UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from                 to           

 

Commission File Number: 001-35076          

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

31-1080091

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization

 

IRS Employer Identification No.

 

4995 Bradenton Avenue, Suite 240, Dublin, Ohio

 

43017-3552

Address of Principal Executive Offices

 

Zip Code

 

(614) 793-7500

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 


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

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock

NAVB

NYSE American

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging Growth Company

   

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 26,687,198 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (as of the close of business on November 6, 2020).

 

 

 

 

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I – Financial Information

   
       

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

3

       
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019

 

3

       
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

4

       
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

5

       
 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

6

       
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

8

       
 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

9

       

Item 2.

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

 

29

       
 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

29

       
 

The Company

 

29

       
 

Technology and Product Candidates

 

30

       
 

Outlook

 

33

       
 

Results of Operations

 

34

       
 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

35

       
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

38

       
 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

38

       
 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

38

       

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

39

       

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

39

       
 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

39

       
 

Changes in Control Over Financial Reporting

 

40

       

PART II – Other Information

   
       

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

41

       

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

41

       

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

42

 

2

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   

September 30,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

 

 

 

(unaudited)

         
ASSETS                

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 3,722,852     $ 1,047,159  

Stock subscriptions and other receivables

    820,211       901,339  

Prepaid expenses and other

    249,888       967,285  

Total current assets

    4,792,951       2,915,783  

Property and equipment

    838,714       1,207,537  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

    704,411       1,177,327  

Property and equipment, net

    134,303       30,210  

Right-of-use lease assets

    458,280       404,594  

Less accumulated amortization

    178,003       122,906  

Right-of-use lease assets, net

    280,277       281,688  

License agreements, patents and trademarks

    680,750       478,672  

Less accumulated amortization

    119,638       93,259  

License agreements, patents and trademarks, net

    561,112       385,413  

Other assets

    227,192       537,812  

Total assets

  $ 5,995,835     $ 4,150,906  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,115,871     $ 1,112,069  

Accrued liabilities and other

    2,246,634       2,150,974  

Notes payable

    366,000       305,955  

Lease liabilities, current

    285,913       250,553  

Total current liabilities

    4,014,418       3,819,551  

Lease liabilities

    380,236       512,344  

Deferred revenue

    700,000       700,000  

Total liabilities

    5,094,654       5,031,895  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

               

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

               

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

           

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

    149        

Series D preferred stock subscriptions receivable

    (14,150,000

)

     

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

    217,370       210,232  

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

    1,000       902  

Common stock subscriptions receivable

    (5,000,000

)

     

Additional paid-in capital

    375,154,360       345,847,676  

Accumulated deficit

    (356,053,002

)

    (347,671,102 )

Total Navidea stockholders' equity (deficit)

    169,877       (1,612,292 )

Noncontrolling interest

    731,304       731,303  

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    901,181       (880,989 )

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  $ 5,995,835     $ 4,150,906  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

3

 

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

  

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Revenue:

                               

Royalty revenue

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

License revenue

    4,726             4,726       9,953  

Grant and other revenue

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

Total revenue

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

Cost of revenue

    82       195       1,048       6,559  

Gross profit

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

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

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

Selling, general and administrative

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

Total operating expenses

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

Loss from operations

    (2,898,625

)

    (3,084,438

)

    (7,910,611

)

    (8,190,427

)

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest (expense) income, net

    (149

)

    11,858       12,822       23,336  

Other, net

    (564

)

    (1,524

)

    (777

)

    (5,880

)

Total other (expense) income, net

    (713

)

    10,334       12,045       17,456  

Loss before income taxes

    (2,899,338

)

    (3,074,104

)

    (7,898,566

)

    (8,172,971

)

Provision for income taxes

                      (707

)

Loss from continuing operations

    (2,899,338

)

    (3,074,104

)

    (7,898,566

)

    (8,173,678

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax effect

                      (2,665

)

Net loss

    (2,899,338

)

    (3,074,104

)

    (7,898,566

)

    (8,176,343

)

Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest

          2       (1

)

    16  

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

    (405,555

)

          (483,333

)

     

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (3,304,893

)

  $ (3,074,102

)

  $ (8,381,900

)

  $ (8,176,327

)

Loss per common share (basic and diluted):

                               

Continuing operations

  $ (0.13

)

  $ (0.17

)

  $ (0.37

)

  $ (0.62

)

Attributable to common stockholders

  $ (0.13

)

  $ (0.17

)

  $ (0.37

)

  $ (0.62

)

Weighted average shares outstanding

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

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4

 

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net loss

  $ (2,899,338

)

  $ (3,074,104

)

  $ (7,898,566

)

  $ (8,176,343

)

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

          (188

)

          730  

Comprehensive loss

  $ (2,899,338

)

  $ (3,074,292

)

  $ (7,898,566

)

  $ (8,175,613

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

5

 

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(unaudited)

 

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

Common Stock

Subscriptions

   

Additional

Paid-In

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

Balance, January 1, 2020

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

Issued stock in payment of services

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

Issued stock in payment of employee bonuses

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

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

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

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

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

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

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

Stock subscribed in connection with registered direct offering

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

Stock compensation expense

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

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                                                       

Net loss

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

Total comprehensive loss

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

Balance, March 31, 2020

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

Issued restricted stock

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

Issued stock pursuant to registered direct offering

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

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

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

Issued stock to 401(k) plan

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

Issued stock upon exercise of warrants

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

Issued stock in payment of employee bonuses

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

Issued Series C Preferred Stock

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

Deemed dividend on Series C Preferred Stock

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

Issued stock upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

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

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

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

Stock compensation expense

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

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                                                       

Net loss

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

Total comprehensive loss

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

Balance, June 30, 2020

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

Issued Series C Preferred Stock, net of costs

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

Deemed dividend on Series C Preferred Stock

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

Issued stock upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock

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

Issued stock in payment of Series C Preferred Stock fees

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

Issued stock pursuant to private placement

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

Issued stock pursuant to Jubilant MOU

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

Issued restricted stock

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

Issued stock in payment of services

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

Issued Series D Preferred Stock, net of costs

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

Deemed dividend on Series D Preferred Stock

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

Issued stock upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock

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

Stock subscribed in connection with Series D Preferred Stock

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

Stock subscribed in connection with private placement

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

Stock compensation expense

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

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                                                       

Net loss

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

Total comprehensive loss

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

Balance, September 30, 2020

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

 

(continued)

 

6

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) (continued)

(unaudited)

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
   

Common Stock

   

Additional

Paid-In

   

Accumulated

   

Accumulated
Other

Compre
-hensive

(Loss)

   

Non-

controlling

   

Total

Stockholders

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Income

   

Interest

   

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

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

)

  $ (730

)

  $ 668,321     $ 2,410,460  

Issued restricted stock

    15,000       300                               300  

Issued stock pursuant to Stock Purchase Agreement

    17,857       357       49,643                         50,000  

Stock compensation expense

                61,978                         61,978  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                       

Net loss

                      (2,429,049

)

          (12

)

    (2,429,061

)

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

                            958             958  

Total comprehensive loss

                                        (2,428,103

)

Balance, March 31, 2019

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

)

    228       668,309       94,635  

Rounding adjustments related to reverse stock split

    (1,114

)

          (3,385

)

                      (3,385

)

Issued stock to 401(k) plan

    8,128       8       19,580                         19,588  

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

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

Value of warrants issued in connection with public offering

                261,288                         261,288  

Stock compensation expense

                66,159                         66,159  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                       

Net loss

                      (2,673,176

)

          (3

)

    (2,673,179

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

                            (40 )           (40

)

Total comprehensive loss

                                        (2,673,219

)

Balance, June 30, 2019

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

)

    188       668,306       2,931,507  

Stock compensation expense

                50,042                         50,042  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                       

Net loss

                      (3,074,102

)

          (2

)

    (3,074,104

)

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

                            (188

)

          (188

)

Total comprehensive loss

                                        (3,074,292

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

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

)

  $     $ 668,304     $ (92,743

)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

7

 

 

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (7,898,566

)

  $ (8,176,343

)

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

               

Depreciation and amortization

    51,501       107,794  

(Gain) loss on disposal and abandonment of assets

    (1,042

)

    1,672  

Stock compensation expense

    136,349       178,179  

Value of stock issued in payment of employee bonuses

    171,522        

Value of stock issued in payment of services

    70,201        

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

    39,834       19,588  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Stock subscriptions and other receivables

    781,128       (124,665

)

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

    1,029,427       753,034  

Accounts payable

    3,802       414,250  

Accrued, lease and other liabilities

    8,269       216,180  

Deferred revenue

    (9,355

)

    (11,024

)

Net cash used in operating activities

    (5,616,930

)

    (6,621,335

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

          400,000  

Maturities of available-for-sale securities

          400,000  

(Payments for purchases) proceeds from disposal of equipment

    (129,216

)

    28,382  

Proceeds from sale of equipment

    1,042        

Patent and trademark costs

    (202,078

)

     

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (330,252

)

    828,382  

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

    4,350,000        

Payment of preferred stock issuance costs

    (54,730

)

     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

    4,417,560       6,046,915  

Payment of common stock issuance costs

    (150,000

)

    (572,271

)

Proceeds from note payable

    366,000        

Principal payments on notes payable

    (305,955

)

    (316,074

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

    8,622,875       5,158,570  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    2,675,693       (634,383

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    1,047,159       3,475,881  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 3,722,852     $ 2,841,498  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.     

 

8

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

1.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

 

a.

Basis of Presentation: The information presented as of September 30, 2020 and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is unaudited, but includes all adjustments (which consist only of normal recurring adjustments) that the management of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Navidea”, the “Company,” or “we”) believes to be necessary for the fair presentation of results for the periods presented. In addition, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The balances as of September 30, 2020 and the results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Navidea’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, which were included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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

 

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

 

 

b.

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

 

 

(1)

Cash and cash equivalents, stock subscriptions and other receivables, and accounts payable: The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

 

(2)

Notes payable: The carrying value of our debt as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 primarily consisted of the face amount of the notes plus accrued interest. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of our notes payable was approximately $366,000 and $306,000, both amounts equal to the carrying value of the notes payable. See Note 8.

 

 

c.

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

 

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

 

 

d.

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

 

9

 

 

e.

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

 

 

f.

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

 

 

g.

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

 

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

 

 

2.

Liquidity

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

In December 2019, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement with the investors named therein. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the investors agreed to purchase approximately 2.1 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.9 million. Of this amount, approximately $1.1 million was received during 2019. The remaining $812,000 of proceeds were received and the related Common Stock was issued in January 2020. See Note 11.

 

10

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11

 

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

 

 

3.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

Navidea is focused on the development and commercialization of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. We manage our business based on two primary types of drug products: (i) diagnostic substances, including Tc99m tilmanocept and other diagnostic applications of our Manocept platform, and (ii) therapeutic development programs, including all therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform. Tc99m tilmanocept, which the Company has a license to distribute outside of Canada, Mexico and the United States, is the only one of the Company’s drug product candidates that has been approved for sale in any market. The Company has license and distribution agreements in place in India and China, however Tc99 tilmanocept has not been approved in either of those markets. On May 11, 2020, the Company terminated its license and distribution agreement in Europe, which is the only market in which Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved.

 

The Company also has an agreement in place to provide Meilleur Technologies, Inc., (“Meilleur”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”), worldwide rights to conduct research using NAV4694, as well as an exclusive license for the development and commercialization of NAV4694 in Australia, Canada, China, and Singapore. Meilleur also has an option to commercialize worldwide.

 

Currently, the Company recognizes revenue from up-front license fees and pre-market milestones after the cash has been received from its customers and the performance obligations have been met. Payments for sales-based royalties and milestones are generally received after the related revenue has been recognized and invoiced. Normal payment terms generally range from 15 to 90 days following milestone achievement or royalty invoice, in accordance with each contract.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

12

 

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

 

The sublicense of NAV4694 to Meilleur provides for payments to Navidea including up-front payments, milestones, an option for worldwide commercial rights, royalties on net sales, and reimbursement for product development assistance during the initial transition period. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), the upfront payments were recognized upon contract inception, and reimbursement for product development assistance will be recognized on a monthly basis. Should some or all of the variable consideration from milestones, the option and royalties meet the requirements of ASC 606 to be included in the transaction price, those amounts will be recognized as revenue in future periods.

 

Up-front fees, milestones and royalties are generally non-refundable. Therefore, the Company does not estimate expected refunds nor do we adjust revenue downward. The Company will evaluate and update the estimated transaction prices of its contracts with customers at the end of each reporting period.

 

During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized revenue from contracts with customers of approximately $7,000 and $5,000, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized revenue from contracts with customers of approximately $31,000 and $35,000, respectively. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not recognize any related impairment losses, nor did the Company recognize any revenue from performance obligations associated with long-term contracts that were satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods.

 

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

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Royalty revenue:

                               

Tc99m tilmanocept - Europe

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

License revenue:

                               

Tc99m tilmanocept - Europe

  $ 4,726     $     $ 4,726     $  

NAV4694

                      9,953  

Total license revenue

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

Other revenue:

                               

Additional stability studies

  $     $     $     $ 11,024  

 

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

 

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

 

Status of Regulatory Approval: The majority of revenue from contracts with customers will generally be recognized after the product is approved for sale in each market. Each Tc99m tilmanocept customer operates in its own distinct regulatory environment, and the laws and pathways to drug product approval vary by market. Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved for sale in Europe, thus the Company has begun to recognize royalties from sales in Europe. Tc99m tilmanocept has not yet been approved for sale in India or China, and may never achieve approval in those markets. The regulatory pathways and timelines in those markets will impact whether and when the Company recognizes the related royalties and milestones. Similarly, NAV4694 has not yet been approved for sale in any market, thus the timing of any revenue related to that product will be dependent on the regulatory pathways and timelines in each market in which Meilleur seeks regulatory approval.

 

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

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in contract liabilities, the current portion of which is included in accrued liabilities and other in the consolidated balance sheets, during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Total deferred revenue, beginning of period

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

Revenue deferred related to sublicense

                160,000       495,000  

Refund of deferred revenue related to sublicense

    (160,000

)

    (495,000

)

    (160,000

)

    (495,000

)

Revenue recognized from satisfaction of performance obligations

                      (11,024

)

Total deferred revenue, end of period

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the parties agreed that neither owed the other any payments due under the License Agreement as of the Termination Date and that, among other things, SpePharm will no longer have any right in, nor claim to, any intellectual property owned by the Company or its affiliates anywhere in the world. SpePharm also agreed to perform certain wind-down activities (the “Wind-Down Activities”) during the six-month period following the Termination Date (the “Transition Period”), which Transition Period may be extended by up to ninety days. The Wind-Down Activities include, without limitation, SpePharm transferring to the Company or its designee(s) the regulatory approvals controlled by SpePharm or its affiliates for the purpose of marketing, distributing and selling the Products in the Licensed Territory. SpePharm will also transfer to the Company certain tenders and other customer and sales contracts related to the Products. Subject to the terms of the Termination Agreement, Norgine, an affiliate of SpePharm, agreed to guarantee SpePharm’s performance of its obligations under the Termination Agreement.

 

 

4.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was approximately $63,000 and $50,000, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was approximately $136,000 and $178,000, respectively. We have not recorded any income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation in any of the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

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

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
   

Number of

Options

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life

(in years)

   

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at beginning of period

    238,470     $ 17.38       7.2     $  

Granted

    295,000       2.29                  

Exercised

                           

Canceled and Forfeited

    (3,000

)

    1.06                  

Expired

    (500

)

    30.80                  

Outstanding at end of period

    529,970     $ 9.06       8.1     $ 314,880  

Exercisable at end of period

    114,870     $ 25.20       5.3     $  

 

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

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2020

 
   

Number of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

Unvested at beginning of period

    15,000     $ 2.75  

Granted

    60,000       2.90  

Vested

    (15,000

)

    2.75  

Forfeited

           

Unvested at end of period

    60,000     $ 2.90  

 

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

 

 

5.

Loss Per Share

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares. Diluted loss per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company include convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, options and warrants.

 

Diluted loss per common share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 excludes the effects of 1,106,744 and 1,490,531 common share equivalents, respectively, since such inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The excluded shares consist of common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants.

 

The Company’s unvested restricted stock awards contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid (referred to as “participating securities”). Therefore, the unvested restricted stock awards are required to be included in the number of shares outstanding for both basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. However, due to our loss from continuing operations, 60,000 and 15,000 shares of unvested restricted stock for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were excluded in determining basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations because such inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

 

 

6.

Investment in Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc.

 

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

 

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New York Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Delaware Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

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

 

Derivative Action Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

On July 26, 2019, Dr. Goldberg served shareholder demands on the boards of directors of Navidea and MT repeating many of the claims made in the lawsuits described above. On or about November 20, 2019, Dr. Goldberg commenced a derivative action purportedly on behalf of MT in the District Court against Dr. Claudine Bruck, Y. Michael Rice, and Jed Latkin alleging a claim for breach of fiduciary duty based on the actions alleged in the demands. On April 3, 2020, Dr. Goldberg dismissed the derivative action in New York without prejudice and retains the ability to re-file the action in Delaware. Dr. Goldberg has not yet re-filed his derivative complaint. See Notes 2 and 10.

 

 

7.

Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Other

 

Accounts payable as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes an aggregate of $65,000 in both periods due to related parties for director fees. Accrued liabilities and other as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes an aggregate of $676,000 and $925,000, respectively, due to related parties for accrued bonuses, termination costs, and employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan.

 

 

8.

Notes Payable

 

IPFS Corporation

 

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

 

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

 

First Insurance Funding

 

In November 2019, we prepaid $349,000 of insurance premiums through the issuance of a note payable to First Insurance Funding (“FIF”) with an interest rate of 5.0%. The note was payable in eight monthly installments of $44,000, with the final payment made in July 2020.

 

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

 

Payroll Protection Program

 

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

 

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Summary

 

During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded interest expense of $0 and $1,000, respectively, related to our notes payable. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded interest expense of $5,000 and $6,000, respectively, related to our notes payable.

 

 

9.

Leases

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Maturity of Lease Liabilities

 

Operating

Lease Payments

 

2020 (remaining)

  $ 92,711  

2021

    344,552  

2022

    291,111  

2023

    19,699  

2024

    1,355  

Total undiscounted operating lease payments

    749,428  

Less imputed interest

    83,279  

Present value of operating lease liabilities

  $ 666,149  

 

Balance Sheet Classification

       

Current lease liabilities

  $ 285,913  

Noncurrent lease liabilities

    380,236  

Total operating lease liabilities

  $ 666,149  

 

Other Information

       

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

    2.1  

Weighted-average discount rate for operating leases

    10.9 %

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the present value of operating lease liabilities was $246,000 and $249,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in operating cash flows.

 

 

10.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. In accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, we make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Although the outcome of any litigation is uncertain, in our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these actions, will not materially affect our financial position.

 

CRG Litigation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Platinum Litigation

 

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

 

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

 

Goldberg Agreement and Litigation

 

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

 

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

 

New York Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Delaware Litigation Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

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

 

Derivative Action Involving Dr. Goldberg

 

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

 

NYSE American Continued Listing Standards

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

11.

Equity

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we issued 94,159 shares of our common stock valued at $172,000 to our full-time employees as partial payment in lieu of cash for their 2019 bonuses.

 

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

 

 

12.

Stock Warrants

 

In May 2020, 411,000 Series OO warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock were exercised on a cashless basis in exchange for 300,595 shares of Navidea common stock.

 

As of September 30, 2020, there are 991,874 warrants outstanding to purchase Navidea's common stock. The warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from $0.20 to $49.80 per share with a weighted average exercise price of $18.37 per share. The warrants have remaining outstanding terms ranging from one to 14.9 years.

 

 

13.

Income Taxes

 

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

 

Current accounting standards require a valuation allowance against DTAs if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the DTAs may not be realized. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of these DTAs in future tax returns, all of the DTAs have been fully offset by a valuation allowance as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, except the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforward amount described below.

 

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

 

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

 

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Current accounting standards include guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. Such standards also prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement model for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company believes that the ultimate deductibility of all tax positions is highly certain, although there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. As a result, no liability for uncertain tax positions was recorded as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019 and we do not expect any significant changes in the next twelve months. Should we need to accrue interest or penalties on uncertain tax positions, we would recognize the interest as interest expense and the penalties as a selling, general and administrative expense. As of September 30, 2020, tax years 2016-2019 remained subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities.

 

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

 

 

14.

Segments

 

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

 

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

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Diagnostics

   

Therapeutics

   

Corporate

   

Total

 

Royalty revenue

  $ 2,047     $     $     $ 2,047  

License revenue

    4,726                   4,726  

Grant and other revenue

    106,729       154,887             261,616  

Total revenue

    113,502       154,887             268,389  

Cost of revenue

    82                   82  

Research and development expenses

    1,251,383       126,615             1,377,998  

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

                1,773,532       1,773,532  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

    4,027             11,375       15,402  

(Loss) income from operations (3)

    (1,268,605

)

    28,272       (1,784,907

)

    (2,898,625

)

Other expense (4)

                (713

)

    (713

)

Net (loss) income

    (1,141,990

)

    28,272       (1,785,620

)

    (2,899,338

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                               

United States

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

International

    116,782                   116,782  

Capital expenditures

    120,810                   120,810  

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Diagnostics

   

Therapeutics

   

Corporate

   

Total

 

Royalty revenue

  $ 4,895     $     $     $ 4,895  

Grant and other revenue

    77,049       154,867             231,916  

Total revenue

    81,944       154,867             236,811  

Cost of revenue

    195                   195  

Research and development expenses

    1,678,423       123,135             1,801,558  

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

          1,052       1,484,155       1,485,207  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

                34,289       34,289  

(Loss) income from operations (3)

    (1,596,674

)

    30,680       (1,518,444

)

    (3,084,438

)

Other income (4)

                10,334       10,334  

Income tax (expense) benefit

    (72

)

    16       55        

Net (loss) income

    (1,596,746

)

    30,696       (1,508,055

)

    (3,074,104

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                               

United States

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

International

    2,606                   2,606  

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Diagnostics

   

Therapeutics

   

Corporate

   

Total

 

Royalty revenue

  $ 26,188     $     $     $ 26,188  

License revenue

    4,726                   4,726  

Grant and other revenue

    381,103       283,745             664,848  

Total revenue

    412,017       283,745             695,762  

Cost of revenue

    1,048                   1,048  

Research and development expenses

    3,402,160       256,886             3,659,046  

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

          (550

)

    4,895,328       4,894,778  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

    4,027             47,474       51,501  

(Loss) income from operations (3)

    (2,995,218

)

    27,409       (4,942,802

)

    (7,910,611

)

Other income (4)

                12,045       12,045  

Net (loss) income

    (2,995,218

)

    27,409       (4,930,757

)

    (7,898,566

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                               

United States

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

International

    116,782                   116,782  

Capital expenditures

    120,810             8,406       129,216  

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Diagnostics

   

Therapeutics

   

Corporate

   

Total

 

Royalty revenue

  $ 13,985     $     $     $ 13,985  

License revenue

    9,953                   9,953  

Grant and other revenue

    309,670       204,919             514,589  

Total revenue

    333,608       204,919             538,527  

Cost of revenue

    6,559                   6,559  

Research and development expenses

    3,194,468       418,315             3,612,783  

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

          15,828       4,985,990       5,001,818  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

                107,794       107,794  

Loss from operations (3)

    (2,867,419

)

    (229,224

)

    (5,093,784

)

    (8,190,427

)

Other income (4)

                17,456       17,456  

Provision for income tax

    (248

)

    (20

)

    (439

)

    (707

)

Net loss from continuing operations

    (2,867,667

)

    (229,244

)

    (5,076,767

)

    (8,173,678

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

    (2,665

)

                (2,665

)

Net loss

    (2,870,332

)

    (229,244

)

    (5,076,767

)

    (8,176,343

)

Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:

                               

United States

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

International

    2,606                   2,606  

 

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

Depreciation and amortization are reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses ($15,402 and $34,289 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and $51,501 and $107,794 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively).

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

Amounts consist primarily of interest income and interest expense, which are not currently allocated to our individual reportable segments.

 

 

15.

Supplemental Disclosure for Statements of Cash Flows

 

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we paid interest aggregating $5,000 and $6,000, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we issued 94,159 shares of our common stock valued at $172,000 to our employees as partial payment in lieu of cash for their 2019 bonuses. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we issued 32,651 and 8,128 shares of our common stock as matching contributions to our 401(k) Plan which were valued at $40,000 and $20,000, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, 411,000 Series OO warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock were exercised on a cashless basis in exchange for issuance of 300,595 shares of Navidea common stock. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $467,000 related to the BCF on 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and 420,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were converted into 1,425,076 shares of Common Stock. Also during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $17,000 related to the BCF on 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and 1,500 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted into 56,497 shares of Common Stock.

 

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16.

Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to September 30, 2020 and through the date these consolidated financial statements were included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and filed with the SEC.

 

 

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

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

our history of operating losses and uncertainty of future profitability;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

our ability to successfully commercialize our drug candidates, including delays or disruptions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

our dependence on royalties and grant revenue;

 

 

our limited product line and distribution channels;

 

 

advances in technologies and development of new competitive products;

 

 

our ability to maintain effective control over financial reporting;

 

 

the outcome of any pending litigation;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Company

 

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

 

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

 

In March 2017, the Company completed the sale to Cardinal Health 414, LLC (“Cardinal Health 414”) of its assets related to the Company’s radioactive diagnostic agent Tc99m tilmanocept, marketed under the Lymphoseek® trademark, used for lymphatic mapping, lymph node biopsy, and the diagnosis of metastatic spread to lymph nodes for staging of cancer, in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

 

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

 

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

 

Technology and Product Candidates

 

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

 

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

 

Manocept Platform - Diagnostics and Therapeutics Background

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Manocept Platform – Immuno-Diagnostics Clinical Data

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cardiovascular Disease

 

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

 

A nine-subject study to evaluate diagnostic imaging of emerging atherosclerosis plaque with the Tc99m tilmanocept product dosed subcutaneously is complete (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02542371). The results of this study were presented at two major international meetings (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections and SNMMI, 2017) and published in early release in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in January 2017 (published in the circulated version, Journal of Infectious Diseases (2017) 215 (8): 1264-1269), confirming that the Tc99m tilmanocept product can both quantitatively and qualitatively target non-calcified plaque in the aortic arch of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”) patients (supported by NIH/NHLBI Grant 1 R43 HL127846-01).

 

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

 

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Navidea has also been awarded a $225,000 phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer grant (1R41HL147640-01A1) entitled Gallium 68 Tilmanocept for PET Imaging of Atherosclerosis Plaques. This grant will support a research collaboration between Navidea and Dr. Suzanne Lapi of the University of Alabama Birmingham. These efforts will evaluate [68]gallium tilmanocept for imaging plaques in an animal model of atherosclerosis and began activities in the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

Kaposi’s Sarcoma

 

We initiated and completed a study of KS in 2015 (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT022201420) and received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) in 2016 to continue diagnostic studies in this disease. The new support not only continues the imaging of the cutaneous form of this disease but expands this to imaging of visceral disease via IV administration of Tc99m tilmanocept (NIH/NCI 1 R44 CA192859-01A1; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03157167). This now-escalated study includes a pathology/biopsy component as well as an imaging component to determine pathology concordance with image assessment. We received Institutional Review Board approval of the clinical protocol and initiated a Phase 1/2 clinical study in KS in 2017. This trial has completed enrollment and imaging. Data and image analysis for this study are ongoing.

 

Colorectal Cancer (“CRC”) and Synchronous Liver Metastases

 

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

 

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

 

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

 

Tuberculosis (“TB”)

 

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

 

Biomarker Application and Qualification

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

We have already reported on the peripheral infectious disease aspects of KS, including HIV and HHV8 (CROI, Boston 2016, and KS HHV8 Summit Miami 2015). As noted, we continue this work funded by the NIH/NIAID and NCI. The Company has completed preclinical studies employing both MT 1000-class and 2000-class therapeutic conjugates of Manocept. The positive results from these studies are indicative of Manocept’s specific targeting supported by its strong binding affinity to CD206 receptors. This high degree of specificity is a foundation of the potential for this technology to be useful in treating diseases linked to the over-activation of macrophages. This includes various cancers as well as autoimmune, infectious, CV, and CNS diseases.

 

Kaposi’s Sarcoma

 

The novel MT-1000 class constructs are designed to specifically deliver doxorubicin, a chemotoxin, which can kill KS tumor cells and their tumor-associated macrophages, potentially altering the course of cancer. We have received additional funding to continue therapeutic studies in this disease with the goal of completing an investigational new drug (“IND”) submission for a Manocept construct (MT-1000 class of compounds) consisting of tilmanocept linked to doxorubicin for the treatment of KS. The first part of the grant, now complete, supported analyses including in vitro and cell culture studies, to be followed by Parts 2 and 3 FDA-required preclinical animal testing studies. The information from these studies will be combined with other information in an IND application that will be submitted to the FDA requesting permission to begin testing the compound in selected KS subjects (supported by NIH/NCI 1 R44 CA206788-01).

 

Other Immunotherapeutic Applications

 

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

 

Outlook

 

Our operating expenses in recent years have been focused primarily on support of both diagnostic and therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform, and Tc99m tilmanocept. We incurred approximately $3.7 million and $3.6 million in total on research and development activities during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Of the total amounts we spent on research and development during those periods, excluding costs related to our internal research and development headcount and our general and administrative staff which we do not currently allocate among the various development programs that we have underway, we incurred out-of-pocket charges by program as follows:

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Development Program (a)

 

2020

   

2019

 

Manocept Platform – Diagnostics

  $ 2,199,437     $ 1,917,503  

Manocept Platform – Therapeutics

    256,886       418,315  

Tc99m Tilmanocept

    26,168       165,035  

 

 

(a)

Certain development program expenditures were offset by grant reimbursement revenues totaling $665,000 and $497,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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We expect to continue the advancement of our efforts with our Manocept platform during the remainder of 2020. We currently expect our total research and development expenses, including both out-of-pocket charges as well as internal headcount and support costs, to be higher in 2020 than in 2019. However, COVID-19 continues to spread globally, which has impacted the global economy and may impact our operations, including the potential interruption of our clinical trial activities and our supply chain.  To date, there has been no appreciable impact to the Company’s clinical development and regulatory timelines resulting from COVID-19. However, it is still possible that the COVID-19 outbreak may delay enrollment in our clinical trials due to prioritization of hospital resources toward the outbreak, and some patients may be unwilling to enroll in our trials or be unable to comply with clinical trial protocols if quarantines impede patient movement or interrupt healthcare services, which would delay our ability to conduct clinical trials or release clinical trial results.  The spread of an infectious disease, including COVID-19, may also result in the inability of our suppliers to deliver clinical drug supplies on a timely basis or at all.  In addition, hospitals may reduce staffing and reduce or postpone certain treatments in response to the spread of an infectious disease.  Such events may result in a period of business disruption, and in reduced operations, or doctors and medical providers may be unwilling to participate in our clinical trials, any of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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

 

Tc99m tilmanocept is approved by the European Medicines Agency for use in imaging and intraoperative detection of sentinel lymph nodes draining a primary tumor in adult patients with breast cancer, melanoma, or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in the European Union (“EU”). We anticipate that we will incur costs related to supporting our product, regulatory, manufacturing and commercial activities related to the potential marketing registration and sale of Tc99m tilmanocept in markets other than the EU. There can be no assurance that Tc99m tilmanocept will achieve regulatory approval in any market other than the EU, or if approved in those markets, that it will achieve market acceptance in the EU or any other market.

 

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

 

Results of Operations

 

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

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

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

 

License Revenue. During the third quarter of 2020, we recognized license revenue of $5,000 related to transitional sales from SpePharm in Europe. No license revenue was recognized during the third quarter of 2019.

 

Grant and Other Revenue. During the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, we recognized grant and other revenue of $262,000 and $232,000, respectively, primarily related to SBIR grants from the NIH supporting Manocept development.

 

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decreased $424,000, or 24%, to $1.4 million during the third quarter of 2020 from $1.8 million during the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to net decreases in drug project expenses related to (i) decreased Manocept diagnostic development costs of $189,000 including decreased clinical trial costs offset by increased manufacturing-related activities and license fees; and (ii) decreased Tc99m tilmanocept development costs of $144,000 including decreased license fees. The net decrease in research and development expenses also included decreased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $78,000 related to reduced headcount.

 

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

 

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

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased $46,000, or 1%, to $3.7 million during the first nine months of 2020 from $3.6 million during the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to net increases in drug project expenses related to (i) increased Manocept diagnostic development costs of $282,000 including increased manufacturing-related activities and license fees, offset by decreased clinical trial costs; and (ii) increased NAV4694 development costs of $15,000 resulting from the reversal of certain clinical development cost accruals in the first nine months of 2019; offset by (iii) decreased Manocept therapeutic development costs of $161,000 including decreased preclinical and clinical development costs; and (iv) decreased Tc99m tilmanocept development costs of $139,000 including decreased license fees offset by increased stability testing. The net increase in research and development expenses also included increased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $85,000 related to increased highly skilled headcount and salaries, and decreased travel of $12,000.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $163,000, or 3%, to $4.9 million during the first nine months of 2020 from $5.1 million during the same period in 2019. Decreased travel of $73,000, decreased legal and professional services of $59,000, decreased insurance costs of $58,000, decreased depreciation and amortization of $56,000, and decreased investor relations costs of $31,000 were offset by increased employee compensation including incentive-based awards of $117,000, and increased franchise taxes of $52,000.

 

Other Income (Expense). Other income, net, was $12,000 during the first nine months of 2020 compared to other income, net of $17,000 during the same period in 2019. During the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, we recognized interest income of $18,000 and $29,000, respectively. During the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, we recognized interest expense of $5,000 and $6,000, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash balances increased to $3.7 million as of September 30, 2020 from $1.0 million as of December 31, 2019. The net increase was primarily due to net proceeds from issuance of common stock of $4.3 million, net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock of $4.3 million, and proceeds from notes payable of $366,000, offset by cash used to fund our operations of $5.6 million, principal payments on notes payable of $306,000, patent and trademark costs of $202,000, and purchases of property and equipment of $129,000.

 

Operating Activities. Cash used in operations was $5.6 million during the first nine months of 2020 compared to $6.6 million used during the same period in 2019.

 

Stock subscriptions and other receivables decreased to $820,000 as of September 30, 2020 from $901,000 as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to net decreased stock subscriptions receivable of $112,000 and decreased grant reimbursements receivable of $46,000, offset by increased sublease rent receivable of $80,000.

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased to $250,000 as of September 30, 2020 from $967,000 as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the receipt of an AMT tax credit refund coupled with normal amortization of prepaid insurance.

 

Accounts payable remained steady at $1.1 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, primarily driven by net increased payables due for manufacturing-related activities and legal and professional services, offset by decreased payables due for clinical development activities. Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities increased to $2.2 million as of September 30, 2020 from $2.1 million as of December 31, 2019, as increased accruals for legal and professional services and Manocept development costs were offset by decreased compensation-related accruals. Our payable and accrual balances will continue to fluctuate but will likely increase overall as we increase our development activity related to the Manocept platform.

 

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

 

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Financing Activities. Financing activities provided $8.6 million during the first nine months of 2020 compared to $5.2 million provided during the same period in 2019. The $8.6 million provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2020 consisted primarily of net proceeds from issuance of common stock of $4.3 million, net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock of $4.3 million, and proceeds from notes payable of $366,000, offset by principal payments of financed insurance premiums of $306,000. The $5.2 million provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2019 consisted primarily of proceeds from issuance of common stock of $6.0 million, offset by stock issuance costs of $572,000 and principal payments on financed insurance premiums of $316,000.

 

Registered Offerings

 

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

 

Private Placements

 

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

 

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

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

On May 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent with Keystone pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Keystone 420,000 shares of newly-designated Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4.2 million.  The entire $4.2 million was received and the related Series C Preferred Stock was issued during the second and third quarters of 2020.  The Series C Preferred Stock was guaranteed by a portion of the proceeds of the CRG Judgment. See Notes 2 and 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Series D Preferred Stock

 

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

 

Jubilant Memorandum of Understanding

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Platinum Litigation

 

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

 

Goldberg Agreement and Litigation

 

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

 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

The CARES Act was enacted on March 27, 2020.  Among the provisions contained in the CARES Act is the creation of the PPP that provides for SBA Section 7(a) loans for qualified small businesses.  PPP loan proceeds are available to be used to pay for payroll costs, including salaries, commissions, and similar compensation, group health care benefits, and paid leaves; rent; utilities; and interest on certain other outstanding debt.  On May 18, 2020, the Lender funded the PPP Loan in the amount of $366,000. The amount that will be forgiven will be calculated in part with reference to the Company’s full-time headcount during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP loan.  In accordance with the loan forgiveness requirements of the CARES Act, the Company intends to use the proceeds from the PPP Loan primarily for payroll costs, rent and utilities, thus the Company anticipates that 100% of the loan will be forgiven.  See Notes 2 and 8 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Summary

 

Our future liquidity and capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including the ability of our distribution partners to achieve market acceptance of our products, our ability to complete the development and commercialization of new products, our ability to obtain milestone or development funds from potential development and distribution partners, regulatory actions by the FDA and international regulatory bodies, the ability to procure required financial resources, the outcome of any pending litigation, and intellectual property protection.

 

We plan to focus our resources during the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 primarily on development of products based on the Manocept platform. Although management believes that it will be able to achieve this objective, it is subject to a number of variables beyond our control, including the nature and timing of any partnering opportunities, the ability to modify contractual commitments made in connection with these programs, and the timing and expense associated with suspension or alteration of clinical trials, and consequently we may need to seek additional financing in order to support our planned development programs.

 

We will continue to evaluate our timelines, strategic needs, and balance sheet requirements. If we attempt to raise additional capital through debt, royalty, equity or otherwise, we may not be successful in doing so on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. Further, we may not be able to gain access and/or be able to secure new sources of funding, identify new development opportunities, successfully obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize new products, achieve significant product revenues from our products, or achieve or sustain profitability in the future.

 

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

 

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

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

See Notes 1(f) and 1(g) to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a summary of all recent accounting standards.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including Mr. Latkin, who serves as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2020, and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

Changes in Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Elimination of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

     

3.2

 

Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

     

10.1

 

Stock Purchase Agreement and Letter of Investment Intent by and between the Company and Keystone Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

     

10.2

 

Form of Stock Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 2, 2020).

     

31.1

 

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

     

32.1

 

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

     

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document*

     

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*

     

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

     

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

     

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*

     

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

 

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

 

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

(the Company)

 

November 13, 2020

   
 

By:

/s/ Jed A. Latkin

   
 

Jed A. Latkin

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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

 

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