UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30,March 31, 20212022

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from to

 

Commission file number 001-40943

 

 

 

Biofrontera Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware47-3765675

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

  
120 Presential Way, Suite 330, Woburn, Massachusetts01801
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(781(781)) 245-1325

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share BFRI The NasdaqStock Market LLC
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of common stock, each at an exercise price of $5.00 per share BFRIW The NasdaqStock Market LLC

 

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. YesNo No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company  

 

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

 

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

As of November 28, 2021,May 12, 2022, there were 11,600,00017,104,749, shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION3
   
ITEM 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)3
 Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 202020213
 Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 20204
 Statements of Stockholder’sStockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 20205
 Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 20206
 Notes to Financial Statements7
ITEM 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations20
ITEM 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk3431
ITEM 4.Controls and Procedures3431
   
PART II.PART II. OTHER INFORMATION35
   
ITEM 1.Legal Proceedings3532
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors3532
ITEM 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3532
ITEM 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities3532
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3532
ITEM 5.Other Information3532
ITEM 6.Exhibits3533
Signatures3634

 

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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

BIOFRONTERA INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value and share amountamounts))

(Unaudited)

 

 March 31, 2022  

December 31, 2021

 
 September 30, 2021  December 31, 2020  (Unaudited)    
           
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $1,716  $8,080  $22,428  $24,545 
Accounts receivable, net  2,007   3,216   5,172   3,784 
Accounts receivable, related parties  39   73 
Other receivables, related party  8,686   8,647 
Inventories  5,439   7,091   4,872   4,458 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  936   1,116   1,373   4,987 
                
Total current assets  10,137   19,576   42,531   46,421 
                
Other receivables long term, related party  2,813   2,813 
Property and equipment, net  289   370   245   267 
Intangible asset, net  3,555   3,869   3,345   3,450 
Other assets  1,373   323   268   268 
                
Total assets $15,354  $24,138  $49,202  $53,219 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY        
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable $367  $176  $302  $658 
Accounts payable, related parties  1,662   1,538   269   282 
Acquisition contract liabilities, net  3,242   3,242 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  9,262   2,706   8,546   9,654 
                
Total current liabilities  11,291   4,420   12,359   13,836 
                
Long-term liabilities:                
Acquisition contract liabilities, net  15,795   13,828   9,632   9,542 
Warrant liability  4,143   12,854 
Other liabilities  5,648   62   5,652   5,649 
                
Total liabilities $32,734  $18,310  $31,786  $41,881 
                
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 18)  -   - 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 23)  -     
                
Stockholder’s equity(deficit):        
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding $8  $8 
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 $-  $- 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 17,104,749 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 17  17 
Additional paid-in capital  46,986   46,986   90,717   90,200 
Accumulated deficit  (64,374)  (41,166)  (73,318)  (78,879)
                
Total stockholder’s equity (deficit)  (17,380)  5,828 
Total stockholders’ equity  17,416   11,338 
                
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity (deficit) $15,354  $24,138 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $49,202  $53,219 

 

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

 

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BIOFRONTERA INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts and number of shares)

(Unaudited)

             2022 2021 
 Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022 2021 
              
Products revenues, net $4,319  $3,236  $14,890  $10,230  $9,736  $4,731 
Revenues, related party  15   16   42   47   15   13 
                        
Total revenues, net  4,334   3,252   14,932   10,277   9,751   4,744 
                        
Operating expenses                        
Cost of revenues, related party  2,249   567   7,630   4,025   4,975   2,408 
Cost of revenues, other  41   446   339   617   175   163 
Selling, general and administrative  17,090   4,191   27,412   13,557   7,616   4,758 
Selling, general and administrative, related party  160   111   520   397   95   164 
Restructuring costs  199   181   654   861   -   281 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  700   100   1,698   238   -   498 
                        
Total operating expenses  20,439   5,596   38,253   19,695   12,861   8,272 
                        
Loss from operations  (16,105)  (2,344)  (23,321)  (9,418)  (3,110)  (3,528)
                        
Other income (expense)                        
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  8,711   - 
Interest expense, net  (86)  (744)  (255)  (2,113)  (33)  (84)
Other income (expense), net  185   164   419   796 
Other income, net  23   79 
                        
Total other income (expense)  99   (580)  164   (1,317)  8,701   (5)
                        
Loss before income taxes  (16,006)  (2,924)  (23,157)  (10,735)
Income (loss) before income taxes  5,591   (3,533)
Income tax expense  6   61   51   66   30   1 
                        
Net loss $(16,012) $(2,985) $(23,208) $(10,801)
Net income (loss) $5,561  $(3,534)
                        
Loss per common share:                
Basic and diluted $(2.00) $(2984.67) $(2.90) $(10,800.96)
Income (loss) per common share:        
Basic $0.33  $(0.44)
Diluted $0.32  $(0.44)
                        
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                        
Basic and diluted  8,000,000   1,000   8,000,000   1,000 
Basic  17,104,749   8,000,000 
Diluted  17,133,218   8,000,000 

 

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

 

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BIOFRONTERA INC.

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’SSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(In thousands, except number of shares)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

                
  Common Stock  Additional Paid-  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  In Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
For the three months ended September 30, 2021                                                                                      
                     
Balance at June 30, 2021  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(48,362) $(1,368)
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (16,012)  (16,012)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2021  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(64,374) $(17,380)
                     
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021                    
                     
Balance, December 31, 2020  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(41,166) $5,828 
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (23,208)  (23,208)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2021  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(64,374) $(17,380)

  Shares  Amount  In Capital  Deficit  Total 
  Common Stock  Additional Paid-  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  In Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
Balance, January 1, 2021  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(41,166) $5,828 
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,534)  (3,534)
                     
Balance, March 31, 2021  8,000,000  $8  $46,986  $(44,700) $2,294 
                     
Balance, January 1, 2022  17,104,749  $17  $90,200  $(78,879) $11,338 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   517   -   517 
Net income  -   -   -   5,561   5,561 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   5,561   5,561 
                     
Balance, March 31, 2022  17,104,749  $17  $90,717  $(73,318) $17,416 

 

  Common Stock  Additional Paid-  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  In Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
For the three months ended September 30, 2020                                                                           
                     
Balance at June 30, 2020  1,000  $0  $-  $(37,995) $(37,995)
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,985)  (2,985)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2020  1,000  $0  $-  $(40,980) $(40,980)
                     
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020                    
                     
Balance, December 31, 2019  1,000  $0  $-  $(30,179) $(30,179)
                     
Net loss  -   -   -   (10,801)  (10,801)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2020  1,000  $0  $-  $(40,980) $(40,980)

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

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BIOFRONTERA INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

       
  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2021  2020 
       
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(23,208) $(10,801)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows used in operations:        
Depreciation  95   109 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets  314   314 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  1,698   238 
Gain from disposal of property and equipment     (2)
Provision for inventory obsolescence  31   401 
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts  36   (6)
Non-cash interest expense  268   268 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable and related party receivables  1,210   3,375 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  234   519 
Inventories  1,613   873 
Accounts payable and related party payables  308   (6,546)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  11,676   (448)
Cash flows used in operating activities  (5,725)  (11,706)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchases of property and equipment  (2)   
Cash flows used in investing activities  (2)   
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from related party indebtedness     5,500 
Proceeds from start-up cost financing     3,356 
Payment of deferred offering costs  (638)   
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities  (638)  8,856 
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (6,365)  (2,850)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the beginning of the period  8,278   7,452 
         
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the end of the period $1,913  $4,602 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Interest paid - related party $  $1,740 
Income tax paid, net $9  $65 
         
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities        
Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses and other liabilities $460  $ 
Non-cash purchase of fixed assets included in accounts payable and related party payable $13    

  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2022  2021 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:        
         
Net income (loss) $5,561  $(3,534)
         
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows used in operations        
         
Depreciation  26   33 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets  105   105 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  -   498 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (8,711)  - 
Stock-based compensation  517   - 
Provision for inventory obsolescence  -   35 
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts  42   - 
Non-cash interest expense  89   89 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (1,430)  1,509 
Other receivables, related party  (38)  - 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  3,614   (83)
Inventories  (414)  (1,366)
Accounts payable and related party payables  (366)  (922)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (1,107)  193 
         
Cash flows used in operating activities  (2,112)  (3,443)
         
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of property and equipment  (5)  - 
         
Cash flows used in investing activities  (5)  - 
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (2,117)  (3,443)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the beginning of the period  24,742   8,277 
         
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the end of the period $22,625  $4,834 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Interest paid $4  $- 
Income tax paid, net $30  $1 
         
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities        
Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses and other liabilities $-  $312 

 

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

 

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Biofrontera Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Business Overview

 

We are a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions, in particular, diseases caused primarily by exposure to sunlight that results in sun damage to the skin. Our principal licensed products focus on the treatment of actinic keratoses, which are skin lesions that can sometimes lead to skin cancer. We also market a licensed topical antibiotic for treatment of impetigo, a bacterial skin infection.

 

Our principal product is Ameluz®Ameluz®, which is a prescription drug approved for use in combination with our licensor’s FDA-approved medical device, which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamp series, for photodynamic therapy (“PDT”) (when used together, “Ameluz® PDT”) in the U.S. for the lesion-directed and field-directed treatment of actinic keratosis of mild-to-moderate severity on the face and scalp. We are currently selling Ameluz®Ameluz® for this indication in the U.S. under an exclusive license and supply agreement (“Ameluz LSA”) with, by and among us and Biofrontera Pharma GmbH and Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH (collectively, the (“Pharma”Ameluz Licensor”) originally dated as of October 1, 2016, and as subsequently amended on June 16, 2021 and further amended on October 8, 2021. Under the Ameluz LSA, we hold the exclusive licenseRefer to sell Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLED® Note 16, Related Party Transactions, for all indications currently approved by the FDA as well as all future FDA-approved indications.

further details.

 

Our second prescription drug product is Xepi®Xepi® (ozenoxacin cream, 1%), a topical non-fluorinated quinolone that inhibits bacterial growth. Currently, no antibiotic resistance against Xepi®Xepi® is known and it has been specifically approved by the FDA for the treatment of impetigo due to staphylococcus aureus or streptococcus pyogenes. The approved indication is impetigo, a common skin infection. It is approved for use in adults and children 2 months and older. We are currently selling Xepi®Xepi® for this indication in the U.S. under an exclusive license and supply agreement (“Xepi LSA”) with Ferrer Internacional S.A. (“Ferrer”) that was acquired by Biofrontera Inc. on March 25, 2019 through our acquisition of Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc. (“Cutanea”). Refer to Note 14,16, Related Party Transactions, for further details.

 

Liquidity and Going Concern

 

We devote a substantial portionThe Company’s primary sources of ourliquidity are its existing cash resources to the commercialization of our licensed products, Ameluz®, BF-RhodoLED®balances and Xepi®. We have historically financed our operating and capital expenditures through cash proceeds generatedflows from our product sales and proceedsequity financing transactions received in connection with the Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with our parent, Biofrontera AG. On2021. As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22.4 million, compared to $24.5 million as of December 31, 2020,2021.

Since we commenced operations in 2015, we have generated significant losses. For the Company agreed to convert the outstanding principal balance of the revolving debt in the amountthree months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred losses from operations of $47.03.1 million into an aggregate of and $7,999,0003.5 shares of common stock at a purchase pricemillion, respectively. We incurred net cash outflows from operations of $5.8752.1 per share, which was based on our internal assessmentmillion and agreement with our parent,$3.4 million, for the same periods, respectively. We had an aggregate gross capital contributionaccumulated deficit as of March 31, 2022 of $47.073.3 million.

 

Since inception, we have incurred lossesThe Company’s short-term material cash requirements include working capital needs and generated negative cash flows from operations. Assatisfaction of December 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficitcontractual commitments including auto leases (see Note 23, Commitments and Contingencies), Maruho start-up payments of $41.27.3 million (see Note 3. Acquisition Contract Liabilities), and legal settlement expenses after reimbursement from Biofrontera AG, a significant shareholder and our former parent company, of $5.6 million (see Note 13. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities). Long-term material cash requirements include potential milestone payments to Ferrer Internacional S.A (see Note 23. Commitments and cash equivalents of $8.1 million. As of September 30, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $64.4million, which is inclusive of a legal settlement liability of $11.25 million – seeContingencies) and contingent consideration payments to Maruho (see Legal Proceedings section in Note 193. Acquisition Contract Liabilities). for further details, and cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million.

 

We expect to continue to generate revenue from product sales. We alsoAdditionally, we expect to continue to incur operating losses fromdue to significant discretionary sales and marketing efforts in the U.S as we seek to expand the commercialization of Ameluz®Ameluz® and Xepi®. In addition, we in the United States. We also expect to incur additional expenses to add and improve operational, financial and information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product commercialization efforts. We alsoIn addition, we expect to incur additionalsignificant costs to continue to comply with corporate governance, internal controls and similar requirements applicable to us as a public company in the U.S. We expect capital expenditures to increase in 2022 to support the increase in our business needs including an ERP system.

 

Our future growth is dependent onThese factors raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which we have determined are mitigated by the following plans. Based on current operating plans and financial forecasts, we expect that our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of our financial statements. However, we expect to have to obtain either equity or debt financing. On March 31, 2021,financing to support our future long-term growth and to mitigate the risk of our operating costs significantly exceeding the amounts currently estimated. If our current operating plans or financial forecasts change, or we entered intoare unable to obtain additional financing, we may need to reduce the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG for $20.0 million of committed sources of funds fordiscretionary spend on promotional expenses, branding, marketing consulting and defer some hiring. While we expect to continue being flexible in our spending over the next twelve months, we do not consider there to be a two-year term.need to significantly revise our operations currently.

 

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On November 2, 2021, we completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) and issued and sold 3,600,000 units (“Units”), each consisting of (i) one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) and (ii) one warrant of the Company (the “Warrants”) entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $5.00 per Share. In addition, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 Warrants to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $5.00 per Unit, and the Company estimates the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

On November 24 and November 26, 2021, investors exercised their warrants to purchase a total of 854,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds of $3.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commission.

On November 29, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase of 2,857,143 shares of our common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,857,143 shares of common stock, in a private placement. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $5.25. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.25 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire five years from the issuance date. The gross proceeds from the private placement offering are expected to be approximately $15.0 million. The private offering is expected to close on or about December 1, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

With the funds available under the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement, the net proceeds from the IPO, and the proceeds from the private placement offering, we will have sufficient funds to support the operating, investing, and financing activities of the Company through at least twelve months from the date of the issuance of the interim financial statements.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis for Preparation of the Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the Company’s opinion, the unaudited financial statements include all material adjustments, all of which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2022, the Company’s operating results for interimthe three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and the Company’s cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The accompanying financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 was2021 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. These unaudited condensed financial statementsInterim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes theretoCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, included in the Company’s final prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering, as2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,SEC on November 1, 2021 (“Final Prospectus”). In the opinion of management, the interim unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of future results.April 11, 2022.

 

TheAll amounts shown in these financial statements and accompanying notes are presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”) or thousands, of USD.except percentages and per share and share amounts.

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within the notes to financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, included in the Company’s Final Prospectus.Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these policies during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021, except as noted below.March 31, 2022.

 

Recently Issued Accounting PronouncementsUse of Estimates

 

In December 2019,The preparation of the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), amending accounting guidancefinancial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, as reported on the balance sheet date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses arising during the reporting period. The main areas in which assumptions, estimates and the exercising of judgment are appropriate relate to, simplify the accountingvaluation allowances for receivables and inventory, valuation of contingent consideration and warrant liabilities, valuation of intangible and other long-lived assets, product sales allowances and reserves, share-based payments and income taxes as part of its initiative to reduce complexityincluding deferred tax assets and liabilities. Estimates are based on historical experience and other assumptions that are considered appropriate in the accounting standards. The amendments eliminate certain exceptions related tocircumstances. They are continuously reviewed but may vary from the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The amendments also clarify and simplify other aspects of the accounting for income taxes. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.actual values.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires organizations that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. The new guidance requires that a lessee recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of more than twelve months and recognition, presentation and measurement in the financial statements will depend on the lease classification as a finance or operating lease. In addition, the new guidance will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The JOBS ACT provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows us to delay the adoption of this new standard until it would otherwise apply to private companies. The new standard will be effective for us for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

 

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires entities to record expected credit losses for certain financial instruments, including trade receivables, as an allowance that reflects the entity’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred. The new standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2023. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

 

3. Acquisition Contract Liabilities

 

On March 25, 2019, we entered into an agreement (as amended, the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with Maruho Co, Ltd. (“Maruho”) to acquire 100% of the shares of Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc. (“Cutanea”). As of the date of the acquisition, Maruho Co, Ltd. owned approximately 29.9% of our parent, Biofrontera AG through its fully owned subsidiary Maruho Deutschland GmbH.

The acquisition of Cutanea has enabled us to market Xepi®, an FDA-approved drug that had been introduced in the US market in November 2018.

Biofrontera AG is our former parent, and currently a significant shareholder.

 

After the date of acquisition, we were entitled to restructure the business of Cutanea and be reimbursed by Maruho for these restructuring costs. These restructuring costs Maruho agreed to pay are referred to as “SPA Costs” under the arrangement and are to be accounted for as other income in the period the amounts are determined in accordance with ASC 810. Refer to Note 15, Restructuring costs, for further detail.

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Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, Maruho agreed to provide $7.3million in start-up cost financing for Cutanea’s redesigned business activities (“start-up costs”). These start-up costs are to be paid back to Maruho by the end of 2023 in accordance with contractual obligations related to an earn-out arrangement. In addition, as part of the earn-out arrangement with Maruho, the product profit amount from the sale of Cutanea products as defined in the share purchase agreement will be shared equally between Maruho and Biofrontera until 2030 (“contingent consideration”).

 

In connection with this acquisition in 2019, we recorded: (i) arecorded the $4.67.3 million intangible asset related to the Xepi® license refer, (Refer to Note 9, Intangible Asset, net, for further detail) (ii)in start-up cost financing, a $1.7 million contract asset related to the benefit associated with the non-interest bearing start-up cost financing (iii)and $6.5 million of contingent consideration related to the estimated profits from the sale of Cutanea products to be shared equally with Maruho, (iv) a bargain purchase gain of $5.7 million due to the excess fair value of the net assets acquired over the cash consideration transferred, as well as (v) a favorable lease asset of $69,000 related to the leased properties. The total fair value of the consideration expected to be transferred from the Company to Maruho was the one US dollar purchase price and $6.5 million of contingent consideration related to the earn-out.Maruho.

 

The contract asset related to the start-up cost financing is amortized on a straight-line basis using a 6.0% interest rate over the 57-month term of the financing arrangement, which ends on December 31, 2023. The start-up cost financing was determined to represent interest free financing arranged for the benefit of the Company and, as such, was excluded from the purchase consideration. The contract asset is shown net of the related start-up cost financing within acquisition contract liabilities, net.

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The contingent consideration was recorded at acquisition-date fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation with an assumed discount rate of approximately 6.0% over the applicable term. The contingent consideration is recorded within acquisition contract liabilities, net. The amount of contingent consideration that could be payable is not subject to a cap under the agreement. The Company re-measures contingent consideration and re-assesses the underlying assumptions and estimates at each reporting period.period utilizing a scenario-based method.

 

Acquisition contract liabilities, net consist of the following:

 Schedule of Acquisition ContactContract Liabilities

(in thousands) September 30, 2021  December 31, 2020  

March 31,

2022

  December 31, 2021 
     
Short-term acquisition contract liabilities:        
Contingent consideration $9,300  $7,602  $-  $- 
Start-up cost financing  7,300   7,300   3,600   3,600 
Contract asset  (805)  (1,074)  (358)  (358)
Acquisition contract liabilities, net $15,795  $13,828  $3,242  $3,242 
        
Long-term acquisition contract liabilities:        
Contingent consideration $6,200  $6,200 
Start-up cost financing  3,700   3,700 
Contract asset  (268)  (358)
Acquisition contract liabilities, net $9,632  $9,542 
Total acquisition contract liabilities:        
Contingent consideration $6,200  $6,200 
Start-up cost financing  7,300   7,300 
Contract asset  (626)  (716)
Acquisition contract liabilities, net $12,874  $12,784 

4. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Schedule of Fair Value Hierarchy Valuation Inputs

(in thousands) 

 

Level

 March 31,
2022
  

December 31,

2021

 
         
Liabilities:          
Contingent Consideration 3 $6,200  $6,200 
Warrant liability- Purchase warrant 3 $4,143  $12,854 

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Contingent Consideration

 

Contingent consideration, which relates to the estimated profits from the sale of Cutanea products to be shared equally with Maruho, is reflected at fair value within acquisition contract liabilities, net on the balance sheets. The fair value is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represent a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of the contingent consideration utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation model,scenario-based method under which a set of payoffs are calculated using the term of the earnout, projections, and an appropriate metric risk premium. These payoffs are then discounted back from the payment date to the valuation date using a payment discount rate. Finally, the discounted payments are summed together to arrive at the value of the contingent consideration. The scenario-based method incorporates the following key assumptions and estimates:assumptions: (i) the forecasted product profit amount to be shared equally with Maruho,amounts, (ii) the remaining contractual term, (iii) a metric risk discount rate,premium, and (iv) a payment discount rate of 6.0%.rate. The Company re-measures contingent consideration and re-assesses the underlying assumptions and estimates at each reporting period.

 

The following table provides a roll forward of the fair value of the contingent consideration:

 Schedule of Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

(in thousands)      
Balance at December 31, 2018 $- 
Issuance of contingent consideration at acquisition date  6,500 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  962 
Balance at December 31, 2019 $7,462 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  140 
Balance at December 31, 2020 $7,602  $7,602 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  1,698   498 
Balance at September 30, 2021 $9,300 
Balance at March 31, 2021 $8,100 
    
Balance at December 31, 2021 $6,200 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  - 
Balance at March 31, 2022 $6,200 

Warrant Liability

Warrants issued in conjunction with the private placement to an institutional shareholder which closed on December 2, 2021 were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Pre-funded common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 1,507,143 shares of our common stock at a nominal exercise price (the “Pre-funded Warrants”) were exercised in 2021 and the common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 2,857,143 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.25 per share (the Purchase Warrants”) are presented within warrant liability in the accompanying balance sheets. The warrant liability is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within the statements of operations.

 

The change inCompany utilizes a Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the contingent considerationPurchase Warrants which is recordedconsidered a Level 3 fair value measurement. Certain inputs utilized in operating expensesour Black-Scholes pricing model may fluctuate in future periods based upon factors which are outside of the Company’s control. A significant change in one or more of these inputs used in the statementscalculation of operations. Thefair value may cause a significant change to the fair value of our warrant liability which could also result in material non-cash gain or loss being reported in our statements of operations.

The following table presents the contingent consideration increased $0.7 million and $1.7 million forchanges in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Thewarrant liability measured at fair value (in thousands):

Schedule of the contingent consideration increased $0.1Changes in Fair Value Warrant Liabilities million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

(in thousands)   
Fair value at December 31, 2021 $12,854 
Change in fair value of warrant liability  (8,711)
Fair value at March 31, 2022 $4,143 

 

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4. 5.Revenue

We generate revenue primarily through the sales of our licensed products Ameluz®Ameluz®, BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamps and Xepi®Xepi®. Revenue from the sales of our BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamp and Xepi®Xepi® are relatively insignificant compared with the revenues generated through our sales of Ameluz®Ameluz®.

Schedule of Revenue Sales of Products

(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For three months ended
September 30,
  For nine months ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020 
             
Product revenues, net $4,319  $3,236  $14,890  $10,230 
Related party revenues  15   16   42   47 
Revenues, net $4,334  $3,252  $14,932  $10,277 

 

We generated $4.3 million and $14.69.6 million of Ameluz®Ameluz® revenue, de minimus amounts of Xepi®$0.1 million Xepi® revenue, and $73,000 and $0.30.1 million of BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamps revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, weMarch 31, 2022. We generated $3.1 million and $9.74.5 million of Ameluz® Ameluz® revenue, $54,000minimal Xepi® revenue, and $0.2 million of Xepi®BF-RhodoLED® lamps revenue and $86,000 and $0.3 million of BF-RhodoLED® lamps.during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Related party revenue relates to an agreement with Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH (“Bioscience”) for BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® leasing and installation service. Refer to Note 14,16, Related Party Transactions.

 

An analysis of the changes in product revenue allowances and reserves is summarized as follows:

Schedule of Tabular Disclosure of Revenue Allowance and Accrual Activities

(in thousands): Returns  program  discounts  rebates  Total 
     Co-pay  Prompt  Government    
     assistance  pay  and payor    
(in thousands): Returns  program  discounts  rebates  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2020 $217  $52  $15  $43  $327 
Provision related to current period sales  2   211   6   119   339 
Credit or payments made during the period  (142)  (263)  (5)  (113)  (523)
Balance at September 30, 2021 $77  $-  $16  $49  $143 

(in thousands): Returns  Co-pay assistance  program  Prompt pay discounts  Government and payor rebates  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2020 $217  $52  $15  $43  $327 
Provision related to current period sales  1   87   3   23   114 
Credit or payments made during the period  (120)  (88)  (2)  (25)  (235)
Balance at March 31, 2021 $98  $51  $16  $41  $206 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2021 $43  $101  $48  $54  $246 
Provision related to current period sales  3   165   5   45   218 
Credit or payments made during the period  (5)  (150)  (17)  (52)  (224)
Balance at March 31, 2022 $41  $116  $36  $47  $240 

 

5.6. Accounts Receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable are mainly attributable to the sale of Ameluz®, the BF-RhodoLED® and Xepi®Xepi®. It is expected that all trade receivables will be settled within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

 

The allowance for doubtful accounts was $9,00060,000 and $40,00018,000 as of September 30,2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

 

6.7. Other Receivables, Related Party

The Company has recorded a receivable of $11.3 million due from Biofrontera AG for its 50% share of a legal settlement for which both parties are jointly and severally liable for the total settlement amount of $22.5 million. The Company has a contractual right to repayment of its share of the settlement payment from Biofrontera AG under the Settlement Allocation Agreement entered into on December 9, 2021 and amended on March 31, 2022, which provided that the settlement payments would first be made by the Company and then reimbursed by Biofrontera AG for its share. Of the total receivable $8.4 million is short-term and $2.8 million is long-term. As of May 11, Biofrontera AG has not paid the first reimbursement amount to the Company. We determined that the potential of Biofrontera AG to default on its obligation was less than probable. This is supported by the March 31, 2022 Amended Settlement Allocation Agreement between the Company and Biofrontera AG. The Amended Allocation Agreement provides certain remedies to the Company, if Biofrontera AG fails to make timely reimbursements, which the Company may implement in its sole discretion, including the ability to charge interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum for each day that any reimbursement is past due and the ability to offset any overdue reimbursement amounts against payments owed to Biofrontera AG by the Company (including amounts owed under the Company’s license and supply agreement for Ameluz®). As such, no reserve for the receivable has been recorded as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

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The remaining $0.2 million of other receivables, related party pertains to service agreements and chargebacks. See Note 16- Related Party Transactions.

8.Inventories

 

Inventories are comprised of Ameluz®, Xepi®Xepi® and the BF-RhodoLED® finished products.

 

In assessing the consumption of inventories, the sequence of consumption is assumed to be based on the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method. DuringThere was no provision for obsolescence recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, weMarch 31, 2022. We recorded a provision of $(3,000)35,000 and $31,000 provision, respectively, for Xepi® Xepi® inventory obsolescence. Duringobsolescence, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a $0.4 million and $0.4 million provision, respectively, for Xepi® inventory obsolescence due to product expiring.March 31, 2021.

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7. 9.Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

(in thousands) September 30,
2021
  

December 31,

 2020

  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
          
Receivable for common stock warrants proceeds $-  $3,258 
Prepaid expenses $390  $497   723  $824 
Security deposits  121   121   128   149 
Other  425   498   522   756 
Total $936  $1,116  $1,373  $4,987 

 

8.10. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

Schedule of Property and Equipment

(in thousands) 

September 30, 

2021

 

December 31, 

2020

  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
     
Computer equipment $81   74  $87  $85 
Computer software  27   27   27   27 
Furniture & fixtures  81   81   81   81 
Leasehold improvement  368   368   368   368 
Machinery & equipment  106   106   114   112 
Office equipment  5   5 
Property and equipment, gross  668   661   677   673 
Less: Accumulated depreciation  (379)  (291)  (432)  (406)
Property and equipment, net $289  $370  $245  $267 

 

Depreciation expense iswas $26,000 and $33,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively, which was included in selling, general and administrative expense on the statements of operations. Depreciation expense was $29,000 and $95,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Depreciation expense was $36,000 and $109,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

 

9.11. Intangible Asset, Net

Intangible asset, net consists of the following:

Schedule of Intangible Asset Net

(in thousands) 

September 30, 

2021

  December 31,
2020
  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
     
Xepi® license $4,600  $4,600 
Xepi® license $4,600  $4,600 
Less: Accumulated amortization  (1,045)  (731)  (1,255)  (1,150)
Intangible asset, net $3,555  $3,869  $3,345  $3,450 

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The Xepi®Xepi® license intangible asset was recorded at acquisition-date fair value of $4.6million and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of 11years. Amortization expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense on the statements of operations. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The expected annual amortization expense for the next five years from 2021 to 2025 is $0.4 million each year.million.

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We review the Xepi®license intangible asset for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. As of March 31, 2020, given the impact to the global economy, as well as the Company’s operations, from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company determined an interim impairment analysis was warranted for the Xepi® license acquired in the Cutanea business combination. The Company evaluated the Xepi® license for impairment using an undiscounted cash flow analysis and determined no impairment charge was necessary.

The Company did not recognize any intangible asset impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 or 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

10.12. Statement of Cash Flows Reconciliation

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash that sum to the total shown in the statements of cash flows:

Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

(in thousands) 

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
Cash and cash equivalents $22,428  $24,545 
Short-term restricted cash  47   47 
Long-term restricted cash  150   150 
Total cash, cash equivalent, and restricted cash shown on the statements of cash flows $22,625  $24,742 

(in thousands) 

September 30,

2021

  December 31,
2020
 
       
Cash and cash equivalents $1,716  $8,080 
Short-term restricted cash  47   48 
Long-term restricted cash  150   150 
Total cash, cash equivalent, and restricted cash shown on the statements of cash flows $1,913  $8,278 

11.13. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

(in thousands) 

September 30, 

2021

 

December 31, 

2020

  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
     
Legal settlement $5,625  $- 
Legal settlement (See note 23) $5,625  $5,625 
Employee compensation and benefits 1,803  1,781   1,440   2,384 
Professional fees  744   170   514   570 
Product revenue allowances and reserves  143   327   240   246 
Restructuring liability  63   - 
Other  884   428   727   829 
Total $9,262  $2,706  $8,546  $9,654 

 

12.14. Other Long-Term Liabilities

 

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:

Schedule of Other Long Term Liabilities

(in thousands) September 30,
2021
  

December 31,

 2020

 
       
Legal settlement - noncurrent $5,625  $- 
Other  23   62 
Total $5,648  $62 

13. Income Taxes

(in thousands) 

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
Legal settlement – noncurrent (See note 23) $5,625  $5,625 
Other  27   24 
Total $5,652  $5,649 

 

As part of Congress’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), was signed into United States law on March 27, 2020 and modifies certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in 2017, with respect to net operating losses. Under the CARES Act, the limitation on the deduction of net operating losses to 15.80 Income Taxes% of annual taxable income is suspended for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on the financial statements due to our full valuation allowance position.

 

As a result of the net losses we have incurred in each fiscal year since inception, we have recorded no provision for federal income taxes during such periods.for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Income tax expense incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 relates to state income taxes. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

 

At September 30, 2021The Company continues to be in a cumulative loss position and December 31, 2020, the Company had 0 unrecognized tax benefits.as such, is maintaining a full valuation allowance.

 

Interest and penalty charges, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits would be classified as income tax expense in the accompanying statements of operations. As of September 30,2021,March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company has 0no accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions. Since the Company is in a loss carryforward position, it is generally subject to examination by the U.S. federal, state, and local income tax authorities for all tax years in which a loss carryforward is available.

 

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14. 16. Related Party Transactions

License and Supply Agreement

On July 15,October 1, 2016, the Company executed an exclusive license and supply agreement with Biofrontera Pharma GmbH (“Pharma”), which was amended in July 2019 to increase the Ameluz® transfer price per unit from 35.0%to 50.0%of the anticipated net selling price per unit as defined in the agreement. It was further amended on October 8, 2021 so that the price we pay per unit will be based upon our sales history, although the minimum number of units to purchase per year remains unchanged. As a result of this amendment, the purchase price we pay Biofrontera Pharma for Ameluz® will range from 30% to 50% of the anticipated net price per unit based on our level of annual revenue. Refer to Item I. Business - Commercial Partners and Agreements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for further details. Under the agreement, the Company obtained an exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Pharma’s technology to market and sell the licensed products, Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLED®and must purchase the licensed products exclusively from Pharma. There was no consideration paid for the transfer of the license. Refer to Note 21 Subsequent Events, for amendment to license and supply agreement dated October 8, 2021.

 

Purchases of the licensed products during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $1.0 5.2million and $5.7 3.0million, respectively, and recorded in inventories in the balance sheets, and, when sold, in cost of revenues, related party in the statements of operations. Purchases of the licensed products during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $0.3 million and $5.6 million. Amounts due and payable to Pharma as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 were $1.3 0.3 million and $0.3million, respectively, which were recorded in accounts payable, related parties in the balance sheets.

 

Loan Agreement

On June 19, 2015, the Company entered into a 6% interest bearing revolving loan agreement with Biofrontera AG, the Company’s parent. Interest was accrued and paid quarterly over the life of the loan. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31,2020, there was 0 loan principal balance outstanding. There was 0 interest expense recognized for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2021. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

On December 31, 2020, the Company agreed to convert the outstanding principal balance of the revolving debt of $47.0 million into an aggregate of 7,999,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.875 per share, for an aggregate gross capital contribution of $47.0 million.

On March 31, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG for $20.0 million of committed sources of funds. The revolving loan bears an annual interest rate of 6.0% and will terminate on the second anniversary of the date of this loan agreement, March 31, 2023 (the “termination date”). The outstanding principal and interest balance of all advances shall be due and payable on the termination date. In the event of a change in control of the Company at any point prior to the termination date, Biofrontera AG’s obligation to make advances to the Company shall be discharged immediately upon the effective date of the change of control; and all outstanding obligations of the Company must be paid back in full within twelve months of the effective date of the change of control. Biofrontera AG may require the Company to pay all outstanding obligations at any time on or after the date that is ten calendar days following the closing of a transaction that reduces the voting rights of the Company in Biofrontera AG to less than 100%. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has not drawn upon the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement.

Service Agreements

On January 1, 2016, the Company executed an intercompany service agreement with Biofrontera AG. Under the agreement, the Company receives services which include accounting consolidation, information technology support, and pharmacovigilance services.

On July 2,In December 2021, we entered into a new intercompany services agreement (“2021an Amended and Restated Master Contract Services Agreement”)Agreement, or Services Agreement, which provides for the execution of statements of work that will supersedereplace the applicable provisions of theour previous intercompany services agreement dated January 1, 2016, or 2016 Services Agreement. The 2021 Services Agreement, enablesby and among us, Biofrontera AG, Biofrontera Pharma and Biofrontera Bioscience, enabling us to continue relying onto use the IT resources of Biofrontera AG and its wholly owned subsidiaries for various services it has historically provided(the “Biofrontera Group”) as well as providing access to us, including information technologythe Biofrontera Group’s resources with respect to quality management, regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance support. Under the 2021 Services Agreementmedical affairs. If we have agreeddeem that the applicable provisions relatedBiofrontera Group should continue to reimbursement and allocation of expenses in the 2016 Services Agreementprovide these services, we will remain in effect until we execute a statement of work under the 2021 Services Agreement that supersedeswith respect to such provisions.services. We currently have statements of work in place regarding IT, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, and investor relations services, and are continuously assessing the other services historically provided to us by Biofrontera AG to determine 1) if they will be needed, and 2) whether they can or should be obtained from other third-party providers. Expenses related to the service agreement were $0.2 0.1 millionmillion and $0.50.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively which were recorded in selling, general and administrative, related party. Management asserts that these expenses represent a reasonable allocation fromThere were no amounts due to Biofrontera AG.AG related to the service agreement as of March 31, 2022. Amounts due to Biofrontera AG related to the service agreement were $0.30.2 million and $0.3million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively,2021 which were recorded in accounts payable, related parties in the balance sheets.

 

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Clinical Lamp Lease Agreement

On August 1, 2018, the Company executed a clinical lamp lease agreement with Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH (“Bioscience”) to provide lamps and associated services.

 

Total revenue related to the clinical lamp lease agreementsagreement was approximately $15,000and $16,000 13,000for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively and recorded as revenues, related party. Total revenue related to the clinical lamp lease agreements was approximately $42,000 and $47,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amounts due from Bioscience for clinical lamp and reimbursementother reimbursements were approximately $37,000 99,000and $73,000 92,000as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, which were recorded as accounts receivable,other receivables, related partiesparty in the balance sheets.

 

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Reimbursements from Maruho Related to Cutanea Acquisition

Pursuant to the Cutanea Share Purchase Agreement,acquisition share purchase agreement, we received start-up cost financing and reimbursements for certain SPA costs. These restructuring costs Maruho agreed to pay are referred to as “SPA costs” under the arrangement and are to be accounted for as other income. Refer to Note 3, - Acquisition Contract Liabilities.Liabilities.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company received start-up cost financing from Maruho in the amount of $There were 3.40 million, which was recorded as acquisition contract liabilities, net in the balance sheets. NaN start-up cost financing was received during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The amounts reimbursed relating to SPA costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the amounts reimbursed relating to SPA costs were $0.1 million and were recorded as other income in the statements of operations as the related expenses were recorded. For the threeincurred. As of March 31, 2022 and nine months ended September 30,December 31, 2021 the reimbursed amounts recognizeddue from Maruho, primarily relating to SPA costscost reimbursements, were $0.256,000 million and $0.5million. Forfor each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the amounts reimbursed relating to SPA costs were $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Amounts due from Maruho were $3,000 as of September 30, 2021periods and were recorded in accounts receivable,other receivables, related parties in the balance sheets. There were no amounts due to Maruho at December 31, 2020.

 

OtherOthers

The Company receives expense reimbursement from Biofrontera AG and Biofrontera Bioscience on a quarterly basis for costs incurred on behalf of these entities,entities. Total expense reimbursements were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, which arewere netted against expenses incurred within selling, general and administrative expenses. Total expense reimbursements were $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Total expense reimbursements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively

 

On August 27, 2020,The Company has recorded a receivable of $11.3 million due from Biofrontera AG for its 50% share of a legal settlement for which both parties are jointly and severally liable for the total settlement amount of $22.5 million. The Company has a contractual right to repayment of its share of the settlement payment from Biofrontera AG under the Settlement Allocation Agreement entered into on December 9, 2021 and amended on March 31, 2022, which provided that the settlement payments would first be made by the Company received $1.5 million from Pharmaand then reimbursed by Biofrontera AG for its share. The amended agreement provides certain remedies to supportthe Company, if Biofrontera AG fails to make timely reimbursements, which the Company may implement in its sole discretion, including the ability to charge interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum for each day that any reimbursement is past due and the ability to offset any overdue reimbursement amounts against payments owed to Biofrontera AG by the Company (including amounts owed under the Company’s marketing efforts. Forlicense and supply agreement for Ameluz®). The Company has accrued $56,000 of interest income as of March 31, 2022. Of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recordedtotal receivable of $0.111.3 million, as a reduction of selling, general and administrative costs in the statement of operations to offset the $0.18.5 million of specific, incremental, identifiable marketing costs incurred to support the sales of Ameluz and of BF-RhodoLEDis short-term and $1.12.8 million asis a reduction of cost of revenue, related party. The remaining $0.3 million was recorded as a deferred liability as of September 30, 2020, with the expectation of additional marketing costs to be incurred in the fourth quarter.long-term receivable.

 

15. 17. Restructuring costs

We restructured the business of Cutanea and incurred restructuring costs which were subsequently reimbursed by Maruho. Restructuring costs primarily relate to Aktipak® discontinuation, personnel costs related to the termination all Cutanea employees, and the winding down of Cutanea’s operations. There were 0 restructuring costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022. For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021, restructuring costs were incurred in the amount of $0.20.3 millionmillion.

18. Stockholders’ Equity

Under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, dated December 21, 2020, the Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.70.001 million, respectively. Forper share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held. Common stockholders are not entitled to receive dividends, unless declared by the threeBoard of Directors. The Company has not declared dividends since inception. In the event of liquidation of the Company, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. The common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nine months ended September 30, 2020, restructuring costs were incurred in the amount of $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectivelynon-assessable.

 

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19. Equity Incentive Plans and Share-Based Payments

2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In 2021, our Board of Directors adopted, and our shareholders approved the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan). Under the 2021 Plan, 2,750,000 shares are reserved and authorized for awards and the maximum contractual term is 10 yearsfor stock options issued under the 2021 Plan.

Non-qualified stock options

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to certain employees to purchase 28,378 shares of common stock under the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The options were granted to employees on March 2, 2022 with an exercise price of $2.96 and a contractual term of ten years. These stock options had a grant-date fair value of $44,000 and vest annually over a three-year period, subject to the recipient’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting dates.

The Company recognizes the grant-date fair value of share-based awards granted as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The fair value of stock options is estimated at the time of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the use of inputs and assumptions such as the fair value of the underlying stock, exercise price of the option, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected volatility and dividend yield. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur.

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date of March 2, 2022, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: fair value of the underlying unit of $2.96, expected volatility of 55.0%, risk free rate of 1.79%, term of 6 years and a dividend yield of 0.

Share-based compensation expense of approximately $0.1 million was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022. There was 0 stock based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Options outstanding and exercisable under the employee share option plan as of March 31, 2022 and a summary of option activity during the three months then ended is presented below.

Schedule of Stock Unit Activity

  Shares  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term  

Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1)

(in 000’s)

 
Outstanding at December 31, 2021  613,614  $4.77   9.94   1,687 
Granted  28,378  $2.96         
Exercised  -  $-         
Canceled or forfeited  (38,096) $4.77         
Outstanding at March 31, 2022  603,896  $4.68   9.53  $10 
Exercisable at March 31, 2022  -  $-   -  $- 

(1)The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the common stock for the options that were in the money at March 31, 2022.

As of March 31, 2022, there was $1.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.70 years.

Share-Based Compensation (RSUs)

There were 0 RSU’s granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company granted to certain members of management 170,068 restricted stock units, or RSUs. The fair value of each RSU is estimated based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

The RSUs had a grant-date fair value of $0.8 million and will be fully vested on June 9, 2022, six months after the grant date, subject to the recipient’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. Share-based compensation expense of $0.4 million for the RSUs was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022. There was 0 share-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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As of September 30, 2021, the Company does not expect to incur additional product discontinuation or personnel costs. AsMarch 31, 2022, there was $0.3 million of September 30, 2021, the remaining amount the Company expects to incurunrecognized compensation cost related to facility exit costsunvested RSUs, which is $0.1 million. The expected completion dateto be recognized over a weighted-average period of the remaining facility exit activities is in the fourth quarter of 2021.approximately 0.19 years.

 

16. 20. Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net consists of the following:

 Schedule of Interest Expense

(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020 
  For three months ended
September 30,
  For nine months ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020 
             
Related party interest expense $-  $(661) $-  $(1,868)
Contract asset interest expense  (90)  (90)  (268)  (268)
Interest income  4   7   13   23 
Interest expense, net $(86) $(744) $(255) $(2,113)

Related party interest expense consists of interest expenses incurred under our Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG.

(in thousands) 2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands) 2022  2021 
Interest expense  (4)  - 
Contract asset interest expense  (89)  (89)
Interest income  60   5 
Interest expense, net $(33) $(84)

 

Contract asset interest expense relates to the $1.7 million contract asset in connection with the $7.3 million start-up cost financing received from Maruho under the Cutanea acquisition share purchase agreement. The contract asset is amortized on a straight-line basis using a 66%% interest rate over the financing arrangement contract term, which ends on December 31, 2023.

 

17. 21. Other Income, (Expense), net

 

Other income, (expense), net consists of the following:

 Schedule of Other Income, (Expenses)Net

(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021 
 

For three months ended 

September 30,

 

For nine months ended 

September 30,

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands) 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021 
         
Reimbursed SPA costs $188  $199  $472  $733  $-  $98 
Other, net  (3)  (35)  (53)  63   23   (19)
Other income (expense), net $185  $164  $419  $796 
Other income, net $23  $79 

 

Other, net, primarily includes gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and gain on termination of operating leases.

 

18. 22. Net Loss per Share

Basic net earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The diluted shares include the dilutive effect of stock-based awards based on the treasury stock method.

 

Basic and diluted net lossincome (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):follows:

 Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

             
  

For three months ended

September 30,

  

For nine months ended

September 30,

 
  2021  2020  2021  2020 
             
Net loss $(16,012) $(2,985) $(23,208) $(10,801)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted  8,000,000   1,000   8,000,000   1,000 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $(2.00) $(2,984.67) $(2.90) $(10,800.96)

  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 

(only dollars are in thousands)

 2022  2021 
Net income (loss) $5,561  $(3,534)
         
Shares        
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding  17,104,749   8,000,000 
Add: Effect of dilutive securities        
Stock options and restricted stock units  28,469   - 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding  17,133,218   8,000,000 
         
Net earnings (loss) per share:        
Basic $0.33  $(0.44)
Diluted $0.32  $(0.44)

 

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The following table sets forth the potential common shares that were not included in the diluted per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 because the exercise price was greater than their average market value and they would be anti-dilutive:

Schedule of Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded From Computation of Earnings Per Share

March 31, 2022  2021 
Common stock warrants  4,349,537   4,349,537 
Common stock options  575,518   613,614 
Restricted Stock Units  -   170,068 
Total anti-dilutive securities  -   170,068 

19. 23. CommitmentCommitments and Contingencies

 

Facility Leases

 

The Company leases its corporate headquarters under an operating lease that expires in November 2025. The Company provided the landlord with a security deposit in the amount of $0.1 million, which was recorded as other assets in the balance sheets.

 

In connection with the acquisition of Cutanea, the Company inherited various property leases in Pennsylvania, which were non-cancellable. All Cutanea property leases are operating leases and will end in 2021. A security deposit in the amount of $0.1 million was recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2021.

Rent expense is recorded on a straight-line basis through the end of the lease term. Certain Cutanea office space is subleased to other tenants. The Company incurred rent expense, net of sublease income, in the amount of $0.20.1 million and $0.60.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in selling, general, and administrative expenses and restructuring costs. The rent expense, net of sublease income, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively.expenses.

 

Auto Leases

 

The Company also leases autos for its field sales force with a lease payment term of 40 months. months. The Company incurred auto lease expense of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Auto lease expense for the threeMarch 31, 2022 and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.2021.

 

The minimum aggregate payments of all future lease commitments netas of future sublease income, at September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, are as follows:

(in thousands)

 Schedule of Future Commitments and Sublease Income

(in thousands)   
Years ending December 31, Gross future lease commitments Sublease income Net future lease commitments  Future lease commitments 
2021 Remaining $372  $(53) $319 
2022  709   -   709 
Remainder of 2022 $665 
2023  494   -   494   522 
2024  470   -   470   473 
2025  352   -   352   352 
Thereafter  - 
Total $2,397  $(53) $2,344  $2,012 

 

Cutanea earnout payments

 

We are obligated to repay to Maruho $3.6 million on December 31, 2022 and $3.7 million on December 31, 2023 forin start-up cost financing paid to us in connection with the Cutanea acquisition.

 

We are also obligated to share product profits with Maruho equally from January 1, 2020 through October 30, 2030. Refer to Note 3, Acquisition Contract Liabilities.Liabilities.

 

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Milestone payments with Ferrer Internacional S.A.

 

Under the Xepi LSA, we are obligated to make payments to Ferrer upon the occurrence of certain milestones. Specifically, we must pay Ferrer i) $2,000,000 upon the first occasion when annual net sales of Xepi®Xepi® under the Xepi LSA exceed $25,000,000, and ii) $4,000,000 upon the first occasion annual net sales of Xepi®Xepi® under the Xepi LSA exceed $50,000,000. No payments were made related to Xepi® milestones for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 or 2021 or 2020. As of September 30, 2021, we were unablerelated to estimate the timing or likelihood of achieving theseXepi® milestones.

 

Legal proceedings

 

At each reporting date, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. The Company expenses as incurred the costs related to such legal proceedings. We are not presently a named party to a lawsuit filed March 23, 2018 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in which we are alleged to have infringed on certain patents and misappropriated certain trade secrets. Prior to the closing of the IPO, Biofrontera AG shall be responsible for 100% of theany pending legal fees, costs and expenses related to this matter. After the closing of the IPO Biofrontera AG and the Company agreed to share the related legal costs at a rate of 69% and 31%, respectively.proceedings.

 

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with the respect to a lawsuit filed March 23, 2018 in the above mentioned litigation.United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in which we were alleged to have infringed on certain patents and misappropriated certain trade secrets. In the settlement, the Company and Biofrontera AG together agreed to make an aggregate payment of $22.5$22.5 million to settle the claims in the litigation. The Company will be responsible for $11.25$11.25 million of the aggregate settlement amount, plus interest accrued at a rate equal to the weekly average 1-yearone-year constant maturity Treasury yield, and agreed to pay in three installments, as follows:annual installments. The first installment of $11.3 million (of which $5.6 million was Biofrontera AG’s portion) was paid in December 2021 by the Company.

 

On the 25th day following the entry into the settlement agreement, the Company will pay 50% of the aggregate amount it owes;
On the 365th day following the entry into the settlement agreement, the Company will pay 25% of the aggregate amount it owes; and
On the 730th day following entry into the settlement, the Company will pay 25% of the aggregate amount it owes.

While Biofrontera AG has agreed to pay a portion of the settlement, both parties remain jointly and severally liable for the full settlement amount, meaning that in the event Biofrontera AG does not pay all or a portion of the amount it owes under the agreement, the claimant could compel the Company to pay Biofrontera AG’s share. If either the Company or Biofrontera AG violates the terms of the settlement agreement, this could nullify the settlement and the Company may lose the benefits of the settlement and be liable for a greater amount. As of September 30,March 31, 2021, we have recorded a legal settlement liability in the amount of $11.2511.3 million.million for the remaining payments due and a related receivable from related party of $11.3 million, in accordance with the Settlement Allocation Agreement entered into on December 9, 2021, which provided that the settlement payments would first be made by the Company and then reimbursed by Biofrontera AG for its share.

 

20. 24. Retirement Plan

 

The Company has a defined-contribution plan under Section 401(k) of Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. The Company matches 50% of employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% of employees’ salary.salary.

 

DuringFor the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, matching contribution costs paid by the Company were $59,00064,000 and $0.2 61,000million,, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, matching contribution costs paid by the Company were $31,000 and $0.2 million.

 

21. 25. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2021 for potential recognition or disclosure through November 30, 2021, which is the date these interim financial statements were available to be issued.

 

On October 1, 2021 we entered intoWe have completed an amended employment agreement with Professor Hermann Lübbert, Ph.D. that will become effective upon (i)evaluation of subsequent events after the consummationbalance sheet date of the offering and (ii) the earlier of either of the following occurrences: (a)March 31, 2022 through the date this Quarterly Report on which Biofrontera AG is first deemed not to control us under German law or (b) the day after his last day of employment with Biofrontera AG. The agreement provides that Prof. Dr. Lübbert will serve as our Executive Chairman and, as long as he remains Chief Executive Officer of Biofrontera AG, devotes 30% of his working capacity to his responsibilities as Executive Chairman and 70% to his responsibilities to Biofrontera AG. If his employment with Biofrontera AG is terminated, he may devote a larger percentage of his working capacity (up to 100%)Form 10-Q was submitted to the performance of his duties as Executive Chairman, subjectSEC. We have concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that require recognition in the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the approval and consent of our board of directors. During the period following the consummation of the Offering that the amended employment agreement is not effective, we will reimburse Biofrontera AG for a portion of his salary to be agreed between us and Biofrontera AG. The agreement also addresses the possible scenario in which Prof. Dr. Lübbert resigns from his position at Biofrontera AG and devotes 100% of his time to his role as Executive Chairman. Upon his resignation from Biofrontera AG, Prof Dr. Lübbert will receive a salary to be determined and approved by our board of directors at that time, which will be commensurate with the scope of his responsibilities and appropriate with respect to the Company’s financial situation. We also agree to allow Prof. Dr. Lübbert to participate in any benefit programs we make available to our employees Prof. Dr. Lübbert is further eligible to receive an annual target performance bonus of up to 100% of his base salary at the time, based on certain annual corporate goals and individual performance goals established annually by our board of directors. No bonus will be paid if our board of directors determines that the target achievement of the respective year was below 70%.statements. 

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On October 8, 2021, we entered into a Corrected Amendment to Amended and Restated License and Supply Agreement for Ameluz to change the purchase price we will pay per unit to Pharma for Ameluz® from 50.0% to an amount to be based on our sales history:

-     50% of the anticipated net price per unit until we generate $30 million in revenue from sales of the products we license from Pharma during a given Commercial Year (as defined in the Ameluz LSA);

-     40% of the anticipated net price per unit for all revenues we generate between $30 million and $50 million from sales of the products we license from Pharma; and

-     30% of the anticipated net price per unit for all revenues we generate above $50 million from sales of the products we license from Pharma.

The amendment to the Ameluz LSA also entitles us to take over clinical trial and regulatory work under certain circumstances with respect to the indications that Biofrontera AG and its consolidated subsidiaries, Pharma, Bioscience, Biofrontera Neuroscience GmbH, and Biofrontera Development GmbH (collectively, the “Biofrontera Group”) is currently seeking from the FDA (as well as certain other studies identified in the Corrected Amendment to the Ameluz LSA), most of which are described in the Final Prospectus in the section titled “—Our Licensors’ Research and Development Programs—Current Clinical Trials for Ameluz® for the U.S. Market” and subtract the cost of the trials from the transfer price of Ameluz®, but it does not grant that right with respect to any indications that might be pursued in the future.

On November 2, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 3,600,000 Units each consisting of (i) one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share and (ii) one warrant of the Company entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $5.00 per Share. The Warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance and are exercisable for a period of five yearsafter the issuance date. The Shares and Warrants were issued separately in the offering and may be transferred separately immediately upon issuance. The underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 Warrants to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $5.00 per Unit, and the Company estimates the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. In connection with the IPO, the Company issued to the underwriters Unit Purchase Options to purchase, in the aggregate, (a) 108,000 Units and (b) an additional 16,200 Warrants (relating to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, with respect to the Warrants).

In connection with the consummation of the IPO, on November 2, 2021, Erica Monaco resigned her position on the board of directors of the Company and John J. Borer, Beth J. Hoffman, Ph.D, and Loretta M. Wedge, CPA, CCGMA (collectively, the “Directors”) were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board has determined that each of Dr. Hoffman and Ms. Wedge are independent directors within the meaning of applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. Effective November 2, 2021, each of the Directors was appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee, the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board’s Compensation Committee.

On November 2, 2021, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the IPO. The amendment allowed for a classified board and the issuance of preferred stock. The Board and sole existing stockholder previously approved the Amended and Restated Certificate to be effective upon the consummation of the IPO.

On November 24 and November 26, 2021, investors exercised their warrants to purchase a total of 854,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds of $3.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commission.

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with respect to the previously mentioned litigation. Refer to Legal Proceedings section in Note 19 for further details.

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase of 2,857,143 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,857,143 shares of common stock, in a private placement. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $5.25. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.25 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire five years from the issuance date. The gross proceeds from the private placement offering are expected to be approximately $15.0 million. The private offering is expected to close on or about December 1, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

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

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our final prospectus for our initial public offering (“IPO”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933on November 1, 2021 (“Final Prospectus”). Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section in our Final Prospectus, actual results may differ materially from our forward-looking statements.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements”. Such statements include estimates of our expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, our need for additional financing, statements regarding the efficacy and intended use of our technologies under development, the timelines and strategy for bringing such licensed products to market, the timeline for regulatory review and approval of our products, the availability of funding sources for continued development of suchlicensed products, and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may be preceded by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guaranties of future performance, are based on certain assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements.

 

Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to the risks that:to:

 

Currently, our sole source of revenue is fromreliance on sales of products we license from other companies. If we fail to comply withcompanies as our obligations in the agreements under which we license rights from such third parties, or if the license agreements are terminated for other reasons, we could lose license rights that are important to our business.sole source of revenue;
  
Certain important patents forthe success of our licensed product Ameluz® expiredcompetitors in 2019. Although the process of developing generic topical dermatological products for the first time presents specific challenges that may deter potential generic competitors, generic versions of Ameluz® may enter the market following the recent expiration of these patents. If this happens, we may need to reduce the price of Ameluz® significantly and may lose significant market share.successfully compete with our licensed products;
  
Our business depends substantially on the success of our principal licensed product Ameluz®. If the Biofrontera Group is unable to successfully obtain and maintain regulatory approvals or reimbursement for Ameluz® for existing and additional indications, our business may be materially harmed.Ameluz®;
  
The the ability of Biofrontera Group currently depends on a single unaffiliated contract manufacturerPharma, Biofrontera Bioscience and Ferrer Internacional S.A. (“Ferrer”), referred to manufacture Ameluz®collectively as our (“licensors”) to establish and has recently contracted with a second unaffiliated contract manufacturer to begin producing Ameluz®. If the Biofrontera Group fails to maintain its relationships with thesecontract manufacturers or if boththat are able to supply us with enough of these manufacturers are unablethe licensed products to produce product for the Biofrontera Group,meet our business could be materially harmed.demand;
  
Ifthe ability of our licensors or our licensors’ manufacturing partners, as applicable, fail to manufacturesupply Ameluz®, BF-RhodoLED® lamps, Xepi® or other marketedlicensed products that we market in sufficient quantities and at acceptable quality and cost levels, orand to fully comply with current good manufacturing practice or cGMP, or other applicable manufacturing regulations, we may face a barregulations;
the ability of our licensors to successfully defend or delays in, enforce patents related to our licensed products;
the commercializationeffect of the products under licenseCOVID-19 global pandemic, including mitigation efforts and economic effects;
the availability of insurance coverage and medical expense reimbursement for our licensed products;
the impact of legislative and regulatory changes;
competition from other pharmaceutical and medical device companies and existing treatments, such as simple curettage and cryotherapy;
our success in achieving profitability;
our ability to us or we will be unableobtain additional financing as needed to meet market demand,implement our growth strategy.
our success in remediating material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and lose potential revenues.in establishing adequate internal controls over financial reporting;
our ability to retain and recruit key personnel;
our success in making the transition to operate as a public company;
such other risks identified in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and any other filings with the SEC.

 

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 The Biofrontera Group is currently involved in lawsuits to defend or enforce patents related to our licensed products and they or another licensor may become involved in similar suits in the future, which could be expensive, time-consuming and result in an adverse outcome.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has negatively affected our sales and operations and may continue to do so.
We are fully dependent on our collaboration with the Biofrontera Group for our supply of Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLED® lamps and future development of the Ameluz® product line and on our collaboration with Ferrer for our supply of Xepi® and future development of Xepi® and may depend on the Biofrontera Group, Ferrer or additional third parties for the supply, development and commercialization of future licensed products or product candidates. Although we have the authority under the Ameluz LSA with respect to the indications that the Biofrontera Group is currently pursuing with the FDA (as well as certain other clinical studies identified in the Corrected Amendment to the Ameluz LSA) to take over clinical development, regulatory work and manufacturing from the Biofrontera Group under certain circumstances if they are unable or unwilling to perform these functions appropriately, the sourcing and manufacture of our licensed products as well as the regulatory approvals and clinical trials related to our licensed products are currently controlled, and will likely continue to be controlled for the foreseeable future, by our existing and future collaborators. Our lack of control over some of these functions could adversely affect our ability to implement our strategy for the commercialization of our licensed products.
We are involved in significant litigation, along with the Biofrontera Group, which has consumed and may continue to consume significant resources and management time, and adverse resolution of this litigation could require us to pay significant damages and possibly prevent us from selling certain of our licensed products, which would severely and materially adversely impact our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Insurance coverage and medical expense reimbursement may be limited or unavailable in certain market segments for our licensed products, which could make it difficult for us to sell our licensed products.
Healthcare legislative changes may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We face significant competition from other pharmaceutical and medical device companies and our operating results will suffer if we fail to compete effectively. We also must compete with existing treatments, such as simple curettage and cryotherapy, which do not involve the use of a drug but have gained significant market acceptance.
We have a history of operating losses and anticipate that we will continue to incur operating losses in the future and may never sustain profitability.
If we fail to obtain additional financing, we may be unable to complete the commercialization of Xepi® and other products we may license.
Prof. Dr. Lübbert currently serves as Chairman of the management board and CEO of our parent and significant shareholder, Biofrontera AG, and, as a result, has and may continue to have, statutory, fiduciary and other duties to Biofrontera AG causing conflicts of interest with respect to his duties to us and his duties to Biofrontera AG and in determining how to devote himself to our affairs and the affairs of Biofrontera AG.
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, resulting from a control deficiency related to the oversight of third-party service providers. If we are unable to remediate this material weakness, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price.
Biofrontera AG is our significant shareholder and is able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval and its interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.
We continue to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq listing standards, and as a controlled company we qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

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More detailed information about us and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements, including the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is set forth in our filings with the SEC, including our Final Prospectus.Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. We urge investors and security holders to read those documents free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Overview

 

We are a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions, in particular, diseases caused primarily by exposure to sunlight that result in sun damage to the skin. Our principal licensed products focusproduct focuses on the treatment of actinic keratoses, which are skin lesions that can sometimes lead to skin cancer. We also market a topical antibiotic for treatment of impetigo, a bacterial skin infection.

 

Our principal licensed product is Ameluz®Ameluz®, which is a prescription drug approved for use in combination with our licensor’s FDA approvedFDA-approved medical device,devices, the BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamp series consisting of the BF-RhodoLED® and the RhodoLED® XL lamps, for photodynamic therapy in the United States for the lesion-directed and field-directed treatment of actinic keratosiskeratoses of mild-to-moderate severity on the face and scalp. We are currently selling Ameluz® Ameluz® for this indication in the U.S. under an exclusive license and supply agreement (“Ameluz LSA”), by and among us and Biofrontera Pharma GmbH and Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH (collectively, the (“Ameluz LSA. Licensor”) originally dated as of October 1, 2016, and as subsequently amended on October 8, 2021. Under the Ameluz LSA, we hold the exclusive license to sell Ameluz®Ameluz® and the BF-RhodoLED®BF-RhodoLED® lamp in the United States for all indications currently approved by the FDA as well as all future FDA-approved indications that the Biofrontera GroupAmeluz Licensor may pursue. We are obliged to purchase Ameluz® and the RhodoLED® devices exclusively from the Licensor. Under the Ameluz LSA, the Licensor is obliged to manufacture, perform regulatory work and sponsor certain clinical trials on its own expense. In consideration, we are obligated to pay a transfer price of 30-50% of our net sales of Ameluz®. We have the authority under the Ameluz LSA in certain circumstances to i) take over clinical development regulatory work and manufacturing from the Biofrontera Group, with respect to the indications the Biofrontera GroupAmeluz Licensor is currently pursuing with the FDA (as well as certain other clinical studies identified in the Corrected Amendment toAmeluz LSA), ii) take over the regulatory and manufacturing responsibilities from the Ameluz LSA). However,Licensor, and iii) to offset the Biofrontera Groupcosts of such operations by adjusting the transfer price for Ameluz® or to reduce the transfer price at a fixed ratio. The Ameluz Licensor does not have any obligation under the Ameluz LSA, as amended, to perform or finance clinical trials to promote new indications beyond those they are currently pursuing with the FDA (as well as certain other clinical studies identified in the Corrected Amendment to the Ameluz LSA). Under the Ameluz LSA, further extensions of the approved indications for Ameluz® Ameluz® photodynamic therapy in the United States are anticipated.

Our second prescription drug licensed product in our portfolio is Xepi®Xepi® (ozenoxacin cream, 1%), a topical non-fluorinated quinolone that inhibits bacterial growth. Currently, no antibiotic resistance against Xepi®Xepi® is known and it has been specifically approved by the FDA for the treatment of impetigo, a common skin infection, due to Staphylococcus aureus or streptococcusStreptococcus pyogenes. It is approved for use in adults and children 2 months and older. We are currently selling Xepi® Xepi® for this indication in the U.S. under the an exclusive license and supply agreement (“Xepi LSALSA”) with Ferrer that was acquired by Biofrontera on March 25, 2019 through our acquisition of Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc. (“Cutanea”).

 

Our principal objective is to increase the sales of our licensed products in the United States. The key elements of our strategy include the following:

 

expanding our sales in the United States of Ameluz® in combination with the BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED® lamp for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratosiskeratoses of the face and scalp and positioning Ameluz® to be a leading photodynamic therapy product, in the United States, by growing our dedicated sales and marketing infrastructure in the United States;
  
expanding our sales of Xepi® for treatment of impetigo by improving the market positioning of the licensed product; and
  
leveraging the potential for future approvals and label extensions of our existing portfolio products that are in the pipeline for the U.S. market through the LSAs with our licensors, Pharma, Bioscience and Ferrer.Licensors.

 

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Our strategic objectives also include further expansion of our product and business portfolio through various methods to pursue selective strategic investment and acquisition opportunities to expand and support our business growth, including but not limited to:

 

in-licensing further products or product opportunities and developing them for the U.S. market;
  
procuring products through asset acquisition from other healthcare companies; and
  
procuring products through share acquisition of some or all shares of other healthcare companies, including the possible acquisition of shares of our currentformer parent company and significant stockholder, Biofrontera AG.

 

We devote a substantial portion of our cash resources to the commercialization of our licensed products, Ameluz®, the BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED® lamp series and Xepi®. We have financed our operating and capital expenditures through cash proceeds generated from our product sales and proceeds received in connection with the Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG. On December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal balance on the intercompany loan was converted into shares of common stock. On March 31, 2021, we entered into the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG for $20.0 million of committed sources of funds for a two-year term. As of September 30, 2021, there was no loan principal balance outstanding under the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan.equity financings.

 

On November 2, 2021, we completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) and issued and sold 3,600,000 units (“Units”), each consisting of (i) one share of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) and (ii) one warrant of the Company (the “Warrants”) entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $5.00 per Share. In addition, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 Warrants to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $5.00 per Unit, and the Company estimates the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. In connection with the IPO, the Company also issued to the underwriters Unit Purchase Options to purchase, in the aggregate, (a) 108,000 Units and (b) an additional 16,200 Warrants (relating to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full with respect to the Warrants).

On November 24 and November 26, 2021, investors exercised their warrants to purchase a total of 854,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds of $3.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commission.

We believe that important measures of our results of operations include product revenue, operating income/income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure as defined below). Our sole source of revenue is sales of products that we license from certain related and unrelated companies. Our long-term financial objectives include consistent revenue growth and expanding operating margins. Accordingly, we are focused on licensed product sales expansion to drive revenue growth and improve operating efficiencies, including effective resource utilization, information technology leverage and overhead cost management.

 

Key factors affecting our performance

 

As a result of a number of factors, our historical results of operations may not be comparable to our results of operations in future periods, and our results of operations may not be directly comparable from period to period. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the key factors impacting our results of operations.

 

Seasonality

 

Because traditional photodynamic therapy treatments using a lamp are performed more frequently during the winter, our revenue is subject to some seasonality and has historically been higher during the first and fourth quarters than during the second and third quarters.

 

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COVID-19

 

Since the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic. As a result of the measures implemented by governments around the world, our business operations have been directly affected. In particular, there has beenwe experienced a significant decline in demand for the Biofrontera Group’s products worldwide, and our licensed products in the United States, as a result of different priorities for medical treatments emerging, thereby causing a delay of actinic keratosis treatment for most patients. Our revenue was directly affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic starting in mid-March of 2020. From that point on, rising infection rates and the resulting American Academy of Dermatology’s official recommendation to care for patients through remote diagnosis and treatment (telehealth) led to significantly declining patient numbers and widespread, albeit temporary, physician practice closures. After negligible sales of our productsAs COVID-19 vaccines started to roll-out to the general public in April 2020,March 2021, we observed a slow recovery of our business againexperienced an increase in the summer of 2020 and later the first signs of stabilization in line with the usual seasonality. Doctors’ offices reopened during the second half of 2020, at least in part, and patients showed increasing willingnesswilling to undergo treatment for actinic keratosis. In the fourth quarter of 2020,2021 continuing through the first quarter of 2022, we again saw a seasonally strong increase in sales. Revenue from product sales, was $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, indicating oura revenue is recoveringrecovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic. January and February revenues were still pre-pandemic in 2020 and substantially lower in January and February 2021, while revenues recovered quickly since March 2021. In order to mitigate the risk from COVID-19, we have taken expedited measures to reduce operating expenses and preserve cash, including headcount reductions, mandatory furloughs, freezing of hiring and discretionary spend, and voluntary salary reductions from the senior leadership. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have focused our sales strategy in the U.S. market on our flagship product Ameluz® and delayed the targeted re-launch to improve the positioning of our licensed product Xepi®. To a minor extent, Xepi inventories were written down as of December 31, 2020However, due to an anticipated expiration of shelf life. As the impact ofspeed and fluidity with which the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, and the emergence of highly contagious variants, we do not yet know the full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our business operations. The ultimate extent of the impact of any epidemic, pandemic, outbreak, or other public health crisis on our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of such epidemic, pandemic, outbreak, or other public health crisis and actions taken to contain or prevent the further spread, including the effectiveness of vaccination and booster vaccination campaigns, among others. Accordingly, we cannot predict the extent to which our business, financial condition and results of operations will be affected. We remain focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet, liquidity and financial flexibility and continue to monitor developments as we deal with the disruptions and uncertainties from a business and financial perspective relating to COVID-19 and variants thereof.

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Supply Chain

While our Licensors take reasonable precautions to ensure the successful production of our commercially licensed products, their contract manufacturers may experience continued disruptionsa myriad of business difficulties (i.e. workforce instability, supply chain issues, erosion of customer base, etc.) that could severely impact their financial solvency. In December 2021, we were notified by Ferrer of third-party manufacturing delays for the Xepi® product and of their manufacturer’s (Teligent, Inc.) Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on October 14, 2021 and in February 2022, Teligent Inc. filed a motion to convert the proceedings into a Chapter 7 liquidation. As Teligent, Inc, is no longer a viable manufacturing option, Ferrer is evaluating options for a new contract manufacturer for Xepi®, but the process of engaging one or more new contract manufacturers to replace Teligent, Inc. will require significant time, including the time it will take the new contract manufacturer(s) to reach a level of production to meet our business, operations, andcommercial needs. Although we have inventory of Xepi® on hand, we do not expect it will be enough to complete the commercialization of Xepi® in accordance with the originally planned timeline. Due to the uncertainty of supply chain, we expect a delay in shipments of Xepi® for the next 18 months, however, the Company expects Ferrer to perform its obligations under the Xepi LSA to use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify an alternative supplier during this period of time. Despite these delays, our total revenues will not be significantly impacted since the majority of our revenues are from sales and marketing.of Ameluz®. After adjusting our forecast due to supply chain issues, we expect our net Xepi revenues impact to be $0.5 million over the next twelve months. We continue to monitor trends related to COVID-19 and their impactthe impacts of the supply chain on our business resultsand are focused on ensuring the stability of operationsthe supply chains for Ameluz® and financial condition.RhodoLED®.

 

Components of Our Results of Operations

 

Product Revenue, net

 

We generate product revenues through the third-party sales of our licensed products Ameluz®, BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED®lamps and Xepi®covered by our exclusive LSAs with our licensors Pharma, Bioscience and Ferrer. Revenues from product sales are recorded net of discounts, rebates and other incentives, including trade discounts and allowances, product returns, government rebates, and other incentives such as patient co-pay assistance. Revenue from the sales of our BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED® lamp and Xepi® are relatively insignificant compared with revenues generated through our sales of Ameluz®.

 

The primary factors that determine our revenue derived from our licensed products are:

 

the level of orders generated by our sales force;
  
the level of prescriptions and institutional demand for our licensed products; and
  
unit sales prices.

Related Party Revenues

 

We also generate insignificant related party revenue in connection with an agreement with Biofrontera Bioscience to provide BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED® lamps and associated services.services for the clinical trials performed by Biofrontera Bioscience.

 

Cost of Revenues, Related Party

 

Cost of revenues, related party, is comprised of purchase costs of our licensed products, Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED® lamps from Pharma.Biofrontera Pharma GmbH.

 

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Cost of Revenues, Other

 

Cost of revenues, other, is comprised of purchase costs of our licensed product, Xepi®, third-party logistics and distribution costs including packaging, freight, transportation, shipping and handling costs, inventory adjustment due to expiring Xepi® products, as well as sales-based Xepi® royalties.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expense

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist principally of costs associated with our sales force, commercial support personnel, personnel in executive and other administrative functions, as well as medical affairs professionals. Other selling, general and administrative expenses include marketing, trade, and other commercial costs necessary to support the commercial operation of our licensed products and professional fees for legal, consulting and accounting services. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include the amortization of our intangible asset as well asand our legal settlement expenses. In connection with the acquisition of Cutanea, we recorded an intangible asset related to the Xepi® license, which is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 11 years.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Related Party

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, related party, primarily relate to the services provided by our parent,significant stockholder, Biofrontera AG, for accounting consolidation, IT support, and pharmacovigilance. These expenses were previously charged to us based on costs incurred plus 6% in accordance with the 2016 Services Agreement. On July 2,As of December 31, 2021, we entered into a new intercompany services agreement (“2021the Services Agreement”)Agreement which provides for the execution of statements of work that supersedes the applicable provisions of the 2016 Services Agreement. The 2021 Services Agreement enables us to continue relying on Biofrontera AG and its subsidiaries for various services it has historically provided to us, including IT and pharmacovigilance support. We expect to execute a statementcurrently have statements of work underin place regarding IT, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, and Investor Relations services, and are continuously assessing the 2021 Services Agreement relatedother services historically provided to expenses that is consistent with the 2016 Services Agreement based on costs incurred plus 6%. Under the 2021 Services Agreement we have agreed that the applicable provisions relatedus by Biofrontera AG to reimbursementdetermine 1) if they will be needed, and allocation of expenses in the 2016 Services Agreement will remain in effect until we execute a statement of work under the 2021 Services Agreement that supersedes such provisions.2) whether they can or should be obtained from other third-party providers.

 

Restructuring Costs

 

We restructured the business of Cutanea and incurred restructuring costs, which were subsequently reimbursed by Maruho Co, Ltd. (“Maruho”).Maruho. Restructuring costs primarily relate to Aktipak® discontinuation, personnel costs related to the termination of all Cutanea employees, and the winding down of Cutanea’s operations.

 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

 

In connection with the Cutanea acquisition, we recorded contingent consideration related to the estimated profits from the sale of Cutanea products to be shared equally with Maruho. The fair value of such contingent consideration was determined to be $6.5 million on the acquisition date onof March 25, 2019 and is re-measured at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

Common stock warrants to purchase up to 2,857,143 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.25 per share were issued in conjunction with the private placement which closed on December 2, 2021 and were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40.

The warrant liability is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within the statements of operations.

Interest Expense, net

 

Interest expense, net, primarily consists of interest expense incurred under our Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG, amortization of the contract asset related to the start-up cost financing from Maruho under the Co. Ltd’s. (“Maruho”) agreement (“Share Purchase Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the Shares of Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc. (“Cutanea”), offset by interest income of 6% per annum for each day that any reimbursement is past due related to the Settlement Allocation Agreement with Biofrontera AG and immaterial amounts of interest income earned on our financing of customer purchases of BF-RhodoLEDRhodoLED®lamps.

 

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Other Income, net

 

Other income, net primarily includes (i) reimbursed SPAShare Purchase Agreement costs, and (ii) gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

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Income Taxes

 

As a result of the net losses we have incurred in each fiscal year since inception, we have recorded no provision for federal income taxes during such periods. Income tax expense incurred relates to state income taxes.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30,ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020:2021:

 

 Three Months Ended September 30, 
(in thousands) 2021  2020  Change  2022 2021 Change 
              
Product revenues, net $4,319  $3,236  $1,083  $9,736  $4,731  $5,005 
Related party revenues  15   16   (1)  15   13   2 
Revenues, net  4,334   3,252   1,082   9,751  $4,744   5,007 
                        
Operating expenses:                        
Cost of revenues, related party  2,249   567   1,682   4,975   2,408   2,567 
Cost of revenues, other  41   446   (405)  175   163   12 
Selling, general and administrative  17,090   4,191   12,899   7,616   4,758   2,858 
Selling, general and administrative, related party  160   111   49   95   164   (69)
Restructuring costs  199   181   18   -   281   (281)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  700   100   600   -   498   (498)
Total operating expenses  20,439   5,596   14,843   12,861   8,272   4,589 
Loss from operations  (16,105)  (2,344)  (13,761)  (3,110)  (3,528)  418 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  8,711   -   8,711 
Interest expense, net  (86)  (744)  658   (33)  (84)  51 
Other income, net  185   164   21   23   79   (56)
Loss before income taxes  (16,006)  (2,924)  (13,082)  5,591   (3,533)  9,124 
Income tax expenses  6   61   (55)  30   1   29 
Net loss $(16,012) $(2,985) $(13,027) $5,561  $(3,534) $9,095 

 

Product Revenue, net

 

Net product revenue was $4.3$9.8 million and $3.2$4.7 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1.1$5.0 million, or 33.5%105.5%. The increase was primarily driven by: (i)by the higher volume of Ameluz® orders, which resulted in an increase in Ameluz® revenue of $1.0$4.6 million, and (ii) an increase inwhich was coupled with the impact of price ofrelated to Ameluz®, which further increased Ameluz® revenue by $0.2 of $0.4 million.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Cost of Revenues, Related Party

 

Cost of revenues, related party was $2.2$5.0 million and $0.6$2.4 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1.7$2.6 million, or 296.6%106.6%. $0.6 million of such increasewhich was driven by the increase in Ameluz® product revenue. Cost of Ameluzrevenues, related party is directly correlated to the selling price under the Ameluz LSA with Biofrontera Pharma GmbH. In addition, we received cost reimbursement from Pharma in 2020, which resulted in $1.1 million reduction in cost of revenues, related party during the three months ended September 30, 2020.LSA.

 

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Cost of Revenues, Other

 

Cost of revenues, other was $41,000 and $446,000consistent at $0.2 million for both the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 90.8%. The decrease was primarily driven by a $0.4 million provision for Xepi® inventory obsolescence due to product expiry recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $17.1$7.6 million and $4.2$4.8 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, an increase of $12.9$2.9 million, or 307.8%60.0%.

The increase was primarily driven by the legal settlement expense recorded asexpenses of September 30, 2021 in the amount$0.5 million and business insurance of $11.25$0.5 million. The increase was further driven by $0.6 million increase in marketing expense as we launched various marketing campaigns for our licensed products. Headcount costs also increased $0.5$0.4 million as a result of (i) resumed hiring in 2021,2022 and (ii) higher commission expenses related to improved sales performance, and (iii) the impactperformance. The increase was further driven by stock compensation expense of cost reimbursement received from Biofrontera Pharma GmbH which resulted in $0.1$0.5 million, cost reduction during the three months ended September 30, 2020. In addition, sales forceresumed travel and in-person trainingsof $0.3 million as well as higher year over year consulting expenses increased $0.5of $0.2 million.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Related Party

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, related party were $0.2$0.1 million and $0.1$0.2 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million or -42.1%. Related party expense is based on statements of work issued under the Services Agreement with the Biofrontera Group. We currently have statements of work in place regarding IT, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, and Investor Relations services. Prior period related party expense was based on costs incurred by Biofrontera AG plus 6% for services provided to us related to accounting consolidation, IT support and pharmacovigilance. Decrease of $0.1 million is mainly related to IT development and quality assurance services. Biofrontera AG provides IT development application services as well as any network issues and hosts Biofrontera, Inc.’s servers.

 

Restructuring Costs

 

Restructuring costs were $0.2$0.0 million and $0.2$0.3 million for the three months ended September 30,20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively, botha decrease of $0.3 million, or 100%, which arewas related to facility exit costs.

 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

 

ChangeThe change in fair value of contingent consideration was an increase of $0.7$0 million and $0.1$0.5 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively. Changerespectively, a decrease of $0.5 million or -100.0%. The change in fair value of contingent consideration is driven by the estimated profit share the Company is required to pay under the Share Purchase Agreement.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was a decrease of $8.7 million for 2022. The change in fair value of warrant liabilities was driven by changes in the underlying value of the common stock. There were no warrant liabilities as of March 31, 2021.

Interest Expense, net

 

Interest expense, net was $0.1 million$33 thousand and $0.7$0.1 million for the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively. InterestThe slight decrease in interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2020 included $0.6 million incurred on the intercompany loan issuedwas mainly driven by Biofrontera AG. The intercompany loan was fully converted into common stock at the end of 2020. In addition,legal settlement interest income in 2022. Interest expense from the straight-line amortization of the contract asset related to start-up cost financing received from Maruho under the Cutanea acquisition purchase agreement was $0.1 million during both of these periods.

 

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Other Income, net

 

Other income, net was $0.2 million$23 thousand and $0.2 million for$79 thousand in the first three months ended September 30,of 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, botha decrease of which$56 thousand or -70.9%. Decrease is primarily related to the decrease in reimbursed costs under the Share Purchase Agreement with Maruho.

 

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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
(in thousands) 2021  2020  Change 
          
Product revenues, net $14,890  $10,230  $4,660 
Related party revenues  42   47   (5)
Revenues, net  14,932   10,277   4,655 
             
Operating expenses:            
Cost of revenues, related party  7,630   4,025   3,605 
Cost of revenues, other  339   617   (278)
Selling, general and administrative  27,412   13,557   13,855 
Selling, general and administrative, related party  520   397   123 
Restructuring costs  654   861   (207)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  1,698   238   1,460 
Total operating expenses  38,253   19,695   18,558 
Loss from operations  (23,321)  (9,418)  (13,903)
Interest expense, net  (255)  (2,113)  1,858 
Other income, net  419   796   (377)
Loss before income taxes  (23,157)  (10,735)  (12,422)
Income tax expenses  51   66   (15)
Net loss $(23,208) $(10,801) $(12,407)

Product Revenue, net

Net product revenue was $14.9 million and $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $4.7 million, or 45.6%. The increase was primarily driven by (i) higher volume of Ameluz® orders, which resulted in an increase in Ameluz® revenue of $4.1 million, and (ii) an Ameluz® price increase effective in January 2021, which further increased Ameluz® revenue by $0.7 million. The overall increase in Ameluz revenue was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in Xepi® revenue.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Revenues, Related Party

Cost of revenues, related party was $7.6 million and $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $3.6 million, or 89.6%. $2.5 million of such increase was driven by the increase in Ameluz® product revenue. Cost of Ameluz® is directly correlated to the selling price under the Ameluz LSA with Biofrontera Pharma GmbH. In addition, we received cost reimbursement from Pharma in 2020, which resulted in $1.1 million reduction in cost of revenues, related party during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Cost of Revenues, Other

Cost of revenues, other was $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Decrease in cost of revenue, other was mainly driven by a $0.4 million provision in 2020 for Xepi® inventory obsolescence due to product expiring.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $26.9 million and $13.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $13.4 million, or 98.7%. The increase was primarily driven by the legal settlement expenses recorded as of September 30, 2021 in the amount of $11.25 million. The increase was further driven by a $1.7 million increase in headcount costs as a result of (i) resumed hiring in 2021 and (ii) higher commission expenses related to improved sales performance, and (iii) the impact of cost reimbursement received from Biofrontera Pharma GmbH which resulted in $0.1 million cost reduction during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Marketing expense also increased by $1.2 million as we launched various marketing campaign for our licensed products. In addition, sales force travel and in-person trainings increased by $0.2 million. Such overall increase was partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in professional service expenses.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Related Party

Selling, general and administrative expenses, related party were $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Related party expense is based on costs incurred by Biofrontera AG plus 6% for services provided to us related to accounting consolidation, IT support and pharmacovigilance.

Restructuring Costs

Restructuring costs were $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 respectively, both of which related to facility exit costs.

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

Change in fair value of contingent consideration was an increase of $1.7 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Change in fair value of contingent consideration is driven by the estimated profit share the Company is required to pay under the Share Purchase Agreement.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense was $0.3 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $1.9 million incurred on the intercompany loan issued by Biofrontera AG. The intercompany loan was fully converted into shares of our common stock at the end of 2020. In addition, interest expense from the straight-line amortization of the contract asset related to start-up cost financing received from Maruho under the Share Purchase Agreement was $0.3 million during both of these periods.

Other Income, net

Other income, net was $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, both of which primarily related to reimbursed Share Purchase Agreement costs.

Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation for the three monthsThree Months Ended March 31, 2022 and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

 

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss from our statements of operations before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and other non-operating items from our statements of operations as well as certain other items considered outside the normal course of our operations specifically described below. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP. Our definition of adjusted EBITDA may vary from the use of similarly-titled measures by others in our industry due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation and differences due to items subject to interpretation. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or loss, operating income/(loss), cash flows from operating activities or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance or cash flows as measures of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

 

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Change in fair value of contingent considerationconsideration:: Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the profits from the sale of Cutanea products will be shared equally between Maruho and Biofrontera until 2030 (“contingent consideration”).2030. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined to be $6.5 million on the acquisition date and is re-measured at each reporting date. We exclude the impact of the change in fair value of contingent consideration as this is non-cash.

 

Cost reimbursement from Biofrontera Pharma GmbHChange in fair value of warrant liabilities:: On August 27, 2020, we received $1.5 million cash consideration from Biofrontera Pharma GmbH to support our marketing effort to grow The Purchase and Pre-funded Warrants issued in conjunction with a private placement equity financing were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. The warrant liabilities were measured at fair value at inception and are remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in fair value presented within the salesstatement of operations. We exclude the impact of the licensed products we purchase from Biofrontera Pharma GmbH, Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLED® lamps. Of the $1.5 million, $1.2 million was recordedchange in fair value of warrant liabilities as a reduction of costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and the remaining $0.3 million was recorded as a reduction to marketing expense incurred during the fourth quarter of 2020. This cash considerationthis is one-time and non-operating in nature. We believe that adjustment for this item more closely correlates with the reality of our operating performance.non-cash.

 

Legal settlement expenses: To measure operating performance, we exclude legal settlement expenses. We do not expect to incur these types of legal expenses on a recurring basis and believe the exclusion of such amounts allows management and the users of the financial statements to better understand our financial results

Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA for a particular period expressed as a percentage of revenues for that period.

 

We use adjusted EBITDA to measure our performance from period to period and to compare our results to those of our competitors. In addition to adjusted EBITDA being a significant measure of performance for management purposes, we also believe that this presentation provides useful information to investors regarding financial and business trends related to our results of operations and that when non-GAAP financial information is viewed with GAAP financial information, investors are provided with a more meaningful understanding of our ongoing operating performance.

 

The below table presents a reconciliation from net lossincome (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

 Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021 
Net loss $(16,012) $(2,985) $(23,208) $(10,801)
Net income/(loss) $5,561  $(3,534)
Interest expense, net  86   744   255   2,113   33   84 
Income tax expense  6   61   51   66 
Income tax expenses  30   1 
Depreciation and amortization  134   141   409   423   131   138 
EBITDA  (15,786)  (2,039)  (22,493)  (8,199)  5,755   (3,311)
        
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  700   100   1,698   238   -   498 
Cost reimbursement from Biofrontera Pharma GmbH  -   (1,188)  -   (1,188)
Legal settlement expenses  11,250   -   11,250   - 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (8,711)  - 
Adjusted EBITDA $(3,836) $(3,127) $(9,545) $(9,149) $(2,956) $(2,813)
Adjusted EBITDA margin  -88.5%  -96.2%  -63.9%  -89.0%  -30.3%  -59.3%

 

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Adjusted EBITDA

 

Adjusted EBITDA decreased from ($3.1) million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 to ($3.8)2.8) million for the first three months ended September 30, 2021.of 2021 to ($3.0) million for the first three months of 2022. Our adjusted EBITDA margin improved from (96.2%) to (88.5%(30.3%) during the same periods.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased from ($9.1) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to ($9.5) million for the ninefirst three months ended September 30,of 2022 from (59.3%) for the first three months of 2021. Our adjusted EBITDA margin improved from (89.0%) to (63.9%) during the same periods.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are its existing cash balances and cash flows from equity financing transactions received in 2021. As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22.4 million, compared to $24.5 million as of December 31, 2021.

Since we commenced operations in 2015, we have generated significant losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred losses from operations of $3.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively. We devoteincurred net cash outflows from operations of $2.1 million and $3.4 million, for the same periods, respectively. We had an accumulated deficit as of March 31, 2022 of $73.3 million.

The Company’s short-term material cash requirements include working capital needs and satisfaction of contractual commitments including auto leases (see Note 23, Commitments and Contingencies), Maruho start-up payments of $7.3 million (see Note 3. Acquisition Contract Liabilities), and legal settlement expenses after reimbursement from Biofrontera AG a substantial portionsignificant shareholder and former parent company, of our$5.6 million (see Note 13. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities). Long-term material cash resourcesrequirements include potential milestone payments to Ferrer Internacional S.A (See Note 23. Commitments and Contingencies) and contingent consideration payments to Maruho (see Note 3. Acquisition Contract Liabilities).

Additionally, we expect to continue to incur operating losses due to significant discretionary sales and marketing efforts as we seek to expand the commercialization of our licensed products, Ameluz®, the BF-RhodoLED® lamp and Xepi®. in the United States. We also expect to incur additional expenses to add and improve operational, financial and information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product commercialization efforts. In addition, we expect to incur significant costs to continue to comply with corporate governance, internal controls and similar requirements applicable to us as a public company in the U.S. We expect capital expenditures to increase in 2022 to support the increase in our business needs including an ERP system.

These factors raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which we have historically financeddetermined are mitigated by the following plans. Based on current operating plans and financial forecasts, we expect that our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of our financial statements. However, we expect to have to obtain either equity or debt financing to support our future long-term growth and to mitigate the risk of our operating costs significantly exceeding the amounts currently estimated. If our current operating plans or financial forecasts change, or we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may need to reduce the discretionary spend on promotional expenses, branding, marketing consulting and defer some hiring. While we expect to continue being flexible in our spending over the next twelve months, we do not consider there to be a need to significantly revise our operations currently.

The adequacy of our available funds to meet our future operating and capital expenditures through cash proceedsrequirements will depend on many factors, including the amounts of future revenues generated fromby our product salesproducts. Due to numerous factors described in more detail under the caption Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K and proceeds receivedour contractual obligations and commitments, we may require significant additional funds earlier than we currently expect in connection withorder to continue to commercialize Ameluz®, BF-RhodoLED® lamp series, and Xepi® and to support the Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with our parent, Biofrontera AG. On December 31, 2020,operating, investing, and financing activities of the Company agreed to convertbeyond the outstanding principal balance of the revolving debt in the amount of $47.0 million into an aggregate of 7,999,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $5.875 per share, which was based on our internal assessment and agreement with Biofrontera AG, our then parent, for an aggregate gross capital contribution of $47.0 million. On March 31, 2021, we entered into the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG for $20.0 million of committed sources of funds for a two-year term. As of September 30, 2021, there was no loan principal balance outstanding under the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan.next twelve months.

 

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Since inception, we have incurred lossesOur future use of operating cash and generated negative cash flows from operations. As of September 30, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $64.4 million, which is inclusive of a legal settlement liability of $11.25 million – see Legal Proceedings section in Note 19 for further details,capital requirements will depend on many forward-looking factors, including the following:

the costs of our commercialization activities for Ameluz® and Xepi®;
the extent to which we acquire or invest in licensed products, businesses and technologies;
the extent to which we choose to establish collaboration, co-promotion, distribution or other similar agreements for our licensed products;
the cost to fulfill our contractual obligations for various operating leases on vehicles and office space; and
the requirement to pay back $7.3 million of start-up cost financing to Maruho and make any contingent profit- sharing payments to Maruho in connection with the Cutanea acquisition.
the ability to collect a receivable of $11.3 million from Biofrontera AG (in accordance with the Settlement Allocation Agreement) for reimbursement of legal settlement payments made and to be made on their behalf for which both parties are jointly and severally liable.

We will continue to assess our operating costs and expenses and our cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million.

On November 2, 2021,and, if circumstances warrant, we completed an IPO, and issued and sold 3,600,000 Units, each consisting of (i) one Share and (ii) one Warrant entitling the holderwill make appropriate adjustments to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $5.00 per Share. In addition, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 Warrants to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $5.00 per Unit, and the Company estimates the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.our operating plan.

On November 24 and November 26, 2021, investors exercised their warrants to purchase a total of 854,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds of $3.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commission.

On November 29, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase of 2,857,143 shares of common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,857,143 shares of common stock, in a private placement. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $5.25. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.25 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire five years from the issuance date. The gross proceeds from the private placement offering are expected to be approximately $15.0 million. The private offering is expected to close on or about December 1, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes our cash provided by and (used in) operating, investing and financing activities:

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands) 2021  2020 
Net cash used in operating activities $(5,725) $(11,706)
Net cash used in investing activities  (2)  - 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (638)  8,856 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash $(6,365) $(2,850)
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands) 2022  2021 
Net cash used in operating activities $(2,112) $(3,443)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (5)  - 
Net decrease in cash and restricted cash $(2,117) $(3,443)

 

Operating Activities

 

During the ninefirst three months of 2022, operating activities used $2.1 million of cash, primarily resulting from our loss from operations of $3.1 million, adjusted for non-cash expense of stock-based compensation of $0.5 million, non-cash interest expense of $0.1 million, and depreciation and amortization in the aggregate of $0.1 million and net cash used by changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $0.3 million.

During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021, operating activities used $5.7$3.4 million of cash, primarily resulting from our net loss of $23.2$3.5 million, adjusted for non-cash expense of $2.4 million as an offset and net cash provided by changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $15.1 million. The change in our operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to the legal settlement liability recorded as of September 30, 2021 in the amount of $11.25 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, operating activities used $11.7 million of cash, primarily resulting from our net loss of $10.8 million, adjusted for non-cash expense of $1.3$0.8 million as an offset and net cash used by changes in our operating assets and liabilities of $2.2$0.7 million.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the ninefirst three months ended September 30, 2021,of 2022, net cash used in investing activities in the amount of $2,000$5,000 consisted of the purchase of computer equipment.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the ninefirst three months ended September 30,2022 and 2021, there was no net cash provided by or used in financing activities was $0.6 million related to payments for deferred offering costs.activities.

  

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, cash provided by financing activities was $8.9 million, related to proceeds from the related party indebtedness and start-up cost financing related to the Cutanea acquisition.

Funding Requirements

We expect to continue to generate revenue from product sales. We also expect to continue to incur operating losses due to significant sales and marketing efforts as we seek to expand the commercialization of Ameluz® and Xepi® in the United States. In addition, we expect to incur additional expenses to add and improve operational, financial and information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product commercialization efforts. We also expect to incur significant costs to continue to comply with corporate governance, internal controls and similar requirements applicable to us as a public company in the U.S. We do not expect to incur significant costs related to capital expenditures.

Our future use of operating cash and capital requirements will depend on many forward-looking factors, including the following:

the costs of our commercialization activities for Ameluz® and Xepi®:
the extent to which we acquire or invest in licensed products, businesses and technologies;
the extent to which we choose to establish collaboration, co-promotion, distribution or other similar agreements for our licensed products;
the cost to fulfill our contractual obligations for various operating leases on vehicles and office space; and
the requirement to pay back $7.3 million of start-up cost financing to Maruho and make any contingent profit-sharing payments to Maruho in connection with the Cutanea acquisition.

On March 31, 2021, we entered into the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement with Biofrontera AG for $20.0 million of committed sources of funds for a two-year term.

On November 2, 2021, we completed an IPO, and issued and sold 3,600,000 Units, each consisting of (i) one Share and (ii) one Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $5.00 per Share. In addition, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 Warrants to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold at a price of $5.00 per Unit, and the Company estimates the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

On November 24 and November 26, 2021, investors exercised their warrants to purchase a total of 854,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, resulting in estimated net proceeds of $3.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commission.

On November 29, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase of 2,857,143 shares of common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,857,143 shares of common stock, in a private placement. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock is $5.25. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.25 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire five years from the issuance date. The gross proceeds from the private placement offering are expected to be approximately $15.0 million. The private offering is expected to close on or about December 1, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

With the funds available under the Second Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement, the net proceeds from the IPO, and the proceeds from the private placement offering, we will have sufficient funds to support the operating, investing, and financing activities of the Company through at least twelve months from the date of the issuance of the interim financial statements.

Impact of becoming a standalone company

We expect that our transition to operating as a standalone company will have a number of potentially significant effects on our results of operations.

Additional operating costs for becoming a standalone company — In the transition to becoming a public company and operating as a standalone entity, we will incur additional operating expenses that could be significant as a percentage of our net revenues, including costs associated with the financial reporting requirements of a standalone public company, such as salaries associated with building out our accounting department, legal fees, accounting and valuation services costs associated with preparing U.S. GAAP financial statements and external audit fees. In addition, we will incur additional operating expenses, including costs related to the build out of treasury and investor relations functions, additional non-executive board expenses, shareholder administration and insurance costs. In the short term, we expect general and administrative expenses to increase (both in absolute terms and as a percentage of net revenues) as a result of the costs associated with becoming a public company and operating as a standalone entity.

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Additional costs to further business development and expansion – As we seek to expand the commercialization of Ameluz® and Xepi®, we expect to incur additional operating costs for significant sales and marketing efforts in the United States. We also expect to incur additional expenses to add and improve operational, financial and information systems and personnel, including personnel to support our product commercialization efforts.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

Our unaudited interimmanagement’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q arewhich have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of ourthe financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to makethe use of estimates and assumptions by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue generated and expenses incurred during the reporting periods, as well as related disclosures. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities, as well as contingent assets and liabilities, as reported on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses arising during the reporting period. The main areas in which assumptions, estimates and the amountsexercising of revenuea degree of judgment are appropriate relate to fair value measurements of contingent consideration and expenseswarrant liabilities and stock compensation. Estimates are based on historical experience and other assumptions that are not readily apparentconsidered appropriate in the circumstances. They are continuously reviewed but may vary from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and any such differences may be material.the actual values.

 

Our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates

A summary of our critical accounting estimates is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have beenwere no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates as described under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our Final Prospectus, except as noted in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to our unaudited interim financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is disclosed in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to our financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Duringfor the three months ended September 30, 2021, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments from those described under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Contractual Obligations and Commitments” in our Final Prospectus.

March 31, 2022.

On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with the respect to previously mentioned litigation in Legal Proceedings section in Note 19. In the settlement, the Company and Biofrontera AG together agreed to make an aggregate payment of $22.5 million to settle the claims in the litigation. The Company will be responsible for $11.25 million of the aggregate settlement amount, plus interest accrued at a rate equal to the weekly average 1-year constant maturity Treasury yield and agreed to pay in three installments, as follows:

 

On the 25th day following the entry into the settlement agreement, the Company will pay 50% of the aggregate amount it owes;30
On the 365th day following the entry into the settlement agreement, the Company will pay 25% of the aggregate amount it owes; and
On the 730th day following entry into the settlement, the Company will pay 25% of the aggregate amount it owes.

As of September 30, 2021, we recorded a legal settlement liability in the amount of $11.25 million.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Besides the contractual obligations and commitments as discussed above,in the Liquidity and Capital Resources, we did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any other off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 permits an “emerging growth company” such as us to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of such extended transition period, which means that when an accounting standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and will do so until such time that we either (i) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (ii) no longer qualify as an emerging growth company.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.Risk

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

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.Procedures

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud have been or will be detected.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officerprincipal executive officer and Corporate Controller,principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, and as a result of the material weakness described below, our Chief Executive Officer and Corporate ControllerSenior Director Finance concluded that, as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Material WeaknessWeaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

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 our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

In connection with the audits of our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. The previously identified material weakness we identified pertains to our oversight of work being performed for the Company by third-party service providers; as the Company’s management review control over information produced by a third-party service providerproviders was not sufficiently precise to identify an error.errors. Specifically, as part of the valuation of an intangible asset in connection with the acquisition of Cutanea, we failed to identify a computational error within the valuation model for the Xepi® intangible asset. In addition, in 2021 an error in the valuation of the same intangible asset was identified relating to insufficient information being provided to the third-party consultant in connection with an impairment assessment.

 

While we have taken stepsRelating to enhancethe previously identified deficiency pertaining to management’s review of work performed by specialists, management has implemented measures designed to improve our internal control environment and continue to addressover financial reporting including formalized reviews of transactions handled by the underlying causespecialist. However, in light of the material weakness byprior year control deficiency, the creation of additional controls including those designedremediation is still considered to strengthen our review and validation of the work product from third-party service providers, the steps we have taken to date, and that we are continuing to implement, may not be sufficient to remediate this material weakness or to avoid the identification of material weaknesses in the future.process. We will monitor the effectiveness of our remediation plan and will continue to make changes we determine to be appropriate. As a result, management has concluded that the material weakness was not fully remediated as of March 31, 2022.

 

WeManagement will continue its remediation work by adding steps to the engagement of third-party specialists for assistance with complex or judgmental accounting areas, including checks and balances over the proper flow of information to the specialist to allow for an adequate understanding of the transaction.

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As previously noted, we are still in process of remediating this material weakness as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. If we are unable to remediate this material weakness, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal control, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, our stock price.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act).

PART II –II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See discussion of Legal ProceedingsFor information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved, see Note 1823 - Commitments and Contingencies under the subsection titled “Legal Proceedings” in our Notes to the financial statements includedFinancial Statements in Part 1,I, Item 1 of this report.Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item in this Form 10-Q. However, you should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Final Prospectus,fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, for a discussion of important factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Use of Proceeds from our Initial Public Offering of Units

On October 28, 2021, our registration statement on Form S-1s-1 (File No. 333-257722) relating to the initial public offering (“IPO”) of our common stock became effective. In the IPO, we issued 3,600,000 units (each consisting of (i) one share of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share and (ii) one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share) at an initial offering price of $5.00 per unit. The warrants issued in the IPO are immediately exercisable upon issuance and are exercisable for a period of five years after the issuance date. The shares and warrants were issued separately in the IPO, and may be transferred separately immediately upon issuance. The underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase up to an additional 540,000 warrants to purchase one share of our common stock to cover over-allotments. We estimate the net proceeds from the IPO to be $15.4 million after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable. None of the expenses associated with the IPO were paid to directors, officers, persons owning 10% or more of any class of equity securities, or to our affiliates. Roth Capital Partners, LLC and The Benchmark Company, LLC acted as joint book-running managers. The offering commenced on October 28, 2021 and did not terminate until the sale of all of the units offered.

 

Because the closing of our IPO occurred on November 2, 2021, as of September 30, 2021, we had not yetProceeds received the net proceeds from the sale of shares of the units in our IPOwere used for working capital and therefore had used none of the proceeds as of September 30, 2021.

general corporate purposes. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from the IPO of the units described aboveour common stock from that described in the Prospectus.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.None

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC.

(a)The following exhibits are included as part of this report:

 

Exhibit NumberNo. Description of Document
3.110.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ofSettlement Allocation Agreement dated March 31,2022 between the Company and Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH, Biofrontera Pharma GmbH, Biofrontera Development GmbH, Biofrontera Neuroscience GmbH, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.110.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40943) filed with the SEC on November 3, 2021)April 5, 2022).
 
3.231.1*   AmendedCertification of Principal Executive Officer and Restated BylawsPrincipal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40943) filed with the SEC on November 3, 2021).Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.1*32.1*   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Erica L. Monaco.Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.2*Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Erica Gates.
32.1*Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 by Chief Executive Officer.
32.2*Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 by Corporate Controller.
101.INS 
101.INS*  Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 
101.SCH101.SCH*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension SchemeSchema Document
 
101.CAL101.CAL*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
101.LAB 
101.DEF*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension LabeDefinition Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE101.LAB*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline(embedded within the Inline XBRL document and containedincluded in Exhibit 101)

 

*Filed or furnished herewithherewith.

 

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SignaturesSIGNATURES

In accordance with

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

 BIOFRONTERA INC.
   
Dated: November 30, 2021Date: May 13, 2022By:/s/ Erica L. Monaco
 Name: Erica L. Monaco
 Title:

Chief Executive Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Executive Officer)Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: November 30, 2021By:/s/ Erica Gates
Erica Gates, CPA
Corporate Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)

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