ricardo J. Gonzalez, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, claiming that he was terminated without cause and, alternatively, that he resigned in accordance with Section 4G of his Employment Agreement pursuant to a notice received by the Company on May 9, 2016. On May 13, 2016, the Company notified Mr. Gonzalez that his failure to undertake responsibilities assigned to him by the Board of Directors and otherwise work after being ordered to do so on multiple occasions constituted an effective resignation, and the Company accepted that resignation. The Company rejected the resignation of Mr. Gonzalez pursuant to certain provisions in his Employment Agreement. Also, the Company notified Mr. Gonzalez that, alternatively, his failure to return to work after the expiration of the cure period provided in his Employment Agreement constituted cause for his termination under his Employment Agreement. Mr. Gonzalez was seeking severance and other amounts claimed to be owed to him under his Employment Agreement. In response, the Company filed counterclaims against Mr. Gonzalez alleging malfeasance by Mr. Gonzalez in his role as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gonzalez withdrew his claim for additional severance pursuant to his Employment Agreement, and the Company withdrew its counterclaims. On May 12, 2017, the Company received a ruling in favor of Mr. Gonzalez finding that he was terminated by the Company without cause on April 7, 2016. Mr. Gonzalez was awarded salary, bonus, and benefits in the aggregate amount of $481,039 plus interest, attorneys’ fees, and other costs. The arbitration award is final and binding on the parties. The Company paid an aggregate of $617,880 to Mr. Gonzalez on May 16, 2017.

FTI Consulting, Inc. Litigation

On October 11, 2016, FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) commenced an action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking damages in excess of $782,600 comprised of: (i) $730,264 for investigative and consulting services FTI alleges to have provided to the Company pursuant to an Engagement Agreement between FTI and the Company, and (ii) in excess of $52,337 for purported interest due on unpaid invoices, plus attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.  On November 14, 2016, the Company filed an Answer and Counterclaim denying the allegations of the Complaint and seeking damages on its Counterclaim, in an amount to be determined at trial, for intentional overbilling by FTI. On February 7, 2017, a preliminary conference was held by the Court at which time a scheduling order governing discovery was issued. On June 26, 2017, the Company and FTI entered into a settlement agreement. According to FTI, as of June 2017, FTI was owed $862,165 including interest charges and legal fees. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company paid an aggregate of $435,000 to FTI on June 30, 2017.

Sinotau Litigation Tc99m Tilmanocept

On February 1, 2017, Navidea filed suit against Sinotau in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The Company's complaint included claims seeking a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties to an agreement regarding rights for the Tc99m tilmanocept product in China and other claims. The complaint sought a temporary restraining order ("TRO") and preliminary injunction to prevent Sinotau from interfering with the Company’s Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414. On February 3, 2017, the Court granted the TRO and extended it until March 6, 2017. The Asset Sale closed on March 3, 2017. On March 6, the Court dissolved the TRO as moot. Sinotau also filed a suit against the Company and Cardinal Health 414 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 2, 2017. On July 12, 2017, the District of Delaware case was transferred to the Southern District of Ohio. On July 27, 2017 the Ohio Court determined that both cases in the Southern District of Ohio are related and the case was stayed for 60 days pending settlement discussions. Both cases remain open because all issues raised in the complaints have not been resolved but the parties have continued settlement discussions and the Court extended the stays in both cases.

Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC

On November 2, 2017, Platinum-Montaur commenced an action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking damages in the amount of $1,914,827 purportedly due as of March 3, 2017, plus interest accruing thereafter.  The claims asserted are for breach of contract and unjust enrichment in connection with funds received by the Company under the Platinum Loan Agreement (discussed above).  The Company has not yet been served with process in the action.  Because the funds sought by Platinum-Montaur are subject to claims of competing ownership, the Company intends to defend itself in the action and seek a determination as to whether any funds are due and owing to the plaintiff.


In accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, we make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In the case of the CRG litigation, we could still be required to pay up to an additional $7 million to CRG depending upon the outcome of the Texas litigation, which would have a material negative impact on our financial position. Although the outcome of any litigation is uncertain, in our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to any of these actions, other than CRG will not materially affect our financial position.

 

CRG Litigation

As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings, the Company has been engaged in ongoing litigation with CRG, in its capacity as a lender and as control agent for other affiliated lenders party to the CRG Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Lenders”), in the District Court of Harris County, Texas (the “Texas Court”) relating to CRG’s claims of default under the terms the CRG Loan Agreement. Following a trial in December 2017, the Texas Court ruled that the Company’s total obligation to CRG was in excess of $66.0 million, limited to $66.0 million under the Global Settlement Agreement. The Texas Court acknowledged only the $59.0 million payment made in March 2017, concluding that the Company owed CRG another $7.0 million, however the Texas Court did not expressly take the Company’s June 2016 payment of $4.1 million into account and awarded, as part of the $66.0 million, amounts that had already been paid as part of the $4.1 million. The Company believes that this $4.1 million should be credited against the $7.0 million and has appealed the Texas Court’s judgment. The Court of Appeals dismissed the Company’s appeal without reaching the merits due to a contractual waiver of appeal.

On April 9, 2018, CRG drew approximately $7.1 million on the Cardinal Health 414 letter of credit.  These were funds to which Navidea would otherwise have been entitled. This was in addition to the $4.1 million and the $59.0 million that Navidea had previously paid to CRG.

The Company has also been engaged in ongoing litigation with CRG in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio related to Navidea’s claims that the Lenders fraudulently induced Navidea to enter into a settlement agreement and breached the terms of the same through certain actions taken by the Lenders in connection with the Global Settlement Agreement reached in 2017, pursuant to which Navidea agreed to pay up to $66.0 million to Lenders, as well as through actions and misrepresentations by CRG after the Global Settlement Agreement was executed.  The claims in that suit are for breach of contract, conversion and unjust enrichment against the Lenders for their collection of more than $66.0 million, the maximum permitted under the Global Settlement Agreement, and their double recovery of amounts paid as part of the $4.1 million paid in June 2016 and recovered again as part of the $66.0 million. CRG’s double recovery and recovery of more than $66.0 million are due to CRG drawing the entire $7.1 million on the Cardinal Health 414 letter of credit. The Lenders sought a Writ of Prohibition in the Ohio Supreme Court to prevent this case from moving forward, which was denied, and proceedings resumed in front of the Ohio Court. Following an unsuccessful mediation on May 7, 2019, Navidea moved for summary judgment on June 28, 2019.  On November 27, 2019, the Ohio Court found that when CRG collected more than $66.0 million, they took an excess recovery and breached the Global Settlement Agreement. The Ohio Court awarded approximately $4.3 million to Navidea, plus statutory interest from April 9, 2018, the date CRG drew on the Cardinal Health 414 letter of credit. The Ohio Court also found that there was no unjust enrichment or conversion by CRG since this was a matter of contract and only contract damages were appropriate. The decision is a final appealable order and terminates the case before the Ohio Court. On December 5, 2019, CRG filed a notice of appeal with Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals regarding the judgment in favor of Navidea. The briefing of the appeal concluded on March 27, 2020, and oral argument on the appeal was held on September 23, 2020. A decision on the appeal could come at any time, but is expected in the first half of 2021.

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CRG filed another lawsuit in the Texas Court in April 2018. This suit seeks a declaratory judgment that CRG did not breach the Global Settlement Agreement by drawing the entire $7.1 million on the Cardinal Health 414 letter of Credit. CRG also alleges that the Company breached the Global Settlement Agreement by appealing the Texas Court’s judgment and by filing the suit in Franklin County, Ohio. The Company moved to dismiss CRG’s claims under the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act. The Texas Court denied the motion to dismiss. The Company filed an interlocutory appeal of the denial of its motion to dismiss. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Texas Court’s refusal to dismiss CRG’s claim on August 28, 2020. The Company has filed a petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to reverse the Texas Court’s ruling. The Texas Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the Company’s petition. See Note 2.

Platinum Litigation

In November 2017, Platinum-Montaur commenced an action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), seeking damages of approximately $1.9 million purportedly due as of March 3, 2017, plus interest accruing thereafter.  The claims asserted were for breach of contract and unjust enrichment in connection with funds received by the Company under the Platinum Loan Agreement.  The action was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”).  On October 31, 2018, the District Court granted judgment for Navidea and dismissed all claims in the case.  The District Court stated that Platinum-Montaur had no standing to assert any contractual interest in funds that might be due under the Platinum Loan Agreement.  The District Court also disagreed with Platinum-Montaur’s claim of unjust enrichment on similar grounds and found that Platinum-Montaur lacked any sufficient personal stake to maintain claims against Navidea.  The claims against Navidea were dismissed without prejudice on the grounds of lack of standing to pursue the claims asserted.

On November 30, 2018, Platinum-Montaur filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) claiming that the District Court erred in dismissing Platinum-Montaur’s claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. On January 22, 2019, Platinum-Montaur filed its brief in the Second Circuit, asking the Second Circuit to reverse the District Court and remand the case to the District Court for further proceedings. The Second Circuit held oral argument in this matter on September 5, 2019. On November 25, 2019, the Second Circuit issued a decision which remanded the case to the District Court for further consideration of whether the District Court had jurisdiction over the case following removal from the New York Supreme Court. The Second Circuit did not address the merits of Platinum-Montaur’s allegations against Navidea. By agreement of the parties, the case was remanded from the District Court to the New York Supreme Court. A preliminary conference was set for April 28, 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After a delay due to the New York Supreme Court not accepting non-emergency filings due to the pandemic, Navidea filed a Motion to Dismiss on June 4, 2020. On September 2, 2020, the New York Supreme Court granted the Motion to Dismiss. Platinum-Montaur filed a Notice of Appeal of the New York Supreme Court’s decision on September 23, 2020 and the appeal is now docketed with the Appellate Department-First Division. However, Platinum-Montaur has not yet perfected that appeal. Until Platinum-Montaur perfects the appeal, a timeline for resolution of the appeal, including briefing and potential oral argument, is unknown. See Note 2.

Goldberg Agreement and Litigation

In August 2018, Dr. Michael Goldberg resigned from his positions as an executive officer and a director of Navidea. In connection with Dr. Goldberg’s resignation, Navidea and Dr. Goldberg entered into the Goldberg Agreement, with the intent of entering into one or more additional definitive agreements, which set forth the terms of the separation from service. Among other things, the Goldberg Agreement provided that Dr. Goldberg would be entitled to 1,175,000 shares of our Common Stock, representing in part payment of accrued bonuses and payment of the balance of the Platinum debt. A portion of the 1,175,000 shares to be issued to Dr. Goldberg will be held in escrow for up to 18 months in order to reimburse Navidea in the event that Navidea is obligated to pay any portion of the Platinum debt to a party other than Dr. Goldberg. Further, the Goldberg Agreement provided that the Company’s subsidiary, MT, would redeem all of Dr. Goldberg’s preferred stock and issue to Dr. Goldberg super voting common stock equal to 5% of the outstanding shares of MT. In November 2018, the Company issued 925,000 shares of our Common Stock to Dr. Goldberg, 250,000 of which were placed in escrow in accordance with the Goldberg Agreement.

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On February 11, 2019, Dr. Goldberg represented to the MT board of directors that he had, without MT board of directors or shareholder approval, created a subsidiary of MT, transferred all of the assets of MT into the subsidiary, and then issued himself stock in the subsidiary. On February 19, 2019, Navidea notified MT that it was terminating the sublicense in accordance with its terms, effective March 1, 2019, due to MT’s insolvency. On February 20, 2019, the MT board of directors removed Dr. Goldberg as President and Chief Executive Officer of MT and from any other office of MT to which he may have been appointed or in which he was serving. Dr. Goldberg remains a member of the MT board of directors, together with Y. Michael Rice and Dr. Claudine Bruck. Mr. Rice and Dr. Bruck remain members of the board of directors of Navidea. The MT board of directors then appointed Jed A. Latkin to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of MT.

New York Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

On February 20, 2019, Navidea filed a complaint against Dr. Goldberg in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, alleging breach of the Goldberg Agreement, as well as a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and to obtain a declaratory judgment that Navidea’s performance under the Goldberg Agreement is excused and that Navidea is entitled to terminate the Goldberg Agreement as a result of Dr. Goldberg’s actions. On April 26, 2019, Navidea filed an amended complaint against Dr. Goldberg which added a claim for breach of fiduciary duty seeking damages related to certain actions Dr. Goldberg took while CEO of Navidea. On June 13, 2019, Dr. Goldberg answered the amended complaint and asserted counterclaims against Navidea and third-party claims against MT for breach of the Goldberg Agreement, wrongful termination, injunctive relief, and quantum meruit.

On December 26, 2019, the District Court ruled on several motions related to Navidea and MT and Dr. Goldberg that substantially limited the claims that Dr. Goldberg can pursue against Navidea and MT.  Specifically, the District Court found that certain portions of Dr. Goldberg’s counterclaims against Navidea and third-party claims against Macrophage failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.  Additionally, the District Court ruled that actions taken by Navidea and MT, including reconstituting the MT board of directors, replacing Dr. Goldberg with Mr. Latkin as Chief Executive Officer of MT, terminating the sublicense between Navidea and MT, terminating certain research projects, and allowing MT intellectual property to revert back to Navidea, were not breaches of the Goldberg Agreement.

The District Court also rejected Dr. Goldberg’s claim for wrongful termination as Chief Executive Officer of MT. In addition, the District Court found that Dr. Goldberg lacked standing to seek injunctive relief to force the removal of Dr. Claudine Bruck and Y. Michael Rice from MT’s board of directors, to invalidate all actions taken by the MT board of directors on or after November 29, 2018 (the date upon which Dr. Bruck and Mr. Rice were appointed by Navidea to the MT board of directors), or to reinstate the terminated sublicense between Navidea and MT.

In addition, the District Court found Navidea’s breach of fiduciary duty claim against Dr. Goldberg for conduct occurring more than three years prior to the filing of the complaint to be time-barred and that Dr. Goldberg is entitled to an advancement of attorneys’ fees solely with respect to that claim. The parties are in the process of submitting the issue to the District Court for resolution on how much in fees Dr. Goldberg is owed under the District Court’s order.

On January 27, 2020, Dr. Goldberg filed a motion seeking additional advancement from Navidea for fees in connection with the New York Action and the Delaware Action. Navidea has opposed the motion and the District Court referred the matters to a Magistrate Judge. On July 9, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued her Report and Recommendation which recommended that: (1) the District Court decline to exercise jurisdiction over Dr. Goldberg’s motion as it pertained to expenses and fees incurred in defense of the Delaware Action; (2) the District Court decline to award any fees to Dr. Goldberg for the breach of fiduciary duty without additional motion practice on the issue; (3) the District Court find that Dr. Goldberg is entitled to advancement of his expenses and fees reasonably incurred in the defense of the remainder of the New York action subject to Dr. Goldberg’s posting of an undertaking; and (4) establish a protocol by which Dr. Goldberg could establish the amounts due for advancement.

On January 31, 2020, Dr. Goldberg filed a motion for leave to amend his complaint to add back in claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, quantum meruit and injunctive relief. On April 1, 2020, the District Court denied Dr. Goldberg’s motion for leave to amend in its entirety.

On August 24, 2020, in connection with Dr. Goldberg’s motion for advancement, the District Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation and found that while Dr. Goldberg was not being granted advancement of fees and expenses incurred in connection with either the Delaware Action or the assertion of third-party claims against MT, the Court ruled that Dr. Goldberg was entitled to advancement for the defense of the remaining claims asserted against him by Navidea in the New York action.  The Court adopted a protocol by which additional motion practice will occur to determine the appropriate amount of fees to be advanced. Such briefing is anticipated to be concluded by November 13, 2020.  Once that decision is made by the Magistrate Judge, subject to review by the District Court, Navidea will need to advance those fees to Dr. Goldberg conditioned upon Dr. Goldberg agreeing to pay those fees back to Navidea if it is determined that he is not entitled to indemnification.  Dr. Goldberg is also asking the Court to accelerate the timeline by which advancement will occur.

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The fact discovery deadline in the New York Action was set to expire in September 2020, but is anticipated to be extended in light of a few remaining discovery disputes between the parties. Thereafter, the parties will engage in expert discovery for a period of 60 days.

Delaware Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

On February 20, 2019, MT initiated a suit against Dr. Goldberg in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty as a director and officer of MT and conversion, and to obtain a declaratory judgment that the transactions Dr. Goldberg caused MT to effect are void.  On June 12, 2019, the Delaware Court found that Dr. Goldberg’s actions were not authorized in compliance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Specifically, the Delaware Court found that Dr. Goldberg’s creation of a new subsidiary of MT and the purported assignment by Dr. Goldberg of MT’s intellectual property to that subsidiary were void.  The Delaware Court’s ruling follows the order on May 23, 2019 in the case, in which it found Dr. Goldberg in contempt of its prior order holding Dr. Goldberg responsible for the payment of MT’s fees and costs to cure the damages caused by Dr. Goldberg’s contempt.   MT’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion against Dr. Goldberg remain pending.  As a result of the Delaware Court’s ruling and Navidea’s prior termination of the sublicense between itself and MT, all of the intellectual property related to the Manocept platform is now directly controlled by Navidea.  A trial on MT’s claims against Goldberg for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion is presently scheduled for December 1 through December 3, 2020.

Derivative Action Involving Dr. Goldberg

On July 26, 2019, Dr. Goldberg served shareholder demands on the boards of directors of Navidea and MT repeating many of the claims made in the lawsuits described above. On or about November 20, 2019, Dr. Goldberg commenced a derivative action purportedly on behalf of MT in the District Court against Dr. Claudine Bruck, Y. Michael Rice, and Jed Latkin alleging a claim for breach of fiduciary duty based on the actions alleged in the demands. On April 3, 2020, Dr. Goldberg dismissed the derivative action in New York without prejudice and retains the ability to re-file the action in Delaware. Dr. Goldberg has not yet re-filed his derivative complaint. See Notes 2 and 6.

NYSE American Continued Listing Standards

On August 14, 2018, the Company received a Deficiency Letter from the NYSE American stating that Navidea was not in compliance with certain NYSE American continued listing standards relating to stockholders’ equity. Specifically, Navidea was not in compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Guide”), the highest of such standards requiring an issuer to have stockholders’ equity of $6.0 million or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. In addition, the Deficiency Letter stated that the NYSE American staff (the “Staff”) determined that the Company’s securities had been selling for a low price per share for a substantial period of time and, pursuant to Section 1003(f)(v) of the Guide, Navidea’s continued listing was predicated on it effecting a reverse stock split of our Common Stock or otherwise demonstrating sustained price improvement within a reasonable period of time.

The Company regained compliance with the minimum trading price standard following a one-for-twenty reverse split of its issued and outstanding Common Stock on April 26, 2019.

On February 14, 2020, the Company announced the execution of several funding transactions resulting in stockholders’ equity of $6.0 million, which brought the Company back into compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Guide within the timeframe permitted by the NYSE American.  However, much of the funding from these transactions has been delayed, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets.  The Company is working closely with the parties to these transactions to complete the funding as soon as possible.  The Company had stockholders’ equity of approximately $170,000 as of September 30, 2020.

Even if an issuer has a stockholders’ deficit, the NYSE American will not normally consider delisting securities of an issuer that fails to meet these requirements if the issuer has (1) average global market capitalization of at least $50,000,000; or total assets and revenue of $50,000,000 in its last fiscal year, or in two of its last three fiscal years; and (2) the issuer has at least 1,100,000 shares publicly held, a market value of publicly held shares of at least $15,000,000 and 400 round lot shareholders.  As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s total market capitalization was approximately $71.2 million. Therefore, we currently meet these exceptions and do not believe that there is a risk that our common stock may be delisted as a result of our failure to meet the minimum stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing.

131.

Equity Instruments

 

DuringIn December 2019, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement with the investors named therein. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the investors agreed to purchase approximately 2.1 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.9 million. Of this amount, approximately $1.1 million was received during 2019. The remaining $812,000 of proceeds were received and the related Common Stock was issued in January 2020. In accordance with current accounting guidance, the $812,000 of stock subscriptions receivable was included in stock subscriptions and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.

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In February 2020, the Company executed agreements with two existing investors to purchase approximately 4.0 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds to Navidea of approximately $3.4 million. The entire $3.4 million was received and the related 4,020,588 shares of Common Stock were issued during the first three quarters of 2020.

On May 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 420,000 shares of newly-designated Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4.2 million.  Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Keystone agreed to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock in amounts to be determined by Keystone in one or more closings on or before November 6, 2020, provided that all of the Series C Preferred Stock must be purchased by such date.  Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock had the option to convert some or all of the Series C Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a 10% discount to market (the “Series C Conversion Shares”), provided that the Company could not issue such Series C Conversion Shares in excess of 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date of the investment (the “Series C Exchange Cap”) without shareholder approval, which the Company was not required to seek. The entire $4.2 million was received and the related 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were issued during the second and third quarters of 2020.  In accordance with current accounting guidance, the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $467,000 related to the BCF of the 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock that were issued during the nine-month periodsperiod ended September 30, 20172020.  See Note 1(e).  These 420,000 shares were subsequently converted into 1,425,076 shares of Common Stock during the second and 2016,third quarters of 2020. 

On August 9, 2020, Company entered into a binding MOU with Jubilant.  The MOU outlines the terms and framework for a potential Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement for Navidea’s Tc99m-Tilmanocept Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnostic application in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. In connection with the MOU, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Jubilant, pursuant to which Jubilant purchased 209,205 shares of Common Stock for gross proceeds of $1.0 million in exchange for exclusivity of negotiations while due diligence efforts are completed.  The investment was priced “at market,” which was the closing price of Navidea’s Common Stock on the NYSE American on the trading day immediately preceding the investment.  See Note 2.

On August 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with each of the Investors named therein, pursuant to which the Investors agreed to purchase from the Company, up to $25.0 million in shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  The initial closing of the sale and purchase of the Common Stock (the “Initial Closing”) must occur within forty-five (45) business days after the date on which the NYSE American approved the Company’s listing application for the Common Stock. The Investors have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at the Initial Closing, at a purchase price of $5.00 per share. Subsequent closings of the sale and purchase of the Common Stock (each a “Subsequent Closing”) will occur from time to time after the Initial Closing on such dates and times as agreed upon by the Company and the Investors, but in any event no later than ninety (90) business days after the Initial Closing; provided that the closing price of the Common Stock on the NYSE American exchange shall have closed at or above $5.00 for five consecutive trading days. The Investors will purchase the Common Stock at such Subsequent Closing at a price per share equal to market value within the meaning of Section 713 of the NYSE American Company Guide; provided that in no event shall the Investors be obligated to purchase Common Stock at a Subsequent Closing at a price greater than $5.75 per share. The Company has the right to terminate the Common Stock Purchase Agreement upon written notice to the Investors if (a) the Initial Closing has not occurred within ninety (90) days of the date of the agreement or (b) if the Investors have not purchased an aggregate of $25.0 million in Common Stock as of the date that is ninety (90) business days after the Initial Closing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investor is obligated to purchase any Common Stock if such shares proposed to be purchased, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then owned beneficially by such Investor and its affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by such Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.  One of the Company’s existing investors, John K. Scott, Jr., is a party to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and agreed to purchase $25,000 of Common Stock. In accordance with current accounting guidance, $5.0 million of stock subscriptions receivable was included in common stock subscriptions receivable in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. Additionally, as of September 30, 2020, Mr. Scott had paid for his shares but those shares had not yet been issued, therefore $25,000 was included in other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  See Note 2.

On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 150,000 shares of newly-designated Series D Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million. Pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, Keystone will purchase Series D Preferred Stock in amounts to be determined by Keystone in one or more closings during the nine-month period following the date on which the prospectus supplement to register the underlying Common Stock was filed with the SEC, provided that all of the Series D Preferred Stock must be purchased by such date.  Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will have the option to convert some or all of the Series D Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a 10% discount to market (the “Series D Conversion Shares”), provided that the Company may not issue such Series D Conversion Shares in excess of 19.99% of the number of shares of Company common stock outstanding as of the date of the investment (the “Series D Exchange Cap”) without shareholder approval, which the Company is not required to seek. See Notes 2 and 16.

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In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, after payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Company, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Company and before any payment may be made to the holders of Common Stock or any other junior stock, an amount per share of Series D Preferred Stock calculated by taking the total amount available for distribution to holders of all outstanding Common Stock before deduction of any preference payments for the Series D Preferred Stock, divided by the total of (x) all of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock plus (y) all of the shares of Common Stock into which the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock can be converted, and then (z) multiplying the sum so obtained by the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series D Preferred Stock could then be converted (the “Series D Preferred Liquidation Preference Amount”).

Of the $15.0 million, $150,000 was received and the related 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued during the third quarter of 2020.  The Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $17,000 related to the BCF of the 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock that were issued during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020.  See Note 1(e).  These 1,500 shares were subsequently converted into 56,497 shares of Common Stock during the third quarter of 2020.  An additional $700,000 was received and the related 7,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  These 7,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were subsequently converted into 313,290 shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In accordance with current accounting guidance, $700,000 of stock subscriptions receivable was included in stock subscriptions and other receivables, and approximately $14.2 million was included in preferred stock subscriptions receivable in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020.

Navidea intends to use the net proceeds from these transactions to fund its research and development programs, including continued advancement of its two Phase 2b and Phase 3 clinical trials of Tc99m tilmanocept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and for general working capital purposes and other operating expenses. See Note 2.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we issued 16,406 and 72,64994,159 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $10,500 and $56,609$172,000 to certain members of our Board of Directors as payment in lieu of cash for their retainer fees.

Also during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, we issued 710,353 shares of our common stock valued at $369,342 to ourfull-time employees as partial payment in lieu of cash for their 2015 and 20162019 bonuses.

 

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we issued 32,651 and 8,128 shares of our common stock as matching contributions to our 401(k) Plan which were valued at $40,000 and $20,000, respectively.

142.

Stock Warrants

 

In January 2017, Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and CEO, exercised 5,411,850 of hisMay 2020, 411,000 Series LLOO warrants in exchange for 5,411,850 shares of our common stock, resulting in proceeds to the Company of $54,119.

In March 2017, in connection with the Asset Sale, the Company granted to each of Cardinal Health 414 and UCSD, a five-year warrant to purchase up to 10 million shares and 1 million shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise pricewere exercised on a cashless basis in exchange for 300,595 shares of $1.50 per share, each of which warrant is subject to anti-dilution and other customary terms and conditions (the “Series NN warrants”). The fair value of the Series NN warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model using our five-year historical weekly volatility of 77% and a risk-free rate equal to the five-year treasury constant maturity rate of 2%. The Series NN warrants granted to Cardinal Health 414 had an estimated fair value of $3.3 million, which was recorded as a reduction of the gain on sale in the consolidated statement of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. The Series NN warrants granted to UCSD had an estimated fair value of $334,000, which was recorded as an intangible asset related to the UCSD license in the consolidated balance sheet during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.Navidea common stock.

 

At As of September 30, 2017,2020, there are 16.9 million991,874 warrants outstanding to purchase Navidea's common stock. The warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from $0.01$0.20 to $3.04$49.80 per share with a weighted average exercise price of $1.19$18.37 per share. The warrants have remaining outstanding terms ranging from 1one to 1814.9 years.

 

In addition, at September 30, 2017, there are 300 warrants outstanding to purchase MT Common Stock. The warrants are exercisable at $2,000 per share.

153.

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.method in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) and deferred tax liabilities (“DTLs”) are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assetsDTAs and liabilitiesDTLs are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assetsDTAs and liabilitiesDTLs of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Current accounting standards require a valuation allowance against DTAs if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the DTAs may not be realized. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the deferred tax assetsthese DTAs in future tax returns, all of the deferred tax assetsDTAs have been fully offset by a valuation allowance at as of September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016.2019, except the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforward amount described below.

In assessing the realizability of DTAs, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the DTAs will not be realized. The ultimate realization of DTAs is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods) and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the DTAs are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of these deductible differences or tax carryforwards as of September 30, 2020, except for the AMT credit carryforward.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Tax Act repealed the AMT for corporations, and permits any existing AMT credit carryforwards to be used to reduce the regular tax obligation in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Under the Tax Act, companies may continue using AMT credits to offset any regular income tax liability in years 2018 through 2020, with 50% of remaining AMT credits refunded in each of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 tax years, and all remaining credits refunded in tax year 2021. This results in full realization of an existing AMT credit carryforward irrespective of future taxable income. Accordingly, the Company recorded AMT credit carryforwards of $621,000 as of December 31, 2019, 50% of which was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and 50% of which was included in other noncurrent assets as of December 31, 2019. The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Under the CARES Act, corporate AMT credits are now 100% refundable as early as the 2018 tax year. Accordingly, the Company filed for and received the refund of all $621,000 of AMT credit carryforwards during the second quarter of 2020.

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Current accounting standards include guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. Such standards also prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement model for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company believes that the ultimate deductibility of all tax positions is highly certain, although there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. As a result, no liability for uncertain tax positions was recorded as of September 30, 20172020 or December 31, 20162019 and we do not expect any significant changes in the next twelve months. Should we need to accrue interest or penalties on uncertain tax positions, we would recognize the interest as interest expense and the penalties as a selling, general and administrative expense. As of September 30, 2017,2020, tax years 2013-20162016-2019 remained subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities.

Benefit from income taxes was $789,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, representing an effective tax rate of 34%, as compared to $0 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, representing an effective tax rate of 0%. The increase in the effective rate for the period ended September 30, 2017 compared with the same period in 2016 is primarily due to the gain on sale of our Lymphoseek product.


 

As of September 30, 2017,2020, we had approximately $127.7$142.2 million of federal and $16.2$20.1 million of state net operating loss carryforwards, as well as approximately $8.8 million of federal research and development (“R&D”) credit carryforwards.

 

164.

Segments

 

We report information about our operating segments using the “management approach” in accordance with current accounting standards. This information is based on the way management organizes and reports the segments within the enterprise for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Our reportable segments are identified based on differences in products, services and markets served. There were no inter-segment sales. We manage our business based on two primary types of drug products: (i) diagnostic substances, including Tc99m tilmanocept and other diagnostic applications of our Manocept platform, our R-NAV joint venture (terminated on May 31, 2016),and NAV4694 and NAV5001 (license terminated(sublicensed in April 2015)2018), and (ii) therapeutic development programs, including therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform and all development programs undertaken by Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc.platform.

 


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The information in the following tables is derived directly from each reportable segment’ssegment’s financial reporting.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Tc99m tilmanocept sales revenue:

                

United States

 $  $  $  $ 

International

            

Tc99m tilmanocept license revenue

            

Grant and other revenue

  210,479   13,190      223,669 

Total revenue

  210,479   13,190      223,669 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization

            

Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization

  734,539   140,008      874,547 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     13,359   1,671,022   1,684,381 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

        50,326   50,326 

Loss from operations (3)

  (524,060

)

  (140,177

)

  (1,721,348

)

  (2,385,585

)

Other income (4)

        69,071   69,071 

Income tax benefit

  175,496   46,942   553,312   775,750 

Net loss from continuing operations

  (348,564

)

  (93,235

)

  (1,098,965

)

  (1,540,764

)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

  5,399         5,399 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

  145,877         145,877 

Net loss

  (197,288

)

  (93,235

)

  (1,098,965

)

  (1,389,488

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

  14,675,489   10,591   7,835,426   22,521,506 

International

  82,334      1,867   84,201 

Capital expenditures

        23,247   23,247 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Royalty revenue

 $2,047  $  $  $2,047 

License revenue

  4,726         4,726 

Grant and other revenue

  106,729   154,887      261,616 

Total revenue

  113,502   154,887      268,389 

Cost of revenue

  82         82 

Research and development expenses

  1,251,383   126,615      1,377,998 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

        1,773,532   1,773,532 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

  4,027      11,375   15,402 

(Loss) income from operations (3)

  (1,268,605

)

  28,272   (1,784,907

)

  (2,898,625

)

Other expense (4)

        (713

)

  (713

)

Net (loss) income

  (1,141,990

)

  28,272   (1,785,620

)

  (2,899,338

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

 $1,000  $38,320  $5,839,733  $5,879,053 

International

  116,782         116,782 

Capital expenditures

  120,810         120,810 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Tc99m tilmanocept sales revenue:

                

United States

 $  $  $  $ 

International

  17,601         17,601 

Tc99m tilmanocept license revenue

  1,295,625         1,295,625 

Grant and other revenue

  500,628   10,346      510,974 

Total revenue

  1,813,854   10,346      1,824,200 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization

  2,889         2,889 

Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization

  671,777   247,664      919,441 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     27,758   1,694,073   1,721,831 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

        89,849   89,849 

Income (loss) from operations (3)

  1,139,188   (265,076

)

  (1,783,922

)

  (909,810

)

Other expenses (4)

        (851,637

)

  (851,637

)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

  1,139,188   (265,076

)

  (2,635,559

)

  (1,761,447

)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

  1,701,911         1,701,911 

Net income (loss)

  2,841,099   (265,076

)

  (2,635,559

)

  (59,536

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

  4,950,756   9,356   6,080,567   11,040,679 

International

  148,224      697   148,921 

Capital expenditures

            

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Royalty revenue

 $4,895  $  $  $4,895 

Grant and other revenue

  77,049   154,867      231,916 

Total revenue

  81,944   154,867      236,811 

Cost of revenue

  195         195 

Research and development expenses

  1,678,423   123,135      1,801,558 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     1,052   1,484,155   1,485,207 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

        34,289   34,289 

(Loss) income from operations (3)

  (1,596,674

)

  30,680   (1,518,444

)

  (3,084,438

)

Other income (4)

        10,334   10,334 

Income tax (expense) benefit

  (72

)

  16   55    

Net (loss) income

  (1,596,746

)

  30,696   (1,508,055

)

  (3,074,104

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

 $36,811  $93,860  $4,688,379  $4,819,050 

International

  2,606         2,606 

 


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Tc99m tilmanocept sales revenue:

                

United States

 $  $  $  $ 

International

            

Tc99m tilmanocept license revenue

  100,000         100,000 

Grant and other revenue

  1,200,216   115,082      1,315,298 

Total revenue

  1,300,216   115,082      1,415,298 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization

            

Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization

  2,255,842   509,853      2,765,695 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     19,342   8,789,728   8,809,070 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

        197,655   197,655 

Loss from operations (3)

  (955,626

)

  (414,113

)

  (8,987,383

)

  (10,357,122

)

Other expenses (4)

        (1,061,190

)

  (1,061,190

)

Income tax benefit

  323,149   140,034   3,397,972   3,861,156 

Net loss from continuing operations

  (632,477

)

  (274,079

)

  (6,650,601

)

  (7,557,156

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

  (332,838

)

        (332,838

)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

  86,894,000         86,894,000 

Net income (loss)

  85,928,685   (274,079

)

  (6,650,601

)

  79,004,006 

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

  14,675,489   10,591   7,835,426   22,521,506 

International

  82,334      1,867   84,201 

Capital expenditures

        31,417   31,417 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Royalty revenue

 $26,188  $  $  $26,188 

License revenue

  4,726         4,726 

Grant and other revenue

  381,103   283,745      664,848 

Total revenue

  412,017   283,745      695,762 

Cost of revenue

  1,048         1,048 

Research and development expenses

  3,402,160   256,886      3,659,046 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     (550

)

  4,895,328   4,894,778 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

  4,027      47,474   51,501 

(Loss) income from operations (3)

  (2,995,218

)

  27,409   (4,942,802

)

  (7,910,611

)

Other income (4)

        12,045   12,045 

Net (loss) income

  (2,995,218

)

  27,409   (4,930,757

)

  (7,898,566

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                

United States

 $1,000  $38,320  $5,839,733  $5,879,053 

International

  116,782         116,782 

Capital expenditures

  120,810      8,406   129,216 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Tc99m tilmanocept sales revenue:

                

United States

 $  $  $  $ 

International

  30,800         30,800 

Tc99m tilmanocept license revenue

  1,795,625         1,795,625 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Diagnostics

  

Therapeutics

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Royalty revenue

 $13,985  $  $  $13,985 

License revenue

  9,953         9,953 

Grant and other revenue

  2,051,622   61,798      2,113,420   309,670   204,919      514,589 

Total revenue

  3,878,047   61,798      3,939,845   333,608   204,919      538,527 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization

  5,185         5,185 

Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization

  4,410,133   600,790      5,010,923 

Cost of revenue

  6,559         6,559 

Research and development expenses

  3,194,468   418,315      3,612,783 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)

     31,590   5,542,034   5,573,624      15,828   4,985,990   5,001,818 

Depreciation and amortization (2)

        258,999   258,999         107,794   107,794 

Loss from operations (3)

  (537,271

)

  (570,582

)

  (5,801,033

)

  (6,908,886

)

  (2,867,419

)

  (229,224

)

  (5,093,784

)

  (8,190,427

)

Other income, excluding equity in loss of R-NAV, LLC (4)

        1,664,265   1,664,265 

Equity in loss of R-NAV, LLC

        (15,159

)

  (15,159

)

Other income (4)

   ��    17,456   17,456 

Provision for income tax

  (248

)

  (20

)

  (439

)

  (707

)

Net loss from continuing operations

  (537,271

)

  (570,582

)

  (4,151,927

)

  (5,259,780

)

  (2,867,667

)

  (229,244

)

  (5,076,767

)

  (8,173,678

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

  (5,167,312

)

        (5,167,312

)

  (2,665

)

        (2,665

)

Net loss

  (5,704,583

)

  (570,582

)

  (4,151,927

)

  (10,427,092

)

  (2,870,332

)

  (229,244

)

  (5,076,767

)

  (8,176,343

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                                

United States

  4,950,756   9,356   6,080,567   11,040,679  $36,811  $93,860  $4,688,379  $4,819,050 

International

  148,224      697   148,921   2,606         2,606 

Capital expenditures

        1,847   1,847 

 

 

(1)

General and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, represent costs that relate to the general administration of the Company and as such are not currently allocated to our individual reportable segments.segments, other than those expenses directly incurred by MT.

 

((2)2)

Depreciation and amortization isare reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses ($50,32615,402 and $89,849$34,289 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 20162019, and $197,655$51,501 and $258,999$107,794 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively).

 

((3)3)

Income (loss)Loss from operations does not reflect the allocation of certain selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, to our individual reportable segments.segments, other than those expenses directly incurred by MT.

 

((4)4)

Amounts consist primarily of changes in fair value of financial instrumentsinterest income and losses on debt extinguishment,interest expense, which are not currently allocated to our individual reportable segments.

 


175.

Supplemental Disclosure for Statements of Cash Flows

 

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, we paid interest aggregating $7.4 million $4.2 million,$5,000 and $6,000, respectively. Interest paid during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 includes collection fees of $778,000 and a prepayment premium of $2.1 million, both of which were withdrawn by CRG from a bank account under their control. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017,2020, we issued 1 million Series NN warrants94,159 shares of our common stock valued at $172,000 to UCSD with an estimated fair valueour employees as partial payment in lieu of $334,000. As discussed in Note 8, the liabilitycash for the additional $200,000 of investments made by Platinum was reclassified to additional paid-in-capital in January 2017.their 2019 bonuses. During the nine month-periodsnine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, we issued 105,30832,651 and 67,0028,128 shares of our common stock as matching contributions to our 401(k) Plan which were valued at $53,707$40,000 and $120,800,$20,000, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, 411,000 Series OO warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock were exercised on a cashless basis in exchange for issuance of 300,595 shares of Navidea common stock. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $467,000 related to the BCF on 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were converted into 1,425,076 shares of Common Stock. Also during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $17,000 related to the BCF on 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted into 56,497 shares of Common Stock.

 

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186.

Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to September 30, 20172020 and through the date these consolidated financial statements were included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and filed with the SEC.

Preferred Stock:  On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 150,000 shares of newly-designated Series D Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million.  Of this amount, $150,000 was received and the related 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued during the third quarter of 2020.  These 1,500 shares were subsequently converted into 56,497 shares of Common Stock during the third quarter of 2020.  An additional $700,000 was received and the related 7,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  These 7,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were subsequently converted into 313,290 shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In accordance with current accounting guidance, $700,000 of stock subscriptions receivable was included in stock subscriptions and other receivables, and approximately $14.2 million was included in preferred stock subscriptions receivable in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020.  See Notes 2 and 11. 

 


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

 

Forward-LookingForward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things:but not limited to:

 

 

general economicthe impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, including the current resurgence of cases in the United States, on our business, financial condition or prospects, including a decline in the volume of procedures using our products, potential delays and disruptions to global supply chains, manufacturing activities, logistics, operations, employees and contractors, the business conditions, both nationallyactivities of our suppliers, distributors, customers and in our markets;other business partners, as well as the effects on worldwide economies, financial markets, social institutions, labor markets and healthcare systems; 

 

 

our history of operating losses and uncertainty of future profitability;

the final outcome of the Term Loan Agreement with Capital Royalty Partners II L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “CRG”) (the “CRG Loan Agreement”) litigation in Texas;

 

 

our ability to successfully complete research and further development of our drug candidates;

 

 

the timing, cost and uncertainty of obtaining regulatory approvals of our drug candidates;candidates, including delays and additional costs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

 

 

our ability to successfully commercialize our drug candidates;

our expectations and estimates concerning future financial performance, financing plans andcandidates, including delays or disruptions related to the impact of competition;ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

 

 

our ability to raise capital sufficient to fund our development programs, including unavailability of funds or delays in receiving funds as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

delays in receipt of anticipated proceeds from our capital funding transactions and commercialization programs;other receivables;

our dependence on royalties and grant revenue;

our limited product line and distribution channels;

advances in technologies and development of new competitive products;

 

 

our ability to implement our growth strategy;maintain effective control over financial reporting;

 

 

anticipated trends in our business;the outcome of any pending litigation;

 

 

advances in technologies;our ability to comply with NYSE American continued listing standards; and

 

 

other risk factors set forth in this report and detailed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings.

 

In addition, in this report, we use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,“estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this report. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

The CompanyCompany

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Navidea,” the “Company,” or “we”), a Delaware corporation (NYSE MKT:American: NAVB), is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. Navidea is developing multiple precision-targeted products based on our Manocept™ platform to enhance patient care by identifying the sites and pathways of undetected disease and enable better diagnostic accuracy, clinical decision-making and targeted treatment.

 

Navidea’sNavidea’s Manocept platform is predicated on the ability to specifically target the CD206 mannose receptor expressed on activated macrophages. The Manocept platform serves as the molecular backbone of Lymphoseek® (technetium Tc99m tilmanocept) injection,tilmanocept, the first product developed and commercialized by Navidea based on the platform.

 

OnIn March 3, 2017, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 23, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company completed its previously announcedthe sale to Cardinal Health 414, LLC (“Cardinal Health 414”) of its assets used, held for use, or intendedrelated to be used in operating its business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing a productthe Company’s radioactive diagnostic agent Tc99m tilmanocept, marketed under the Lymphoseek® trademark, used for lymphatic mapping, lymph node biopsy, and the diagnosis of metastatic spread to lymph nodes for staging of cancer, (the “Business”), including the Company’s radioactive diagnostic agent marketed under the Lymphoseek® trademark for current approved indications by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and similar indications approved by the FDA in the future (the “Product”), in Canada, Mexico and the United States (the “Territory”) (giving effect to the License-Back described below and excluding certain assets specifically retained by the Company) (the “Asset Sale”). Such assets sold in the Asset Sale consist primarily of, without limitation, (i) intellectual property used in or reasonably necessary for the conduct of the Business, (ii) inventory of, and customer, distribution, and product manufacturing agreements related to, the Business, (iii) all product registrations related to the Product, including the new drug application approved by the FDA for the Product and all regulatory submissions in the United States that have been made with respect to the Product and all Health Canada regulatory submissions and, in each case, all files and records related thereto, (iv) all related clinical trials and clinical trial authorizations and all files and records related thereto, and (v) all right, title and interest in and to the Product, as specified in the Purchase Agreement (the “Acquired Assets”).States.

 


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In connection with the closing of the Asset Sale, the Company entered into a License-Back Agreement (the “License-Back”) with Cardinal Health 414. Pursuant to the License-Back, Cardinal Health 414 granted to the Company a sublicensable (subject to conditions) and royalty-free license to use certain intellectual property rights included in the Acquired Assets and owned by Cardinal Health 414 as of the closing of the Asset Sale to the extent necessary for the Company to (i) on an exclusive basis, subject to certain conditions, develop, manufacture, market, sell and distribute new pharmaceutical and other products that are not Competing Products (as defined in the License-Back), and (ii) on a non-exclusive basis, develop, manufacture, market, sell and distribute the Product throughout the world other than in the Territory. Subject to the Company’s compliance with certain restrictions in the License-Back, the License-Back also restricts Cardinal Health 414 from using the intellectual property rights included in the Acquired Assets to develop, manufacture, market, sell, or distribute any product other than the Product or other product that (a) accumulates in lymphatic tissue or tumor-draining lymph nodes for the purpose of (1) lymphatic mapping or (2) identifying the existence, location or staging of cancer in a body, or (b) provides for or facilitates any test or procedure that is reasonably substitutable for any test or procedure provided for or facilitated by the Product. Pursuant to the License-Back and subject to rights under existing agreements, Cardinal Health 414 was given a right of first offer to market, sell and/or market any new products developed from the intellectual property rights licensed by Cardinal Health 414 to the Company by the License-Back.

As part of the Asset Sale, the Company and Cardinal Health 414 also entered into ancillary agreements providing for transitional services and other arrangements. The Company amended and restated its license agreement with The Regents of the University of California, San Diego (“UCSD”) pursuant to which UCSD granted a license to the Company to exploit certain intellectual property rights owned by UCSD and, separately, Cardinal Health 414 entered into a license agreement with UCSD pursuant to which UCSD granted a license to Cardinal Health 414 to exploit certain intellectual property rights owned by UCSD for Cardinal Health 414 to sell the Product in the Territory.

In exchange for the Acquired Assets, Cardinal Health 414 (i) made a cash payment to the Company at closing of approximately $80.6 million after adjustments based on inventory being transferred and an advance of $3 million of guaranteed earnout payments as part of the CRG settlement (described below in Part II, Item 1 – Legal Proceedings), (ii) assumed certain liabilities of the Company associated with the Product as specified in the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) agreed to make periodic earnout payments (to consist of contingent payments and milestone payments which, if paid, will be treated as additional purchase price) to the Company based on net sales derived from the purchased Product subject, in each case, to Cardinal Health 414’s right to off-set. In no event will the sum of all earnout payments, as further described in the Purchase Agreement, exceed $230 million over a period of ten years, of which $20.1 million are guaranteed payments for the three years immediately after closing of the Asset Sale. At the closing of the Asset Sale, $3 million of such earnout payments were advanced by Cardinal Health 414 to the Company, and paid to CRG as part of the Deposit Amount paid to CRG (described below in Part II, Item 1 – Legal Proceedings).

Upon closing of the Asset Sale, the Supply and Distribution Agreement, dated November 15, 2007 (as amended, the “Supply and Distribution Agreement”), between Cardinal Health 414 and the Company was terminated and, as a result, the provisions thereof are of no further force or effect (other than any indemnification, payment, notification or data sharing obligations which survive the termination). At the closing of the Asset Sale, Cardinal Health 414 paid to the Company $1.2 million, as an estimate of the accrued revenue sharing payments owed to the Company as of the closing date, net of prior payments.

The Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017 significantly improved our financial condition and our ability to continue as a going concern. The Company also continues working to establish new sources of non-dilutive funding, including collaborations and grant funding that can augment the balance sheet as the Company works to reduce spending to levels that can be supported by our revenues.

The European Commission (“EC”) granted marketing authorization for Tc99m tilmanocept in the EU in November 2014. We have completed manufacturing validation activities on a finished drug product contract manufacturing facility to support the Company’s supply chain, primarily in Europe. This facility will produce a reduced-mass vial for which we received approval from the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) in September 2016. Following the January 2017 transfer of the Tc99m tilmanocept Marketing Authorization to our partner, SpePharm AG (an affiliate of Norgine BV), we transferred responsibility for manufacturing the reduced-mass vial for the EU market to SpePharm. During the second quarter of 2017, SpePharm launched Tc99m tilmanocept in select EU markets, providing a number of early adopters with sample doses to provide exposure to the product. EU sales commenced during the third quarter of 2017, however SpePharm has not yet reported or remitted any related revenue to the Company.

In June 2017, the Company entered into an exclusive license and distribution agreement with Sayre Therapeutics for the development and commercialization of Tc99m tilmanocept in India.  Sayre Therapeutics specializes in innovative treatments and medical device commercialization in South Asia.  Under the terms of the agreement, Navidea received an upfront payment of $100,000 and is eligible to receive additional milestone payments and double-digit royalties associated with the sale of Tc99m tilmanocept in India.


 

Other than Tc99m tilmanocept, which the Company has a license to distribute outside of Canada, Mexico and the United States, none of the Company’s drug product candidates have been approved for sale in any market.

 


Our business is focused on two primary types of drug products: (i) diagnostic substances, including Tc99m tilmanocept and other diagnostic applications of our Manocept platform, and NAV4694 (sublicensed in April 2018), and (ii) therapeutic development programs, including therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform. See Note 14 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our business segments.

 

Technology and Product Line OverviewCandidates

 

Our primary development efforts over the last fewseveral years have beenwere focused on diagnostic products, including Lymphoseek, which was sold to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017, as well as other2017. Our more recent initiatives have been focused exclusively on diagnostic and therapeutic line extensions based on our Manocept platform.

 

TheDuring the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the Company’s primary focus is the safety of its employees, the employees of its clinical trial sites, and the patients enrolled in its clinical trials. The Company is working hard to mitigate any safety risk along with any long-term impact on its clinical development programs. To date, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19. Navidea has completed enrollment into Arms 1, 2 and 3 of the Company’s ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial (NAV3-31) and delivered interim data. The Company’s pivotal Phase 3 trial for rheumatoid arthritis (NAV3-33) also remains on track for a second-half 2020 launch as previously communicated. The second Phase 2b trial (NAV3-32) correlating Tc99m tilmanocept uptake in rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”)-involved joints with CD206 immunohistochemistry findings from synovial biopsies has received approval in the United Kingdom and will start recruiting in the coming months. In addition, the investigator-initiated Phase 2 cardiovascular (“CV”) study is ongoing at Massachusetts General Hospital. Results provided to Navidea thus far have paralleled data in our earlier published article, and these data are supportive of Navidea’s hypothesis that tilmanocept can provide marked signal to background in a host of CV disease applications. Navidea continues to anticipate meeting with the FDA in the coming months to discuss upcoming clinical trial designs.

Manocept Platform - Diagnostics and Therapeutics Background

Navidea’s Manocept platform is predicated on the ability to specifically target the CD206 mannose receptor expressed primarily on activated macrophages. This flexible and versatile Manocept platform actsserves as an enginea molecular backbone for the design ofpurpose-built targeted imaging molecules that may significantly impact patient care by providing enhanced diagnostic accuracy, clinical decision-making, and target-specific treatment. This CD206-targeted drug platform is applicable to a range of diagnostic modalities, including single photon emission computed tomography (“SPECT”), positron emission tomography (“PET”), gamma-scanning (both imaging and topical) and intra-operative and/or optical-fluorescence detection; active clinicaldetection, as well as delivery of therapeutic compounds that target macrophages, and their role in a variety of immune- and inflammation-involved diseases. The FDA-approved sentinel node/lymphatic mapping agent, Tc99m tilmanocept, is representative of the ability to successfully exploit this mechanism to develop powerful new products and to expand this technology into additional diagnostic programs in four diseases representing both major macrophage activation states are ongoing.and therapeutic applications.

 

Activated macrophages play important roles in many disease states and are an emerging target in many diseases where diagnostic uncertainty exists. Impairment of the macrophage-driven disease mechanisms is an area of increasing and proven focus in medicine. The number of people affected by all the inflammatory diseases combined is estimated at more than 40 million in the United States and up to 700 million worldwide, making macrophage-mediated diseases an area of remarkable clinical importance. There are many recognized disorders having macrophage involvement, including RA, atherosclerosis/vulnerable plaque, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Kaposi’s sarcoma (“KS”), leishmaniasis, and others that span general clinical areas in oncology, autoimmunity, infectious diseases, cardiology, central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases, and inflammation. For the near term, we have selected target diseases that may, if successfully developed, benefit from this technology.

The Company has developed processes for producing the first two therapeutic Manocept immuno-construct series, MT-1000 series, which is designed to specifically target and kill or modify activated CD206+ macrophages by delivering doxorubicin, and MT-2000 series, which is designed to inhibit the inflammatory activity of activated CD206+ macrophages by delivering a potent anti-inflammatory agent, dexamethasone. We have contracted with independent facilities to improve chemical syntheses and to produce sufficient quantities of the MT-1000 series and MT-2000 series agents along with the concomitant analytical standards, to provide material for planned preclinical animal studies and future clinical trials.

Manocept Platform – Immuno-Diagnostics Clinical Data

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Two Tc99m tilmanocept dose escalation studies in RA have been completed. The first study was completed and included 18 subjects (nine with active disease and nine healthy subjects) dosed subcutaneously with 50 and 200 µg/2mCi Tc99m tilmanocept (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02683421). The results of this study were presented at five international meetings, including Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (“SNMMI”), and The American College of Rheumatology (“ACR”). In addition, based on completion of extensive preclinical dosing studies pursuant to our dialog with the FDA, we have completed a Phase 1/2 study involving intravenous (“IV”) dosing of 39 subjects with IV-administered Tc99m tilmanocept (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02865434). In conjunction with this study, we have completed pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamics and radiation dosimetry phases in human subjects as well. The majority of the costs of these studies have been supported through a Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) grant (NIH/NIAMSD Grant 1 R44 AR067583-01A1). Results of this Phase 1/2 study were presented at the June 2018 and June 2019 SNMMI meetings, the 2018 European League Against Rheumatism (“EULAR”) meeting and the 2018 ACR meeting. These studies have been combined and submitted for peer review publication and full published results will follow.

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In June 2019, the results of the Company’s NAV3-21 clinical study were presented at the SNMMI Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. The presentation, titled “A Phase 1/2 Study of Intravenously Administered Tc99m Tilmanocept to Determine Safety, Tolerability, Optimal Clinical Dose Selection, and Imaging Timepoint in Patients Clinically Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis,” was delivered by Arash Kardan, M.D. In addition, an abstract of the presentation was published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2019, Volume 60, Supplement 1). The NAV3-21 study enrolled subjects with active, moderate-to-severe RA, and healthy controls. Results from the completed trial demonstrate that Tc99m tilmanocept is well-tolerated with no serious adverse events, adverse drug reactions, or drug-related adverse events observed. Additionally, static planar images revealed joint-specific Tc99m tilmanocept localization in RA subjects to disease-involved joints of the shoulders, knees, hands, and feet, but no joint-specific localization in healthy control subjects, revealing potentially significant immunodiagnostic information about CD206-expressing synovial macrophage involvement in RA. An optimal imaging time window post-Tc99m tilmanocept IV administration, as well as optimal dosing, were also determined.

In April 2019, the Company received feedback from the FDA regarding the Company’s planned clinical studies that will evaluate joint disease in patients with RA and monitor patient response to therapy.  The Company’s proposed RA studies were discussed with the FDA during an in-person meeting and through follow-up collaborative efforts.  The FDA has communicated that the first study, a Phase 2b trial, is aligned with expectations for the studies and that they will continue to work with Navidea as we progress into a second Phase 2b trial correlating Tc99m tilmanocept uptake in RA-involved joints with CD206 immunohistochemistry findings from synovial biopsies and into the planned Phase 3 clinical trial.  In May 2019, we began enrolling patients into the first Phase 2b study, entitled “Evaluation of the Precision and Sensitivity of Tilmanocept Uptake Value (“TUV”) on Tc99m Tilmanocept Planar Imaging” (ClinicalTrials.gov MCT03938636).  This study will provide confirmatory support necessary to initiate Navidea’s Phase 3 study program.  In October 2019, the Company performed its first interim analysis of this trial, covering subjects enrolling into Arms 1 and 2.  The results of this interim analysis were in line with the Company’s hypotheses that Tc99m tilmanocept can provide robust, stable imaging in healthy subjects as well as in patients with active RA, and provide the fundamental information needed to keep moving forward into the Phase 3.  A summary of these results was presented at the 2020 EULAR meeting.  In May 2020, the Company announced the results of its second interim analysis, covering Arm 3 of the trial.  This Arm mirrors the upcoming Phase 3 in design and provided information relevant for sample size calculation for the Phase 3 as well as support for the hypothesis that Tc99m tilmanocept imaging can provide an early indicator of treatment efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor (“TNF”) alpha therapeutics. These interim results were presented at the 2020 ACR meeting.  In June 2020, the Company announced full enrollment into this trial, with imaging events ongoing in patients in Arm 3.  The pivotal Phase 3 study program will assess joint disease status and monitor patient response to therapy.

Cardiovascular Disease

In collaboration with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Navidea has completed one and has initiated a second investigator-initiated clinical study evaluating Tc99m tilmanocept’s ability to enable imaging of atherosclerotic plaques. Results of these studies provide strong preliminary evidence of the potential of Tc99m tilmanocept to accumulate specifically in and enable imaging of non-calcified atherosclerotic plaques. Non-calcified atherosclerotic plaques include plaques with morphologies indicating a high risk of rupture. Rupture of such plaques causes myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and a significant portion of ischemic strokes. The studies compared aortic Tc99m tilmanocept uptake imaged by SPECT/CT in clinically asymptomatic subjects with intermediate Framingham Risk Scores (“CV”FRS”) who were infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) as compared to healthy, uninfected, FRS and age-matched subjects. Tc99m tilmanocept SPECT/CT images were compared to aortic images of the same subjects obtained by contrast enhanced coronary computed tomography angiography and/or [18F]NaF PET/CT.

A nine-subject study to evaluate diagnostic imaging of emerging atherosclerosis plaque with the Tc99m tilmanocept product dosed subcutaneously was completedis complete (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02542371). The results of this study were recentlypresented at two major international meetings (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections and SNMMI, 2017) and published in early release in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in January 2017 (published in the circulated version, J Infect DisJournal of Infectious Diseases (2017) 215 (8): 1264-1269), confirming that the Tc99m tilmanocept product can both quantitatively and qualitatively target non-calcified plaque in the aortic arch (NIH/of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”) patients (supported by NIH/NHLBI Grant 1 R43 HL127846-01). We have applied for follow-on NIH/NHLBI support to fund additional clinical studies. These studies are currently under development and design for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials.

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis (“RA”) – TwoWe have also commenced a second Phase 1/2 investigator-initiated study in cooperation with Massachusetts General Hospital in subjects with HIV that expands the original study in both the scope of the drug administration as well as the diagnostic assessment of the subjects. This study will enroll up to 24 AIDS subjects and healthy controls in imaging non-calcified plaque using IV and SC-administered Tc99m tilmanocept dose escalation studiesand will expand the initial investigation to the assessment of aortic plaque as well as carotid and coronary arteries. Subjects continue to be enrolled in RA havethis study and initial images are currently being evaluated.

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Navidea has also been initiated. The first study, now complete (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02683421), included 18 subjects (9 with active disease and 9 healthy subjects) dosed subcutaneously with 50 and 200 µg/2mCi Tc99m tilmanocept. In addition, based on completion of extensive preclinical dosing studies pursuant to our dialog with the FDA, we have initiated and nearly completedawarded a study involving intravenous (“IV”) dosing of Tc99m tilmanocept (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02865434). These studies have been supported through a$225,000 phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”)Technology Transfer grant (NIH/NIAMSD Grant 1 R44 AR067583-01A1)(1R41HL147640-01A1) entitled Gallium 68 Tilmanocept for PET Imaging of Atherosclerosis Plaques. This grant will support a research collaboration between Navidea and Dr. Suzanne Lapi of the University of Alabama Birmingham. These efforts will evaluate [68]gallium tilmanocept for imaging plaques in an animal model of atherosclerosis and began activities in the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

Kaposi’sKaposi’s Sarcoma (“KS”) – Although we

We initiated and completed a study of KS in 2015 (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT022201420), we and received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) in 2016 to continue diagnostic studies in this disease. The new support not only continues the imaging of the cutaneous form of this disease but expands this to imaging of visceral disease via IV administration of Tc99m tilmanocept (NIH/NCI 1 R44 CA192859-01A1; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03157167). Additionally, weThis now-escalated study includes a pathology/biopsy component as well as an imaging component to determine pathology concordance with image assessment. We received funding to support the therapeutic initiative for KS employing a select formInstitutional Review Board approval of the MT-1002 agent under current evaluation. The Companyclinical protocol and initiated a Phase 1/2 clinical study in KS in 2017. This trial has already completed a portion of the Phase 1 SBIR portion ofenrollment and imaging. Data and image analysis for this award (1 R44 CA206788-01).study are ongoing.

 

Colorectal Cancer (“CRC”) and Synchronous Liver Metastases

During the first quarter of 2017, we initiated an imaging study in subjects with CRC and liver metastases via IV administration of Tc99m tilmanocept. This study is ongoing and willwas supported through a SBIR grant (NIH/NCI 1 R44 CA1962783-01A1; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03029988). The trial intended to enroll up to 12 subjects with dose modification. ThisAfter an interim analysis of the first three completed subjects, a decision was made to not continue with the trial and the study is supported through a SBIR grant (1 R44 CA1962783-01A1; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03029988).now closed. An initial presentation took place at SNMMI in June of 2018. An additional report has been submitted to the National Cancer Institute (“NCI”) on the early results of this study. The final study report has been completed and submitted to the FDA.

 

BasedNonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

We have concluded a clinical study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03332940) that was originally designed to enroll 12 subjects with IV administration of Tc99m tilmanocept and an imaging comparator to identify and quantify the extent of NASH lesions in human patients. A semiquantitative evaluation of the images from the first six subjects indicated that imaging the remaining six subjects planned in the study may not sufficiently further our knowledge of Tc99m tilmanocept imaging in individuals with NASH to justify continuing the study using the current protocol. The study is now complete. Ongoing quantitative analyses of the images from the first six subjects will determine if future studies in subjects with NASH are likely to be productive. Initial results were presented at the NASH Summit in Boston in April 2018, and the results are available on performanceNavidea’s website.

Tuberculosis (“TB”)

In April 2019, we announced that Professor Mike Sathekge, MBChB, M. Med (Nuclear Medicine), PhD, Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine in these very large imaging market opportunitiesthe Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria/Steve Biko Academic Hospital, planned to initiate a comparative study evaluating the use of tilmanocept in patients with TB. The purpose of this ongoing study is to explore using 68Ga tilmanocept as an aid in TB patient management while contributing to the better understanding of the biology of TB granulomas. CD206+ macrophages constitute one of the most abundant cell types in TB granulomas. Therefore, a molecular probe such as 68Ga-labeled tilmanocept targeting mannose receptor CD206 expressed on macrophages holds great promise not only in understanding the biology of TB granulomas, but may also support future development of a tilmanocept-like drug delivery vehicle for delivering therapeutic interventions to TB granulomas. Navidea has provided tilmanocept for use in this study, and several subjects have been injected and imaged to date. Successful completion of this study could support an extended claim of 68Ga-tilmanocept.

Biomarker Application and Qualification

In November 2017, the Company anticipates continued investmentcommenced the qualification of the biomarker CD206 with the FDA Biomarker Section of The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”). As per FDA protocol, Navidea submitted a draft letter of intent (“LOI”) to CDER prior to the November 2017 meeting. According to the CDER directive, “the Biomarker Qualification Program was established to support the CDER’s work with external stakeholders to develop biomarkers that aid in these programs including initiating studies designedthe drug development process. Through the FDA’s Biomarker Qualification Program, an entity may request regulatory qualification of a biomarker for a particular context of use (“COU”) in drug development.” Following the meeting with the FDA, and because of Navidea’s data sets and the general external publication database, Navidea, in conjunction with FDA, is now reviewing the LOI with the FDA’s recommended consultants. Navidea has revised the LOI draft strategy in order to obtain new approvalsexpedite the application process. In March 2018, Navidea had a follow-up meeting with the FDA’s assigned strategist, during which the potential to further narrow the LOI elements was reviewed. Navidea is continuing the process of finalizing the COU LOI and providing the background data sets for qualification review with the Tc99m tilmanocept product.FDA/CDER. Additional meetings have taken place and the pursuit of this qualification is ongoing.

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Manocept Platform – In-Vitro and Pre-Clinical Immunotherapeutics Data

 

The Company has completed preclinical studies employing both MT 1000-class and 2000-class therapeutic conjugates of Manocept. The highly positive results from these studies are indicative of Manocept’s specific targeting supported by its notable binding affinity to CD206 receptors. This high specificity is a foundation of the potential for this technology to be useful in treating diseases linked to the over-activation of macrophages. This includes various cancers as well as autoimmune, infectious, CV, and central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases. Our efforts in this area were further supported by the 2015 formation of MT, a majority-owned subsidiary that was formed specifically to explore therapeutic applications for the Manocept platform.

MT has been set up to pursue the therapeutic drug delivery model. This model enables the Company to leverage its technology over many potential disease applications and with multiple partners simultaneously without significant capital outlays. To date, the Company has developed two lead families of therapeutic products. The MT-1000 classseries is designed to deplete activated macrophages via apoptosis.apoptosis and/or alter the phenotype of macrophages. The MT-2000 classseries is designed to modulate activated macrophages from a classically activated phenotype to the alternatively activated phenotype. Both families have been tested in a number of disease models in rodents.

 

We have already reported on the peripheral infectious disease aspects of KS, including HIV and HHV8 (CROI, Boston 2016, and KS HHV8 Summit Miami 2015). As noted, we continue this work funded by the NIH/NIAID and NCI. The Company has completed preclinical studies employing both MT 1000-class and 2000-class therapeutic conjugates of Manocept. The positive results from these studies are indicative of Manocept’s specific targeting supported by its strong binding affinity to seekCD206 receptors. This high degree of specificity is a foundation of the potential for this technology to partner or out-license NAV4694. On October 26, 2017,be useful in treating diseases linked to the Company executed a letterover-activation of intent with Sinotau and Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), outlining a plan to sublicense to Cerveau the worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694,macrophages. This includes various cancers as well as grant to Cerveau an exclusive license for the development, marketingautoimmune, infectious, CV, and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China and Singapore.  The letter of intent includes a provision stating that Sinotau will release all claims in the Sinotau Litigation upon the parties’ execution of a definitive agreement; the commercial rights agreement contemplated by the letter of intent would also include a release of such claims and a covenant not to sue on such claims.  See Part II – Item 1 – Legal Proceedings.

The NAV5001 sublicense was terminated in April 2015.

Manocept Platform - Diagnostics and Therapeutics Background

Navidea’s Manocept platform is predicated on the ability to specifically target the CD206 mannose receptor expressed on activated macrophages. Activated macrophages play important roles in many disease states and are an emerging target in many diseases where diagnostic uncertainty exists. This flexible and versatile platform serves as an engine for purpose-built molecules that may significantly impact patient care by providing enhanced diagnostic accuracy, clinical decision-making, and target-specific treatment. This disease-targeted drug platform provides the capability to utilize a breadth of diagnostic modalities, including SPECT, PET, gamma-scan (both imaging and topical), intra-operative and/or optical-fluorescence detection, as well as delivery of therapeutic compounds that target macrophages, and their role in a variety of immune- and inflammation-based disorders. The FDA-approved sentinel node/lymphatic mapping agent, Tc99m tilmanocept, is representative of the ability to successfully exploit this mechanism to develop powerful new products.


Impairment of the macrophage-driven disease mechanisms is an area of increasing and proven focus in medicine. The number of people affected by all the inflammatory diseases combined is estimated at more than 40 million in the United States and perhaps 700 million worldwide, making macrophage-mediated diseases an area of remarkable clinical importance. There are many recognized disorders having macrophage involvement, including RA, atherosclerosis/vulnerable plaque, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, KS, and others that span clinical areas in oncology, autoimmunity, infectious diseases, cardiology, CNS diseases, and inflammation.

Manocept Platform – Immuno-Diagnostics Clinical Datadiseases.

 

Rheumatoid ArthritisKaposi’s Sarcoma

In conjunction with the agreed submission of an investigational new drug (“IND”) amendment for IV administration of tilmanocept to the FDA, we initiated a multi-center Phase 1/2 registrational trial employing IV administration to evaluate tilmanocept for the primary diagnosis of RA and to aid in the differential diagnosis of RA from other types of inflammatory arthritis. The first subject was dosed and imaged in February 2017. This study will enroll up to 33 subjects with dose escalation (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02865434; Study supported by NIH/NIAMSD Grant 1 R44 AR067583-01A1).

Cardiovascular Disease

Results of our studies to date (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02542371) provide strong evidence of the potential of Tc99m tilmanocept to accumulate in high risk morphology plaques, the ability to make preliminary comparisons of aortic Tc99m tilmanocept uptake by SPECT/CT in clinically symptomatic patients vs. healthy age-matched subjects, and to evaluate the ability of Tc99m tilmanocept to identify the same aortic atherosclerotic plaques that are identified by contrast enhanced coronary computed tomography angiography and/or PET/CT.

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

The Company has initiated a clinical study examining the safety and efficacy of Tc99m radiolabel escalation of IV-injected Tc99m tilmanocept in SPECT/CT imaging studies to identify and quantify the extent of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”) lesions in human patients. We have received Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) approval of the clinical protocol, and we plan to initiate this Phase 1 clinical study in NASH in late 2017.

Other Immuno-Diagnostic Applications

The Company has received an award for a Fast Track SBIR grant providing for up to $1.8 million from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute to fund preclinical studies examining the safety of IV injection of Tc99m tilmanocept, a Manocept platform product, followed by a clinical study providing the initial evaluation of the safety and efficacy of SPECT/CT imaging studies with IV Tc99m tilmanocept to identify and quantify both skin- and organ-associated KS lesions in human patients.  The grant is awarded in two parts with the potential for total grant money of up to $1.8 million over two and a half years.  The first six-month funding segment of $300,000, which has already been awarded, enabled Navidea to secure necessary collaborations and Institutional Review Board approvals.  We have now been awarded the remaining portion of the second funding segment, which provided an additional $1.5 million to accrue participants, perform the Phase 1/2 study and perform data analyses to confirm the safety and effectiveness of intravenously administered Tc99m tilmanocept.  We have received IRB approval of the clinical protocol, and we plan to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical study in KS in late 2017.

Macrophage Therapeutics Background

MT has developed processes for producing the first two therapeutic Manocept immuno-constructs, MT-1002, designed to specifically target and kill activated CD206+ macrophages by delivering doxorubicin, and MT-2002, designed to inhibit the inflammatory activity of activated CD206+ macrophages by delivering a potent anti-inflammatory agent. MT has contracted with independent facilities to produce sufficient quantities of the MT-1002 and MT-2002 agents along with the concomitant analytical standards, to provide material for planned preclinical animal studies and future clinical trials.


Manocept Platform In-Vitro and Pre-Clinical Immunotherapeutics Data

 

The novel MT-1002 construct isMT-1000 class constructs are designed to specifically deliver doxorubicin, a chemotoxin, which can kill KS tumor cells and their tumor-associated macrophages, potentially altering the course of cancer. KS is a serious and potentially life threatening illness in persons infected with HIV and the third leading cause of deathWe have received additional funding to continue therapeutic studies in this population worldwide. The prognosis for patients with KS is poor with high probabilities for mortality and greatly diminished quality of life. The funds for this Fast Track grant will be released in three parts, which together have the potential to provide up to $1.8 million in resources over 2.5 yearsdisease with the goal of completing an INDinvestigational new drug (“IND”) submission for a Manocept construct (MT-1000 class of compounds) consisting of tilmanocept linked to doxorubicin for the treatment of KS. The first part of the grant, provided $232,000 to supportnow complete, supported analyses including in vitro and cell culture studies, now complete and willto be followed by PartParts 2 and 3 FDA-required preclinical animal testing studies. The information from these studies will be combined with other information in an IND application that will be submitted to the FDA requesting permission to begin testing the compound in selected KS subjects.subjects (supported by NIH/NCI 1 R44 CA206788-01).

 

Navidea and MT continueOther Immunotherapeutic Applications

The Company continues to evaluate emerging data in other disease states to define areas of focus, development pathways and partnering options to capitalize on the Manocept platform, including ongoing studies in KS,, RA and infectious diseases. The immuno-inflammatory process is remarkably complex and tightly regulated with indicators that initiate, maintain and shut down the process. Macrophages are immune cells that play a critical role in the initiation, maintenance, and resolution of inflammation. They are activated and deactivated in the inflammatory process. Because macrophages may promote dysregulation that accelerates or enhances disease progression, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that target macrophages may open new avenues for controlling inflammatory diseases. There can be no assurance that further evaluation or development will be successful, that any Manocept platform product candidate will ultimately achieve regulatory approval, or if approved, the extent to which it will achieve market acceptance.

 

Navidea and MT have already reported on the peripheral infectious disease aspects of KS, including HIV and HHV8 (CROI, Boston 2016, and KS HHV8 Summit Miami 2015). As noted Navidea and MT continue this work funded by the NIH/NIAID and NCI.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (“NAFLD”) is a spectrum of liver disorders and is defined by the presence of steatosis in more than 5% of hepatocytes with little or no alcohol consumption. NASH is the most extreme form of NAFLD. A major characteristic of NASH involves cells undergoing lipotoxicity, releasing endogenous signals prompting the accumulation of various macrophages to assess the damage. Studies have shown that levels of endogenous molecular inflammatory signals positively correlate with inflammation, hepatocyte ballooning, and other NAFLD symptoms. Navidea and MT have developed a molecular delivery technology capable of targeting only the disease-causing macrophages by selectively binding to the CD206 receptor. Selective binding and efficient delivery of this agent mitigates the potential of affecting the neighboring cells or interfering more broadly with the normal function of the immune system.

We have completed four in vivo studies employing our MT-1002 and MT-2002 Manocept conjugates in a well-established mouse model of NAFLD/NASH and liver fibrosis. The NALFD scores, which correlate to the agents’ effectiveness, were significantly reduced, with all the activity related to inflammation and “ballooning” scores. Fibrosis decreased significantly when compared to the control in the later dosing arm of the study. Liver weights did not differ during any phase of the study between control and agent-treated groups, nor was there any evidence of damage to the roughly 30% of the liver made up of un-activated macrophages called Kupffer cells. MT-1002 and MT-2002 both significantly reduced key disease assessment parameters in the in vivo STAMTM NASH model. We believe these agents present themselves as potential clinically effective candidates for further evaluation. We continue to use this model to further assess the activity of our agents.

Navidea and MT have already reported on the peripheral infectious disease aspects of KS, including HIV and HHV8 (CROI, Boston 2016, and KS HHV8 Summit Miami 2015). As noted Navidea and MT continue this work funded by the NIH/NIAID and NCI.

We have now completed an expanded series of predictive in vitro screening tests of the MT-1002 and MT-2002 therapeutic conjugates against the Zika and Dengue viruses, which included infectivity and viral replication inhibition effectiveness as well as dose finding studies and mechanisms of action, the latter based on conjugate structures.  We have also completed a series of predictive in vivo screening tests of the MT-1002 and MT-2002 therapeutic conjugates against Leishmaniosis, which included host cell targeting and killing effectiveness as well as dose finding studies and mechanisms of action.  A portion of the results from the in vivo Leishmaniosis study, completed in conjunction with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, was recently accepted for publication in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.The results from all evaluations were positive and have provided a basis for moving forward with additional in vivo testing of the selected conjugates.  We have selected collaborators for these in vivo studies, which we expect will take place over the next four to six months.  We will provide updates as information becomes available on future testing.

NAV4694 (Candidate for Divestiture)

NAV4694 is a fluorine-18 (“F-18”) labeled PET imaging agent being developed as an aid in the imaging and evaluation of patients with signs or symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (“AD”) and mild cognitive impairment (“MCI”). NAV4694 binds to beta-amyloid deposits in the brain that can then be imaged in PET scans. Amyloid plaque pathology is a required feature of AD and the presence of amyloid pathology is a supportive feature for diagnosis of probable AD. Patients who are negative for amyloid pathology do not have AD. NAV4694 has been studied in rigorous pre-clinical studies and clinical trials in humans. Clinical studies through Phase 3 have included subjects with MCI, suspected AD patients, and healthy volunteers. Results suggest that NAV4694 has the potential ability to image patients quickly and safely with high sensitivity and specificity.


In May 2014, the Board of Directors made the decision to refocus the Company's resources to better align the funding of our pipeline programs with the expected growth in Tc99m tilmanocept revenue.  This realignment primarily involved reducing our near-term support for our neurological product candidates, including NAV4694, as we sought a development partner or partners for these programs.  The Company is currently engaged in discussions related to the potential partnering or divestiture of NAV4694.  We continue to have active interest from potential partners or acquirers; however, our negotiations have experienced delays due in large part to litigation brought by Sinotau, one of the potential partners.  In September 2016, the Court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss.  The Company filed its answer to the complaint and on July 20, 2017, the parties filed a joint motion to stay the case for 60 days pending settlement discussion.  On October 26, 2017, the Company executed a letter of intent with Sinotau and Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), outlining a plan to sublicense to Cerveau the worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694, as well as grant to Cerveau an exclusive license for the development, marketing and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China and Singapore.  The letter of intent includes a provision stating that Sinotau will release all claims in the Sinotau Litigation upon the parties’ execution of a definitive agreement; the commercial rights agreement contemplated by the letter of intent would also include a release of such claims and a covenant not to sue on such claims.

NAV5001 (In-License Terminated)

NAV5001 is an iodine-123 (I-123) labeled SPECT imaging agent being developed as an aid in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (“PD”) and other movement disorders, with potential use as a diagnostic aid in dementia. The agent binds to the dopamine transporter (“DAT”) on the cell surface of dopaminergic neurons in the striatum and substantia nigra regions of the brain. Loss of these neurons is a hallmark of PD. In addition to its potential use as an aid in the differential diagnosis of PD and movement disorders, NAV5001 may also be useful in the diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies, one of the most common forms of dementia after AD.

In May 2014, the Board of Directors decided to refocus the Company's resources to better align the funding of our pipeline programs with the expected growth in Lymphoseek revenue. This realignment primarily involved reducing our near-term support for our neurological product candidates, including NAV5001.

In April 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alseres”) to terminate the sub-license agreement, dated July 31, 2012, for research, development and commercialization of NAV5001. Under the terms of this agreement, Navidea transferred all regulatory, clinical and manufacturing-related data related to NAV5001 to Alseres. Alseres agreed to reimburse Navidea for any incurred maintenance costs of the contract manufacturer retroactive to March 1, 2015. In addition, Navidea has supplied clinical support services for NAV5001 on a cost-plus reimbursement basis. However, to this point, Alseres has been unsuccessful in raising the funds necessary to restart the program and reimburse Navidea. As a result, we have taken steps to end our obligations under the agreement and notified Alseres that we consider them in breach of the agreement. We are in the process of trying to recover the funds we expended complying with our obligations under the termination agreement.

OutlookOutlook

 

Our operating expenses in recent years have been focused primarily on support of Tc99m tilmanocept,both diagnostic and therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform, and NAV4694 and NAV5001 product development.Tc99m tilmanocept. We incurred approximately $2.8$3.7 million and $5.0$3.6 million in total on research and development activities during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively. Of the total amounts we spent on research and development during those periods, excluding costs related to our internal research and development headcount and our general and administrative staff which we do not currently allocate among the various development programs that we have underway, we incurred out-of-pocket charges by program as follows:

 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Development Program (a)

 

2017

  

2016

 

Tc99m Tilmanocept (Lymphoseek)

 $187,829  $1,060,459 

Manocept Platform

  1,209,024   663,536 

Macrophage Therapeutics

  436,277   561,601 

NAV4694 (b)

  (399,146

)

  1,332,369 

NAV5001 (b)

  (28,176

)

  101,997 
  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Development Program (a)

 

2020

  

2019

 

Manocept Platform – Diagnostics

 $2,199,437  $1,917,503 

Manocept Platform – Therapeutics

  256,886   418,315 

Tc99m Tilmanocept

  26,168   165,035 

 

 

(a)

Amounts reflect projects included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. Certain development program expenditures were offset by grant reimbursement revenues totaling $1.3 million$665,000 and $2.0 million$497,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

(b)

Changes in cost estimates resulted in the reversal of certain previously accrued expenses related to the NAV4694 and NAV5001 development programs during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017.

 


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We expect to continue the advancement of our efforts with our Manocept platform during the remainder of 2017 and into 2018. The divestiture of NAV5001 and the suspension of active patient accrual in our NAV4694 trials have decreased our development costs over the past year, however, we continue to incur costs to maintain the NAV4694 trials while we complete our partnering/divestiture activities.2020. We currently expect our total research and development expenses, including both out-of-pocket charges as well as internal headcount and support costs, to be lowerhigher in 20172020 than in 2016.2019. However, COVID-19 continues to spread globally, which has impacted the global economy and may impact our operations, including the potential interruption of our clinical trial activities and our supply chain.  To date, there has been no appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19. However, it is still possible that the COVID-19 outbreak may delay enrollment in our clinical trials due to prioritization of hospital resources toward the outbreak, and some patients may be unwilling to enroll in our trials or be unable to comply with clinical trial protocols if quarantines impede patient movement or interrupt healthcare services, which would delay our ability to conduct clinical trials or release clinical trial results.  The spread of an infectious disease, including COVID-19, may also result in the inability of our suppliers to deliver clinical drug supplies on a timely basis or at all.  In addition, hospitals may reduce staffing and reduce or postpone certain treatments in response to the spread of an infectious disease.  Such events may result in a period of business disruption, and in reduced operations, or doctors and medical providers may be unwilling to participate in our clinical trials, any of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The extent to which the global COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity and spread of COVID-19, the actions taken by federal, state and local governmental authorities, both domestic and foreign, as well as private parties, to contain or treat its impact, and other events outside of our control. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected economies and financial markets worldwide, resulting in an economic downturn that could impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to obtain additional funding, if needed.  The funding from the February 2020 transactions described below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” was received on a delayed basis during the second and third quarters of 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets.

 

Tc99m tilmanocept is approved by the EMAEuropean Medicines Agency for use in imaging and intraoperative detection of sentinel lymph nodes draining a primary tumor in adult patients with breast cancer, melanoma, or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in the EU. Following the January 2017 transfer of the Tc99m tilmanocept Marketing Authorization to SpePharm, we transferred responsibility for manufacturing the reduced-mass vial for the EU market to SpePharm. During the second quarter of 2017, SpePharm launched Tc99m tilmanocept in select EU markets, providing a number of early adopters with sample doses to provide exposure to the product. EU sales commenced during the third quarter of 2017, however SpePharm has not yet reported or remitted any related revenue to the Company.European Union (“EU”). We anticipate that we will incur costs related to supporting our product, regulatory, manufacturing and commercial activities related to the potential marketing registration and sale of Tc99m tilmanocept in markets other than the EU. There can be no assurance that Tc99m tilmanocept will achieve regulatory approval in any market other than the EU, or if approved in those markets, that it will achieve market acceptance in the EU or any other market.

 

We continue to evaluate existing and emerging data on the potential use of Manocept-related agents in the diagnosis, disease-staging and disease-stagingtreatment of disorders in which macrophages are involved, such as RA, KS, RA, vulnerable plaque/atherosclerosis, TBNASH and other disease states, to define areas of focus, development pathways and partnering options to capitalize on the Manocept platform. We arewill also be evaluating potential funding and other resources required for continued development, regulatory approval and commercialization of any Manocept platform product candidates that we identify for further development, and potential options for advancing development. There can be no assurance of obtaining funding or other resources on terms acceptable to us, if at all, that further evaluation or development will be successful, that any Manocept platform product candidate will ultimately achieve regulatory approval, or if approved, the extent to which it will achieve market acceptance.

 

Discontinued Operations

In March 2017, Navidea completed the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414, as discussed previously under “The Company.” In exchange for the Acquired Assets, Cardinal Health 414 (i) made a cash payment to the Company at closing of approximately $80.6 million after adjustments based on inventory being transferred and an advance of $3.0 million of guaranteed earnout payments as part of the CRG settlement, (ii) assumed certain liabilities of the Company associated with the Product as specified in the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) agreed to make periodic earnout payments (to consist of contingent payments and milestone payments which, if paid, will be treated as additional purchase price) to the Company based on net sales derived from the purchased Product subject, in each case, to Cardinal Health 414’s right to off-set. In no event will the sum of all earnout payments, as further described in the Purchase Agreement, exceed $230 million over a period of ten years, of which $20.1 million are guaranteed payments for the three years immediately after closing of the Asset Sale. At the closing of the Asset Sale, $3.0 million of such earnout payments were advanced by Cardinal Health 414 to the Company, and paid to CRG as part of the Deposit Amount paid to CRG.

We recorded a net gain on the sale of the Business of $86.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, including $16.5 in guaranteed consideration, which was discounted to the present value of future cash flows.  The proceeds were offset by $3.3 million in estimated fair value of warrants issued to Cardinal Health 414, $2.0 million in legal and other fees related to the sale, $800,000 in net balance sheet dispositions and write-offs, and $6.4 million in estimated taxes.

Our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations have been reclassified, as required, for all periods presented to reflect the Business as a discontinued operation. Cash flows associated with the operation of the Business have been combined with operating, investing and financing cash flows, as appropriate, in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Results of Operations

 

This discussion of our Results of Operations focuses on describing results of our operations as if we had not operated the discontinued operations discussed above during the periods being disclosed. In addition, since our remaining pharmaceutical product candidates are not yet generating commercial revenue, the discussion of our revenue focuses on the grant and other revenue and our operating variances focus on our remaining product development programs and the supporting general and administrative expenses.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 20120720 and 20169

 

Tc99mRoyalty Revenue. During the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, we recognized royalty revenue of $2,000 and $5,000, respectively, related to our license agreement with SpePharm in Europe.

TilmanoceptLicense Revenue. During the third quarter of 2016,2020, we recognized $667,000license revenue of the $2.0 million non-refundable upfront payment received by the Company$5,000 related to the Lymphoseek license and distribution agreement for Europe. The Company had been recognizing this revenue on a straight-line basis over two years, however the remaining deferred revenue of $417,000 was recognized upon obtaining European approval of a reduced-mass vialtransitional sales from SpePharm in September 2016, five months earlier than originally anticipated. During the third quarter of 2016, we also recognized $500,000 of milestone revenue upon obtaining European approval of the reduced-mass vial, as well as $127,000 reimbursement of certain clinical development costs, in accordance with the terms of the Lymphoseek distribution agreement for Europe. No license revenue was recognized during the third quarter of 2017.2019.


 

Grant and Other Revenue. During the third quarterquarters of 2017,2020 and 2019, we recognized $224,000 of grant and other revenue compared to $511,000 in the third quarter of 2016. Grant revenue during the third quarter of 2017 was$262,000 and $232,000, respectively, primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting Manocept development. Grant revenue during the third quarter of 2016 was primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting Manocept, Tc99m tilmanocept and NAV4694 development.

 

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decreased $45,000,$424,000, or 5%24%, to $875,000 during the third quarter of 2017 from $919,000 during the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to decreased net compensation costs of $86,000 including salaries and incentive-based awards due to net decreased headcount and net decreases in other support costs such as travel of $25,000; offset by net increases in drug project expenses related to (i) increased Manocept development costs of $279,000 including increased clinical trial costs and pre-clinical testing; offset by (ii) decreased therapeutics development costs of $125,000 including decreased consulting costs, manufacturing-related activities and pre-clinical testing; (iii) decreased NAV4694 development costs of $61,000 including decreased manufacturing-related activities and clinical trial costs while we continued our efforts to divest the program; and (iv) decreased NAV5001 development costs of $35,000 related to decreased manufacturing-related activities.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $77,000, or 4%, to $1.7$1.4 million during the third quarter of 20172020 from $1.8 million during the same period in 2016. The net decrease was primarily due to net decreases in general support costs of $139,000 including rent and other office-related costs and depreciation, and decreased net compensation costs of $13,000 including decreased salaries and fringe benefits; offset by net increased legal and professional services of $74,000.

Other Income (Expense). Other income, net, was $69,000 during the third quarter of 2017 compared to other expenses, net of $852,000 during the same period in 2016. During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized interest income of $102,000 primarily related to the guaranteed consideration due from Cardinal Health 414, which was discounted to present value at the closing date of the Asset Sale. Also during the third quarter of 2017, $29,000 of interest expense was compounded and added to the balance of our note payable to Platinum. During the third quarter of 2016, we recorded non-cash losses of $839,000 related to changes in the estimated fair value of financial instruments.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

Tc99m Tilmanocept License Revenue.  During the first nine months of 2017, we recognized license revenue of $100,000 for a non-refundable upfront payment related to the Tc99m tilmanocept license and distribution agreement with Sayre Therapeutics in India.  During the same period in 2016, we recognized $1.2 million of the $2.0 million non-refundable upfront payment received by the Company related to the Tc99m tilmanocept license and distribution agreement for Europe.  The Company had been recognizing this revenue on a straight-line basis over two years, however the remaining deferred revenue of $417,000 was recognized upon obtaining European approval of a reduced-mass vial in September 2016, five months earlier than originally anticipated.  During the first nine months of 2016, we also recognized $500,000 of milestone revenue upon obtaining European approval of the reduced-mass vial, as well as $127,000 reimbursement of certain clinical development costs, in accordance with the terms of the Tc99m tilmanocept distribution agreement for Europe.

Grant and Other Revenue.  During the first nine months of 2017, we recognized $1.3 million of grant and other revenue compared to $2.1 million in the same period in 2016.  Grant revenue during the first nine months of 2017 was primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting Manocept and Tc99m tilmanocept development.  Grant revenue during the first nine months of 2016 was primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting NAV4694, Manocept and Tc99m tilmanocept development.  Other revenue for the first nine months of 2017 and 2016 included $31,000 and $85,000, respectively, of revenue from our marketing partners in Europe and China related to development work performed at their request.

Research and Development Expenses.  Research and development expenses decreased $2.2 million, or 45%, to $2.8 million during the first nine months of 2017 from $5.0 million during the same period in 2016.2019. The decrease was primarily due to net decreases in drug project expenses related to (i) decreased NAV4694Manocept diagnostic development costs of $1.7 million$189,000 including decreased manufacturing-related activities, clinical trial costs offset by increased manufacturing-related activities and licensing costs while we continued our efforts to divest the program;license fees; and (ii) decreased Tc99m tilmanocept development costs of $533,000$144,000 including decreased manufacturing-related activitieslicense fees. The net decrease in research and regulatory costs; (iii)development expenses also included decreased NAV5001 development costsemployee compensation including incentive-based awards of $130,000$78,000 related to decreased manufacturing-related activities and clinical trial costs; and (iv) decreased therapeutics development costs of $125,000 including decreased consulting costs offset by increased internal time; offset by (v) increased Manocept development costs of $674,000 including increased clinical trial costs and pre-clinical testing, offset by decreased licensing costs.  The decrease was also due to decreased net compensation costs of $331,000 including salaries and incentive-based awards due to net decreased headcount and net decreases in other support costs of $67,000 including general office expenses and travel.reduced headcount.


 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.2 million,$269,000, or 54%18%, to $9.0$1.8 million during the third quarter of 2020 from $1.5 million during the same period in 2019. Increased legal and professional services of $286,000 and increased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $65,000 were offset by decreased travel of $33,000, decreased insurance costs of $19,000, and decreased depreciation and amortization of $19,000.

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Other Income (Expense). Other expense, net, was $1,000 during the third quarter of 2020 compared to other income, net of $10,000 during the same period in 2019. During the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, we recognized interest income of $0 and $12,000, respectively. During the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, we recognized interest expense of $0 and $1,000 respectively.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

Royalty Revenue. During the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, we recognized royalty revenue of $26,000 and $14,000, respectively, related to our license agreement with SpePharm in Europe.

License Revenue. During the first nine months of 2020, we recognized license revenue of $5,000 related to transitional sales from SpePharm in Europe. During the first nine months of 2019, we recognized license revenue of $10,000 related to the sublicense of NAV4694 to Meilleur.

Grant and Other Revenue. During the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, we recognized grant and other revenue of $665,000 and $515,000, respectively. Grant revenue of $665,000 and $497,000 during the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively, was primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting Manocept development. Other revenue of $18,000 during the first nine months of 2019 was related to development work performed at the request of our European marketing partner.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased $46,000, or 1%, to $3.7 million during the first nine months of 20172020 from $5.8$3.6 million during the same period in 2016.2019. The net increase was primarily due to increased legal and professional services of $1.2 million, a loss on disposal of assetsnet increases in drug project expenses related to our previous office space(i) increased Manocept diagnostic development costs of $720,000, termination$282,000 including increased manufacturing-related activities and license fees, offset by decreased clinical trial costs; and (ii) increased NAV4694 development costs of $15,000 resulting from the reversal of certain clinical development cost accruals in the first nine months of 2019; offset by (iii) decreased Manocept therapeutic development costs of $161,000 including decreased preclinical and clinical development costs; and (iv) decreased Tc99m tilmanocept development costs of $139,000 including decreased license fees offset by increased stability testing. The net increase in research and development expenses also included increased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $85,000 related to the arbitration award to Mr. Gonzalezincreased highly skilled headcount and salaries, and decreased travel of $481,000, loss on termination of our previous office lease of $429,000,$12,000.

Selling, General and increasedAdministrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative net compensation costs of $416,000 including increased incentive-based awards offset byexpenses decreased salaries and fringe benefits.

Other Income (Expense). Other expense, net, was $1.1$163,000, or 3%, to $4.9 million during the first nine months of 2017 as2020 from $5.1 million during the same period in 2019. Decreased travel of $73,000, decreased legal and professional services of $59,000, decreased insurance costs of $58,000, decreased depreciation and amortization of $56,000, and decreased investor relations costs of $31,000 were offset by increased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $117,000, and increased franchise taxes of $52,000.

Other Income (Expense). Other income, net, was $12,000 during the first nine months of 2020 compared to other income, net of $1.6 million$17,000 during the same period in 2016. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of the CRG debt of $1.3 million during the first nine months of 2017. Also during the first nine months of 2017, we recognized interest income of $236,000 primarily related to the guaranteed consideration due from Cardinal Health 414, which was discounted to present value at the closing date of the Asset Sale.2019. During the first nine months of 2017, $68,000 of2020 and 2019, we recognized interest expense was compounded and added to the balance of our note payable to Platinum. For the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, we recorded non-cash income of $153,000$18,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, related to changes in the estimated fair value of financial instruments.$29,000, respectively. During the first nine months of 2016,2020 and 2019, we recorded a non-cash loss on the disposalrecognized interest expense of our investment in R-NAV, LLC (“R-NAV”) of $40,000.$5,000 and $6,000, respectively.

 

Liquidity and CapitalCapital Resources

 

Cash balances increased to $4.6$3.7 million atas of September 30, 20172020 from $1.5$1.0 million atas of December 31, 2016.2019. The net increase was primarily due to net cash received for the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414,proceeds from issuance of common stock of $4.3 million, net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock of $4.3 million, and proceeds from notes payable of $366,000, offset by payments made on the CRG and Platinum debts and investments in available-for-sale securities coupled with cash used to fund our operations.

Alloperations of our material assets were pledged as collateral for our borrowings under the CRG Loan Agreement. In addition to the security interest in our assets, the CRG Loan Agreement carried covenants that imposed significant requirements$5.6 million, principal payments on us. An eventnotes payable of default entitled CRG to accelerate the maturity$306,000, patent and trademark costs of our indebtedness, increase the interest rate from 14% to the default rate$202,000, and purchases of 18% per annum,property and invoke other remedies available to it under the loan agreement and the related security agreement.

As previously described, on March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a Global Settlement Agreement with MT, CRG, and Cardinal Health 414 to effectuate the termsequipment of a settlement previously entered into by the parties on February 22, 2017. In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017, the Company repaid $59 million of its alleged indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with payment of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liens and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the Final Payoff Amount. The Texas hearing is currently set for early December 2017.

In connection with the closing of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414, the Company repaid to PPCO an aggregate of approximately $7.7 million in partial satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities, obligations and indebtedness under the Platinum Loan Agreement between the Company and Platinum-Montaur, which, to the extent of such payment, were transferred by Platinum-Montaur to PPCO. The Company was informed by PPVA that it was the owner of the balance of the Platinum-Montaur loan. Such balance of approximately $1.9 million was due upon closing of the Asset Sale but withheld by the Company and not paid to anyone as it is subject to competing claims of ownership by both Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and PPVA.

As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding principal balance of the Platinum Note was approximately $2.0 million.

Following the completion of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414 and the repayment of a majority of our indebtedness, we believe that substantial doubt about the Company’s financial position and ability to continue as a going concern has been alleviated. Based on our current working capital and our projected cash burn, including the potential for the Company to pay up to an additional $7 million to CRG depending upon the outcome of the Texas litigation, management believes that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months following the issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our projected cash burn also factors in certain cost cutting initiatives that have been implemented and approved by the board of directors, including reductions in the workforce and a reduction in facilities expenses. Additionally, we have considerable discretion over the extent of development project expenditures and have the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed. We believe all of these factors are sufficient to alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.$129,000.

 

Operating Activities. Cash provided byused in operations was $59.7$5.6 million during the first nine months of 20172020 compared to $1.3$6.6 million providedused during the same period in 2016.2019.

 

In connection with the Asset Sale, Cardinal Health 414 (i) made a cash payment to the Company at closing of approximately $80.6 million after adjustments based on inventory being transferred and an advance of $3 million of guaranteed earnout payments as part of the CRG settlement, (ii) assumed certain liabilities of the Company associated with the Product as specified in the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) agreed to make periodic earnout payments (to consist of contingent payments and milestone payments which, if paid, will be treated as additional purchase price) to the Company based on net sales derived from the purchased Product subject, in each case, to Cardinal Health 414’s right to offset. In no event will the sum of all earnout payments, as further described in the Purchase Agreement, exceed $230 million over a period of ten years, of which $20.1 million are guaranteed payments for the three years immediately after closing of the Asset Sale. At the closing of the Asset Sale, $3 million of such earnout payments were advanced by Cardinal Health 414 to the Company, and paid to CRG as part of the Deposit Amount paid to CRG.


We recorded a net gain on the sale of the Business of $86.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, including $16.5 in guaranteed consideration, which was discounted to the present value of future cash flows. The proceeds were offset by $3.3 million in estimated fair value of warrants issued to Cardinal Health 414, $2.0 million in legal and other fees related to the sale, $800,000 in net balance sheet dispositions and write-offs, and $6.4 million in estimated taxes.

AccountsStock subscriptions and other receivables increaseddecreased to $8.0 million at$820,000 as of September 30, 20172020 from $203,000 at$901,000 as of December 31, 2016, primarily related to the current portion of the guaranteed earnout due from Cardinal Health 414, which was discounted and recorded at present value. The change in accounts and other receivables also reflects a decrease in receivables from our European distribution partner.

Inventory levels decreased to $0 at September 30, 2017 from $96,000 at December 31, 2016,2019, primarily due to the usenet decreased stock subscriptions receivable of materials for European manufacturing development$112,000 and production. We expect inventory levels to remain minimal during the remainderdecreased grant reimbursements receivable of 2017 as European manufacturing has been transitioned to our distribution partner.$46,000, offset by increased sublease rent receivable of $80,000.

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased to $505,000 at June$250,000 as of September 30, 20172020 from $842,000 at$967,000 as of December 31, 2016,2019, primarily due to decreased legal retainers andthe receipt of an AMT tax credit refund coupled with normal amortization of prepaid insurance, offset by increased prepaid investor relations and other services and increased interest receivable related to the guaranteed earnout due from Cardinal Health 414.insurance.

 

Accounts payable decreased to $1.2remained steady at $1.1 million atas of September 30, 2017 from $5.2 million at2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, primarily driven by net decreasedincreased payables due tofor manufacturing-related activities and legal and professional services, NAV4694, regulatory and operations vendors.offset by decreased payables due for clinical development activities. Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities decreasedincreased to $2.5$2.2 million atas of September 30, 20172020 from $7.9$2.1 million atas of December 31, 2016, primarily driven by decreased accruals for interest, NAV4694, bonuses and Macrophage Therapeutics costs, offset by2019, as increased accruals for taxeslegal and professional services and Manocept development costs.costs were offset by decreased compensation-related accruals. Our payable and accrual balances will continue to fluctuate but will likely decreaseincrease overall as we continue to decreaseincrease our level of development activity related to NAV4694, offset by planned increases in development activity related to the Manocept platform.

Assets associated with discontinued operations decreased to $0 at September 30, 2017 from $3.1 million at December 31, 2016, and liabilities associated with discontinued operations decreased to $33,000 at September 30, 2017 from $4.9 million at December 31, 2016. Decreases in both assets and liabilities associated with discontinued operations were primarily due to the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017.

 

Investing Activities. Investing activities used $2.0$330,000 during the first nine months of 2020 compared to $828,000 provided during the same period in 2019. Patent and trademark costs used $202,000, and purchases of equipment used $129,000, primarily for Manocept production and computer equipment, during the first nine months of 2020. Sales of available-for-sale securities provided $400,000, maturities of available-for-sale securities provided $400,000, and the return of previously-purchased equipment provided $27,000 during the first nine months of 2019.

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Financing Activities. Financing activities provided $8.6 million during the first nine months of 20172020 compared to $39,000$5.2 million provided during the same period in 2016. Investing activities during the first nine months of 2017 included purchases of available-for-sale securities of $2.22019. The $8.6 million and capital expenditures of $31,000, primarily for computer equipment and leasehold improvements, offset by maturities of available-for-sale securities of $200,000. Investing activities during the first nine months of 2016 included net payments related to the disposal of our investment in R-NAV of $82,000 and capital expenditures of $2,000, primarily for computer equipment, offset by proceeds from sales of capital equipment of $45,000. We expect our overall capital expenditures for the remainder of 2017 will be higher than for the same period in 2016 related to our office move.

Financing Activities. Financing activities used $54.6 million during the first nine months of 2017 compared to $7.6 million during the same period in 2016. The $54.6 million usedprovided by financing activities in the first nine months of 20172020 consisted primarily of principal payments on the CRG, Platinum and IPFS notes payable of $59.7 million, offset by the release of restricted cash of $5.0 million andnet proceeds from issuance of common stock of $54,000.$4.3 million, net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock of $4.3 million, and proceeds from notes payable of $366,000, offset by principal payments of financed insurance premiums of $306,000. The $7.6$5.2 million usedprovided by financing activities in the first nine months of 20162019 consisted primarily of paymentproceeds from issuance of debt-relatedcommon stock of $6.0 million, offset by stock issuance costs of $3.9 million, restrictions placed on cash in an account controlled by CRG of $3.5 million,$572,000 and principal payments on notes payablefinanced insurance premiums of $189,000, all related to the CRG debt.$316,000.

 

Capital Royalty Group DebtRegistered Offerings

 

On March February 14, 2020, we executed an agreement with an investor to purchase approximately 1.6 million shares of our Common Stock at a price of $0.85 per share for aggregate gross proceeds to Navidea of $1.4 million. The offering was made pursuant to our shelf registration statement on Form S‑3 (Registration No. 333-222092), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 27, 2017, including the prospectus contained therein, as well as a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on February 18, 2020. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund our research and development programs, including continued advancement of our two Phase 2b and Phase 3 clinical trials of Tc99m tilmanocept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and for general working capital purposes and other operating expenses. See Notes 2 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Private Placements

On February 13, 2020, we executed a stock purchase agreement with John K. Scott, Jr. to purchase approximately 2.4 million shares of Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. We intend to use the net proceeds from this private placement to fund our research and development programs, including continued advancement of our two Phase 2b and Phase 3 clinical trials of Tc99m tilmanocept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and for general working capital purposes and other operating expenses. A registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-248404) covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issued to Mr. Scott was declared effective by the SEC on September 16, 2020. See Notes 2 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

On August 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Global SettlementCommon Stock Purchase Agreement with MT,each of the Investors named therein, pursuant to which the Investors agreed to purchase from the Company up to $25.0 million of the Company’s Common Stock. The Initial Closing of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $5.00 per share must occur within forty-five (45) business days after the date on which the NYSE American approves the Company’s listing application for the Common Stock.  See Notes 2 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Series C Preferred Stock

On May 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 420,000 shares of newly-designated Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4.2 million.  The entire $4.2 million was received and the related Series C Preferred Stock was issued during the second and third quarters of 2020.  The Series C Preferred Stock was guaranteed by a portion of the proceeds of the CRG Judgment. See Notes 2 and Cardinal Health 41411 to effectuatethe accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Series D Preferred Stock

On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 150,000 shares of newly-designated Series D Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million. Pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, Keystone agreed to purchase Series D Preferred Stock in amounts to be determined by Keystone in one or more closings during the nine-month period following the date on which the prospectus supplement to register the underlying Common Stock was filed with the SEC, provided that all of the Series D Preferred Stock must be purchased by such date. The Series D Preferred Stock will be convertible into a maximum of 5,147,000 shares of Common Stock.  See Notes 2, 11 and 16 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Jubilant Memorandum of Understanding

On August 9, 2020, the Company entered into a binding MOU with Jubilant. The MOU outlines the terms and framework for a potential ELDA for Navidea’s Tc99m-TRA in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. In connection with the MOU, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Jubilant, pursuant to which Jubilant purchased $1.0 million in shares of the Company’s Common Stock in exchange for exclusivity of negotiations while due diligence efforts are completed.

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The MOU outlines certain terms that are expected to be included in the ELDA, including:

Jubilant to provide Navidea with an additional $19.0 million in the form of stock purchases and license fees, subject to the achievement of certain milestones, to be used to fund Navidea’s upcoming NAV3-32 (Phase 2b) and NAV3-33 (Phase 3) trials.

Jubilant will pay license fees and sales-based royalties to Navidea based on revenue generated from the sale of TRA in the licensed territory.

Jubilant will serve as the exclusive commercial and distribution partner for TRA in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. Jubilant will be responsible for all commercialization efforts within the licensed territory.

The execution of the ELDA is subject to certain conditions, including negotiation of a settlement previously entered into bydefinitive agreement in mutually acceptable form and Jubilant’s completion of its due diligence. See Notes 2 and 11 to the partiesaccompanying consolidated financial statements.

Platinum Litigation

See Notes 2 and 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Goldberg Agreement and Litigation

See Notes 2, 6 and 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

The CARES Act was enacted on February 22, 2017.March 27, 2020.  Among the provisions contained in the CARES Act is the creation of the PPP that provides for SBA Section 7(a) loans for qualified small businesses.  PPP loan proceeds are available to be used to pay for payroll costs, including salaries, commissions, and similar compensation, group health care benefits, and paid leaves; rent; utilities; and interest on certain other outstanding debt.  On May 18, 2020, the Lender funded the PPP Loan in the amount of $366,000. The amount that will be forgiven will be calculated in part with reference to the Company’s full-time headcount during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP loan.  In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017,loan forgiveness requirements of the CARES Act, the Company repaidintends to use the $59 million Deposit Amount of its alleged indebtednessproceeds from the PPP Loan primarily for payroll costs, rent and other obligations outstanding underutilities, thus the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with paymentCompany anticipates that 100% of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liensloan will be forgiven.  See Notes 2 and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the Final Payoff Amount. The Company and CRG further agreed that the Final Payoff Amount would be no less than $47 million and no more than $66 million. In addition, CRG agreed that Navidea had the right to assert all affirmative defenses to its claim of default.  In the underlying case the district court had entered summary judgment in favor of CRG finding unspecified events of default but refusing to consider affirmative defenses raised by Navidea as not before the Court.  Subsequent8 to the settlement CRG moved again for entry of judgment in its favor; Navidea objected that the Settlement Agreement specifically allowed it to raise affirmative defenses and the district court agreed with Navidea setting the case for trial in December 2017.  CRG has once again indicated it intends to move for summary judgment, a motion Navidea intends to vigorously dispute.


Concurrently with the payment of the Deposit Amount and closing of the Asset Sale, (i) Cardinal Health 414 posted a $7 million letter of credit in favor of CRG (at the Company’s cost and expense to be deducted from the closing proceeds due to the Company, and subject to Cardinal Health 414’s indemnification rights under the Purchase Agreement) as security for the amount by which the High Payoff Amount exceeds the Deposit Amount in the event the Company is unable to pay all or a portion of such amount, and (ii) CRG posted a $12 million letter of credit in favor of the Company as security for the amount by which the Deposit Amount exceeds the Low Payoff Amount. If, on the one hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents exceeds the Deposit Amount, the Company will pay such excess amount, plus the costs incurred by CRG in obtaining CRG’s letter of credit, to CRG and if, on the other hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents is less than the Deposit Amount, CRG will pay such difference to the Company and reimburse Cardinal Health 414 for the costs incurred by Cardinal Health 414 in obtaining its letter of credit. Any payments owing to CRG arising from a final determination that the Final Payoff Amount is in excess of $59 million shall first be paid by the Company without resort to the letter of credit posted by Cardinal Health 414, and such letter of credit shall only be a secondary resource in the event of failure of the Company to make payment to CRG. The Company will indemnify Cardinal Health 414 for any costs it incurs in payment to CRG under the settlement, and the Company and Cardinal Health 414 further agree that Cardinal Health 414 can pursue all possible remedies, including offset against earnout payments (guaranteed or otherwise) under the Purchase Agreement, warrant exercise, or any other payments owed by Cardinal Health 414, or any of its affiliates, to the Company, or any of its affiliates, if Cardinal Health 414 incurs any cost associated with payment to CRG under the settlement. The $2 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Ohio case and the $3 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Texas case were released to the Company at closing of the Asset Sale. The Texas hearing is currently set for early December 2017.

Platinum Credit Facility

In connection with the closing of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414, the Company repaid to PPCO an aggregate of approximately $7.7 million in partial satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities, obligations and indebtedness under the Platinum Loan Agreement between the Company and Platinum-Montaur, which was purportedly transferred by Platinum-Montaur to PPCO. The Company was informed by PPVA that it was the owner of the balance of the Platinum Note. Such balance of approximately $1.9 million was due upon closing of the Asset Sale but withheld by the Company and not paid to anyone as it is subject to competing claims of ownership by both Dr. Michael Goldberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and PPVA.

As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding principal balance of the Platinum Note was approximately $2.0 million.accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Summary

 

Our future liquidity and capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including the final outcome of the CRG litigation which could potentially result in payment of up to an additional $7 million to CRG, the ability of our distribution partners to achieve market acceptance of our products, our ability to complete the development and commercialization of new products, our ability to monetize our investment in non-core technologies, our ability to obtain milestone or development funds from potential development and distribution partners, regulatory actions by the FDA and international regulatory bodies, the ability to procure required financial resources, the outcome of any pending litigation, and intellectual property protection.

Following the completion of the Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414 and the repayment of a majority of our indebtedness, we believe that substantial doubt about the Company’s financial position and ability to continue as a going concern has been removed. The Company is also working to establish additional sources of non-dilutive funding, including collaborations and grant funding that can augment the balance sheet as the Company works to reduce spending to sustainable levels. Substantial progress on the Manocept platform has resulted in several promising opportunities.

 

We plan to focus our resources for during the remainder of 20172020 and into 2021 primarily on defending our position related to CRG’s claims of default and development of products based on the Manocept platform. Although management believes that it will be able to achieve these objectives, they arethis objective, it is subject to a number of variables beyond our control, including the outcome of the remaining CRG litigation, the nature and timing of any partnering opportunities, the ability to modify contractual commitments made in connection with these programs, and the timing and expense associated with suspension or alteration of clinical trials, and consequently there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve our objective of bringing our expenses in line with our revenues, and we may need to seek additional debt or equity financing if we cannot achieve that objective in a timely manner.

During 2016 and 2017order to date, we continued making limited investment in the NAV4694 clinical trial process based onsupport our expectation that we will ultimately be successful in securing a partnership that will provide us some level of return on this investment which is incremental to the carrying costs we are presently incurring. However, there can be no assurance that the partnership discussions in which we are engaged will yield the level of return we are anticipating.

Based on our current working capital and our projected cash burn, including the potential for the Company to pay up to an additional $7 million to CRG depending upon the outcome of the Texas litigation, management believes that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months following the issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our projected cash burn also factors in certain cost cutting initiatives that have been implemented and approved by the board of directors, including reductions in the workforce and a reduction in facilities expenses. Additionally, we have considerable discretion over the extent ofplanned development project expenditures and have the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed. We believe all of these factors are sufficient to alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concernprograms.


 

We will continue to evaluate our time lines,timelines, strategic needs, and balance sheet requirements. There can be no assurance that ifIf we attempt to raise additional capital through debt, royalty, equity or otherwise, we willmay not be successful in doing so on terms acceptable to the Company, orif at all. Further, there can be no assurance that we willmay not be able to gain access and/or be able to execute on securingsecure new sources of funding, identify new development opportunities, successfully obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize new products, achieve significant product revenues from our products, or achieve or sustain profitability in the future.

 

The Company is currently engaged in litigation with Dr. Goldberg, CRG and Platinum-Montaur.  In addition, the Company has experienced recurring net losses and has used significant cash to fund its operations.  The Company has considerable discretion over the extent of development project expenditures and has the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed.  The Company also has funds remaining under outstanding grant awards, and continues working to establish new sources of funding, including collaborations, potential equity investments, and additional grant funding that can augment the balance sheet.  However, COVID-19 continues to spread globally, which has impacted the global economy and may impact our operations, including the potential interruption of our clinical trial activities and our supply chain. To date, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19.  The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected economies and financial markets worldwide, resulting in an economic downturn that could impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to obtain additional funding, if needed.  The funding from the February 2020 transactions described above was received on a delayed basis during the second and third quarters of 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets.  The August 2020 transactions may potentially provide up to an additional $60.0 million of working and growth capital, $20.0 million of which is fully committed.  Based on our committed equity investments, current working capital, and our projected cash burn, management believes that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  See Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact the Company’s operations, including possible effects on its financial condition, ability to access the capital markets on attractive terms or at all, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact that these events could have on the operations, financial position, and the results of operations and cash flows during fiscal year 2020 and beyond.

Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsArrangements

 

As of September 30, 2017,2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that a company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process that requires companies to exercise more judgmentSee Notes 1(f) and make more estimates than under the current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. Since the issuance of ASU 2014-09, several additional ASUs have been issued and incorporated within Topic 606 to clarify various elements of the guidance. ASU 2014-09 allows a choice of transition methods: (a) a full retrospective adoption in which the standard is applied to all of the periods presented, or (b) a modified retrospective adoption in which the standard is applied only1(g) to the most current period presented in theaccompanying consolidated financial statements withfor a cumulative-effect adjustment reflected in retained earnings. ASU 2014-09 also requires significantly expanded disclosures regarding the qualitative and quantitative informationsummary of an entity’s nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods.all recent accounting standards.

 

Following the sale of the Business to Cardinal Health 414 in March 2017, we generate revenue primarily from grants to support certain of our product development programs. Such grant revenues are recognized only after expenses reimbursable under the grants have been paid. We also earn revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The consideration we are eligible to receive under our licensing and distribution agreements typically includes upfront payments, reimbursement for research and development costs, milestone payments, and royalties. Each licensing and distribution agreement is unique and will require separate assessment using the five-step process under ASU 2014-09. Management is working to complete its evaluation of the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09, however we currently do not anticipate that it will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. We will adopt ASU 2014-09 along with additional related ASUs effective January 1, 2018. We currently plan to use the modified retrospective method of adoption.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business. ASU 2017-01 provides a screen to determine when a set of assets and activities (collectively, a “set”) is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair market value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. If the screen is not met, ASU 2017-01 (1) requires that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output, and (2) removes the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. ASU 2017-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. ASU 2017-01 should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. No disclosures are required at transition. Early adoption is permitted for certain transactions as described in ASU 2017-01. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-01 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of ModificationCritical Accounting. ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all of the following criteria are met: (1) The fair value of the modified award is the same as the fair value of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. If the modification does not affect any of the inputs to the valuation technique that the entity uses to value the award, the entity is not required to estimate the value immediately before and after the modification. (2) The vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. (3) The classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. Disclosure requirements remain unchanged. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted as described in ASU 2017-09. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements.


In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2017-13 adds SEC paragraphs pursuant to an SEC Staff Announcement made in July 2017 and clarifies several issues related to transition and implementation of the covered topics, including clarification of the definition of a public business entity, the effect of a change in tax law or rates on leveraged leases, and related amendments to the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) taxonomy. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We base our management’smanagement’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, as well as disclosures included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, upon our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We describe our significant accounting policies in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. We include within these policies our “critical accounting policies.” Critical accounting policies are those policies that are most important to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements and require management’s most subjective and complex judgment due to the need to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results may have a material impact on our results of operations and/or financial condition.

 

Revenue Recognition. We currently generate revenue primarily from grants to support various product development initiatives. We generally recognize grant revenue when expenses reimbursable under the grants have been paid and payments under the grants become contractually due.

 

We also earnadditional revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The terms of theseconsideration we are eligible to receive under our licensing and distribution agreements may include payment to us of non-refundabletypically includes upfront license fees, funding orpayments, reimbursement offor research and development efforts,costs, milestone payments, if specified objectives are achieved, and/or royalties on product sales. We evaluate all deliverables within an arrangement to determine whether or not they provide value on a stand-alone basis. We recognize a contingent milestone payment as revenueand royalties. Each licensing and distribution agreement is unique and requires separate assessment in its entirety upon our achievement of a substantive milestone if the consideration earned from the achievement of the milestone (i) is consistentaccordance with performance required to achieve the milestone or the increase in value to the delivered item, (ii) relates solely to past performance and (iii) is reasonable relative to all of the other deliverables and payments within the arrangement.current accounting standards.

 

Research and Development. Research and development (“R&D”) expenses include both internal R&D activities and external contracted services. Internal R&D activity expenses include salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation, as well as travel, supplies, and other costs to support our R&D staff. External contracted services include clinical trial activities, chemistry, manufacturing and control-related activities, and regulatory costs. R&D expenses are charged to operations as incurred. We review and accrue R&D expenses based on services performed and rely upon estimates of those costs applicable to the stage of completion of each project.

Series C and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company evaluated the provisions of the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, ASC 470, Debt, and Accounting Series Release (“ASR”) 268, Presentation in Financial Statements of “Redeemable Preferred Stocks.” Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock are not mandatorily redeemable financial instruments and any obligation to issue a variable number of shares of Common Stock is not unconditional. Accordingly, the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock should be classified as equity. Neither the embedded conversion options nor the embedded call options meet the criteria to be separated from the Series C and Series D Preferred stock and thus these features should not be bifurcated and accounted for as derivatives. Additionally, the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock each contain a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) that results in an increase to additional paid-in capital and a discount on the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock. The discounts on the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock are considered to be fully amortized at the date of issuance because the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock is immediately convertible. This results in a deemed dividend at the date of issuance for the amount of the BCF. Finally, the Company determined that the conversion features of the Series C Preferred Stock could result in the Company being required to redeem a portion of the shares converted, thus the Series C Preferred Stock should be classified in mezzanine equity. The Series D Preferred Stock does not include such features and should not be classified in mezzanine equity.

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Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of AmericaU.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience and existing, known circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Specifically, management may make significant estimates in the following areas:

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation. Stock-based payments to employees and directors, including grants of stock options and restricted stock, are recognized in the statements of operations based on their estimated fair values on the date of grant, subject to an estimated forfeiture rate. The fair value of each option award with time-based vesting provisions is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value such stock-based payments and the portion that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as compensation expense over either (1) the requisite service period or (2) the estimated performance period. The determination of fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including expected stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected dividends and projected employee stock option behaviors. The fair value of each option award with market-based vesting provisions is estimated on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation to value such stock-based payments and the portion that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as compensation expense over either (1) the requisite service period or (2) the estimated performance period. The determination of fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including expected stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected dividends and projected employee stock option behaviors.

We estimate the expected term based on the contractual term of the awards and employees' exercise and expected post-vesting termination behavior. Restricted stock awards are valued based on the closing stock price on the date of grant and amortized ratably over the estimated life of the award.

We estimate the expected term based on the contractual term of the awards and employees' exercise and expected post-vesting termination behavior. Restricted stock awards are valued based on the closing stock price on the date of grant and amortized ratably over the estimated life of the award.

Since stock-based compensation is recognized only for those awards that are ultimately expected to vest, we have applied an estimated forfeiture rate to unvested awards for the purpose of calculating compensation cost. These estimates will be revised, if necessary, in future periods if actual forfeitures differ from estimates. Changes in forfeiture estimates impact compensation cost in the period in which the change in estimate occurs.


 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  Certain of our notes payable are required to be recorded at fair value.  The estimated fair value of our debt is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation.  These valuation methods include Level 3 inputs such as the estimated current market interest rate for similar instruments with similar creditworthiness.  For the debt recorded at fair value, unrealized gains and losses on the fair value of the debt are classified in other expenses as a change in the fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value of Warrants. We estimate the fair value of warrants using the Black-Scholes model, which is affected by our stock price and warrant exercise price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rate.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and QualitativeQualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Risk. As of September 30, 2017, our $4.6 million in cash was primarily invested in interest-bearing money market accounts. DueNot applicable to the low interest rates being realized on these accounts, we believe that a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.smaller reporting companies.

 

We also have exposure to changes in interest rates on our variable-rate debt obligations. As of September 30, 2017, the interest rate on certain of our debt obligations was the greater of: (a) the U.S. prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 6.75%, and (b) 10.0%; both of the above rates reduced by 600 basis points (effective interest rate as of September 30, 2017 was 8.125%). Based on the amount of our variable-rate borrowings at September 30, 2017, which totaled approximately $2.0 million, an immediate one percentage point increase in the U.S. prime rate would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $20,000. This estimate assumes that the amount of variable rate borrowings remains constant for an annual period and that the interest rate change occurs at the beginning of the period. Because our debt obligations are currently subject to the minimum interest rates defined in the loan agreement, a decrease in the U.S. prime rate would not affect our annual interest expense.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk. We do not currently have material foreign currency exposure related to our assets as the majority are denominated in U.S. currency and our foreign-currency based transaction exchange risk is not material. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded foreign currency transaction (losses) gains of approximately $(39,000) and $43,000, respectively.

Equity Price Risk. We do not use derivative instruments for hedging of market risks or for trading or speculative purposes. Derivative instruments embedded in contracts, to the extent not already a free-standing contract, are bifurcated and accounted for separately. All derivatives are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value in accordance with current accounting guidelines for such complex financial instruments. The fair value of certain of our warrant liabilities is determined using various inputs and assumptions, several of which are based on a survey of peer group companies since the warrants are exercisable for common stock of a non-public subsidiary company. As of September 30, 2017, we had approximately $63,000 of derivative liabilities recorded on our balance sheet related to outstanding MT warrants. Due to the relatively low valuation of the MT warrants, a hypothetical 50% change in our stock price would not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the specified time periods. As a part of these controls, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including Mr. Latkin, who serves as our Chief Executive Officer, and our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2017.2020, and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on our evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are effective.


 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer,Mr. Latkin, understands that our disclosure controls and procedures do not guarantee that all errors and all improper conduct will be prevented. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, thea design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of improper conduct, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments and decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more persons, or by management override of the control. Further, the design of any system of controls is also based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations of a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

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Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

 

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

 

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principlesGAAP and that receipts and expenditures of the Companycompany are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the Company; and

 

 

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As of December 31, 2016, we identified the following material weaknesses:

The Company did not maintain adequate controls to ensure that information pertinent to the Company’s operations were analyzed and communicated by and between financial and non-financial management personnel of the Company. Management has concluded that this control deficiency represented a material weakness.

The Company did not maintain effective oversight of the Company’s external financial reporting and internal control over financial reporting by the Company’s Audit Committee. Management has concluded that this control deficiency represented a material weakness.

Changes in Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Following identification of these material weaknesses, we have worked diligently to improve communication between management and the Board of Directors, including committees. We have taken steps to (i) ensure adequate communication between management, the Board of Directors, and its committees, and (ii) educate the Board of Directors, including its committees, about their role in maintaining effective oversight of the Company’s financial reporting processes. As a result, our management considers the material weaknesses to be corrected.

Except for the change noted above, duringDuring the quarter ended September 30, 2017,2020, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


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PART II - OTHEROTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

Sinotau Litigation – NAV4694See Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

On August 31, 2015, Hainan Sinotau Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Sinotau”) filed a suit for damages, specific performance, and injunctive relief against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging breach of a letter of intent for licensing to Sinotau of the Company’s NAV4694 product candidate and technology (the “Sinotau Litigation”).  In September 2016, the Court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss.  The Company filed its answer to the complaint and on July 20, 2017, the parties filed a joint motion to stay the case for 60 days pending settlement discussion.  On October 26, 2017, the Company executed a letter of intent with Sinotau and Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), outlining a plan to sublicense to Cerveau the worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694, as well as grant to Cerveau an exclusive license for the development, marketing and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China and Singapore.  The letter of intent includes a provision stating that Sinotau will release all claims in the Sinotau Litigation upon the parties’ execution of a definitive agreement; the commercial rights agreement contemplated by the letter of intent would also include a release of such claims and a covenant not to sue on such claims.

CRG Litigation

During the course of 2016, CRG alleged multiple claims of default on the CRG Loan Agreement, and filed suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas. On June 22, 2016, CRG exercised control over one of the Company’s primary bank accounts and took possession of $4.1 million that was on deposit, applying $3.9 million of the cash to various fees, including collection fees, a prepayment premium and an end-of-term fee. The remaining $189,000 was applied to the principal balance of the debt. Multiple motions, actions and hearings followed over the remainder of 2016 and into 2017.

On March 3, 2017, the Company entered into a Global Settlement Agreement with MT, CRG, and Cardinal Health 414 to effectuate the terms of a settlement previously entered into by the parties on February 22, 2017. In accordance with the Global Settlement Agreement, on March 3, 2017, the Company repaid the $59 million Deposit Amount of its alleged indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the CRG Term Loan. Concurrently with payment of the Deposit Amount, CRG released all liens and security interests granted under the CRG Loan Documents and the CRG Loan Documents were terminated and are of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and CRG agreed to continue with their proceeding pending in The District Court of Harris County, Texas to fully and finally determine the Final Payoff Amount. The Company and CRG further agreed that the Final Payoff Amount would be no less than $47 million and no more than $66 million. In addition, CRG agreed that Navidea had the right to assert all affirmative defenses to its claim of default.  In the underlying case the district court had entered summary judgment in favor of CRG finding unspecified events of default but refusing to consider affirmative defenses raised by Navidea as not before the Court.  Subsequent to the settlement CRG moved again for entry of judgment in its favor; Navidea objected that the Settlement Agreement specifically allowed it to raise affirmative defenses and the district court agreed with Navidea setting the case for trial in December 2017.  CRG once again moved for summary judgment and the motion was heard by the Court on October 30, 2017. The Court did not indicate when it intends to rule on the motion. The trial is currently scheduled for December 11, 2017.

Concurrently with the payment of the Deposit Amount and closing of the Asset Sale, (i) Cardinal Health 414 posted a $7 million letter of credit in favor of CRG (at the Company’s cost and expense to be deducted from the closing proceeds due to the Company, and subject to Cardinal Health 414’s indemnification rights under the Purchase Agreement) as security for the amount by which the High Payoff Amount exceeds the Deposit Amount in the event the Company is unable to pay all or a portion of such amount, and (ii) CRG posted a $12 million letter of credit in favor of the Company as security for the amount by which the Deposit Amount exceeds the Low Payoff Amount. If, on the one hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents exceeds the Deposit Amount, the Company will pay such excess amount, plus the costs incurred by CRG in obtaining CRG’s letter of credit, to CRG and if, on the other hand, it is finally determined by the Texas Court that the amount the Company owes to CRG under the Loan Documents is less than the Deposit Amount, CRG will pay such difference to the Company and reimburse Cardinal Health 414 for the costs incurred by Cardinal Health 414 in obtaining its letter of credit. Any payments owing to CRG arising from a final determination that the Final Payoff Amount is in excess of $59 million shall first be paid by the Company without resort to the letter of credit posted by Cardinal Health 414, and such letter of credit shall only be a secondary resource in the event of failure of the Company to make payment to CRG. The Company will indemnify Cardinal Health 414 for any costs it incurs in payment to CRG under the settlement, and the Company and Cardinal Health 414 further agree that Cardinal Health 414 can pursue all possible remedies, including offset against earnout payments (guaranteed or otherwise) under the Purchase Agreement, warrant exercise, or any other payments owed by Cardinal Health 414, or any of its affiliates, to the Company, or any of its affiliates, if Cardinal Health 414 incurs any cost associated with payment to CRG under the settlement. The $2 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Ohio case and the $3 million being held in escrow pursuant to court order in the Texas case were released to the Company at closing of the Asset Sale. The Texas hearing is currently set for early December 2017.


Former CEO Arbitration

On May 12, 2016 the Company received a demand for arbitration through the American Arbitration Association, Columbus, Ohio, from Ricardo J. Gonzalez, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, claiming that he was terminated without cause and, alternatively, that he resigned in accordance with Section 4G of his Employment Agreement pursuant to a notice received by the Company on May 9, 2016. On May 13, 2016, the Company notified Mr. Gonzalez that his failure to undertake responsibilities assigned to him by the Board of Directors and otherwise work after being ordered to do so on multiple occasions constituted an effective resignation, and the Company accepted that resignation. The Company rejected the resignation of Mr. Gonzalez pursuant to certain provisions in Section 4G of his Employment Agreement. Also, the Company notified Mr. Gonzalez that, alternatively, his failure to return to work after the expiration of the cure period provided in his Employment Agreement constituted cause for his termination under his Employment Agreement. Mr. Gonzalez was seeking severance and other amounts claimed to be owed to him under his Employment Agreement. In response, the Company filed counterclaims against Mr. Gonzalez alleging malfeasance by Mr. Gonzalez in his role as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gonzalez withdrew his claim for additional severance pursuant to his Employment Agreement, and the Company withdrew its counterclaims. On May 12, 2017, the Company received a ruling in favor of Mr. Gonzalez finding that he was terminated by the Company without cause on April 7, 2016. Mr. Gonzalez was awarded salary, bonus, and benefits in the aggregate amount of $481,039 plus interest, attorneys’ fees, and other costs. The arbitration award is final and binding on the parties. The Company paid an aggregate of $617,880 to Mr. Gonzalez on May 16, 2017.

FTI Consulting, Inc. Litigation

On October 11, 2016, FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) commenced an action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking damages in excess of $782,600 comprised of: (i) $730,264 for investigative and consulting services FTI alleges to have provided to the Company pursuant to an Engagement Agreement between FTI and the Company, and (ii) in excess of $52,337 for purported interest due on unpaid invoices, plus attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.  On November 14, 2016, the Company filed an Answer and Counterclaim denying the allegations of the Complaint and seeking damages on its Counterclaim, in an amount to be determined at trial, for intentional overbilling by FTI. On February 7, 2017, a preliminary conference was held by the Court at which time a scheduling order governing discovery was issued. On June 26, 2017, the Company and FTI entered into a settlement agreement. According to FTI, as of June 2017, FTI was owed $862,165 including interest charges and legal fees. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company paid an aggregate of $435,000 to FTI on June 30, 2017.

Sinotau Litigation Tc99m Tilmanocept

On February 1, 2017, Navidea filed suit against Sinotau in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The Company's complaint included claims seeking a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties to an agreement regarding rights for the Tc99m tilmanocept product in China and other claims. The complaint sought a temporary restraining order ("TRO") and preliminary injunction to prevent Sinotau from interfering with the Company’s Asset Sale to Cardinal Health 414. On February 3, 2017, the Court granted the TRO and extended it until March 6, 2017. The Asset Sale closed on March 3, 2017. On March 6, the Court dissolved the TRO as moot. Sinotau also filed a suit against the Company and Cardinal Health 414 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 2, 2017. On July 12, 2017, the District of Delaware case was transferred to the Southern District of Ohio. On July 27, 2017 the Ohio Court determined that both cases in the Southern District of Ohio are related and the case was stayed for 60 days pending settlement discussions. Both cases remain open because all issues raised in the complaints have not been resolved but the parties have continued settlement discussions and the Court extended the stays in both cases.

Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC

On November 2, 2017, Platinum-Montaur commenced an action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking damages in the amount of $1,914,827.22 purportedly due as of March 3, 2017, plus interest accruing thereafter.  The claims asserted are for breach of contract and unjust enrichment in connection with funds received by the Company under the Platinum Loan Agreement (discussed above).  The Company has not yet been served with process in the action.  Because the funds sought by Platinum-Montaur are subject to claims of competing ownership, the Company intends to defend itself in the action and seek a determination as to whether any funds are due and owing to the plaintiff.

Item 1A. RiskRisk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the Company's risk factors as previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Form 10-K”),2019, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2020, and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2017.2020 and June 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2020 and August 14, 2020, respectively, except as described below.

A pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease in the United States may adversely affect our business.

If a pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease occurs in the United States or worldwide, our development and commercialization efforts may be adversely affected.  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, which has impacted the global economy and may impact our operations, including the potential interruption of our clinical trial activities and our supply chain.  During the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the Company’s primary focus is the safety of its employees, the employees of its clinical trial sites, and the patients enrolled in its clinical trials. The Company is working hard to mitigate any safety risk along with any long-term impact on its clinical development programs.

To date, we do not believe there has been any appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19.  However, it is still possible that the COVID-19 outbreak, including the current resurgence of cases in the United States, may delay enrollment in our clinical trials due to prioritization of hospital resources toward the outbreak, and some patients may be unwilling to enroll in our trials or be unable to comply with clinical trial protocols if quarantines impede patient movement or interrupt healthcare services, which would delay our ability to conduct clinical trials or release clinical trial results. The spread of an infectious disease, including COVID-19, may also result in the inability of our suppliers to deliver clinical drug supplies on a timely basis or at all. In addition, hospitals may reduce staffing and reduce or postpone certain treatments in response to the spread of an infectious disease. Such events may result in a period of business disruption, and in reduced operations, or doctors and medical providers may be unwilling to participate in our clinical trials, any of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The extent to which the global COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain or treat its impact, among others.  The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected economies and financial markets worldwide, resulting in an economic downturn that could impact our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our ability to obtain additional funding, if needed.

In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the following risks could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects:

The inability or unwillingness of some patients to visit hospitals or clinics in order to enroll in clinical trials;

The inability of global suppliers of raw materials or components used in the manufacture of our products, or contract manufacturers of our products, to supply and/or transport those raw materials, components and products to us in a timely and cost effective manner due to shutdowns, interruptions or delays, limiting and precluding the production of our finished products, impacting our ability to supply customers, reducing our sales, increasing our costs of goods sold, and reducing our absorption of overhead;

The reduced capacity or productivity of as a result of possible illness, quarantine or other inability of our employees and contractors to work, despite all of the preventative measures we continue to undertake to protect the health and safety of our workforce;

The illiquidity or insolvency of our suppliers, vendors and customers, or their inability to pay our invoices in full or in a timely manner, due to the reduction in their revenues caused by the cancellation or delay of procedures and other factors, which could potentially reduce our cash flow and our liquidity;

Delays in our ability, and the ability of our development partners, to conduct, enroll and complete clinical development programs such as the Company’s Phase 2b clinical trial (NAV3-31) and Phase 3 clinical trial for rheumatoid arthritis (NAV3-33);

Delays of regulatory reviews and approvals, including with respect to our product candidates, by the FDA or other health or regulatory authorities;

Our ability to maintain employee morale and motivate and retain management personnel and other key employees;

The instability to worldwide economies, financial markets, social institutions, labor markets and the healthcare systems as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could result in an economic downturn that could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as that of our investors, suppliers, customers or other business partners. For example, the funding from the February 2020 transactions described above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” was received on a delayed basis during the second and third quarters of 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on global financial markets; and 

A recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic after social distancing and other similar measures have been relaxed.

 


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Item 6. ExhibitsExhibits

 

31.13.1

 

CertificationCertificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuantElimination of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

   

31.23.2

 

CertificationCertificate of Chief Operating OfficerDesignation of Preferences, Rights and Chief Financial Officer pursuantLimitations of Series D Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

   

32.110.1

 

CertificationStock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Chief Executive Officer of Periodic Financial Reports pursuantInvestment Intent by and between the Company and Keystone Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.**Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

   

32.210.2

 

CertificationForm of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Financial Reports pursuantStock Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.**Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

   

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document*

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.


SIGNATURES

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

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(the Company)

November 9, 2017

By:

/s/ Jed A. Latkin

Jed A. Latkin

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

(Authorized Officer; Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

31.1

 

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

   

31.2

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

32.1

 

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

32.2

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

   

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document*

   

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*

   

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

   

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

   

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*

   

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.

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SIGNATURES

 

45Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(the Company)

November 13, 2020

By:

/s/ Jed A. Latkin

Jed A. Latkin

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

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

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