NWBO 10-Q
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | 3 | |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 | 7 | |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | | $ | | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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(Unaudited)
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Loss from extinguishment of debt | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Balances at June 30, 2024 |
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Balances at June 30, 2023 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Other non-current assets | ( | ( | ||||
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Repayment of notes payable | ( | ( | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Reclassification of warrant liabilities to stockholders’ deficit | $ | — | $ | | ||
Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt and accrued interest | $ | | $ | | ||
Issuance of Series C preferred stock for conversion of debt and accrued interest | $ | | $ | — | ||
Series C convertible preferred stock conversion | $ | | $ | | ||
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable | $ | | $ | | ||
Issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock in lieu of debt redemption | $ | — | $ | | ||
Deemed dividend related to warrant modification | $ | | $ | | ||
Debt discount related to warrant modification | $ | | $ | — | ||
Reclassification of investor advances to convertible notes payable | $ | — | $ | | ||
Reclassification of investor advances to stockholders' deficit | $ | — | $ | | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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1. Organization and Description of Business
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Flaskworks, Northwest Biotherapeutics Limited, Northwest Biotherapeutics Capital Limited (formerly known as Aracaris Capital Limited), Northwest Biotherapeutics B.V., and NW Bio GmbH (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) were organized to discover and develop innovative immunotherapies for cancer. The Company has developed DCVax® platform technologies for both operable and inoperable solid tumor cancers. The Company has wholly owned subsidiaries in Boston, the U.K., the Netherlands and Germany. On August 28, 2020, the Company acquired Flaskworks, LLC (“Flaskworks”), a company that has developed a system designed to close and automate the manufacturing of cell therapy products such as DCVax®.
The Company relies upon contract manufacturers for production of its DCVax products, research and development services, distribution and logistics, and related services, in compliance with the Company’s specifications and the applicable regulatory requirements.
The Company has completed a Phase 3 clinical trial of its DCVax®-L product for glioblastoma brain cancer, has publicly reported the results in a peer reviewed publication in a medical journal as well as at a medical conference, and submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for regulatory approval in the U.K. in December 2023. The MAA is in process of their review.
2. Financial Condition, Going Concern and Management Plans
The Company has incurred annual net operating losses since its inception. The Company had a net loss of $
The Company does not expect to generate material revenue in the near future from the sale of products and is subject to all of the risks and uncertainties that are typically faced by biotechnology companies that devote substantially all of their efforts to research and development (“R&D”) and clinical trials and do not yet have commercial products. The Company expects to continue incurring annual losses for the foreseeable future. The Company’s existing liquidity is not sufficient to fund its operations, anticipated capital expenditures, working capital and other financing requirements until the Company reaches significant revenues. Until that time, the Company will need to obtain additional equity and/or debt financing, especially if the Company experiences downturns in its business that are more severe or longer than anticipated, or if the Company experiences significant increases in expense levels resulting from being a publicly-traded company or from expansion of operations. If the Company attempts to obtain additional equity or debt financing, the Company cannot assume that such financing will be available to the Company on favorable terms, or at all.
Because of recurring operating losses and operating cash flow deficits, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date of this filing. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, however, they do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.
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The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and on the same basis as the Company uses to prepare its annual audited consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ deficit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any future interim period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2024 has been derived from audited financial statements; however, it does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (the “2023 Annual Report”), which was filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024.
Use of Estimates
In preparing condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in these estimates.
On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments, including valuing equity securities in share-based payment arrangements, estimating the fair value of financial instruments recorded as derivative liabilities, useful lives of depreciable assets, and whether impairment charges may apply. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those previously disclosed in the 2023 Annual Report.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
Compensation - Stock Compensation
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-01, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards, to clarify whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. The guidance applies to all business entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. These amendments are effective for the Company for annual and interim periods in 2025, applied prospectively, with early adoption and retrospective application permitted. As the Company does not issue profit interest awards, the impact of the adoption of the amendments in this update is not expected to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. This guidance will be effective for the annual periods beginning the year ended December 31, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Adopted
Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Subtopic 820 “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”. The FASB is issuing this Update (1) to clarify the guidance in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, when measuring the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity security, (2) to amend a related illustrative example, and (3) to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value in accordance with Topic 820.
For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company adopted ASU 2022-03 effective January 1, 2024. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with ASC 820 (Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures), the Company uses various inputs to measure the fair value of liabilities related to certain embedded conversion features associated with convertible debt, share liability (receivable), and the contingent payable to Cognate BioServices on a recurring basis to determine the fair value of these liabilities. The Company also elects the fair value option (“FVO”) for certain eligible financial instruments, such as convertible notes, in order to simplify the accounting treatment.
ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy categorizing inputs into three levels used to measure and disclose fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. An explanation of each level in the hierarchy is described below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that are accessible by the Company on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are either directly or indirectly observable.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the instrument requiring the development of assumptions by the Company.
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The following table classifies the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
Fair value measured at June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Quoted prices in active |
| Significant other |
| Significant | ||||||
| Fair value at | markets | observable inputs | unobservable inputs | ||||||||
June 30, 2024 |
| (Level 1) |
| (Level 2) |
| (Level 3) | ||||||
Contingent payable derivative liability | $ | | — | — | | |||||||
Convertible notes at fair value |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | ||||
Share liability | | — | — | | ||||||||
Total fair value | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Fair value measured at December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
|
| Quoted prices in active |
| Significant other |
| Significant | ||||||
Fair value at | markets | observable inputs | unobservable inputs | |||||||||
| December 31, 2023 |
| (Level 1) |
| (Level 2) |
| (Level 3) | |||||
Warrant liability | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
Contingent payable derivative liability | | — | — | | ||||||||
Convertible notes at fair value | | — | — | | ||||||||
Share liability |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | ||||
Total fair value | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
There were
The following table presents changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024. Both observable and unobservable inputs were used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. Unrealized gains and losses associated with liabilities within the Level 3 category include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long- dated volatilities) inputs (in thousands).
Convertible | |||||||||||||||
Warrant | Contingent Payable | Share | Notes | ||||||||||||
| Liability |
| Derivative Liability |
| Liability |
| At Fair Value |
| Total | ||||||
Balance - January 1, 2024 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Additional share liability | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||
Issuance of convertible notes at fair value | — | — | — | | | ||||||||||
Exchange convertible note to convertible note at fair value | — | — | — | | | ||||||||||
Redemption of share liability | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||
Change in fair value | ( | ( | | ( | ( | ||||||||||
Balance - June 30, 2024 | $ | — | (1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
| (1) | The warrant liability related to certain conditional rights to independently purchase shares from the Company in a future raise of capital (the “Piggy-back Rights”), which expired as of June 11, 2024. |
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A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the Company’s warrant liabilities and embedded conversion feature that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is as follows:
| As of June 30, 2024 | ||||||
Share |
| Contingent Payable | |||||
Liability | Derivative Liability | ||||||
Strike price | $ | | $ | | * | ||
Contractual term (years) |
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Volatility (annual) |
| | % |
| | % | |
Risk-free rate |
| | % |
| | % | |
Dividend yield (per share) |
| | % |
| | % | |
As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Share |
| Contingent Payable |
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| Liability | Derivative Liability |
| ||||
Strike price | $ | | $ | | * | ||
Contractual term (years) | |
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Volatility (annual) | | % |
| | % | ||
Risk-free rate | | % |
| | % | ||
Dividend yield (per share) | | % |
| | % | ||
| * | The strike price assumes the current stock price as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. |
5. Stock-based Compensation
The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).
For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||||
Research and development | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Research and development - related party (1) | ||||||||||||
Milestones achieved | — | — | — | | ||||||||
Future milestones | — | | — | | ||||||||
General and administrative (2) |
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| |
| | |||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
| (1) | The related party amounts were for milestone incentives that either were earned or are deemed probable to be achieved in the future and become issuable at that time (as detailed below in Restricted Stock Awards). |
| (2) | The general and administrative expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 is related to the applicable vesting portion of stock options awards and restricted shares to employees and consultants. |
The total unrecognized stock compensation (primarily for consultants) cost was approximately $
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Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity for options during the six months ended June 30, 2024 (amount in thousands, except per share number):
Weighted Average | ||||||||||
Weighted | Remaining | |||||||||
Number of | Average | Contractual Life | Total Intrinsic | |||||||
| Shares |
| Exercise Price |
| (in years) |
| Value | |||
Outstanding as of January 1, 2024 |
| | $ | | $ | | ||||
Granted | | | — | |||||||
Cashless exercised | ( | | — | — | ||||||
Outstanding as of June 30, 2024 |
| | $ | | $ | | ||||
Options vested (1) |
| | $ | | $ | | ||||
(1) |
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company granted
The Black-Scholes option pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted. The assumptions used in calculating the fair values of stock options that were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:
For the six months ended | ||||
June 30, | ||||
| 2024 | |||
Exercise price | $ | | ||
Expected term (years) |
| |||
Expected stock price volatility |
| | % | |
Risk-free rate |
| | % | |
Dividend yield (per share) |
| | % | |
Restricted Stock Awards
Advent SOW 6
There was
As of June 30, 2024,
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6. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| June 30, |
| December 31, |
| Estimated | |||
2024 | 2023 | Useful Life | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | $ | | $ | |
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Office furniture and equipment |
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Computer and manufacturing equipment and software |
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Land in the United Kingdom |
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| NA | ||
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| |
| NA | |||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( |
|
| ||
Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ | | $ | |
|
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Depreciation expense was approximately $
7. Outstanding Debt
The following two tables summarize outstanding debt as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively (amount in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| Stated |
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| Fair |
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Interest | Conversion | Remaining | Value | Carrying | ||||||||||||||||
Maturity Date | Rate | Price | Face Value | Debt Discount | Adjustment | Value | ||||||||||||||
Short term convertible notes payable |
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6% unsecured |
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| % | $ | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||||
8% unsecured |
| % | $ | * | | ( |
| — |
| | ||||||||||
10 % unsecured | % | $ | * | | — | — | | |||||||||||||
| ( | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Short term convertible notes at fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||
11% unsecured | % | $ | * | | — | | ||||||||||||||
8% unsecured | % | $ | | — | | |||||||||||||||
| — | | ||||||||||||||||||
Short term notes payable |
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8% unsecured |
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| % |
| N/A |
| |
| ( |
| — |
| | |||||||
12% unsecured |
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| % |
| N/A |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | |||||||
6% secured |
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| % |
| N/A |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | |||||||
| |
| ( |
|
| — |
| | ||||||||||||
Long term notes payable |
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8% unsecured |
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| % |
| N/A |
| |
| ( |
| — |
| | |||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending balance as of June 30, 2024 | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||||
*These convertible notes are convertible into Series C preferred shares at conversion prices ranging from $
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| Stated |
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Short term convertible notes payable |
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6% unsecured |
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| % | $ | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||||||
8% unsecured | % | $ | * | | ( | — | | |||||||||||||
10% unsecured | % | $ | * | | — | — | | |||||||||||||
| ( | — | | |||||||||||||||||
Short term convertible notes at fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||
11% unsecured | % | $ | * | | — | | | |||||||||||||
Short term notes payable |
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8% unsecured |
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| % |
| N/A |
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| — |
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12% unsecured |
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| % |
| N/A |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | |||||||
| |
| ( |
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| — | | |||||||||||||
Long term notes payable | ||||||||||||||||||||
8% unsecured |
|
| % |
| N/A |
| |
| ( |
| — |
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6% secured |
| % | N/A | |
| — |
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| — | | ||||||||||
| ( | — | | |||||||||||||||||
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| ||||||||||||||||||
Ending balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||||
*These convertible notes are convertible into Series C preferred shares at conversion prices ranging from $
Notes Payable
On April 26, 2024, the Company entered into a Commercial Loan Agreement (the “April Commercial Loan”) with a commercial lender for an aggregate principal amount of $
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company issued approximately
Convertible Notes
On February 21, 2024, the Company entered into several
As consideration for entering into the package of February Convertible Notes for $
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On June 29, 2024, the Company modified the terms of an existing $
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company converted $
Convertible Notes at Fair Value
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company entered into several
The Company elected the FVO to fair value the Convertible Notes under the guidance in ASC 825. The convertible notes at fair value are required to be remeasured using level 3 fair value measurements (see Note 4).
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, interest expense related to outstanding debt totaled approximately $
For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, interest expense related to outstanding debt totaled approximately $
8. Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Stockholders
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted loss per common share would be computed similar to basic loss per common share except that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Because of the net loss from operations for each period, inclusion of such securities in the computation of loss per share would be anti-dilutive and thus they are excluded. Potentially dilutive weighted average common shares include common stock potentially issuable under the Company’s convertible notes and preferred stock, warrants and vested and unvested stock options.
The following securities were not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation because their effect was anti-dilutive as of the periods presented (in thousands):
For the six months ended | ||||
June 30, | ||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |
Series C convertible preferred stock | | | ||
Common stock options | | | ||
Common stock warrants | | | ||
Convertible notes and accrued interest | |
| | |
Potentially dilutive securities | | | ||
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9. Related Party Transactions
The Company has
Each of the
The Ancillary Services Agreement establishes a structure under which the Company and Advent negotiate and agree upon the scope and terms for Statements of Work (“SOWs”) for facility development activities and compassionate use program activities, as well as for the periodic specialized programs. After an SOW is agreed and approved by the Company, Advent will proceed with, or continue, the applicable services and will invoice the Company pursuant to the SOW. Since both the facility development and the compassionate use program involve pioneering and uncertainties in most aspects, the invoicing under the Ancillary Services Agreement is on the basis of costs incurred plus
The following table summarizes total research and development costs from Advent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively (in thousands).
For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
Advent BioServices |
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Manufacturing cost in London | | $ | | | $ | | ||||||
Manufacturing cost at Sawston facility |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||
SOW 6 one-time milestones - Shares |
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Expensed but unpaid (milestone complete) (1) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| | ||||
Expensed but unpaid, not yet due (milestone not yet complete) (2) |
| — |
| |
| — |
| | ||||
SOW 6 one-time milestones - Cash |
|
|
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| ||||||||
Expensed and due, but unpaid (milestone complete) (3) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| | ||||
Expensed but unpaid, not yet due (milestone not yet complete) (2) | — | | — | | ||||||||
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
| (1) | The payment for the six months ended June 30, 2023 covers the one-time milestone for obtaining a commercial manufacturing license from the MHRA. |
| (2) | The expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 covers the one-time milestone for drafting key portions of the MAA application for product approval. |
| (3) | The expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 covers the one-time milestone for the workstream on Mechanism of Action. |
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Advent BioServices Sublease Agreement
On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a Sub-lease Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Advent. The Agreement permits use by Advent of a portion of the space in the Sawston facility, which is leased by the Company under a separate head lease with a different counterparty (Huawei) that commenced on December 14, 2018. The Company subleased approximately
During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized sub-lease income of $
During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized sub-lease income of $
Related Party Accounts Payable
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were outstanding unpaid accounts payable and accrued expenses owed to Advent as summarized in the following table (in thousands). These unpaid amounts are part of the Related Party expenses reported in the above section.
| June 30, |
| December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Advent BioServices - amount invoiced but unpaid | $ | | $ | | ||
Advent BioServices - amount accrued but unpaid (1) | | | ||||
$ | | $ | | |||
10. Preferred Stock
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company entered into various Subscription Agreements (the “Series C Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Series C Investors”). Pursuant to the Series C Subscription Agreements, the Company issued the Series C Investors an aggregate of
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company converted $
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, approximately
The Company determined that the Series C Shares contain contingent redemption provisions allowing redemption by the holder upon certain defined events (“deemed liquidation events”). As the event that may trigger the redemption of the Series C Shares is not solely within the Company’s control, the Series C Shares are classified as mezzanine equity (temporary equity) in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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11. Stockholders’ Deficit
Common Stock
On June 4, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with SIO Capital Management LLC (SIO), for SIO’s purchase of
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company received $
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, certain options and warrants holders elected to exercise some of their options and warrants pursuant to cashless exercise formulas. The Company issued approximately
Stock Purchase Warrants
The following is a summary of warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
| Number of |
| Weighted Average |
| Remaining | ||
Warrants | Exercise Price | Contractual Term | |||||
Outstanding as of January 1, 2024 |
| | $ | |
| ||
Warrants granted (1) |
| |
| |
| — | |
Warrants exercised for cash |
| ( |
| |
| — | |
Cashless warrants exercised | ( | | — | ||||
Outstanding as of June 30, 2024 (2) |
| | $ | |
| ||
| (1) | Warrants granted to the placement agent. |
| (2) | At June 30, 2024, of the approximately |
Warrant Modifications
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company amended certain warrants whereby the maturity dates were extended for an additional approximately 3 months. The value of these modifications was calculated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions.
| Post-modification |
| Pre-modification |
| |||
Exercise price | $ | | $ | | |||
Expected term (in years) |
|
| |||||
Volatility |
| | % |
| | % | |
Risk-free interest rate |
| | % |
| | % | |
Dividend yield |
| | % |
| | % | |
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The incremental fair value attributable to the modified awards compared to the original awards immediately prior to the modification was calculated at $
12. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease- Lessee Arrangements
The Company has operating leases for corporate offices in the U.S. and U.K., and for manufacturing facilities in the U.K. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the balance sheet. The Company has elected the
At June 30, 2024, the Company had operating lease liabilities of approximately $
Operating Lease - Lessor Arrangements
On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a Sub - lease Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Advent. The Agreement permits use by Advent of a portion of the space in the Sawston facility, which is leased by the Company under a separate head lease with a different counterparty (Huawei) that commenced on December 14, 2018. The Company subleased approximately
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The following summarizes quantitative information about the Company’s operating leases (amount in thousands):
For the six months ended | |||||||||
June 30, 2024 | |||||||||
| U.K. |
| U.S. |
| Total | ||||
Lease cost |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Operating lease cost | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Short-term lease cost |
| |
| — |
| | |||
Variable lease cost |
| — |
| |
| | |||
Sub-lease income |
| ( |
| — |
| ( | |||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
|
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Other information |
|
|
|
|
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| |||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases |
|
|
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| |||||
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases |
| | % |
| | % |
|
| |
For the six months ended | |||||||||
June 30, 2023 | |||||||||
| U.K. |
| U.S. |
| Total | ||||
Lease cost |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Operating lease cost | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Short-term lease cost |
| |
| — |
| | |||
Variable lease cost |
| — |
| |
| | |||
Sub-lease income | ( | — | ( | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Other information |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases |
|
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| |||||
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases |
| | % |
| | % |
|
| |
The Company recorded lease costs as a component of general and administrative expense during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Maturities of our operating leases, excluding short-term leases and sublease agreement, are as follows:
Six months ended December 31, 2024 | $ | | |
Year ended December 31, 2025 |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2026 | | ||
Year ended December 31, 2027 | | ||
Year ended December 31, 2028 | | ||
Thereafter | | ||
Total | | ||
Less present value discount | ( | ||
Operating lease liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2024 | $ | |
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Maturities of our operating leases under the sublease agreement, are as follows:
Six months ended December 31, 2024 |
| $ | |
Year ended December 31, 2025 |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2026 |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2027 |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2028 |
| | |
Thereafter |
| | |
Total | $ | |
Advent BioServices Services Agreement
On May 14, 2018, the Company entered into a DCVax®-L Manufacturing and Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Advent BioServices, a related party which was formerly part of Cognate BioServices and was spun off separately as part of an institutional financing of Cognate. The MSA provides for manufacturing of DCVax-L products at an existing facility in London. The MSA is structured in the same manner as the Company’s prior agreements with Cognate BioServices. The MSA provides for certain payments for achievement of milestones and, as was the case under the prior agreement with Cognate BioServices, the Company is required to pay certain fees for dedicated production capacity reserved exclusively for DCVax production and pay for manufacturing of DCVax-L products for a certain minimum number of patients, whether or not the Company fully utilizes the dedicated capacity and number of patients. The MSA remains in force until five years after the first commercial sales of DCVax-L products pursuant to a marketing authorization, accelerated approval or other commercial approval, unless cancelled. Either party may terminate the MSA on
German Tax Matter
The German tax authorities have audited our wholly owned subsidiary, NW Bio GmbH, for 2013-2015. The NW Bio GmbH submitted substantial documentation to refute certain aspects of the assessments and the German tax authorities agreed in principle with the Company’s proposed revised approach and settlement offer. A final settlement bill was received from the German Tax Authority confirming that only a portion of the original bill was owed, €
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Other Contingent Payment Obligation
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company entered into a non-dilutive funding agreement with an individual investor, pursuant to which the Company received funding of $
13. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through August 9, 2024, which is the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. There were no subsequent events that required adjustment to or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included with this report. In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, but some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Many factors could affect our actual results, including those factors described under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in Part II Item 1A of this report. These factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those presently anticipated by us. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are a biotechnology company focused on developing personalized immune therapies for cancer. We have developed a platform technology, DCVax®, which uses activated dendritic cells to mobilize a patient’s own immune system to attack their cancer.
Our lead product, DCVax®-L, is designed to treat solid tumor cancers in which the tumor can be surgically removed. We have completed a 331-patient international Phase III trial of DCVax-L for Glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer (GBM), published the results in the JAMA Oncology peer reviewed journal, and on December 20, 2023 we submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for commercial approval in the U.K. We plan to conduct clinical trials of DCVax-L for other solid tumor cancers in the future, when resources permit. Our second product, DCVax®-Direct, is designed to treat inoperable solid tumors. A 40-patient Phase I trial has been completed, and included treatment of a diverse range of more than a dozen types of cancers. We plan to work on preparations for Phase II trials of DCVax-Direct as resources permit.
During the first half of 2024, the Company continued its progress on multiple fronts, including the following.
MAA Application. As previously reported, the Company has been working intensively with teams of consultants on activities related to the review of the Company's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The overall process includes an initial review process, a clock stop period when the review process stops while the applicant addresses questions and requests for additional information, then additional review processes as well as inspections. As is typical, and as the Company has previously stated, the Company does not plan to make any interim announcements while its MAA is going through the regulatory process. The Company plans to announce the results when the regulatory review and decision-making is finished.
Preparations for Regulatory Inspections. As previously reported, preparations for regulatory inspections associated with the MAA have been a major focus of the Company’s activities this year to date, including mock inspections. Inspections by MHRA are scheduled to take place in both the U.S. and the U.K.
Intellectual Property and Collaborations. During the second quarter, the Company completed the exclusive in-license of a portfolio of dendritic cell (DC) technologies and clinical programs from the prestigious Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell). The license was the culmination of more than 2 years of discussions and negotiations, and builds on a portfolio licensed last year from another institution that included years of foundational work. Together, the packages include intellectual property generated over many years, as well as 5 new patent families just filed last year, by a leading group of dendritic cell experts. The IP includes enhanced versions of DC products, immune boosters and conditioning regimens to help reprogram the TME (tumor microenvironment) and help increase a patient's responsiveness to immune therapies. The packages also include clinical data and documents that will save time and resources and help avoid the Company having to reinvent the wheel.
The in-licensed technologies in the combined packages are now in three Phase 2 trials that are fully funded by grants and fully being carried out by the investigators. Two of these trials opened earlier this year. The third trial just opened within the last couple of weeks and has already begun enrolling as well. The Company believes that the in-license of these two portfolios constitutes a major step toward the Company's goal of building a leading dendritic cell franchise.
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Apart from the new in-licenses from Roswell, the Company's patent portfolio expanded substantially during the second quarter. The portfolio includes patents developed by the Company itself and patents under in-licenses from parties other than Roswell. In regard to the Flaskworks technologies, 5 new patents were allowed and 1 new patent issued during the quarter. In regard to the dendritic cell technologies and related IP, 1 new patent was allowed and issue fees were paid for 4 new patents that were allowed in the first quarter. The Company believes that its patent portfolio is a significant asset, both for the Company's medical products and as a separate asset in and of itself.
Pipeline. A number of activities have been under way to expand the Company's pipeline. A major focus is on preparations for restart of the DCVax-Direct program. Extensive work by Advent BioServices is ongoing for this restart. The manufacturing process for DCVax-Direct is materially different than for DCVax-L. Restart of the program requires a technology transfer process for transfer of the process to the U.K., development of new sets of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for DCVax-Direct in the Sawston facility and development of U.K. regulatory documents, training of personnel, numerous engineering runs both informally for practice and formally to validate the process, comparability testing and analyses of both the process and the products produced. Certain new development work has also been necessary, relating to the equipment and system for the DCVax-Direct manufacturing and relating to certain key ingredients of the product.
As noted above, the portfolio acquired from Roswell is also contributing to pipeline expansion. Two of the 3 Phase 2 trials involving IP in-licensed from Roswell are in cancers beyond those for which the Company has conducted trials itself. One of the trials is in melanoma that is refractory to checkpoint inhibitor drugs. Another is in brain metastases of breast cancer. The newest trial is in ovarian cancer. These 3 Phase 2 trials are open for enrollment and actively progressing. These 3 Phase 2 trials constitute a substantial pipeline in and of themselves.
Flaskworks. The design work to make the Flaskworks system GMP-compatible was completed. This work focused on two key areas: the ability to clean the machines to the level of sterility required for GMP operations, and additional safety features for protection of the operators in the GMP setting. The Flaskworks team and Advent BioServices also continued to work with the specialized contractor on additional modifications to reduce the footprint of the GMP-compatible Flaskworks system, to enable more systems to fit into the planned Grade C labs and enable further increases in the production capacity.
Sawston Facility. The Company continued the planning and design work for the first Grade C cleanroom at the Sawston facility. The Company expects the Grade C cleanrooms to be important for scale-up, as they will accommodate the “closed” Flaskworks system, and be able to manufacture a number of patients’ products in the lab at the same time.
Annual Shareholder Meeting. Preparations for the Annual Shareholder Meeting, the Proxy and the voting process were a major focus of activity during the second quarter of 2024. The Annual Meeting was held on June 29, 2024. The Company's shareholders approved all of the items slated for votes, including re-election of directors, re-appointment of the Company's auditor, re-approval/ratification of options awarded in 2020 to management and directors, and approval on an advisory basis of 2023 management compensation.
Litigation. The Company's litigation against certain market makers continued to progress during the second quarter of 2024. The case is described in Part II - Item 1, Legal Proceedings, below.
Pediatric Glioma Clinical Trials. The Company continued its discussions with physicians about the two planned trials of DCVax-L for pediatric gliomas and reached conceptual agreement with the physicians.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to derivative liabilities, accrued expenses and stock-based compensation. We based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Our critical accounting policies and significant estimates are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our critical accounting policies and significant estimates have not changed substantially from those previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Results of Operations
Operating costs:
Our operating costs and expenses consist primarily of research and development (R&D) expenses. R&D expenses include clinical trial expenses, and increased costs after completion of a Phase III trial, especially for the extensive preparations, and teams of expert consultants, required for an application for product approval.
In addition to clinical trial and post-trial costs, our operating costs may include ongoing work relating to our DCVax products, including R&D, product characterization, manufacturing process development, quality control process development, and related matters. Additional substantial costs relate to the development and expansion of manufacturing capacity.
Our operating costs also include the costs of preparations for the launch of new or expanded clinical trial programs, such as our anticipated trials of combination treatment regimens. The preparation costs include payments to regulatory consultants, lawyers, statisticians, sites and others, evaluation of potential investigators, the clinical trial sites and the CROs managing the trials and other service providers, and expenses related to institutional approvals, clinical trial agreements (business contracts with sites), training of medical and other site personnel, trial supplies and other.
Our operating costs also include legal and accounting costs in operating the Company.
The foregoing operating costs include the costs for Flaskworks’ ongoing operations and intellectual property filings, and the operations of our subsidiaries in the U.K., the Netherlands and Germany.
Research and development:
R&D expenses include costs for substantial external scientific personnel, technical and regulatory advisers, and others, costs of laboratory supplies used in our internal research and development projects, travel, regulatory compliance, and expenditures for preclinical and clinical trial operation and management when we are actively engaged in clinical trials.
Because we are a pre-revenue company, we do not allocate R&D costs on a project basis. We adopted this policy, in part, due to the unreasonable cost burden associated with accounting at such a level of detail and our limited number of financial and personnel resources.
General and administrative:
General and administrative expenses include personnel related salary and benefit expenses, cost of facilities, insurance, travel, legal services, property and equipment and amortization of stock options and warrants.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
We recognized a net loss of $17.9 million and $14.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Research and Development Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses were $8.3 million and $6.2 million, respectively. The increase in 2024 was mainly related to an increase of $1.6 million to unrelated external service providers, of which $0.9 million was related to stock-based compensation for such service providers, which was mainly related to additional awards that were granted to various key external consultants in the third quarter of 2023.
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General and Administrative Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, general and administrative expenses were $9.7 million and $7.6 million, respectively. The increase in 2024 was mainly related to an increase of $1.9 million in legal expenses.
Change in Fair Value of Derivatives
We recognized a non-cash gain of $2.4 million and a non-cash gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The gain was primarily due to the decrease of stock price as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 compared to March 31, 2024 and 2023. In addition, the warrant liability related to certain conditional rights to independently purchase shares from the Company in a future raise of capital (the “Piggy-back Rights”) expired as of June 11, 2024, which resulted $0.9 million non-cash gain from change in fair value.
Change in Fair Value of Convertible Notes
We recognized a non-cash loss of $0.2 million change in fair value of the convertible notes during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Debt Extinguishment
We recognized approximately $0.9 million and $0.5 million debt extinguishment loss during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 from the debt redemption, respectively.
Interest Expense
During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recognized interest expense of $1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The increase in interest expense in 2024 was mainly related to an increase of outstanding debt balance.
Foreign currency transaction loss
During the three months ended and June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recognized foreign currency transaction loss of $45,000 and gain of $0.7 million, respectively. The loss was due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling. The gain was due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
We recognized a net loss of $36.2 million and $25.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Research and Development Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses were $16.2 million and $13.1 million, respectively. The increase in 2024 was mainly related to an increase of $2.7 million to unrelated external service providers, of which $1.6 million was related to stock-based compensation, which was mainly related to additional awards that were granted to various key external consultants in the third quarter of 2023.
General and Administrative Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, general and administrative expenses were $17.8 million and $14.5 million, respectively. The increase in 2024 was primarily related to an increase of $2.7 million in legal expenses.
Change in Fair Value of Derivatives
We recognized non-cash gain of $2.5 million and $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The gain was primarily due to the decrease of stock price as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 compared to December 31, 2023 and 2022. In addition,
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the warrant liability related to certain conditional rights to independently purchase shares from the Company in a future raise of capital (the “Piggy-back Rights”) expired as of June 11, 2024, which resulted $0.9 million non-cash gain from change in fair value.
Change in Fair Value of Convertible Notes
We recognized a non-cash gain of $1.5 million change in fair value of the convertible notes during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The gain was primarily due to the decrease of stock price as of June 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023.
Debt Extinguishment
We recognized an approximately $1.7 million debt extinguishment loss during the six months ended June 30, 2024 from the debt redemption, and $1.4 million from the amendments of certain convertible notes and existing warrants (see Note 7).
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we issued approximately 15.2 million shares of common stock with a fair value of $9.6 million to certain lenders in lieu of cash payments of $7.4 million of debt, including $0.7 million accrued interest. In addition, pursuant to exchange agreements executed with various holders, the Company is required to potentially issue additional common stock (the "Share liability") if the stock price is less than the price defined in the exchange agreement as of the true-up date. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we extinguished Share liabilities of $1.1 million and recognized an additional $0.6 million of Share liabilities. We recognized an approximately $1.8 million debt extinguishment loss during the six months ended June 30, 2023 from the debt redemption.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we issued approximately 56,000 shares of Series C preferred stock at fair value of $1.0 million to certain lenders in lieu of cash payments of $0.9 million debt, including $0.1 million accrued interest. We recognized an approximately $0.1 million debt extinguishment loss.
Interest Expense
During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded interest expense of $3.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The increase in interest expense in 2024 was mainly related to an increase of outstanding debt balance.
Foreign currency transaction loss
During the six months ended and June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recognized foreign currency transaction loss of $0.7 million and gain of $1.6 million, respectively. The loss was due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling. The gain was due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound sterling.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have experienced recurring losses from operations since inception. We have not yet established an ongoing source of revenues and must cover our operating expenses through debt and equity financings to allow us to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on the ability to obtain adequate capital to fund operating losses until we generate adequate cash flows from operations to fund our operating costs and obligations. If we are unable to obtain adequate capital, we could be forced to cease operations.
We depend upon our ability, and will continue to attempt, to secure equity and/or debt financing. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Our management determined that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year after the annual consolidated financial statements were issued, and management’s concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern within the year following this report persist.
Cash Flow
Operating Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, net cash outflows from operations were approximately $28.6 million and $22.8 million, respectively. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase payment in legal costs of $1.9 million and clinical program expenditures of $3.2 million in connection with the MAA.
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Investing Activities
We spent approximately $0.8 million and $2.6 million in cash for the purchase of additional equipment and our build-out in Sawston, UK during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Financing Activities
We received approximately $7.9 million of cash from issuance of 0.7 million shares of Series C convertible preferred stock during the six months ended June 30, 2024. We received approximately $4.8 million cash from issuance of 0.3 million shares of Series C convertible preferred stock during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
We received approximately $2.9 million net proceeds from issuance of 8.1 million shares of common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
We received approximately $7.1 million of cash from issuance of convertible notes to individual lenders during the six months ended June 30, 2024. We received approximately $1.1 million of cash from issuance of convertible notes to individual lenders during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
We received approximately $10.0 million and $10.0 million of cash from the issuance of a loan from a commercial lender during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We received approximately $1.5 million and $1.6 million of cash from the exercise of warrants during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We received $50,000 from issuance of non-dilutive funding agreements during the six months ended June 30, 2024. We received $4.1 million from issuance of non-dilutive funding agreements during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
We made aggregate debt payments of $0.2 million and $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Other factors affecting our ongoing funding requirements include the number of staff we employ, the number of sites, number of patients and amount of activity in our clinical trial programs, the costs of further product and process development work relating to our DCVax products, the costs of preparations for Phase II trials, the costs of expansion of manufacturing, and unanticipated developments. The extent of resources available to us will determine which programs can move forward and at what pace.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Since our inception, we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk represents the risk of loss that may result from the change in value of financial instruments due to fluctuations in its market price. Market risk is inherent in all financial instruments. Market risk may be exacerbated in times of trading illiquidity when market participants refrain from transacting in normal quantities and/or at normal bid-offer spreads. Our exposure to market risk is directly related to derivatives, debt and equity linked instruments related to our financing activities.
Our assets and liabilities are overwhelmingly denominated in U.S. dollars. We do not use foreign currency contracts or other derivative instruments to manage changes in currency rates. We do not now, nor do we plan to, use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. However, these circumstances might change.
The primary quantifiable market risk associated with our financial instruments is sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk represents the potential loss from adverse changes in market interest rates. We use an interest rate sensitivity simulation to assess our interest rate risk exposure. For purposes of presenting the possible earnings effect of a hypothetical, adverse change in interest rates over the 12-month period from our reporting date, we assume that all interest rate sensitive financial instruments will be impacted by a hypothetical, immediate 100 basis point increase in interest rates as of the beginning of the period. The sensitivity is based upon the
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hypothetical assumption that all relevant types of interest rates that affect our results would increase instantaneously, simultaneously and to the same degree. We do not believe that our cash and equivalents have significant risk of default or illiquidity.
The sensitivity analyses of the interest rate sensitive financial instruments are hypothetical and should be used with caution. Changes in fair value based on a 1% or 2% variation in an estimate generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in the estimate to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular estimate on the fair value of financial instruments is calculated independent of changes in any other estimate; in practice, changes in one factor may result in changes in another factor, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities. In addition, the sensitivity analyses do not consider any action that we may take to mitigate the impact of any adverse changes in the key estimates.
Based on our analysis, as of June 30, 2024, the effect of a 100+/- basis point change in interest rates on the value of our financial instruments and the resultant effect on our net loss are considered immaterial.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation as of June 30, 2024, of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such terms are defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us 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.
Remediation of a Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company recognizes the importance of internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting. Consequently, we designed and implemented remediation measures to address the material weakness previously identified during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, which was due solely to the material weakness over the valuation of debt and derivative liabilities which primarily involved applying an incorrect valuation method using the market price actually paid for certain convertible notes rather than using a Monte Carlo valuation formula. In light of the material weakness, we enhanced our valuation of debt and derivative liability processes. Based on the actions taken, as well as the evaluation of the design of the new controls, management concluded that the material weakness was remediated as of March 31, 2024 and were operating effectively as of June 30, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No change in internal control over financial reporting occurred during the most recent quarter with respect to our operations, which materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On December 1, 2022, we filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against certain market makers. The Complaint alleges that the defendants engaged in manipulation of the Company’s stock, in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and common law fraud, over a period of years. On March 20, 2023, the defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. On April 10, 2023 we filed an Amended Complaint against Canaccord Genuity LLC, Citadel Securities LLC, G1 Execution Services LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Instinet LLC, Lime Trading Corp., and Virtu Americas LLC (Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc. v. Canaccord, et al., No. 1:22-cv-10185-GHW-GWG).
Following defendant’s filing of a new Motion to Dismiss (MTD) and various filings on both sides, an oral argument on defendants’ latest Motion to Dismiss was held on November 14, 2023. The Magistrate Judge issued an 85-page Recommendation and Results Opinion (R&R) for review by the Senior Judge. The Magistrate Judge found that the Company had adequately plead all of the elements of its claim of market manipulation, with the exception of producing enough details for calculating actual damages, known as loss causation. On that basis, he granted defendant’s motion to dismiss without prejudice, subject to the Company’s right to replead on just the question of loss causation, finding that such a filing would “not be futile”.
On February 14, 2024, the Senior Judge issued an opinion accepting all the recommendations and findings of the R&R, and gave the Company 30 days to file this limited repleading amendment on loss causation and damages no later than March 15, 2024. On March 15, 2024, the Company filed their more detailed repleading on loss causation and damages. At the end of March, defendants asked for the right to object to the Judge’s findings against them on December 29, 2023 and February 14, 2024. This motion was denied. The defendants then asked for leave to file a new MTD. That motion was granted with a 30-day filing requirement for defendants and a 30 day response time for the Company.
On May 1, 2024, the defendants’ filed a new MTD the Company’s amended repleading complaint, containing the new section on loss causation and damages. On May 31, 2024, the Company responded to the defendants’ new MTD, supporting the Magistrate Judge’s and Senior Judge’s previous opinions, and rejecting the defendants’ objections to the Company’s loss causation repleading and damage formulae.
On June 14, 2024, the defendants filed their last response to the Company’s comments on May 31, 2024, concerning the defendant’s latest MTD. They also asked the Court to schedule an oral argument on the issues raised by these last two filings. The Company plans to continue vigorously pursuing this case.
As previously reported, three stockholders filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery three similar derivative lawsuits against the Company and certain of its directors and officers, including J. Cofer Black, Marnix L. Bosch, Alton L. Boynton, Leslie J. Goldman, Jerry Jasinowski, Navid Malik, and Linda F. Powers (the “Individual Defendants”), alleging the Individual Defendants (i) breached their fiduciary duties, and (ii) were unjustly enriched by director and officer compensation awarded in 2020 to the Individual Defendants—notwithstanding the fact that approximately 90% of shareholders voted to approve of the Company’s executive compensation (the same compensation that these three stockholders are seeking to challenge) twice (both through its Say on Pay vote at the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2021, and again in a binding vote at the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2022) and approximately 90% of shareholders also voted to approve the director awards at the 2022 Annual Meeting. On March 31, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery consolidated these actions into a single action under the caption In re Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. Stockholder Litigation (the “Derivative Action”). The descriptions and summary of the lawsuit herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the proceedings in the Derivative Action, and are described in greater detail by the Company’s June 3, 2024 Definitive Proxy (the “2024 Proxy”).
On December 30, 2022, following the shareholder approvals at the December 2022 Annual Meeting, the Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint asserting that the shareholder votes should be deemed ineffective. On February 22, 2023, the Individual Defendants and the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. On November 17, 2023, the court issued an oral decision denying the Motion to Dismiss. On December 20, 2023, the Company filed an answer to the Consolidated Amended Complaint. On December 28, 2023, the Individual Defendants, represented by separate counsel, filed their response to the Consolidated Amended Complaint.
On June 3, 2024, the Company filed the 2024 Proxy which, among other things, asked shareholders to ratify the 2020 option awards that are the subject of the Derivative Action at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). On June 20, 2024, the court stayed proceedings in the Derivative Action in light of the potential ratifying effects of the 2024 Annual Meeting. At the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting, held on June 29, 2024, shareholders holding 88.13% of the shares voted in favor of Proposal
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3 (ratification of the 2020 option awards granted to the Company’s four senior executives) and stockholders holding 88.05% of the shares voted in favor of Proposal 4 (ratification of the 2020 option awards granted to the Company’s non-employee directors). On June 30, 2024, the Individual Defendants filed an amended answer to the Consolidated Amended Complaint and have asserted that the claims in the Derivative Action are barred, in whole or in part, by ratification because the Company’s disinterested stockholders ratified the challenged option awards at the 2024 Annual Meeting. The parties are currently seeking guidance from the court regarding the proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Applicable risk factors are set forth in the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
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104 | The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC | |||
Dated: August 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Linda F. Powers | |
Name: | Linda F. Powers | ||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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