UNITED STATES  

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017

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

For the transition period from                     to                     

Commission File Number 001-36662

 

GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

83-0361454

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

420 E. South Temple, Suite 520, Salt Lake City, UT

 

84111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(801) 990-1055

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

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

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

 

Large Accelerated Fileraccelerated filer

 

  

Accelerated Filerfiler

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated FilerNon-accelerated filer

 

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller Reporting Companyreporting 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  

The issuer had 152,683,0551,978,584 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 14, 2016.May 22, 2017.

 

 

 


 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

  

Page

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

3

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

3

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 20152016

  

3

 

 

Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2017 and 2016 and 2015

  

4

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) For the NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2017 and 2016 and 2015

  

5

 

 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

  

2521

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

3831

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

  

3831

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

4032

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

  

4032

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

  

4032

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  

4333

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  

4433

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

  

4433

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

  

4433

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

  

4534

 

 

SIGNATURES

  

4737

 

 


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and December 31, 20152016

(Unaudited)

 

 

September 30

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

809,763

 

 

$

4,787,759

 

 

$

25,616

 

 

$

1,014,255

 

Restricted cash

 

 

44,859,005

 

 

 

13,800,000

 

 

 

17,015,716

 

 

 

47,066,313

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

399,057

 

 

 

411,390

 

 

 

386,347

 

 

 

479,394

 

Inventory

 

 

1,526,871

 

 

 

1,133,142

 

 

 

1,116,143

 

 

 

1,421,572

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

1,989,555

 

 

 

564,910

 

 

 

1,089,661

 

 

 

950,694

 

Total current assets

 

 

49,584,251

 

 

 

20,697,201

 

 

 

19,633,483

 

 

 

50,932,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash, net of current portion

 

 

24,226,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,344,039

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

56,113

 

 

 

119,171

 

 

 

23,872

 

 

 

42,586

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

9,536,557

 

 

 

7,741,991

 

 

 

9,589,510

 

 

 

10,078,484

 

Total assets

 

$

83,403,093

 

 

$

28,558,363

 

 

$

29,246,865

 

 

$

73,397,337

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

3,832,855

 

 

$

2,432,459

 

 

$

4,985,129

 

 

$

3,855,997

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

5,049,228

 

 

 

1,313,149

 

 

 

4,989,910

 

 

 

6,275,808

 

Current portion of notes payable

 

 

 

 

 

5,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of convertible notes payable, net of discount

 

 

27,088,069

 

 

 

1,638,717

 

 

 

32,249,032

 

 

 

60,000,000

 

Notes payable - related party

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

500,000

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

 

1,158,027

 

 

 

1,305,426

 

 

 

497,408

 

 

 

865,049

 

Current portion of derivative liability

 

 

49,836,741

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

87,464,920

 

 

 

7,195,444

 

 

 

43,221,479

 

 

 

71,496,854

 

Convertible notes payable, net of current portion and debt discount

 

 

 

 

 

525,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000,000

 

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

 

 

129,185

 

 

 

851,410

 

 

 

52,188

 

 

 

55,912

 

Derivative liability, net of current portion

 

 

55,735,294

 

 

 

43,181,472

 

 

 

4,642,172

 

 

 

36,344,180

 

Series F convertible preferred stock

 

 

11,191,652

 

 

 

5,655,006

 

Other long term liabilities

 

 

1,550,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

831,678

 

Total liabilities

 

 

144,880,168

 

 

 

51,753,326

 

 

 

59,107,491

 

 

 

129,383,630

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,380 and 88,347 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

74

 

 

 

88

 

Common stock, $.0001 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,536,564 and 3,711 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

254

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;

Series E convertible preferred stock; 74,380 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

74

 

 

 

74

 

Common stock, $.0001 par value: 1,500,000,000 and 200,000,000 shares authorized;

763,612 and 940 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

143,403,760

 

 

 

98,708,814

 

 

 

159,687,737

 

 

 

155,065,766

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(204,881,163

)

 

 

(121,903,865

)

 

 

(189,548,513

)

 

 

(211,052,133

)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

(61,477,075

)

 

 

(23,194,963

)

 

 

(29,860,626

)

 

 

(55,986,293

)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

83,403,093

 

 

$

28,558,363

 

 

$

29,246,865

 

 

$

73,397,337

 

See the accompanying notes to condensed financial statements


GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Revenues

 

$

830,777

 

 

$

731,422

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,980,076

 

 

 

1,861,745

 

Gross loss

 

 

(1,149,299

)

 

 

(1,130,323

)

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

2,048,100

 

 

 

2,297,983

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

1,391,978

 

 

 

1,478,778

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,857,729

 

 

 

2,208,657

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,297,807

 

 

 

5,985,418

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(6,447,106

)

 

 

(7,115,741

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(11,570,483

)

 

 

(6,316,330

)

Interest income

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

578

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

602,555

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value liabilities

 

 

38,916,259

 

 

 

(20,219,263

)

Total other income (expense)

 

 

27,950,726

 

 

 

(26,535,015

)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

 

21,503,620

 

 

 

(33,650,756

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

(1,750

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

21,503,620

 

 

$

(33,652,506

)

Net income (loss) per common share - basic

 

$

49.74

 

 

$

(68,819.03

)

Net loss per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.70

)

 

$

(68,819.03

)

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

 

432,350

 

 

 

489

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

 

17,370,418

 

 

 

489

 

 

See the accompanying notes to condensed financial statements

 

 


GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSCASH FLOWS

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2017 and 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

735,817

 

 

$

545,934

 

 

$

2,196,196

 

 

$

1,530,170

 

Cost of sales

 

 

2,161,979

 

 

 

1,102,727

 

 

 

5,912,095

 

 

 

3,369,268

 

Gross loss

 

 

(1,426,162

)

 

 

(556,793

)

 

 

(3,715,899

)

 

 

(1,839,098

)

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

3,737,415

 

 

 

2,878,316

 

 

 

9,492,887

 

 

 

6,284,170

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

1,644,075

 

 

 

1,481,140

 

 

 

4,892,903

 

 

 

3,206,957

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,464,159

 

 

 

1,795,766

 

 

 

7,163,214

 

 

 

4,132,973

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

7,845,649

 

 

 

6,155,222

 

 

 

21,549,004

 

 

 

13,624,100

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(9,271,811

)

 

 

(6,712,015

)

 

 

(25,264,903

)

 

 

(15,463,198

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(138,214,061

)

 

 

(253,220

)

 

 

(150,685,479

)

 

 

(868,587

)

Interest income

 

 

2,884

 

 

 

4,746

 

 

 

4,183

 

 

 

18,078

 

Net gain on exchange and issuance of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,374,752

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(17,292,463

)

 

 

 

 

 

(17,292,463

)

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

135,727,676

 

 

 

20,016,848

 

 

 

106,888,362

 

 

 

(22,641,625

)

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(19,775,964

)

 

 

19,768,374

 

 

 

(57,710,645

)

 

 

(23,492,134

)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

 

(29,047,775

)

 

 

13,056,359

 

 

 

(82,975,548

)

 

 

(38,955,332

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,750

)

 

 

(1,250

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(29,047,775

)

 

$

13,056,359

 

 

$

(82,977,298

)

 

$

(38,956,582

)

Net income (loss) per common share - basic

 

$

(50.36

)

 

$

58,287.32

 

 

$

(371.54

)

 

$

(397,516.14

)

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted

 

$

(50.36

)

 

$

48,001.32

 

 

$

(371.54

)

 

$

(397,516.14

)

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

 

576,752

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

223,336

 

 

 

98

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

 

576,752

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

223,336

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

21,503,620

 

 

$

(33,652,506

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

538,804

 

 

 

563,322

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

(15,943

)

 

 

86,273

 

Change in fair value liabilities

 

 

(38,916,259

)

 

 

20,219,263

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(602,555

)

 

 

 

Employee stock compensation

 

 

24,927

 

 

 

37,045

 

Debt discount amortization

 

 

11,373,712

 

 

 

6,107,467

 

Asset disposal

 

 

42,485

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

 

108,990

 

 

 

(23,417

)

(Increase) decrease in inventory

 

 

332,082

 

 

 

(22,870

)

Increase in prepaid and other assets

 

 

(32,274

)

 

 

(1,006,698

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

987,801

 

 

 

(899,776

)

Increase in accrued liabilities

 

 

605,206

 

 

 

441,817

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(4,049,404

)

 

 

(8,150,080

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(63,853

)

 

 

(216,230

)

Construction of analyzer instruments

 

 

(4,017

)

 

 

(408,271

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(67,870

)

 

 

(624,501

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

1,335,950

 

Proceeds from follow-on offering

 

 

 

 

 

5,575,741

 

Proceeds from release of restricted cash

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

 

Payment of cash settlement for warrant exercises

 

 

 

 

 

(314,879

)

Principal payments of capital leases

 

 

(371,365

)

 

 

(297,106

)

Principal payments of notes payable

 

 

 

 

 

(5,693

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

3,128,635

 

 

 

6,294,013

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

(988,639

)

 

 

(2,480,568

)

Cash, beginning of the period

 

 

1,014,255

 

 

 

4,787,759

 

Cash, end of the period

 

$

25,616

 

 

$

2,307,191

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

204,821

 

 

$

215,199

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

 

 

$

1,750

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs incurred but unpaid

 

$

106,693

 

 

$

483,952

 

Property and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

32,389

 

 

$

486,309

 

Cashless exercise of warrants

 

$

 

 

$

187

 

Change in derivative liability from exercised and issued warrants and convertible notes

 

$

 

 

$

12,384,852

 

 

See the accompanying notes to condensed financial statements

 


GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(82,977,298

)

 

$

(38,956,582

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,858,357

 

 

 

1,130,826

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

85,182

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

(106,888,362

)

 

 

22,641,625

 

Loss on issuance on convertible note as interest

 

 

119,185,886

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

17,292,463

 

 

 

 

Net gain on exchange and issuance of warrants

 

 

(3,374,752

)

 

 

 

Employee stock compensation

 

 

111,133

 

 

 

66,391

 

Warrant issuance and modifications

 

 

 

 

 

54,489

 

Debt discount amortization

 

 

30,418,591

 

 

 

58,333

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in accounts receivable

 

 

(72,849

)

 

 

(77,959

)

Increase in inventory

 

 

(393,729

)

 

 

(576,872

)

Increase in prepaid and other assets

 

 

(712,455

)

 

 

(197,270

)

Increase in accounts payable

 

 

572,867

 

 

 

457,250

 

Increase in accrued liabilities

 

 

756,848

 

 

 

552,275

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(24,138,118

)

 

 

(14,847,494

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(912,862

)

 

 

(842,225

)

Construction of equipment

 

 

(1,995,542

)

 

 

(3,223,827

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,908,404

)

 

 

(4,066,052

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

1,449,850

 

 

 

3,166,394

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable

 

 

5,451,163

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from follow-on offering

 

 

10,719,121

 

 

 

21,737,625

 

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable - related party

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

Proceeds from release of restricted cash

 

 

6,718,726

 

 

 

 

Payment of cash settlement for warrant exercises

 

 

(314,879

)

 

 

 

Principal payments of capital leases

 

 

(949,762

)

 

 

(667,630

)

Principal payments of notes payable

 

 

(5,693

)

 

 

(36,955

)

Principal payments of notes payable -related party

 

 

 

 

 

(250,000

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

23,068,526

 

 

 

24,199,434

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(3,977,996

)

 

 

5,285,888

 

Cash, beginning of the period

 

 

4,787,759

 

 

 

2,017,823

 

Cash, end of the period

 

$

809,763

 

 

$

7,303,711

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

1,100,999

 

 

$

818,378

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

1,750

 

 

$

1,250

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash proceeds from convertible note

 

$

62,000,020

 

 

$

 

Conversion of note payable to preferred stock

 

$

 

 

$

10,478

 

Assets acquired through capital leases

 

$

80,138

 

 

$

 

Initial public offering and follow-on offering costs incurred but unpaid

 

$

412,323

 

 

$

41,175

 

Property and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

601,323

 

 

$

240,183

 

Cashless exercise of warrants

 

$

2

 

 

$

173,657

 

Issuance of stock for 2015 Note preinstallment

 

$

712,190

 

 

$

 

Change in derivative liability from exercised and issued warrants

 

$

15,162,431

 

 

$

24,400,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the accompanying notes to condensed financial statements


GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) (d.b.a., Great Basin Corporation) is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Company was originally incorporated as Diagnostic Micro Arrays, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on June 27, 2003. The Company changed its name to Great Basin Scientific, Inc. on April 19, 2006. On August 12, 2008, the Company took steps to change its corporate domicile from Nevada to Delaware by forming Great Basin Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and on August 29, 2008, Great Basin Scientific, Inc., a Nevada corporation, was merged with and into Great Basin Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation, wherein the Delaware corporation was the sole surviving entity.

The Company is a molecular diagnostic testing company focused on the development and commercialization of its patented, molecular diagnostic platform designed to test for infectious disease, especially hospital-acquired infections. The Company believes that laboratories in small to medium sized hospital laboratories,hospitals, those under 400 beds, are in need of simpler and more affordable molecular diagnostic testing methods. The Company markets a system that combines both affordability and ease-of-use, when compared to other commercially available molecular testing methods, which it believes will accelerate the adoption of molecular testing in small to medium sized hospitals. The system includes an analyzer, which is provided for our customers’ use without charge in the United States, and a diagnostic cartridge, which is sold to our customers. The testing platform has the capability to identify up to 64 individual targets at one time. If the test identifies one to three targets, they are referred to as low-plex tests, or tests, and if they identify four or more targets they are referred to as multi-plex panels, or panels. The Company currently has fourfive commercially available tests, the first for clostridium difficile, or C. diff, which received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in April 2012 and launched commercially in June 2012, the second for Group B Strep, which received clearance from the FDA in April 2015 and launched commercially in June 2015, the third for Shiga Toxin producing E. coli or STEC, which received clearance from the FDA in March 2016 and launched commercially in August 2016, and the fourth for Staphylococcus Identification and Resistance Panel, or Staph ID/R panel, which received FDA clearance in March 2016 and launched commercially in September 2016.2016 and the fifth test known as our Bordatella Direct Test (Pertussis) received FDA clearance in March 2017 and launched commercially in May 2017. Our customers consist of hospitals, clinics, laboratories and other healthcare providers in the United States, the European Union and New Zealand.

 

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

These condensed unaudited financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) to reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of September 30, 2016 and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information.March 31, 2017. The accompanying condensed financial statements and notes are unaudited. In management’s opinion, the unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20152016 and include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015,March 31, 2017, and cash flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 and 2015.2016. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or any other interim period.

Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. Potential common shares include convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, stock options and warrants. The number of potential common shares outstanding is computed using the treasury stock method.

As the Company has incurred losses for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive and are thus not added into the loss per share calculations. As of September 30,March 31, 2016, and 2015, there were 51,002,236 and 272 potentially dilutive shares respectively.

The Company had net income for the three months ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2017 and therefore potentially dilutive shares must be added into the diluted net income (loss) per share calculations.  The Series F Preferred Stock is convertible into 4,308,824 potentially dilutive shares, however these shares are anti-dilutive and are not included in the calculation.


The components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the three months ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

13,056,359

 

Net income

 

$

21,503,620

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares

 

 

224

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

432,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Per Common Share - Basic

 

$

58,287.32

 

Net income per common share - basic

 

$

49.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

13,056,359

 

Net income

 

$

21,503,620

 

2016 Note debt discount amortization

 

 

11,373,712

 

Change in fair value of warrants

 

 

(4,120,309

)

Change in fair value of embedded conversion feature

 

 

(40,332,596

)

Gain on extinguishment of 2016 Notes

 

 

(602,555

)

Numerator for diluted calculation

 

$

(12,178,128

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares

 

 

224

 

 

 

432,350

 

Series E Convertible Preferred Stock

 

 

45

 

2016 Note

 

 

16,936,627

 

Warrants

 

 

2

 

 

 

1,341

 

Employee Stock Options

 

 

1

 

Series E Preferred Stock

 

 

100

 

Denominator for Diluted Calculation

 

 

272

 

 

 

17,370,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Per Common Share - Diluted

 

$

48,001.32

 

 

$

(0.70

)

 

Reverse Stock Split

On March 30, 2016,April 10, 2017, the Company effected a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock whereby each thirty-five shares of common stock were replaced with one share of common stock (with no fractional shares issued). On September 16, 2016, the Company effected another reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock whereby each eightytwo thousand shares of common stock were replaced with one share of common stock (with no fractional shares issued).  The par value and the number of authorized shares of the common stock were not adjusted. All common share and per share amounts for all periods presented in these financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect thesethis reverse stock splits.split. The quantity of Series E and Series F Preferred Stock and all warrants and employee and other options were not included in the reverse stock split and their outstanding quantities have not been adjusted. However, the conversion and exchange ratios were adjusted for the effect of the reverse stock splits such that upon conversion each 168,000split. For the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock will now be converted into four shares of common stock and each 168,000 of Class A, Class B, Series B, common warrants and options will now be exercisable into one share of common stock. The Series D and 2015 Subordination Warrants conversion ratio has been adjusted such that each 2,800security is convertible into see NOTE 7 PREFERRED STOCK, NOTE 9 WARRANTS and NOTE 11 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS.  


Change in Estimated Useful Lives of Analyzers

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, management determined that the actual life of analyzers used internally and at customer sites was longer than the estimated useful life used for depreciation purposes in the Company’s financial statements.  As a result, effective January 1, 2017, the Company changed its estimate of the Series D and Subordination Warrantsuseful life of its analyzers to better reflect the estimated period during which these assets will now be exercisable into one share of common stock.remain in service.  The Series G, Series H and 2016 Subordination Warrants conversion ratio has been adjusted such that each 80estimated useful life of the Series G, Series Hanalyzers that previously was five years was increased to seven years.  The effect of this change in estimate was to reduce total depreciation expense, and 2016 Subordination Warrants will now be exercisable into oneincrease net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 by $180,680, and to increase basic and diluted net income per share of common stock (see NOTE 10 WARRANTS).  by $0.42 and $0.01, respectively.


Fair Value ofLiability Financial Instruments

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under FASB ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under FASB ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, with the first two inputs considered observable and the last input considered unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.

Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The Company issued certain common stock warrants, employee stock options and convertible notes that are required to be recorded at fair value measured at the transaction date. In addition, certain other warrants to purchase common stock and convertible notes qualify as derivative liabilities and are therefore required to be recorded at fair value measured at the transaction date and again at each reporting period end. The fair value of these warrants and conversion was determined using estimates and assumptions that are not readily available in public markets and the Company has designated this liability as Level 3. The assumptions used for the fair value calculation as well as the changes in the value of the derivative liability are shown in NOTE 11 DERIVATIVE LIABILITY.

Derivative Instruments

The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments under the provisions of ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815 Derivatives and HedgingHedging.. ASC 815 requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in earnings. As a result of certain terms, conditions and features included in certain common stock warrants granted by the Company as well as the conversion features in the convertible notes, those provisions are required to be accounted for as derivatives at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings (see NOTE 10 FAIR VALUE LIABILITIES).

The Company accounts for other fair value liability financial instruments under the provisions of ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. ASC 480 requires the Company to record certain liabilities at their fair value.  Changes in the fair value of these liabilities are recognized in earnings.  As a result of certain terms, conditions and features included in the Series F Preferred Stock issued by the Company, it is required to be accounted for as a liability at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings (see NOTE 7 PREFERRED STOCK).

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures at fair value certain of its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities by using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, essentially an exit price, based on the highest and best use of the asset or liability. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2—Significant other observable inputs (e.g. quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as interest rate and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs); and

Level 3—Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting unit to develop its own assumptions.

The internal models used to determine fair value for these Level 3 instruments use certain significant unobservable inputs and their use requires determination of relevant inputs and assumptions. Accordingly, changes in these unobservable inputs may have a significant impact on fair value. Such inputs include risk free interest rate, expected average life, expected dividend yield, and expected volatility. These Level 3 liabilities would decrease (increase) in value based upon an increase (decrease) in risk free interest rate and expected dividend yield. Conversely, the fair value of these Level 3 liabilities would generally increase (decrease) in value if the expected average life or expected volatility were to increase (decrease).

New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption. The Company has elected to use the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies. The new accounting pronouncements below indicate the public company transition dates and the Company’s plans for adoption of these standards

In FebruaryNovember 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. Historically, there has been a diversity in practice in how changes in restricted cash are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore,


amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company notes that this guidance applies to its reporting requirements at present, and will implement the new guidance beginning in 2018.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The objective of this update is to add or clarify guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be applied utilizing a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The objective of this update is to simplify several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted this standard and the effects are reflected in its financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, which requires recognition of leased assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  This update is effective for annual periods and interim periods with those periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company is evaluating the impacthas approximately $3 million of operating lease obligations as of December 31, 2016 (see NOTE 4 LEASE COMMITMENTS) and upon adoption of this standard on its financial statements.it will record a right-of-use asset and lease liability for present value of these leases. However, the statement of operations recognition of lease expenses is not expected to change from the current methodology.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, that simplifies the subsequent measurement of inventories by replacing the current lower of cost or market test with a lower of cost or net realizable value test. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted. The Company is still evaluating the impacthas adopted this standard will have onand the effects are reflected in its financial statements and related disclosures.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost. This standard provides guidance on the balance sheet presentation for debt issuance costs and debt discounts and debt premiums. To simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs, this standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has adopted this standard, and concluded a prior period reclassification was unnecessary.  The effects of adopting the effectsstandard are reflected in its financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15 Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going


concern. The update is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The impact on the Company’s financial statements of adopting ASU 2014-15 is currently being assessed by management.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,Customers, which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled to those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,, which clarified various aspects of the core principle in ASU No. 2014-09 pertaining to identifying promised goods and services.  In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients,, which clarified certain consideration collectability requirements described in ASU No. 2014-09.  In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which addressed several narrow aspects of the guidance included in ASU No. 2014-09.  All threefour standards arewere originally effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein, and shallwere to be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption.  In AprilAugust 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of determining the impact of adoption of the provisions of ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-12, and ASU 2016-122016-20 on its financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 3 GOING CONCERN

The Company’s condensed unaudited financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company has incurred substantial losses from operations and negative operating cash flows which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going


concern.  TheAlthough, due to the change in value of our fair value liabilities, the Company sustained ahad net lossincome for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 of $83.0$21.5 million andit incurred a net loss for the year ended December 31, 20152016 of $57.9$89.1 million, a net loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $6.4 million and has an accumulated deficit of $204.9$189.5 million as of September 30, 2016. We haveMarch 31, 2017. The Company has limited liquidity and havehas not yet established a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover operating costs and development needs. Accordingly, our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate greater revenue through increased sales and/or our ability to raise additional funds through the capital markets.  Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.

The Company has been able to obtain financing in order to fund its short term working capital and development needs. In February 2016, the Company obtained financing byby: 1) completing atwo follow-on offeringofferings for an aggregate net proceeds of $5.0 million.  In May 2016,$10.3 million; 2) holders of the senior secured convertible notes issued in 2015 Notes voluntarily agreed to remove restrictions on the Company’s use of $2.0$13.8 million previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted cash accounts of the Company. In June 2016, the Company obtained additional financing by completing another follow-on offering for net proceeds of $5.3 million. InCompany; 3) in July 2016, the Company issued additional senior secured convertible notesthe 2016 Notes and received $68.0 million in total gross proceeds, of which $5.4 million in net proceeds was immediately available to the Company and $62.0 million was placed in restricted accounts. In Septemberaccounts, and 4) in December 2016, holders of the senior secured convertible notes issued in 20152016 Notes voluntarily agreed to remove restrictions on the Company’s use of $4.7$2.6 million previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted cash accounts of the Company.

  During the three months ended March 31, 2017, holders of 2016 Notes voluntarily agreed to remove restrictions on the Company’s use of an aggregate of approximately $3.5 million in cash previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted accounts. In addition, the Company and the holders of 2016 Notes entered into an agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to redeem $38.9 million of the 2016 Notes held by each of the holders for an aggregate redemption price of $38.9 million, which will satisfy such redemption note in full.  The Company has been able to obtain financingpaid the redemption price for the redemption notes from cash held in the pastrestricted accounts of the Company. As of March 31, 2017, cash in the amount of $17.0 million was still being held in restricted accounts. Subsequent to meet its short-term needs through private placementsMarch 31, 2017, $14.5 million of convertible preferred securities, the salerestricted cash was returned to the note holders as redemptions on the outstanding notes and leaseback of equipment, an initial public offering (“IPO”), additional follow-on offerings,$2.5 million had the restrictions voluntarily removed and convertible debt financings. those funds were authorized to be released from the restricted accounts to the Company. There are no longer any funds in the restricted cash accounts.

The Company will continue to seek funding through the issuance of additional equity securities or debt financing, or a combination of the two. Any proceeds received from these items could provide the needed funds for continued operations and development programs. The Company can provide no assurance that it will be able to obtain sufficient additional financing that it needs to alleviate doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is able to obtain sufficient additional financing proceeds, the Company cannot be certain that this additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.terms. To the extent the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities or convertible debt, the Company’s stockholders may experience significant dilution. Any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that impact the Company’s ability to conduct business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financings, the impact on the Company’s operations will be material and adverse.

 

 

NOTE 4 LEASE COMMITMENTS

Capital Leases

The Company has entered into two lease agreements for the sale-leaseback of molecular diagnostic analyzers. The first agreement was entered into in November 2013 and provided for the sale of 125 molecular diagnostic analyzers for a sales price of $2,500,000, which


are being leased back for a base period of thirty-six monthly payments of $74,875. The second agreement was entered into in April 2014 for the sale of 75 molecular diagnostic analyzers for a sales price of $1,500,000, which are being leased back for a base period of twenty-four monthly payments of $64,665. At the end of each lease term, the leases shall automatically renew for twelve additional months unless certain conditions are met. As such, the Company is amortizing the capital lease over a forty-eight month period for the first agreement and a thirty-six month period for the second agreement. The leases are accounted for as a capital lease sale-leaseback transaction in accordance with ASC 840, “Leases”.  Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company repurchased the two sets of analyzers and the leases were cancelled (see NOTE 13 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS).

In July 2016, the Company entered into a lease agreement for equipment in the amount of $80,138 with monthly payments of $1,543 over a 5 year period.  The lease contains a bargain purchase option at the end of the lease and accordingly the lease is accounted for as a capital lease in accordance with ASC 840, “Leases”.

Operating Leases

The Company leases approximately 35,540 square feet of office space located in Salt Lake City, Utah for use as the executive offices and labs. Base rent payments due under the lease are expected to be approximately $3,472,875$3,454,611 in the aggregate over the term of the lease of 65 months that began on December 1, 2015. The Company also leases approximately 33,000 square feet of building space at


another location in Salt Lake City, Utah for use primarily as manufacturing space and labs. Base rentRent payments due under these leases total $21,226$25,926 per month. The leases expireexpired on April 30, 2017.2017 and the Company is currently on a month to month extension until a new lease agreement is reached. The Company also leases certain office equipment such as copiers and printers under operating lease agreements that expire at various dates.

Amounts charged to expense under operating leases were $237,376$239,428 and $66,514$165,045 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2017 and 2016, and 2015, respectively and $640,741 and $210,416 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

NOTE 5 NOTES PAYABLE

The Company purchased certain machinery and equipment under two note payable agreements in January and February 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, both notes were extinguished by making the final payments on the notes in the amount of $5,693.

 

 

 

NOTE 65 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

December 2015 Transaction

On December 30, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with certain investors pursuant to which it agreed to issue $22.1 million in senior secured convertible notes (“2015 Notes”) and Series D Warrants (further described below). $20 million of the 2015 Notes were issued for cash proceeds totaling $18.4 million with an original issue discount in the amount of $1.6 million which is equal to sixteen (16) months of simple interest at a rate of six percent (6.0%) per annum on the aggregate principal of the 2015 Notes (assuming, that the entire aggregate original principal amount remains outstanding through the maturity date). $2.1 million of the 2015 Notes were issued to extinguish 1,050,000 outstanding Series C Warrants at an extinguishment value of $2.00 per warrant. The 2015 Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company and will rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company. They are secured by a first priority perfected security interest (subject to permitted liens as defined in the 2015 Notes) in all of the current and future assets of the Company. The 2015 Notes contain standard and customary events of default and the entire principal balance is subject to the default and redemption provisions contained in the 2015 Notes, regardless of whether or not any of the proceeds have been released from the Company’s restricted accounts.

In connection with the issuance of the 2015 Notes under the SPA, the Company issued Series D Warrants (the “Series D Warrants”), exercisable to acquire 1,252 shares of Common Stock and Subordination Warrants (the “2015 Subordination Warrants”), exercisable to acquire 38 shares of Common Stock, both which are subject to a one time adjustment on December 31, 2016 under the terms of the Series D and 2015 Subordination Warrants (see NOTE 10 WARRANTS). Each Series D and 2015 Subordination Warrant became exercisable by the holder beginning six months after December 30, 2015 and continues for a period five years thereafter. The Series D and 2015 Subordination Warrants have a provision that adjusts the exercise price upon certain dilutive events. As of September 30, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement, the exercise price of the Series D and 2015 Subordination Warrants has been adjusted such that the exercise of 2,800 warrants with an aggregate exercise price of $126.40 will result in the issuance of one share of common stock.

The Company has agreed to make amortization payments with respect to the 2015 Notes in twelve (12) equal installments beginning four (4) months after the original date of issuance of December 30, 2015 (each, an “Installment Date”). On each installment date, assuming certain equity conditions are met, the installment payment shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at a conversion rate defined in the agreement.  As of April 29, 2016, the Company was not able to bring a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable under the terms of the 2015 Notes effective and therefore did not satisfy the equity


conditions under the 2015 Notes to permit settlement of installment payments through conversion into shares of common stock. The holders of the 2015 Notes deferred the three installment payments due on April 29, 2016, May 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively to the installment payment with a due date of July 29, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $8.0 million of installment payments (through the conversion into 2,119,366 shares of common stock) were made bringing the principal note balance of the 2015 Notes down to approximately $14.1 million.  Given the conversion feature is bifurcated from the host instrument, conversions are deemed to be extinguishments for accounting purposes and accordingly, a loss on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $17,292,463 was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2016.  

A summary of the accounting for these extinguishments for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is as follows:

Fair

 

 

 

 

Fair value of common stock issued

  

$

27,574,033

  

Less:

 

 

 

 

   2015 Note principal extinguished

  

 

8,003,121

 

   Debt discount related to extinguished 2015 Note

  

 

(2,508,882

)

   Derivative liability extinguished

 

 

4,787,331

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

  

$

17,292,463

  

 

  

 

 

 

Under the terms of the 2015 Notes, at closing the Company received an initial tranche of $4.6 million for immediate use for general corporate purposes. The remaining cash proceeds of $13.8 million was held in restricted accounts to be released to the Company from the Company’s restricted accounts in subsequent equal tranches subject to certain equity conditions. In May 2016 and August 2016, the holders of the 2015 Notes voluntarily removed restrictions on the Company’s use of an aggregate of $2.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively, that was previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted cash accounts of the Company. As of September 30, 2016 the remaining cash in the amount of $7.1 million is still being held in a restricted account and will be released to the Company subject to certain equity conditions.

As of September 30, 2016, the 2015 Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at $126.40 per share.  The Company has a conversion right related to the required installment payments where the Company can convert the installment payments at the lower of 80% of the arithmetic average of the lower of: (A) the 3 lowest volume weighted average price (VWAP) days in the prior 20 days or (B) the VWAP of the common stock on the trading day preceding the applicable date of determination.  Both the conversion right of the holder and the Company is subject to a reset clause if the Company issues or sells common stock at a lower price than the applicable conversion rate at such time with both conversion features being subject to a $0.20 floor.  At September 30, 2016, the most advantageous conversion term is a conversion price of $1.87 which would convert the remaining principal of the 2015 Note into 7,547,317 shares of common stock.  

The Company determined the conversion feature in the 2015 Notes represents an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation due to the ratchet provision described above related to the conversion feature. The provisions in the Series D Warrants also require the Company to account for the warrants as derivative liabilities. The original issue discount, the fair value of the embedded conversion feature, the fair value of the Series D Warrants and the debt issuance costs are all together considered the debt discount. The Company recorded a debt discount in the amount of $20 million which is being amortized over the life of the 2015 Notes using the effective interest method. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, $14,950,080 of the debt discount had been amortized to interest expense and $2,508,882 of the debt discount has been extinguished through the conversions during the period.

The following table summarizes the 2015 Notes outstanding at September 30, 2016: 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes payable, principal

  

$

14,096,879

  

Debt discounts

  

 

(2,541,038

Net convertible note payable

  

 

11,555,841

  

Less current portion

  

 

(11,555,841

Convertible notes payable, long term

  

$

  

 

  

 

 

 

July 2016 Transaction

On July 1, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“July SPA”) with certain investors pursuant to which it agreed to issue $75 million in senior secured convertible notes (“2016 Notes”) and Series H Warrants (further described below). The 2016 Notes were originally convertible into 468,750 shares of Common Stock at a price equal to $160.00 per share, subject to adjustment for certain dilutive events. The 2016 Notes were issued for cash proceeds totaling $68.0 million with an original issue discount in the amount of $7.0 million with no stated interest rate.  The 2016 Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company and


will rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company. They are secured by a first priority perfected security interest (subject to the priority interest of the 2015 Notes and permitted liens as defined in the 2016 Notes) in all of the current and future assets of the Company. The 2016 Notes contain standard and customary events of default and the entire principal balance is subject to the default and redemption provisions contained in the 2016 Notes, regardless of whether or not any of the proceeds have been released from the Company’s restricted accounts.

In connection with the issuance of the 2016 Notes under the July SPA, the Company issued Series H Warrants (the “Series H Warrants”), exercisable to acquire 703,1257 shares of Common Stockcommon stock and Subordination Warrants (the “2016 Subordination Warrants”), exercisable to acquire 21,0942 shares of Common Stockcommon stock (see NOTE 109 WARRANTS). The Series H and 2016 Subordination Warrants becomebecame exercisable by the holder beginning six months after July 1, 2016 and continuescontinue for a period of five years thereafter. The Series H and 2016 Subordination Warrants also have a provision that adjusts the exercise price upon certain dilutive events.  As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement, the exercise price of the Series H and 2016 Subordination Warrants are such that the exercise of 80 warrants withhave an aggregate exercise price of $166.40 will result in the issuance of one$1.36 per share of common stock.

The

Pursuant to the terms of the 2016 Notes, the Company hasoriginally agreed to make amortization payments with respect to the 2016 Notes in fifteen (15) equal installments beginning January 30, 2017. On each installment date, assuming certain equity conditions arewere met, the installment payment shallwould automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at a conversion rate defined in the agreement. In January 2017, the terms of the 2016 Notes were amended.  Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, Section 8 of the 2016 Notes, which contained the provisions of the 2016 Notes dealing with installment payments, the Company’s ability to elect to convert installment payments, delivery of pre-installment conversion shares in relation to converted installment payments and the ability of noteholders to accelerate or defer installment amounts was eliminated and any reference to any defined terms appearing elsewhere in the 2016 Notes that related solely to Section 8 and that were not otherwise used in the 2016 Notes were deleted. Additionally, pursuant to the amendment, Section 3(b)(ii) of the 2016 Notes which set forth the conversion price at which optional conversions at the election of the holder of the 2016 Notes could be made was also amended.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, approximately $3.9 million of installment payments were made through conversions into 762,672 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company and the holders of the 2016 Notes entered into an agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to redeem $38.9 million of the 2016 Notes held by the holders for an aggregate redemption price of $38.9 million, which satisfied such redemption note in full.  The Company paid the redemption price for the redemption notes from cash held in the restricted accounts of the Company.  As of March 31, 2017 the principal note balance of the 2016 Notes was approximately $32.2 million. Given the conversion feature of the 2016 Notes is bifurcated from the host instrument, conversions as well as redemptions are deemed to be extinguishments for accounting purposes and accordingly, a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $602,555 was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

A summary of the conversions and redemptions accounted as extinguishments for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:


2016 Note principal converted to common stock

 

$

3,854,077

 

2016 Note principal redemptions in cash

 

 

38,896,891

 

Total 2016 Note principal extinguished

 

 

42,750,968

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Fair value of common stock issued

 

 

(4,597,119

)

Debt discount related to extinguished 2016 Note

 

 

(20,831,582

)

Cash paid for redemption of principal

 

 

(38,896,891

)

Derivative liability extinguished

 

 

19,454,397

 

Accrued underwriting fees eliminated

 

 

2,722,782

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

$

602,555

 

Under the terms of the 2016 Notes, at closing the Company received an initial tranche of $6.0 million for immediate use for general corporate purposes. The remaining cash proceeds of $62$62.0 million are being heldwas placed in restricted accounts and willto be released to the Company from the restricted accounts in subsequent equal tranches subject to certain equity conditions. In December 2016, the noteholders voluntarily removed restrictions on the Company’s use of an aggregate of approximately $2.6 million previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted accounts of the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the noteholders voluntarily removed restrictions on the Company’s use of an aggregate of approximately $3.5 million previously funded to the Company and authorized the release of those funds from the restricted accounts of the Company. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, after the voluntary release of restricted cash in the amount of $6.1 million and note redemptions in the amount of $38.9 million, the remaining cash in the amount of $62.0$17.0 million is still being held in restricted accounts and will be released to the Company subject to certain equity conditions and the terms of the 2016 Notes.

As of September 30,March 31, 2017 the 2016 Notes conversion price is determined by the lowest of : (x) $0.50 per share, (y) 85% of the lower of (I) the lowest weighted average price of the common stock and (II) the lowest closing bid price of the common stock, in each case, during the five (5) consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day of the conversion, and (z) 85% of the weighted average price of the common stock during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m. New York time and ending at 1:00:00 p.m. New York time on the trading day of the conversion.  As of March 31, 2017, the 2016 Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at $160$1.90 per share.  The Company has a conversion right related to the required installment payments where the Company can convert the installments payments (subject to a floor of $1.00) at: (a) the prevailing holder conversion price; (b) 80% of the arithmetic average of the 3 lowest volume weighted average price (VWAP) days in the prior 20 days; and (c) the weighted average value of the common stock on the trading day preceding the installment payment date.  Both the conversion right of the holder and the Company is subject to a reset clause if the Company issues or sells common stock at a lower price than the applicable conversion rate at such time (not subject to the $1.00 floor).  At September 30, 2016, the most advantageous conversion term is a conversion price of $1.87share which would convert the note into 40,154,19216,936,627 shares of common stock.  Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company restructured its outstanding debt on the 2016 Notes (see NOTE 13 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS).

The Company determined the conversion feature in the 2016 Notes represents an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation due to the ratchet provision described above related to the conversion feature. The provisions inAlthough the Series H andembedded conversion feature is bifurcated from the 2016 Subordination Warrants also requireNotes for measurement purposes, the Companyembedded derivative is combined, only to accountthe extent of the face value of the note, with the 2016 Notes for presentation purposes on the warrants asbalance sheet. As of March 31, 2017, the embedded conversion feature derivative liabilities. The original issue discount, the fair valueliability was determined to be $16.0 million (see NOTE 10 FAIR VALUE LIABILITIES).  $11.4 million of the embedded conversion feature the fair value of the Series H andis combined with 2016 Subordination WarrantsNotes and the debt issuance costs are all together considered the debt discount. The Company recorded a debt discountremaining derivative liability in the amount of $75.0$4.6 million which is being amortized overincluded in long-term derivative liability for presentation purposes on the life of the note using the effective interest method. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, $15,532,228 of the debt discount had been amortized to interest expense.

balance sheet.  The following table summarizes the balance sheet presentation of the 2016 Notes outstanding at September 30, 2016: March 31, 2017: 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes payable, principal

  

$

75,000,000

  

 

$

32,249,032

 

Debt discounts

  

 

(59,467,772

 

 

(11,399,123

)

Conversion feature derivative liability

 

 

11,399,123

 

Net convertible note payable

  

 

15,532,228

  

 

 

32,249,032

 

Less current portion

  

 

(15,532,228

 

 

(32,249,032

)

Convertible notes payable, long term

  

$

  

 

$

 

  

 

 

 

 

The fair values of the derivative embedded conversion feature and derivative Series H warrants (including the 2016 Subordination Warrants) were approximately $80.6 million and $101.6 million, respectively (see NOTE 11 DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES).   The derivative amounts in excess of proceeds received on the 2016 Notes was approximately $119.2 million which was recognized as a day one cost of capital and accordingly charged to interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2016.

 

 


NOTE 76 NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY

In July 2014, the Company entered into a note agreement for $500,000 with Spring Forth Investments, LLC a company owned by Mr. David Spafford, a director. The original maturity date for the note was July 18, 2015, which was extended by the Company to July 18, 2016 by giving notice and paying an extension fee of $10,000. The note was again extended by the Company to July 18, 2017.  The note pays interest only on a monthly basis at an annual rate of 20% and is paid monthly.with the full principal of $500,000 due at maturity. The Company prepaid the last three months of interest for a total of $25,000 at the time of issuance of the note. As additional consideration for the note, the Company issued 4,000,000 Series D preferred stock units (which were separable into 4,000,000 shares of Series D preferred stock, 20,000 Class A warrants to purchase 1 share of common stock at $448.00$268.8 million per share and 20,000 Class B warrants to purchase 1 sharesshare of common stock at $448.00$268.8 million per share) at a value of $100,000 or $0.025 per unit. The 4,000,000 shares of


Series D Preferred Stock were converted into 1 share of Common Stock.common stock. The Series D preferred stock units were accounted as a debt discount which has been fully amortized.  

 

 

NOTE 87 PREFERRED STOCK

The Company hadhas 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized at a par value of $0.001 per share as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. The Company has designated two classes of preferred stock, the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock.  As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 there wereare 74,380 shares of Series E Preferred Stock (recorded in equity) and 5,860 shares of Series F Preferred Stock (recorded as a liability) issued and outstanding which are convertible atoutstanding. The preferred stock may be issued from time to time by the optionboard of directors as shares of one or more classes or series with authority to fix the designation and relative powers, including voting powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions relating to the shares of each class or series.

Series E Preferred Stock

The Company issued the Series E Preferred Stock in February 2015 as part of a follow-on public offering. The Series E Convertible Preferred Stock has no voting rights. An amendment to the terms of the Series E Preferred Stock only requires the vote of the holders into 142of Series E Preferred Stock. With respect to payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Company, the Series E Preferred Stock ranks equal to the common stock of the Company. No sinking fund has been established for the retirement or redemption of the preferred stock. As such, the Series E Preferred Stock is not subject to any restriction on the repurchase or redemption of shares by the Company due to an arrearage in the payment of common stock.  Duringdividends or sinking fund installments. The Series E Preferred Stock also has no liquidation rights or preemption rights, and there are no special classifications of our board of directors related to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 13,967Series E Preferred Stock.

As of March 31, 2017 there are 74,380 shares of Series E Preferred Stock were converted(recorded as equity) issued and outstanding that are convertible into 1 share100 shares of common stock.

 

Series F Preferred Stock

The Company issued the Series F Preferred Stock in November 2016 in exchange for the extinguishment of a convertible note. The  Series F Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 and a par value of $0.001 per share. The Series F Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock and shall be entitled to dividends, on an as converted basis, with the holders of our common stock, but will not accrue additional dividends unless certain events, as defined in the Series F Preferred Stock, have occurred and are continuing, in which case dividends will accrue at a default rate of 10% per annum. The holders of the Series F Preferred Stock have the right to vote with holders of shares of our common stock, voting together as one class on all matters, with each preferred share entitling the holder thereof to cast that number of votes per share on an as converted basis.

The Series F Preferred Stock was initially convertible at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to $12,000 per share.  From and after July 3, 2017, the Series F Preferred Stock shall be convertible at a conversion price equal to 85% of the arithmetic average, in each case, of the lower of (i) the three lowest daily weighted average prices of the our common stock during the twenty (20) consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of determination and (iii) the weighted average price of the our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of determination.  On November 3, 2018, so long as certain events do not exist, any remaining Series F Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $12,000 per share. In each case, the exercise price is subject to certain adjustments upon the occurrence of certain dilutive events, including the issuance of certain options or convertible securities, and upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, including stock splits and dividends. At any time after the issue of the Series F Preferred Stock, so long as there has been no failure of the equity conditions during the applicable measurement periods, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the conversion amount then remaining under the Preferred Shares at a price equal to the greater of (x) 125% of the conversion amount being redeemed and (y) the product of (A) the conversion amount being redeemed and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest closing price of the shares of our common stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the Company’s notice of redemption and ending on the Company redemption date, by (II) the lowest conversion price in effect during such period.

The Company evaluated the Series F Preferred Stock to determine the proper accounting under ASC 480 – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).  The Company has concluded that the Series F Preferred Stock is within the scope of ASC 480 as it predominantly represents an unconditional obligation to issue a variable number of common shares for a fixed monetary amount. Accordingly, it is are accounted for as a liability in the financial statements and measured at fair value at each reporting period with any change in fair value to be recorded in earnings.  There were no conversions of Series F Preferred Stock during the three months


ended March 31, 2017.  As of March 31, 2017, there are 5,860 shares of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 4,308,824 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.36 per share.  The Company is accounting for the Series F Preferred Stock as a liability on the financial statements and has determined the period end fair value to be $11,191,652 (see NOTE 10 FAIR VALUE LIABILITIES). Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company restructured and effected the conversion of a portion of the Series F Preferred Stock (see NOTE 13 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS).

 

NOTE 98 COMMON STOCK

The Company had 200,000,0001,500,000,000 shares of common stock authorized at a par value of $0.0001 per share as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 there were 2,536,564763,612 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The Company has reserved 120,000,000 of authorized but unissued shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the two convertible notes and associated warrants.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 19,012 shares of common stock pursuant to the cashless exercise of 5,091,815 Series C Warrants.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 4,437 shares of common stock pursuant to the cash exercise of 121,540 Underwriter Unit Purchase Options at an exercise price of $11.00 for total proceeds of $1,335,950.  Upon exercise of these options, 121,540 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and immediately converted into 3 shares of common stock and 972,320 Series C Warrants were issued and immediately exercised pursuant to the cashless exercise provision into 4,434 shares of common stock.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 1 share of common stock pursuant to the conversion of 13,967 shares of Series E Convertible preferred stock (see NOTE 8 PREFERRED STOCK).

On February 24, 2016, the Company completed a public offering of 39.2 million Units (the “February 2016 Unit Offering”).  Each 2,800 units consisted of one share of common stock and 4,200 Series E Warrants. The Company received approximately $5.0 million of net proceeds.  Pursuant to the sale of the units, the Company issued 14,000 shares of common stock and 58,800,000 Series E Warrants. Each 2,800 Series E Warrants were exercisable into one share of common stock at $700.00 per share.  The Series E Warrants expire six years from the date of grant, were not exercisable for one year and which exercise was subject to a shareholder vote and an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock the Company can issue.

On April 7, 2016, the Company entered into certain warrant exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”), each by and between the Company and a holder of its outstanding Series E Warrants, pursuant to which the Company and each such holder agreed to exchange outstanding Series E Warrants for shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company issued 8,127 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for the surrender by the holders to the Company of 58,800,000 Series E Warrants exercisable to acquire approximately 21,000 shares of common stock of the Company (representing an exchange ratio of one share of common stock for each 2.584 shares of common stock underlying the surrendered Series E Warrants). The surrendered Series E Warrants were immediately cancelled by the Company and there are not any Series E Warrants issued and outstanding.

On June 1, 2016, the Company completed a public offering of 3,160,000 units (the “June 2016 Unit Offering”).  Each 80 units consisted of one share of common stock and 80 Series G Warrants.  The Company received approximately $5.3 million of net proceeds.  Pursuant to the sale of the units, the Company issued 39,500 shares of common stock and 3,160,000 Series G Warrants.  Each 80 Series G Warrants were initially exercisable into one share of common stock at $152.00 per share, subject to adjustments and expire five years from the date of grant.


On July 11, 2016, the Company issued 1,063 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of 85,000 Series G Warrants for cash in the amount of $113,900 or $107.15 per share.

During the three months ended, September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, certain holders of the 20152016 Notes submitted notices to accelerate previously deferred amortization payments under the 2015 Notes and convert the accelerated payments on the 20152016 Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Conversions”).  In connection with the Conversions, the Company issued 2,119,366762,672 shares of common stock upon the conversion of $8,003,121$3,854,077 in principal amount of 2015the 2016 Notes at a weighted average conversion price of $3.78$5.05 per share (see NOTE 65 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE).  In addition, the Company issued 311,000 shares of common stock in connection with a pre-installment notice for the conversion of the 2015 Notes for the installment period of October 31, 2016.

 

 

NOTE 109 WARRANTS

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had 67,640,513 warrants outstanding to purchase 1,392 shares of common stock.  The following table outlines the warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2016.  All warrants have been accounted for as derivative liabilities (see NOTE 11 DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES):March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Warrants

 

Shares of

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable

 

Common Stock

 

Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

Into One

 

Underlying

 

for One

 

 

Warrants

 

Outstanding

 

Common Share

 

the Warrant

 

Common Share

 

Expiration

 

Outstanding

 

Total

Shares of

Common 

Stock

Underlying

the Warrant

 

Aggregate Exercise

Price for One

Common Share

 

Expiration

Class A

 

1,532,598

 

168,000

 

52

 

$1.87

 

April 2021 - July 2021

 

1,532,598

 

48

 

$1.36

 

April 2021 - July 2021

Class B

 

1,310,956

 

168,000

 

33

 

$1.87

 

April 2021 - July 2021

 

1,310,956

 

29

 

$1.36

 

April 2021 - July 2021

Series B

 

1,074,082

 

168,000

 

36

 

$280,315

 

March 2021 - July 2021

 

1,074,082

 

34

 

$660.5 million

 

March 2021 - July 2021

Series D

 

3,503,116

 

2,800

 

1,252

 

$126.40

 

June 2021

 

2,361,468

 

1,193

 

$1.36

 

June 2021

2015 Subordination

 

105,516

 

2,800

 

38

 

$126.40

 

June 2021

 

71,131

 

37

 

$1.36

 

June 2021

Series G

 

3,075,000

 

80

 

38,438

 

$1.87

 

June 2021

 

3,075,000

 

30

 

$1.36

 

June 2021

Series H

 

56,250,000

 

80

 

703,125

 

$166.40

 

December 2021

 

56,250,000

 

7

 

$1.36

 

December 2021

2016 Subordination

 

1,687,500

 

80

 

21,094

 

$166.40

 

December 2021

 

1,687,500

 

2

 

$1.36

 

December 2021

Common

 

372,331

 

168,000

 

19

 

$1.87 - $5,376,000

 

July 2016 - July 2021

 

277,778

 

12

 

$1.36 - $277.2 billion

 

October 2019 - July 2021

Total Warrants

 

68,911,099

 

 

 

764,087

 

 

 

 

 

67,640,513

 

1,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Warrants with the exception of the Series H and 2016 Subordination Warrants are exercisable as of September 30, 2016.

Class A Warrants

The Class A Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of the Class A Warrants will be adjusted in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company.  In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.90 per share of common stock.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, conversions of the 2015 Convertible note triggered the adjustment provision and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.87 per share of common stock.

Class B Warrants

The Class B Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of the Class B Warrants will be adjusted in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company.  In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.90 per share of common stock.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, conversions of the 2015 Convertible note triggered the adjustment provision and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.87 per share of common stock.

Series B Warrants

The Series B Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of the Series B Warrants is subject to reduction in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company that are below the then current market price. In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price reduction provision was trigged and the exercise price was reduced to $16,718.72 per share of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, conversions of the 2015 Convertible note triggered the adjustment provision and the exercise price was adjusted to $280,315 per share of common stock.


Series C Warrants

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 5,229,973 Series C Warrants were exercised pursuant to the cashless exercise provision.  The Company settled 5,091,815 of the Series C Warrant exercises through the issuance of 19,012 shares of common stock and the Company settled 138,158 of the Series C Warrant exercises with cash in the amount of $314,879.

On January 21, 2016 all outstanding Series C Warrants were mandatorily exercised utilizing the cashless provision of the warrants and the corresponding shares of common stock issued.  As of September 30, 2016 there are 47,528 Series C Warrant certificates that have yet to be delivered to the Company representing 190 shares of common stock.

Series D Warrants

The Series D Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of the Series D Warrants will be adjusted in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company.  In February 2016, as a result of the February 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $560.00 per share of common stock.  In March 2016, pursuant to the approval of the Company’s stockholders of the removal of the exercise floor price, the exercise price was adjusted to $448.00 per share of common stock. In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $152.00 per share of common stock. In July 2016 as a result of the 2016 Notes, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $126.40 per share of common stock.

2015 Subordination Warrants  

The 2015 Subordination Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of the 2015 Subordination Warrants will be adjusted in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company subject to a floor exercise price of $7.00 per share of common stock.  In February 2016, as a result of the February 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $560.00 per share of common stock which was the floor exercise price adjusted for the stock splits.  In March 2016, pursuant to the approval of the Company’s stockholders of the removal of the exercise floor price, the exercise price was adjusted to $448.00 per share of common stock. In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $152.00 per share of common stock. In July 2016, as a result of the issuance of the 2016 Notes, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price was adjusted to $126.40 per share of common stock.

Series E Warrants 

On April 7, 2016, the Company entered into certain warrant exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”), each by and between the Company and a holder of its outstanding Series E Warrants, pursuant to which the Company and each such holder agreed to exchange outstanding Series E Warrants for shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company issued 8,127 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for the surrender by the holders to the Company of 58,800,000 Series E Warrants exercisable to acquire approximately 21,000 shares of common stock of the Company (representing an exchange ratio of one share of common stock for each 2.584 shares of common stock underlying the surrendered Series E Warrants). The surrendered Series E Warrants were immediately cancelled by the Company and there are not any Series E Warrants issued and outstanding (see NOTE 9 COMMON STOCK).

Series G Warrants

In connection with the June 2016 Unit Offering, the Company issued Series G Warrants to purchase 39,500 shares of common stock as part of the units sold in the offering (see NOTE 9 COMMON STOCK). The Series G Warrants had an initial exercise price of $152.00.  The warrants contain a provision that the exercise price will adjust if the Company has certain equity issuances for consideration per share that is less than the current exercise price of the Series G Warrants. The Series G Warrants expire 5 years after the date of issuance. On July 11, 2016, 85,000 of the Series G Warrants were exercised for cash in the amount of $113,900. Pursuant to the exercise of these warrants, the Company issued 1,063 shares of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, conversions of the 2015 Convertible note triggered the adjustment provision and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.87 per share of common stock.  

Series H Warrants

In connection with the issuance of the 2016 Notes, the Company issued 56,250,000 Series H Warrants exercisable for 703,125 shares of common stock. Each Series H Warrant will be exercisable by the holder beginning six months after the date of issuance and continuing for a period five years thereafter. Each Series H Warrant will be exercisable initially at a price equal to $166.40 per share


of common stock, subject to adjustments for certain dilutive events.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, there have been no adjustments to the exercise price of the Series H Warrants and therefore remains at $166.40 per share of common stock.

2016 Subordination Warrants  

In consideration of the Utah Autism Foundation and Spring Forth Investments LLC entering into subordination agreements in connection with the 2016 Notes, the Company has agreed to issue to the entities warrants exercisable for 21,094 shares of common stock (the “2016 Subordination Warrants”).  The 2016 Subordination Warrants have the same material terms and conditions as the Series H Warrants. Each 2106 Subordination Warrant will be exercisable by the holder beginning six months after the date of issuance and continuing for a period five years thereafter. Each Series H Warrant will be exercisable initially at a price equal to $166.40 per share of common stock, subject to adjustments for certain dilutive events.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, there have been no adjustments to the exercise price of the Series H Warrants and therefore remains at $166.40 per share of common stock.

Common Warrants

Certain Common Warrants include a provision which provides that the exercise price of these certain Common Warrants will be adjusted in connection with certain equity issuances by the Company.  In June 2016, as a result of the June 2016 Unit Offering, the price adjustment provision was triggered and the exercise price of these certain Common Warrants was adjusted to $152.00 per share of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, conversions of the 2015 Convertible note triggered the adjustment provision and the exercise price was adjusted to $1.87 per share of common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 201631, 2017 there were 91,025 Common Warrants94,553 warrants exercisable into 7 shares of common stock that expired without being exercised.  There was no other activity on any other warrants during the period.

The following table summarizes the common stock warrant activity during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016:March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Common

Stock

Warrants

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Per Share Millions $

 

Weighted

Average

Remainder

Contractual

Term in

Years

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Remainder

 

 

Common

 

 

Warrant

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Stock

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Term in

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Price

 

 

Years

 

As of September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Outstanding as of January 1, 2016

 

 

13,219,597

 

 

$

2.71

 

 

 

4.7

 

As of March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding as of January 1, 2017

 

67,735,066

 

3,449.2

 

4.9

Granted

 

 

119,897,500

 

 

$

1.18

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Exercised

 

 

(5,314,973

)

 

$

2.53

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Extinguished

 

-

 

-

 

-

Expired

 

 

(91,025

)

 

$

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

(94,553)

 

1,269,694.3

 

-

Extinguished

 

 

(58,800,000

)

 

$

0.25

 

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2016

 

 

68,911,099

 

 

$

1.80

 

 

 

5.1

 

Warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2017

 

67,640,513

 

816.2

 

4.7

 

Underwriters’ Unit Purchase Option

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 121,540 Underwriters’ Unit Purchase Options were exercised for cash in the amount of $1,335,950. Pursuant to the exercise of these options, 121,540 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and immediately converted into 3 shares of common stock and 972,320 Series C Warrants were issued and immediately exercised pursuant to the cashless exercise provision of the Series C Warrants into 4,434 shares of common stock. There are no outstanding Underwriters’ Unit Purchase Options as of September 30, 2016.


 

NOTE 11 DERIVATIVE10 FAIR VALUE LIABILITIES

FinancialThe liability for our instruments suchclassified as warrants and embedded conversion options deemed to be derivativefair value liabilities are recorded at fair value at inception and subsequently re-measured to fair value at each reporting date as long as such instruments are classified as derivativefair value liabilities. Changes in the fair value of the derivative liability wasthese liabilities are included as a component of Other income (expense) and has no effect on the Company’s cash flows. The valuation methodologiesmethodology used varyvaries by instrument and includeincludes a modified Black-Scholes option valuation model utilizing the fair value of the underlying common stock and a modified binomial model.model with Monte Carlo simulation. The Company has determined the fair value measurements to be a level 3 measurement (see NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES).


Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants, Series B Warrants and Certain Common Warrants

The Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants and certain common warrants, have an exercise price adjustment provision that in the event the Company sells shares of any additional stock, subject to certain exceptions, at a price per share less than the current exercise price of the respective warrant, the exercise price shall be adjusted to a price equal to the price paid per share for such additional stock. The Series B Warrants have an exercise price adjustment provision that in the event the Company sells shares of any additional stock, subject to certain exceptions, at a price per share less than the then current market price, the exercise price shall be adjusted to a price based on a formula defined in the warrants agreement. Such exercise price adjustments prohibit the Company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, these warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities and are recorded at fair value at each reporting date with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, as a result of conversions on the 2015 Note, the price adjustment provision was triggered for our Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants, Series B Warrants and certain common warrants and the exercise price per share was adjusted accordingly.

The fair value of these warrants was calculated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model utilizing the fair value of underlying common stock. Black-Scholes has inherent limitations for use in the case of a warrant with a price protection provision, since the model is designed to be used when the inputs to the model are static throughout the life of a security. Due to the significant variance between the fair market value of the stock and the exercise price, the Black-Scholes option-pricing model resulted in a fair value that approaches the current market value of the stock. As such, the aggregate fair value of the Class A, Class B, Series B and certain other common warrants was estimated to be $231 at September 30, 2016.

Series C Warrants and Unit Purchase Option

The Series C Warrants contained a cashless exercise provision using a predetermined Black Scholes Value. Such provision, if exercised by the holder, would require the Company to settle these warrants, at its option, either by cash payment or the granting of a variable number of common shares. This provision results in the potential for the Company to either have to net cash settle the warrant or potentially issue an indeterminate number of common shares which prohibits the Company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, the warrants and the unit purchase option are accounted for as derivative liabilities and are recorded at fair value at each reporting date with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 all of the remaining Series C Warrants and unit purchase options were exercised.

Convertible Notes Conversion Feature – 2015 Note2016 Notes

The convertible notes issued in December 20152016 Notes contain provisions that protect holders from future issuances of the Company’s common stock at prices below such convertible notes’ respective conversion price. These provisions could result in modification of the conversion price due to a future equity offering and as such the conversion feature cannot be considered indexed to the Company’s own stock. The 20152016 Notes also providesprovide that the Company will repay the principal amount at an initial conversion rate subject to certain adjustments. These features represent an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period.

As discussed in NOTE 65 CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, a portion of the 2015 Note2016 Notes was converted and redeemed during the three months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, which resulted in an extinguishment of the derivative liability (included in lossgain on extinguishment of debt) of approximately $4.8$19.5 million. In order to appropriately calculate the extinguishment, expense, the derivative liability was marked to fair value at each extinguishment date during the period.period resulting in a change in fair value in the amount of $20.8 million. The fair value of the derivative was calculated at the various extinguishment dates using a modified binomial model to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered using the following range of assumptions:

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

2.29 - 124.001.60 – 2,352.20

 

Conversion price (1)

 

$

1.980.2097.602,336.20

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

0.29%0.80% - 0.470.89

%

Conversion notes lives in years

 

 

0.60 - 0.811.17 – 1.33

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

224.7 - 228.2240.9

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

 

(1)

The conversion price was calculated based on the formula in the 20152016 Notes agreement as of the respective measurement dates.

 

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the average of the 6 month and 1-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

 


(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

 

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

The Company determined the fair value of the remaining conversion feature to be $2,706,796$16.0 million at September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 using a modified binomial model to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered using the following assumptions:

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

2.29

 

 

$

2.80

 

Conversion price (1)

 

$

1.98

 

 

$

1.90

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

0.37

%

 

 

1.03

%

Conversion notes lives in years

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

1.08

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

225.4

%

 

 

240.9

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(1)

The conversion price was calculated based on the formula in the 20152016 Notes agreement as of the respective measurement date

 

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the average of the 6 month and 1-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

 

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

 

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

Series D Warrants and 2015 Subordination Warrants

In connection with the issuance of convertible notes in December 2015, theThe Company issuedhas outstanding Series D Warrants to acquire 1,2521,193 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company issued 2015 Subordination Warrants to acquire 3837 shares of common stock. The Series D Warrants and 2015 Subordination Warrants contain


provisions that will adjust the exercise price upon certain equity issuances.  In addition, these warrants contain a provision for a one-time adjustment at December 31, 2016, to the number of warrants issued such that the number of warrants will increase to equal 16.6% of the outstanding shares and common stock equivalents at such time (0.5% for the 2015 Subordination Warrants). The Company has determined that the provisions contained in the Series D Warrants and the 2015 Subordination Warrants could result in modification of the exercise price due to a future equity offering resulting in a variable number of additional common shares that could be issued. This prohibits the Company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, the warrants represent a derivative liability that requires recording at fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period.

The Company determined the fair value of the Series D Warrants and 2015 Subordination Warrants to be $22,590,296$1,524 at September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 using a binomial model with a Monte Carlo simulation to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered and to project the range of the additional shares to be issued on December 31, 2016 using the following assumptions:

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

2.29

 

 

$

2.80

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

126.40

 

 

$

1.20

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

1.93

%

Warrant lives in years

 

 

4.75

 

 

 

4.25

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

225.1

%

 

 

240.9

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Expected reset occurrence

 

 

Q4 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The exercise price of the Series D and Subordination Warrants was calculated based on the terms in the warrant agreement.

 

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the 5-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

 

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

 

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

Series E WarrantsF Preferred Stock

In connection with the February 2016 Unit Offering,As of March 31, 2017, the Company issuedhad 5,860 shares of Series E Warrants to purchase 21,000F Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 4,308,824 shares of common stock as part of the units sold in the offering (see NOTE 9 COMMON STOCK). The Series E Warrants containat a provision that for one year from issuance the exercise price per share will adjust if the Company has certain equity issuances for consideration per share


that is less than the current exerciseconversion price of the Series E Warrants. In addition, these warrants contain a provision for a one-time adjustment one year from date of issuance, to the number of warrants issued.$1.36 per share.  The Company has determinedconcluded that the provisions contained inSeries F Preferred Stock are within the Series E Warrants could result in modificationscope of the exercise price dueASC 480 as they predominantly represent an unconditional obligation to a future equity offering resulting inissue a variable number of additional common shares that couldfor a fixed monetary amount. Accordingly, they will be issued. This prohibitsaccounted for as liabilities in the company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, the warrants represent a derivative liability that requires recordingfinancial statements and measured initially and subsequently at fair value at issuance and again at each reporting period with theany change in fair value beingto be recorded in earnings for the period.

On April 7, 2016, the Company entered into certain warrant exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”), each by and between the Company and a holder of its outstanding Series E Warrants, pursuant to which the Company and each such holder agreed to exchange outstanding Series E Warrants for shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company issued 8,127 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for the surrender by the holders to the Company of 58,800,000 Series E Warrants exercisable to acquire approximately 21,000 shares of common stock of the Company (representing an exchange ratio of one share of common stock for each 2.584 shares of common stock underlying the surrendered Series E Warrants). The surrendered Series E Warrants were immediately cancelled by the Company and there are not any Series E Warrants issued and outstanding (see NOTE 9 COMMON STOCK).

earnings.  The Company determined the fair value of the Series E WarrantsF Preferred Stock to be $6,800,927 at April 7, 2016$11.2 million as of March 31, 2017.

The Company used the following assumptions for the fair value calculations of the Series F Preferred Stock using athe modified binomial model with a Monte Carlo simulation model using the following assumptions:to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered:

 

 

April 7, 2016

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

327.20

 

 

$

2.80

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

320.80

 

 

$

1.36

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

1.15

%

Warrant lives in years

 

 

5.89

 

Time to maturity in years

 

 

1.60

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

228.1

%

 

 

240.9

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The exercise price of the Series E WarrantsF Preferred Stock was calculated based on the terms in the warrant agreement.

 

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using anthe average of the 5-year1 and 7-year2 year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

 

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

 

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

Since the Series E Warrants were derivative liabilities at the time of the transaction, the Company has accounted for the exchange as an extinguishment of a liability. Accordingly, all consideration issued to extinguish the liability was recorded at fair value on the date of the extinguishment and the liability extinguished was removed at its carrying value. Since the liabilities extinguished were derivative liabilities, their carrying value is continuously adjusted to equal their fair value. The difference between the fair value of the liability extinguished and the fair value of the consideration provided on April 7, 2016 was recorded as a gain in the statement of operations as follows:

 

Fair value of Series E Warrants exchanged

$       6,800,927

Fair value of common stock issued

         2,659,154

Gain on exchange of warrants

$       4,141,773

Series G Warrants

In connection with the June 2016 Unit Offering, the Company issued Series G Warrants to purchase 39,500 shares of common stock as part of the units sold in the offering (see NOTE 9 COMMON STOCK). The Series G Warrants contain a provision that the exercise price per share will adjust if the Company has certain equity issuances for consideration per share that is less than the current exercise price of the Series G Warrants. The Company has determined that the provisions contained in the Series G Warrants could result in modification of the exercise price due to a future equity offering resulting in a variable number of additional common shares that could be issued. This prohibits the Company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, the warrants represent a derivative liability that requires recording at fair value at issuance and again at each reporting period with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period.


On July 11, 2016, 85,000 Series G Warrants were exercised for cash in the amount of $113,900.  These warrants need to recorded at fair value at the transaction date with any change in the fair value from the previous period being recorded in earnings for the period.  This revaluing is necessary as derivatives are required to be subsequently measured at fair value under ASC 815.

The Company determined the fair value of the 85,000 of the Series G Warrants exercised to be $118,424 at the transaction date of July 11, 2016 resulting in a gain in the statement of operations in the amount of $30,547.

The fair value of the Series G Warrants was calculation using a Black Scholes model with the following inputs:

 

 

July 11, 2016

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

112.80

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

107.20

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.03

%

Warrant lives in years

 

 

4.89

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

225.8

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

(1)

The exercise price of the Series G Warrants was calculated based on the terms in the warrant agreement.

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the average of the 5-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

The Company determined the fair value of the remaining 3,075,000 Series G Warrants to be $86,844 on September 30, 2016 using a Black Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

 

September 30, 2016

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

2.29

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

1.87

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.14

%

Warrant lives in years

 

 

4.66

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

224.8

%

Expected dividend yield (4)

 

 

-

 

(1)

The exercise price of the Series G Warrants as defined in the warrant agreement at June 1, 2016.  The reset provision at July 1, 2016 that was known at June 30, 2016.

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the 5-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

Convertible Notes Conversion Feature – 2016 Notes

The 2016 Notes contain provisions that protect holders from future issuances of the Company’s common stock at prices below such convertible notes’ respective conversion price. These provisions could result in modification of the conversion price due to a future equity offering and as such the conversion feature cannot be considered indexed to the Company’s own stock. The 2016 Notes also provide that the Company will repay the principal amount at an initial conversion rate subject to certain adjustments. These features represent an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period.


The Company determined the fair value of the conversion feature to be $80,599,528 and $78,549,907 at inception (July 1, 2016) and September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company determined fair value using a modified binomial model to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered using the following assumptions:

 

 

July 1, 2016

 

 

Sept 30, 2016

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

141.60

 

 

$

2.29

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

107.20

 

 

$

1.87

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

0.59

%

 

 

0.68

%

Term

 

 

1.84

 

 

 

1.58

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

228.1

%

 

 

225.1

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Expected reset occurrence

 

 

Q4 2016

 

 

 

Q4 2016

 

(1)

The conversion price was calculated based on the formula in the 2016 Notes agreement as of the respective measurement date

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the average of the 1-year and 2-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

Series H Warrants and 2016 Subordination Warrants

In connection with the issuance of the 2016 Notes, the Company issued Series H Warrants to acquire 703,125 shares of common stock and 2016 Subordination Warrants to acquire 21,094 shares of common stock. The Series H Warrants and 2016 Subordination Warrants contain provisions that will adjust the exercise price upon certain equity issuances.  The Company has determined that the provisions contained in the Series H Warrants and the 2016 Subordination Warrants could result in modification of the exercise price due to future equity offerings resulting in a variable number of additional common shares that could be issued. This prohibits the company from being able to conclude that the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly, the warrants represent a derivative liability that requires recording at fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value being recorded in earnings for the period.

The Company determined the fair value of the Series H Warrants and 2016 Subordination Warrants to be $101,644,520 and $1,637,959 at inception (July 1, 2016) and September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company determined the fair value using a modified binomial model to reflect different scenarios where reset may be triggered using the following assumptions:

 

 

July 1, 2016

 

 

Sept 30, 2016

 

Trading price of common stock on measurement date

 

$

141.60

 

 

$

2.29

 

Exercise price (1)

 

$

166.40

 

 

$

166.40

 

Risk free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.78

%

Term

 

 

5.00

 

 

 

4.75

 

Expected volatility (3)

 

 

228.1

%

 

 

225.1

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Expected reset occurrence

 

 

Q4 2016

 

 

 

Q4 2016

 

(1)

The exercise price of the Series H and Subordination Warrants was calculated based on the terms in the warrant agreement.

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the 5-year Treasury Bill as of the respective measurement date.

(3)

The volatility factor was estimated by using the historical volatilities of the Company’s trading history.

(4)

Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

The Company classifies assets and liabilities measured at fair value in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to their fair value measurement.  No financial assets were measured on a recurring basis at September 30, 2016 and DecemberMarch 31, 2015.2017.  The following tables set forth the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within their fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2106 and DecemberMarch 31, 2015:2017:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2016

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Liability

 

$           -

 

$        -

 

$     105,572,035

 

$      105,572,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Fair value liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series F preferred stock

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

11,191,652

 

 

$

11,191,652

 

Common stock warrants

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

1,527

 

Conversion feature of 2016 Notes

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

16,039,768

 

 

$

16,039,768

 

Total fair value liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

27,232,947

 

 

$

27,232,947

 

 

The following summarizes the total change in the value of the fair value Level 3 liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2015

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Liability

 

$           -

 

$        -

 

$     43,181,472

 

$      43,181,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

 

Conversion Feature of Notes

 

 

Series F

Preferred Stock

 

 

Total

 

As of March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2017

 

$

4,121,836

 

 

$

75,826,761

 

 

$

5,655,007

 

 

$

85,603,604

 

Issuance of warrants, convertible note, and preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise and extinguishment of warrants, convertible notes and preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(19,454,397

)

 

 

 

 

 

(19,454,397

)

Change in fair value of warrants, conversion feature and preferred stock

 

 

(4,120,309

)

 

 

(40,332,596

)

 

 

5,536,645

 

 

 

(38,916,260

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

16,039,768

 

 

$

11,191,652

 

 

$

27,232,947

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation ofreconciles the Level 3 fair value liabilities to the derivative liabilities measuredliability on the balance sheet at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:March 31, 2017:

 

As of September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2016

 

$

43,181,472

 

Issuance of warrants, options and convertible notes

 

 

193,370,459

 

Exercise of warrants

 

 

(24,091,534

)

Change in fair value of warrant and option liability

 

 

(106,888,362

)

Balance at September 30, 2016

 

$

105,572,035

 

 

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

 

Conversion Feature of Notes

 

 

Total Derivative Liability

 

As of March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value Level 3 liabilities

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

16,039,768

 

 

$

16,041,295

 

Portion of derivative liability combined with convertible note

 

 

 

 

 

(11,399,123

)

 

 

(11,399,123

)

Derivative liability on balance sheet at March 31, 2017

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

4,640,645

 

 

$

4,642,172

 

 

 

NOTE 1211 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS

The Company has threetwo stock based employee compensation plans pursuant to which stock option grants have been made.are outstanding. Under the Great Basin Scientific, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Plan the 2014 Stock Option Plan and the 20062014 Stock Option Plan certain employees and non-employee directors have been granted options to purchase common stock. The Company has 740,534738,534 employee stock options exercisable into 7470 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. All options vest in installments over a three to four year period and expire ten years from the date of grant.

Any future employee stock option grants will be made pursuant to the 2014 Omnibus Plan. As of September 30, 2016, employee stock options exercisable into 19March 31, 2017, there are no additional shares of common stock have been granted pursuant to the 2014 Omnibus Plan and options exercisable into 159 shares of common stock remain available for issuance under thateither plan.

 


The following table summarizes the Company’s total option activity for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016:March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Shares of

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Common

 

 

Price

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

 

Stock

 

 

for One

 

 

Contractual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Underlying

 

 

Common

 

 

Term in

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Price

 

 

the Option

 

 

Share

 

 

Years

 

As of September 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of January 1, 2016

 

 

792,534

 

 

$

2.84

 

 

 

89

 

 

$

477,120.00

 

 

 

8.0

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(52,000

)

 

$

2.36

 

 

 

(15

)

 

$

397,223.08

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of September 30, 2016

 

 

740,534

 

 

$

2.88

 

 

 

74

 

 

$

483,092.50

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Total Shares

of Common

Stock

Underlying

the Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price for One

Common Share

(billions)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term in

Years

 

 

Intrinsic

Value $

 

As of March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of January 1, 2017

 

 

738,534

 

 

 

70

 

 

$

290.1

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited/expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding as of March 31, 2017

 

 

738,534

 

 

 

70

 

 

$

290.1

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding and exercisable stock options as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Life

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

(Years)

 

 

Price

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

Price

 

September 30, 2016

 

 

740,534

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

$

2.88

 

 

 

437,772

 

 

$

3.04

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

Number of

Options

Outstanding

 

 

Remaining

Life

(Years)

 

 

Exercise

Price per Share of Stock ($ billions)

 

 

Number of

Options

Exercisable

 

 

Exercise

Price per Share of Stock ($ billions)

 

 

Intrinsic

Value

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

738,534

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

290.1

 

 

 

508,977

 

 

$

304.5

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s stock options, less expected forfeitures, is amortized over the options vesting period on the straight-line basis. The Company recognized $111,133$24,927 in equity-based compensation expenses during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.  There was $297,774$148,722 of total unrecognized compensation cost with a remaining vesting period of 1.961.46 years and $0 in intrinsic value of outstanding and vested stock options as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.


NOTE 1312 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 5, 2016 and May 31, 2016, Great Basin Scientific, Inc., received notices from the Utah Labor Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Division (ULC) and/or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that former employee Christina Steele filed a claim alleging retaliation in violation of the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act as well as the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, among other claims relating to her employment.  Ms. Steele alleges that the Company retaliated against her by terminating her employment after she allegedly acted as a whistleblower by allegedly raising concerns with management.  Ms. Steele seeks lost wages, future wages, consequential losses, emotional distress damages, interest, fees and costs.  The OSHA charge remains under investigation.

On June 15, 2016, Ms. Steele also filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Utah alleging retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act based on similar alleged facts. Ms. Steele seeks back pay, special damages, consequential damages, compensatory damages, interest, fees and costs. On August 15, 2016, the CompanyGreat Basin Scientific, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss Ms. Steele’s claims. On November 21, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Utah granted the Company's motion to dismiss and dismissed Ms. Steele's claims with prejudice. Judgement was entered in favor of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. on November 28, 2016. Ms. Steele has appealed the court’s order to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The court has not yet set a briefing schedule but it is unlikely that the 10th Circuit will issue a decision in this case until at least the fall of 2017.

The Company asserts that the claims are without merit and that the employee resigned and was not terminated.

We are not currently a party to any other material pending legal proceeding or regulatory or government investigations. We may become involved in litigation from time to time relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of the investigation by the ULC or OSHA, the claim filed in the United States District Court or other claims in the ordinary course of business would have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


NOTE 13 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

NOTE 14 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 2, 2016,April 7, 2017 the Company entered into separate exchange agreements with(the “2017 Exchange Agreements”), each by and between the Company and a holder of the Buyers2016 Notes, and/or a holder of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Existing Preferred Stock”), and/or a holder of Series D and Series H Warrants to purchase, in the 2015 Notes,aggregate, approximately 1,200 shares of common stock (the “Existing Warrants”), pursuant to which an alternate conversion price would be used during the period from October 3, 2016 through November 17, 2016 equalCompany agreed to 85%a restructuring of the lowest daily weighted average price of our common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading days ending2016 Notes, Existing Preferred Stock and including the date of conversion. If anyExisting Warrants.  Each holder of the 20152016 Notes remain(collectively, the “Noteholders”), to the extent such 2016 Note had outstanding on November 18, 2016 (the “Exchange Date”), on the Exchange Date all such remaining 2105 Notes shall be exchanged into sharesrestricted principal (reflecting a corresponding amount of our common at an exchange price equal to 85%restricted cash held in a control account of the lowest daily weighted average price of our common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading days ending and including the trading day immediately prior to the Exchange Date.  The Buyers releasedCompany), such Noteholder removed all restrictions on the Company’s use of approximately $3.5 millionits pro rata amount of proceeds$800,000 of such restricted cash, which $800,000 became available for use by the Company to continue to fund its ongoing operations. The Noteholders agreed to convert $800,000 in aggregate principal of the offering of Notes and, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, on November 1, 2016 the Buyers will release all restrictions on the Company’s use of the remaining approximately $3.6 million of proceeds of the offering of our 2015 Notes.

In October 2016, certain holders of the 2015 Notes submitted notices to accelerate previously deferred amortization payments under the 2015 Notes and convert the accelerated payments on the 2015 Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to Section 3(a)(9)at a conversion price of $2.00 per share of the United States Securities Actcommon stock. Pursuant to the terms of 1933, as amended (the “Conversions”).  In connection with the Conversions, the Company issued 92,546,489agreement, 343,900 shares of common stock uponwere issued at a conversion rate of $2.00 per share.  Each holder of Existing Preferred Stock (collectively, the conversion of $5,714,805 principal“Preferred Holders”) agreed that on April 13, 2017 such Preferred Holder’s pro rata amount of 2015 Notes2,000 shares of Existing Preferred Stock would be converted into shares of common stock at a conversion price between $0.28 and $0.02 per share.

On October 24, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Utah heard oral argument on the motion to dismiss Ms. Steele’s claims filed by the Company on August 15, 2016.  The Court has not yet issued a ruling.

On November 2, 2016, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for Series E Preferred Stockequal to the Certificategreater of Incorporation. The Certificate of Designation reduced, pursuant to Section 151(g)(x) $1.00 (the “Floor Price”) and (y) 85% of the Delaware General Corporation Law,lowest of the numberclosing bid price of authorized Series E Preferred Shares from 2,860,200 Series E Preferred Shares to 74,380 Series E Preferred Shares, the numbercommon stock on each trading day during the period commencing, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the effective date of Series E Preferred Shares issuedthe reverse stock split on April 10, 2017 through, and outstanding asincluding, the second trading day immediately following the effective date of November 2, 2016.the reverse stock split on April 10, 2017. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 151(g)terms of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the 2,785,820 authorized Series E Preferred Shares eliminated pursuant to the reduction return to the available undesignated preferredagreement, 482,825 shares of common stock were issued at a conversion rate of $1.06 per share. Each Noteholder of the Company and may be re-designated into another series of preferred stock.

On November 2, 2016 the Company separately amended and restated the October 2, 2016 Exchange AgreementsNotes with eachoutstanding restricted principal agreed to exchange such aggregate restricted principal amount of the Buyers, pursuant to which on November 3, 2016 the Company exchanged all of the remaining 2015 Notes outstanding,into approximately $8.4$16.2 million in aggregate principal amount thereof, for 8,436of new 2017 Series B Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Series B Notes”).  All amounts due under the Series B Notes are convertible at any time, in whole or in part, at the option of the holders into shares of the common stock at a fixed conversion price equal to the greater of (A) the Floor Price and (B) the lower of the closing bid price of the common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the effective date and on the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split.  This conversion price is subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations or similar events.

On April 10, 2017 the Company effected a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock whereby each two thousand shares of common stock were replaced with one share of common stock (with no fractional shares issued).  The par value and the number of authorized shares of the common stock were not adjusted. All common share and per share amounts for all periods presented in these financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect this reverse stock split.

On April 13, 2017, the Company repurchased two sets of analyzers from Onset Financial, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $1.0 million in cash plus payment of current invoices in the amount of $0.2 million. In October 2013, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with Onset Financial, Inc. (“Onset”) pursuant to a Master Lease Agreement and Schedule 001 thereto (collectively, the “Lease Agreement”). The Lease Agreement provided for the sale of 125 molecular diagnostic analyzers by the Company to Onset for a price of $2,500,000, and a lease-back of the analyzers from Onset to the Company for monthly payments of $74,875. On March 14, 2014, the Company entered into Lease Schedule 002 pursuant to which it sold to Onset 75 molecular diagnostic analyzers for a price of $1,500,000, and leased-back the analyzers from Onset for monthly payments of $64,665.  Pursuant to the terms of the Lease Agreement, upon repurchase, the ownership of the analyzers was transferred back to the Company and all letters of credit and security interests pursuant to the Master Lease Agreement were cancelled.  The Company obtained the funds to make the payments to Onset by entering into a $1.2 million promissory note agreement with Utah Autism Foundation (the “Foundation”). David Spafford, one of our directors, and his wife, Susan Spafford, have been designated by the Foundation as “Founding Trustees” under its bylaws and have authority to control certain activities of the Foundation. The promissory note provides for 24 monthly payments of $45,000 per month with interest of 10% per annum with a balloon payment of $300,402 at the end of the 24-month period in April 2019. The Company granted a security interest in the analyzers to the Foundation until the loan is fully paid.  The loan from the Foundation replaces $1.2 million in obligations to Onset that would have been payable in monthly payments of $139,540 through September 2017 and $74,875 from October 2017 through April 2018.

On April 17, 2017, the Company amended the 2017 Exchange Agreements, each by and between the Company and a holder of the 2016 Notes, the Series B Notes, the Existing Preferred Stock and/or Existing Warrants.  The Company exchanged $15,346,613 in aggregate principal amount of 2016 Notes and 4,974 shares of its Existing Preferred Stock, with an aggregate stated value of $4,974,000 for an equal aggregate principal amount of new class2017 Series A Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “New Series A Notes”).  The New Series A Notes have a fixed conversion price of $3.00 and are not convertible until October 17, 2017, the six month anniversary of the exchange date. They have no conversion price resets, conversion price economic adjustments, adjustment exchange or mandatory conversion provisions.  The maturity date of the New Series A Notes is April 17, 2020.

The Company also exchanged $6.2 million in aggregate principal amount of Series FB Notes for an equal aggregate principal amount of new 2017 Series B Senior Secured Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. In addition, on November 3, 2016, the Company mandatorily converted 2,098Notes (the “New Series B Notes”). $10 million in aggregate principal amount of the Preferred SharesSeries B Notes was cancelled in exchange for the return of $10 million of restricted cash to the holder thereof.  The New Series B


Notes, in the original aggregate principal amount of $6.2 million have a fixed conversion price of $3.00 and are not convertible at the option of the holder thereof until October 17, 2017, the six month anniversary of the exchange date. The New Series B Notes have no conversion price resets or conversion price economic adjustments and they mature on April 17, 2020. The New Series B Notes may be converted into approximately 104.9 million shares of our common stock at any time at the Company’s sole option, subject to the satisfaction of customary equity conditions, at a conversion price equal to the greater of $0.02 per share. (or, if necessary to comply with(x) the restrictions on beneficial ownership set forthFloor Price, defined as $1.00, and (y) the lower of the conversion price then in effect and 85% of the Amended Exchange Agreement, with any sharesweighted average price of our common stock in excesson the notice date (or such other date as we may agree with the applicable holder) (each, a “Mandatory Conversion”, and such price, the “Mandatory Conversion Price”).  Upon any Mandatory Conversion of Series B Notes, the applicable holder is required to unrestrict such aggregate amount of restricted cash equal to the aggregate principal of the beneficial ownership restriction held in abeyance until permitted toSeries B Notes converted, 100% of which may be receivedused by such holder of Preferred Shares.  Thethe Company


reserved approximately 104.9 million shares of our common stock for issuance pursuantgeneral working capital and operating expenses.  Pursuant to the Certificateterms of Designations. Duethe New Series B Notes, The Company exercised its Mandatory Conversion right to restrictions on beneficial ownership the Company converted 1,152 sharesconvert $334,860 of Series F Preferred Stockprincipal amount into 57,600,000246,600 shares of common stock pursuant to the mandatory conversion.  The remaining 946 shares of Series F Preferred stock are held in abeyanceat a conversion price between $1.08 and remain to be mandatorily converted for the issuance of 47,300,000 shares of common stock.$1.44 per share.  In conjunction with the amendment, each Buyer waived certain existing requirements byconversions, $334,860 was released from the Company to reserve shares of our common stock with respect to the other securities of the Company held by such Buyer including but not limited to waiver of share reserve requirements pursuant to the Company’s 2016 Notes and Series H Warrants.  Concurrent with the closing of the exchange, all restrictions on $3.6 million inrestricted cash held in restricted accounts of the Company were released which became available for use by the Company to fund its ongoing operations.  After giving effect to such

On April 17, 2017 as part of the amended 2017 Exchange Agreements, all rights and obligations underof the 2015 NotesExisting Warrants were cancelled for no additional consideration.

On April 18 and April 21, 2017, cthere is no longer a first priority perfected security interestash in the assetsamount of $3.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively, was released from the restricted cash accounts and returned to the New Series B Note holders thereof.  Pursuant to the terms of the CompanyNew Series B Notes, the holder’s principal amount of the New Series B Notes was reduced on a dollar for dollar basis for each dollar of restricted cash released to the holder.  Accordingly, the principal amount of the remaining New Series B Notes was reduced to $1.4 million.

On May 12, 2017, holders of the New Series B Notes released all restrictions on the remaining $1.4 million in cash collateral securing the 2015 Notes.

On November 3, 2016,Series B Notes, which became available to the Company filed a Certificate of Designation to fund its Seventh Amendedoperations and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, creating Series F Preferred Stock of the Company. Each share of Series F Preferred Stock shall have a stated value of $1,000 and a par value of $0.001 per share and shall be entitled to dividends, on an as converted basis, with the holders of our common stock, but will not accrue additional dividends unless a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, in which case dividends will accrue at a default rate of 10% per annum.  The holders of Series F Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote with holders of shares of our common stock, voting together as one class on all matters, with each Preferred Share entitling the holder thereof to cast that number of votes per share as is equal to the aggregate number of shares of our common stock on an as converted basis, provided, that no holder (together with such holder’s attribution parties) shall be permitted to have a number of votes in excess of such aggregate number of votes granted to the holders of 9.99% of the shares our common stock then outstanding (including any votes with respect to any shares of our common stock and preferred stock beneficially owned by the holder or such holder’s attribution parties). The Series F Preferred Stock will be initially convertible at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.02, subject to adjustments.  

On November 3, 2016, infor general corporate purposes. In connection with the issuance ofrelease, the Series F Preferred Stock, the exercise and conversion prices of certain outstanding securities were automatically adjusted to take into accountCompany temporarily reduced the conversion price of the New Series F Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the exercise price for our Series D, 2015 Subordination, Series H and 2106 Subordination Warrants were adjustedB Notes to $0.02$1.10 per share of common stock.  The exercise price of our Series B Warrants was adjusted to $91,975 per share of common stock.  Theuntil July 14, 2017, after which the conversion price of our 2016the New Series B Notes was adjustedwill return to $1.00$3.00 per shareshare.  The Company also permanently waived any right to effect any mandatory conversion of the Series B Notes.  On May 15 and May 16, 2017, pursuant to the temporary reduced conversion price of the New Series B Notes, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock.stock upon conversion of $44,000 of New Series B Note principal at a conversion price of $1.10 per share.

On May 12, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Exchange Agreements, the Company issued 101,647 shares of common stock for the conversion of 102 shares of Existing Preferred Stock at a conversion rate of $1.06 per share.

 

 


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

The following discussion is intended to assist in understanding our results of operations and our financial condition. Our condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains additional information that should be referred to when reviewing this material. Certain statements in this discussion may be forward-looking. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information and constitute “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the reasons described in ourthe “Risk Factors,” and “Management“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations” sections.sections of this Form 10-Q. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “depends,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would”“would,” or the negative of those terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain those words.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including risks described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K, regarding, among other things:

our expectation that for the foreseeable future, substantially all our revenue will be derived from sales of our C. diff, Group B Strep, Shiga toxin producing E. coli, and Staph ID/Rcommercially launched diagnostic tests;

our ability to expand our sales and marketing capabilities to increase demand for our existing diagnostic tests and any other diagnostic tests we may develop and gain approval for;

our ability to develop additional revenue opportunities, including new diagnostic tests;

the timing of regulatory submissions;

our ability to maintain regulatory approval of our current diagnostic testtests, and to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for any other diagnostic test we may develop;

approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies;

pre-clinical and clinical studies may not be successful or confirm earlier results, or may not meet expectations, regulatory requirements, or performance thresholds for commercial success;

risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials and other expenses;

management and employee operations and execution risks;

loss of key personnel;

competition in the markets we serve;

our ability to manufacture our diagnostic tests at sufficient volumes to meet customer needs;

our ability to reduce the cost to manufacture our diagnostic tests;

risks related to market acceptance of our diagnostic tests;

intellectual property risks;

assumptions regarding the size of the available market, benefits of our diagnostic tests, product pricing, and timing of product launches;

our ability to fund our working capital requirements;

risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results;

risks associated with raising additional capital when needed and at reasonable terms;


risks related to the Company’s outstanding convertible notes issued in July of 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) and the Company’s Series F Preferred Stock;

risks related to the Company’s outstanding 2017 Series A and Series B convertible promissory notes;

risks associated with our being a penny stock; and

risks associated with our reliance on third party suppliers and other organizations that provide goods and services to us.

These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Form 10-Q, “Part II. Item 1A. – Risk Factors”, “Item 1A. – Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,2016, as filed with the Commission on March 1, 2016,22, 2017, and “Risk Factors” in our registration statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on August 15, 2016,February 14, 2017, may include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Form 10-Q, or to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

You should read this Form 10-Q and the documents that we reference and have filed as exhibits with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance, and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Overview of Our Business

We are a molecular diagnostic testing company. We are focused on improving patient care through the development and commercialization of our patented, low-cost, molecular diagnostic platform for testing for infectious disease,diseases, especially hospital acquiredhospital-acquired infections. We believe our platform has the ability to transform molecular testing for infectious diseases at small to medium sizedmedium-sized hospitals by providing an affordable solution that meets the rapidly evolving needs of patients and providers.

We believe there is a fast-growing market for molecular diagnostic systems being purchased by hospital microbiology labs to replace culture and other legacy testing formats. We believe our platform is well positioned to meet this need. Our platform providesis capable of providing results in 45 to 115 minutes, depending on the test. Molecular testing generally reduces test time from days to hours, and provides more accurate results, which we believe leads to shortened hospital stays and improved patient outcomes, all of which leads to reduced cost for hospitals that implement molecular testing in their labs.

Our platform is an automated molecular diagnostic system, consisting of an analyzer and associated assay cartridge. Our platform utilizes a sample-to-result format, which means that once a patient specimen is received, it undergoes limited processing before it is placed in the analyzer where the assay is run without further technician intervention. This reduces assay complexity, and eliminates the need for highly trained and expensive molecular technicians to run the tests. Our platform is designed to enable simple, rapid, and cost-effective analysis of multiple pathogens from a single clinical sample which will allow small to medium sizedmedium-sized community hospitals that traditionally could not afford more expensive or complex molecular diagnostic testing platforms to modernize their laboratory testing and provide better patient care at an affordable cost.

In November 2012, we launched our first FDA-cleared test for C. diff,a bacteria that causes life-threatening gastrointestinal distress in hospital patients. In addition to our C. diff assay, we have four additional FDA-cleared tests: our Group B Strep assay which we launched in 2015, our Shiga toxin producing E. coli (“STEC”) and Staph ID/R (“SIDR”) assays which we launched in 2016, and a test for Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) for which we received clearance in March 2017 and launched in May 2017.  Additionally, we have completed clinical trials and submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for another assay—Stool Bacterial Pathogens Panel (“SBPP”) in December of 2016, for which we expect a decision in 2017. Even though the SBPP product has not yet been cleared by the FDA, beginning in February 2017 we began selling this assay to customers who agreed to pay us discounted evaluation pricing to help us validate this assay ahead of FDA clearance.   We also have three other assays in various stages of product development: (i) a test for Chlamydia-Gonorrhea, (ii) a pre-surgical nasal screen for Staphylococcus aureus, and (iii) a panel for Candida blood infections.

We currently sell our diagnostic test cartridgecartridges in the United States through a direct sales force, and we use distributors in the European Union and New Zealand. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had 255256 customers worldwide (234(235 in the United States and 21 in the rest of the world), who use an aggregate of 510470 of our analyzers. Our easy to use platform allows small to medium sizedmedium-sized hospitals that we


believe could not previously afford more expensive or complex molecular diagnostic systems to modernize their laboratory testing and provide better patient care at an affordable cost.

In addition to our C. diff assay, we have developed three additional tests, Group B Strep assay for which we received FDA clearance in April 2015 and launched commercially in June 2015, Shiga toxin producing E. coli assay, or STEC, for which we received FDA clearance in March 2016 and launched commercially in August 2016, and Staph ID/R assay for which we received FDA clearance in March of 2016 and commercially launched on September 30, 2016.  Additionally, we have five other assays in various stages of product development: (i) a pre-surgical nasal screen for Staphylococcus aureus, or SA, (ii) a food borne pathogen panel, (iii) a panel for candida blood infections (iv) a test for pertussis and, (v) a test for CT/NG.


Since inception, we have incurred net losses from operations each year, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. Our lossesnet loss attributable to operations for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20152016 was approximately $34.1 million and for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2017 our net loss from operations was $6.4 million .  For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 wereour net loss was approximately $57.9$89.1 million and $82.5 million, respectively.while for the three months ended March 31, 2017 we had net income, due to the change in value of our fair value liabilities, in the amount of $21.5 million. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had an accumulated deficit of $204.4$189.5 million.

Our Strategy

Our goal is to become the leading provider of sample-to-result, multiplex and low-plex molecular diagnostic testing in infectious disease by leveraging the strengths of our affordable diagnostic testing platform. We intend to expand the use of our platform by targeting small to medium sized hospitals in the United States with fewer than 400 beds. We believe that our low-cost platform will be attractive to these hospitals in particular, which may not otherwise have sufficient resources to justify the purchase of a molecular diagnostic sample-to-result solution. To achieve this objective, we intend to do the following:

Leverage our Low-Cost Platform to Quickly Penetrate the Small and Medium Sized Hospital Market.    We provide our customers with our analyzer at no cost and sell them the disposable, single-use diagnostic cartridges. This allows us to avoid the long sales cycle inherent in selling capital equipment and expand into hospitals that previously could not afford to implement a molecular diagnostic platform.

Accelerate the Growth of our U.S. Customer Base and Utilization of our Test Menu.    We intend to expand our sales forceeffort to target small to medium hospitals in the United States. We anticipate that increasing our number of customers and the utilization of our test menu at each site will drive sales of our diagnostic cartridges. We expect these sales will generate the majoritymost of our revenue for the foreseeable future.

Expand our Menu of Molecular Diagnostic Assays.    We intend to expand our assay menu to include additional assays for our platform that we believe will satisfy growing medical needs and present attractive commercial opportunities. For example, in 20142015 we completed the clinical trials and filed the 510(k) application forbegan selling our second test for Group B Strep, and in April 2015 we received FDA clearance for our Group B Strep test. In March 2016 we also received clearancebegan selling tests for Staph ID/R and for Shiga toxin producing E. coli.  In May 2017, we began selling Bordetella pertussis, and expect clearance for SBPP in 2017.  We also have a pipeline ofthree other assays in late stagevarious stages of product development, including pre-surgicaldevelopment: Pre-surgical screening, food-borne pathogens, candida, pertussisCandida, and CT/NG.

Reduce our Cost of Sales through Automation and Volume Purchasing.    We manufacture our proprietary diagnostic cartridges and analyzers at our manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. We currently hand-build our diagnostic cartridges and purchase materials at higher per unit cost due to low purchase volumes. We believe that investment in automation of portions of the manufacturing and assembly process and volume purchase pricing will significantly improve our gross margins and enhance our ability to provide a low-cost solution to customers.

Recent Corporate Developments

On July 1, 2016,

In April 2017 we closedrestructured our outstanding debt and Series F Preferred Stock, effected the conversion of a $75 million senior secured convertible note financing pursuant toportion of our Series F Preferred Stock, effected a Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2016 (the “SPA”) between the Companyreverse split of our common stock and certain buyers as set forth in the Schedule of Buyers attachedpurchased 200 molecular diagnostic analyzers that we leased from Onset Financial, Inc.  Please see Notes 5 and 13 to the SPA, as previously described in the Company’sfinancial statements included at Part I, Item 1 of this report.  For a detailed discussion of our Series A and Series B convertible promissory notes, see our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed withon April 17, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference.

In May 2017, holders of the CommissionNew Series B Notes released all restrictions on June 29, 2016. In relationthe remaining $1.4 million in cash collateral securing the Series B Notes, which became available to the closing, the Company issued $75 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notesto fund its operations and Series H common stock purchase warrants exercisable to acquire 56,250,000 shares of common stock.for general corporate purposes. In connection with the Closing,release, the Company entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement in the form attached to the SPA as Exhibit D with the lead investor, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for all holders of the notes.

On August 4, 2016, we entered into an Amendment to the Spring Forth Promissory Note with Spring Forth Investments, LLC (“Spring Forth”) to extend the maturity date of a $500,000 promissory note issued by the Company to Spring Forth in connection with a loan provided by Spring Forth to the Company from July 18, 2016 to July 18, 2017.  The effective date of the Amendment is July 18, 2016.

On August 17, 2016, we and certain 2015 Note Buyers holding enough of the 2015 Notes and Series D Warrants to constitute the required holders under Section 9(e) of the 2015 SPA and Section 19 of the 2015 Notes entered into waiver agreements to waive (i) the breach by the Company of Section 4(n)(ii) of the 2015 SPA solely with respect to (x) the Company’s filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144 ) related to an offering of Units, (y) the Company’s filing of amendments to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144) to complete the offering of Units and (z) the Company’s consummation of the offering of Units pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144) no later than September 30, 2016 and (ii) the event of default arising under Section 4(a)(x) of the 2015 Notes due to the Company’s failure to comply with Section 4(n)(ii) of the 2015 SPA as described in the immediately preceding clause (i) above.


On August 17, 2016, the Company and certain 2016 Note Buyers holding enough of the 2016 Notes and Series H Warrants to constitute the required holders under Section 9(e) of the 2016 SPA and Section 19 of the 2016 Notes entered into waiver agreements to waive (i) the breach by the Company of Section 4(n)(ii) of the SPA solely with respect to (x) the Company’s filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144 ) related to an offering of Units, (y) the Company’s filing of amendments to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144) to complete the offering of Units and (z) the Company’s consummation of the offering of Units pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-213144) no later than September 30, 2016 and (ii) the event of default arising under Section 4(a)(x) of the 2016 Notes due to the Company’s failure to comply with Section 4(n)(ii) of the 2016 SPA as described in the immediately preceding clause (i) above.

On September 14, 2016, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which effected a Reverse Stock Split on September 16, 2016 at 12:01 am EDT. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every eighty (80) shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 was converted into one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001.

On September 19, 2016, we entered into separate agreements (each, a “Leak-Out Agreement”) with each of the buyers (“Buyers”) listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 28, 2015, by and among the Company and the Buyers. In each Leak-Out Agreement, the Company and a Buyer agreed that during the period commencing on September 20, 2016 through November 1, 2016, neither such Buyer nor any of its affiliates will sell, directly or indirectly, on any trading day more than a fixed percentage (as designated in such Leak-Out Agreement, which, in the aggregate for all Buyers, equals approximately 35%) of the trading volume of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, unless our common stock is then trading above the lower of (x) $5.50 or (y) 120% of the closing bid price of our common stock as of the trading day immediately preceding such date of determination.

On October 2, 2016, we entered into separate exchange agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with each of the Buyers, pursuant to which, among other things each of the parties thereto agreed to the following:

(i)

If any Notes remain outstanding on November 18, 2016 (the “Exchange Date”), on the Exchange Date all such remaining Notes shall be exchanged into shares of our common stock (or, if necessary to comply with the restrictions on beneficial ownership set forth in the Exchange Agreement, a combination of shares of our common stock and rights to acquire shares of our common stock without the payment of any additional consideration) at an exchange price equal to 85% of the lowest daily weighted average price of our common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading days ending and including the trading day immediately prior to the Exchange Date (the “Exchange”);

(ii)

During the period from October 3, 2016 through November 17, 2016, pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Notes, the Company will permit each Buyer to convert the Notes at an alternate conversion price equal to 85% of the lowest daily weighted average price of our common stock during the five (5) consecutive trading days ending and including the date of conversion (each, a “Voluntary Reduction”);

(iii)

The Buyers released all restrictions on the Company’s use of approximately $3.5 million of proceeds of the offering of Notes and, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, including that the daily dollar trading volume of our common stock during the twenty trading days immediately prior to November 1, 2016 is at least $100,000 per trading day, on November 1, 2016 the Buyers will release all restrictions on the Company’s use of the remaining approximately $3.6 million of proceeds of the offering of our Notes;

(iv)

Each of the Buyers agreed to waive various economic antidilution adjustments that would have otherwise occurred as a result of such Voluntary Reductions to certain other securities issued by the Company and held by such Buyers; and

(v)

Each of the Buyers agreed that, while the Note will continue to amortize in accordance with the terms of the Note in October 2016, any amortization to occur in November 2016 will be deferred in accordance with the terms of the Notes until December 2016 unless exchanged or converted in full prior to such date.

(vi)

The Leak-Out Agreements, each by and between a Buyer and the Company, shall be amended by increasing the aggregate leak-out percentage from 35% to 40% of our common stock’s daily trading volume and removing any leak-out restrictions during the period commencing on October 17, 2016 and ending and including October 21, 2016.

The Exchange is subject to customary closing conditions, including without limitation that no unwaived event of default under the Notes exists and is continuing and that the arithmetic average of the daily dollar trading volume of our common stock during the twenty trading days prior to the Exchange is at least $300,000.


On October 17, 2016, we entered into separate agreements (each, an “Amended Leak-Out Agreement”) with each of the buyers (“Buyers”) listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 28, 2015, by and among the Company and the Buyers. In each Amended Leak-Out Agreement, the Company and a Buyer agreed that during the period commencing on October 17, 2016 through and including October 21, 2016, neither such Buyer nor any of its affiliates will sell, directly or indirectly, on any trading day more than a fixed percentage (as designated in such Leak-Out Agreement, which, in the aggregate for all Buyers, equals approximately 40%) of the trading volume of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, unless our common stock is then trading above the lower of (x) $5.50 or (y) 120% of the closing bid price of our common stock as of the trading day immediately preceding such date of determination.

On November 2, 2016, the Company separately amended and restated the Exchange Agreements (each, an “Amended Exchange Agreement”) with each of the Buyers, pursuant to which, among other things, the following occurred (or will occur, as applicable):

(i)

On November 3, 2016, the Company will exchange all of the remaining Notes outstanding, approximately $8.4 million in aggregate principal amount thereof, for 8,436 shares of a new class of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (collectively, the “Preferred Shares”), pursuant to a certificate of designations, preferences and rights of the Preferred Shares (the “Certificate of Designations”), described more fully under “Terms of the Certificate of Designations” below.

(ii)

On November 3, 2016, so long as no Triggering Event (as defined below) then exists, the Company will mandatorily convert 2,098 of the Preferred Shares into approximately 104.9 million shares of our common stock, at a conversion price of $0.02 per share (or, if necessary to comply with the restrictions on beneficial ownership set forth in the Amended Exchange Agreement, with any shares of our common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership restriction held in abeyance until permitted to be received by such holder of Preferred Shares).

(iii)

The restricted period of each Amended Leak-Out Agreements, each by and between a Buyer and the Company, was extended until November 30, 2016.

(iv)

The Company reserved approximately 104.9 million shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the Certificate of Designations. Each Buyer waived certain existing requirements by the Company to reserve shares of our common stock with respect to the other securities of the Company held by such Buyer including but not limited to waiver of share reserve requirements pursuant to the securities Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2016 related to the Company’s 2016 senior secured convertible notes and Series H Warrants.

(v)

Concurrent with the closing of the exchange, all restrictions on $3.6 million in cash held in restricted accounts of the Company will be released, which will then be available for use by the Company to fund its operations.

On November 2, 2016, we filed a Certificate of Designation for Series E Preferred Stock to the Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Designationtemporarily reduced pursuant to Section 151(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the number of authorized Series E Preferred Shares from 2,860,200 Series E Preferred Shares to 74,380 Series E Preferred Shares, the number of Series E Preferred Shares issued and outstanding as of November 2, 2016. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 151(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the 2,785,820 authorized Series E Preferred Shares eliminated pursuant to the reduction return to the available undesignated preferred stock of the Company and may be re-designated into another series of preferred stock.

On November 3, 2016, in connection with the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock, the exercise and conversion prices of certain outstanding securities were automatically adjusted to take into account the conversion price of the New Series F Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the exercise price for our Series D, 2015 Subordination, Series H and 2106 Subordination Warrants were adjustedB Notes to $0.02$1.10 per share of common stock.  The exercise price of our Series B Warrants was adjusted to $91,975 per share of common stock.  Theuntil July 14, 2017, after which the conversion price of our 2016the New Series B Notes was adjustedwill return to $1.00$3.00 per shareshare.  The Company also permanently waived any right to effect any mandatory conversion of common stock.the Series

Results of Operations

The following presents an overview of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.


Three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016.


Three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016

Revenue 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Increase

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

Increase

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

C. diff

 

$

625,827

 

 

$

521,164

 

 

$

104,663

 

 

 

20

%

 

$

638,767

 

 

$

671,742

 

 

$

(32,975

)

 

 

-5

%

Group B Strep

 

 

108,730

 

 

 

24,770

 

 

 

83,960

 

 

 

339

%

 

 

108,680

 

 

 

59,680

 

 

 

49,000

 

 

 

82

%

STEC

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,180

 

 

 

 

SIDR

 

 

52,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,900

 

 

 

 

SBPP

 

 

7,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,250

 

 

 

 

 

$

735,817

 

 

$

545,934

 

 

$

189,883

 

 

 

35

%

 

$

830,777

 

 

$

731,422

 

 

$

99,355

 

 

 

14

%

Revenue increased 35%14% for the three months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2015.  RevenueMarch 31, 2016.  We had revenue derived from the sale of STEC and SIDR assays began sinceinasmuch as the product wasproducts were commercially launched in August 2016.  There was no revenue from the sale of SIDR assays during the third quarter, as the product did not launch until the last day ofand September 2016, but SIDR revenue is expected during the fourth quarter of 2016.  In anticipation of it being cleared by the FDA, in February 2017 we also began shipping discounted “investigational use only” versions of our new SBPP assay.  The 35%82% increase in totalGroup B Strep tests was the result of the addition of new customers, particularly two large reference labs, as well as continued purchases by our existing customers.  The 5% decline in C. diff sales was primarily attributable to thereduced C. diff rates experienced by patients at our customer sites, along with our decision to terminate certain small accounts we determined were unlikely to become profitable even with our expanded test menu.  The number of U.S. customers increasingincreased to 255235 by September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, as compared to 143222 at the end of September 30, 2015.  In addition, theMarch 31, 2016.  The number of analyzers placed with customers rosedecreased to 510470 at September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, as compared to 336493 at the end of SeptemberMarch of the prior year. During 2016,Through mid-2016, the Company was intensely focused on building its customer base and placing additional analyzers in the field.  While the increase in customers and analyzers was not always directly proportional to the increase in the Company’s traditional C. diff sales,Currently, however, the Company anticipates sellingthat in the future, it will sell higher quantities of existing assays, as well as new assays to this largera more profitable, select customer group once newnow that additional products have come to market.

Cost of salesSales 

 

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Increase

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Materials and direct labor

 

$

703,070

 

 

 

96

%

 

$

449,000

 

 

 

82

%

 

$

254,070

 

 

 

57

%

 

$

611,814

 

 

 

74%

 

 

$

589,155

 

 

 

81%

 

 

$

22,659

 

 

 

4%

 

Indirect labor, overhead, and royalties

 

 

1,077,966

 

 

 

146

%

 

 

429,618

 

 

 

79

%

 

 

648,348

 

 

 

151

%

 

 

1,134,927

 

 

 

137%

 

 

 

956,779

 

 

 

131%

 

 

 

178,148

 

 

 

19%

 

Analyzer depreciation

 

 

380,943

 

 

 

52

%

 

 

224,109

 

 

 

41

%

 

 

156,834

 

 

 

70

%

 

 

233,335

 

 

 

28%

 

 

 

315,811

 

 

 

43%

 

 

 

(82,476

)

 

 

-26%

 

 

$

2,161,979

 

 

 

294

%

 

$

1,102,727

 

 

 

202

%

 

$

1,059,252

 

 

 

96

%

 

$

1,980,076

 

 

 

238%

 

 

$

1,861,745

 

 

 

255%

 

 

$

118,331

 

 

 

6%

 

 

TheBeginning in mid-2016, the overall cost of direct labor for the third quarter of 2016 increased as a percentage of revenue as compared to the third quarter of 2015 due to the hiring of production workers for additional daily shifts due to both an increase in production of existing assays, and in anticipation of production of our new STEC and Staph ID/R assays.  These two assays were launched in August and September of 2016.  Similarly, indirect labor and overhead increased as a percentage of revenue due to anticipated demand for new assays, along with underutilization of capacity in our analyzer manufacturing group.  During periods when analyzers are being manufactured, the group’s labor and overhead costs are allocated to the cost of the analyzers produced and expensed eventually through depreciation.  Otherwise, the group’s costs are expensed directly to cost of sales during the period incurred.  Depreciation of analyzers also increased since the number of analyzers placed in the field grew from 336 at September 30, 2015, to 510 at September 30, 2016.

Operating Expenses

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Research and development

 

$

3,737,415

 

 

$

2,878,316

 

 

$

859,099

 

 

 

30

%

Selling and marketing

 

 

1,644,075

 

 

 

1,481,140

 

 

 

162,935

 

 

 

11

%

General and administrative

 

 

2,464,159

 

 

 

1,795,766

 

 

 

668,393

 

 

 

37

%

 

 

$

7,845,649

 

 

$

6,155,222

 

 

$

1,690,427

 

 

 

27

%

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased 30% during the three months ended September 30, 2016, due to an increase of $187,126 for hiring new developers and scientists, an increase of $589,768 for additional costs for clinical trials, experimental assays,


and outside consultants, all related to the development of new products, and a net increase of all other research and development expenses aggregating $82,205.

Selling and Marketing

The third-quarter 2016 increase in sales and marketing expenses was due to $160,091 in higher salaries and travel costs resulting from an increase in sales and marketing personnel, stemming from the increase in efforts to add customers and sell additional existing and newly-developed assays.  These higher costs included increased commissions related to the increase in new customers, and were also the result of efforts to place additional analyzers in the field.  Also included in the increase was $36,028 in other expenses, offset by a $33,184 decrease in promotional assay costs as two new products were finally launched to customers.

General and Administrative

The increase in general and administrative expenses during the third quarter of 2016 resulted from increased rent expense of $111,696, as well as $676,582 in increased legal and consulting fees incurred during 2016 because of increased financing activities.  In addition, there were $50,411 in other general and administrative expenses, which were offset by a $170,296 decrease in compensation and travel expenses over the prior year related to certain one-time expenses incurred during 2015.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $138.0 million, from $253,220 to $138.2 million, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was due mainly to the $119.2 million loss on the issuance of the 2016 convertible note, $18.5 million in debt discount amortizations on our convertible notes, which we didn’t have during the third quarter of 2015 and $244,900 increase in all other interest.

Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liability  

The change in the fair value of the derivative liability resulted in a gain in earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016 of $135.7 million, as compared to a gain in earnings of $20.0 million for the three months September 30, 2015.  This resulted in an increase in the gain recorded in earnings by $115.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. During 2016’s third quarter we had a decrease in the fair value of our conversion feature and warrants associated with the 2016 Notes in the amount of $102.1 million, a decrease in the fair value of our conversion feature and warrants associated with the 2015 Notes in the amount of $28.3 million, and a decrease in the fair value of all other derivative securities in the amount of $5.3 million.  These decreases were all a result of the decrease in the value of our common stock during the third quarter.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the fair value of all the derivative securities decreased by $20.0 million, also due to the decrease in the value of our common stock during the period.

Nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2015

Revenue

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

C. diff

 

$

1,934,736

 

 

$

1,503,600

 

 

$

431,136

 

 

 

29

%

Group B Strep

 

 

260,200

 

 

 

26,570

 

 

 

233,630

 

 

 

879

%

STEC

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,196,196

 

 

$

1,530,170

 

 

$

666,026

 

 

 

44

%

Revenue increased 44% for nine months ended September 30, 2016, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Revenue derived from the sale of STEC assays began since the product was commercially launched in August 2016.  There was no revenue from the sale of SIDR assays during the third quarter, as the product did not launch until the last day of September 2016, but SIDR revenue is expected during the fourth quarter of 2016.  The 44% increase in total sales was attributable to the number of customers increasing to 255 by September 30, 2016, as compared to 143 at the end of September 30, 2015.  In addition, the number of analyzers placed with customers rose to 510 at September 30, 2016, as compared to 336 at the end of September of the prior year.  During 2016, the Company was intensely focused on building its customer base and placing additional analyzers in the field.  While the increase in customers and analyzers was not always directly proportional to the increase in the Company’s traditional C. diff sales,


the Company anticipates selling higher quantities of existing assays, as well as new assays to this larger customer group once new products come to market.

Cost of Sales

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

Expense

 

 

revenue

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Materials and direct labor

 

$

1,958,445

 

 

 

89

%

 

$

1,233,768

 

 

 

81

%

 

$

724,677

 

 

 

59

%

Indirect labor, overhead, and royalties

 

 

2,917,074

 

 

 

133

%

 

 

1,483,408

 

 

 

97

%

 

 

1,433,666

 

 

 

97

%

Analyzer depreciation

 

 

1,036,576

 

 

 

47

%

 

 

652,092

 

 

 

43

%

 

 

384,484

 

 

 

59

%

 

 

$

5,912,095

 

 

 

269

%

 

$

3,369,268

 

 

 

220

%

 

$

2,542,827

 

 

 

75

%

The overall cost of direct labor increased as a percentage of revenue due to the hiring of production workers during the third quarter of 2016 for additional daily shifts, in anticipation of increased productioneventually doubling the number of STEC and Staph ID/R assays.  These two assays were launched in August and September of 2016.produced.  Similarly, indirect labor and overhead increased as a percentage of revenue, also due to anticipated demand for the new assays, along with underutilizationassays.  Compared to the first quarter of capacity2016, the cumulative effect of these activities later in our analyzer manufacturing group.  During periods when analyzers are being manufactured, the group’s2016 and into 2017 resulted in an overall increase in labor and overhead costs are allocatedas a percentage of revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2017.  This comparative increase was offset by cost savings in materials attributable to bringing in-house the costproduction of key components beginning in 2017.

Also during the first quarter of 2017, we determined that the actual life of analyzers used at customer sites was longer than the estimated life used for depreciation purposes.  As a result, effective January 1, 2017, we changed our estimate of the useful life of our analyzers to better reflect the estimated period during which these assets will remain in service.  The estimated useful life of the analyzers produced and expensed eventually through depreciation.  Otherwise, the group’s costs are expensed directlypreviously was five years, which we increased to seven years.  The effect of this change with respect to analyzer depreciation included in cost of sales was that depreciation expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was reduced by $155,200.

We brought to market both the STEC and Staph ID/R assays in a relatively short period of time during the period incurred.  Depreciationsecond half of analyzers also increased since the number2016. Sales of analyzers placedthese new products only began in the field grewAugust and September of 2016, respectively, and to-date their more favorable impact on total revenue and gross margin remains minimal.  Accordingly, we don’t expect to see additional revenue and gross margin potential from 336 at September 30, 2015, to 510 at September 30, 2016.these new assays until later in 2017.  


Operating Expenses

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Increase

 

 

March 31,

 

 

Increase

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Research and development

 

$

9,492,887

 

 

$

6,284,170

 

 

$

3,208,717

 

 

 

51

%

 

$

2,048,100

 

 

$

2,297,983

 

 

$

(249,883

)

 

 

-11%

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

4,892,903

 

 

 

3,206,957

 

 

 

1,685,946

 

 

 

53

%

 

 

1,391,978

 

 

 

1,478,778

 

 

 

(86,800

)

 

 

-6%

 

General and administrative

 

 

7,163,214

 

 

 

4,132,973

 

 

 

3,030,241

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

1,857,729

 

 

 

2,208,657

 

 

 

(350,928

)

 

 

-16%

 

 

$

21,549,004

 

 

$

13,624,100

 

 

$

7,924,904

 

 

 

58

%

 

$

5,297,807

 

 

$

5,985,418

 

 

$

(687,611

)

 

 

-11%

 

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased 51%decreased 11% during the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017 as compared to the same period during the prior year, dueprimarily because last year we were applying significant resources into the internal development of new products.  Accordingly, during 2017 as compared to an increase of $899,8602016, we spent $473,003 less for hiring new developers, scientists, and recruiting costs, an increase of $1.9 million for additional costs for clinical trials, experimental assays, andtesting cartridges, $141,262 less in outside consultants, alland $81,266 less in recruiting fees associated with the hiring of additional software developers and scientists.  These decreases were partially offset by increases of $195,351 in compensation expense related to the development ofadditional personnel, $249,485 in clinical trial expenses related to new products which will be introduced later in 2017, and a net increase of$812 in all other research and development expenses aggregating $382,539.expense.

Selling and Marketing

The 2016 increase in salesSelling and marketing expenses decreased by 6% in the quarter ended March 31, 2017 as compared to 2015 wasthe quarter ended March 31, 2016, due to primarily to $1.4 million$39,517 in higher salaries,lower travel andcosts, $28,766 in lower promotional assay costs, resulting from an increaseand $8,875 in saleslower trade show expenses.  All other selling and marketing personnel and their increased efforts to add customers and sell additional existing and newly-developed assays.  These higher expenses included increased commissions related to the increase in new customers, and were also the result of efforts to place additional analyzers in the field. All other expenses increased $311,764.decreased by $9,642.

General and Administrative

The increase16% decline in general and administrative expenses for the first three quarters of 2016quarter ended March 31, 2017 compared to 2015the quarter ended March 31, 2016 resulted primarily from an increase$218,936 in lower filing and professional fees, $168,150 in lower franchise and property taxes, $102,217 in reduced write offs of $502,632 related touncollectible customer accounts, and $90,385 in lower employee and H/R-related expenses.  These decreases were partially offset by $102,340 in higher legal fees, $89,116 in higher rents associated with additional space in the hiring of additionalSalt Lake City offices, and $46,103 in higher accounting, andregulatory, human resource and IT personnel as well as $232,351 in increased rent expense, all to accommodate growth experiencedcosts than we had during 2016 and growth anticipated in the future.  In addition, there was $1.7 million in increased legal and consulting fees incurred during 2016 because of increased financing activities.  There was also a $201,883 in additional corporate registration and property tax expenses, and $441,022 in allquarter ended March 31, 2016.  All other general and administrative expenses.expenses decreased by $8,799.


Interest Expense

Interest expense for the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 increased by $149.8a total of $5.3 million, from $868,587$6.3 million to $150.7$11.6 million, as compared to the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. The increasechange was due mainly to the $119.2 million loss on the issuance of the 2016 convertible note, $30.4 million in debt discount amortizations on our convertible notes, which we didn’t have during the prior year and $212,415 increase in all other interest.

Net Gain on Exchange and Issuance of Warrants  

The exchange and issuance of warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted in a net gain of $3.4 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recognized a gain on the exchange of Series E Warrantsdifferences in the amount of $4.1 million.  Thisdebt discount amortization for the 2015 convertible notes during 2016 ($6.1 million), as compared to the higher amount of debt discount amortization for the 2016 convertible notes during 2017 ($11.4 million).  Other interest expense for 2017 decreased by $12,092 as compared to 2016.

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

The Company’s 2016 Notes contained a conversion feature whereby installment payments could be made by the Company issuing shares of common stock to the noteholders.  Because this feature was separate from the note itself, when such conversions occurred they were deemed extinguishments of debt for accounting purposes.  During the first three months of 2017, we made approximately $3.9 million of installment payments by issuing 762,672 shares of common stock to the noteholders.  Also during the first quarter of 2017, the Company and the noteholders agreed to $38.9 million in redemptions of the 2016 Note and a corresponding amount of restricted cash was returned to the noteholders.  Accordingly, a significant portion of the 2016 Notes’ principal amount and derivative liability was extinguished. A total gain was partially offset by a loss on the issuanceextinguishment of our Series G Warrantsdebt in the amount of $0.7 million.  We did not have a warrant exchange$602,555 was recorded to account for these transactions.  The gain amount was equal to the fair market values of the common shares issued and issuance during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.principal amounts of the 2016 Notes either paid down or extinguished, partially offset by the related remaining debt discount associated with the extinguished principal amounts, the related derivative liability amounts also reduced, and the accrued underwriting fees eliminated.

Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liability  Liabilities

The change in fair value of the derivative liability resulted in a net gain in earnings of $106.9$38.9 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017, as compared to a net loss in earnings of $22.6$20.2 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,first quarter of 2017, we had a $4.1 million decrease in the fair value of our conversion feature andcommon stock purchase warrants, associated withdue to the 2016 Notesdecrease in the amountvalue of $102.1


our common stock during the period.  We also had a $40.3 million and a decrease in the fair value of all other derivative securities in the amountembedded conversion feature of $4.8 million.  These decreases were the result ofour 2016 Notes attributable to the decrease in the value of our common stock during the period.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 we  These decreases in fair values were required to record a charge in the amount of $55.6 million to record the derivative liability on the issuance date of our Series C warrants offered as part of the follow-on offering. This charge was partially offset by an amount of $33.0a $5.5 million due to the decreaseincrease in the fair value of all derivative securitiesSeries F Preferred Stock accounted for as a liability. The increase in the fair value of our Series F Preferred stock was the result of a reset in the fixed conversion price during the quarter as a result of certain conversions of the decrease in2016 Notes and such fixed conversion rate was significantly lower than the value of the stock at the measurement date of period end. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 we had an increase in the fair value of our common stock duringSeries E Warrants and embedded conversion feature on convertible notes in the period.amount of $25.4 million which was partially offset by the reduction in the fair value of our Series D Warrants and other derivative securities in the amount of $5.2 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have funded our operations to date primarily with net proceeds from our IPO, our follow-on public offerings, cash exercises of warrants, sales of our preferred stock, issuances of convertible notes, and revenues from operations. At September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had unrestricted cash of $809,763,$25,616 and restricted cash of $69.1$17.0 million. The restricted cash is related to convertible notes2016 Notes we entered into in December 2015July of 2016.

In January and July 2016, andFebruary of 2017, the restrictions on the use of the cash will be released during the restholders of 2016 and 2017 as certain equity conditions are met. The cash will be used to finance the continued growth in product sales, to invest in further product development, and to meet ongoing corporate needs.

In February 2016, we completed a follow-on public offering, whereby 39,200,000 unitsNotes were sold at a price of $0.16 per unit for net proceeds of $5.0 million after deducting underwriting commissions and offering costs.  Each group of 2,800 units converted into one share of our common stock, along with 4,200 Series E Warrants to purchase one share of common stock.

In June 2016, we completed another follow-on public offering, whereby 3,160,000 units were sold at a price of $1.90 per unit for net proceeds of $5.3 million after deducting underwriting commissions and offering costs.  Each group of 80 units converted into one share of our common stock, along with 80 Series G Warrants to purchase one share of common stock.

In July 2016, we entered into a securities purchase agreement to issue $75 million of original issue discount convertible notes and related Series H Warrants and Subordination Warrants to purchase common stock.  We received $68 million in total proceeds, of which $62 million was placed in restricted accounts.  Currently, the notes are convertible into 75,000,000issued 762,672 shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the elective conversion provisions of the note agreement, which reduced the principal amount of the notes by $3.9 million.  

In January and February of 2017, the noteholders voluntarily removed restrictions on $2.4 million of restricted funds.  Also in February 2017, the Company and the noteholders agreed to reduce the convertible notes by $38.9 million in exchange for the return of $38.9 million of restricted funds.  

In March and April 2017, the noteholders voluntarily removed restrictions on an additional $1.9 million of restricted funds.

In April 2017, the noteholders, Series F Preferred stockholders, and related warrant holders agreed to restructure their arrangements.  The new terms include fixing conversion prices at set amounts and restricting the time frame in which conversions can be made.  Also included were further reductions in loan amounts, along with additional returns to noteholders of restricted cash totaling $14.5 million.  

In April 2017, pursuant to the terms of the New Series B Notes, the Company exercised its Mandatory Conversion right to convert $0.3 million of principal amount of the New Series B Notes.  In conjunction with the conversions, $0.3 million was released from the restricted cash accounts which became available for use by the Company to fund its ongoing operations.

In May 2017, the note holders of the Series H Warrants are convertible into 703,125 sharesB Notes voluntarily removed restrictions on the remaining $1.4 million of common stock, andrestricted funds which became available for use by the Subordination Warrants are convertible into 21,094 shares of common stock.Company to fund its ongoing operations.

We have limited liquidity, and have not yet established a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover operating costs based on our current estimated burn rate. Accordingly,In order to finance the continued growth in product sales, to invest in further product development, and to otherwise satisfy obligations as discussed herein,they mature, we will need to seek additional financing through the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, and convertible or non-convertible debt financing. Any additional equity financing, if available to us, may not be available on favorable terms, will most likely be dilutive to our continuation as a going concern is dependent uponcurrent stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. If we are unable to access additional funds when needed, we will not be able to continue the development of our ability to generate greater revenue through increased sales and/molecular diagnostic platform or our abilitydiagnostic tests, or we could be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our development programs and other operations. Any of these events could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and prospects.  We may be unable to continue to operate without the threat of liquidation for the foreseeable future unless we raise additional capital.

In February 2017, we filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an offering of equity securities, however, we can provide no assurance that any such offering will be successful or on terms favorable to the Company or our stockholders.  In the event we complete such an offering, along with the additional funds withdrawn from our restricted cash accounts, we believe we will have sufficient cash to fund our planned operations through a portion of the capital markets.third quarter of 2017. We also anticipate we will need to seek additional financing in the third quarter of 2017 to continue funding our operations for the remainder of 2017.


Summary Statement of Cash Flows for the NineThree Months ended September 30,Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and 2015

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cash used in operating activities

 

$

(24,138,118

)

 

$

(14,847,494

)

Cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,908,404

)

 

 

(4,066,052

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

 

23,068,526

 

 

 

24,199,434

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

$

(3,977,996

)

 

$

5,285,888

 


 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash used in operating activities

 

$

(4,049,404

)

 

$

(8,150,080

)

Cash used in investing activities

 

 

(67,870

)

 

 

(624,501

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

 

3,128,635

 

 

 

6,294,013

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

$

(988,639

)

 

$

(2,480,568

)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities for the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 was $24.1$4.0 million. TheAdded back to net lossincome of $82.5$21.5 million was offset by non-cash items of $30.4 million for the convertible note debt discount amortization, $119.2 million for the loss on the issuance of convertible note, $17.2 million for the loss on the extinguishment of debt, $1.9 million for the increase$538,804 in depreciation and amortization expenses, $11.4 million in debt discount amortization, and $196,315$41,603 in all other net non-cash items.  TheseOffsetting these non-cash increases were partially offset by $106.9was $38.9 million for the change in the fair value liabilities, and a $602,555 non-cash gain in the extinguishment of the derivative liability, and $3.4 million for a non-cash net gain on the exchange and issuance of warrants.liabilities.  The change in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a further usenet provision of cash of $288,648,$2.0 million, primarily due to a rise in accounts payable and accrued liabilities attributable to deferring vendor and other cash payments, in addition to reducing inventory levels and increasing collection of customer receivables.  As of March 31, 2017, 88% of accounts receivable amounts attributable to the launch of new products and sales increases, offset partially by a related net rise in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and vendor prepayments.was less than 60 days old.

Cash used in operating activities for the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 was $14.8$8.1 million. The net loss of $39.0$33.7 million was offset by other non-cash items of $22.6$6.1 million for the convertible note debt discount amortization, $20.2 million for the increase in the fair value of our derivative liability, $1.1 million$563,322 for the increase in depreciation and amortization and a $179,213 net$123,318 increase in all other non-cash items. The change in operating assets and liabilities further offset the net lossused cash by another $157,424$1,510,944 due to a $552,275 increase in accrued liabilities due mainly to payroll, and a $457,250 increase$899,776 decrease in accounts payable, related to the growth in our operations and the timing of payments.  These were partially offset by an increase of $576,872 in inventory, a $197,270$1.0 million increase in prepaid and other assets andas we ordered material for our analyzer manufacturing, a $77,959$23,417 increase in accounts receivable and $22,870 increase in inventory partially offset by a $441,817 increase in accrued liabilities.  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities was $2.9 million$67,870 for the nine months ended September 30,first quarter of 2017, and is due to $4,017 for the cost of construction of our analyzer equipment and $63,853 of capital expenditures for the acquisition of property and equipment.

Cash used in investing activities was $624,501 for the first quarter of 2016 and was related to the costs associated with the construction of analyzers and other equipment in the amount of $2.0 million,$408,271 and the purchaseacquisition of capital equipment in the amount of $912,862.

Cash used in investing activities was $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and was related to the purchase of equipment in the amount of $842,225, and the costs associated with the construction of analyzers and other equipment in the amount of $3.2 million.$216,230.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 was $23.1$3.1 million, comprised of $3.5 million in the release of restricted cash, offset by $371,365 in payments of capital lease obligations.

Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $6.3 million was primarily from the net proceeds in the amount of $10.7$5.6 million from the sale of units in our follow-on offerings, the release of $6.7 million in funds from our restricted cash accounts, netoffering along with proceeds of $5.5$1.1 million from the issuance of convertible notes payable, and $1.4 million in proceeds from the exercise of underwriter purchase warrants and Series G Warrrants.  These wereoptions partially offset by $314,879 for the cash settlement of the exercise of Series C Warrants and $955,455$302,799 in payments made on capital leases and notes payable.

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $24.2 million, comprised of net proceeds of $21.7 million from the sale of units in our follow-on offering, proceeds of $250,000 from related-party notes payable, and $3.2 million in proceeds from the exercise of warrants, partially offset by $954,585 in payments made on capital leases, notes payable, and related-party notes payable.

Satisfaction of our cash obligations for the next 12 months and our ability to continue as a going concern

Our condensed unaudited financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. At September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had unrestricted and restricted cash amounts of $809,763$25,616 and $69.1$17.0 million, respectively.  Subsequent to March 31, 2017, $14.5 million of the restricted cash was returned to the note holders as redemptions on the outstanding notes and $2.5 million had the restrictions voluntarily removed and those funds were authorized to be released from the restricted accounts to the Company. There are no longer any funds in the restricted cash We have incurred substantial losses from operations and negative operating cash flows which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.  We sustained a net loss from operations for the


nine three months ended September 30,March 31, 2017 of $6.4 million, and a net loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $83.0$34.1 million.  While, as a result in the change in value of our fair value liabilities, we had net income of $21.5 million andfor the quarter ended March 31, 2017, we sustained a net loss for the year ended December 31, 20152016 of $57.9$89.1 million.  We have an accumulated deficit of $204.9$189.5 million as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.  During the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, cash used for operations was $24.1$4.0 million. Whether and when we can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations is uncertain.

We intend to continue to develop our products and expand our customer base, but we do not have sufficient realized revenues or operating cash flows in order to finance these activities internally.  As a result, we have obtained and intend to continue to obtain


financing in order to fund our working capital and development needs.  In February 2016, we obtained financing by completing a follow-on offering for net proceeds of $5.0 million, and in June 2016, we completed another follow-on offering for net proceeds of $5.3 million. In July 2016, we signed and issued convertible notes for net proceeds of $68 million, of which a net $5.4 million was immediately available whileand the rest of theremaining proceeds were placed in the Company’s restricted accounts. Through September 30,By the end of 2016 we have drawnwithdrew from restricted accounts a totalall of $6.7the remaining $13.8 million related to both our July 2016 and December 2015 convertible notes.  However,notes and $2.6 million related to our 2016 Notes. Through early May 2017 after returning $53.4 million in orderrestricted cash to the noteholders to redeem the 2016 Notes, we withdrew all of the remaining $6.0 million from the restricted accounts related to our 2016 Notes.  

As mentioned above, to continue operations over the next twelve months we will need to obtain additional financing in additionfinancing.  In February 2017, we filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an offering of equity securities, however, we can provide no assurance that any such offering will be successful or on terms favorable to the anticipated release of restrictionsCompany or our stockholders. In the event we complete such offering, along with additional funds to be withdrawn from funds currently inour restricted cash accounts, if we can meet the Company’s restricted accounts under the terms of our convertible notes. We believeconditions for the release of restrictions onthe restricted cash or if we are able to negotiate the release of funds relatedif we fail to meet the December 2015 Notes in relationconditions, we believe we will have sufficient cash to the exchangefund our planned operations through a portion of the December 2015 Notes for Series F Preferred Stockthird quarter of 2017. We also anticipate we will allow usneed to seek additional financing in the third quarter of 2017 to continue funding our operations through mid-December 2016. We anticipate thatfor the remainder of 2017.

Since inception, we will require an additional $7 million in financing by mid-December 2016 to bridge the gap between the funds released upon the exchange of the 2015 Notes, until funds can be released from restricted cash accounts under the terms of the 2016 Notes.  If we don’t receive at least $7 million in financing by mid-December of 2016, the Company will not be able to continue operations as currently planned, and will be required to either curtail or cease operations.

We have been able to meet our short-term funding needs through private placements of convertible preferred securities, an initial public offering (“IPO”), follow-on public offerings, issuances of convertible debt, and the sale and leaseback of analyzers used to report test results. We will continue to seek funding through the issuance of additional equity securities, debt financing, the sale and leaseback of analyzers,assets, or a combination of these items. Any proceeds received from these items could provide the needed funds for continued operations and development programs. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficientthe additional financing that we need to alleviate doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are able to obtain sufficient proceeds from additional financing, proceeds, we cannot be certain that this additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.terms. To the extent we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders will likely experience significant dilution. Any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that impact our ability to conduct business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If we are unable to obtain additional financings, the impact on our operations will be material and adverse.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Certain of our more critical accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our judgments, including those related to inventories, receivables, recoverability of long-lived assets, and the fair value of our preferred and common stock and related instruments. We use historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for our judgments and making these estimates. Because future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Any changes in those estimates will be reflected in our financial statements as they occur. While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the footnotes to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, we believe that the following accounting policies and estimates are most critical to a full understanding and evaluation of our reported financial results. The critical accounting policies addressed below reflect our most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

As an emerging growth company, we have elected to opt-in to the extended transition period for new or revised accounting standards. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates.

Revenue Recognition

We derive our revenue from the sale of single use assays sold through our dedicated sales force in the United States, and through a network of distributors in the European Union and New Zealand. Revenue is recognized when all four of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (2) delivery of the products has occurred; (3) the selling price of the product is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability of that price is reasonably assured. Change in title to the product and recognition of revenue from sales of assays occurs at the time of shipment.


Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are generated from the sale of assays to end users in the United States and to a network of distributors outside the United States. These accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of allowances for doubtful amounts. We routinely


review outstanding accounts receivable balances for estimated uncollectible accounts and establish or adjust the allowances for doubtful accounts receivable using the specific identification method and record a reserve for amounts not expected to be fully recovered. Actual balances are not applied against the reserve until substantially all collection efforts have been exhausted. We do not have customer acceptance provisions, but we provide our customers a limited right of return for defective assays.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market with cost determined according to the average cost method. Manufactured inventory consists of raw material, direct labor and manufacturing overhead cost components. We review the components of our inventory on a regular basis for excess and obsolete inventory, and make appropriate adjustments when necessary. We have made adjustments to, and it is reasonably possible that we may be required to make further adjustments to, the carrying value of inventory in future periods.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived tangible assets, including property and equipment, and definite-lived intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. We regularly evaluate whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate possible impairment and rely on a number of factors, including expected future operating results, business plans, economic projections, and anticipated future cash flows. We use an estimate of the future undiscounted net cash flows and comparisons to like-kind assets, as appropriate, of the related asset over the remaining life in measuring whether the assets are recoverable. Measurement of the amount of impairment, if any, is based upon the difference between the asset’s carrying value and estimated fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including cost-based, market and income approaches as considered necessary. We amortize intangible assets on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.

Our long-lived assets include our analyzers used by hospitals in the United States to run the assays they buy from us. There are no contractual terms with respect to the usage of our analyzers by our customers. Hospitals are under no contractual commitment to use our analyzers. We maintain ownership of these analyzers and, when requested, we can remove the analyzers from the customer’s site. We do not currently charge for the use of our analyzers and there are no minimum purchase commitments of our assays. As our analyzer is used numerous times over several years, often by many different customers, analyzers are capitalized as property and equipment once they have been placed in service. Once placed in service, analyzers are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on average estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life of our analyzers is determined based on a variety of factors including in reference to associated product life cycles,cycles.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, we changed the estimate of the useful life of our analyzers from five to seven years, as a result of determining that the actual life of analyzers used internally and average 5at customer sites was longer than five years.  As analyzers are integral to the performance of our diagnostic tests, depreciation of analyzers located at customer sites is recognized as a cost of sales.

Analyzers used outside the United States are sold to the customer and the sale is accounted for as a sale of fixed assets. Since inception, the Company has not focused nor placed significant emphasis on developing international markets for the Company’s product. The Company has never had an international sales force and has never manufactured analyzers specifically for international markets. Over the past two years onOn occasion, small, international sales opportunities have come along through international distributors. The analyzers that were sold to them were part of the fixed asset pool of analyzers the Company has, and many of these specific analyzers had been previously placed at customer locations within the United States. Sale of the fixed asset analyzers in these limited international opportunities have not been based on established product price listings as no such listing exists or has been publicly marketed to customers; instead, the final sales price has been a negotiated amount based on the sale of a functioning fixed asset analyzer, whether or not that analyzer was previously used at another customer site. Similar to other fixed asset sales, there were no stated or implied warranties or other continuing service requirements made with the sale of these assets. For these limited situations, management has elected to sell the fixed asset analyzers as opposed to placing them with international customers (thereby not retaining title over the analyzers) as it would be impractical for us to retain ownership due to, among other reasons, the Company lacking the necessary personnel needed to service international customers, the need to comply with the additional laws and regulations of countries outside the United States to which the Company is not currently subject, and the added costs to recover, reconfigure, ship and redeploy fixed asset analyzers that have been used internationally. During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2017 and 2016 there were no analyzers sold to international distributors.


DerivativeFair Value Instruments

The Company accounts for derivative instruments under the provisions of ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, Derivatives and Hedging.  ASC 815 requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their fair value. Changes in the fair


value of derivatives are recognized in earnings. As a result of certain terms, conditions and features included in our convertible notes and certain common stock purchase warrants granted by the Company, those securities are required to be accounted for as derivatives at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.

The Company accounts for other fair value liability instruments under the provisions of ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. ASC 480 requires the Company to record certain liabilities at their fair value.  Changes in the fair value of these liabilities are recognized in earnings.  As a result of certain terms, conditions and features included in the Series F Preferred Stock issued by the Company, it is required to be accounted for as a liability at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.

Income Taxes

We are required to determine the aggregate amount of income tax expense or loss based upon tax statutes in jurisdictions in which we conduct business. In making these estimates, we adjust our results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for items that are treated differently by the applicable taxing authorities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from these differences are reflected on our balance sheet for temporary differences in loss and credit carryforwards that will reverse in subsequent years. We also establish a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Valuation allowances are based, in part, on predictions that management must make as to our results in future periods. The outcome of events could differ over time which would require that we make changes in our valuation allowance.

The tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is more likely than not of being sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority.  We examined the tax positions taken in tax returns and determined that there are no uncertain tax positions. As a result, we recorded no uncertain tax liabilities in our balance sheet.

Stock Based Compensation

We measure and recognize compensation expense for stock options granted to our employees and directors, based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant date. Historically, for all periods prior to our IPO, the fair values of the shares of common stock underlying our stock-based awards were estimated on each grant date by our board of directors. In order to determine the fair value of our common stock underlying option grants, our board of directors considered, among other things, contemporaneous valuations of our common stock prepared by an unrelated third-party valuation firm in accordance with the guidance provided by the Statements of Standards for Valuation Services No. 1 of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Since our IPO, our board of directors determines the fair value of each share of underlying common stock based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant.

We use the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards. The fair value is recognized as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award on a straight-line basis.

Emerging Growth Company Status

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 101 of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) as we do not have more than $1,000,000,000 in annual gross revenue and did not have such amount as of December 31, 2015,2016, being the last day of our prior fiscal year.

We may lose our status as an emerging growth company on the last day of our fiscal year during which (i) our annual gross revenue exceeds $1,000,000,000 or (ii) we issue more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt in a three-year period. We will lose our status as an emerging growth company if at any time we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer. We will lose our status as an emerging growth company on the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement.

As an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act, we have elected to opt out ofin to the extended transition period for complying with new or revised standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Act. The election is irrevocable.


As an emerging growth company, we are exempt from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such sections are provided below:

Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires a public company’s auditor to attest to, and report on, management's assessment of its internal controls.

Sections 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities and Exchange Act, implemented by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act, require companies to hold shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute compensation.

As long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 14A (a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934.as amended (the (“Exchange Act”).


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017, pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on this evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the CEO and CFO concluded that, as a result of the material weaknessesweakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.

Material Weakness

As stated in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,2016, we identified a material weaknessesweakness in our system of internal control over financial reporting relating to processes and controls over properly identifying and accounting for transactions of a complex or non-routine nature. Management also identified certain designThis material weakness has not been fully remediated and as a result, as of December 31, 2016, we continued to have deficiencies relating to segregationin our internal control over financial reporting. The nature of duties, review and approval, and verification procedures, primarily resulting fromour financing agreements increases the limited numbercomplexity of our accounting staff available to perform such procedures. Additionally, management identified certain design deficiencies to access over information systems.for potential fair value liabilities. As we enter into additional equity or debt financing transactions, which may have contractual provisions different from those of our existing financing instruments, the accounting and valuation of these financial instruments may become increasingly complicated. This additional complexity could increase the chance that we experience additional errors in the future, particularly because we have a material weakness in our internal control.

We continue to take steps to remediate the underlying causes of the material weaknesses. As of September 30, 2016, we are in the process of implementing and improving our controls and procedures.weakness. We have hired additional accounting and IT personnel to help improve our segregation of duties.  In January 2016, we engaged a third-party consultant to assist us in making further improvements to our existing internal controls over financial reporting, and are continuing the process of formalizing, documenting and implementing written policies and procedures for the review of our various financial reporting processes. We also continue to engage third-party consultants to provide support and to assist us with our evaluation of complex technical accounting matters.matters, including the valuation and accounting for our complex derivative agreements. We also continue to engage consultants to advise us on making further improvements to our internal control over financial reporting. We believe that these additional resources will enable us to broaden the scope and quality of our controls relating to the oversight and review of financial statements, and our application of relevant accounting policies. Furthermore, we continue to implement and improve systems to automate certain financial reporting processes and to improve information accuracy. However, theseThese remediation efforts are still in


process and have not yet been fully completed. Because of this material weakness, there is heightened risk that a material misstatement of our annual or quarterly financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

 

(b)

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than those described above.

 

 


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 5, 2016 and May 31, 2016, Great Basin Scientific, Inc., received notices from the Utah Labor Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Division (ULC) and/or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that former employee Christina Steele filed a claim alleging retaliation in violation of the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act as well as the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, among other claims relating to her employment.  Ms. Steele alleges that Great Basin retaliated against her by terminating her employment after she allegedly acted as a whistleblower by allegedly raising concerns with management.  Ms. Steele seeks lost wages, future wages, consequential losses, emotional distress damages, interest, fees and costs. 

On June 15, 2016, Ms. Steele also filed a complaint against Great Basin Scientific, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Utah alleging retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act based on similar alleged facts. Ms. Steele seeks back pay, special damages, consequential damages, compensatory damages, interest, fees and costs. On August 15, 2016, Great Basin Scientific, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss Ms. Steele’s claims. On October 24,November 21, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Utah heard oral argumentgranted the Company's motion to dismiss and dismissed Ms. Steele's claims with prejudice. Judgement was entered in favor of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. on November 28, 2016. Ms. Steele has appealed the Motioncourt’s order to Dismiss butthe United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The court has not yet issuedset a ruling.briefing schedule but it is unlikely that the 10th Circuit will issue a decision in this case until at least the fall of 2017.

The Company asserts that the claims are without merit and that the employee resigned and was not terminated.

We are not currently a party to any other material pending legal proceeding or regulatory or government investigations. We may become involved in litigation from time to time relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of the investigation by the ULC or OSHA, the claim filed in the United States District Court or other claims in the ordinary course of business would have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Except as set forth below, there have not been any material changes to our risk factors as set forth under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015,2016, as filed with the Commission on March 1, 2016.22, 2017.

As part of the convertible note financing for the 2016 Notes, we are required to repay the principal on the convertible notes in installments in cash or shares of common stock and we are required to issue shares upon the exercise of our Series D warrants and Series H warrants. Additionally, our Series F Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock. The issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Series D warrants, 2016 Notes and related Series H warrants and the Series F Preferred Stock will result in significant dilution to our stockholders.

Our stockholders will experience significant dilution as a result of shares of our common stock issued pursuant to outstanding Series D warrants, 2016 Notes and related Series H warrants and our Series F Preferred Stock. Under the Series D warrants, 2016 Notes and related Series H warrants and Series F Preferred Stock, we are required to have reserved or have designated for future issuance a number of shares of common stock necessary to effect the conversion of such convertible notes and preferred stock and the exercise of the Series D warrants and Series H warrants, subject to potential future anti-dilution adjustments.

The price at which the Company will convert the 2016 Notes installment amounts is equal to the lowest of (i) the then prevailing conversion price, (ii) 80% of the arithmetic average of the lower of (i) the three lowest daily weighted average prices of the common stock during the twenty (20) consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the installment date and (iii) the weighted average price of the common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the installment date, subject in all cases to a floor price of $1.00.

For conversions at the election of the holder that are not subject to a floor price, and at the current conversion rate of $1.00 for such conversions, the $75 million in principal amount of 2016 Notes would be convertible into 75,000,000 shares of our common stock. For conversions in relation to the 2016 Notes amortization payments on the convertible notes, if all amortization payments are made at an 80% discount to the current market price per share, approximately $0.02 per share, then we could potentially issue up to approximately 3.75 billion shares of our common stock.

Further, we issued Series D warrants issuable to acquire 16.6% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a fully-diluted basis, which are subject to a one time reset on December 31, 2016 to 16.6% of our fully diluted shares of common stock on


that date. As of November 14, 2016, the Series D warrants were exercisable to acquire 1,290 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 per share, subject to adjustment for subsequent issuances.

Further, we issued Series H warrants exercisable as of November 14, 2016, to acquire 724,219 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 per share, subject to adjustment for certain subsequent issuances.

The Series F Preferred Stock is initially convertible at the election of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.02, subject to adjustments. From and after July 3, 2017, the Series F Preferred Stock shall be convertible at a conversion price equal to 85% of the arithmetic average, in each case of the lower of (i) the three lowest daily weighted average prices of the our common stock during the twenty (20) consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of determination and (iii) the weighted average price of the our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of determination.  On November 3, 2016, 2,098 Series F Preferred shares were mandatorily converted into 104.9 million shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.02 per share. Due to shares held in abeyance as described below, as of November 14, 2016 we had converted 1,152 Series F Preferred Shares into shares of common stock pursuant to the mandatory conversion.  946 additional Series F Preferred shares remain to be mandatorily converted for the issuance of 47,300,000 shares of common stock.  On November 3, 2018, so long as no Triggering Event then exists, any remaining Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.02 per share. In each case, shares of our common stock will be held in abeyance to the extent necessary to satisfy limitations on beneficial ownership as described in the Certificate of Designations for the Series F Preferred Stock.  As of November 14, 2016, based on 7,284 shares of Series F Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, at a conversion price of $0.02 per share, we could potentially issue up to 364,200,000 shares of our common stock on conversion of Series F Preferred Stock.

Due to the variable nature of the adjustments of the 2016 Notes and Series F Preferred Stock conversion prices and the formula which sets certain conversion prices of these securities based on a discount to the then current market price, the Company could issue more shares of common stock upon conversion of these securities than anticipated above.  This is especially the case if the Company conducts a reverse stock split which increases the per share price in the market but such price subsequently drops below the immediate post-split price. Although we have the option to settle the principal payments on the convertible notes in cash and certain conversion and exercise restrictions are placed upon the holders of the convertible notes and Series D warrants and Series H Warrants, the issuance of material amounts of common stock by us would cause our stockholders to experience significant dilution in their investment in our Company.

The convertible notes and the Series F Preferred Stock have anti-dilution provisions triggered by the issuance of shares of common stock and securities exercisable for shares of our common stock at prices below the then current conversion price for the convertible notes, pursuant to which the conversion price of the convertible notes will be adjusted downward and could make it more likely that such convertible notes are converted by the holders diluting our current stockholders and requiring that we reserve more shares for issuance under the convertible notes, which could create an authorized share failure under the terms of the convertible notes.

The conversion price of our 2016 Notes, currently $1.00, is subject to reduction upon us issuing shares of our common stock or securities exercisable or convertible for shares of our common stock at a per share price below the then current conversion price. In such case, the conversion price is reduced to be equal to the lowest per share price in the triggering issuance.

Our obligations to the holders of our 20162017 Series A and Series B Notes are secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets, so if we default on those obligations, the convertible note holders could foreclose on our assets.

Our obligations under the 20162017 Series A and Series B Notes and the transaction documents relating to those convertible notes are secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets. As a result, if we default underin our obligations under the convertible notes, or the transaction documents, the holders of the convertible notes, acting through their appointed agent, could foreclose on their security interests and liquidate some or all of these assets, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations and could require us to reducecurtail or cease operations.

If the holders of our 2017 Series A and Series B Notes elect to convert the principal and interest due under the notes, our stockholders will experience substantial dilution in their investment.

The total remaining principal amount we owe to the holders of our 2017 Series A and Series B Notes is approximately $21.6 million.  If the holders of these notes were to elect to convert all of the principal amount (and assuming no interest has accrued on the principal amount) into shares of our common stock at the Conversion Price of $3.00, we would be required to issue approximately 7.2 million shares. On May 12, 2017, in connection with the release of $1.4 million of restricted funds, we temporarily reduced the conversion price of the Series B Notes to $1.10 per share until July 14, 2017, after which the conversion price of the Series B Notes will return to $3.00 per share. If the holders of the Series B Notes were to elect to convert the principal amount of the Series B Notes into shares of our common stock prior to July 14, 2017, we would be required to issue approximately 1.2 million shares. These conversions would result in significant dilution to the investments of our existing stockholders.

The sale of a substantial amount of our common stock in the public market by the holders of our 2017 Series A and Series B Notes may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.


As of May 18, 2017 we have 1,978,584 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.  Assuming the conversion of all of the remaining principal outstanding under the 2017 Series A and Series B Notes at the Conversion Price of $3 (and assuming no interest has accrued on the principal amount), we would be required to issue an additional approximately 7.2 million shares of common stock to the holders of the notes.  Assuming the conversion of the 2017 Series A Notes at a price of $3.00 per share and the conversion of the 2017 Series B Notes at a conversion price of $1.10 per share, we would be required to issue approximately 8.0 million shares of our common stock to the holders of the notes. The sale of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock in the public market by the holders of the 2017 Series A and Series B Notes, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

The holders of the 2016our 2017 Series A and Series B Notes have certain additional rights upon an event of default under such convertiblethe notes which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations and could require us to reducecurtail or cease or operations.

Under the 2016our Series A and Series B Notes, the holders have certain rights upon an event of default. Such rights include (i) the remaining principal amount of the convertible notes bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, (ii) during the event of default the conversion price being adjusted to the lowest of (a) the conversion price then in effect, (b) 75% of the lowest weighted average price of the common stock during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the event of default conversion and (c) 75% of the weighted average price of the common stock on the date of the applicable event of default conversion, and (iii) the holder having the right to demand redemption of all or a portion of the convertible notes, as described below. At any time after certain


notice requirements for an event of default are triggered, a holder of convertible notes may require us to redeem all or any portion of the convertible note by delivering written notice. Each portion of the convertible note subject to redemption would be redeemed by usnotes (including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon), in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds at a price equal to the greater of (x)(i) up to 125% of the conversion amount being redeemed, depending on the nature of the default, and (y)(ii) the product of (A) the conversion amount being redeemed and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest closing priceintrinsic value of the shares of common stock duringthen issuable upon conversion of the period beginningnotes.  It is unlikely that we would have the cash to redeem the notes as required.  Furthermore, if we default on the date immediately preceding such eventpayment of default and endingthe notes, interest on the datenotes will accrue at the holder delivers the redemption notice, by (II) the lowest conversion price in effect during such period. We may not have sufficient fundsrate of 10% per annum.  If we were unable to settle the redemption price and, as described above, this could trigger rights under the security interest grantedcome to an agreement with the holders and result inof the foreclosure ofnotes regarding payment, the holders could foreclose on their security interests and liquidation of some or all of our assets.

The exercise of any of these rights upon an event of default could substantially harm our financial condition and force us to reduce or cease operations.

Holders of our Series F Preferred Stock have certain additional rights upon the occurrence of certain triggering eventsinterest, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations and could require ususe to reducecurtail or cease orour operations.

Under

Due to financial constraints, we have been unable to pay our employees on regularly scheduled payment dates.  As a result, the CertificateUtah Labor Commission could impose a penalty on us in accordance with the Utah Payment of Designations for the Series F Preferred Stock, the holders will have certain rights upon a “Triggering Event” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). Such rights include (i) the remaining principal amount of the Preferred Shares bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum, (ii) during the Triggering Event the conversion price being adjusted to the lowest of (a) the conversion price then in effect, (b) 75% of the lowest weighted average price of the our common stock during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Triggering Event conversion and (c) 75% of the weighted average price of the our common stock on the date of the applicable Triggering Event conversion, and (iii) the holder having the right to demand redemption of all or any number of the preferred shares.

At any time after the earlier of the holder’s receipt of a notice of an Triggering Event and the holder becoming aware of an Triggering Event and ending on the 15th trading day after the later of (x) the date such Triggering Event is cured and (y) the holder’s receipt of an Triggering Event notice, the holder may require the Company to redeem all or any number of the preferred shares at a price equal to the greater of (x) 125% of the conversion amount being redeemed and (y) the product of (A) the conversion amount being redeemed and (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest closing price of the shares of our common stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding such Triggering Event and ending on the date the holder delivers the redemption notice, by (II) the lowest conversion price in effect during such period.

“Triggering Event” includes, but is not limited to (and subject to the ability to cure in certain instances): (i) (A) the suspension from trading for more than an aggregate of ten (10) trading days in any 365-day period or (B) the failure of the our common stock to be listed on an eligible market; (ii) the Company's (i) failure to convert the Preferred Shares or related warrants by delivery of the required number of shares of our common stock within five (5) trading days after the applicable conversion or exercise date, (ii) notice of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion or exercise of the Preferred Shares or related warrants or (iii) the Company fails to have sufficient authorized shares to convert the Preferred Shares and related warrants in full for 75 consecutive days. (iii) any payment failure; (iv) any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of more than $100,000, individually or in the aggregate, of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) certain bankruptcy events; (vii) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $250,000, individually or in the aggregate, are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within seventy-five (75) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $250,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides each holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to such holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of such judgment; (viii) breaches of representations, warranties and covenants in the Certificate of Designations and related transaction documents; or (ix) the Company's failure for any reason after the date that is six (6) months immediately following the Issuance Date to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) of the 1933Wages Act.

The triggering and exercise of any of these rights could substantially harm our financial condition and force us to reduce or cease operations.


Holders of our Series F Preferred Stock have voting rights on an as converted basis. These rights permit the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock to vote up to certain percentage of our outstanding voting securities. The holders of the preferred shares may have interests in matters brought before the shareholders that are different than holders of common stock.

The holders of Series F Preferred Stock have the right to vote with holders of shares of our common stock, voting together as one class on all matters, with each Series F Preferred share entitling the holder thereof to cast that number of votes per share as is equal to the aggregate number of shares of our common stock into which it is then convertible (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Certificate of Designations including without limitation, the maximum percentage and/or the failure to have a sufficient number of shares of common stock reserved or available for issuance pursuant to the Certificate of Designations) using the record date for determining the stockholders of the Company eligible to vote on such matters as the date as of which the conversion price is calculated; provided, that no holder (together with such holder’s attribution parties) shall be permitted to have a number of votes in excess of such aggregate number of votes granted to the holders of 9.99% of the shares our common stock then outstanding (including any votes with respect to any shares of our common stock and preferred stock beneficially owned by the holder or such holder’s attribution parties).

The holders of the Series F Preferred Stock may have interests in matters brought before the shareholders that are different than the interests of holders of our common stock. Specifically, the holders of our Series F Preferred Stock are also holders of our 2016 Notes and their interests in relation to shareholder matters that affect the 2016 Notes will be different that the interests of holders of our common stock. While the Series F Preferred Stock holders do not act as a group in the instances where their interests are aligned, their ability to cast votes on an as converted basis may affect the outcome of any shareholder votes on such matters.

Broker-dealers may be discouraged from effecting transactions in our shares of common stock because they are considered a penny stock andWe are subject to the penny stock rules.Utah Payment of Wages Act (the “Utah Act”), which governs how and when wages are paid to our employees.  Section 34-28-9 of the Utah Act gives the Labor Commission’s Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor the right to assess against an employer who fails to pay an employee in accordance with the Utah Act a penalty of 5% of the unpaid wages owing to the employee, which will be assessed daily until paid for a period not to exceed 20 days.

Our shares

Due to financial constraints, we offered our employees the choice of common stock are currently considered a “penny stock.” The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock”continuing to work or taking an unpaid furlough.  Thirty-five of our employees chose to take the furlough.  As of May 18, 2017, we have 120 full time and 8 part time employees employed.  Since the payroll that was due to be any equity securitypaid on March 20, 2017, we have been behind one to two payments on our payroll and we may not, therefore, be in compliance with the Utah Act.  If the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor concludes that haswe are not in compliance with the Utah Act and were to assess a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subjectpenalty against us for our failure to certain exceptions. The shares of common stock are covered bypay the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirementswages we owe on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors.” The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assetsa timely basis, our liability could be in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess$25,000 through May 18, 2017.  We also might be subject to claims from employees due to late payment of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the shares of common stock. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade in the shares of common stock.wages.

 

 

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

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

All unregistered sales of equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 were previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Use of Proceeds

Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering

On October 8, 2014, the SEC declared effective our IPO registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) related to 1,150,000 shares of common stock and 1,150,000 Series A Warrants, which were sold in combinations of one share of common stock and one Series A Warrant at a public offering price of $7.00 per unit; however, as a result of the offering of units by the Company on February 25, 2015, the Series A Warrants were exercisable at an exercise price of $2.20 per share. Each Series A Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock and one Series B Warrant. In addition, the managing underwriter, Dawson James Securities, Inc. exercised its option to purchase 172,500 Series A Warrants. The IPO commenced on October 8, 2014 and has not yet


terminated in relation to the Series B Warrants covered under the IPO registration statement. As of October 15, 2015, the date the Series A Warrants expired, 1,074,082 Series A Warrants had been exercised, none of which were exercised on a cashless basis. The remaining 248,418 Series A Warrants outstanding expired without being exercised. No Series B Warrants have been exercised to date. We may receive additional proceeds if any of the Series B Warrants are exercised in the future.

The aggregate sale price for securities sold at the initial closing of the IPO is $8,050,000. The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the IPO was approximately $6.4 million after deducting total expenses of approximately $1,650,000, including approximately $644,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and approximately $1,006,000 in other expenses payable by the Company. Since the initial closing of the IPO the Company has received $2.4 million in additional net proceeds from the exercise of Series A Warrants, for total net proceeds from the offering in the amount of $8.8 million.

None of the underwriting discounts and commissions or offering expenses were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our directors or officers or their associates or to persons owning 10% or more of our common stock or to any of our affiliates.

As of September 30, 2016, all of the $8.8 million of total net proceeds from our IPO has been used. We had broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our IPO. The table below shows a comparison of the use of proceeds as disclosed in our IPO Prospectus with the actual usage of these net proceeds (in millions):

 

 

Disclosed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

proceeds

 

 

Actual

 

 

Difference

 

 

 

in our IPO

 

 

use of

 

 

over

 

 

 

prospectus

 

 

proceeds

 

 

(under)

 

Research and development expenses

 

$

1.4

 

 

$

1.2

 

 

$

(0.2

)

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(0.5

)

Manufacture analyzers for customers

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

Automate manufacturing facility and increase capacity

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.3

 

General corporate purposes

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net proceeds

 

$

8.8

 

 

$

8.8

 

 

$

 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

None.

 


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The list of exhibits in the Exhibit Index to this quarterly report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. as amended through November 3, 2016 (28)

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (2)

3.4

 

Form of Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. (5)

3.5

 

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 23, 2015. (6)

3.6

 

Form of Certificate of Designation of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (15)

4.1

 

Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock. (2)

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Voting Agreement dated as of July 30, 2014. (1)

4.3

 

Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated as of April 21, 2014. (1)

4.4

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Series C Warrant. (7)

4.5

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock. (4)

4.6

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock or Preferred Stock. (4)

4.7

 

Form of Warrant to Purchase common stock. (4)

4.8

 

Form of Series A Warrant. (3)

4.9

 

Form of Series B Warrant. (3)

4.10

 

Amended and Restated Form of Series C Warrant (amended and restated as of June 23, 2015). (6)

4.11

 

Form of Unit Purchase Option issued in connection with the Registrant’s follow-on offering. (5)

4.12

 

Form of Representative’s Warrant issued in connection with the Registrant’s initial public offering. (3)

4.13

 

Form of 2015 Senior Secured Convertible Note, filed as Exhibit A to the 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement (8)

4.14

 

Form of Series D Warrant, filed as Exhibit B to the 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement (8)

4.15

 

Form of Series E Warrant (9)

4.16

 

Form of Subscription Agreement February 2016 (9)

4.17

 

Form of Series G Warrant (10)

4.18

 

Form of Subscription Agreement June 2016 (10)

4.19

 

Form of 2016 Senior Secured Convertible Note, filed as Exhibit A to the 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement (11)

4.20

 

Form of Series H Warrant, filed as Exhibit B to the 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement (11)

4.21

 

Form of 2017 Series A-1A Senior Secured Convertible Note (26)

4.22

Form of 2017 Series A-2A Senior Secured Convertible Note (26)

4.23

Form of 2017 Series A-1B Senior Secured Convertible Note (26)

4.24

Form of 2017 Series A-2B Senior Secured Convertible Note (26)

4.25

Form of 2017 Series B Senior Secured Convertible Note (26)

4.26

Form of 2017 Series A Senior Secured Convertible Note (27)

4.27

Form of 2017 Series B Senior Secured Convertible Note (27)

10.1

 

Pledge and SecurityForm of Amendment Agreement filed as Exhibit C to theexecuted January 2, 2017 with holders of 2016 Securities Purchase Agreement (11)Notes (12)

10.2

 

Amendment to Spring Forth Promissory Note (12)Form of 2016 Notes Waiver executed January 9, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (13)

10.3

 

Form of Series F Preferred Stock Waiver Agreement for the 2015 Notes  (13)executed January 9, 2017(13)

10.4

 

Form of WaiverAmendment Agreement forexecuted January 18, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes  (13)Notes(14)

10.5

 

Form of Leak-OutAmendment Agreement (14)executed January 19, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (16)

10.6

 

Form of Amendment Agreement executed January 22, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (17)

  31.110.7

Form of Amendment Agreement No. 2 executed January 23, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (18)

10.8

Form of Amendment Agreement No. 3 executed January 31, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (19)

10.9

Form of Note Redemption Agreement executed February 9, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (20)

10.10

Form of 2016 Note Waiver Agreement executed February 14, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (21)

10.11

Form of Note Redemption Agreement executed February 16, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (22)

10.12

Form of Amendment Agreement No. 4 executed February 17, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (23)

10.13

Form of Note Redemption Agreement executed March 1, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (24)

10.14

Form of Note Redemption Agreement executed March 3, 2017 with holders of the 2016 Notes (25)

10.15

Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (25)

31.1*

 

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


  31.231.2*

 

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


Exhibit

No.

Description

  32.132.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  32.232.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

 

BRLXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

@*

Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a grant of confidential treatment from the SEC.Filed herewith.

(1)

Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on August 20, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)

Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)

Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 23, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4)

Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-197954) filed with the SEC on September 24, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(5)

Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-201596) filed with the SEC on February 24, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.

(6)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-3662) filed with the SEC on June 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.

(7)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on December 7, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.

(8)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on December 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference

(9)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

(10)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on May 26, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

(11)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on June 29, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.

(12)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on August 4, 2016January 3, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(13)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on August 17, 2016January 9, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(14)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on September 20,January 18, 2016 and incorporated herein by referencereference.

(15)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016 and incorporated herein by referencereference.


(16)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on January 20, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(17)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on January 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(18)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on January 24, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(19)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on January 31, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(20)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 10, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(21)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(22)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 16, 2017, as amended on February 17, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.

(23)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(24)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on March 2, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(25)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on March 3, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(26)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on April 10, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(27)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on April 17, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

(28)

Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-36662) filed with the SEC on March 22, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 14, 2016May 22, 2017

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Ryan Ashton

 

 

 

 

Ryan Ashton

 

 

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 14, 2016May 22, 2017

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Rona

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey A. Rona

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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