NEUROONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Corp 10-Q for FY2021 Q1
NEUROONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Corp (NMTC)
About this 10-Q
NEUROONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Corp filed this 10-Q on February 16, 2021, covering the quarter ended December 31, 2020 (FY2021 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended December 31, 2020, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $71.47K
- Net loss
- $1.96M
- compared with a net loss of $4.64M a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 December 31, 2020
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 000-54716
NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 27-0863354 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
| 7599 Anagram Drive Eden Prairie, MN |
55344 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 952-426-1383
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 (section 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☒ |
| 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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of February 12, 2021 was 35,600,835.
NEUROONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Condensed Balance Sheets
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of September 30, 2020 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 7,129,112 | $ | 4,036,397 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 71,474 | — | ||||||
| Inventory | 13,816 | — | ||||||
| Prepaid and other assets | 125,864 | 118,611 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 7,340,266 | 4,155,008 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 150,944 | 156,523 | ||||||
| Right-of-use asset | 268,932 | 282,211 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 152,874 | 166,031 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 7,913,016 | $ | 4,759,773 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 519,521 | $ | 762,538 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 611,872 | 512,762 | ||||||
| Advance related to future financing | 5,000,000 | — | ||||||
| Convertible promissory notes (Note 8) | — | 1,007,206 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 51,160 | 73,434 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,182,553 | 2,355,940 | ||||||
| Operating lease liability | 238,977 | 254,328 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 83,333 | 83,333 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 6,504,863 | 2,693,601 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020; no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020. | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020; 23,090,051 and 22,180,674 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. | 23,090 | 22,181 | ||||||
| Additional paid–in capital | 34,223,574 | 32,923,022 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (32,838,511 | ) | (30,879,031 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 1,408,153 | 2,066,172 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 7,913,016 | $ | 4,759,773 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Condensed Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
| For the three months ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 71,474 | $ | — | ||||
| Cost of product revenue | 109,131 | — | ||||||
| Product gross profit (loss) | (37,657 | ) | — | |||||
| Collaborations revenue | 22,274 | — | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,193,860 | 1,312,166 | ||||||
| Research and development | 934,158 | 501,819 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,128,018 | 1,813,985 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (2,143,401 | ) | (1,813,985 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | (3,053 | ) | (2,697,507 | ) | ||||
| Net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value | 1,974 | (125,574 | ) | |||||
| Other income | 185,000 | — | ||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (1,959,480 | ) | (4,637,066 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | — | — | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,959,480 | ) | $ | (4,637,066 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share: | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.34 | ) | ||
| Number of shares used in per share calculations: | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 22,752,931 | 13,657,936 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid–In | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2019 | 13,493,705 | $ | 13,494 | $ | 15,987,799 | $ | (17,238,871 | ) | $ | (1,237,578 | ) | |||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under securities purchase agreement | 141,666 | 142 | 254,858 | — | 255,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of warrants in connection with convertible notes offering | — | — | 419,635 | — | 419,635 | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 463,084 | — | 463,084 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for consulting services | 90,000 | 90 | 124,503 | — | 124,593 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | 10,503 | 11 | (11 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | (4,637,066 | ) | (4,637,066 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | 13,735,874 | $ | 13,737 | $ | 17,249,868 | $ | (21,875,937 | ) | $ | (4,612,332 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2020 | 22,180,674 | $ | 22,181 | $ | 32,923,022 | $ | (30,879,031 | ) | $ | 2,066,172 | ||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon conversion of convertible notes | 878,253 | 878 | 1,004,354 | — | 1,005,232 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance cost settlement in connection with private placement | — | — | 50,400 | — | 50,400 | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 245,829 | — | 245,829 | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | 31,324 | 31 | (31 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | (1,959,480 | ) | (1,959,480 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | 23,090,051 | $ | 23,090 | $ | 34,223,574 | $ | (32,838,511 | ) | $ | 1,408,153 | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
| For the three months ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,959,480 | ) | $ | (4,637,066 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Amortization and depreciation | 18,736 | 9,898 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 245,829 | 587,677 | ||||||
| Non-cash interest on convertible notes | — | 1,831,940 | ||||||
| Issuance costs attributed to financing activities | 3,053 | 865,567 | ||||||
| Revaluation of convertible notes | (1,974 | ) | 125,574 | |||||
| Non-cash lease expense | 13,848 | 9,870 | ||||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (71,474 | ) | — | |||||
| Inventory | (13,816 | ) | — | |||||
| Prepaid and other assets | (7,253 | ) | (6,827 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | (243,017 | ) | 6,669 | |||||
| Accrued expenses, deferred revenue, operating lease and other liabilities | 111,316 | (18,148 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (1,904,232 | ) | (1,224,846 | ) | ||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of fixed assets | — | (10,271 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | — | (10,271 | ) | |||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible promissory notes | — | 3,234,800 | ||||||
| Issuance costs related to convertible notes | (3,053 | ) | (417,176 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with private placements | — | 255,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from advance related to future financing | 5,000,000 | — | ||||||
| Issuance costs related to private placements | — | (53,954 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 4,996,947 | 3,018,670 | ||||||
| Net increase in cash | 3,092,715 | 1,783,553 | ||||||
| Cash at beginning of period | 4,036,397 | 260,749 | ||||||
| Cash at end of period | $ | 7,129,112 | $ | 2,044,302 | ||||
| Supplemental non-cash financing and investing transactions: | ||||||||
| Conversion of convertible notes into equity | $ | 1,005,232 | $ | — | ||||
| Unpaid issuance costs attributed to convertible notes and private placement | $ | 50,400 | $ | 28,756 | ||||
| Broker warrants issued in connection with convertible notes | $ | — | $ | 419,635 | ||||
| Purchased fixed assets in accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | — | $ | 10,271 | ||||
| Operating lease right of use asset obtained in exchange for operating lease | $ | — | $ | 335,119 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 – Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (the “Company” or “NeuroOne”), a Delaware Corporation, is an early-stage medical technology company developing comprehensive neuromodulation cEEG and sEEG monitoring, ablation, and brain stimulation solutions to diagnose and treat patients with epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremors, and other brain related disorders.
To date, the Company has had limited commercial sales. The Company is currently raising capital to fund the development of its proprietary technology. The Company received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the initial cEEG product and expects to submit an application for 510(k) clearance for a second product by end of the first half of calendar year 2021.
The Company is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
COVID-19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States and around the world. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has experienced delays and disruptions in its pre-clinical and clinical trials, as well as interruptions in its manufacturing, supply chain, and research and development operations. Additionally, the development of the Company’s technology was delayed in fiscal year 2020 due to interruption in global manufacturing and shipping due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, one of our key manufacturing partners and one of the Company’s suppliers have had staffing issues due to COVID-19, leading to delays in the Company’s development builds and delays in shipping product. Additionally, the Company’s own staff has been impacted by infections and mandatory quarantines. The Company’s plans for further testing or clinical trials may be further impacted by the continuing effects of COVID-19. The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve. In April 2020, given the impact of COVID-19 on the Company, the Company applied for and received loan funding of $83,333 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The Company may be required to repay any portion of the outstanding principal that is not forgiven, along with accrued interest, and it cannot provide any assurance that it will be eligible for loan forgiveness, or that any amount of the PPP loan will ultimately be forgiven.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the Company’s business and pre-clinical and clinical trials will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the effect of the pandemic on its suppliers and distributors and the global supply chain, the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions and social distancing in the U.S. and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the U.S. and other countries to contain and treat the disease. The COVID-19 pandemic may also impact the Company’s business because of employee illness, school closures, and other community response measures.
The COVID-19 pandemic may also impact the Company’s ability to secure additional financing, or its ability to up-list from our current OTC Market (“OTCQB”). Although the Company cannot estimate the length or gravity of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak at this time, if the pandemic continues, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of future operations, financial position, and liquidity in fiscal year 2021 and beyond.
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed financial statements may not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP; however, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended September 30, 2020 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. The condensed balance sheet at September 30, 2020 was derived from the audited financial statements of the Company.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
In December 2019, the Company merged its wholly owned subsidiary, NeuroOne Inc., into NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation. The merger of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary did not have a financial impact to the periods presented. Upon close of the merger, the Company did not have any remaining entities that required consolidation for financial statement reporting purposes.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods, have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts presented in the prior year period have been reclassified to conform to current period financial statement presentation. The change in accounts payable and accrued expenses reported in the statements of cash flows during the comparable prior year period was reclassified into two separate line item categories.
Immaterial Revision to Prior Period Financial Statements
Subsequent to the quarter ended December 31, 2019, it was determined that non-cash entries related to the operating lease liability and related right-of-use asset were inappropriately presented on a gross basis within the condensed statement of cash flows. The Company assessed the materiality of this error considering both qualitative and quantitative factors and determined it to be immaterial. A revision to the previously issued condensed statement of cash flows has been made. The error had no impact to the condensed balance sheet, condensed statement of operations, condensed statement of changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), or cash flows from investing and financing activities in the condensed statement of cash flows.
The effect of the revisions on the impacted line items within operating cash flows of the Company’s condensed statement of cash flows for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:
| ● | an addition of non-cash lease expense of $9,870; |
| ● | a decrease in the change in prepaid and other assets of $325,248, bringing the previously reported balance of ($332,075) to a revised balance of ($6,827); and |
| ● | a decrease in the change in accrued expenses, deferred revenue, operating lease and other liabilities of $335,118, bringing the previously reported balance of $323,639 to a revised balance, net of the $6,669 reclassification of accounts payable described above, to ($18,148). |
There was no impact to net operating cash flows.
NOTE 2 – Liquidity and Capital Resources
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred losses since inception, negative cash flows from operations, and has an accumulated deficit of $32,838,511 as of December 31, 2020. The Company has not established a source of revenues to cover its full operating costs, and as such, has been dependent on funding operations through the issuance of debt and sale of equity securities. Management believes that the Company, as a result of the cash flows received from the 2021 Private Placement (See Note 13 – Subsequent Events), has adequate liquidity to fund its operations without raising additional funds for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. Management believes additional capital will be required for the Company to reach a point of break-even cash flows. The Company’s future operating activities under the distribution and development agreement with Zimmer, Inc. coupled with its plans to raise capital or issue debt financing may provide additional liquidity in the future, however these actions are not solely within the control of the Company and we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions to generate the liquidity ultimately required.
NOTE 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Management’s Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, primarily in connection with the convertible promissory notes, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
Revenue Recognition
The Company entered into a development and distribution agreement which has current and future revenue recognition implications. See Note 7 – Zimmer Development Agreement.
Product Revenue
Revenues from product sales are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. At the inception of each contract, performance obligations are identified and the total transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations. The Company commenced commercial sales of cEEG strip/grid and electrode cable assembly products in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Cost of Product Revenue
Cost of product revenue consists of the manufacturing and materials costs incurred by the Company’s third-party contract manufacturer in connection with Strip/Grid Products and outside supplier materials costs in connection with the Electrode Cable Assembly Products. In addition, cost of product revenue includes royalty fees incurred in connection with the Company’s license agreements.
Collaborations Revenue
In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under its agreements, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations based on estimated selling prices; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account in ASC Topic 606. Performance obligations may include license rights, development services, and services associated with regulatory submission and approval processes. Significant management judgment is required to determine the level of effort required under an arrangement and the period over which the Company expects to complete its performance obligations under the arrangement. If the Company cannot reasonably estimate when its performance obligations are either completed or become inconsequential, then revenue recognition is deferred until the Company can reasonably make such estimates. Revenue is then recognized over the remaining estimated period of performance using the cumulative catch-up method.
As part of the accounting for these arrangements, the Company must develop assumptions that require judgment to determine the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation identified in the contract. The Company uses key assumptions to determine the stand-alone selling price, which may include forecasted revenues, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical and regulatory success. The Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods or service underlying each performance obligation.
Licenses of intellectual property: If the license to the Company’s intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenues from non-refundable, up-front fees allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the customer, and the customer can use and benefit from the license. For licenses that are bundled with other promises, the Company utilizes judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue from non-refundable, up-front fees. The Company evaluates the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue recognition.
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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
Milestone payments: At the inception of each arrangement that includes milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the value of the associated milestone (such as a regulatory submission) is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within the control of the Company, such as approvals from regulators, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. When the Company’s assessment of probability of achievement changes and variable consideration becomes probable, any additional estimated consideration is allocated to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods or service underlying each performance obligation and recorded in license, collaboration, and other revenues based upon when the customer obtains control of each element.
Royalties: For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (a) when the related sales occur, or (b) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied).
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s accounting for fair value measurements of assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring or nonrecurring basis adheres to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the Company at the measurement date. |
| ● | Level 2 Inputs: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. |
| ● | Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
As of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the fair values of cash, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these assets or liabilities. The fair value of the convertible notes while outstanding during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were based on both the fair value of our common stock, discount associated with the embedded redemption features, and cash flow models discounted at current implied market rates evidenced in recent arms-length transactions representing expected returns by market participants for similar instruments and are based on Level 3 inputs.
There were no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
The fair value of financial instruments measured on a recurring basis is as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Convertible Notes | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Total liabilities at fair value | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| As of September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Convertible Notes | $ | 1,007,206 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,007,206 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities at fair value | $ | 1,007,206 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,007,206 | ||||||||
The following table provides a roll-forward of the convertible notes at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable level 3 inputs for the three months ended December 31 as follows:
| 2020 | ||||
| Convertible notes | ||||
| Balance as of beginning of period – September 30, 2020 | $ | 1,007,206 | ||
| Change in fair value including accrued interest | (1,974 | ) | ||
| Conversion of convertible promissory notes to common stock | (1,005,232 | ) | ||
| Balance as of end of period – December 31, 2020 | $ | — | ||
| 2019 | ||||
| Convertible notes | ||||
| Balance as of beginning of period – September 30, 2019 | $ | — | ||
| Fair value attributed to convertible promissory notes upon issuance | 5,066,740 | |||
| Fair value attributed to note extinguishment | 125,574 | |||
| Balance as of end of period –December 31, 2019 | $ | 5,192,314 | ||
Intellectual Property
The Company has entered into two licensing agreements with major research institutions, which allows for access to certain patented technology and know-how. Payments under those agreements are capitalized and amortized to general and administrative expense over the expected useful life of the acquired technology.
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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and reduced by accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is recognized over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. The estimated useful life for equipment and furniture ranges from three to seven years and three years for software. Tangible assets acquired for research and development activities and that have alternative use are capitalized over the useful life of the acquired asset. Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed, and, when appropriate, changes are made prospectively. Software purchased for internal use consists primarily of amounts paid for perpetual licenses to third-party software providers and installation costs. When certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, asset lives may be adjusted and an impairment assessment may be performed on the recoverability of the carrying amounts. Maintenance and repairs are charged directly to expense as incurred.
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
The Company records a provision for doubtful accounts, when appropriate, based on historical experience and a detailed assessment of the collectability of its accounts receivable. In estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers, among other factors, the aging of the accounts receivable, its historical write-offs, the credit worthiness of each customer, and general economic conditions. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company believes that it is probable that the receivable will not be recovered. Actual write-offs may be in excess of the Company’s estimated allowance.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out “FIFO” method) or net realizable value. The Company calculates inventory valuation adjustments for excess and obsolete inventory, when appropriate, based on current inventory levels, movement, expected useful lives, and estimated future demand of the products and spare parts. The Company’s inventory is currently comprised of cEEG strip/grid and electrode cable assembly finished good product. The strip/ grid products are produced by a third-party contract manufacturer and the electrode cable assembly products are obtained from outside suppliers.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates its long-lived assets, which consist of licensed intellectual property and property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. The Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether or not the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development expenses may include costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including clinical trial costs, manufacturing costs for both clinical and pre-clinical materials as well as other contracted services, license fees, and other external costs. Non-refundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities are expensed when the activity is performed or when the goods have been received, rather than when payment is made, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 730, Research and Development.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs including stock-based compensation for personnel in functions not directly associated with research and development activities. Other significant costs include legal fees relating to corporate matters, intellectual property costs, professional fees for consultants assisting with regulatory, clinical, product development, financial matters, and beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, sales and marketing in connection with the commercial sale of cEEG strip/grid and electrode cable assembly products.
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(unaudited)
Income Taxes
For the Company, income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities 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 base and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities 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. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Net Loss Per Share
For the Company, basic loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings or loss per share of common stock is computed similarly to basic earnings or loss per share except the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of any common stock equivalents, if dilutive. The Company’s convertible promissory notes, warrants, stock options and restricted stock units while outstanding are considered common stock equivalents for this purpose. Diluted earnings is computed utilizing the treasury method for the warrants, stock options and restricted stock units. Diluted earnings with respect to the convertible promissory utilize the if-converted method. No incremental common stock equivalents were included in calculating diluted loss per share because such inclusion would be anti-dilutive given the net loss reported for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The following potential common shares were not considered in the computation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Warrants | 10,170,588 | 8,389,987 | ||||||
| Stock options | 1,603,485 | 1,595,818 | ||||||
| Restricted stock units | 54,952 | 14,006 | ||||||
| Convertible notes | — | 1,336,472 | ||||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13). The new guidance modifies the disclosure requirements in Topic 820 as follows:
| ● | Removals: the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. |
| ● | Modifications: for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value, an entity is required to disclose the timing of liquidation of an investee’s assets and the date when restrictions from redemption might lapse only if the investee has communicated the timing to the entity or announced the timing publicly; and the amendments clarify that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date. |
| ● | Additions: the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period; and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. |
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(unaudited)
This guidance is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should all be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of ASU 2018-13 and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The Company adopted the new guidance on October 1, 2020 and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) which amends the existing guidance relating to the accounting for income taxes. This ASU is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of accounting for income taxes and to improve the consistent application of GAAP for other areas of accounting for income taxes by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this new guidance will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and plans to adopt this guidance on a prospective basis for the provisions applicable to the Company.
In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which, among other things, provides guidance on how to account for contracts on an entity’s own equity. This ASU eliminates the beneficial conversion and cash conversion accounting models for convertible instruments. It also amends the accounting for certain contracts in an entity’s own equity that are currently accounted for as derivatives because of specific settlement provisions. In addition, this ASU modifies how particular convertible instruments and certain contracts that may be settled in cash or shares impact the diluted EPS computation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on its financial statements.
NOTE 4 - Commitments and Contingencies
WARF License Agreement
The Company has entered into an exclusive start-up company license agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) for WARF’s neural probe array and thin film micro electrode technology (the “WARF Agreement”). The Company entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive Start-up Company License Agreement (the “WARF License”) with WARF on January 21, 2020, which amended and restated in full the prior license agreement between WARF and NeuroOne, LLC, a predecessor of the Company, dated October 1, 2014, as amended on February 22, 2017, March 30, 2019 and September 18, 2019.
The WARF License grants to the Company an exclusive license to make, use and sell, in the United States only, products that employ certain licensed patents for a neural probe array or thin-film micro electrode array and method. The Company has agreed to pay WARF a royalty equal to a single-digit percentage of its product sales pursuant to the WARF License, with a minimum annual royalty payment of $50,000 for 2020, $100,000 for 2021 and $150,000 for 2022 and each calendar year thereafter that the WARF License is in effect. The minimum annual royalty payment for calendar year 2020 in the amount of $50,000 was accrued by the Company as of December 31, 2020 and was reflected as a component of cost of product revenue for the three month period ended December 31, 2020. If the Company or any of its sublicensees contest the validity of any licensed patent, the royalty rate will be doubled during the pendency of such contest and, if the contested patent is found to be valid and would be infringed by the Company if not for the WARF License, the royalty rate will be tripled for the remaining term of the WARF License.
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(unaudited)
WARF may terminate the WARF License if the Company defaults on the payments of amounts due to WARF or fails to timely submit development reports, or breaches any other covenant in the WARF License and fails to remedy such default in ninety (90) days or in the event of certain bankruptcy events involving the Company. WARF may also terminate the WARF License on ninety (90) days’ notice if the Company fails to have commercial sales of one or more FDA-approved products under the WARF License by June 30, 2021. The WARF License otherwise expires by its terms (i) on the date that no valid claims on the patents licensed thereunder remain or (ii) upon the cessation for more than four (4) calendar quarters of the payment, once begun, of earned royalties under certain sections of the WARF License. The Company expects the latest expiration of a licensed patent to occur in 2030. The first commercial sale occurred in December 2020, prior to the June 30, 2021 deadline.
Mayo Agreement
The Company has an exclusive license and development agreement with the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”) related to certain intellectual property and development services for thin film micro electrode technology (“Mayo Agreement”). If the Company is successful in obtaining regulatory approval, the Company is to pay royalties to Mayo based on a percentage of net sales of products of the licensed technology through the term of the Mayo Agreement, set to expire May 25, 2037. As of December 31, 2020, $2,144 in royalty payments were due to Mayo given the commencement of commercial sales during the first quarter of 2021 and were reflected as a component of cost of product revenue during the period.
Legal
PMT Litigation
From time to time, the Company is subject to litigation and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. In May 2017, NeuroOne received a letter from PMT Corporation (“PMT”), the former employer of Mark Christianson and Wade Fredrickson. PMT claimed that these officers had breached their restrictive covenant obligations with PMT by virtue of their work for NeuroOne and such officer’s prior work during employment with the prior employer, that these officers had breached their confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations to PMT and federal and state law by misappropriating confidential and trade secret information, and that the Company is responsible for tortious interference with contracts. The letter, which purported to attach a noncompete agreement signed by Mr. Fredrickson, demanded that Mr. Fredrickson (who resigned from the Company in June 2017), Mr. Christianson and NeuroOne cease and desist all competitive activities, that Mr. Fredrickson step down from his position and that Mr. Christianson and NeuroOne provide the former employer access to NeuroOne’s systems to demonstrate that it is not using trade secrets or proprietary information nor competing with the former employer.
On March 29, 2018, the Company was served with a complaint filed by PMT adding the Company, NeuroOne and Mr. Christianson to its existing lawsuit against Mr. Fredrickson in the Fourth Judicial District Court of the State of Minnesota. The complaint purported to attach Mr. Fredrickson’s noncompete agreement as Exhibit A. In the lawsuit, PMT claims that Mr. Fredrickson and Mr. Christianson breached their non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure obligations, breached their fiduciary duty obligations, were unjustly enriched, engaged in unfair competition, engaged in a civil conspiracy, tortiously interfered with PMT’s contracts and prospective economic advantage, and breached a covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Against Mr. Fredrickson, PMT also alleges that he intentionally or negligently spoliated evidence, made negligent or fraudulent misrepresentations, misappropriated trade secrets in violation of Minnesota law, and committed the tort of conversion and statutory civil theft. Against the Company and NeuroOne, PMT alleges that the Company and NeuroOne were unjustly enriched and engaged in unfair competition. PMT asked the Court to impose a constructive trust over the shares held by Mr. Fredrickson and Mr. Christianson and to award compensatory damages, equitable relief, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and interest.
On April 18, 2018, Mr. Christianson, the Company and NeuroOne, Inc. filed a motion for dismissal, which was heard by the Court on October 11, 2018. The motion for dismissal stated that: the contract claims against Mr. Christianson fail because his agreement was not supported by consideration; the Minnesota Uniform Trade Secrets Act preempts plaintiff’s claims for unfair competition, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment; plaintiff fails to state a claim regarding alleged breach of the duties of loyalty and good faith/fair dealing; plaintiff cannot legally obtain a constructive trust; plaintiff has insufficiently pled its tortious interference claims; and Plaintiff has not stated a claim for unfair competition. On January 7, 2019, the judge granted the motion for dismissal with respect to PMT’s claim for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and denied the motion for dismissal with respect to the other claims presented.
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(unaudited)
In April 2019, PMT served the Company, NeuroOne, Inc and Christianson with a proposed Second Amended Complaint, which included new claims against the Company and NeuroOne, Inc for tortious interference with contract and tortious interference with prospective business advantage and punitive damages against the Company, NeuroOne Inc. and Christianson. On June 28, 2019, the Company presented evidence indicating that PMT had participated in a fraud on the Court and sought an Order that PMT had waived the attorney client privilege.
On July 16, 2019, the defendants served PMT with a joint notice of motion for sanctions seeking a variety of sanctions for litigation misconduct including, but not limited to, dismissal of the case and an award of attorneys’ fees. The Company, NeuroOne Inc and Mr. Christianson further intend to move for summary judgment on all remaining claims asserted against them as well as for leave to assert counterclaims against PMT for abuse of process.
On August 30, 2019, the Hennepin County District Court heard dispositive motions in this case. The district court judge indicated some claims would likely be tried to a jury and encouraged the parties to settle.
On September 12, 2019, the district court heard NeuroOne’s motion for sanctions. The district court held the sanctions hearing on December 17, 2019 and December 18, 2019 and indicated that a ruling would be made in approximately 90 days.
On April 29, 2020, the district court granted the Company’s motion for sanctions. Additionally, the district court granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment in part with respect to the counts for Christianson’s breach of non-confidentiality agreement, and denied the Company’s motion for summary judgment on all other counts.
On August 24, 2020, defendants moved the Court to amend their counterclaims for abuse of process against PMT to add a claim for punitive damages. On October 12, 2020 the Court awarded NeuroOne $185,000 in Rule 11 sanctions and Fredrickson $145,000 in Rule 11 sanctions with respect to its misconduct relating to the Fredrickson noncompete. PMT and its former litigation counsel, Barnes &Thornburg, were jointly and severally liable for these awards, which were paid on December 11, 2020 and have been recognized in other income in the condensed statement of operations. The Court granted NeuroOne’s motion to amend to permit its assertion of the right to assert a punitive damages claim against PMT associated with the additional legal costs incurred by the Company in fighting the allegations relating to the Fredrickson noncompete.
Trial has been set for December 2021, but this may be delayed or impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company intends to continue to defend itself vigorously and to continue to aggressively prosecute its affirmative counterclaim against PMT. The outcome of any claim against the Company by PMT was not estimable as of the filing of this Form 10-Q.
Facility Lease
On October 7, 2019, the Company entered into a non-cancellable lease agreement (the “Lease”) with Biynah Cleveland, LLC, BIP Cleveland, LLC, and Edenvale Investors (together, the “Landlord”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to lease office space located at 7599 Anagram Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota (the “Premises”). The Company took possession of the Premises on November 1, 2019, with the term of the Lease ending 65 months after such date, unless terminated earlier (the “Term”). The initial base rent for the Premises is $6,410 per month for the first 17 months, increasing to $7,076 per month by the end of the Term. In addition, as long as the Company is not in default under the Lease, the Company shall be entitled to an abatement of its base rent for the first 5 months. In addition, the Company will pay its pro rata share of the Landlord’s annual operating expenses associated with the premises, calculated as set forth in the Lease of which the Company is entitled to an abatement of these operating expense for the first 3 months.
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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, continued
(unaudited)
Prior to the October 2019 Lease, the Company entered into a non-cancellable facility lease for its operations and headquarters for an eleven-month term beginning on December 1, 2018. The monthly rent under that lease was $4,763.
During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, rent expense associated with the facility leases amounted to $29,461 and $22,004, respectively.
Supplemental cash flow information related to the operating lease was as follows:
| For the three months ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liability: | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 19,231 | $ | — | ||||
| Right-of -use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | — | $ | 335,119 | |||||
Supplemental balance sheet information related to the operating lease was as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of September 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets | $ | 268,932 | $ | 282,211 | ||||
| Lease liability | $ | 298,327 | $ | 312,176 | ||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | 4.25 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Weighted average discount rate | 7.0 | % | 7.0 | % | ||||
Maturity of the lease liability was as follows:
| As of December 30, 2020 | ||||
| 2021 (period from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021) | $ | 58,654 | ||
| 2022 | 79,832 | |||
| 2023 | 81,827 | |||
| 2024 | 83,873 | |||
| 2025 | 42,454 | |||
| Total lease payments | 346,640 | |||
| Less imputed interest | (48,313 | ) | ||
| Total | 298,327 | |||
| Short-term portion | (59,350 | ) | ||
| Long-term portion | $ | 238,977 | ||
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(unaudited)
NOTE 5 – Intangibles and Property and Equipment
Intangibles
Intangible assets rollforward is as follows:
| Useful Life | ||||||
| Net Intangibles, September 30, 2020 | 12-13 years | $ | 156,523 | |||
| Less: amortization | (5,579 | ) | ||||
| Net Intangibles, December 31, 2020 | 150,944 | |||||
Amortization expense was $5,579 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment held for use by category are presented in the following table:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of September 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Equipment and furniture | $ | 195,756 | $ | 195,756 | ||||
| Software | 1,895 | 1,895 | ||||||
| Total property and equipment | 197,651 | 197,651 | ||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | (44,777 | ) | (31,620 | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | 152,874 | $ | 166,031 | ||||
Depreciation expense was $13,157 and $4,319 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
NOTE 6 - Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses consisted of the following at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020:
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of September 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Accrued payroll | $ | 282,253 | $ | 238,212 | ||||
| Operating lease liability, short term | 59,350 | 57,848 | ||||||
| Royalty Payments | 52,144 | — | ||||||
| Accrued issuance costs | — | 50,400 | ||||||
| Other | 218,125 | 166,302 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 611,872 | $ | 512,762 | ||||
The “other” category is primarily comprised of board fees.
Paycheck Protection Program
The CARES Act, signed into law in March 2020, established the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP authorizes over $600 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses. Loan amounts are forgiven to the extent proceeds are used to cover documented payroll, mortgage interest, rent, and utility costs over a 24-week measurement period following loan funding. There can be no assurance that this PPP loan will be forgiven. Loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. Prepayments may be made without penalty. In April 2020, the Company received loan funding of $83,333 under the PPP and was recorded as a long-term liability. Interest in connection with the PPP was nominal during the three months ended December 31, 2020.
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(unaudited)
NOTE 7 – Zimmer Development Agreement
On July 20, 2020, the Company entered into an exclusive development and distribution agreement (the “Development Agreement”) with Zimmer, Inc. (“Zimmer”), pursuant to which the Company granted Zimmer exclusive global rights to distribute NeuroOne’s strip and grid cortical electrodes (the “Strip/Grid Products”) and electrode cable assembly products (the “Electrode Cable Assembly Products”). Additionally, the Company granted Zimmer the exclusive right and license to distribute certain depth electrodes developed by the Company (“SEEG Products”, and together with the Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products, the “Products”). The parties have agreed to collaborate with respect to development activities under the Development Agreement through a joint development committee composed of an equal number of representatives of Zimmer and the Company.
Under the terms of the Development Agreement, the Company will be responsible for all costs and expenses related to developing the Products, and Zimmer will be responsible for all costs and expenses related to the commercialization of the Products. In addition to the Development Agreement, Zimmer and the Company have entered into a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the “MS Agreement”) and a supplier quality agreement (the “Quality Agreement”) with respect to the manufacturing and supply of the Products.
Except as otherwise provided in the Development Agreement, the Company will be responsible for performing all development activities, including non-clinical and clinical studies directed at obtaining regulatory approval of each Product. Zimmer has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to promote, market and sell each Product following the “Product Availability Date” (as defined in the Development Agreement) for such Product.
Pursuant to the Development Agreement, Zimmer made an upfront initial exclusivity fee payment of $2.0 million (the “Initial Exclusivity Fee”) to the Company. In addition, the Company is to receive the following fee payments (the “Interim Fee Bonus”) upon reaching certain milestones:
Scenario 1: Except where Zimmer timely delivers a Design Modification Notice pursuant to Section 1.2, if one or more of the events set forth below occurs on or before the deadline indicated for such event and the Product Availability Date (as defined in the Development Agreement) for the SEEG Products occurs on or before June 30, 2021, then the Company shall receive the additional amount indicated for such event as part of the SEEG Exclusivity Maintenance Fee:
| ● | Design freeze for the SEEG Products by November 30, 2020 - $500,000 |
| ● | Acceptance of all Deliverables for SEEG Products under the Development Plan (as defined in the Development Agreement) by April 30, 2021 - $500,000 |
Scenario 2: Notwithstanding Scenario 1 above, if Zimmer timely delivers a Design Modification Notice to the Company pursuant to Section 1.2, and one or more of the events set forth below occurs on or before the deadline indicated for such event and the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products occurs on or before June 30, 2021 as determined by Zimmer, then the Company shall receive the additional amount indicated for such event as part of the SEEG Exclusivity Maintenance Fee:
| ● | Acceptance of all Deliverables for SEEG Products under the Development Plan other than the Modified Connector by April 30, 2021 - $500,000 |
| ● | Acceptance of all Deliverables for SEEG Products under the Development Plan, including the Modified Connector by September 30, 2021 - $500,000 |
For purposes of the Development Agreement, each of the foregoing events shall have occurred only if the Company has demonstrated the achievement of the event to Zimmer’s reasonable satisfaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the events in Sections 6.1(c)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Development Agreement shall not be deemed to be met if FDA Approval for the SEEG Products is not received prior to the applicable deadline.
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(unaudited)
In addition to the Initial Exclusivity Fee and Interim Fee Bonus, in order to maintain the exclusivity of the SEEG Distribution License, Zimmer must pay the SEEG Exclusivity Maintenance Fee to the Company, on or prior to the SEEG Exclusivity Confirmation Date, in immediately available funds as follows:
| ● | if the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products occurs on or before June 30, 2021, then $3,000,000, plus the amount of any Interim Fee Bonuses earned pursuant to Section 6.1(c), including any such Interim Fee Bonus earned after June 30, 2021 pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iv) following the delivery of a Design Modification Notice; |
| ● | if the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products occurs after June 30, 2021, but on or before September 30, 2021, then $3,000,000, plus if Zimmer timely issues a Design A-9 Modification Notice, any Interim Fee Bonus earned pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iv); |
| ● | if the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products occurs after September 30, 2021, but on or before December 31, 2021, then $2,500,000; and |
| ● | if the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products occurs after December 31, 2021, then $1,500,000. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Development Agreement, if the Product Availability Date for the SEEG Products has not occurred on or before June 30, 2022, Zimmer shall have the right to terminate the SEEG Distribution License by delivering written notice to the Company to that effect and, upon delivery of such notice, Zimmer shall be relieved of all of its obligations hereunder with respect to SEEG Products, including any obligation to pay the SEEG Exclusivity Maintenance Fee or to purchase, market, distribute or sell any SEEG Products. The Initial Exclusivity Fee and the SEEG Exclusivity Maintenance Fee (including any Interim Fee Bonus(es) Fess), once paid, are non-refundable.
The Development Agreement will expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of the first commercial sale of the last of the Products to achieve a first commercial sale, unless terminated earlier pursuant to its terms. Either party may terminate the Development Agreement (x) with written notice for the other party’s material breach following a cure period or (y) if the other party becomes subject to certain insolvency proceedings. In addition, Zimmer may terminate the Development Agreement for any reason with 90 days’ written notice, and the Company may terminate the Development Agreement if Zimmer acquires or directly or indirectly owns a controlling interest in certain competitors of the Company.
At inception of the Zimmer Development Agreement through December 31, 2020, the Company had identified three performance obligations under the Zimmer Development Agreement and consisted of the following: (1) the Company obligation to grant Zimmer access to its intellectual property; (2) complete SEEG Product development; and (3) complete Strip/Grid Product development. Accordingly, the Company recognized revenue in the amount of $22,274 related to the development of the Products completed during the period in connection with the Initial Exclusivity Fee payment. The Zimmer Development Agreement was accounted for under the provisions of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
A reconciliation of the closing balance of deferred revenue related to the Zimmer Development Agreement is as follows as of December 31, 2020:
| 2020 | ||||
| Deferred Revenue | ||||
| Balance as of beginning of period – September 30, 2020 | $ | 73,434 | ||
| Revenue recognized | (22,274 | ) | ||
| Balance as of end of period – December 31, 2020 | $ | 51,160 | ||
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(unaudited)
The remaining performance obligations reflected in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 are expected to be completed in the latter half of fiscal year 2021.
Product Revenue
In December 2020, the Company commenced commercial sales of its Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products in connection with the Development Agreement. Product revenue recognized during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 was $71,474.
Advertising Expense
Advertising expense is charged to selling, general and administrative expenses during the period that it is incurred. Total advertising expense amounted to $29,007 for the three month period ended December 31, 2020. Advertising expense during the prior year period was negligible.
NOTE 8 - Convertible Promissory Notes and Warrant Agreements
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of September 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Paulson convertible notes, principal | $ | — | $ | 546,000 | ||||
| Accrued interest | — | 63,458 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustments | — | 397,748 | ||||||
| $ | — | $ | 1,007,206 | |||||
2019 Paulson Convertible Note Offering
On November 1, 2019, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2019 Paulson Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell to the investors 13% convertible promissory notes (each, a “2019 Paulson Note” and collectively, the “2019 Paulson Notes”) and warrants (each, a “2019 Paulson Warrant” and collectively, the “2019 Paulson Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
The initial closing of the 2019 Paulson Private Placement was consummated on November 1, 2019, and, on that date and through December 3, 2019, the Company issued the 2019 Paulson Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $3,234,800 to the subscribers for gross proceeds equaling the principal amount. The 2019 Paulson Private Placement terminated on December 3, 2019.
On April 24, 2020, the Company and holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Paulson Notes entered into an amendment to the 2019 Paulson Notes (the “Second 2019 Paulson Notes Amendment”) to, among other things:
| i. | Extended the Maturity Date – The Second 2019 Paulson Notes Amendment extended the maturity date of the 2019 Paulson Notes from May 1, 2020 to November 1, 2020 (in either case, unless a change of control transaction happens prior to such date); |
| ii. | Revised Optional Conversion Terms – The Second 2019 Paulson Notes Amendment provided that the amount of shares to be received upon the a subscriber’s optional conversion of the 2019 Paulson Notes prior to a 2019 Qualified Financing (as defined in the 2019 Paulson Notes) would have equaled: (1) the Outstanding Balance as defined below of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note elected by the subscriber to be converted divided by (2) an amount equal to 0.6 multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion; and |
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(unaudited)
| iii. | Revise the Registration Date – The Second 2019 Paulson Notes Amendment provided that promptly following the earlier of (1) May 1, 2020, if the applicable subscriber converted all or a majority of the Outstanding Balance of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note prior to such date; (2) the final closing a 2019 Qualified Financing; and (3) the maturity date, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement with the applicable subscriber containing customary and usual terms pursuant to which the Company shall agree to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on or prior to the 90th calendar day following the registration date, covering the resale of any common stock received on conversion of such 2019 Paulson Notes, and shares of common stock underlying the Warrants. |
The 2019 Paulson Notes had a fixed interest rate of 13% per annum and required the Company to repay the principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereon on November 1, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). Interest on principal amounted to $5,701 and $53,875 during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was recorded under the net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value in the condensed statements of operations. The subscriber, prior to the Second 2019 Paulson Notes Amendment, had the option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note (the “Outstanding Balance”) into common stock in an amount equal to the Outstanding Balance divided by the ten day volume weighted average closing price of the common stock prior to conversion. In addition, both before and after the Second 2019 Paulson Note Amendment, if the Company raised more than $3,000,000 in an equity financing (the “Qualified Financing”) before the Maturity Date, each subscriber had the option to convert the Outstanding Balance into the securities issued by the Company in such Qualified Financing in an amount equal to (i) the Outstanding Balance divided by (ii) the lower of 0.6 multiplied by (A) the actual per share price of securities issued by the Company in the Qualified Financing or (B) the ten day volume weighted average closing price of the common stock prior to the first closing of a Qualified Financing. If a change of control transaction had occurred prior to a Qualified Financing or the Maturity Date, the 2019 Paulson Notes would have become payable on demand as of the closing date of such transaction. Change of control meant a merger or consolidation with another entity in which the Company’s stockholders did not own more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving entity or the disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
The Company elected to account for the 2019 Paulson Notes on a fair value basis under ASC 825 to comprehensively value and streamline the accounting for the embedded conversion options. The fair value of the 2019 Paulson Notes was significantly higher than the proceeds received as of each of the respective issuance dates given the significant redemption discount associated with the Qualified Financing provision. The excess of fair value over proceeds at issuance amounted to $1,831,940 and was recorded to interest expense in the condensed statements of operations during the three months ended December 31, 2019. Subsequent to issuance, the fair value change of the Paulson Notes amounted to a benefit of $(1,974) and an expense of $125,574 during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was recorded under the net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value in the condensed statements of operations.
Each 2019 Paulson Warrant grants the holder the option to purchase the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) 0.5 multiplied by (ii) the principal amount of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Notes divided by 1.87, with an exercise price per share equal to $1.87. As of the final closing on December 3, 2019, the Company issued 2019 Paulson Warrants exercisable for 864,913 shares of common stock in connection with all closings of the 2019 Paulson Private Placement. The 2019 Paulson Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 1, 2022. The exercise price is subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends or splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described therein. The 2019 Paulson warrants were deemed to be a free-standing instrument and were accounted for as equity. Given that the fair value of the 2019 Paulson Notes exceeded the proceeds received at issuance, there was no value attributed to the 2019 Paulson Warrants in the condensed financial statements.
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(unaudited)
Issuance costs during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 in connection with the 2019 Paulson Private Placement were $3,053 and related to legal costs. Issuance costs incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2019 were $865,567. During the first quarter of 2020, Paulson Investment Company (“Paulson”) received a cash commission equal to 12% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the 2019 Paulson Notes which amounted to $388,176, and 10-year warrants to purchase an amount of Common Stock equal to 259,476 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $1.87 per share (the “Broker Warrants”) at a fair value $419,635. Lastly, issuance costs during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 included legal and third party fees in the amount of $57,756. The issuance costs during both periods were recorded as a component of interest in the accompanying statements of operations.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the remaining holders of the 2019 Paulson Notes elected to convert the remaining outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest in the amount of $615,159 into 878,253 shares of common stock.
NOTE 9 – Stock-Based Compensation
During the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, stock-based expense related to stock-based awards amounted to $245,829 and $587,677, respectively, and was included in general and administrative and research and development costs as follows in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 181,792 | $ | 563,768 | ||||
| Research and development | 64,037 | 23,909 | ||||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 245,829 | $ | 587,677 | ||||
Stock Options
During the three month period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), the Company granted 125,000 and 800,000 stock options, respectively, to its employees, consultants and scientific advisory board members. Vesting generally occurs over an immediate to 48 month period based on a time of service condition although vesting acceleration is provided under one grant in the event that certain milestones are met. The grant date fair value of the grants issued during the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $0.53 and $1.06 per share, respectively. The total expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 related to stock options was $100,147 and $438,083, respectively. The total number of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 was 1,603,485 and 1,478,485, respectively.
The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows for the stock options granted during the three month period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Expected stock price volatility | 54.3 | % | 52.8 | % | ||||
| Expected life of options (years) | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
| Risk free interest rate | 0.5 | % | 1.7 | % | ||||
During the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 215,326 and 375,830 stock options vested, and zero and 7,497 stock options were forfeited during these periods, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
There were no restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and 25,144 and 10,503 RSUs vested during these periods, respectively. The total expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 related to these RSUs was $43,082 and $25,001, respectively. The number of RSUs forfeited during the three month periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was zero and 7,003, respectively.
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(unaudited)
Other Stock-Based Awards
In August 2020, an additional consulting agreement was executed whereby 120,000 shares of common stock were issued, subject to Company repurchase. The stock award under the agreement vests over a six-month period. As of December 31, 2020, 80,000 shares were vested under this agreement of which 60,000 shares vested during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Compensation expense related to the stock awards granted under this consulting agreement amounted to $102,600 for the three month ended December 31, 2020 and was included in the total stock-based expense.
In October 2019, two consulting agreements were executed whereby up to 115,000 shares of common stock were issuable of which 90,000 shares of common stock were issued and 60,000 shares were vested as of December 31, 2019 under these agreements. Vesting was based on a time-based vesting condition ranged over a three to nine month period commencing upon the execution of the consulting agreements. Compensation expense related to the stock awards granted under these consulting agreements amounted to $124,593 and was included in the total stock-based expense referenced above for the three month period ended December 31, 2019. The expense was based on the fair value of the underlying common stock at the point of vesting which ranged from $2.00 to $2.65 per share.
General
As of December 31, 2020, 1,714,400 shares were available for future issuance on a combined basis under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and 2017 Plan. Unrecognized stock-based compensation was $666,127 as of December 31, 2020. The unrecognized share-based expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.
NOTE 10 – Concentrations
Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash. The Company’s cash is held by one financial institution in the United States. Amounts on deposit may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits since inception, and management believes that minimal credit risk exists with respect to these financial institutions. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $6,889,912 of deposits in excess of federally insured amounts.
Revenue
One customer accounts for all of the Company’s product and collaborations revenue.
Supplier concentration
One contract manufacturer produces all of the Company’s Strip/Grid Products.
NOTE 11 – Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was zero percent. As a result of the analysis of all available evidence as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. Consequently, the Company reported no income tax benefit during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. If the Company’s assumptions change and the Company believes that it will be able to realize these deferred tax assets, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets will be recognized as a reduction of future income tax expense. If the assumptions do not change, each period the Company could record an additional valuation allowance on any increases in the deferred tax assets.
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(unaudited)
NOTE 12 – Stockholders’ Deficit
2021 Private Placement
On January 12, 2021, the Company entered into a common stock and warrant purchase agreement with certain accredited investors pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2021 Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of the common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of common stock resulting in total gross proceeds of $12.5 million before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events.
2019 Common Stock Offering
On October 23, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement, has issued and sold 141,666 shares of the Company’s common stock to the accredited investors at a price of $1.80 per share, for gross proceeds amounting to $255,000. The Company filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock sold in the private placement on August 11, 2020.
Warrant Activity and Summary
The following table summarizes warrant activity during the three month period ended December 31, 2020:
| Exercise Price | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | ||||||||||||||
| Warrants | Per Warrant | Exercise Price | Term (years) | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2020 | 10,170,588 | $1.80 - 3.00 | $ | 2.35 | 2.89 | |||||||||||
| Issued | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||
| Exercised | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2020 | 10,170,588 | $1.80 - 3.00 | $ | 2.35 | 2.64 | |||||||||||
NOTE 13 – Subsequent Events
2017 Plan Evergreen Provision
Under the 2017 Plan, the shares reserved automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years from the date the 2017 Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company, commencing on January 1, 2019 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2027, to an amount equal to 13% of the fully-diluted shares outstanding as of December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the share reserve for such year or that the increase in the share reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. “Fully Diluted Shares” as of a date means an amount equal to the number of shares of common stock (i) outstanding and (ii) issuable upon exercise, conversion or settlement of outstanding awards under the 2017 Plan and any other outstanding options, warrants or other securities of the Company that are (directly or indirectly) convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of common stock, in each case as of the close of business of the Company on December 31 of the preceding calendar year. On January 1, 2021, 1,453,867 shares were added to the 2017 Plan as a result of the evergreen provision.
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(unaudited)
2021 Private Placement
On January 12, 2021, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “2021 Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company, in the 2021 Private Placement, agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “2021 Warrants”) at an aggregate purchase price of $1.00 per share of Common Stock and corresponding warrant, resulting in total gross proceeds of $12.5 million before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. The 2021 Warrants have an initial exercise price of $1.75 per share. The 2021 Warrants are exercisable beginning on the date of issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of such date. Prior to expiration, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2021 Warrants, the holders of such 2021 Warrants may exercise the 2021 Warrants for Warrant Shares by providing notice to the Company and paying the exercise price per share for each share so exercised or by utilizing the “cashless exercise” feature contained in each 2021 Warrant. The 2021 Private Placement closed on January 14, 2021.The Company received $5,000,000 of the 2021 Private Placement proceeds on December 31, 2020.
Stock-Based Awards
On January 1, 2021, the Company granted 180,000 stock options to an executive officer at an exercise price of $1.57 per share under the 2017 Plan. The stock options vest over a four year period.
On January 27, 2021, the Company granted 1,560,000 stock options to four employees, including three executive officers at an exercise price of $1.99 per share under the 2017 Plan. All of the stock options vest over a four year period, except that 250,000 stock options granted to our Chief Executive Officer vest upon certain performance objectives.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in Part I “Financial Information”, Item I “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) and the audited financial statements and related footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Report are not statements of historical fact and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events or our future financial or operating performance. We may, in some cases, use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements reflect our management’s beliefs and views with respect to future events, are based on estimates and assumptions as of the date of this Report and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in greater detail under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 and subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Report speaks only as of the date hereof or as of the date specified herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable laws or regulations.
Overview
To date, our primary activities have been limited to, and our limited resources have been dedicated to, performing business and financial planning, raising capital, recruiting personnel, negotiating with business partners and the licensors of our intellectual property and conducting research and development activities. Our Evo cortical technology (“cEEG” ) has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for recording, monitoring, and stimulating brain tissue for up to 30 days for which we have begun to generate revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 from the sale of products based on our Evo cortical technology. Our other products are still under development.
We have incurred losses since inception. As of December 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $32.8 million, primarily as a result of expenses incurred in connection with our research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses associated with our operations and interest expense, fair value adjustments and loss on extinguishments related to our debt, offset in part by collaborations and product revenues. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and increasing operating and net losses for the foreseeable future until and unless we generate a higher level of revenue from commercial sales.
Our main source of cash to date, outside of collaborations and product revenues, has been proceeds from the issuances of notes, common stock, warrants and unsecured loans. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Historical Capital Resources” below.
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At December 31, 2020, we had $7.1 million in cash deposits. Our existing cash and cash equivalents coupled with the remaining net proceeds of $6.3 million received from the 2021 Private Placement in January 2021, discussed further below, should be sufficient to fund our operating expenses through at least twelve months from the date of this filing. We will, however, need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations through public or private equity or debt financings or other sources such as additional product revenue and milestone payments from our current collaboration with Zimmer. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise such capital as and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to develop and commercialize our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology and future products and our ability to pursue our business strategy. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Requirements and Outlook” below.
Recent Developments
Zimmer Development Agreement
In December 2020, we completed our first commercial sale of our strip and grid cortical electrodes (the “Strip/Grid Products”) and electrode cable assembly products (the “Electrode Cable Assembly Products”) under the exclusive development and distribution agreement (the “Development Agreement”) that we entered into on July 20, 2020 with Zimmer, Inc. (“Zimmer”). Under the Development Agreement, we granted Zimmer exclusive global rights to distribute NeuroOne’s Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products. Additionally, we granted Zimmer the exclusive right and license to distribute certain depth electrodes developed by the Company (“SEEG Products”, and together with the Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products, the “Products”). The parties have agreed to collaborate with respect to development activities under the Development Agreement through a joint development committee composed of an equal number of representatives of Zimmer and the Company.
COVID-19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States and around the world. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has experienced delays and disruptions in our pre-clinical and clinical trials, as well as interruptions in our manufacturing, supply chain, and research and development operations. The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve. In April 2020, given the impact of COVID-19 on the Company, the Company applied for and received loan funding of $83,333 under the Paycheck Protection Program.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business and pre-clinical and clinical trials will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the effect of the pandemic on our suppliers and distributors and the global supply chain, the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions and social distancing in the U.S. and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the U.S. and other countries to contain and treat the disease. The COVID-19 pandemic may also impact our business as a result of employee illness, school closures, and other community response measures.
The COVID-19 pandemic may also impact our ability to secure additional financing or our ability to up-list from our current OTC Market (“OTCQB”). Although the Company cannot estimate the length or gravity of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak at this time, if the pandemic continues, it may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of future operations, financial position, and liquidity in fiscal year 2021.
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Financial Overview
Product Revenue
Our product revenue during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was derived from the sale of strip/grid and electrode cable assembly products based on Evo cortical technology. For the foreseeable future, we anticipate that we will generate additional revenue from the sale of products based on Evo cortical technology.
We have received FDA 510(k) clearance for our cortical strip electrode, but we do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of our other products until we develop and obtain all required regulatory approvals or clearances for and commercialize depth electrode technology. If we fail to complete the development of the depth electrode technology, or any other product candidate we may pursue in the future, in a timely manner, or fail to obtain regulatory approval, we may never be able to generate revenue from product sales sufficient to sustain operations.
Product Gross Profit (Loss)
Product gross profit (loss) represents our product revenue less our cost of product revenue. Our cost of product revenue consists of the manufacturing and materials costs incurred by our third-party contract manufacturer in connection with our Strip/Grid Products and outside supplier materials costs in connection with the Electrode Cable Assembly Products. In addition, cost of product revenue includes royalty fees incurred in connection with our license agreements.
Collaborations Revenue
Collaborations revenue was derived from the upfront initial exclusivity fee payment under the Zimmer Development Agreement. We anticipate that we may earn additional revenues stemming from additional milestone and royalty payments from Zimmer, however, the hitting of milestones or level of sales required to earn royalty payments is uncertain.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs including stock-based compensation for personnel in functions not directly associated with research and development activities. Other significant costs include legal fees relating to corporate matters, intellectual property costs, professional fees for consultants assisting with regulatory, clinical, product development, financial matters, and beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, sales and marketing in connection with the commercial sale of cEEG strip/grid and electrode cable assembly products. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will significantly increase in the future to support our continued research and development activities, further commercialization of our cortical strip technology, potential commercialization of our grid electrode and depth electrode technology, if approved, and the increased costs of operating as a public company. These increases will include increased costs related to the hiring of additional personnel and fees for legal and professional services, as well as other public-company related costs.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in performing research and development activities in developing our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology. Research and development expenses include compensation and benefits for research and development employees including stock-based compensation, overhead expenses, cost of laboratory supplies, clinical trial and related clinical manufacturing expenses, costs related to regulatory operations, fees paid to consultants and other outside expenses. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and costs incurred by third parties are expensed as the contracted work is performed. Lastly, de minimis income from the sale of prototype products and related materials are offset against research and development expenses.
We expect our research and development expenses to significantly increase over the next several years as we develop our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology and conduct preclinical testing and clinical trials and will depend on the duration, costs and timing to complete our preclinical programs and clinical trials.
Interest Expense
Interest expense primarily consists of interest costs related to our 2019 Paulson Notes.
Net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value
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The net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value include the change in fair value of the 2019 Paulson Notes.
Other Income
Consists of proceeds outside of normal operating activity relating to legal settlements.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
The following table sets forth the results of operations for the three-months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
| For the three months ended December 31, (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | Period to Period Change | ||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 71,474 | $ | — | $ | 71,474 | ||||||
| Cost of product revenue | 109,131 | — | 109,131 | |||||||||
| Product gross profit (loss) | (37,657 | ) | — | (37,657 | ) | |||||||
| Collaborations revenue | 22,274 | — | 22,274 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,193,860 | 1,312,166 | (118,306 | ) | ||||||||
| Research and development | 934,158 | 501,819 | 432,339 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,128,018 | 1,813,985 | 314,033 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (2,143,401 | ) | (1,813,985 | ) | (329,416 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | (3,053 | ) | (2,697,507 | ) | 2,694,454 | |||||||
| Net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value | 1,974 | (125,574 | ) | 127,548 | ||||||||
| Other income | 185,000 | — | 185,000 | |||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (1,959,480 | ) | (4,637,066 | ) | 2,677,586 | |||||||
| Provision for income taxes | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,959,480 | ) | $ | (4,637,066 | ) | $ | 2,677,586 | ||||
Product Revenue and Product Gross Profit (Loss)
Project revenue and product gross profit (loss) was $0.1 million and ($38,000), respectively, during the three months ended December 31, 2020. The product revenue during the first quarter related to the sale of our Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products. Cost of product revenue consisted of the manufacturing and materials costs incurred by our third-party contract manufacturer in connection with our Strip/Grid Products and outside supplier materials costs in connection with the Electrode Cable Assembly Products. In addition, cost of product revenue included royalty fees incurred, including the initial minimum royalty fee to WARF of $50,000 for calendar year 2020, in connection with our license agreements. There was no product revenue or product gross profit (loss) recognized during the comparable prior year period.
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Collaborations Revenue
Collaborations revenue was $22,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Revenue during the period was derived from the Zimmer Development Agreement and represented the portion of the upfront initial development fee payment eligible for revenue recognition during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. The amount of revenue recognized related to the upfront fee was based on development completed in connection with SEEG products, and to a lesser extent, the Strip/Grid Products. There was no collaborations revenue recognized during the comparable prior year period.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $0.1 million decrease was primarily due to a decrease in stock-based compensation of $0.4 million, offset in part by an increase in sales and marketing expenses of $0.2 million and operating costs of $0.1 million on a net basis.
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses were $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared to $0.5 million during for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $0.4 million increase period over period was attributed to supporting development activities, which primarily included salary-related expenses and costs related to consulting services, materials and supplies associated with the development of SEEG Products and to a lesser extent Strip/Grid Products.
Interest expense
Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $3,000 and consisted of issuance costs in connection with our 2019 Paulson Notes described further below.
Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $2.7 million and consisted of non-cash interest expense in connection with our 2019 Paulson Notes described further below. Interest expense was comprised of issuance costs of $0.9 million and day-one interest at issuance of $1.8 million representing the amount by which fair value exceeded note proceeds.
Net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value:
The net valuation change of instruments measured at fair value for the 2019 Paulson Notes for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was a benefit of $2,000 and an expense of $0.1 million, respectively. The change was due to accrued interest on the 2019 Paulson Notes and due to fluctuations in our common stock fair value and the number of potential shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2019 Paulson Notes while outstanding.
Other Income
Other income during the three months ended December 31, 2020 consisted of proceeds received in connection with the PMT Corporation litigation in the amount of $0.2 million. We did not have other income during the comparable prior year period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historical Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2020, our principal source of liquidity consisted of cash deposits of $7.1 million (inclusive of $5.0 million in gross proceeds received in connection with the 2021 Private Placement discussed further below). We have just begun to generate revenue from commercial sales during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, and we anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future until and unless we generate an adequate level of revenue from commercial sales to cover expenses.
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We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially as we develop and commercialize our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology and pursue pre-clinical and clinical trials, seek regulatory approvals, contract to manufacture any products, establish our own sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology under development, if approved, hire additional staff, add operational, financial and management systems and continue to operate as a public company.
Our source of cash, outside of collaboration and product revenues, to date has been proceeds from the issuances of notes with warrants, common stock with and without warrants and unsecured loans, the terms of which are further described below. See also “—Funding Requirements and Outlook” below.
2021 Private Placement
On January 12, 2021, we entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “2021 Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2021 Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “2021 Warrants”) at an aggregate purchase price of $1.00 per share of Common Stock and corresponding warrant, resulting in total gross proceeds of $12.5 million before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. The 2021 Warrants have an initial exercise price of $1.75 per share. The 2021 Warrants are exercisable beginning on the date of issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of such date. Prior to expiration, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2021 Warrants, the holders of such 2021 Warrants may exercise the 2021 Warrants for Warrant Shares by providing notice to the Company and paying the exercise price per share for each share so exercised or by utilizing the “cashless exercise” feature contained in each 2021 Warrant. The 2021 Private Placement closed on January 14, 2021.
In connection with the 2021 Private Placement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the Shares, the 2021 Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 2021 Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”). The Company has agreed to file such registration statement within 30 days of the execution of the 2021 Purchase Agreement on January 12, 2021 and filed such registration statement on February 10, 2021.
The following table sets forth the Company’s total stockholders’ equity as reported as of December 31, 2020 and as adjusted on a pro forma basis to reflect the recently completed private placement:
| Total stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 1,408,153 | ||
| Net proceeds from 2021 private placement | 11,342,163 | |||
| Pro forma total stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 12,750,316 |
This pro forma calculation assumes full equity classification of the securities issued in the 2021 Private Placement. The accounting treatment of the securities issued in the 2021 Private Placement is subject to change once a full accounting treatment evaluation is completed.
Common Stock Offerings
On July 24, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“2020 Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor pursuant to which we, in a private placement, issued and sold 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for gross proceeds in the amount of $135,000. Under the 2020 Purchase Agreement, we agreed to use the net proceeds from the private placement for funding operations or working capital and general corporate purposes. We granted the investor indemnification rights with respect to representations, warranties and agreements under the 2020 Purchase Agreement.
On October 23, 2019, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement, issued and sold 141,666 shares of the Company’s common stock to the accredited investors at a price of $1.80 per share, for gross proceeds amounting to $0.3 million before deducting offering expenses. The Company filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock sold in the private placement on August 11, 2020.
2020 Paulson Convertible Notes
On April 30, 2020, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2020 Paulson Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell to the investors 13% convertible promissory notes (each, a “2020 Paulson Note” and collectively, the “2020 Paulson Notes”) and warrants (each, a “2020 Paulson Warrant” and collectively, the “2020 Paulson Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
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Form 10-Q
Between April 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the Company issued 2020 Paulson Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $5.1 million to the Subscribers. The final closing under the 2020 Paulson Private Placement occurred on June 30, 2020. In July 2020, all remaining 2020 Paulson Notes outstanding were automatically converted into Common Stock following the announcement of a Strategic Transaction (as defined in the 2020 Paulson Notes) with Zimmer, Inc. The terms of the 2020 Paulson Notes are summarized below:
The 2020 Paulson Notes had interest at a fixed rate of 13% per annum and required the Company to repay the principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereon on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 and (ii) a change of control transaction. If the Company had raised more than $5,000,000 in an equity financing before the maturity date (the “2020 Qualified Financing”), without any action on the part of the Subscribers, all of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes (the “Outstanding Balance”) would have been converted into that number of shares of the securities issued by the Company in the closing on the date a 2020 Qualified Financing occurred equal to: (i) the Outstanding Balance divided by (ii) the lower of 0.6 multiplied by (A) the actual per share price of the securities issued by the Company in the closing on the date a 2020 Qualified Financing occurred and (B) the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the common stock for ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the 2020 Qualified Financing.
In addition, as was the case in July 2020, if the Company announced a transaction between the Company and any other company (or an affiliate of any such company) that was included in the S&P 500 Health Care Index as published from time to time by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC that included an investment or upfront payments resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $2,000,000 upon the execution of such transaction or definitive agreement, and provided for terms of collaboration, manufacturing, distribution, licensing or supply of the Company’s products (a “Strategic Transaction”) before the maturity date, without any action on the part of the subscribers, the Outstanding Balance would convert into that number of shares of common stock equal to: (i) the Outstanding Balance divided by (ii) the lower of 0.6 multiplied by (A) the VWAP of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the first announcement of the Strategic Transaction or (B) closing price of the common stock on the day preceding the first announcement by the Company of a Strategic Transaction.
At any time, at the sole election of the holder of such 2020 Paulson Note prior to a Qualified Financing, Strategic Transaction or change of control transaction, all or a portion of the Outstanding Balance could be converted into that number of shares of common stock equal to: (i) the Outstanding Balance elected by the holder to be converted divided by (ii) an amount equal to 0.6 multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion.
If a change of control transaction had occurred prior to the conversion of the 2020 Paulson Notes or the maturity date, the 2020 Paulson Notes would have become payable on demand as of the closing date of such transaction. Change of control meant a merger or consolidation with another entity in which the Company’s stockholders did not own more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving entity or the disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Each 2020 Paulson Warrant grants the holder the option to purchase the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) 0.5 multiplied by (ii) the principal amount of such subscriber’s 2020 Paulson Notes divided by 1.87, with an exercise price per share equal to $1.87. As of the final closing on June 30, 2020, the Company issued 2020 Paulson Warrants exercisable for 1,369,690 shares of Common Stock in connection with all closings of the private placement.
The 2020 Paulson Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on April 30, 2023. The exercise price is subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends or splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar transaction.
In connection with the 2020 Paulson Private Placement, Paulson Investment Company (“Paulson”), received a cash commission equal to 12% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the 2020 Paulson Notes, and at the final closing of the 2020 Paulson Private Placement, Paulson received 7-year warrants to purchase an amount of Common Stock equal to 410,911 (“Broker Warrants”). The Broker Warrants have an exercise price equal to $1.87.
2020 Paulson Note Conversions
Between May 4, 2020 and July 22, 2020, certain Subscribers elected to convert $3,590,353 of the outstanding principal and interest of such Subscribers’ 2020 Paulson Notes into 4,012,334 shares of common stock. On July 23, 2020, the remaining $1,613,961 of the outstanding principal and interest of the 2020 Paulson Notes were automatically converted into 1,605,532 shares of Common Stock following the announcement of a Strategic Transaction as discussed above.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
2019 Paulson Convertible Notes
On November 1, 2019, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2019 Paulson Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell to the investors 13% convertible promissory notes (each, a “2019 Paulson Note” and collectively, the “2019 Paulson Notes”) and warrants (each, a “2019 Paulson Warrant” and collectively, the “2019 Paulson Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
The initial closing of the private placement was consummated on November 1, 2019, and, on that date and through December 3, 2019, the Company issued 2019 Paulson Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $3,234,800 to the Subscribers for gross proceeds equaling the principal amount. The private placement terminated on December 3, 2019.
The Paulson Notes had a fixed interest rate of 13% per annum and required the Company to repay the principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereon on May 1, 2020. If the Company raised more than $3,000,000 in an equity financing before the Maturity Date (the “Qualified Financing”), each subscriber would have had the option to convert the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note (the “Outstanding Balance”) into the securities issued by the Company in such Qualified Financing in an amount equal to (i) the Outstanding Balance divided by (ii) the lower of 0.6 multiplied by (A) the actual per share price of securities issued by the Company in the Qualified Financing and (B) the ten day volume weighted average closing price of the common stock prior to the first closing of a Qualified Financing. If a change of control transaction had occurred prior to the earlier of a Qualified Financing or the maturity date, the 2019 Paulson Notes would have become payable on demand as of the closing date of such transaction. Change of control meant a merger or consolidation with another entity in which the Company’s stockholders did not own more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving entity or the disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Each 2019 Paulson Warrant grants the holder the option to purchase the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) 0.5 multiplied by (ii) the principal amount of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Notes divided by 1.87, with an exercise price per share equal to $1.87. As of the final closing on December 3, 2019, the Company issued 2019 Paulson Warrants exercisable for 864,913 shares of Common Stock in connection with all closings of the private placement. The 2019 Paulson Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on November 1, 2022. The exercise price is subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends or splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described therein.
In connection with the private placement, Paulson received a cash commission equal to 12% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the 2019 Paulson Notes, and 10-year warrants to purchase an amount of Common Stock equal to 259,476 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $1.87 per share.
Second Amendment of 2019 Paulson Notes
On April 24, 2020, the Company and holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Paulson Notes entered into an amendment to the 2019 Paulson Notes (the “Second Paulson Amendment”) to, among other things:
| i. | Extend the Maturity Date – The Second Paulson Amendment extended the maturity date of the 2019 Paulson Notes from May 1, 2020 to November 1, 2020 (in either case, unless a change of control transaction happens prior to such date); |
| ii. | Revise Optional Conversion Terms – The Second Paulson Amendment provided that the amount of shares to be received upon the a subscriber’s optional conversion of the 2019 Paulson Notes prior to a Qualified Financing (as defined in the 2019 Paulson Notes) would have been equal to: (1) the outstanding balance of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note elected by the subscriber to be converted divided by (2) an amount equal to 0.6 multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion; and |
| iii. | Revise the Registration Date – The Second Paulson Amendment provided that promptly following the earlier of (1) May 1, 2020, if the applicable subscriber had converted all or a majority of the outstanding balance of such subscriber’s 2019 Paulson Note prior to such date; (2) the final closing a Qualified Financing; and (3) the maturity date, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement with the applicable subscriber containing customary and usual terms pursuant to which the Company filed a registration statement in August 2020. |
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There were no other significant changes to terms under the Second Paulson Amendment.
2019 Paulson Note Conversion
Between April 24, 2020 and December 15, 2020, all of the holders elected to convert outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest of 2019 Paulson Notes in the amount of $3,453,883 into 3,054,372 shares of common stock.
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
In connection with the CARES Act, the Company received loan funding of approximately $83,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). PPP loan amounts are forgiven to the extent proceeds are used to cover documented payroll, mortgage interest, rent, and utility costs over a 24-week measurement period following loan funding. There can be no assurance this PPP loan will be forgiven. PPP loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. Prepayments may be made without penalty.
Financings Prior to Fiscal Year 2020
Our sources of cash prior to fiscal year 2020 were generated from the following financing arrangements:
2019 Unit Private Placement
From December 28, 2018 through July 1, 2019, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements (each, a “2019 Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “New Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company, in a new private placement (the “2019 Unit Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell Units (the “2019 Units”), each consisting of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $3.00 per share (the “2019 Warrants”), to the New Purchasers. The 2019 Warrants are exercisable beginning on the date of issuance and will expire on December 28, 2023, five years from the date of the first closing of the 2019 Unit Private Placement.
The initial closing of the 2019 Unit Private Placement was consummated on December 28, 2018. The Company issued and sold an aggregate of 2,338,179 of the 2019 Units at $2.50 per Unit to the New Purchasers, for total gross proceeds to the Company of $5,845,448 before deducting offering expenses.
2018 Private Placement
From July 9, 2018 through November 30, 2018 (the final closing), the Company entered into subscription agreements (each, a “Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement (the “2018 Private Placement”), agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers units (each, a “2018 Unit”), each consisting of (i) one share of common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $3.00 per share (the “2018 Warrants”). The 2018 Warrants are exercisable beginning on the date of issuance and will expire on July 9, 2023, five years from the date of the first closing. The 2018 Warrants were accounted for as free-standing equity instruments and classified as additional paid-in capital in the accompanying balance sheets based on their relative fair value to the underlying common shares issued. The initial closing of the 2018 Private Placement was consummated on July 9, 2018 and was terminated on December 12, 2018.
As of the termination of the 2018 Private Placement on December 12, 2018, the Company had issued and sold an aggregate of 615,200 of the 2018 Units at a price of $2.50 per Unit to the Purchasers, for total gross proceeds to the Company of $1,538,000 before deducting offering expenses.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
Series 3 Notes and Warrants (2017 Convertible Notes)
From October 2017 to May 2018, the Company issued convertible notes (the “Series 3 Notes” or “2017 Convertible Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million that bear interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (the “Series 3 Warrants”). On February 28, 2019, the outstanding principal and interest on the Series 3 Notes converted into 839,179 shares of common stock and 839,179 common stock purchase warrants with an exercise term of approximately 4.8 years and an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
In addition, each holder has the option to purchase additional shares of our capital stock equal to 839,179 shares of capital stock of the Company at a per share exercise price equal to $2.50. The warrants exercisable at $2.50 per share have a five-year term which commenced on February 28, 2019. The exercise price and number of the shares issuable upon exercising the Series 3 Warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination or similar transaction, as described therein.
Series 2 Notes and Warrants
In August 2017, the Company entered into a subscription agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $253,000 to certain accredited investors (the “Series 2 Notes”). On July 2, 2018, the Series 2 Notes were converted into 144,053 shares of Common Stock and warrants exercisable for 477,856 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price equal to $1.80 per share. The warrants expire on November 21, 2021.
Series 1 Notes and Warrants
From November 2016 to June 2017, the Company issued convertible promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 million that bear interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (the “Series 1 Notes”). The Series 1 Notes were converted into 1,002,258 shares of Common Stock and warrants exercisable for 2,004,516 shares of Common Stock were issued on July 2, 2018 at a per share exercise price of $1.80 per share. The warrants will expire on November 21, 2021.
Unsecured Loans
From March 2018 to December 2018, the Company received gross proceeds from unsecured loans in the amount of $528,000. The unsecured loans were repaid in full as of June 30, 2019.
Refer to “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Historical Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 for additional information related to financings prior to fiscal year 2020.
Funding Requirements and Outlook
At December 31, 2020, we had $7.1 million in cash deposits. Our existing cash and cash equivalents coupled with the remaining net proceeds of $6.3 million received from the 2021 Private Placement in January 2021 should be sufficient to fund our operating expenses through at least twelve months from the date of this filing. Prior to the close of the 2021 Private Placement, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, noting the existence of substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. This uncertainty arose from management’s review of our results of operations and financial condition and its conclusion that, based on our operating plans, we did not have adequate liquidity to fund our operating expenses. While our future operating activities under the distribution and development agreement with Zimmer, Inc. coupled with our plans to raise capital or issue debt financing, may provide additional liquidity in the future, these actions are not solely within our control. If we are unable to raise additional funds, or if our anticipated operating results are not achieved, we believe planned expenditures may need to be reduced in order to extend the time period that existing resources can fund our operations. If we are unable to obtain the necessary capital, it may have a material adverse effect on our operations and the development of our technology, or we may have to cease operations altogether.
We have agreements with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) and the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”) that require us to make certain milestone and royalty payments.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
On January 22, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “WARF License”) with WARF, which amended and restated in full our prior license agreement with WARF, dated October 1, 2014 (the “Original WARF License”). Under the WARF License, we have agreed to pay WARF a royalty equal to a single-digit percentage of our product sales pursuant to the WARF License, with a minimum annual royalty payment of $50,000 for 2020, $100,000 for 2021 and $150,000 for 2022 and each calendar year thereafter that the WARF License is in effect. The minimum annual royalty payment for calendar year 2020 in the amount of $50,000 was recorded in our accrued expense liability balance as of December 31, 2020. If we or any of our sublicensees contest the validity of any licensed patent, the royalty rate will be doubled during the pendency of such contest and, if the contested patent is found to be valid and would be infringed by us if not for the WARF License, the royalty rate will be tripled for the remaining term of the WARF License.
Under the Amended and Restated License and Development Agreement with Mayo (the “Mayo Development Agreement”), we have agreed to pay Mayo a royalty equal to a single-digit percentage of our product sales pursuant to the Mayo Development Agreement. Nothing further was due until we started selling our products. As of December 31, 2020, $2,144 in royalty payments were due to Mayo given the commencement of commercial sales during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 with regard to: “Item 1—Business—WARF License,” “Business—Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research License and Development Agreement,” “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—We depend on intellectual property licensed from WARF for our technology under development, and the termination of this license would harm our business” and “Item 1A—Risk Factors—We depend on our partnership with Mayo to license certain know how for the development and commercialization of our technology.”
To continue to fund operations, we will need to secure additional funding or take steps to reduce expenses. We may obtain additional financing in the future through the issuance of our Common Stock and securities convertible into our Common Stock, through other equity or debt financings or through collaborations or partnerships with other companies. We may not be able to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Further, any failure to raise capital when needed could compromise our ability to execute on our business plan.
The development and commercialization of our cortical strip, grid electrode and depth electrode technology is subject to numerous uncertainties, and we have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be substantially different than we currently anticipate and could use our cash resources sooner than we expect. Additionally, the process of developing medical devices is costly, and the timing of progress in pre-clinical tests and clinical trials is uncertain. Our ability to successfully transition to profitability will be dependent upon achieving certain regulatory approval and then a level of product sales adequate to support our cost structure. We cannot assure you that we will ever be profitable or generate positive cash flow from operating activities.
Cash Flows
The following is a summary of cash flows for each of the periods set forth below.
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (1,904,232 | ) | $ | (1,224,846 | ) | ||
| Net cash used by investing activities | — | (10,271 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 4,996,947 | 3,018,670 | ||||||
| Net increase in cash | $ | 3,092,715 | $ | 1,783,553 | ||||
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Form 10-Q
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $ 1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, which consisted of a net loss of $2.0 million partially offset by non-cash stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization related to intangible assets, revaluation of convertible notes and operating lease expense, totaling approximately $0.3 million in the aggregate. The net change in our net operating assets and liabilities associated with fluctuations in our operating activities resulted in a cash use of $0.2 million. The change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily attributable to a net increase in accounts receivable in connection with the Zimmer Development Agreement and a decrease in accounts payable attributed to the timing of payments.
Net cash used in operating activities was $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, which consisted of a net loss of $4.6 million partially offset primarily by non-cash interest, stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization related to intangible assets, non-cash lease expenses and revaluation of convertible notes, totaling approximately $3.4 million in the aggregate. The net change in our net operating assets and liabilities associated with fluctuations in our operating activities was negligible.
Net cash used by investing activities
Net cash used by investing activities consisted of outlays for furniture and equipment during the three months ended December 31, 2019. There were no investing activities during the three months ended December 31, 2020.
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $5.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, which consisted primarily of proceeds received in advance of the 2021 Private Placement.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, which consisted primarily of net proceeds received upon the issuance of the Paulson Notes and common stock offering totaling $3.0 million in the aggregate.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These accounting principles require us to make estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the periods presented. We believe that the estimates and judgments upon which we rely are reasonably based upon information available to us at the time that we make these estimates and judgments. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial results will be affected. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates and judgments and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are described in Note 3 — “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our condensed financial statements included in “Part 1, Item 1 – Financial Statements” in this Report.
During the three months ended December 31, 2020, we commenced commercial sales of the Strip/Grid Products and Electrode Cable Assembly Products. As a result, we added the following critical accounting policies below:
Product Revenue
Revenues from product sales are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. At the inception of each contract, performance obligations are identified and the total transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations.
Cost of Product Revenue
Cost of product revenue consists of the manufacturing and materials costs incurred by our third-party contract manufacturer in connection with our Strip/Grid Products and outside supplier materials costs in connection with the Electrode Cable Assembly Products. In addition, cost of product revenue includes royalty fees incurred in connection with our license agreements.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
We record a provision for doubtful accounts, when appropriate, based on historical experience and a detailed assessment of the collectability of our accounts receivable. In estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts, we consider, among other factors, the aging of the accounts receivable, our historical write-offs, the credit worthiness of each customer, and general economic conditions. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when we believe that it is probable that the receivable will not be recovered. Actual write-offs may be in excess of our estimated allowance.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out “FIFO” method) or net realizable value. We calculate inventory valuation adjustments for excess and obsolete inventory, when appropriate, based on current inventory levels, movement, expected useful lives, and estimated future demand of the products and spare parts. Our inventory is currently comprised of cEEG strip/grid and electrode cable assembly finished good products. The strip/ grid products are produced by a third-party contract manufacturer and the electrode cable assembly products are obtained from outside suppliers.
There were no additional material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 3— “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our condensed financial statements included in “Part 1, Item 1 – Financial Statements” in this Report for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable for smaller reporting companies.
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Form 10-Q
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We designed and evaluate our disclosure controls and procedures recognizing that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance and not absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Also, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits 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 misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls is based, in part, upon certain 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.
Under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)- 15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act as of December 31, 2020. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2020.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
The material legal proceedings in which we are involved are discussed in Note 4, “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and are hereby incorporated by reference.
In addition to the other information below and set forth elsewhere in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020. Those factors, if they were to occur, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements in this Report, and materially adversely affect our financial condition or future results. Although we are not aware of any other factors that we currently anticipate will cause our forward-looking statements to differ materially from our future actual results, or materially affect the Company’s financial condition or future results, additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial might materially adversely affect our actual business, financial condition and/or operating results.
A possible “short squeeze” due to a sudden increase in demand of our common stock that largely exceeds supply may lead to additional price volatility.
Recently, securities of certain companies have experienced significant and extreme volatility in stock price due short sellers of shares of common stock, known as a “short squeeze.” These short squeezes have caused extreme volatility in those companies and in the market and have led to the price per share of those companies to trade at a significantly inflated rate that is disconnected from the underlying value of the company. Many investors who have purchased shares in those companies at an inflated rate face the risk of losing a significant portion of their original investment as the price per share has declined steadily as interest in those stocks have abated. While we have no reason to believe our shares would be the target of a short squeeze, there can be no assurance that we won’t be in the future, and you may lose a significant portion or all of your investment if you purchase our shares at a rate that is significantly disconnected from our underlying value.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable to our Company.
None.
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| + | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. | |
| * | Schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish any omitted schedules or exhibits upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission. A list of the omitted schedules and exhibits to this agreement is as follows: Exhibit A: Schedule of Purchasers; Exhibit B: Form of Warrant; Exhibit C: Selling Stockholder Questionnaire; and Exhibit D: Form of Lock-Up. |
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NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
Form 10-Q
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.
Dated: February 16, 2021
NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
| By: | /s/ Dave Rosa | |
| Dave Rosa | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
| By: | /s/ Ronald McClurg | |
| Ronald McClurg | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David Rosa, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020 of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: February 16, 2021 | /s/ David Rosa | |
| Name: | David Rosa | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ronald McClurg, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020 of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: February 16, 2021 | /s/ Ronald McClurg | |
| Name: | Ronald McClurg | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002*
Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, David Rosa, Chief Executive Officer of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:
1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020, to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of the period covered by the Report and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Report.
| /s/ David Rosa | |
| David Rosa | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| Dated: February 16, 2021 |
| * | This certification accompanies the report to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act made before or after the date of the report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER,
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002*
Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, Ronald McClurg, Chief Financial Officer of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:
1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2020, to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.2 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of the period covered by the Report and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Report.
| /s/ Ronald McClurg | |
| Ronald McClurg | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| Dated: February 16, 2021 |
| * | This certification accompanies the report to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act made before or after the date of the report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |