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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission File Number 001-36751

 


 

OCUGEN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

04-3522315

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

5 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 160

Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(484) 328-4701

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock

 

OCGN

 

The Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC
(The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

o

Smaller reporting company

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  o

 

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

 

As of November 7, 2019, there were 16,003,916 outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

 

 

 


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OCUGEN, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

Item 2.

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

 

25

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

33

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

33

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

35

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

35

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

35

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

90

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

90

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

90

Item 5.

Other Information

 

90

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

91

Signatures

 

92

 

As previously announced, on September 27, 2019, Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation), completed its reverse merger with Ocugen Opco, Inc. (formerly known as Ocugen, Inc.) (“Former Ocugen”), in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 5, 2019, as amended, by and among Ocugen, Former Ocugen and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocugen (“Merger Sub”) (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Former Ocugen, with Former Ocugen surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocugen (the “Merger”).

 

For accounting purposes, the Merger is treated as a “reverse asset acquisition” under generally acceptable accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and Former Ocugen is considered the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, Former Ocugen’s historical results of operations will replace the Company’s historical results of operations for all periods prior to the Merger and, for all periods following the Merger, the results of operations of the combined company will be included in the Company’s financial statements.

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q relates to the Company’s quarter ended September 30, 2019, which includes the date of the completion of the Merger and is therefore the Company’s first periodic report that includes results of operations for the combined company, including Former Ocugen.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” the “combined company” “we,” “our” or “us” in this report refer to Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation) and its subsidiaries, references to “Ocugen” refer to the Company following the completion of the Merger, references to “Histogenics” refer to the Company prior to the completion of the Merger and references to “OpCo” refer to Ocugen OpCo, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary following the Merger.

 

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), about Ocugen and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “projects”, “plans”, “goal”, “targets”, “potential”, “estimates”, “pro forma”, “seeks”, “intends” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements include discussions of strategy, financial projections, guidance and estimates (including their underlying assumptions), statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of various transactions, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of Ocugen and its subsidiaries. We caution our stockholders and other readers not to place undue reliance on such statements.

 

You should read this report and the documents filed by the Company with the SEC completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect. Our business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to: (i) the risk that Ocugen continues to incur significant losses from operations and continues to incur net losses; (ii) the risk that as a new business, Ocugen may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors; (iii) the risk that as a result of adjustments to or exercise of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants, stockholders of the combined company could be substantially and materially diluted; (iv) the uncertainties associated with the clinical development and regulatory approval of product candidates, including potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of clinical trials; (iii) risks related to the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient additional capital to continue to advance these product candidates and its preclinical programs; (v) uncertainties in obtaining successful clinical results for product candidates and unexpected costs that may result therefrom; (vi) risks related to the failure to realize any value from product candidates and preclinical programs being developed and anticipated to be developed in light of inherent risks and difficulties involved in successfully bringing product candidates to market and the risk that products will not achieve broad market acceptance; and (vii)  the other risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this report and in any other documents Ocugen files with the SEC.

 

You should assume that the information appearing in this report is accurate as of its date only. Because the risk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor 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 any forward-looking statements. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf made after the date of this report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risk factors and cautionary statements contained in this report. Unless legally required, we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

15,301,082

 

$

1,628,136

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

517,562

 

313,499

 

Asset held for sale

 

7,000,000

 

 

Total current assets

 

22,818,644

 

1,941,635

 

Property and equipment, net

 

213,229

 

245,788

 

Restricted cash

 

150,910

 

150,477

 

Other assets

 

436,094

 

116,333

 

Total assets

 

$

23,618,877

 

$

2,454,233

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

5,791,298

 

$

3,277,525

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,301,304

 

1,402,750

 

Short-term debt, net

 

 

7,483,847

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

1,741,222

 

Operating lease obligation

 

151,530

 

 

Financing lease obligation

 

19,838

 

20,442

 

Short-term warrant liability

 

27,964,986

 

 

Deferred grant proceeds

 

183,800

 

183,800

 

Total current liabilities

 

35,412,756

 

14,109,586

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred rent

 

 

3,739

 

Operating lease obligation, less current portion

 

223,853

 

 

Financing lease obligation, less current portion

 

17,339

 

33,720

 

Long term debt, net

 

1,058,191

 

1,016,727

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

1,299,383

 

1,054,186

 

Total liabilities

 

36,712,139

 

15,163,772

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 7.0 and zero issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Common stock, 200,000,000 ($0.01 par value) authorized and 10,013,605 and 4,960,552 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

100,136

 

49,606

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

451

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

50,668,493

 

18,477,598

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(63,861,891

)

(31,237,194

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(13,093,262

)

(12,709,539

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

23,618,877

 

$

2,454,233

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

1,305,461

 

$

1,561,286

 

$

6,338,530

 

$

7,405,472

 

General and administrative

 

1,408,350

 

843,165

 

3,544,847

 

3,045,562

 

Total operating expenses

 

2,713,811

 

2,404,451

 

9,883,377

 

10,451,034

 

Loss from operations

 

(2,713,811

)

(2,404,451

)

(9,883,377

)

(10,451,034

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

(18,512,204

)

1,461,872

 

(19,896,626

)

1,208,525

 

Loss on debt conversion

 

 

 

(341,136

)

 

Interest income

 

136

 

3,762

 

1,107

 

17,393

 

Interest expense

 

(796,141

)

(1,001,545

)

(1,753,172

)

(3,035,350

)

Other income (expense)

 

(751,261

)

7,755

 

(751,493

)

(2,413

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(20,059,470

)

471,844

 

(22,741,320

)

(1,811,845

)

Net loss

 

$

(22,773,281

)

$

(1,932,607

)

$

(32,624,697

)

$

(12,262,879

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(133

)

(451

)

391

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(22,773,281

)

$

(1,932,740

)

$

(32,625,148

)

$

(12,262,488

)

Net loss per share of common stock — basic and diluted

 

$

(3.55

)

$

(0.39

)

$

(5.59

)

$

(2.47

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic and diluted

 

6,411,308

 

4,960,552

 

5,839,840

 

4,960,552

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Income

 

Deficit

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 

$

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

18,477,598

 

$

451

 

$

(31,237,194

)

$

(12,709,539

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

415,202

 

 

 

415,202

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(282

)

 

(282

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,312,606

)

(6,312,606

)

Balance at March 31, 2019

 

 

$

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

18,892,800

 

$

169

 

$

(37,549,800

)

$

(18,607,225

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

111,807

 

 

 

111,807

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(169

)

 

(169

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,538,810

)

(3,538,810

)

Conversion of debt

 

 

 

1,125,673

 

11,257

 

13,959,622

 

 

 

13,970,878

 

Equity transactions

 

 

 

157,743

 

1,577

 

1,956,218

 

 

 

1,957,796

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

 

$

 

6,243,968

 

$

62,440

 

$

34,920,447

 

$

 

$

(41,088,610

)

$

(6,105,723

)

Issuance of stock for reverse asset acquisition, net of $5.0 million of costs

 

7

 

 

1,576,655

 

15,766

 

2,325,284

 

 

 

2,341,050

 

Issuance of common stock under Pre-Merger Financing, net of $1.8 million of costs

 

 

 

2,192,982

 

21,930

 

13,229,757

 

 

 

13,251,687

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

193,005

 

 

 

193,005

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,773,281

)

(22,773,281

)

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

7

 

$

 

10,013,605

 

$

100,136

 

$

50,668,493

 

$

 

$

(63,861,891

)

$

(13,093,262

)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Income (Loss)

 

Deficit

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

17,402,911

 

$

 

$

(13,017,530

)

$

4,434,987

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

258,682

 

 

 

258,682

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

(34

)

 

(34

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

(5,039,026

)

(5,039,026

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

17,661,593

 

$

(34

)

$

(18,056,556

)

$

(345,391

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

261,185

 

 

 

261,185

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

558

 

 

558

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

(5,291,246

)

(5,291,246

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

17,922,778

 

$

524

 

$

(23,347,802

)

$

(5,374,894

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

226,216

 

 

 

226,216

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

(133

)

 

(133

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

(1,932,607

)

(1,932,607

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

4,960,552

 

$

49,606

 

$

18,148,994

 

$

391

 

$

(25,280,409

)

$

(7,081,418

)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(32,624,697

)

$

(12,262,879

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

34,626

 

35,053

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

1,718,546

 

2,825,669

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

19,896,626

 

(1,208,525

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

720,014

 

746,083

 

Loss on debt conversion

 

341,136

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(315,612

)

(390,541

)

Other assets

 

34,774

 

(4,203

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2,045,228

 

1,413,621

 

Deferred rent

 

 

1,210

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(8,149,359

)

(8,844,512

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(2,067

)

(77,414

)

Payment of reverse asset acquisition costs

 

(2,334,063

)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(2,336,130

)

(77,414

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Financing lease principal payments

 

(16,985

)

(4,782

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(122,262

)

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt

 

6,800,000

 

6,000,000

 

Repayment of convertible debt

 

(5,290,000

)

 

Payment of equity issuance costs

 

(649,254

)

(741,178

)

Proceeds from Pre-Merger Financing

 

22,437,537

 

 

Proceeds from stock subscription

 

999,832

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

24,158,868

 

5,254,040

 

Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash

 

 

391

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

13,673,379

 

(3,667,495

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

1,778,613

 

6,301,572

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

15,451,992

 

$

2,634,077

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets by entering into capital lease (Note 10)

 

 

$

63,817

 

Conversion of convertible notes (Note 9)

 

$

13,061,029

 

 

Conversion of convertible promissory note (Note 9)

 

$

907,502

 

 

Equity issuance costs (Note 4)

 

$

1,150,000

 

$

598,286

 

Right-of-use asset related to operating leases (Note 10)

 

$

363,093

 

 

Reverse asset acquisition costs (Note 4)

 

$

2,711,431

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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OCUGEN, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                      Nature of Business

 

Ocugen, Inc. (formerly known as Histogenics Corporation), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Ocugen” or the “Company”), is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a pipeline of innovative therapies to address rare and underserved eye diseases. The Company is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

 

Ocugen is developing a modifier gene therapy platform for unmet medical needs in the area of retinal diseases, including inherited retinal diseases (“IRDs”). Ocugen’s modifier gene therapy platform is novel in that it targets nuclear hormone receptor (“NHR”) genes which have the potential to restore homeostasis to the retina and may target multiple genes that are associated with a range of IRDs. Unlike single-gene replacement therapies, which only target one genetic mutation, the Company believes that its gene therapy platform, through its targeting of NHRs, may impact multiple genes that are associated with a range of genetically diverse diseases. Ocugen’s first gene therapy candidate, OCU400, has received two Orphan Drug Designation (“ODD”) from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal diseases and CEP290 mutation-associated retinal diseases. OCU400 uses an adeno-associated virus vector (“AAV”). Ocugen’s second gene therapy product candidate, OCU410, is targeted for dry age-related macular degeneration (“dry AMD”). Currently, there are no FDA-approved therapies to treat this disease.

 

Ocugen has a late-stage, Phase 3 program, OCU300, which has also received ODD from the FDA. OCU300 is a small molecule therapeutic currently in Phase 3 clinical development for patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease (“oGVHD”). Ocugen is the first and only company to receive ODD for the treatment of oGVHD and is the only company conducting Phase 3 studies in this patient population. OCU300 is formulated using the Company’s proprietary nanoemulsion technology, OcuNanoE — Ocugen’s ONE Platform™ (“OcuNanoE™”).

 

Ocugen is also developing OCU200, a novel fusion protein for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (“wet AMD”), diabetic retinopathy (“DR”) and diabetic macular edema (“DME”).

 

Merger with Histogenics

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company completed its reverse merger with Ocugen, OpCo Inc. (formerly known as Ocugen, Inc. (“Former Ocugen”)) in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 5, 2019, by and among Histogenics, Former Ocugen and Restore Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Histogenics (“Merger Sub”), as amended (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Former Ocugen, with Former Ocugen surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Histogenics (the “Merger”). Immediately after completion of the Merger, Histogenics changed its name to Ocugen, Inc. and the business conducted by Ocugen, Inc. became the business conducted by Former Ocugen. Former Ocugen is deemed to be the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Former Ocugen became the Company’s historical financial statements, including the comparative prior periods. See Note 4 for additional information.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

In connection with, and immediately prior to the completion of the Merger, Histogenics effected a reverse stock split of the common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-60 (the ‘‘Reverse Stock Split’’). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued common stock to Former Ocugen’s stockholders at an exchange rate of 0.4794 shares of common stock, after taking into account the Reverse Stock Split, for each share of Former Ocugen’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger.

 

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The capital structure, including the number of shares of common stock issued appearing in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented, reflects that of Ocugen. All references in the condensed consolidated financial statements to the number of shares and per-share amounts of common stock have been retroactively restated to reflect the exchange rate.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and has funded its operating losses through the sale of common stock, warrants to purchase common stock, the issuance of convertible notes, and debt. The Company incurred net losses of approximately $32.6 million and $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of $63.9 million as of September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $15.5 million.

 

The Company has a limited operating history and its prospects are subject to risks, expenses and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in its industry. The Company intends to continue its research and development efforts for its product candidates, which will require significant funding. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing in the future or research and development efforts require higher than anticipated capital, there may be a negative impact on the financial viability of the Company. The Company plans to increase working capital by raising additional capital through either private or public equity or debt financing. Such financing may not be available at all, or on terms that are favorable to the Company. While management of the Company believes that it has a plan to fund ongoing operations, its plan may not be successfully implemented. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital through one or more financings, or appropriately manage certain discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives.

 

As a result of these factors, together with the anticipated increase in spending that will be necessary to continue to develop the Company’s products, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might result from the resolution of any of the above uncertainties.

 

2.                                      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and under the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The condensed consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may occur for the full fiscal year. Certain information and note disclosures of the Company normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted under the SEC’s rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes thereto of Former Ocugen for the year ended December 31, 2018. The balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ocugen, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

 

The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates in effect at the end of each period. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the periods. Currency transaction gains or losses are included in other expenses. Gains or losses from balance sheet translation are included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include those used in the valuation of share-based payment arrangements, warrants, and embedded conversion features on the convertible notes.

 

Asset Held for Sale

 

An asset is considered to be held for sale when all of the following criteria are met: (i) management commits to a plan to sell the asset; (ii) it is unlikely that the disposal plan will be significantly modified or discontinued; (iii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition; (iv) actions required to complete the sale of the asset have been initiated; (v) sale of the asset is probable and the completed sale is expected to occur within one year; and (vi) the asset is actively being marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable given its current market value.

 

A long-lived asset classified as held for sale is measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. If the long-lived asset is newly acquired, the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is established based on its fair value less cost to sell at the acquisition date. A long-lived asset is not depreciated or amortized while it is classified as held for sale.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had an intangible asset held for sale acquired from Histogenics with a fair value less cost of sell of $7.0 million. See Notes 4 and 12 for additional information.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value 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. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The company has derivative instruments that are fair valued on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs.

 

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Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in Common Stock

 

The Company accounts for warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), which is the authoritative guidance on accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to and potentially settled in a company’s own stock. To determine whether a contract is considered indexed to the issuer’s own equity, the Company performs a two-step analysis:

 

Step 1 — Evaluate whether the contract contains any exercise contingencies and, if so, whether they disqualify the contract from being classified as equity, and

 

Step 2 — Assess whether the settlement terms are consistent with equity classification.

 

The Company classifies the liability-designated warrants on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as a derivative liability which is recognized at fair value at each reporting period subsequent to the initial issuance. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments that have maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include bank demand deposits, marketable securities with maturities of three months or less at purchase, and money market funds that invest primarily in certificates of deposit, commercial paper and United States government and United States government agency obligations. The Company’s restricted cash balance consists of cash held to collateralize a corporate credit card account.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total amount shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

15,301,082

 

$

2,483,749

 

Restricted cash

 

150,910

 

150,328

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

15,451,992

 

$

2,634,077

 

 

3.                                      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases (“ASU 2018-10”), which provides narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard, and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842)—Targeted Improvements (“ASU 2018-11”), which addressed implementation issues related to the new lease standard. These and certain other lease-related ASUs have generally been codified in ASC 842. ASC 842 supersedes the lease accounting requirements in ASC Topic 840, Leases (“ASC 840”). ASC 842 establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases. Under ASC 842, leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The standard also requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 was effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using the effective date transition method. Prior period results continue to be presented under ASC 840 based on the accounting standards originally in effect for such periods.

 

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The Company has elected certain practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within ASC 842 to leases that commenced before January 1, 2019, including the package of practical expedients. The election of the package of practical expedients resulted in the Company not reassessing prior conclusions under ASC 840 related to lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs for expired and existing leases prior to January 1, 2019. The Company did not elect the practical expedient to not record short-term leases on its consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows. Upon adoption, the Company recognized an ROU asset and lease liability of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information.

 

4.                                      Merger and Financing

 

Pre-Merger Financing

 

In June 2019, Former Ocugen and Histogenics entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Financing SPA”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”). Pursuant to the Financing SPA, among other things, (i) immediately prior to the Merger, Former Ocugen issued 4,574,272 shares of common stock to the Investors (the “Initial Shares” and, as converted pursuant to the exchange rate in the Merger into the right to receive approximately 2.2 million shares the Company’s common stock, the “Converted Initial Shares”), (ii) immediately prior to the Merger, Former Ocugen issued and deposited 4,574,272 shares of common stock into escrow on behalf of the Investors (the “Additional Shares” and, as converted pursuant to the exchange rate in the Merger, into the right to receive approximately 2.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, the “Converted Additional Shares”) and (iii) the Company agreed to issue, on the fifth trading day following the consummation of the Merger, three series of warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Series A Warrants,” the “Series B Warrants” and the “Series C Warrants” and collectively, the “Pre-Merger Financing Warrants”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $25.0 million (“Pre-Merger Financing”).

 

Approximately $2.5 million of the $25.0 million Pre-Merger Financing was utilized to pay transaction costs related to the Merger and the Pre-Merger Financing in the form of equity. In addition, the Company utilized $5.3 million of the Pre-Merger Financing for the repayment of the Senior Secured Notes, as defined in Note 9. As a result, the Company received total net proceeds of $17.2 million from the Pre-Merger Financing. The Company incurred $1.8 million in equity issuance costs related to the Pre-Merger Financing, of which $0.6 million was paid in cash and $1.2 million was paid with equity as of September 30, 2019. Approximately $1.0 million of equity issuance costs was allocated to the Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants and is included in additional paid-in capital. Approximately $0.8 million of issuance costs allocated to the Series B Warrant liability were expensed and are reflected in other income (expense) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Merger with Histogenics

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company completed the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. The Merger was structured as a stock-for-stock transaction whereby all of Former Ocugen’s outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for Former Ocugen’s common stock were converted into the right to receive Histogenics’ common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for Histogenics’ common stock. Immediately following the Merger, the former equity holders of Former Ocugen owned 84.25% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, and the equity holders of the Company immediately before the Merger owned 15.75% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, including the Initial Shares but excluding the Additional Shares and the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants pursuant to the Financing SPA.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the Company concluded that, while Histogenics is the legal acquirer, Former Ocugen is the accounting acquirer due to the fact that (i) Former Ocugen’s shareholders have the majority of the voting rights in Ocugen, (ii) Former Ocugen holds all of the board seats of the combined company and (iii) Former Ocugen management holds all key positions in the management of the combined company. The Company has further concluded that Histogenics does not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805 due to the fact that substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets disposed of is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. Therefore, the Merger will be accounted for as a reverse asset acquisition. The Company incurred $5.0 million in transaction costs related to the Merger, of which $2.3 million was paid in cash and $2.3 million was paid with equity as of September 30, 2019.

 

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Assets and liabilities of Histogenics on September 27, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 27,
2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

291

 

Asset held for sale

 

7,000

 

Accounts payable

 

(1,162

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

6,129

 

 

Asset Held for Sale

 

In connection with the Merger, on May 8, 2019, Histogenics entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Medavate Corp., a Colorado corporation (“Medavate”), pursuant to which Histogenics agreed to sell substantially all of its assets relating to its NeoCart™ program, including, without limitation, intellectual property, business and license agreements and clinical trial data (the “Assets”) in return for a cash payment of $6.5 million. On September 26, 2019, the parties entered into an amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the closing date was amended to October 4, 2019. On October 4, 2019, the parties entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the purchase price was increased to $7.0 million under the Asset Purchase Agreement and the closing date of the Asset Purchase Agreement was revised from October 4, 2019 to two business days after Medavate obtains financing in an amount no less than the purchase price (the “Closing Date”). The Second Amendment further provides that if the Closing Date does not occur on or prior to October 31, 2019, Ocugen may choose to terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement without recourse and, if Ocugen does not terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement, the purchase price shall increase 10% per month (or any portion thereof) between October 31, 2019 and the Closing Date. The NeoCart™ asset qualifies as held for sale as of the date of the reverse asset acquisition and is carried at a fair value less cost to sell on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. The Closing Date did not occur as of October 31, 2019 and Ocugen did not terminate the agreement. See Note 12 for additional information.

 

Medinet Agreement

 

In December 2017, Histogenics entered into the License and Commercialization Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with MEDINET Co., Ltd. (“MEDINET”) to grant MEDINET a license under certain patents, patent applications, know-how, and technology to develop and commercialize certain therapeutic products related to the NeoCart™ program. As consideration for the granting of the license, MEDINET agreed to pay Histogenics a non-refundable upfront cash payment of $10.0 million which was received in January 2018. Based on the results of the NeoCart™ research, Histogenics suspended the NeoCart™ program. Subsequently, since MEDINET relied on the NeoCart™ product to supply clinical trial patients, MEDINET suspended the development of its clinical trial. As of September 30, 2019, the contract with MEDINET was wholly unperformed. As a result of the expected sale of the NeoCart™ asset, the Company does not expect to retain any future obligations related to the MEDINET agreement.

 

The NeoCart™ asset held for sale was valued based on a quoted price of $7.0 million, which is an observable Level 2 fair value input.

 

5.                                      Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net loss

 

$

(22,773,281

)

$

(1,932,607

)

$

(32,624,697

)

$

(12,262,879

)

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

6,411,308

 

4,960,552

 

5,839,840

 

4,960,552

 

Net loss per shares of common stock—basic and diluted

 

$

(3.55

)

$

(0.39

)

$

(5.59

)

$

(2.47

)

 

The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

500,933

 

473,647

 

500,933

 

473,647

 

Warrants(1)

 

870,020

 

870,020

 

870,020

 

870,020

 

Series A Warrants

 

8,771,928

 

 

8,771,928

 

 

Series B Warrants(2)

 

8,007,461

 

 

8,007,461

 

 

Series C Warrants

 

50,000,000

 

 

50,000,000

 

 

Total

 

68,150,342

 

1,343,667

 

68,150,342

 

1,343,667

 

 

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(1) With the exception of the application of the exchange rate of 0.4794 to the outstanding options and warrants, the terms and conditions related to the options and warrants existing prior to the Merger were not revised.

 

(2) Warrants do not include additional Series B Warrants that are contingent upon reset pricing as discussed in Note 11.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants were amended to reduce the number of Series C Warrants, among other things. See Note 12 for additional information.

 

6.                                      License and Collaboration Agreements

 

Collaboration Agreement with CanSino Biologics

 

On September 27, 2019, Ocugen entered into a co-development and commercialization agreement (the “CanSinoBIO Agreement”) with CanSino Biologics Inc. (“CanSinoBIO”) with respect to the development and commercialization of the gene therapy product candidate, OCU400, for the treatment of NR2E3 Mutation-Associated Retinal Degeneration, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and Rhodopsin Mutation-Associated Retinal Degeneration.

 

CanSinoBIO will be responsible for all the costs for chemistry, manufacturing and control development and manufacture of clinical supplies of OCU400 for all territories. CanSinoBIO will be solely responsible for all other costs and expenses of its development activities in the CanSinoBIO territory (Greater China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) and Ocugen will be responsible for all other costs and expenses of its development activities in the Ocugen territory (outside of CanSinoBIO territory). CanSinoBIO will pay to Ocugen an annual royalty between mid to high-single digits based on net sales of products in the CanSinoBIO territory, and Ocugen will pay to CanSinoBIO an annual royalty between low to mid-single digits based on net sales of products in the Ocugen territory.

 

Unless terminated earlier, the CanSinoBIO Agreement will continue in force on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis until the later of (a) the expiration of the last valid claim of patent rights of Ocugen covering such product and (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the first commercial sale of such product in such country. The CanSinoBIO Agreement will also terminate upon the termination of the Exclusive License Agreement, dated December 19, 2017, between Ocugen and Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc. The CanSinoBIO Agreement may be terminated by either party in its entirety upon (a) a material breach of the Agreement by the other party, (b) a challenge by the other party or any of its affiliates of any intellectual property controlled by the terminating party or (c) bankruptcy or insolvency of the other party. Within forty-five (45) days after such termination, CanSinoBIO shall provide Ocugen with a statement of the CanSinoBIO development costs and, within one (1) year after receipt of such report, Ocugen shall reimburse CanSinoBIO all such CanSinoBIO development costs.

 

7.                                      Balance Sheet Detail

 

Accrued Expenses are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Accrued expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

60,315

 

$

705,436

 

Clinical

 

243,461

 

469,473

 

Consulting

 

85,508

 

86,619

 

Employee-related

 

531,078

 

123,372

 

Legal

 

380,942

 

17,850

 

Total

 

$

1,301,304

 

$

1,402,750

 

 

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8.                                      Equity Transactions

 

On April 5, 2019, Former Ocugen entered into a Stock Subscription Agreement (“Subscription Agreement”) with existing investors for the sale of 80,572 shares of common stock for $1.0 million, or $12.41 per share. This capital raise triggered the conversion features on the convertible debt described below.

 

On December 13, 2018, Former Ocugen entered into a service agreement with a financial advisor. Pursuant to this agreement, in June 2019, 77,171 shares of common stock of Former Ocugen were issued at $12.41 per share for services rendered. These services totaling $1.0 million are related to the Merger and are therefore reflected in the supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions included in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

9.                                      Debt

 

EB-5 Loan

 

In September 2016, pursuant to the U.S. government’s Immigrant Investor Program, commonly known as the EB-5 program (the “EB-5 Program”), the Company entered into an arrangement (the “EB-5 Loan Agreement”) to borrow up to $10.0 million from EB5 Life Sciences, L.P. (the “Lender”) in $0.5 million increments. Borrowing may be limited by the amount of funds raised by the Lender and are subject to certain job creation requirements by the Company. Borrowings are at a fixed interest rate of 4.0% per annum and are to be utilized in the clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of the Company’s products and for the general working capital needs of the Company. Outstanding borrowings pursuant to the EB-5 Program become due upon the seventh anniversary of the final disbursement. Amounts repaid cannot be re-borrowed. The EB-5 note is secured by substantially all assets of the Company, except for any patents, patent applications, pending patents, patent license, patent sublicense, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights.

 

In September 2016, $0.5 million was borrowed by the Company followed by another borrowing of $0.5 million in December 2016. Issuance costs for these borrowings totaled $103,887. Amortization of debt issuance costs amounted to approximately $3,710 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and approximately $11,131 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and is included in interest expense.

 

At September 30, 2019, there is $1.0 million of principal outstanding which has accrued interest of approximately $10,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $30,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. As of September 30, 2019, total accrued interest is approximately $118,000. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company believes the fair value of the EB-5 note approximates its carrying value due to the nature of the loan and the similarity between the interest rate on the Note and prevailing interest rates.

 

Convertible Notes

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued convertible notes (the “Notes”) to new and existing stockholders in the Company, including Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $3.35 million to members of the Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2019, all Notes had been converted and were no longer outstanding.

 

At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date

 

Note
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value of
Conversion
Feature

 

Fair Value of
Change in
Control
Feature

 

Debt
Issuance
Costs

 

Carrying
Amount of
the Note

 

Maturity
Date

 

January 2018

 

$

5,000,000

 

$

(2,579,074

)

$

(78,637

)

$

(35,969

)

$

2,306,320

 

July 2019

 

June 2018

 

1,000,000

 

(714,041

)

(10,175

)

(3,000

)

272,784

 

Dec. 2019

 

November 2018

 

1,150,400

 

 

(21,127

)

(50,646

)

1,078,627

 

May 2020

 

December 2018

 

150,000

 

 

(2,857

)

(14,310

)

132,833

 

May 2020

 

Total

 

$

7,300,400

 

$

(3,293,115

)

$

(112,796

)

$

(103,925

)

$

3,790,564

 

 

 

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued additional Notes to new and existing stockholders in the Company, including a Note in the principal amount of $0.1 million to a member of the Board of Directors. At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date

 

Note
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value of
Conversion
Feature

 

Fair Value
of
Change in
Control
Feature

 

Debt
Issuance
Costs

 

Carrying
Amount of
the Note

 

Maturity
Date

 

January 2019

 

$

450,000

 

$

(172,227

)

$

(10,655

)

$

(29,358

)

$

237,760

 

May 2020

 

February 2019

 

1,000,000

 

(284,448

)

(17,931

)

(55,875

)

641,746

 

June 2020

 

Total

 

$

1,450,000

 

$

(456,675

)

$

(28,586

)

$

(85,233

)

$

879,506

 

 

 

 

All Notes accrued interest at a rate of 5% per annum and had scheduled maturity dates on the eighteenth month anniversary of the date of the issuance of the Notes (the “Maturity Date”). If prior to the Maturity Date, there is a consummation of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, change in control or event of default, the Notes become due and payable at an amount equal to 1.5 times the principal amount of the Notes together with all accrued interest (the “Change in Control Feature”).

 

With regard to the Notes issued in January 2018 and June 2018, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $15.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to a 30% discount to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

With regard to the Notes issued in November 2018 and December 2018, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $4.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

With regard to the notes issued in January 2019 and February 2019, if the Company receives equity financing from the issuance of stock of the Company from an investor or group of investors in a transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $10.0 million, including the conversion of outstanding indebtedness under these Notes, the principal amount and all interest accrued but not paid through the closing date of the qualified equity financing shall automatically convert into the same class of equity securities as those issued in the qualified equity financing at a price per share equal to a 15% discount to the lowest price per share being paid by investors in the qualified equity financing.

 

The Company bifurcated the conversion feature upon a qualified equity financing for the January 2018, June 2018, January 2019, and February 2019 notes and classified it as a derivative liability because the conversion feature does not have a fixed conversion price and conversion will be settled in a variable number of shares of common stock. There is no bifurcated conversion feature for the November 2018 and December 2018 notes as there is no discount to the lowest equity price triggering conversion.

 

The Company also bifurcated the Change in Control Feature for all of the Notes because it was determined to be a redemption feature not clearly and closely related to the debt host. The fair value of both of the embedded features was accounted for as a derivative liability and was recorded as a discount on the Notes. Inputs used in valuation are unobservable and therefore considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The debt discount is accreted into interest

 

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expense over the expected time until conversion of the Notes. The accretion amounted to zero and $0.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $0.5 million and $2.8 million, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The fair value of the embedded features was classified as a liability in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as a change in fair value of derivative liabilities.

 

 

 

Conversion
feature

 

Change in
Control
feature

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 

$

1,623,009

 

$

118,213

 

Fair value at issuance — January 2019 notes

 

172,227

 

10,655

 

Fair value at issuance — February 2019 notes

 

284,448

 

17,931

 

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

 

1,531,221

 

(146,799

)

Balance at April 5, 2019

 

$

3,610,905

 

$

 

 

The Company considered several possible outcomes in the likelihood and timing of a qualified equity financing and/or a change in control occurring that would trigger conversion or redemption and believes the amounts disclosed above based on inputs utilized in the valuation are the best estimates at each valuation date.

 

As a result of the Subscription Agreement transaction (Note 8), the triggers for conversion were met for the Notes. On April 5, 2019, the Notes converted with a discount of 30%, which is consistent with the terms of the Notes issued in January 2018 and June 2018, but differs from the 0% discount per the terms of the November 2018, December 2018, January 2019, and February 2019 Notes and the 15% discount per the terms of the January 2019 and February 2019 Notes. The Notes were modified to change the discount percentage from 0% and 15% to 30% at the time of conversion. The Company issued 1,052,358 shares of common stock at 30% discount at $8.69 per share on the date of conversion to extinguish the debt, which resulted in a loss of $0.3 million. This non-cash transaction also resulted in an increase of $13.0 million in additional paid-in capital, which was based on the principal balance outstanding and the unpaid interest upon conversion.

 

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On April 4, 2019, the Company issued the convertible promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to existing stockholder for $900,000 at 5% interest rate per annum. As of September 30, 2019, the Promissory Note had been converted and was no longer outstanding.

 

The Promissory Note matured at the earlier of (a) a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (b) the consummation of a reorganization, merger; or consolidation of the Company with another entity or a person, (c) upon a change in control, or (d) July 30, 2019. The Promissory Note also provided the holder an option to convert the Promissory Note into common stock at a price per share equal to $12.41.

 

The Company bifurcated the embedded redemption feature, which allows for redemption upon a change in control at 1.5 times principal and unpaid interest, as it was determined to be a redemption feature not clearly and closely related to the debt host. The redemption feature was classified it as a derivative liability and recognized at fair value.

 

For purposes of estimating the fair market value of the derivative liability, the Company used a with and without model. The Company considered several possible outcomes in the likelihood and timing of and/or a change in control occurring that would trigger redemption and believes the amounts utilized in the valuation are the best estimates of such amounts at each valuation date. The possible outcomes are impacted by the Company’s current capital raising plans and its need for additional funding to continue its development efforts. The inputs used in valuation are unobservable and classified as Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date

 

Note
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value of
Redemption
Feature

 

Carrying
Amount of
the Note

 

Conversion Date

 

April 2019

 

$

900,000

 

$

(18,053

)

$

881,947

 

May 2019

 

 

On May 16, 2019, the Promissory Note was converted into equity. Former Ocugen issued 73,315 shares of common stock at the conversion date to extinguish the debt at $12.41 per share. This non-cash transaction resulted in an increase of $0.9 million in additional paid-in capital, which was based on the principal balance outstanding and the unpaid interest upon conversion.

 

Senior Secured Convertible Notes

 

On May 21, 2019, the Company issued senior secured convertible notes to certain Investors for $2.4 million at an original issue discount of $0.5 million, and on June 28, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to issue additional senior secured convertible notes to the Investors for $2.9 million with an original issue discount of $0.4 million (together “Senior Secured Notes”).

 

The Senior Secured Notes were secured by the intellectual property of the Company. Immediately prior to the Merger completed on September 27, 2019, the Investors offset $5.3 million from the amount to be received under the Pre-Merger Financing and the Senior Secured Notes were deemed to have been repaid and cancelled.

 

The holders also had an option to convert Senior Secured Notes into common stock at a price per share equal to $10.80 per share at any time after the issuance date. The conversion amount includes unpaid principal, interest and any late fees. The Company assessed the conversion feature and determined that the related value associated with the conversion feature was immaterial.

 

The Company bifurcated the redemption feature, which allowed for redemption upon default at 1.35 times principal and unpaid interest, and classified it as a derivative liability recognized at fair value.

 

For purposes of estimating the fair value of the embedded redemption feature, the Company used a with and without model. The inputs used in valuation are unobservable and are considered Level 3 fair value inputs, and include the likelihood and timing of a qualified financing and/or a default occurring that would trigger redemption.

 

At issuance, the following amounts were recorded:

 

Note Issuance Date

 

Note
Principal
Amount

 

Fair Value of
Redemption
Feature

 

Original Issue
Discount

 

Debt
Issuance
Costs

 

Carrying
Amount of
the Note

 

Maturity Date

 

May 2019

 

$

2,415,000

 

$

(41,398

)

$

(465,000

)

$

(13,969

)

$

1,894,633

 

Sept 2019

 

June 2019

 

2,875,000

 

(22,949

)

(375,000

)

 

2,477,051

 

Sept 2019

 

Total

 

$

5,290,000

 

$

(64,347

)

$

(840,000

)

$

(13,969

)

$

4,371,684

 

 

 

 

The accretion of the original issue discount amounted to $0.7 million and $0.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

10.                               Commitments

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys to the Company the right to control the use of an explicitly or implicitly identified fixed asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control of an underlying asset is conveyed to the Company if the Company obtains the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from using

 

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the underlying asset. The Company has lease agreements which include lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to account for as a single lease component for all classes of underlying assets. Lease expense for variable lease components are recognized when the obligation is probable.

 

Operating leases are included in other assets and lease obligations on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Operating lease payments are recognized as lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily leases buildings (real estate) which are classified as operating leases. ASC 842 requires a lessee to discount its unpaid lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, its incremental borrowing rate. As an implicit interest rate is not readily determinable in the Company’s leases, the incremental borrowing rate is used based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either a Company option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor. Options for lease renewals have been excluded from the lease term (and lease liability) for the majority of the Company’s leases as the reasonably certain threshold is not met.

 

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are comprised of fixed payments, variable payments that depend on index or rate, and amounts probable to be payable under the exercise of the Company option to purchase the underlying asset if reasonably certain.

 

Variable lease payments not dependent on a rate or index associated with the Company’s leases are recognized when the event, activity, or circumstance in the lease agreement on which those payments are assessed as probable. Variable lease payments are presented as operating expenses in the Company’s income statement in the same line item as expense arising from fixed lease payments.

 

The Company has commitments under operating leases for certain facilities used in its operations. The Company’s leases have initial lease terms ranging from one to five years. Certain lease agreements contain provisions for future rent increases.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

47,696

 

$

202,665

 

Variable lease cost

 

21,284

 

58,163

 

Total lease cost

 

$

68,980

 

$

260,828

 

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

$

385,094

 

 

 

 

 

Current lease obligations

 

$

151,530

 

Non-current lease obligations

 

223,853

 

Total lease liabilities

 

$

375,383

 

 

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Supplemental cash flow information and other information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

260,828

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating liabilities

 

$

245,974

 

Weighted-average remaining lease terms—operating leases (years)

 

2.25

 

Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases

 

7.6

%

 

Future minimum operating minimum lease payments for all leases, exclusive of taxes and other carrying charges, are approximately as follows:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,

 

Amount

 

Remainder of 2019

 

$

47,052

 

2020

 

191,555

 

2021

 

165,574

 

2022

 

22,707

 

Total

 

$

426,888

 

Less: present value adjustment

 

(51,505

)

Present value of minimum lease payments

 

$

375,383

 

 

The Company does not have any leases that have not yet commenced which are significant.

 

Financing Leases

 

In June 2018, the Company leased specialized research equipment under a lease classified as a financing lease. The leased equipment is amortized on a straight-line basis over five years. Total accumulated amortization related to the leased equipment is $15,954 at September 30, 2019, of which $3,191 and $9,573 were recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The following is a schedule showing the future minimum lease payments under financing leases by years and the present value of the minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2019. The interest rate related to the lease obligation is 7.6 percent and the maturity date is July 2021.

 

Future minimum lease payments for all financing leases, exclusive of taxes and other carrying charges, are approximately as follows:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,

 

Amount

 

Remainder of 2019

 

$

5,964

 

2020

 

23,856

 

2021

 

11,929

 

Total

 

$

41,749

 

Less: present value adjustment

 

(4,572

)

Present value of minimum lease payments

 

$

37,177

 

 

11.                               Pre-Merger Financing Warrants

 

On September 27, 2019, Ocugen completed the Merger with Former Ocugen. Immediately prior to the Merger, Ocugen and Former Ocugen completed a previously announced private placement transaction with certain Investors pursuant to the Financing SPA, whereby, among other things, (i) Former Ocugen issued to the Investors shares of Former Ocugen’s common stock, (ii) Former Ocugen issued and deposited additional shares of Former Ocugen’s

 

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common stock into escrow, and (iii) the Company agreed to issue on the fifth trading day following the consummation of the Merger, Series A Warrants, Series B Warrants, and Series C Warrants.

 

The Pre-Merger Financing Warrants are subject to blocker provisions which restricts the exercise of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants if, as a result of such exercise, the holder, together with its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of the outstanding common stock, including the common shares issuable upon such exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants.

 

If Ocugen fails to issue to a holder of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants the number of shares of common stock to which such holder is entitled upon such holder’s exercise of the such warrants, then Ocugen shall be obligated to pay the holder on each day while such failure is continuing an amount equal to 2.0% of the market value of the undelivered shares determined using any trading price of the common stock selected by the holder while the failure is continuing and if the holder purchases shares of common stock in connection with such failure, then Ocugen must, at the holder’s discretion, reimburse the holder for the cost of such shares or deliver the owed shares and reimburse the holder for the difference between the price such holder paid for the shares and the market price of such shares, measured at any time of the holder’s choosing while the delivery failure was continuing.

 

Series A Warrants

 

The Series A Warrants have an initial exercise price per share of $7.13, were exercisable upon issuance and have a term of 60 months from the date of issuance. The Series A Warrants are exercisable for an amount of Ocugen common stock up to the amount issuable upon consummation of the Merger in exchange for 200% of the sum of (i) the number of Converted Initial Shares and (ii) the number of Converted Additional Shares without giving effect to any limitation on delivery contained in the Finance SPA, purchased by the holder.

 

The Series A Warrants have an anti-dilution adjustment whereby if Ocugen issues or sells, enters into a definitive, binding agreement pursuant to which Ocugen is required to issue or sell or is deemed, pursuant to the provisions of the Series A Warrants, to have issued or sold, any common stock for a price per share lower than the exercise price then in effect (a “Dilutive Issuance”), subject to certain limited exceptions, then (i) the exercise price of the Series A Warrants shall be reduced to such lower price per share and (ii) the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants shall be increased to the number of shares of common stock determined by multiplying (a) the exercise price in effect immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance by (b) the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance (without giving effect to any limitation on exercise contained therein), and dividing the product thereof by the exercise price resulting from such Dilutive Issuance.

 

Series B Warrants

 

The Series B Warrants have an exercise price of $0.01, were exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the day following the later to occur of (i) the 45th trading day immediately following the earlier to occur of (a) the first date on which the holders can sell all the shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and (b) October 4, 2020, and (ii) the date on which the Series B Warrants have been exercised in full (without giving effect to any limitation on exercise contained therein) and no shares remain issuable thereunder. The Series B Warrants will be initially exercisable by a holder for an amount of Ocugen common stock equal to the number (if positive) obtained by subtracting (i) the sum of (a) the number of Converted Initial Shares and (b) the number of Converted Additional Shares delivered or deliverable to the holder pursuant to the Financing SPA, from (ii) the quotient determined by dividing (a) the pro rata portion of the purchase price paid by such holder by (b) greater of (x) 80% of the sum of the volume-weighted average prices of a share of Ocugen common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) for the first three trading days immediately following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing divided by three and (y) $1.00.

 

Additionally, every ninth trading day up to and including the 45th trading day (each, a “Reset Date”) following (i) each date on which a registration statement registering any registrable securities for resale by a holder of Purchased Securities is declared effective and/or is available for use, (ii) if there is no effective registration statement

 

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that is available for use registering all of the shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants, the earlier to occur of (a) the first date on which the holders can sell all the shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and (b) April 4, 2020 (such earlier date, the “Six Month Reset Date”) and (iii) in the event of a Public Information Failure (as defined in the Financing SPA) at any time following the Six Month Reset Date, then the earlier to occur of (a) the date the Public Information Failure is cured and no longer prevents the holder from selling all of the shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or limitation, (b) the first date on which the holders can sell all the shares issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1), and (c) October 4, 2020 (such 45 trading day period, the “Reset Period” and each such 45th trading day after (i), (ii), or (iii), the “End Reset Date”), the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Series B Warrants shall be increased to the number (if positive) obtained by subtracting (i) the sum of (a) the number of Converted Initial Shares and (b) the number of Converted Additional Shares delivered or deliverable to the holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, from (ii) the quotient determined by dividing (a) the pro rata portion of the purchase price paid by such holder, by (b) the greater of (y) 80% of the arithmetic average of the two lowest dollar volume-weighted average prices of a share of Ocugen common stock on Nasdaq during the applicable Reset Period immediately preceding the applicable Reset Date to date and (z) $1.00 (which amount shall not be adjusted for reverse stock splits or other similar events).

 

Series C Warrants

 

The Series C Warrants are exercisable upon issuance for up to 50.0 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.13 per share and will expire upon the 45th trading day immediately following the earlier to occur of (i) the date the holder can sell all shares issuable upon exercise of the Series C Warrants pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or limitation and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and (ii) October 4, 2020, provided that if such date falls on a day other than a business day or on which trading does not take place on Nasdaq (a “Holiday”), the next day that is not a Holiday. If the volume-weighted average trading price of a share of Ocugen common stock on Nasdaq is less than or equal to $1.20 per share on any five trading days following the date of issuance and prior to the expiration date of the Series C Warrants, the holder may, in lieu of making any cash payment in connection with the exercise of the Series C Warrants, elect to receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of Series C Warrants. Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants were amended to, among other things, reduce the number of Series C Warrants from 50.0 million to 20.0 million.

 

Accounting for the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants are classified as equity and the Series B Warrants are classified as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

The Series B Warrants are classified as a liability as they do not meet the derivative scope exception to be accounted for within stockholders’ equity. The Series B Warrants do not qualify for criteria related to equity indexation because the reset date is triggered based on effective date of the S-3 Registration Statement (as defined in Note 12) and the timing of when a registration statement for the underlying shares is available is not an input in an option pricing model. Series B Warrants were treated as a derivative liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, measured at fair value and marked to market each reporting period.

 

The fair value of the Series B Warrants was calculated using Monte Carlo simulation while estimating the stock price during the 45-day reset period, based on the terms described within the Financing SPA. Key fair value inputs included the starting stock price, expected stock volatility during the 45-day reset period, and additional shares issued from escrow. The methodology for measuring fair value is sensitive to the expected stock volatility assumption input mentioned above. The volatility used in the fair value estimate was 96.0% and 97.0% as of September 27, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Inputs used in the valuation are unobservable and are therefore classified as Level 3 fair value inputs.

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of Series B Warrant liability measured at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs:

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 

$

 

Fair value at issuance — September 27, 2019

 

9,387,760

 

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

 

18,577,226

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

27,964,986

 

 

Although the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants were issued on October 4, 2019, the agreement for issuance of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants was a firm commitment reached between Ocugen and the Investors as part of the Financing SPA upon the closing of the Merger. Therefore, the derivative liability related to the Series B Warrants was valued as of the date of the Merger and subsequently remeasured as of September 30, 2019.

 

12.                               Subsequent Events

 

Warrant Issuance

 

The Series A, B, and C Warrants were issued on October 4, 2019 as follows:

 

·                  The Series A Warrants were issued at an initial exercise price of $7.13, were immediately exercisable upon issuance. The Series A Warrants are exercisable for 8,771,928 common stock in the aggregate.

 

·                  The Series B Warrants were issued at an exercise price of $0.01 and were immediately exercisable upon issuance. The Series B Warrants are initially exercisable for 8,007,461 common stock subject to adjustment based on reset provision in the warrant agreement. After factoring this initial issuance, the potential maximum additional warrants issuable under the Series B Warrants, during the reset period, is 12.6 million warrants.

 

·                  The Series C Warrants were issued at an initial exercise price of $7.13, were immediately exercisable upon issuance. The Series C Warrants were exercisable for up to 50.0 million shares of common stock prior to the Warrant Amendments, as defined below.

 

Issuance of Converted Additional Shares from Escrow

 

On October 4, 2019, the Converted Additional Shares were released from escrow to the investors because, as determined at the close of business on October 2, 2019, 80% of the volume-weighted average trading price of a share of Ocugen’s common stock as quoted on Nasdaq for the first three trading days immediately following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing was lower than the price paid by the Investors for the Initial Shares.

 

NeoCart Intangible Asset Held for Sale

 

As described in Note 4, Histogenics entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement with Medavate, the closing of which was subject to and conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger. On September 26, 2019, the parties entered into an amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the closing date was amended to October 4, 2019. On October 4, 2019, the parties entered into the Second Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the purchase price was increased to $7.0 million under the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Closing Date of the Asset Purchase Agreement was revised from October 4, 2019 to two business days after Medavate obtains financing in an amount no less than the purchase price. The Second Amendment further provides that if the Closing Date does not occur on or prior to October 31, 2019, Ocugen may choose to terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement and, if Ocugen does not terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement, the purchase price shall increase 10% per month (or any portion thereof) between October 31, 2019 and the Closing Date. Ocugen has not terminated the Asset Purchase Agreement and as of November 1, 2019, the purchase price has increased to $7.7 million.

 

Form S-3 Registration Statement

 

Registration statement number 333-234127 filed on Form S-3 by Ocugen (the “Registration Statement”) became effective on November 5, 2019. The Registration Statement relates solely to the resale by certain investors listed therein (in the section titled “Selling Stockholders”), of up to 111,540,825 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

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Share Repurchase

 

On October 9, 2019, Ocugen announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved a share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $2.0 million in value of the outstanding common stock. Pursuant to this repurchase program, Ocugen plans to repurchase the common stock provided that the timing, actual number and price per share of the common stock to be purchased will be subject to management discretion and board guidance, market conditions, applicable legal requirements, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act and various other factors.

 

Warrant Amendments

 

On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with each Investor that amends the terms of each of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants held by each such Investor (collectively, the “Warrant Amendments”). Pursuant to the Warrant Amendments, the Company and each Investor agreed, among other things, to the following:

 

·                  The Series C Warrants were amended such that they are exercisable, in the aggregate for up to 20 million shares of common stock. They had previously been exercisable for up to 50 million shares of common stock.

 

·                  Each of the Series C Warrants was also amended to permit the Investors, in lieu of making any cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon the exercise of the Series C Warrant, to elect instead to receive upon such exercise up to 20 million shares of common stock. Prior to the Warrant Amendments, the Series C Warrants had permitted the exercise without any cash payment of up to 50.0 million shares of common stock in the event that the volume weighted-average price of the common stock on Nasdaq was less than or equal to $1.20 per share on any five trading days following the issuance of the Series C Warrants.

 

·                  Each Series A Warrant was amended such that an equity financing involving a research or non-profit foundation or organization qualified under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in an amount of gross proceeds not to exceed $10,000,000 and closing on or prior to May 31, 2020, will be excluded from the anti-dilution adjustment, as set forth in the Series A Warrant.

 

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Warrant Amendments, the Investors exercised an aggregate of 3,797,329 Series C Warrants each for one share of common stock.

 

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

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, included in our Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on October 7, 2019. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, include forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements are based on our beliefs and expectations about future outcomes and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. We undertake no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read the “Risk Factors” and “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

 

Overview

 

Ocugen is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a pipeline of innovative therapies, including gene therapies and biologicals, to address rare and underserved eye diseases.

 

Ocugen is developing a modifier gene therapy platform for unmet medical needs in the area of retinal diseases, including inherited retinal diseases (“IRDs”). Ocugen’s modifier gene therapy platform is novel in that it targets nuclear hormone receptor (“NHR”) genes, which have the potential to restore homeostasis to the retina and may target multiple genes that are associated with a range of IRDs. Unlike single-gene replacement therapies, which only target one genetic mutation, Ocugen believes that its gene therapy platform, through its targeting of NHRs, may impact multiple genes that are associated with a range of genetically diverse diseases. Ocugen’s first gene therapy candidate, OCU400 has received two Orphan Drug Designation (“ODD”), from the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal disease and CEP290 mutation-associated retinal disease. OCU400 uses an adeno-associated virus vector (“AAV”). Ocugen is planning to initiate a Phase 1/2a clinical trial for OCU400 in 2021. Ocugen’s second gene therapy product candidate, OCU410, is targeted for dry age-related macular degeneration (“dry AMD”). Currently, there are no approved FDA therapies to treat this disease.

 

OCU300, a late-stage product candidate, has also received ODD from the FDA. OCU300 is a small molecule therapeutic currently in Phase 3 clinical development for patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease (“oGVHD”). Ocugen is the first and only company to receive ODD for the treatment of oGVHD and the only company conducting Phase 3 studies in this patient population. Ocugen estimates the prevalence of patients suffering from oGVHD in the United States will be approximately 63,000 by 2020. The final manufacturing processes for OCU300 has been scaled up by Ocugen’s existing contract manufacturer at a cGMP facility located in the United States to support potential commercialization, and chemistry, manufacturing and control (“CMC”) development is ongoing.

 

OCU300 is formulated using Ocugen’s proprietary nanoemulsion technology, OcuNanoE—Ocugen’s ONE Platform™ (“OcuNanoE™”). Ocugen is the first and only company to use nanoemulsion technology in the ophthalmology space, and Ocugen believes that OcuNanoE™ provides additional protection to the ocular surface in connection with the delivery of therapies for certain retinal disease. Ocugen’s technology delivers the active drug with the use of defined narrow-range globules with an average diameter of less than 100 nanometers. Ocugen believes this provides the potential for enhanced efficacy compared to traditional formulations.

 

Ocugen has completed a Phase 3 clinical trial for OCU310 and although the study showed that OCU310 is well tolerated, as demonstrated by no adverse events regarding as “severe”, it did not meet its co-primary endpoints for symptoms and signs.

 

Ocugen is developing OCU200, a novel fusion protein, which is currently in preclinical development for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (“wet AMD”). Ocugen expects to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for OCU200

 

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within the next two years. In addition, Ocugen plans to expand the therapeutic applications of OCU200 beyond wet AMD to potentially include diabetic retinopathy (“DR”), diabetic macular edema (“DME”), macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (“RVO”), and myopic choroidal neovascularization (“mCNV”). Ocugen’s novel biologic, OCU100 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (“RP”) has received ODD in the United States and the European Union.

 

To date, Ocugen has viewed its operations and manages its business as one operating segment. As of September 30, 2019, all of Ocugen’s assets were located in the United States. Its headquarters and operations are located in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

 

Financial Operations Overview

 

Research and development expense

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. These costs consist of internal and external expenses. Internal expenses include the cost of salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel serving in Ocugen’s product development functions, as well as allocated rent and utilities expenses. External expenses include development, clinical trials, patent costs and regulatory compliance costs incurred with research organizations and other third-party vendors. License fees paid to acquire access to proprietary technology are expensed to research and development unless it is determined that the technology is expected to have an alternative future use. All patent-related costs incurred in connection with filing and prosecuting patent applications are expensed as incurred to research and development expense due to the uncertainty about the recovery of the expenditure. Ocugen records costs for certain development activities, such as clinical trials, based on its evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as patient enrollment, clinical site activations, or information provided to Ocugen by Ocugen’s vendors on their actual costs incurred. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as prepaid or accrued research and development expense, as the case may be.

 

Ocugen plans to incur research and development expenses for the foreseeable future as it expects to continue development and eventual commercialization of one or more of its product candidates, if approved. Ocugen anticipates that its research and development expenses will increase substantially as compared to prior periods as it completes its Phase 3 trial with respect to OCU300 and prepares to commence Phase 1 trials with respect to OCU400 and OCU200, and otherwise develops and prepares for commercialization of its product candidates. At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, Ocugen is unable to estimate with any certainty the costs it will incur and the timelines it will require in its continued development efforts.

 

As a result of the uncertainties discussed above, successful development and completion of clinical trials is uncertain and may not result in approved products. Completion dates and completion costs can vary significantly for each future product candidate and are difficult to predict. Ocugen will continue to make determinations as to which product candidates to pursue and how much funding to direct to each product candidate on an ongoing basis in response to its ability to enter into collaborations with respect to each product candidate, the scientific and clinical success of each product candidate as well as ongoing assessments as to the commercial potential of each product candidates.

 

General and administrative expense

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense, for employees in executive, accounting and other administrative functions. General and administrative expense also includes corporate facility costs, including rent and utilities, as well as legal fees related to corporate matters and fees for accounting and other consulting services.

 

Ocugen anticipates that its general and administrative expense will increase as a result of an expanded infrastructure and an increased headcount. Ocugen anticipates higher corporate infrastructure costs including, but not limited to

 

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accounting, legal, human resources, consulting and investor relations fees, as well as increased director and officer insurance premiums, associated with becoming a public company. Additionally, if and when Ocugen believes a regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, it anticipates an increase in payroll and expense as a result of its preparation for commercial operations, especially as it relates to the sales and marketing of its product candidates.

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities includes the change in fair value each reporting period of the conversion and change in control features embedded in certain of the outstanding convertible promissory notes, which was required to be bifurcated and recognized at fair value. There are no such embedded derivatives valued as of September 30, 2019, due to either the payment or conversion of the related notes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the change in fair value of derivative liabilities also includes the change in fair value of the Series B Warrant which was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

 

Other income (expense)

 

Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense, including the amortization of debt issuance costs related to Ocugen’s debt and accretion of the discount created by the bifurcation of the embedded conversion features and embedded change in control features from certain of the convertible promissory notes, interest income earned on Ocugen’s cash and cash equivalents held with institutional banks, and foreign currency income (losses) due to exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than its functional currency.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

Ocugen’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of Ocugen’s financial statements requires it to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reported period. Ocugen bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Ocugen evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Ocugen’s actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

 

While Ocugen’s significant accounting policies are described in more detail in the notes to its condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report, Ocugen believes that the following accounting policies and estimates are those most critical to the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Ocugen accounts for its stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock units and modifications to existing agreements, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their fair values. Ocugen uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted.

 

Ocugen’s stock-based awards are subject to either service or performance-based vesting conditions. Compensation expense related to awards to employees and directors with service-based vesting conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis based on the grant date fair value over the associated service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term. Compensation expense related to awards to employees with performance-based vesting conditions is recognized based on the grant date fair value over the requisite service period to the extent achievement of the performance condition is probable.

 

Estimating the fair value of options requires the input of subjective assumptions, including expected life of the option,

 

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stock price volatility, the risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. The assumptions used in Ocugen’s Black-Scholes option-pricing model represent management’s best estimates and involve a number of variables, uncertainties and assumptions and the application of management’s judgment, as they are inherently subjective. If any assumptions change, Ocugen’s stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

 

These assumptions used in Ocugen’s Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:

 

Expected Term. Due to the historical lack of a public market for the trading of Ocugen common stock and the lack of sufficient company-specific historical data, the expected term of employee options is determined using the “simplified” method, as prescribed in SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB No. 107”), whereby the expected life equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option. The expected term of non-employee options is equal to the contractual term.

 

Expected Volatility. The expected volatility is based on historical volatilities of similar entities within Ocugen’s industry which were commensurate with the expected term assumption as described in SAB No. 107.

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on the interest rate payable on U.S. Treasury securities in effect at the time of grant for a period that is commensurate with the assumed expected term.

 

Expected Dividends. The expected dividend yield is 0% because Ocugen has not historically paid, and does not expect for the foreseeable future to pay, a dividend on its common stock.

 

Stock-based compensation expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At September 30, 2019, Ocugen had $1.0 million of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested service-based stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.6 years.

 

Derivative liabilities

 

The derivative liabilities include embedded conversion features bifurcated from Ocugen’s convertible notes because the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion is variable and embedded change in control features because it represents a redemption feature not clearly and closely related to the debt host. Ocugen estimated the fair value of the embedded conversion, redemption and change in control features at each issuance of convertible promissory notes and at the end of each reporting period using an income approach model. Inputs into this model include the expected time until conversion or change in control and Ocugen’s estimate of the probability of conversion or change in control occurring. There are no such derivatives valued as of September 30, 2019, due to either the payment or conversion of the related notes.

 

Ocugen issued warrants to purchase common stock and accounts for it warrants in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), which is the authoritative guidance on accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to and potentially settled in a company’s own stock. To determine whether a contract is considered indexed to the issuer’s own equity, the Company performs the following two-step analysis: (1) evaluate whether the contract contains any exercise contingencies and, if so, whether they disqualify the contract from being classified as equity, and (2) assess whether the settlement terms are consistent with equity classification.

 

Ocugen entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which Ocugen issued three series of warrants, Series A warrants, Series B warrants and Series C warrants. The Series A warrants and Series C warrants were determined to meet the criteria for equity classification. As of September 30, 2019, the Series B warrants were recognized as a derivative liability as they did not meet the criteria related to equity indexation. The Company classified the Series B warrants on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as a derivative liability which is recognized at fair value at each reporting period subsequent to the initial issuance. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

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Ocugen estimated the fair value of Series B warrants using the Monte Carlo simulation model. Key fair value inputs included the starting stock price, expected stock price volatility during a 45-day reset period, and additional shares issued from escrow. The methodology for measuring fair value is sensitive to the expected stock volatility assumption input mentioned above. Inputs used in the valuation are unobservable and are therefore classified as Level 3 fair value inputs. The use of different valuation techniques or assumptions could result in materially different fair value estimates. See Note 11 in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report for additional information.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

The following table summarizes the results of Ocugen’s operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Change

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

1,306

 

$

1,562

 

$

(256

)

General and administrative

 

1,408

 

843

 

565

 

Total operating expenses

 

2,714

 

2,405

 

309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(2,714

)

(2,405

)

(309

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

(18,512

)

1,462

 

(19,974

)

Interest income

 

 

4

 

(4

)

Interest expense

 

(796

)

(1,002

)

206

 

Other (expense) income

 

(751

)

8

 

(759

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(20,059

)

472

 

(20,531

)

Net loss

 

$

(22,773

)

$

(1,933

)

$

(20,840

)

 

Research and development expense

 

Research and development expense decreased by $0.3 million or 16.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily as a result of a decrease in clinical trial activities. Specifically, the patient activity in the year-over-year comparison for OCU300 was lower in 2019, causing a $0.2 million decrease in clinical activities. Also, the OCU300 trial was well into Phase 3 by the third quarter of 2019 causing a $0.1 million decrease in preclinical costs.

 

General and administrative expense

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.6 million or 67.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily related to a $0.8 million increase in professional fees related to preparing for operating as a public company, partially offset by decreases of $0.1 million in stock-based compensation and wages and salaries due to reduced headcount.

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

The change in fair value of derivative liability was a loss of $18.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a gain of $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The loss relates to the remeasurement of the Series B warrant liability recognized in the third quarter of 2019. The gain relates to the remeasurement of embedded features on the convertible notes which were issued during the second quarter of 2018.

 

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Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decreased expense is primarily due to the conversion and repayment of debt during the fiscal year 2019.

 

Other income (expense)

 

Other expense was a $0.8 million the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a de minimis amount for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 primarily relates to equity issuance fees associated with the Series B warrants, which were expensed as incurred.

 

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

The following table summarizes the results of Ocugen’s operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Change

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

6,339

 

$

7,405

 

$

(1,066

)

General and administrative

 

3,544

 

3,046

 

498

 

Total operating expenses

 

9,883

 

10,451

 

(568

)

Loss from operations

 

(9,883

)

(10,451

)

568

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

(19,897

)

1,209

 

(21,106

)

Loss on debt conversion

 

(341

)

 

(341

)

Interest income

 

1

 

17

 

(16

)

Interest expense

 

(1,753

)

(3,035

)

1,282

 

Other expense

 

(752

)

(3

)

(749

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(22,742

)

(1,812

)

(20,930

)

Net loss

 

$

(32,625

)

$

(12,263

)

$

(20,362

)

 

Research and development expense

 

Research and development expense decreased by $1.1 million or 14.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily as a result of a net decrease in program development and clinical trial activities of $0.7 million and a decrease of $0.4 million in other costs.

 

Specifically, OCU310 clinical trial activities increased in 2019 by $2.1 million related to the Phase 3 clinical trial. This increase was offset by (a) $2.5 million of decreases in preclinical and manufacturing activities within OCU100, OCU200, OCU300, and OCU310, (b) a $0.2 million decrease in OCU300 clinical activities and (c) a $0.1 million decrease in OCU400 preclinical activities.

 

The $0.4 million decrease in other research and development costs is primarily related to a decrease in employee-related expenses due to a decrease in headcount.

 

General and administrative expense

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 16.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in professional fees related to preparing for operating as a public company, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in employee-related expenses resulting from a decrease in headcount, and a decrease of $0.2 million resulting from severance payments.

 

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Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

The change in fair value of derivative liability was a loss of $19.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a gain of $1.2 million related to a change in fair value of the derivatives related to the debt instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily relates to the remeasurement of the Series B Warrant liability.

 

Loss on debt conversion

 

The loss on debt conversion of $0.3 million primarily relates to 2019 conversions of all previously issued convertible debt.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The lower interest expense was primarily due to the 2019 conversions of all previously issued convertible debt.

 

Other expense

 

Other expense was $0.8 million the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to a de minimis amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily relates to equity issuance fees associated with the Series B Warrants, which were expensed as incurred.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Ocugen has not generated any revenue to date and has primarily funded its operations to date through the sale and issuance of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock, proceeds from convertible notes payable, and debt. Specifically, since its inception and through September 30, 2019, Ocugen has raised an aggregate of $47.7 million to fund its operations, of which $31.6 million was from the sale of Ocugen common stock and warrants, $14.9 million was from convertible notes, $1.0 million was from borrowings under the EB-5 Program, and $0.2 million was a grant for research from the State of Colorado. As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had $15.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

 

Since Ocugen’s inception, it has devoted substantial resources to research and development and has incurred significant net losses and expects to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. Ocugen incurred net losses of approximately $32.6 million and $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had an accumulated deficit of $63.9 million.

 

Although it is difficult to predict future liquidity requirements, Ocugen believes that the net proceeds from the Pre-Merger Financing, together with the existing cash and cash equivalents of the combined company, will be sufficient to fund its operations into mid-2020, during which time, Ocugen expects to continue its development efforts with respect to its product candidates. However, in case of regulatory delays or other unforeseen events, we may require additional funding to accomplish these objectives. Ocugen will need to raise additional capital in the future to further the development and commercialization of its other product candidates. Until such time, if ever, as Ocugen generates product revenue, Ocugen expects to obtain additional financing through the issuance of its common stock, through other equity or debt financings or through collaborations or partnerships with other companies. Ocugen may not be able to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to it, or at all, and any failure to raise capital as and when needed could compromise its ability to execute on its business plan and cause it to delay or curtail its operations until such funding is received.

 

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The following table shows a summary of Ocugen’s cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(8,150

)

$

(8,844

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(2,336

)

(77

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

24,159

 

5,254

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

13,673

 

$

(3,667

)

 

Operating activities

 

Cash used in operating activities was $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

Investing activities.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $2.3 million increase in cash used is primarily related to costs associated with the Merger.

 

Financing activities

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $24.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. This $18.9 million increase is primarily due to the $22.4 million of proceeds received from the Pre-Merger Financing transaction, $1.0 million from issuance of the Promissory Note, and $0.8 million increase from proceeds received relate to the issuance of the convertible debt. These increases were partially offset by payment of $5.3 million to settle the convertible debt.

 

Funding requirements

 

Ocugen expects to continue to incur significant expenses in connection with its ongoing activities, particularly as it continues research and development, including clinical development activities of its product candidates, increases its headcount and adds operational, financial and information systems to execute its business plan, maintains, expands and protects its patent portfolio, contracts to manufacture its product candidates, and operates as a public company.

 

Ocugen’s future funding requirements, both near- and long-term, will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

·                             the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of clinical trials for its product candidates;

 

·                             the outcome, timing and cost of the regulatory approval process for its product candidates by the FDA;

 

·                             future costs of manufacturing and commercialization;

 

·                             the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing its patent claims and other intellectual property rights;

 

·                             the cost of defending intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement actions brought by third parties against it;

 

·                             the costs of expanding infrastructure and increasing headcount, as well as the higher corporate infrastructure costs associated with becoming a public company; and

 

·                             the extent to which it in-licenses or acquires other products, product candidates or technologies.

 

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Ocugen expects to continue its development efforts with respect to its product candidates. Ocugen has based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and Ocugen could utilize its available capital resources sooner than it expects. Ocugen expects that it will need to raise additional capital in the future to complete the clinical development of its product candidates. Additional funds may not be available on a timely basis, on favorable terms, or at all, and such funds, if raised, may not be sufficient to enable Ocugen to continue to implement its long-term business strategy. If Ocugen cannot expand its operations or otherwise capitalize on its business opportunities because it lacks sufficient capital, Ocugen’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected, and it may need to delay or curtail its operations until such funding is received.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Ocugen did not have off-balance sheet arrangements during the periods presented, and it does not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements, see Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

Other Company Information

 

JOBS Act

 

On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act permits an “emerging growth company” or a “smaller reporting company” to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We plan to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we may not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

 

For so long as we are an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company,” we intend to rely on exemptions relating to: (1) providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (2) complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until December 31, 2019.

 

Item 3.                                 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.                                 Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (the “Exchange Act”), as of September 30, 2019. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that (a) the information required to be disclosed by us in

 

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the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (b) such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.                                 Legal Proceedings.

 

From time to time, we are subject to claims in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its business. We do not believe that we are currently party to any pending legal actions that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A.                        Risk Factors.

 

Risks Related to Ocugen’s Financial Position and Capital Requirements

 

Ocugen has incurred significant losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations since its inception. Ocugen expects to incur losses over the next several years and may never achieve or maintain profitability.

 

Since inception, Ocugen has incurred significant net losses and expects to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. Ocugen has not generated any revenue to date and has funded its operations to date through the sale of common stock, warrants to purchase common stock, the issuance of convertible notes, and borrowings under credit facilities. Ocugen incurred net losses of approximately $32.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $18.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, and $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had an accumulated deficit of $63.9 million and a cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balance of $15.5 million.

 

Ocugen has devoted substantially all of its financial resources and efforts to research and development, including preclinical studies and clinical trials. Ocugen expects that over the next several years it will continue to incur losses from operations as it increases its expenditures in research and development in connection with clinical trials and other development activities. Ocugen’s net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.

 

Ocugen anticipates that its expenses will increase substantially as compared to prior periods as it completes its Phase 3 trial with respect to OCU300, prepares to commence Phase 1 trials with respect to OCU400 and OCU200, and otherwise develops and prepares for commercialization of its product candidates, as a result of increased headcount, including management personnel to support its clinical, manufacturing and commercialization activities, expanded infrastructure, increased legal, compliance, accounting and investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company, and increased insurance premiums, among other factors. Ocugen may seek to obtain additional financing in the future through the issuance of common stock, through other equity or debt financings or through collaborations or partnerships with other companies. Ocugen may not be able to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to it, or at all, and any failure to raise capital as and when needed could compromise its ability to execute on its business plan and cause it to delay or curtail operations until such funding is received.

 

In addition, Ocugen’s license agreements with the University of Colorado, the University of Illinois at Chicago and The Schepens Eye Research Institute impose, among other obligations, royalty, milestone payment, and other financial obligations on it, and Ocugen may enter into additional licensing and funding arrangements with third parties that may impose additional royalty, milestone payment, insurance and other obligations on it.

 

Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, Ocugen is unable to estimate with any certainty the costs it will incur and the timelines it will require in its continued development efforts. Additionally, its expenses will also increase if, and, as it:

 

·                  pursues the clinical development of OCU300, through Phase 3 clinical development, and otherwise pursues the preclinical and clinical development of its product candidates;

 

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·                  seeks marketing approvals for product candidates that successfully complete clinical development;

 

·                  establishes sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for its product candidates for which it obtains marketing approval;

 

·                  scales up its manufacturing processes and capabilities to support its clinical trials of its product candidates and commercialization of any of its product candidates for which it obtains marketing approval;

 

·                  expands its operational, financial and management systems and increases personnel, including personnel to support its clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization efforts and its operations as a public company;

 

·                  hires additional clinical, quality control, scientific and management personnel;

 

·                  leverages its proprietary OcuNanoE technology to advance high-value therapeutics into preclinical and clinical development;

 

·                  in-licenses or acquires the rights to other products, product candidates or technologies;

 

·                  develops, maintains, expands and protects its intellectual property portfolio; and

 

·                  increases its product liability insurance coverage as it expands its commercialization efforts.

 

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with pharmaceutical product development, Ocugen is unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when, or if, it will be able to achieve profitability. Ocugen’s expenses will increase if:

 

·                  it is required by the FDA, European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) or other foreign regulatory agencies to perform trials or studies in addition to those currently expected;

 

·                  there are any delays in enrollment of patients in or completing its clinical trials or the development of its product candidates; or

 

·                  there are any third-party challenges to Ocugen’s intellectual property portfolio, or the need arises to defend against intellectual property-related claims.

 

Ocugen’s ability to become and remain profitable depends on its ability to generate revenue. Ocugen does not expect to generate revenue that is sufficient to achieve profitability unless and until it obtains marketing approval for and commercializes one of its product candidates. Ocugen does not expect to commercialize any of its product candidates before 2021, if ever. This will require it to be successful in a range of challenging activities, including:

 

·                  completing and obtaining favorable results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of OCU300 for the treatment of ocular redness and discomfort in patients with oGVHD;

 

·                  obtaining marketing approval for OCU300 or any other product candidates;

 

·                  discovering additional product candidates;

 

·                  manufacturing at commercial scale, marketing, selling and distributing those products for which it obtains marketing approval;

 

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·                  obtaining, maintaining and protecting its intellectual property rights.

 

Ocugen is only in the preliminary stages of many of these activities, and it may never succeed in these activities or generate revenue that is sufficient to achieve profitability. Even if Ocugen does achieve profitability, it may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. If it fails to become profitable or is unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then it may be unable to continue its operations at planned levels and be forced to reduce or terminate its operations. Ocugen’s failure to become profitable or inability to remain profitable would decrease the value of the company and could impair its ability to raise capital, expand its business, maintain its research and development efforts, continue or undertake commercialization efforts, diversify its product offerings or even continue its operations. A decline in the value of the company could also cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

 

Ocugen’s recurring operating losses have raised substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Ocugen’s recurring operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. For the year ended December 31, 2018, Ocugen had a net loss of $18.2 million and net cash used in operating activities of $11.6 million. Ocugen has no current source of revenue to sustain its present activities, and it does not expect to generate revenue until and unless it receives regulatory approval of and successfully commercialize its product candidates. As a result, Ocugen concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, and its independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph with regard to its ability to continue as a going concern in its report on Ocugen’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, which were included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed with the SEC on August 2, 2019. The perception of Ocugen’s ability to continue as a going concern may make it more difficult for it to obtain financing for the continuation of its operations and could result in the loss of confidence by investors, suppliers and employees.

 

Ocugen’s limited operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate the success of its business to date and to assess its future viability.

 

Ocugen has a limited operating history, and its operations to date have been limited to organizing and staffing the company, acquiring rights to intellectual property, business planning, raising capital and developing OCU300 and other product candidates. Consequently, any predictions you make about Ocugen’s future success or viability may not be as accurate as they could be if it had a longer operating history.

 

In addition, as a new business, Ocugen may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors. Ocugen will need to transition from a company with a research and development focus to a company capable of supporting commercial activities. It may not be successful in such a transition.

 

Ocugen expects its financial condition and operating results to fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond its control. Accordingly, you should not rely upon the results of any quarterly or annual periods as indications of future operating performance.

 

Ocugen will need substantial additional funding. If Ocugen is unable to raise capital when needed, it could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its product development programs or commercialization efforts.

 

Ocugen expects to devote substantial financial resources to its ongoing and planned activities, particularly as it conducts multiple clinical trials and, assuming positive results from these trials, seeks marketing approval for OCU300 and continues the development of and potentially seeks marketing approval for other clinical and preclinical product candidates, including OCU400, OCU410, OCU200 and OCU100. Ocugen expects its expenses to increase substantially in connection with its ongoing activities, particularly as it advances its preclinical activities and clinical trials. In addition, its expenses will further increase if it suffers any delay in its ongoing Phase 3 clinical program for OCU300, or commencement of its Phase 1/2 clinical programs for OCU400 and OCU200, including delays in enrollment of patients. Ocugen also expects to devote additional financial resources to conducting research and

 

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development, initiating clinical trials of, and potentially seeking regulatory approval for, other potential product candidates, including product candidates that it may develop from its OcuNanoE program.

 

If Ocugen obtains marketing approval for OCU300, or any other product candidate that it develops, it expects to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Furthermore, Ocugen expects to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company, hiring additional personnel and expanding its facilities. Accordingly, Ocugen may need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with its continuing operations. If it is unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, it could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its research and development programs or any future commercialization efforts.

 

Ocugen’s future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

·                  the progress, costs and results of its Phase 3 clinical trials for OCU300, any clinical trials for its preclinical product candidates, and any clinical activities for regulatory review of OCU300 or its other product candidates outside of the United States;

 

·                  the costs and timing of process development and manufacturing scale-up activities associated with OCU300 and its preclinical product candidates;

 

·                  the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of OCU300 and its preclinical product candidates;

 

·                  the costs of commercialization activities for OCU300 or its preclinical product candidates if it receives, or expects to receive, marketing approval, including the costs and timing of establishing product sales, marketing, distribution and outsourced manufacturing capabilities;

 

·                  subject to receipt of marketing approval, revenue received from commercial sales of OCU300 or its preclinical product candidates;

 

·                  its ability to establish and maintain strategic collaborations, licensing or other agreements and the financial terms of such agreements;

 

·                  the scope, progress, results and costs of any product candidates that it may derive from its OcuNanoE program or any other product candidates that it may develop;

 

·                  the extent to which it in-licenses or acquires rights to other products, product candidates or technologies; and

 

·                  the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and protecting its intellectual property rights and defending against any intellectual property-related claims.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of approximately $15.5 million. Ocugen believes that its cash and cash equivalents will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through mid-2020. However, Ocugen has based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and its operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to it. As a result, it could deplete its capital resources sooner than it currently expects and may need additional funding sooner than it estimates.

 

Conducting preclinical testing and clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive and uncertain process that takes years to complete. Ocugen may never generate the necessary data or results required to obtain regulatory approval of products with the market potential sufficient to enable it to achieve profitability. Ocugen does not expect to generate revenue from sales of any product candidates until at least 2021, if at all. Accordingly, it will need to obtain substantial additional financing to achieve its business objectives. In addition, it may seek additional capital due to favorable market conditions or strategic considerations, even if it believes it has sufficient funds for its current or future operating plans. Adequate additional financing may not be available to it on acceptable terms, or at all. If

 

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adequate funds are not available to it on a timely basis, it may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate preclinical studies, clinical trials or other development activities for one or more of its product candidates or delay, limit, reduce or terminate its establishment of sales and marketing capabilities or other activities that may be necessary to commercialize its product candidates.

 

Raising additional capital may cause dilution to stockholders, restrict Ocugen’s operations or require it to relinquish rights to its technologies or product candidates.

 

Until such time, if ever, as Ocugen can generate substantial product revenues, it expects to finance its cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and marketing and distribution arrangements. To the extent that Ocugen raises additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common stockholder. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting its ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.

 

If Ocugen raises additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements or marketing and distribution arrangements, it may have to relinquish valuable rights to its technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to it. If Ocugen is unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, it may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate its product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market products or product candidates that it would otherwise prefer to develop and market on its own.

 

If Ocugen is unable to use carryforward tax losses or benefit from favorable tax legislation to reduce its taxes, its business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

Ocugen has incurred significant net operating losses since its inception. As of December 31, 2018, Ocugen had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $23.7 million. State net operating losses are not materially different from federal net operating losses. If it is unable to use carryforward tax losses to reduce its future taxable income and liabilities in its business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” which will occur if there is a cumulative change in ownership by “5-percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period, the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes to offset its post-change income may be limited. A corporation that experiences an ownership change will generally be subject to an annual limitation on the use of its pre-ownership change net operating losses equal to the value of the corporation immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate (subject to certain adjustments). The annual limitation for a taxable year generally is increased by the amount of any “recognized built-in gains” for such year and the amount of any unused annual limitation in a prior year. This could limit the amount of tax attributes that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities.

 

Recent U.S. tax legislation may materially adversely affect Ocugen’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Recently-enacted U.S. tax legislation has significantly changed the U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. corporations, including by reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate, limiting interest deductions, modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits (including reducing the business tax credit for certain clinical testing expenses incurred in the testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions generally referred to as “orphan drugs”), adopting elements of a territorial tax system, imposing a one-time transition tax, or repatriation tax, on all undistributed earnings and profits of certain U.S.-owned foreign corporations, revising the rules governing net operating losses and the rules governing foreign tax credits, and introducing new anti-base erosion provisions. Many of these changes are effective immediately, without any transition periods or grandfathering for existing transactions. The legislation is unclear in many respects and could be subject to potential amendments and technical corrections, as well as interpretations and implementing regulations by the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), any of which could lessen or increase certain adverse impacts of the legislation. In addition, it is unclear how these U.S.

 

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federal income tax changes will affect state and local taxation, which often uses federal taxable income as a starting point for computing state and local tax liabilities.

 

While some of the changes made by the tax legislation may adversely affect Ocugen in one or more reporting periods and prospectively, other changes may be beneficial on a going forward basis. Ocugen continues to work with its tax advisors and auditors to determine the full impact that the recent tax legislation as a whole will have on it. Ocugen urges its investors to consult with their legal and tax advisors with respect to such legislation.

 

Ocugen’s existing and future indebtedness may limit cash flow available to invest in the ongoing needs of its business.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Ocugen had $1.0 million of outstanding principal borrowings under the EB-5 Loan Agreement, which it is required to repay on the seventh anniversary of the date of the last disbursement under the EB-5 Loan Agreement (unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the EB-5 Loan Agreement). Ocugen is also eligible to borrow an additional $9.0 million under the EB-5 Loan Agreement, limited by the amount of funds raised by the Lender and subject to availability under the program and certain job creation requirements by it. Ocugen’s obligations under this agreement are secured by substantially all of its assets other than its intellectual property. Ocugen could in the future incur additional indebtedness beyond its borrowings under the EB-5 Loan Agreement.

 

Ocugen’s debt combined with its other financial obligations and contractual commitments could have significant adverse consequences, including:

 

·                  requiring it to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations or cash on hand to the payment of interest on, and principal of, its debt, which will reduce the amounts available to fund working capital, capital expenditures, product development efforts and other general corporate purposes;

 

·                  increasing its vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and market conditions;

 

·                  subjecting it to restrictive covenants that may reduce its ability to take certain corporate actions or obtain further debt or equity financing;

 

·                  limiting its flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and its industry; and

 

·                  placing it at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt or better debt servicing options.

 

Ocugen intends to satisfy its current and future debt service obligations with its existing cash and funds from external sources. Nonetheless, it may not have sufficient funds or may be unable to arrange for additional financing to pay the amounts due under its existing debt. Funds from external sources may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. In addition, a failure to comply with the covenants under the EB-5 Loan Agreement could result in an event of default and acceleration of amounts due. If an event of default occurs and the Lender accelerates the amounts due under the EB-5 Loan Agreement, Ocugen may not be able to make accelerated payments, and the Lender could seek to enforce security interests in the collateral securing such indebtedness.

 

Risks Related to Ocugen’s Business and the Development of its Product Candidates

 

Ocugen is substantially dependent on the success of its product candidates and cannot guarantee that these product candidates will successfully complete development, receive regulatory approval, or be successfully commercialized.

 

Ocugen currently has no products approved for commercial distribution. Ocugen has invested a significant portion of its efforts and financial resources in the development of its product candidates. Ocugen’s business depends entirely on the successful development and commercialization of its product candidates, which may never occur. Ocugen’s ability to generate revenues in the near term is substantially dependent on its ability to develop, obtain regulatory

 

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approval for, and then successfully commercialize its product candidates. Ocugen currently generates no revenues from sales of any products, and it may never be able to develop or commercialize a marketable product.

 

Ocugen currently has limited experience with its product candidates. For OCU300, it has not conducted any clinical studies specifically with its proprietary nanoemulsion technology in patients with oGVHD. The formulation used in previous clinical studies conducted in patients with oGVHD is different from Ocugen’s proposed OCU300 nanoemulsion. The different formulation may impact the final Phase 3 clinical study results for OCU300. Ocugen has evaluated results from an investigator-led retrospective analyses of the use of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% eye drops in patients with oGVHD and an investigator-led prospective Phase 1/2 clinical trial assessing the use of 0.15% and 0.075% brimonidine tartrate eye drops in patients with oGVHD. The formulations used in these studies are different than its proposed OCU300 formulation. These studies and results are not sufficient to establish the safety and efficacy of OCU300 and the results from these studies should be viewed with caution. The results from these studies may not be predictive of adequate and well-controlled prospective studies. Additionally, these clinical studies were not powered for statistical significance due to their small sample size and the Phase 1/2 clinical study was discontinued early due to slow enrollment. These studies may not be predictive of the results of later studies conducted with the OCU300 formulation for which Ocugen intends to seek marketing approval. Moreover, although a dose ranging study was recommended but not required by FDA, Ocugen does not intend to conduct such a study and has proceeded directly into Phase 3 clinical trials. Ocugen’s Phase 3 clinical program for OCU300 consists of two clinical trials evaluating OCU300, the first of which is expected to include approximately 60 patients with oGVHD. Ocugen initiated the first Phase 3 trial of OCU300 in June 2018 and the first patient was dosed in December 2018. The timing of the completion of the Phase 3 clinical trials for OCU300 is dependent, in part, on its ability to locate and enroll a sufficient number of eligible patients on a timely basis, as well as a sample size re-estimation based on data from the first 50% of enrolled patients. Ocugen may need to conduct additional studies before it can submit a marketing application for approval of OCU300.

 

Ocugen’s product candidates will require additional clinical and non-clinical development, regulatory approval, commercial manufacturing arrangements, establishment of a commercial organization, significant marketing efforts, and further investment before it generates any revenues from product sales. Ocugen cannot assure you that it will meet its timelines for its clinical trials, which may be delayed or not completed for a number of reasons.

 

Ocugen is not permitted to market or promote any of its product candidates before it receives regulatory approval from the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, and it may never receive such regulatory approval for any of its product candidates. Even if its product candidates are approved, they may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses and populations for which they may be marketed. They may also be subject to other conditions of approval, may contain significant safety warnings, including boxed warnings, contraindications, and precautions, may not be approved with label statements necessary or desirable for successful commercialization, or may contain requirements for costly post-market testing and surveillance, or other requirements, including the submission of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (“REMS”) to monitor the safety or efficacy of the products. If Ocugen does not receive FDA approval for, and successfully commercialize its product candidates, it will not be able to generate revenue from these product candidates in the United States in the foreseeable future, or at all. Any significant delays in obtaining approval for and commercializing its product candidates will have a material adverse impact on its business and financial condition.

 

Ocugen has not previously submitted a marketing application to the FDA, or similar marketing application to comparable foreign authorities, for any product candidate, and it cannot be certain that its product candidates will be successful in clinical trials or receive regulatory approval.

 

Its product candidates are susceptible to the risks of failure inherent at any stage of product development, including the appearance of unexpected or unacceptable adverse events or failure to demonstrate efficacy in clinical trials. Further, its product candidates may not receive regulatory approval even if they are successful in clinical trials.

 

The success of Ocugen’s product candidates and its ability to generate revenues from its product candidates will depend on many factors including its ability to:

 

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·                  apply for and receive marketing approval from the applicable regulatory authorities;

 

·                  receive approval for its manufacturing processes and third-party manufacturing facilities from the applicable regulatory authorities;

 

·                  recruit and enroll qualified patients for clinical trials with respect to its product candidates in a timely manner;

 

·                  expand and maintain a workforce of experienced scientists and others with experience in the relevant technology to continue to develop its product candidates;

 

·                  launch and create market demand for its product candidates through marketing and sales activities, and any other arrangements to promote these product candidates that it may otherwise establish;

 

·                  receive regulatory approval for claims that are necessary or desirable for successful marketing;

 

·                  hire, train, and deploy marketing and sales representatives or contract with a third-party for marketing and sales representatives to commercialize product candidates in the United States;

 

·                  manufacture product candidates in sufficient quantities and at acceptable quality and manufacturing cost to meet commercial demand at launch and thereafter;

 

·                  establish and maintain agreements with wholesalers, distributors, and group purchasing organizations on commercially reasonable terms;

 

·                  pursue partnerships with, or offer licenses to, qualified third parties to promote and sell product candidates in domestic and key foreign markets where it receives marketing approval;

 

·                  maintain patent and trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity for its product candidates;

 

·                  qualify for, identify, register, maintain, enforce and defend intellectual property rights and claims covering its products and intellectual property portfolio;

 

·                  not infringe on others’ intellectual property rights;

 

·                  launch commercial sales of its product candidates, whether alone or in collaboration with others;

 

·                  achieve market acceptance of its product candidates by patients, the medical community, and third-party payors;

 

·                  achieve appropriate reimbursement, pricing, and payment coverage for its product candidates;

 

·                  effectively compete with other therapies and establish a market share; and

 

·                  maintain a continued acceptable safety and efficacy profile of its product candidates following launch.

 

To the extent Ocugen is not able to do any of the foregoing, its business may be materially harmed. Moreover, successful development of its product candidates for additional indications, if any, or for use in broader patient populations and its ability to broaden the label for any approved product candidates will depend on similar factors.

 

If it is required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of its product candidates that it develops beyond those that it currently expects, if it is unable to successfully complete clinical trials of its product candidates or other testing, if the results of these trials or tests are not positive or are only modestly positive or if there are safety concerns, Ocugen may:

 

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·                  be delayed in obtaining marketing approval for its product candidates;

 

·                  not obtain marketing approval at all;

 

·                  obtain approval for indications or patient populations that are not as broad as intended or desired;

 

·                  obtain approval without labeled claims necessary for Ocugen to successfully market its products;

 

·                  obtain approval with labeling that includes significant use or distribution restrictions or safety warnings, including boxed warnings, and contraindications;

 

·                  be subject to additional post-marketing testing requirements, surveillance requirements, or REMS; or

 

·                  have the product removed from the market after obtaining marketing approval.

 

To the extent any of the foregoing should occur, its business may be materially harmed.

 

The regulatory approval processes of the FDA and comparable foreign authorities are lengthy, time consuming and inherently unpredictable. If Ocugen is not able to obtain, or if there are delays in obtaining, required regulatory approvals, it will not be able to commercialize its product candidates as expected, and its ability to generate revenue will be materially impaired.

 

The time required to obtain approval by the FDA and comparable foreign authorities is unpredictable but typically takes many years following the commencement of clinical trials and depends upon numerous factors, including the substantial discretion of the regulatory authorities. In addition, approval policies, regulations, or the type and amount of clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product candidate’s clinical development and may vary among jurisdictions. These may require Ocugen to amend its clinical trial protocols, conduct additional studies that require regulatory or Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) approval, or otherwise cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application. Ocugen has not obtained regulatory approval for any product candidate and it is possible that none of its existing product candidates or any product candidates it may seek to develop in the future, will ever obtain regulatory approval. Moreover, its product candidates will require additional studies, as well as additional manufacturing development before it will be able to submit marketing applications to the applicable regulatory authorities. Any delay in obtaining or failure to obtain required approvals could materially adversely affect its ability to generate revenue from the particular product candidate, which likely would result in significant harm to its financial position and adversely impact its stock price.

 

Ocugen’s product candidates and the activities associated with their development and commercialization, including their design, testing, manufacture, safety, efficacy, recordkeeping, labeling, storage, approval, advertising, marketing, promotion, sale, and distribution, are subject to comprehensive regulation by the FDA, other regulatory agencies in the United States and similar regulatory authorities outside the United States. Failure to obtain marketing approval for a product candidate will prevent Ocugen from commercializing the product candidate. Ocugen has no experience in filing and supporting the applications necessary to gain marketing approvals and expect to rely on third parties to assist it in this process. Securing marketing approval requires the submission of extensive preclinical and clinical data and supporting information to regulatory authorities for each therapeutic indication to establish the product candidate’s safety and efficacy for that indication. Securing marketing approval also requires the submission of information about the product manufacturing process to, and inspection of manufacturing facilities and clinical trial sites by the regulatory authorities. The FDA or other similar regulatory authorities may determine that its product candidates are not effective, only moderately effective or have undesirable or unintended side effects, toxicities or other characteristics that preclude Ocugen from obtaining marketing approval or prevent or limit commercial use.

 

Clinical testing is expensive and can take many years to complete, and its outcome is inherently uncertain. This is especially true for rare and/or complicated diseases. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical trial process. Ocugen has limited experience in designing clinical trials and may be unable to design and execute a clinical trial to support marketing approval.

 

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The results of preclinical studies, preliminary study results, and early clinical trials of Ocugen’s product candidates may not be predictive of the results of later-stage clinical trials or the ultimately completed trial. Preliminary and final results from such studies may not be representative of study results that are found in larger, controlled, blinded, and more long-term studies. Product candidates in later stages of clinical trials may fail to show the desired safety and efficacy traits despite having progressed through preclinical studies and initial clinical trials. Preclinical and early clinical studies may also reveal unfavorable product candidate characteristics, including safety concerns. A number of companies have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, notwithstanding promising results in earlier trials. In some instances, there can be significant variability in safety or efficacy results between different clinical trials of the same product candidate due to numerous factors, including changes in trial procedures set forth in protocols, differences in the size and type of the patient populations, changes in and adherence to the clinical trial protocols and the rate of dropout among clinical trial participants.

 

Ocugen’s future clinical trial results may not be successful. Moreover, should there be a flaw in a clinical trial, it may not become apparent until the clinical trial is well advanced.

 

Ocugen may also experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, clinical trials that could delay or prevent its ability to receive marketing approval or commercialize its product candidates, including:

 

·                  regulators, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health, or IRBs or Institutional Biosafety Committees (“IBCs”) may not authorize Ocugen or its investigators to commence or continue a clinical trial, conduct a clinical trial at a prospective trial site, or amend trial protocols, or regulators, IRBs or IBCs may require that it modify or amend its clinical trial protocols;

 

·                  Ocugen may experience delays in reaching, or fail to reach, agreement on acceptable clinical trial contracts or clinical trial protocols with prospective trial sites and its contract research organizations (“CROs”);

 

·                  regulators may require it to perform additional or unanticipated clinical trials to obtain approval or it may be subject to additional post-marketing testing, surveillance, or REMS requirements to maintain regulatory approval;

 

·                  clinical trials of its product candidates may produce negative or inconclusive results, or its studies may fail to reach the necessary level of statistical significance, and it may decide, or regulators may require it, to conduct additional clinical trials or abandon product development programs;

 

·                  clinical trials of its product candidates may not produce the necessary result on all study endpoints. Ocugen expects that it will be required to demonstrate effectiveness of both of the co-primary endpoints for marketing approval of OCU300 for the indication of treatment of ocular redness and discomfort in patients with oGVHD. If OCU300 does not achieve statistical significance in both primary endpoints in its Phase 3 clinical trials, the FDA may require it to conduct additional clinical trials to support the approval of its proposed indications;

 

·                  the number of patients required for clinical trials of its product candidates may be larger than it anticipates, enrollment in these clinical trials may be slower than it anticipates, or participants may drop out of these clinical trials or be lost to follow-up at a higher rate than it anticipates. By example, the Phase 1/2 clinical study of brimonidine tartrate in patients with oGVHD was discontinued early due to slow enrollment;

 

·                  Ocugen’s third-party contractors may fail to comply with regulatory requirements or the clinical trial protocol, or meet their contractual obligations to it in a timely manner, or at all, or it may be required to engage in additional clinical trial site monitoring;

 

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characteristics (alone or in combination with other products) of the product candidate, or due to findings of undesirable effects caused by a chemically or mechanistically similar therapeutic or therapeutic candidate;

 

·                  changes in marketing approval policies during the development period rendering its data insufficient to obtain marketing approval;

 

·                  changes in or the enactment of additional statutes or regulations;

 

·                  changes in regulatory review for submitted product applications;

 

·                  the cost of clinical trials of its product candidates may be greater than it anticipates or it may have insufficient funds for a clinical trial or to pay the substantial user fees required by the FDA upon the filing of a marketing application;

 

·                  the supply or quality of its product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct clinical trials of its product candidates may be insufficient or inadequate;

 

·                  Ocugen may decide, or regulators may require it, to conduct or gather, as applicable, additional clinical trials, analyses, reports, data, or preclinical trials, or it may abandon product development programs;

 

·                  it may fail to reach an agreement with regulators, IRBs or IBCs regarding the scope, design, or implementation of its clinical trials. For instance, the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require changes to its study design that make further study impractical or not financially prudent;

 

·                  it may have delays in adding new investigators or clinical trial sites, or it may experience a withdrawal of clinical trial sites;

 

·                  patients that enroll in its studies may misrepresent their eligibility or may otherwise not comply with the clinical trial protocol, resulting in the need to drop the patients from the study, increase the needed enrollment size for the study or extend the study’s duration;

 

·                  there may be regulatory questions or disagreements regarding interpretations of data and results, or new information may emerge regarding its product candidates;

 

·                  the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with its study design, including endpoints, or its interpretation of data from preclinical studies and clinical trials or find that a product candidate’s benefits do not outweigh its safety risks;

 

·                  the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may not accept data from studies with clinical trial sites in foreign countries;

 

·                  the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with its intended indications;

 

·                  the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may fail to approve or subsequently find fault with the manufacturing processes or its contract manufacturer’s manufacturing facility for clinical and future commercial supplies;

 

·                  the data collected from clinical trials of its product candidates may not be sufficient to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities to support the submission of a marketing application, or other comparable submissions in foreign jurisdictions or to obtain regulatory approval in the United States or elsewhere;

 

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·                  it may not be able to demonstrate that a product candidate provides an advantage over current standards of care or current or future competitive therapies in development.

 

Ocugen’s product candidate development costs will also increase if it experiences delays in testing or approvals, and it may not have sufficient funding to complete the testing and approval process for any of its product candidates. Ocugen may be required to obtain additional funds to complete clinical trials and prepare for possible commercialization of its product candidates. Ocugen does not know whether any preclinical tests or clinical trials above what it currently has planned will be required, will begin as planned, will need to be restructured, or will be completed on schedule, or at all. Significant delays relating to any preclinical or clinical trials also could shorten any periods during which it may have the exclusive right to commercialize its product candidates or allow its competitors to bring products to market before it does. This may prevent Ocugen from receiving marketing approvals and impair its ability to successfully commercialize its product candidates and may harm its business and results of operations. In addition, many of the factors that cause, or lead to, delays in clinical trials may ultimately lead to the denial of marketing approval of any of its product candidates. If any of this occurs, its business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects will be materially harmed.

 

Regulatory authorities have substantial discretion in the approval process and may refuse to accept any application or may decide that Ocugen’s data are insufficient for approval and require additional preclinical, clinical or other studies. In addition, varying interpretations of the data obtained from preclinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent marketing approval of a product candidate. The number and types of preclinical studies and clinical trials that will be required for regulatory approval also varies depending on the product candidate, the disease or condition that the product candidate is designed to address, and the regulations applicable to any particular product candidate. Approval policies, regulations or the type and amount of clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product candidate’s clinical development and may vary among jurisdictions. The foregoing may cause delays or limitations in the approval or the decision not to approve an application. It is possible that its product candidates will never obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals necessary for Ocugen to commence product sales.

 

Finally, even if Ocugen was to obtain approval, regulatory authorities may approve any of its product candidates for fewer or more limited indications, populations, or uses than it requests, may contain significant safety warnings, including black box warnings, contraindications, and precautions, may grant approval contingent on the performance of costly post-marketing clinical trials, surveillance, or other requirements, including REMS to monitor the safety or efficacy of the product, or may approve a product candidate with a label that does not include the labeling claims necessary or desirable for the successful commercialization of that product candidate. Any of these scenarios could compromise the commercial prospects for Ocugen’s product candidates.

 

If Ocugen experiences delays in obtaining approval, if it fails to obtain approval of a product candidate or if the label for a product candidate does not include the labeling claims necessary or desirable for the successful commercialization of that product candidate, the commercial prospects for such product candidate may be harmed and Ocugen’s ability to generate revenues from that product candidate will be materially impaired.

 

The FDA may determine that Ocugen’s product candidates have undesirable side effects that could delay or prevent their regulatory approval or commercialization.

 

Undesirable side effects caused by Ocugen’s product candidates could cause it, IRBs, and other reviewing entities or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay, or halt clinical trials and could result in a more restrictive label or the delay or denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other comparable foreign authorities. For example, if concerns are raised regarding the safety of one of Ocugen’s product candidates as a result of undesirable side effects identified during clinical or preclinical testing, the FDA may order it to cease further development, decline to approve such product candidate or issue a letter requesting additional data or information prior to making a final decision regarding whether or not to approve the product candidate. FDA requests for additional data or information can result in substantial delays in the approval of a new product candidate.

 

Undesirable side effects caused by or any unexpected characteristics (alone or in combination with other products) for any of Ocugen’s product candidates could also result in denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other comparable foreign authorities for any or all targeted indications or the inclusion of unfavorable information in Ocugen’s product labeling, such as limitations on the indicated uses or populations for which the products may be

 

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marketed or distributed, a label with significant safety warnings, including boxed warnings, contraindications, and precautions, a label without statements necessary or desirable for successful commercialization, or may result in requirements for costly post-marketing testing and surveillance, or other requirements, including REMS, to monitor the safety or efficacy of the products. These could prevent Ocugen from commercializing and generating revenues from the sale of its product candidates.

 

While there have been a few adverse events that have occurred in the investigator-led clinical studies of brimonidine tartrate for the treatment of ocular redness and discomfort in patients with oGVHD, overall brimonidine tartrate was well-tolerated. Ocugen does not have any studies exploring long term exposure in these patient populations to brimonidine tartrate or its product candidates. Ocugen’s understanding of the relationship between its product candidates and any adverse effects may change as it gathers more information, and unexpected adverse effects may occur.

 

Many compounds that initially showed promise in clinical or earlier stage testing have later been found to cause side effects that prevented further development of the compound. In addition, adverse events which had initially been considered unrelated to the study treatment may later be found to be caused by the study treatment. Moreover, incorrect or improper use of Ocugen’s product candidates (including use more frequently than is prescribed) by patients could cause unexpected side effects or adverse events. There can be no assurance that Ocugen’s product candidates will be used correctly, and if used incorrectly, such misuse could prevent its receipt or maintenance of marketing authorization, resulting in label changes or regulatory authority safety communications or warnings, or hamper commercial adoption of its product candidate, if approved, at the rate it currently expects.

 

For those product candidates that are based on previously approved products, such as OCU300, subjects and patients may also experience adverse events that are included on the label for the FDA approved products.

 

If any of Ocugen’s product candidates is associated with serious adverse events or undesirable side effects or have properties that are unexpected, Ocugen may need to abandon development or limit development of that product candidate to certain uses or subpopulations in which the undesirable side effects or other characteristics are less prevalent, less severe or more acceptable from a risk-benefit perspective. The therapeutic-related side effects could affect patient recruitment or the ability of enrolled patients to complete the trial or result in potential product liability claims. Any of these occurrences may significantly harm Ocugen’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

 

If Ocugen experiences delays or difficulties in the enrollment of patients in clinical trials, its completion of clinical trials and receipt of necessary regulatory approvals could be delayed or prevented.

 

Ocugen may not be able to initiate or continue conducting clinical trials for its product candidates if it is unable to locate and enroll a sufficient number of eligible patients to participate in these trials as required by the FDA or similar regulatory authorities outside the United States. Competitors may also have ongoing clinical trials for product candidates that are intended to treat the same indications as its product candidates, and patients who would otherwise be eligible for Ocugen’s clinical trials may instead enroll in clinical trials of its competitors’ product candidates. Patient enrollment is affected by other factors including:

 

·                  the size and nature of the patient population (for instance, Ocugen is pursuing clinical trials for certain orphan indications, for which the size of the patient population is limited);

 

·                  the severity of the disease under investigation;

 

·                  the existence of current treatments for the indications for which it is conducting clinical trials;

 

·                  the eligibility criteria for and design of the clinical trial in question, including factors such as frequency of required assessments, length of the study and ongoing monitoring requirements;

 

·                  the perceived risks and benefits of the product candidate, including the potential advantages or disadvantages of the product candidate being studied in relation to other available therapies;

 

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·                  competition in recruiting and enrolling patients in clinical trials;

 

·                  efforts to facilitate timely enrollment in clinical trials;

 

·                  patient referral practices of physicians;

 

·                  effectiveness of publicity created by clinical trial sites regarding the trial;

 

·                  patients’ ability to comply with the specific instructions related to the trial protocol, proper documentation, and use of the product candidate;

 

·                  an inability to obtain or maintain patient informed consents;

 

·                  the risk that enrolled patients will drop out before completion or not return for post-treatment follow-up;

 

·                  the ability to monitor patients adequately during and after treatment;

 

·                  the ability to compensate patients for their time and effort; and

 

·                  the proximity and availability of clinical trial sites for prospective patients.

 

Ocugen’s inability to enroll a sufficient number of patients for its clinical trials would result in significant delays and could require it to abandon one or more clinical trials altogether. In particular, there may be low or slow enrollment, and the studies may enroll subjects that do not meet the inclusion criteria, requiring the erroneously enrolled subjects to be excluded and the trial population to be increased. By example, the Phase 1/2 clinical study examining the use of brimonidine tartrate eye drops in patients with oGVHD was discontinued early due to slow enrollment. Moreover, patients in Ocugen’s clinical trials, especially patients in its control groups, may be at risk for dropping out of its studies if they are not experiencing relief of their disease. A significant number of withdrawn patients would compromise the quality of its data.

 

Enrollment delays in Ocugen’s clinical trials may result in increased development costs for its product candidates, or the inability to complete development of its product candidates, which would cause the value of its company to decline, limit its ability to obtain additional financing, and materially impair its ability to generate revenues.

 

Ocugen’s development and commercialization strategy for OCU300 depends, in part, on published scientific literature and the FDA’s prior findings regarding the safety and efficacy of approved products. If Ocugen is not able to pursue this strategy, it will need to conduct additional development activities beyond what it currently plans, its development costs will increase, and it may be delayed in receiving regulatory authority approval. The submission of 505(b)(2) New Drug Applications may also subject it to the risk of patent infringement lawsuits or regulatory actions that would delay or prevent its submission of a marketing application to the FDA, or the FDA’s review and approval of its marketing applications.

 

The Hatch-Waxman Act added Section 505(b)(2) to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”). Section 505(b)(2) permits the filing of a New Drug Application (“NDA”), where at least some of the information required for approval comes from investigations that were not conducted by or for the applicant and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of reference or use from the person by or for whom the investigations were conducted. The FDA interprets Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA, for purposes of approving an NDA, to permit the applicant to rely, in part, upon published literature and/or the FDA’s previous findings of safety and efficacy for an approved product. The FDA also requires companies to perform additional clinical trials or measurements to support any deviation from the previously approved product and to support the reliance on the applicable published literature or referenced product, referred to as bridging. The FDA may then approve the new product candidate for all or some of the label indications for which the referenced product has been approved, as well as for any new indication sought by the Section 505(b)(2) applicant, if such approval is supported by study data. The label, however, may require all or some of the limitations, contraindications, warnings or precautions included in the reference product’s label, including a black box warning, or may require additional limitations, contraindications, warnings or precautions.

 

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Ocugen currently plans to pursue marketing approval for OCU300 in the United States through 505(b)(2) NDAs and will be completing bridging analyses prior to NDA submission. If the FDA disagrees with its conclusions regarding the appropriateness of its reliance on a reference listed drug or published literature or if it is not otherwise able to bridge to the reference listed drug or published literature to demonstrate that its reliance is scientifically appropriate, it could be required to conduct additional clinical trials or other studies to support its NDA, which could lead to unanticipated costs and delays or to the termination of its development program. If Ocugen is unable to obtain approval for its pharmaceutical formulations through the 505(b)(2) NDA process, it may be required to pursue the more expensive and time consuming 505(b)(1) approval process, which consists of full reports of investigations of safety and effectiveness conducted by or for the applicant.

 

There may also be circumstances under which the FDA would not allow Ocugen to pursue a 505(b)(2) application. For instance, should the FDA approve a pharmaceutically equivalent product to its product candidates, Ocugen would no longer be able to use the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. In that case, it is the FDA’s policy that the appropriate submission would be an Abbreviated New Drug Application, or ANDA, for a generic version of the approved product. Ocugen may, however, not be able to immediately submit an ANDA or have an ANDA approval made effective, as it could be blocked by others’ periods of patent and regulatory exclusivity protection.

 

Notwithstanding the approval of a number of products by the FDA under Section 505(b)(2), pharmaceutical companies and others have objected to the FDA’s interpretation of Section 505(b)(2). If the FDA’s interpretation of Section 505(b)(2) is successfully challenged, the FDA may change its policies and practices with respect to Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approvals, which could delay or even prevent the FDA from approving any NDA that Ocugen submits pursuant to the 505(b)(2) process. It is also not uncommon for a sponsor of an approved product to file a citizen petition with the FDA seeking to delay approval of, or impose additional approval requirements for, pending competing products. If successful, such petitions can significantly delay, or even prevent, the approval of the new product. However, even if the FDA ultimately denies such a petition, the FDA may substantially delay approval while it considers and responds to the petition.

 

If Ocugen cannot seek approval for OCU300 through the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway, it may need to conduct additional clinical trials, provide additional data and information and meet additional standards for regulatory approval. If this were to occur, the time and financial resources required to obtain FDA approval for OCU300, and the complications and risks associated with approval of OCU300, would likely substantially increase. Even if Ocugen is allowed to pursue the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway to FDA approval, it cannot assure you that OCU300 will receive the requisite approvals for commercialization. Moreover, Ocugen’s inability to pursue a 505(b)(2) application could result in new competitive products reaching the market more quickly than its product candidates, which could hurt its competitive position and its business prospects.

 

Ocugen’s use of the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway may also subject it to the risk of patent infringement lawsuits or other regulatory actions that could prevent its submission of a marketing application for OCU300, or prevent the FDA making the approval of a marketing application effective. Applicants submitting NDAs under Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA must provide a patent certification for the patents listed in FDA’s list of Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, commonly referred to as the Orange Book, for all reference listed drugs and for all brand name products identified in published literature upon which the 505(b)(2) application relies. The possible certifications are that (1) no patent information has been submitted to the FDA; (2) such patent has expired; (3) the date on which such patent expires; or (4) such patent is invalid or will not be infringed upon by the manufacture, use or sale of the drug product for which the application is submitted. If there are any listed patents for the reference listed or brand name products that Ocugen relies upon for its 505(b)(2) applications, the FDA may not approve its 505(b)(2) product candidates until all listed patents have expired, unless Ocugen challenges the listed patents through the last type of certification, also known as a paragraph IV certification, or otherwise indicates that it is not seeking approval of a patented method of use.

 

If Ocugen does challenge a listed patent through a paragraph IV certification, under the Hatch Waxman Act, the holder of the patents or NDAs that the 505(b)(2) application references may file a patent infringement lawsuit after receiving notice of the paragraph IV certification. Filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against the filer of the 505(b)(2) application within 45 days of the patent or NDA owner’s receipt of notice triggers a one time, automatic, 30-month stay of the FDA’s ability to make the 505(b)(2) NDA approval effective. In such a case, the FDA may not make the 505(b)(2) NDA approval effective until the earlier of 30 months from the receipt of the notice of the

 

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paragraph IV certification, the expiration of the patent, when the infringement case concerning each such patent was favorably decided in the applicant’s favor or settled, or such shorter or longer period as may be ordered by a court. Accordingly, Ocugen may invest a significant amount of time and expense in the development of one or more product candidates only to be subject to significant delay and patent litigation before such product candidates may be commercialized, if at all. In addition, a 505(b)(2) application approval may, in some cases, not be submitted, or may, in other cases, not be made effective until any existing non-patent regulatory exclusivities have expired or, if possible, are carved out from the label.

 

Companies that produce branded reference listed drugs routinely bring litigation against applicants that seek regulatory approval to manufacture and market new forms of their branded products. These companies often allege patent infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights as the basis for filing suit. Likewise, patent holders may bring patent infringement suits against companies that are currently marketing and selling such products. Litigation to enforce or defend intellectual property rights is often complex and often involves significant expense and can delay or prevent introduction or sale of Ocugen’s product candidates. If patents are held to be valid and infringed by Ocugen’s product candidates in a particular jurisdiction, it may be required to cease selling, relinquish or destroy existing stock, or pay monetary damages in that jurisdiction unless it can obtain a license from the patent holder. There may also be situations where Ocugen uses its business judgment and decides to market and sell its approved products, notwithstanding the fact that allegations of patent infringement(s) have not been finally resolved by the courts, which is known as an “at risk launch.” The risk involved in doing so can be substantial because the remedies available to the owner of a patent for infringement may include, among other things, damages measured by the profits lost by the patent owner which may be greater than the profits earned by the infringer. In the case of willful infringement, such damages may be increased up to three times. An adverse decision in patent litigation could have a material adverse effect on Ocugen’s business, financial position, and results of operations and could cause the market value of its common stock to decline.

 

Changes in product candidate manufacturing or formulation may result in additional costs or delay.

 

As product candidates are developed through preclinical studies to late-stage clinical trials toward approval and commercialization, it is common that various aspects of the development program, such as manufacturing methods, manufacturing sites, and formulation, are altered along the way in an effort to optimize processes and results. Any of these changes could cause Ocugen’s product candidates to perform differently and affect the results of planned clinical trials or other future clinical trials conducted with the altered materials. Such changes may also require additional testing, FDA notification, or FDA approval. For instance, the FDA may require that Ocugen conducts a comparability study that evaluates the potential differences in the product candidate resulting from the change. Delays in designing and completing such a study to the satisfaction of the FDA could delay or preclude its development and commercialization plans, and the regulatory approval of its product candidates. It may also require the repetition of one or more clinical trials, increase clinical trial costs, delay approval of Ocugen’s product candidates and jeopardize its ability to commence product sales and generate revenue. Any of the foregoing could limit its future revenues and growth. Any changes would also require that Ocugen devote time and resources to manufacturing development and would also likely require additional testing and regulatory actions on its part, which may delay the development of its product candidates.

 

Ocugen may not be successful in its efforts to develop product candidates based on its OcuNanoE nanoemulsion formulation or expand the use of its OcuNanoE nanoemulsion formulation for treating additional diseases and conditions.

 

Ocugen is currently directing some of its development efforts towards developing its product candidate based on its OcuNanoE™ nanoemulsion formulation and applying its OcuNanoE™ nanoemulsion formulation to support therapeutic interventions of ocular diseases with the potential of improving the tear film stability and targeting of drug molecules to the specialized tissues. Ocugen has product candidates at various stages of development for treatment of eye diseases and is exploring the potential use of its OcuNanoE™ nanoemulsion formulation in other diseases. Ocugen’s existing product candidates and any other potential product candidates that it identifies may not be suitable for continued preclinical or clinical development, including as a result of being shown to have harmful side effects, a lack of efficacy or other characteristics that indicate that such product candidates are unlikely to be products that will receive marketing approval and achieve market acceptance. If Ocugen does not successfully develop and

 

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commercialize its product candidates based upon its OcuNanoE™ nanoemulsion formulation, it will not be able to obtain substantial product revenues in future periods.

 

Ocugen may expend its limited resources to pursue a particular product candidate or indication and fail to capitalize on product candidates or indications that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

 

Because Ocugen has limited financial and managerial resources, it focuses on research programs and product candidates that it identifies for specific indications. As a result, it may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with other product candidates or for other indications that later prove to have greater commercial potential. Ocugen’s resource allocation decisions may cause it to fail to capitalize on viable commercial products or profitable market opportunities. Ocugen’s spending on current and future research and development programs and product candidates for specific indications may not yield any commercially viable products. If it does not accurately evaluate the commercial potential or target market for a particular product candidate, it may relinquish valuable rights to that product candidate through collaboration, licensing or other royalty arrangements in cases in which it would have been more advantageous for Ocugen to retain sole development and commercialization rights to such product candidate.

 

Ocugen may in the future conduct clinical trials for product candidates at sites outside the United States, and the FDA may not accept data from trials conducted in such locations.

 

Ocugen may in the future choose to conduct one or more of its clinical trials outside the United States. Although the FDA may accept data from clinical trials conducted outside the United States, acceptance of these data is subject to conditions imposed by the FDA. For example, the clinical trial must be well designed and conducted and be performed by qualified investigators in accordance with ethical principles. The trial population must also adequately represent the U.S. population, and the data must be applicable to the U.S. population and U.S. medical practice in ways that the FDA deems clinically meaningful. If the FDA does not accept the data from any trial that Ocugen conducts outside the United States, it would likely result in the need for additional trials, which would be costly and time-consuming and could delay or permanently halt Ocugen’s development of the applicable product candidates. Moreover, trials conducted outside the United States would be subject to the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction. Failure to comply with such laws could result in regulatory enforcement action.

 

Failure to obtain marketing approval in international jurisdictions would prevent Ocugen’s product candidates from being marketed abroad.

 

In order to market and sell its products in jurisdictions outside the United States, Ocugen must obtain separate marketing approvals and comply with numerous and varying regulatory requirements. The approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional testing. The time required to obtain approval may differ substantially from that required to obtain FDA approval. The regulatory approval process outside the United States generally includes all of the risks associated with obtaining FDA approval. In addition, in many countries outside the United States, it is required that the product be approved for reimbursement before the product can be approved for sale in that country. Ocugen’s clinical trials of its product candidates may not be sufficient to support an application for marketing approval outside the United States.

 

Ocugen, or any eventual collaborators, may not obtain approvals from regulatory authorities outside the United States on a timely basis, if at all. Approval by the FDA does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other countries or jurisdictions, and approval by one regulatory authority outside the United States does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other countries or jurisdictions or by the FDA. However, the failure to obtain approval in one jurisdiction may compromise Ocugen’s ability to obtain approval elsewhere. Ocugen may not be able to file for marketing approvals and may not receive necessary approvals to commercialize its products in any market.

 

Additionally, on June 23, 2016, the electorate in the United Kingdom voted in favor of leaving the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit. On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom formally notified the European Union of its intention to withdraw pursuant to Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Since a significant proportion of the regulatory framework in the United Kingdom is derived from European Union directives and regulations, the withdrawal could materially impact the regulatory regime with respect to the approval of Ocugen’s product candidates in the United Kingdom or the European Union. Any delay in obtaining, or an inability to obtain, any marketing approvals, as a

 

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result of Brexit or otherwise, would prevent Ocugen from commercializing its product candidates in the United Kingdom and/or the European Union and restrict its ability to generate revenue and achieve and sustain profitability. If any of these outcomes occur, Ocugen may be forced to restrict or delay efforts to seek regulatory approval in the United Kingdom and/or European Union for its product candidates, which could significantly and materially harm its business.

 

Regulatory approval is limited by the FDA to those specific indications and conditions for which approval has been granted, and Ocugen may be subject to fines, penalties, injunctions, or other enforcement actions if it is determined to be promoting the use of its products for unapproved or “off-label” uses, resulting in damage to Ocugen’s reputation and business.

 

Ocugen must comply with requirements concerning advertising and promotion for any product candidates for which it obtains marketing approval. Promotional communications with respect to therapeutics are subject to a variety of legal and regulatory restrictions and continuing review by the FDA, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General, state attorneys general, members of Congress, and the public. When the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities issue regulatory approval for a product candidate, the regulatory approval is limited to those specific uses and indications for which a product is approved. If Ocugen is not able to obtain FDA approval for desired uses or indications for its product candidates, it may not market or promote them for those indications and uses, referred to as off-label uses, and Ocugen’s business may be adversely affected. Ocugen further must be able to sufficiently substantiate any claims that it makes for its products including claims comparing its products to other companies’ products and must abide by the FDA’s strict requirements regarding the content of promotion and advertising.

 

While physicians may choose to prescribe products for uses that are not described in the product’s labeling and for uses that differ from those tested in clinical studies and approved by the regulatory authorities, Ocugen is prohibited from marketing and promoting the products for indications and uses that are not specifically approved by the FDA. These off-label uses are common across medical specialties and may constitute an appropriate treatment for some patients in varied circumstances. Regulatory authorities in the United States generally do not restrict or regulate the behavior of physicians in their choice of treatment within the practice of medicine. Regulatory authorities do, however, restrict communications by companies concerning off-label use.

 

If Ocugen is found to have impermissibly promoted any of its product candidates, it may become subject to significant liability and government fines. The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations regarding product promotion, particularly those prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and a company that is found to have improperly promoted a product may be subject to significant sanctions. The federal government has levied large civil and criminal fines against companies for alleged improper promotion and has enjoined several companies from engaging in off-label promotion. The FDA has also req