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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
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For
the transition period from ___________ to
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Delaware
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84-1368850
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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303
George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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08901
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share.
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NYSE
Amex
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Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller reporting company x
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Class
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Number of Shares
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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22,604,007
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PART
I
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1.
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Business
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1
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1A.
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Risk
Factors
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16
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1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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30
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2.
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Properties
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30
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3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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30
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4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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30
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PART
II
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5.
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Market for
Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
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31
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6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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38
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7.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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39
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7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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50
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8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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51
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9.
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Changes in and
Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure
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51
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9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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51
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9B.
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Other
Information
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52
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PART
III
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10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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52
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11.
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Executive
Compensation
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12.
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Security Ownership
of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters
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52
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13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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53
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14.
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
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53
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PART
IV
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15.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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53
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SIGNATURES
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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F-1
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Performing
efficacy, toxicological and dose-finding studies in mice for our potential
multiple myeloma drug candidate, SNS-01. SNS-01 is a
nano-encapsulated combination therapy of Factor 5A and an siRNA against
Factor 5A. Our efficacy study in severe combined
immune-deficient mice with subcutaneous human multiple myeloma tumors
tested SNS-01 dosages ranging from 0.15 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg. In
these studies, mice treated with a dose of either 0.75 mg/kg or 1.5 mg/kg
both showed a 91% reduction in tumor volume and a decrease in tumor weight
of 87% and 95%, respectively. For mice that received smaller
doses of either 0.38 mg/kg or 0.15 mg/kg, there was also a reduction in
tumor volume (73% and 61%, respectively) and weight (74% and 36%,
respectively). All of the treated mice, regardless of dose,
survived. This therapeutic dose range study provided the basis
for an 8-day maximum tolerated dose study in which normal mice received
two intravenous doses of increasing amounts of SNS-01 (from 2.2
mg/kg). Body weight, organ weight and serum levels of liver
enzymes were used as clinical indices to assess toxicity. A
dose between 2.2 mg/kg and 2.9 mg/kg was well tolerated with respect to
these clinical indices, and the survival rate at 2.9 mg/kg was
80%. Those mice receiving above 2.9 mg/kg of SNS-01 showed
evidence of morbidity and up to 80% mortality. The 2.9 mg/kg
threshold, twice the upper end of the proposed therapeutic dose range, was
therefore determined to be the maximum tolerated dose in
mice.
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demonstrated
significant tumor regression and diminished rate of tumor growth of
multiple myeloma tumors in SCID mice treated with Factor 5A technology
encapsulated in nanoparticles;
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increased
median survival by approximately 250% in a tumor model of mice injected
with melanoma cancer cells;
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induced
apoptosis in both human cancer cell lines derived from tumors and in lung
tumors in mice;
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induced
apoptosis of cancer cells in a human multiple myeloma cell line in the
presence of IL-6;
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measured
VEGF reduction in mouse lung tumors as a result of treatment with our
genes;
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decreased
ICAM and activation of NFkB in cancer cells employing siRNA against Factor
5A;
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increased
the survival rate in H1N1 mouse influenza survival studies from 14% in
untreated mice to 52% in mice treated with our siRNA against Factor
5A. Additionally, the treated mice reversed the weight loss
typically seen in infected mice and had other reduced indicators of
disease severity as measured by blood glucose and liver
enzymes.
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increased
the survival, while maintaining functionality, of mouse pancreatic islet
cells isolated for transplantation, using intraperitaneal administration
of our technology. Initial animal studies have shown that our
technology administered prior to harvesting beta islet cells from a mouse,
has a significant impact not only on the survival of the beta islet cells,
but also on the retention of the cells’ functionality when compared to the
untreated beta islet cells. Additional studies have shown that
the treated beta islet cells survive a pro-inflammatory cytokine
challenge, while maintaining their functionality with respect to insulin
production. These further studies also revealed Factor-5A’s
involvement in the modulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS),
an important indicator of inflammation;
and
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increased
the survival rate of mice in a lethal challenge sepsis
model. Additionally, a broad spectrum of systemic
pro-inflammatory cytokines were down-regulated, while not effecting the
anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
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Multiple
Myeloma. Our objective is to advance our technology for the
potential treatment of multiple myeloma with the goal of initiating a
clinical trial. In connection with the potential clinical
trial, we have engaged a clinical research organization, or CRO, to assist
us through the process. We have also determined the delivery
system for our technology, contracted for the supply of pharmaceutical
grade materials to be used in toxicology and human studies, performed
certain toxicology studies, and have contracted with a third party
laboratory to conduct additional toxicology studies. Together
with the assistance of our CRO, we will have additional toxicology studies
performed with the goal of filing an investigational new drug application,
or IND application, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,
for their review and consideration in order to initiate a clinical
trial. Assuming that we have adequate funding, we estimate that
it will take approximately fifteen (15) months from June 30, 2009 to
complete these objectives.
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Lung
Inflammation. A mouse model system has been conducted to
illustrate the siRNA to Factor 5A’s ability to reduce morbidity and
mortality of lung inflammation caused by the up-regulation of
pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by a
pathogen.
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Other. We
may continue to look at other disease states in order to determine the
role of Factor 5A.
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Entering
into strategic alliances, including licensing technology to major
marketing and distribution partners;
or
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developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
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longer
shelf life of perishable produce;
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increased
biomass and seed yield;
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greater
tolerance to environmental stresses, such as drought and soil
salinity;
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greater
tolerance to certain fungal and bacterial
pathogens;
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more
efficient use of fertilizer; and
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advancement
to field trials in banana, lettuce, and
trees.
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further
develop and implement the DHS and Factor 5A gene technology in banana,
canola, cotton, turfgrass, bedding plants, rice, alfalfa, corn, soybean
and trees; and
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test
the resultant crops for new beneficial traits such as increased yield,
increased tolerance to environmental stress, disease resistance and more
efficient use of fertilizer.
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In
June 2002, we entered into a three-year worldwide exclusive development
and option agreement with ArborGen, LLC to develop our technology in
certain species of trees. In June 2006, ArborGen exercised
their option to license our technology and in December 2006, converted the
development and option agreement into a license agreement, referred to
herein as the ArborGen Agreement. To date, the research being
conducted by ArborGen has proceeded according to
schedule. ArborGen has seen promising positive growth responses
in greenhouse-grown seedlings. These initial greenhouse data
led to the initiation of field trials by ArborGen in the second half of
calendar 2004. At the end of the 2005 growing season, certain
trees which were enhanced by our technology had approximately double the
increase in volume relative to control trees. Further field
trials are ongoing to support these data and to analyze the growth rates
of trees which incorporate our technology. Under the ArborGen Agreement,
we have received an upfront payment and benchmark payments and we may
receive additional benchmark payments upon achievement of certain
development milestones and royalties upon
commercialization.
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In
September 2002, we entered into an exclusive development and license
agreement with Cal/West Seeds, referred to herein as the Cal/West License,
to commercialize our technology in certain varieties of
alfalfa. The Cal/West License will continue until the
expiration of the patents set forth in the agreement, unless terminated
earlier by either party pursuant to the terms of the
agreement. The Cal/West License also grants Cal/West an
exclusive option to develop our technology in various other forage
crops. The Cal/West development effort successfully
incorporated our technology into their alfalfa seed as of July
2004. Seed transformation and greenhouse trait analysis is
ongoing. Under the Cal/West License, we have received an
upfront payment and we may receive benchmark payments as certain
development milestones are achieved and a royalty upon commercialization
based upon the volume of alfalfa seed sold that contains our
technology.
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In
March 2004, we entered into an exclusive development and license agreement
with The Scotts Company, referred to herein as the Scotts Agreement, to
commercialize our technology in turfgrass and certain species of bedding
plants. Scotts is working on incorporating our technology to
enhance a variety of traits in these plants, including environmental
stress resistance, disease resistance and enhanced bloom
properties. We are collaborating with Scotts in the areas of
ornamental bedding plants and turfgrass. A large-scale
greenhouse evaluation of bedding plants was being conducted and additional
greenhouse testing is planned. Transformation and initial
tissue culture screening of events have been undertaken in
turfgrass. In tissue culture, turfgrass containing our
technology has grown more successfully than control turfgrass without our
technology. Greenhouse testing of the grass containing our
technology is the next planned development step. Under the Scotts
Agreement, we have received an upfront payment and benchmark
payments. In January 2006, the development and license
agreement with The Scotts Company was amended. Due to a change in the
corporate financial policy at Scotts, Scotts requested to defer certain
milestone payments, which were to be made on a calendar
basis. We agreed and these payments have now been deferred and
incorporated in the amount to be paid to us upon commercialization. Additionally, the
commercialization fee has been increased. All other aspects of
the agreement remain unchanged, and the project continues to move forward
without interruption. We may also receive royalties upon commercialization
from the net sales of turfgrass seed and bedding plants containing our
technology.
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In
October 2005, we entered into an agreement with Poet to license our
proprietary gene technology to Poet to improve aspects of Poet’s ethanol
production capabilities. We are currently revising our work
plan to incorporate our technology into those aspects of Poet's ethanol
production. We will receive an annual payment for each Poet
facility that incorporates our technology. If Poet incorporates
our technology into each of its facilities, we would be entitled to
receive an annual payment in excess of
$1,000,000.
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On
November 8, 2006, we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of
Canola. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an
upfront payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones and will receive commercialization
fees based upon specified benchmarks. In August, 2008, Bayer
CropScience GmbH successfully completed the first development milestone
related to this license.
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On
July 17, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer CropScience
AG for the development and commercialization of cotton. Under
the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
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On
August 6, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Monsanto for the
development and commercialization of corn and soy. Under the
terms of the agreement, we received an upfront payment, will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and additionally, upon commercialization, and a royalty on net
sales.
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On
September 11, 2007 we entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of
rice. Under the terms of the agreement, we received an upfront
payment, will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain
development milestones, and additionally, upon commercialization, and a
royalty on net sales.
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licensing
technology to major marketing and distribution
partners;
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entering
into strategic alliances; or
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developing
in-house production and marketing
capabilities.
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Seed
Transformation
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approximately
1 to 2 years
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Greenhouse
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approximately
1 to 2 years
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Field
Trials
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approximately
2 to 5 years
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Project
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Partner
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Status
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Banana
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Rahan
Meristem
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-
Shelf Life
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Field
trials
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Disease Resistance
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Field
trials
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Trees
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Arborgen
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-
Growth
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Field
trials
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Alfalfa
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Cal/West
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Greenhouse
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Corn
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Monsanto
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Cotton
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Bayer
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Canola
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Bayer
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Seed
transformation
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Rice
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Bayer
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Soybean
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Monsanto
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Proof
of concept ongoing
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Turfgrass
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The
Scotts Company
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Greenhouse
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Bedding
Plants
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The
Scotts Company
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Greenhouse
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Ethanol
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Poet
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Modify
inputs
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Alan
Bennett, Ph.D., who serves as the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Board, is the Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the University of California. His research
interests include the molecular biology of tomato fruit development and
ripening, the molecular basis of membrane transport, and cell wall
disassembly.
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Charles
A. Dinarello, M.D., who serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory
Board, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of
Medicine, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the author
of over 500 published research articles. In addition to his
active academic research career, Dr. Dinarello has held advisory positions
with two branches of the National Institutes of Health and positions on
the Board of Governors of both the Weizmann Institute and Ben Gurion
University.
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James
E. Meier is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is also
a practicing physician in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Beth
Israel. Dr. Mier’s research is funded by the NIH and he is a member of
numerous professional societies.
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delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of our research and product
development programs;
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license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
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seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
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attempt
to sell our company;
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cease
operations; or
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declare
bankruptcy.
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delay,
scale back or eliminate some or all of our research and development
programs;
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provide
a license to third parties to develop and commercialize our technology
that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
ourselves;
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seek
strategic alliances or business
combinations;
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attempt
to sell our company;
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cease
operations; or
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declare
bankruptcy.
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the
scope of our research and
development;
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our
ability to attract business partners willing to share in our development
costs;
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our
ability to successfully commercialize our
technology;
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competing
technological and market
developments;
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our
ability to enter into collaborative arrangements for the development,
regulatory approval and commercialization of other products;
and
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the
cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing patent claims and
other intellectual property rights.
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our
ability to obtain patent protection for our technologies and
processes;
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our
ability to preserve our trade secrets;
and
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our
ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of other
parties both in the United States and in foreign
countries.
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our
patent applications will result in the issuance of
patents;
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any
patents issued or licensed to us will be free from challenge and if
challenged, would be held to be
valid;
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any
patents issued or licensed to us will provide commercially significant
protection for our technology, products and
processes;
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other
companies will not independently develop substantially equivalent
proprietary information which is not covered by our patent
rights;
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other
companies will not obtain access to our
know-how;
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other
companies will not be granted patents that may prevent the
commercialization of our technology;
or
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we
will not incur licensing fees and the payment of significant other fees or
royalties to third parties for the use of their intellectual property in
order to enable us to conduct our
business.
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the
USDA regulates the import, field testing and interstate movement of
specific types of genetic engineering that may be used in the creation of
transgenic plants;
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the
EPA regulates activity related to the invention of plant pesticides and
herbicides, which may include certain kinds of transgenic plants;
and
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the
FDA regulates foods derived from new plant
varieties.
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occurrence
of unacceptable toxicities or side
effects;
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ineffectiveness
of the product candidate;
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negative
or inconclusive results from the clinical trials, or results that
necessitate additional studies or clinical
trials;
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delays
in obtaining or maintaining required approvals from institutions, review
boards or other reviewing entities at clinical
sites;
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delays
in patient enrollment; or
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insufficient
funding or a reprioritization of financial or other
resources.
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quarterly
variations in operating results;
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the
progress or perceived progress of our research and development
efforts;
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changes
in accounting treatments or
principles;
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announcements
by us or our competitors of new technology, product and service offerings,
significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic
relationships;
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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future
offerings or resales of our common stock or other
securities;
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stock
market price and volume fluctuations of publicly-traded companies in
general and development companies in particular;
and
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general
political, economic and market
conditions.
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments.
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Item
2.
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Properties.
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
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Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related
Stockholder
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Quarter
Ended
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Common
Stock
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High
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Low
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September
30, 2007
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.78 | ||||
December
31, 2007
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$ | 1.05 | $ | 0.38 | ||||
March
31, 2008
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 0.29 | ||||
June
30, 2008
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$ | 1.99 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
September
30, 2008
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$ | 1.81 | $ | 0.88 | ||||
December
31, 2008
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$ | 1.25 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
March
31, 2009
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$ | 0.87 | $ | 0.33 | ||||
June
30, 2009
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$ | 0.97 | $ | 0.43 |
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights and restricted
stock units
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Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights and
restricted stock units
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Number of securities
remaining
available for future
issuance
under equity
compensation plans
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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4,550,412 |
(1)
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$ | 1.70 | 5,887,472 |
(2)
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Total
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4,550,412 |
(1)
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$ | 1.70 | 5,887,472 |
(2)
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7/1/04
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6/30/05
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6/30/06
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6/30/07
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6/30/08
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6/30/09
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Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 56.83 | $ | 60.32 | $ | 36.51 | $ | 58.73 | $ | 26.35 | ||||||||||||
NYSE
Amex Composite Index
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 131.88 | $ | 164.58 | $ | 205.93 | $ | 204.46 | $ | 151.95 | ||||||||||||
RDG
Microcap Biotechnology Index
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$ | 100.00 | $ | 76.14 | $ | 62.90 | $ | 42.63 | $ | 22.12 | $ | 15.62 |
Year Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Statement
of Operations Data:
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Revenue
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$ | 275 | $ | 457 | $ | 300 | $ | 67 | $ | 125 | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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General
and administrative
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2,206 | 2,291 | 2,413 | 1,920 | 2,030 | |||||||||||||||
Research
and development
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2,354 | 1,765 | 1,208 | 1,566 | 1,417 | |||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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4,560 | 4,056 | 3,621 | 3,486 | 3,447 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(4,285 | ) | (3,599 | ) | (3,321 | ) | (3,419 | ) | (3,322 | ) | ||||||||||
Noncash
income
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- | - | - | - | 136 | |||||||||||||||
Sale
of state income tax loss - net
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- | - | - | - | 153 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
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(478 | ) | (668 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Interest
expense – convertible notes
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(1,007 | ) | (434 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Interest
income, net
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43 | 100 | 69 | 104 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (5,727 | ) | $ | (4,601 | ) | $ | (3,252 | ) | $ | (3,315 | ) | $ | (2,979 | ) | |||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
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$ | (.30 | ) | $ | (.26 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | $ | (.21 | ) | $ | (.21 | ) | |||||
Basic
and diluted weighted average number of common shares
outstanding
|
18,888 | 17,660 | 16,917 | 15,469 | 14,054 | |||||||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash,
cash equivalents and investments
|
$ | 1,431 | $ | 6,176 | $ | 658 | $ | 1,168 | $ | 4,481 | ||||||||||
Working
capital
|
1,259 | 5,673 | 259 | 859 | 3,959 | |||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
7,122 | 10,643 | 3,322 | 3,535 | 6,113 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(35,950 | ) | (30,223 | ) | (25,622 | ) | (22,370 | ) | (19,055 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
5,668 | 9,836 | 2,690 | 2,952 | 5,590 |
Item
7.
|
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
|
|
·
|
Nonrefundable
upfront license fees that are received in exchange for the transfer of our
technology to licensees, for which no further obligations to the licensee
exist with respect to the basic technology transferred, are recognized as
revenue on the earlier of when payments are received or collections are
assured.
|
|
·
|
Nonrefundable
upfront license fees that are received in connection with agreements that
include time-based payments are, together with the time-based payments,
deferred and amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the
license.
|
|
·
|
Milestone
payments, which are contingent upon the achievement of certain research
goals, are recognized as revenue when the milestones, as defined in the
particular agreement, are achieved.
|
|
·
|
the
existence of any prior relationship between us and the third party
provider;
|
|
·
|
the
past results of prior research and development services performed by the
third party provider; and
|
|
·
|
the
scope and timing of the research and development services set forth in the
agreement with the third party
provider.
|
|
·
|
the
scope, rate of progress and expense of our research
activities;
|
|
·
|
the
interim results of our research;
|
|
·
|
the
expense of additional research that may be required after review of the
interim results;
|
|
·
|
the
terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements
that we may establish;
|
|
·
|
the
expense and timing of regulatory
approvals;
|
|
·
|
the
effect of competing technological and market developments;
and
|
|
·
|
the
expense of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims
or other intellectual property
rights.
|
Payments Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations
|
Total
|
Less than
1 year
|
1 - 3 years
|
4 - 5 years
|
More than
5 years
|
|||||||||||||||
Research
and Development Agreements (1)
|
$ | 1,702,050 | $ | 1,702,050 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Facility,
Rent and Operating Leases (2)
|
$ | 152,989 | $ | 79,420 | $ | 73,569 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Employment,
Consulting and Scientific Advisory Board Agreements (3)
|
$ | 531,970 | $ | 519,264 | $ | 12,706 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Total
Contractual Cash Obligations
|
$ | 2,387,009 | $ | 2,300,734 | $ | 86,275 | $ | — | $ | — |
(1)
|
Certain
of our research and development agreements disclosed herein provide that
payment is to be made in Canadian dollars and, therefore, the contractual
obligations are subject to fluctuations in the exchange
rate.
|
(2)
|
The
lease for our office space in New Brunswick, New Jersey is subject to
certain escalations for our proportionate share of increases in the
building’s operating costs.
|
(3)
|
Certain
of our employment and consulting agreements provide for automatic renewal,
which is not reflected in the table, unless terminated earlier by the
parties to the respective
agreements.
|
|
·
|
On
July 9, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Partlet
Holdings Ltd., for the issuance of common stock and warrants for gross
proceeds of $1,000,000.
|
|
·
|
On
July 29, 2009, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with each of
Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes and certain insiders and affiliates for the
issuance of common stock and warrants for an aggregate gross proceeds of
$530,000.
|
|
·
|
On
July 29, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Cato
Holding Company for the issuance of common stock and warrants in exchange
for amounts currently owed by us to Cato Research Ltd in the amount of
$175,000.
|
|
·
|
On
August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, we entered into binding Securities
Purchase Agreements with YA Global and Stanford and have sold to each of
YA9 Global and Stanford $5,000,000 of secured convertible notes and
accompanying warrants for aggregate gross proceeds in the amount of
$10,000,000.
|
|
·
|
utilizing
our current cash balance and
investments,
|
|
·
|
achieving
some of the milestones set forth in our current licensing
agreements,
|
|
·
|
through
the execution of additional licensing agreements for our technology,
and
|
·
|
through
the placement of equity or debt
instruments.
|
Year
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
$ | 2,206 | $ | 2,291 | $ | (85 | ) | (4 | ) % | $ | 2,291 | $ | 2,413 | $ | (122 | ) | (5 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
2,354 | 1,765 | 589 | 33 | % | 1,765 | 1,208 | 557 | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 4,560 | $ | 4,056 | $ | 504 | 12 | % | $ | 4,056 | $ | 3,621 | $ | 435 | 12 | % |
Year
ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
$ | 445 | $ | 749 | $ | 910 | ||||||
Payroll
and benefits
|
690 | 669 | 616 | |||||||||
Investor
relations
|
245 | 305 | 278 | |||||||||
Professional
fees
|
416 | 261 | 217 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
112 | 97 | 166 | |||||||||
Other
general and administrative expenses
|
298 | 210 | 226 | |||||||||
Total
general and administrative expenses
|
$ | 2,206 | $ | 2,291 | $ | 2,413 |
|
·
|
Share-based
compensation for Fiscal 2009 and 2008 consisted of the amortized portion
of the Black-Scholes value of options, restricted stock units and warrants
granted to directors, employees and consultants. During Fiscal
2009 and 2008, the following options, warrants and restricted stock units
were granted:
|
Fiscal 2009
|
Fiscal 2008
|
|||||||
Options
|
834,812 | 1,069,600 | ||||||
Warrants
|
500 | 1,000 | ||||||
Restricted
Stock Units
|
136,000 | 337,700 |
|
·
|
Payroll
and benefits increased primarily as a result of salary and health
insurance rate increases.
|
|
·
|
Investor
relations expense for Fiscal 2009 is lower than Fiscal 2008 primarily as a
result of a decrease in the cost of the annual report and investor
relations consulting costs.
|
|
·
|
Professional
fees increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008 primarily as a
result of an increase in accounting and legal fees. Legal fees
increased primarily due to our multiple myeloma project and employee
compensation review. Accounting and legal fees also increased
primarily due to the review and filing of our securities
filings.
|
|
·
|
Professional
fees increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007 primarily as a
result of an increase in accounting and legal fees in connection with the
additional disclosure included in the annual
report.
|
|
·
|
Depreciation
and amortization increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily as a result of an increase in amortization of patent
costs. .
|
|
·
|
Depreciation
and amortization decreased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily as a result of a decrease in amortization of patent
costs. During Fiscal 2008, we did not amortize the cost of our
human health pending patent
applications.
|
Year
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
$ | 62 | $ | 148 | $ | (86 | ) | (58 | )% | $ | 148 | $ | 60 | $ | 88 | 147 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other
research and development
|
2,292 | 1,617 | 675 | 38 | % | 1,617 | 1,148 | 469 | 41 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
research and development
|
$ | 2,354 | $ | 1,765 | $ | 589 | 33 | % | $ | 1,765 | $ | 1,208 | $ | 557 | 46 | % |
|
·
|
Stock-based
compensation decreased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily because the Black-Scholes calculated fair value of the options
and warrants granted during Fiscal 2009 were lower than Fiscal 2008
because the number of options granted were lower in Fiscal
2009.
|
|
·
|
Stock-based
compensation increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily because the Black-Scholes calculated fair value of the options
and warrants granted during Fiscal 2008 were higher than Fiscal 2007
because the number of options granted were higher in Fiscal
2008.
|
|
·
|
Other
research and development costs increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to
Fiscal 2008 primarily as a result of the expansion of our human health
programs, specifically our multiple myeloma project, which was partially
offset by a decrease in the cost of our research agreement with the
University of Waterloo due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against
the Canadian dollar. .
|
|
·
|
Other
research and development costs increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to
Fiscal 2007 primarily as a result of the initiation of our multiple
myeloma project during Fiscal 2008. Additionally, the budget in
connection with the research agreement with the University of Waterloo was
increased and the U.S. dollar was weaker against the Canadian
dollar.
|
Year
ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
%
|
2008
|
%
|
2007
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural
research programs
|
$ | 618 | 26 | % | $ | 771 | 44 | % | $ | 701 | 58 | % | ||||||||||||
Human
health research programs
|
1,736 | 74 | % | 994 | 56 | % | 507 | 42 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total
research and development expenses
|
$ | 2,354 | 100 | % | $ | 1,765 | 100 | % | $ | 1,208 | 100 | % |
|
·
|
Agricultural
research expenses decreased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal 2008
primarily as a result of a decrease in the allocation of resources from
agriculture to human health at the University of Waterloo and the
strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian
dollar.
|
|
·
|
Agricultural
research expenses increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007
primarily as a result of an increase in the budget in connection with our
research agreement at the University of Waterloo, an increase in
stock-based compensation, and the U.S. dollar was weaker against the
Canadian dollar.
|
|
·
|
Human
health research expenses increased during Fiscal 2009 compared to Fiscal
2008 primarily as a result of the ongoing multiple myeloma
project.
|
|
·
|
Human
health research expenses increased during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal
2007 primarily as a result of the initiation of the multiple myeloma
project.
|
Year Ended June
30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
%
|
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except % values)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
$ | 43 | $ | 100 | $ | (57 | ) | (57 | )% | $ | 100 | $ | 69 | $ | 31 | 45 | % |
Item
9.
|
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
|
|
·
|
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our
company;
|
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of our company
are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and
directors of our company; and
|
|
·
|
Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our company’s assets that
could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
|
Item
10.
|
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance.
|
Item
12.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
|
|
(a)
|
(1)
|
Financial
Statements.
|
|
(a)
|
(2)
|
Financial
Statement Schedules.
|
|
(a)
|
(3)
|
Exhibits.
|
SENESCO
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Bruce C. Galton
|
Bruce
C. Galton, President and
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
(principal
executive officer)
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Joel Brooks
|
Joel
Brooks, Chief Financial Officer
|
|
(principal
financial and accounting
|
|
officer)
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Harlan W. Waksal, M.D
|
Chairman
and Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D.
|
||||
/s/ Bruce C. Galton
|
President
and Chief Executive
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
Officer
(principal executive officer)
and
Director
|
|||
/s/ Joel Brooks
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Joel
Brooks
|
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
|
|||
/s/ John E. Thompson
|
Executive
Vice President, Chief
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
John
E. Thompson
|
Scientific
Officer and Director
|
|||
/s/ John Braca
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
John
Braca
|
||||
/s/ Christopher Forbes
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Christopher
Forbes
|
||||
/s/ Warren J. Isabelle
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Warren
J. Isabelle
|
||||
/s/ Thomas C. Quick
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Thomas
C. Quick
|
||||
/s/ David Rector
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
David
Rector
|
||||
/s/ Rudolf Stalder
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Rudolf
Stalder
|
||||
/s/ Jack Van Hulst
|
Director
|
September
28, 2009
|
||
Jack
Van Hulst
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
2.1
|
Merger
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Nava Leisure USA, Inc., an Idaho
corporation, the Principal Stockholders (as defined therein), Nava Leisure
Acquisition Corp., and Senesco, Inc., dated October 9,
1998. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated January 11,
1999.)
|
|
2.2
|
Merger
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc., an
Idaho corporation, and Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
dated September 30, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
September 30, 1999.)
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
filed with the State of Delaware on January 22,
2007. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2006.)
|
|
3.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on January 22,
2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
3.3
†
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. filed with the State of Delaware on September
22, 2009.
|
|
3.4
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of Senesco Technologies, Inc. as adopted on October
2, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31,
2000.)
|
|
4.1
|
Form
of Warrant with Parenteau Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 1999.)
|
|
4.2
|
Form
of Warrant with Strategic Growth International, Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB
for the period ended December 31, 1999.)
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. and certain
officers of Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB
for the period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
4.4
|
Form
of Warrant issued to certain accredited investors (with attached schedule
of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed on May 4, 2005.)
|
|
4.5
|
Form
of Warrant issued to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. or its designees, dated as
of May 9, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31,
2005.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
4.6
|
Form
of Warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc., or its designees,
dated as of October 10, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
4.7
|
Form
or Warrant issued to certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006
(with attached schedule of parties and terms
thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended
June 30, 2006.)
|
|
4.8
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.15 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.9
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.10
|
Form
of Debenture issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.17 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.11
|
Form
of Debenture issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.12
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.19 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
4.13
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
4.14
|
Form
of Warrant issued to H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc or its designees.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30,2008.)
|
|
4.15
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
4.16
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Partlet Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
4.17
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
4.18
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to each of Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes,
Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector,
John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick
Charitable Foundation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
|
4.19
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
4.20
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued to Cato Holding Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
10.1
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Christopher
Forbes, dated January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 1998.)
|
|
10.2
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Thomas C. Quick,
dated February 23, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 1999.)
|
|
10.3
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Ruedi Stalder,
dated March 1, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 1999.)
|
|
10.4
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton,
dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.5
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Jack Van Hulst,
dated January 16, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended
June 30, 2007)
|
|
10.6
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John Braca, dated
October 8, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.7
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and David Rector dated
as of April, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended September 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.8 †
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Harlan W. Waksal,
M.D. dated as of October 24,
2008.
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.9 †
|
Indemnification
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Warren Isabelle
dated as of June 8, 2009.
|
|
10.10 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco, Inc. and Sascha P. Fedyszyn, dated
January 21, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31,
1998.)
|
|
10.11 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bruce C. Galton,
dated October 4, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period
ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.12 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Joel Brooks, dated
July 1, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2003.)
|
|
10.13 *
|
Employment
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Richard Dondero,
dated July 19, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
period ended June 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.14 *
|
Consulting
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and John E. Thompson,
Ph.D., dated July 12, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to
Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period
ended June 30, 2000.)
|
|
10.15 *
|
Amendment
to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified on February 8, 2001,
by and between Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated December
13, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
December 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.16 *
|
Amendment
# 5 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified, by and between
Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.17 *†
|
Amendment
# 6 to Consulting Agreement of July 12, 1999, as modified, by and between
Senesco, Inc. and John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated June 25,
2009.
|
|
10.18 +
|
License
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Harris Moran Seed
Company, dated November 19, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended December 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.19 +
|
Development
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen, LLC,
dated June 28, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.31 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended June 30,
2002.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.20 +
|
Commercial
License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and ArborGen,
LLC dated as of December 21, 2006. (Incorporated by reference
to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended December 31, 2006.)
|
|
10.21 +
|
Development
and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and
Calwest Seeds, dated September 14, 2002. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30,
2002.)
|
|
10.22 +
|
Development
and License Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and The
Scotts Company, dated March 8,
2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 2004.)
|
|
10.23 +
|
Development
and License Agreement with Broin and Associates, Inc. (currently known as
Poet) dated as of October 14, 2004. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form
10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2004.)
|
|
10.24 +
|
License
Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Bayer CropScience
GmbH, dated as of November 8, 2006. (Incorporated by reference
to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2006.)
|
|
10.25 +
|
License
Agreement with Bayer CropScience AG dated as of July 23, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.26 +
|
Patent
License Agreement with Monsanto Company dated as of August 6, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.27 +
|
License
Agreement with Bayer CropScience AG dated as of September 17, 2007.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.28
|
Research
Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson
and the University of Waterloo, dated September 1, 1998, as amended.
(Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 1998.)
|
|
10.29
|
Research
Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Dr. John E. Thompson
and the University of Waterloo, dated May 1,
2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June
30, 2002.)
|
|
10.30
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc., and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 1, 2007. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report
on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.31
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 25, 2008. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report
on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.32 †
|
Amendment
to Research Agreement by and among the University of Waterloo, Senesco,
Inc. and Dr. John E. Thompson, Ph.D., dated August 27,
2009.
|
|
10.33
+
|
Master
Product Sale Agreement with VGXI, Inc. dated as of June 27, 2008.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2008.)
|
|
10.34
|
Master
Product Sale Agreement with Polyplus-transfection dated as of June 30,
2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2008.)
|
|
10.35
|
Proposal
for Manufacture and Supply by and between Avecia Biotechnology, Inc. and
Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated as of September 4, 2008. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.36
|
Proposal
for Biodistribution and Repeat Dose Toxicity Studies in Mice by and
between BioReliance and Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated as of September
5, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.37
|
Services
Agreement by and between KBI BioPharma, Inc. and Senesco Technologies,
Inc. dated as of September 15, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2008.)
|
|
10.38
|
Agreement
for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and
between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Charles A. Dinarello, dated
February 12, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended March 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.39
|
Agreement
for Service on Senesco Technologies, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board by and
between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and James W. Mier, M.D., dated April 2,
2007. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.40
|
Financial
Advisory Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group
Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International
Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann
dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.35 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the
period ended June 30,
2006.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.41
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the financial advisory agreement by and between Stanford Group
Company and Senesco Technologies, Inc., dated February 14, 2008.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
10.42
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors (with attached schedule of parties and
terms thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3,
2004.)
|
|
10.43
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and Crestview Capital Master,
L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 13,
2004.)
|
|
10.44
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors (with schedule of parties and terms
thereto). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4,
2005.)
|
|
10.45
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and among Senesco Technologies, Inc., Stanford Group
Company, Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc., Stanford International
Bank, Ltd., Ronald Stein, Daniel Bogar, Osvaldo Pi and William Fusselmann
dated October 11, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.36 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the
period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.46
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc.
and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.38 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.47
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc
and certain accredited investors dated October 10, 2006 (with attached
schedule of parties and terms thereto). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.39 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2006.)
|
|
10.48
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2007.)
|
|
10.49
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and YA Global
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2007.)
|
|
10.50
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford
Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30, 2007.)
|
|
10.51
|
Registration
Rights Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Stanford
Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47
of Senesco Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period
ended June 30,
2007.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
10.52
|
Security
Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and YA Global Investments, L.P.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of Senesco Technologies, Inc.
annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2007.)
|
|
10.53
|
Security
Agreement dated as of December 20, 2007 by and between Senesco
Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and Stanford Venture Capital
Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended June
30, 2008.)
|
|
10.54
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Partlet
Holdings Ltd. Dated as of July 9, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed on July 10, 2009.)
|
|
10.55
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and each of
Robert Forbes, Timothy Forbes, Harlan W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder,
Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N. Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren
Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation dated as of July
29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco
Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K , filed on July 30,
2009.)
|
|
10.56
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Cato
Holding Company dated as of July 29, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K ,
filed on July 30, 2009.)
|
|
10.57
|
Office
lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Matrix/AEW NB, LLC,
dated March 16, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco
Technologies, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended
March 31, 2001.)
|
|
10.58
|
First
amendment of office lease by and between Senesco Technologies, Inc. and
Matrix/AEW NB, LLC, dated May 13, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.8 of Senesco Technologies, Inc annual report on Form 10-KSB for
the period ended June 30, 2005.)
|
|
10.59 *
|
1998
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended on December 13, 2002. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2002.)
|
|
10.60*
|
Senesco
Technologies, Inc. 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Senesco Technologies, Inc. quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2008.)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Senesco Technologies,
Inc. annual report on Form 10-KSB for the period ended June 30,
1999.)
|
|
23.1
†
|
Consent
of Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP.
|
|
23.2 †
|
Consent
of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.
|
|
31.1
†
|
Certification
of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
31.2
†
|
Certification
of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
†
|
Certification
of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.2
†
|
Certification
of the principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
*
|
A
management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be
filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 13(a) of Form
10-K.
|
†
|
Filed
herewith.
|
+
The SEC granted Confidential Treatment for portions of this
Exhibit.
|
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
– F-3
|
|
Consolidated
Financial Statements:
|
||
Balance
Sheets
|
F-4
|
|
Statements
of Operations
|
F-5
|
|
Statements
of Stockholders' Equity
|
F-6
- F-10
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
F-11
– F12
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-13
- F-38
|
June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 380,569 | $ | 5,676,985 | ||||
Short-term
investments
|
1,050,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
1,161,348 | 180,556 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
2,591,917 | 6,357,541 | ||||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
5,986 | 5,459 | ||||||
Intangibles,
net
|
3,884,999 | 3,213,543 | ||||||
Deferred
Financing Costs, net of amortization of $592,308 and $168,706,
respectively
|
632,324 | 1,059,230 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Tax Asset, net of valuation allowance of $11,520,000 and
$9,152,000, respectively
|
- | - | ||||||
Security
Deposit
|
7,187 | 7,187 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 7,122,413 | $ | 10,642,960 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 976,680 | $ | 370,167 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
355,937 | 314,267 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,332,617 | 684,434 | ||||||
Convertible
Notes Payable, net of discount of $9,448,783 and $9,499,943,
respectively
|
6,217 | 57 | ||||||
Grant
Payable
|
99,728 | 99,728 | ||||||
Other
Liability
|
16,017 | 23,062 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,454,579 | 807,281 | ||||||
Commitments
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares, no shares
issued
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock - $0.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and
outstanding 19,812,043 and 18,375,117, respectively
|
198,120 | 183,751 | ||||||
Capital
in excess of par
|
41,419,613 | 39,874,958 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(35,949,899 | ) | (30,223,030 | ) | ||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
5,667,834 | 9,835,679 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ | 7,122,413 | $ | 10,642,960 |
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
ended June 30,
|
Amounts
from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 275,000 | $ | 456,667 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 1,450,000 | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
2,205,739 | 2,291,263 | 2,412,679 | 23,931,195 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
2,353,962 | 1,764,426 | 1,208,321 | 12,311,557 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
4,559,701 | 4,055,689 | 3,621,000 | 36,242,752 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(4,284,701 | ) | (3,599,022 | ) | (3,321,000 | ) | (34,792,752 | ) | ||||||||
Noncash
income
|
- | - | - | 321,259 | ||||||||||||
Sale
of state income tax loss - net
|
- | - | - | 586,442 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
|
(478,000 | ) | (668,763 | ) | - | (1,146,763 | ) | |||||||||
Interest
expense – convertible notes
|
(1,007,244 | ) | (434,154 | ) | - | (1,441,398 | ) | |||||||||
Interest
income - net
|
43,076 | 100,449 | 69,303 | 523,313 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,726,869 | ) | $ | (4,601,490 | ) | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (.30 | ) | $ | (.26 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | - | ||||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
18,888,142 | 17,660,466 | 16,916,918 | - |
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Common
stock outstanding
|
2,000,462 | $ | 20,005 | $ | (20,005 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Contribution
of capital
|
- | - | 85,179 | - | $ | 85,179 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in reverse merger on January 22, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
3,400,000 | 34,000 | (34,000 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on May 21, 1999 for $2.63437 per
share
|
759,194 | 7,592 | 1,988,390 | - | 1,995,982 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for placement fees on May 21, 1999 at $0.01 per
share
|
53,144 | 531 | (531 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (1,168,995 | ) | (1,168,995 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 1999
|
6,212,800 | 62,128 | 2,019,033 | (1,168,995 | ) | 912,166 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 26, 2000 for $2.867647 per
share
|
17,436 | 174 | 49,826 | - | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on January 31, 2000 for $2.87875 per
share
|
34,737 | 347 | 99,653 | - | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on February 4, 2000 for $2.924582 per
share
|
85,191 | 852 | 249,148 | - | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on March 15, 2000 for $2.527875 per
share
|
51,428 | 514 | 129,486 | - | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash on June 22, 2000 for $1.50 per
share
|
1,471,700 | 14,718 | 2,192,833 | - | 2,207,551 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2000
|
- | - | (260,595 | ) | - | (260,595 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2000
|
- | - | 1,475,927 | - | 1,475,927 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,346,491 | ) | (3,346,491 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2000
|
7,873,292 | 78,733 | 5,955,311 | (4,515,486 | ) | 1,518,558 |
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2001
|
- | - | $ | 308,619 | - | $ | 308,619 | |||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (2,033,890 | ) | (2,033,890 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2001
|
7,873,292 | $ | 78,733 | 6,263,930 | (6,549,376 | ) | (206,713 | ) | ||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from November 30, 2001 through April
17, 2002 at $1.75 per unit
|
3,701,430 | 37,014 | 6,440,486 | - | 6,477,500 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants associated with bridge loan conversion on
December 3, 2001
|
305,323 | 3,053 | 531,263 | - | 534,316 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances for the year ended June 30,
2002
|
- | - | (846,444 | ) | - | (846,444 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2002
|
- | - | 1,848,726 | - | 1,848,726 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,021,709 | ) | (3,021,709 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2002
|
11,880,045 | 118,800 | 14,237,961 | (9,571,085 | ) | 4,785,676 | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants granted and vested during the year
ended June 30, 2003
|
- | - | 848,842 | - | 848,842 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (2,778,004 | ) | (2,778,004 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2003
|
11,880,045 | 118,800 | 15,086,803 | (12,349,089 | ) | 2,856,514 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash from January 15, 2004 through
February 12, 2004 at $2.37 per unit
|
1,536,922 | 15,369 | 3,627,131 | - | 3,642,500 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
- | - | (2,099,090 | ) | (2,099,090 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
- | - | 1,913,463 | - | 1,913,463 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuances from January 15, 2004
through February 12, 2004
|
- | - | (378,624 | ) | - | (378,624 | ) |
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the
year ended June 30, 2004
|
- | - | $ | 1,826,514 | - | $ | 1,826,514 | |||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2004 at exercise
prices ranging from $1.00 - $3.25
|
370,283 | $ | 3,704 | 692,945 | - | 696,649 | ||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (3,726,951 | ) | (3,726,951 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2004
|
13,787,250 | 137,873 | 20,669,142 | (16,076,040 | ) | 4,730,975 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on May 9, 2005 at $2.11 per
unit
|
1,595,651 | 15,957 | 3,350,872 | - | 3,366,829 | |||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds to warrants
|
- | - | (1,715,347 | ) | - | (1,715,347 | ) | |||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrants
|
- | - | 1,579,715 | - | 1,579,715 | |||||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on May 9,
2005
|
- | - | (428,863 | ) | - | (428,863 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2005
|
- | - | 974,235 | - | 974,235 | |||||||||||||||
Options
and warrants exercised during the year ended June 30, 2005 at
exercise prices ranging from $1.50 - $3.25
|
84,487 | 844 | 60,281 | - | 61,125 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (2,978,918 | ) | (2,978,918 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2005
|
15,467,388 | 154,674 | 24,490,035 | (19,054,958 | ) | 5,589,751 | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the
year ended June 30, 2006
|
- | - | 677,000 | - | 677,000 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2006 at an
exercise price of $0.01
|
10,000 | 100 | - | - | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (3,314,885 | ) | (3,314,885 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2006
|
15,477,388 | 154,774 | 25,167,035 | (22,369,843 | ) | 2,951,966 |
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for cash on October 10, 2006 at $1.135 per
unit
|
1,986,306 | $ | 19,863 | $ | 2,229,628 | - | $ | 2,249,491 | ||||||||||||
Commissions,
legal and bank fees associated with issuance on October 10,
2006
|
- | - | (230,483 | ) | - | (230,483 | ) | |||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2007 at an exercise price
of $0.01
|
10,000 | 100 | - | - | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2007
|
- | - | 970,162 | - | 970,162 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | (3,251,697 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
17,473,694 | 174,737 | 28,136,342 | (25,621,540 | ) | 2,689,539 | ||||||||||||||
Allocation
of proceeds, net of fees paid to holder, from issuance of convertible
notes and warrants during the year ended June 30, 2008
|
- | - | 9,340,000 | - | 9,340,000 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30, 2008, net
of deferred financing costs
|
555,556 | 5,556 | 430,952 | - | 436,508 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30, 2008
|
345,867 | 3,458 | 430,696 | - | 434,154 | |||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2008
|
- | - | 1,536,968 | - | 1,536,968 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (4,601,490 | ) | (4,601,490 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2008
|
18,375,117 | 183,751 | 39,874,958 | (30,223,030 | ) | 9,835,679 |
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Capital
|
During the
|
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
in Excess
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
of Par
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes converted into common stock during the year ended June 30, 2009, net
of deferred financing costs
|
50,000 | $ | 500 | $ | 44,433 | - | $ | 44,933 | ||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in lieu of cash payment for interest during the year ended
June 30, 2009
|
1,271,831 | 12,718 | 994,526 | - | 1,007,244 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised during the year ended June 30, 2009 at an exercise price
of $0.01
|
2,395 | 24 | (24 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with short-term incentive program during the
year ended June 30, 2009
|
112,700 | 1,127 | (1,127 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Fair
market value of options and warrants vested during the year ended June 30,
2009
|
- | - | 506,847 | - | 506,847 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | $ | (5,726,869 | ) | (5,726,869 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2009
|
19,812,043 | $ | 198,120 | $ | 41,419,613 | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | $ | 5,667,834 |
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended June 30,
|
Amounts from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,726,869 | ) | $ | (4,601,490 | ) | $ | (3,251,697 | ) | $ | (35,949,899 | ) | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Noncash
capital contribution
|
- | - | - | 85,179 | ||||||||||||
Noncash
conversion of accrued expenses into equity
|
- | - | - | 131,250 | ||||||||||||
Noncash
income related to change in fair value of warrant
liability
|
- | - | - | (321,259 | ) | |||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock and warrants for interest
|
1,007,244 | 434,154 | - | 1,450,713 | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
506,847 | 897,321 | 970,162 | 10,202,944 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
111,753 | 96,847 | 166,172 | 572,441 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of convertible note discount
|
51,160 | 500,057 | - | 551,217 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
426,839 | 168,706 | - | 595,545 | ||||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(980,792 | ) | (76,030 | ) | 35,058 | (1,161,348 | ) | |||||||||
Security
deposit
|
- | - | - | (7,187 | ) | |||||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
606,513 | 260,909 | 31,563 | 976,680 | ||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
41,670 | (63,092 | ) | 47,475 | 355,937 | |||||||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
- | (16,667 | ) | (25,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
liability
|
(7,045 | ) | (6,134 | ) | (5,222 | ) | 16,017 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(3,962,680 | ) | (2,405,419 | ) | (2,031,489 | ) | (22,501,770 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Patent
costs
|
(779,563 | ) | (761,093 | ) | (495,852 | ) | (4,286,363 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption
(purchase) of investments, net
|
(550,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | 600,000 | (1,050,000 | ) | |||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(4,173 | ) | (2,783 | ) | (2,179 | ) | (177,063 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(1,333,736 | ) | (1,013,876 | ) | 101,969 | (5,513,426 | ) | |||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from grant
|
- | - | - | 99,728 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of bridge notes
|
- | - | - | 525,000 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes
|
- | 9,340,000 | - | 9,340,000 | ||||||||||||
Deferred
financing costs
|
- | (651,781 | ) | - | (651,781 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock and warrants, net and exercise of warrants
and options
|
- | - | 2,019,108 | 19,082,818 | ||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
- | 8,688,219 | 2,019,108 | 28,395,765 | ||||||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(5,296,416 | ) | 5,268,924 | 89,588 | 380,569 | |||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
5,676,985 | 408,061 | 318,473 | - | ||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 380,569 | $ | 5,676,985 | $ | 408,061 | $ | 380,569 |
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended June 30,
|
Amounts from
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Inception
|
|||||||||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 22,317 | ||||||||
Supplemental
schedule of noncash financing activity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of bridge notes into common stock
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 534,316 | ||||||||
Conversion
of convertible note into common stock, net of unamortized financing costs
of $66,796
|
$ | 45,000 | $ | 500,000 | $ | - | $ | 545,000 | ||||||||
Allocation
of convertible debt proceeds to warrants and beneficial conversion
feature
|
$ | - | $ | 9,340,000 | $ | - | $ | 9,340,000 | ||||||||
Warrants
issued for financing costs
|
$ | - | $ | 639,645 | $ | - | $ | 639,645 | ||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for interest payments on convertible notes
|
$ | 1,007,244 | $ | 434,154 | $ | - | $ | 1,450,713 |
1.
PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES:
|
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("ST") and its wholly owned subsidiary,
Senesco, Inc. ("SI") (collectively, the "Company"). All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
The
Company is a development stage biotechnology company whose mission is to
develop novel approaches to treat programmed cell death diseases in humans
(apoptosis), and to enhance the quality and productivity of fruits,
flowers, vegetables and agronomic crops through the control of cell death
in plants (senescence).
SI,
a New Jersey corporation, was incorporated on November 24, 1998 and is the
successor entity to Senesco, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability
company that was formed on June 25, 1998 but commenced operations on July
1, 1998.
Liquidity
There
is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern due to its limited assets and capital and recurring losses as
explained in the following
paragraphs.
|
|
As
shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company
has a history of losses with a deficit accumulated during the development
stage from July 1, 1998 (inception) through June 30, 2009 of
$35,949,899. Additionally,
the Company has generated minimal revenues by licensing its
technology for certain crops to companies willing to share in its
development costs. In addition, the Company’s technology may not be ready
for commercialization for several years. The Company expects to continue
to incur losses for the next several years because it anticipates that its
expenditures on research and development, and administrative activities
will significantly exceed its revenues during that period. The Company
cannot predict when, if ever, it will become
profitable.
|
||
As
of June 30, 2009, the Company had cash and investments in the amount of
$1,430,569, which consisted of money market funds and U.S. treasury
bills. The Company estimates that such amount will cover its
expenses for approximately the next six months from June 30,
2009. The accompanying financial statements do not include any
adjustment from the outcome of this uncertainty.
|
||
These
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern. The Company's continuation as a going
concern is dependent upon its ability to ultimately attain profitable
operations, generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations and
obtain additional financing as may be required to comply with
regulatory requirements. The outcome of these uncertainties
cannot be assured.
|
||
In
July, 2009, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $850,000
from the private placement of common stock and warrants and also entered
into securities purchase agreements for an additional gross proceeds of
$755,000 from the intended sale of common stock and warrants, which is
subject to the NYSE Amex exchange
approval.
|
The
Company will need additional capital and plans to raise additional capital
through the placement of debt instruments or equity or
both. However, the Company may not be able to obtain adequate
funds for its operations when needed or on acceptable terms. If
the Company is unable to raise additional funds, it will need to do one or
more of the following:
|
||
· delay,
scale-back or eliminate some or all of its research and product
development programs;
|
||
· license
third parties to develop and commercialize products or technologies that
it would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize
itself;
|
||
· seek
strategic alliances or business combinations;
|
||
· attempt
to sell the Company;
|
||
· cease
operations; or
|
||
·
declare bankruptcy.
|
||
Cash,
Cash Equivalents and Investments
|
||
Cash
equivalents consist of investments which are readily convertible into cash
with original maturities of three months or less. The Company
maintains its cash in money market and bank deposit accounts which, at
times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company
believes that there is no significant credit risk with respect to these
accounts.
|
||
The
Company invests in United States treasury notes and high-grade corporate
debt instruments. Based on the Company's intentions regarding
these instruments, the Company has classified all marketable debt
securities as held-to-maturity and has accounted for these investments at
amortized cost. Marketable securities maturing in one year or
less are classified as current assets.
|
||
Property
and Equipment
|
||
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is
provided for by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets.
|
||
Intangibles
|
||
The
Company conducts research and development activities, the cost of which is
expensed as incurred, in order to generate patents that can be licensed to
third parties in exchange for license fees and
royalties. Because the patents are the basis of the Company’s
future revenue, the patent costs are capitalized. The
capitalized patent costs represent the outside legal fees incurred by the
Company to submit and undertake all necessary efforts to have such patent
applications issued as patents.
|
||
The
length of time that it takes for an initial patent application to be
approved is generally between four to six years. However, due
to the unique nature of each patent application, the actual length of time
may vary. If a patent application is denied, the associated
cost of that application would be written off. However, the
Company has not had any patent applications denied as of June 30,
2009. Additionally, should a patent application become impaired
during the application process, the Company would write down or write off
the associated cost of that patent application.
|
||
Issued
patents and agricultural patent applications pending are being amortized
over a period of 17 years, the expected economic life of the
patent.
|
The
Company assesses the impairment in value of intangible assets whenever
events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be
recoverable. Factors the Company considers important which
could trigger an impairment review include the
following:
|
||
· significant
negative industry trends:
|
||
· significant
underutilization of the assets:
|
||
· significant
changes in how the Company uses the assets or its plans for their use;
and
|
||
· changes in
technology and the appearance of competing technology.
|
||
If
the Company's review determines that the future discounted cash flows
related to these assets will not be sufficient to recover their carrying
value, the Company will reduce the carrying values of these assets down to
its estimate of fair value and continue amortizing them over their
remaining useful lives. To date, the Company has not recorded
any impairment of intangible assets.
|
||
Deferred
Financing Costs
|
||
Deferred
financing costs represent the costs related to the placement of
convertible notes during the year ended June 30, 2008. Such
costs are being amortized ratably over the term of the convertible notes,
(see Note 7).
|
||
Deferred
Income Tax Asset
|
||
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when,
in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion
or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted rates expected to apply when the differences are expected to
be realized.
|
||
Deferred
Revenue and Revenue Recognition
|
||
The
Company receives certain nonrefundable upfront fees in exchange for the
transfer of its technology to licensees. Upon delivery of the
technology, the Company has no further obligations to the licensee with
respect to the basic technology transferred and, accordingly, recognizes
revenue at that time. The Company may, however, receive
additional payments from its licensees in the event such licensees achieve
certain development or commercialization milestones in their particular
field of use. Other nonrefundable upfront fees and milestone
payments, where the milestone payments are a function of time as opposed
to achievement of specific achievement-based milestones, are deferred and
amortized ratably over the estimated research period of the license.
Milestone payments, which are contingent upon the achievement of certain
research goals, are recognized as revenue when the milestones, as defined
in the particular agreement, are
achieved.
|
Convertible
Notes
|
||
During
the year ended June 30, 2008, the Company issued $10,000,000 of
convertible notes and warrants. The proceeds of the convertible
notes and warrants have been allocated between the convertible notes and
warrants based upon their fair values whereby the fair value for the
warrants have been determined using the Black-Scholes
model. Additional amounts were allocated to the beneficial
conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price compared to
the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of the
convertible notes and warrants. Debt discount associated with
the Convertible Notes is amortized to interest expense, using the
effective yield method, over the remaining life of the Convertible
Notes. Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes into Common
Stock, any unamortized debt discount relating to the portion converted
will be charged to interest for amortization of debt discount and
equity.
|
||
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
|
||
The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments,
prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses
reported in the consolidated balance sheets equal or approximate fair
value due to their short maturities. The fair value of the convertible
notes approximates the amortized portion of the principal amount as such
instruments are at market rates available to the
Company.
|
||
Common
Stock
|
||
On
December 12, 2002, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the
authorized Common Stock of the Company from 20,000,000 shares to
30,000,000 shares. On December 14, 2006, the stockholders
approved a proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company
from 30,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares. On December 13,
2007, the stockholders approved a proposal to increase the authorized
Common Stock of the Company from 60,000,000 shares to 100,000,000
shares. On September 22, 2009, the stockholders approved a
proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock of the Company from
100,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares.
|
||
Loss
Per Common Share
|
||
Loss
per common share is computed by dividing the loss by the weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares
to be issued upon the exercise of the outstanding options and warrants
aggregating 23,273,855 and 23,522,526 as of June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, are not included in the computation of loss per share as
their effect is anti-dilutive. Additionally, as of June 30,
2009, 10,505,556 shares to be issued upon the conversion of convertible
notes at a fixed conversion price of $0.90 are not included in the
computation of diluted loss per share as the effect is
anti-dilutive.
|
||
Management
Estimates and Judgments
|
||
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. The critical accounting policies that require
management's most significant estimate and judgment are the assessment of
the recoverability of intangible assets, and the valuation allowance on
deferred tax assets. Actual results experienced by the Company
may differ from management's estimates.
|
||
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements Applicable to the Company
|
||
EITF
Issue No. 07-5 – Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature)
is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.
|
||
In
June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, "Determining Whether an
Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock"
("EITF 07-5"). EITF 07-5 provides guidance on how to determine if certain
instruments or embedded features are considered indexed to our own stock,
including instruments similar to our convertible notes and warrants to
purchase our stock. EITF 07-5 requires companies to use a two-step
approach to evaluate an instrument's contingent exercise provisions and
settlement provisions in determining whether the instrument is considered
to be indexed to its own stock and exempt from the application of SFAS No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".
Although EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2008, any outstanding instrument at the date of adoption will require
a retrospective application of the accounting through a cumulative effect
adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact that adoption of EITF 07-5 will have on its
consolidated financial statements.
|
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EITF
Issue No. 07-1 – Accounting for Collaborative
Arrangements
|
||
This
pronouncement defines a collaborative arrangement as a contractual
arrangement that involves a joint operating activity that involves two or
more parties who are both active participants in the activity and exposed
to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of
the activity. The pronouncement also defines how the costs
incurred and revenues generated from transactions with third parties
should be recorded and presented in each entity’s income
statement. This pronouncement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years, and shall be applied
retrospectively to all prior periods presented for all collaborative
arrangements existing as of the effective date. The Company
does not believe that this pronouncement will have any material effect on
its financial statements.
|
||
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective,
accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on
the accompanying financial
statements.
|
2. INVESTMENTS:
|
At
June 30, 2009 and 2008, the amortized cost basis, aggregate fair value,
gross unrealized gains and maturity by majority security type were as
follows:
|
Gross
|
||||||||||||
Unrealized
|
Aggregate
|
Amortized
|
||||||||||
Gain / (Loss)
|
Fair Value
|
Cost Basis
|
||||||||||
June
30, 2009
|
||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity
securities:
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
treasury notes (maturing within one
year)
|
$ | -0- | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | ||||||
June
30, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity
securities:
|
||||||||||||
Corporate
debt securities (maturing within one year)
|
$ | -0- | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 |
Realized gains and losses are
determined based on the specific-identification
method.
|
||
Effective
July 1, 2008 the Company adopted Statement No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. Statement No. 157 applies to all assets and
liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis.
Statement No. 157 requires new disclosure that establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value
measurements. This statement enables the reader of the financial
statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by
establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the
information used to determine fair values. The statement requires that
assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and
disclosed in one of the following three categories:
|
||
Level
1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
||
Level
2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are
corroborated by market data.
|
||
Level
3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market
data.
|
||
In
determining the appropriate levels, the Company performs a detailed
analysis of the assets and liabilities that are subject to Statement No.
157.
|
||
The
table below presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at
fair value on a recurring basis by level within the
hierarchy.
|
Total
|
Level
1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
|||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury Notes
|
$ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | - | $ |
-
|
||||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
The
Company's only asset or liability that is measured at fair value on
recurring basis is short-term investments, based on quoted market prices
in active markets and therefore classified as level 1 within the fair
value hierarchy.
|
3.
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS:
|
The
following are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
at:
|
June 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Prepaid
research supplies
|
$ | 1,044,579 | $ | 119,153 | ||||
Prepaid
insurance
|
46,600 | 37,117 | ||||||
Prepaid
legal
|
52,732 | - | ||||||
Prepaid
other
|
17,437 | 24,286 | ||||||
$ | 1,161,348 | $ | 180,556 |
Prepaid
research supplies are carried at cost on the accompanying balance sheet.
When such spplies are used, the carrying value of the supplies are
expensed in the period that they are used for the development of
proprietary applications and processes.
|
||
4.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
|
Property
and equipment, at cost, consists of the following
at:
|
June 30,
|
Estimated
|
|||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Useful Life
|
||||||||
Equipment
|
$ | 39,909 | $ | 35,736 |
4
years
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
67,674 | 67,674 |
7
years
|
|||||||
107,583 | 103,410 | |||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(101,597 | ) | (97,951 | ) | ||||||
$ | 5,986 | $ | 5,459 |
Depreciation
expense aggregated $3,646, $4,850, $4,971 and $171,077 for the years
ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and cumulatively from inception through
June 30, 2009, respectively.
|
5.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
|
Intangible
assets, at cost, consists of the following
at:
|
June 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Patents
approved
|
$ | 830,152 | $ | 809,863 | ||||
Patents
pending
|
3,456,211 | 2,696,937 | ||||||
4,286,363 | 3,506,800 | |||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(401,364 | ) | (293,257 | ) | ||||
$ | 3,884,999 | $ | 3,213,543 |
Amortization
expense amounted to $108,107, $91,997, $161,201 and $401,364 for the years
ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and cumulatively from inception through
June 30, 2009,
respectively.
|
|
Estimated
amortization expense for the next five years is as
follows:
|
|
Year ending June 30, |
2010
|
$ | 120,000 | ||
2011
|
120,000 | |||
2012
|
120,000 | |||
2013
|
120,000 | |||
2014
|
120,000 |
6.
ACCRUED EXPENSES:
|
The
following are included in accrued expenses
at:
|
June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Accrued
research
|
$ | 152,226 | $ | 149,154 | ||||
Accrued
deferred financing costs
|
- | 96,962 | ||||||
Accrued
director fees
|
44,800 | - | ||||||
Accrued
patent costs
|
96,313 | 50,000 | ||||||
Accrued
legal
|
43,216 | 9,489 | ||||||
Accrued
other
|
19,382 | 8,662 | ||||||
$ | 355,937 | $ | 314,267 |
7. STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY AND
|
2007 Private Placement of
Convertible Notes and Warrants
|
|
CONVERTIBLE
NOTES:
|
On
August 1, 2007 and August 29, 2007, the Company entered into binding
Securities Purchase Agreements with YA Global Investments L.P. (“YA
Global”) and Stanford Venture Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Stanford”),
respectively, to sell to each of YA Global and Stanford up to $5,000,000
of secured convertible notes and accompanying warrants for an aggregate
gross proceeds of $10,000,000. The convertible notes convert
into the Company’s common stock at a fixed price of $0.90 per share
subject to certain adjustments (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), through August 1, 2009 and
December 20, 2009, respectively, at which time the convertible
notes may convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lower
of the fixed conversion price or 80% of the lowest daily volume-weighted
average price (the “VWAP”), of the common stock during the five trading
days prior to the conversion date. The maturity date of each of the
convertible notes for YA Global and Stanford is December 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2010, respectively.
|
|
The
convertible notes accrue interest on their outstanding principal balances
at an annual rate of 8%. The Company has the option to pay
interest in cash or, upon certain conditions, common stock. If
the Company pays interest in common stock, the stock will be valued at a
10% discount to the average daily VWAP for the five day trading period
prior to the interest payment date (the “Interest
Shares”).
|
The
agreements with YA Global and Stanford provide for the issuance of
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,550,000 and 8,333,333,
respectively, of the Company’s Common Stock, exercisable six months and
one day from the date of issuance until their expiration on the date that
is five years from the date of issuance. The warrants have been
issued in two series. The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.01
per share, and the exercise price of the Series B warrants is $0.90 per
share, subject to certain adjustments. The warrants provide a
right of cashless exercise if, at the time of exercise, there is no
effective registration statement registering the resale of the shares
underlying the warrants.
|
||
The
conversion rate of each convertible note and the exercise price of the
Series B warrants are subject to adjustment for certain events, including
dividends, stock splits, combinations and the sale of the Company’s Common
Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s
Common Stock at a price less than the then applicable conversion or
exercise price.
|
||
At
the fixed conversion price, the number of shares of common stock issuable
upon conversion of the remaining $9,455,000 (during the years ended June
30, 2008 and 2009, YA Global converted an aggregate of $545,000 of
convertible notes into 605,556 shares of common stock) of convertible
notes outstanding and shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of
the warrants outstanding at June 30, 2009 represents, in the aggregate,
24,388,888 shares, plus an estimated additional 1,900,000 shares for the
payment of interest in stock under the convertible notes. As of
September 22, 2009, there were $8,801,600 of convertible notes remaining
(from July 1, 2009 through September 22, 2009, YA Global converted an
additional $653,400 of convertible notes into 1,705,288 shares of common
stock).
|
||
At
the Company’s option, it can redeem a portion of, or all of, the principal
owed under the convertible notes by providing the investors with at least
30 business days’ written notice, provided that, at the time of receipt of
the notice, either: (A)(i) the VWAP of the common stock exceeds 130% of
the Fixed Conversion Price for at least 20 of 30 prior trading days and
(ii) there is an effective registration statement for the resale of the
common stock that will be issued under the redemption or (B) it redeems a
portion, or all, of the principal owed at a 20% premium above the
principal then outstanding and any accrued interest
thereupon. If the Company redeems all or any of the principal
outstanding under the convertible notes, it will pay an amount equal to
the principal being redeemed plus accrued interest.
|
||
The
Company has the option to force the investors to convert 50% and 100% of
its then-outstanding convertible notes if its common stock price exceeds
150% and 175% of the Fixed Conversion Price, respectively, for any 20 out
of 30 trading days; provided that such forced conversion meets certain
conditions (the “Call Option”). If the Company exercises its
Call Option prior to the third anniversary of the signing date, it will
issue additional warrants to the investor equal to 50% of the number of
shares underlying the convertible note subject to the forced
conversion. These warrants will be exercisable at the fixed
conversion price and will have the same maturity as the other warrants
issued under the YA Global financing.
|
||
The
Company’s obligations under the convertible notes are secured by all of
its and its subsidiary’s assets and intellectual property, as evidenced by
certain Security Agreements and certain Patent Security Agreements by and
between the Company and each of YA Global and
Stanford. Pursuant to a subordination agreement, YA Global is
the senior secured
creditor.
|
The
investors have a right of first refusal on any future funding that
involves the issuance of the Company’s capital stock for so long as a
portion of the convertible notes is outstanding.
|
||
Specifics
of YA Global Financing
|
||
Pursuant
to the YA Global Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has issued
three convertible notes in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and two
Series A warrants in the amount of 1,387,500 shares each on September 21,
2007 and October 16, 2007 and a Series B warrant in the amount of
2,775,000 shares on December 20, 2007.
|
||
The
gross proceeds, less $280,000 paid to YA Global, of $4,720,000 from the
issuance of convertible notes and warrants have been allocated between the
convertible notes and warrants based upon their fair values, whereby the
fair value for the warrants have been determined using the
Black-Scholes model. Additional amounts were allocated to the
beneficial conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price
compared to the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of
the convertible notes and warrants. The material factors incorporated
in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the warrants include
the following:
|
Estimated life in
years
|
5
|
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
3.5% - 4.4%
|
|
Volatility
|
100%
|
|
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
As of June 30, 2008, net proceeds
of $4,720,000 were allocated to the warrants and beneficial conversion
feature and recorded as equity.
|
||
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to YA Global are subject to a
maximum cap of 30,500,000 on the number of shares of common stock that can
be issued upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of
the warrants.
|
||
Specifics
of Stanford Financing
|
||
Pursuant
to the Stanford Securities Purchase Agreement, on December 20, 2007 and
June 30, 2008, the Company issued an aggregate of three convertible notes
in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and three Series A and three Series
B warrants in the aggregate amount of 8,333,333 shares
|
||
The
gross proceeds, less $380,000 paid to Stanford, of $4,620,000 from the
issuance of the convertible notes and warrants have been allocated between
the convertible notes and warrants based upon their fair values, whereby
the fair value for the warrants have been determined using the
Black-Scholes model. Additional amounts were allocated to the
beneficial conversion feature based upon the effective conversion price
compared to the fair value of the common stock on the date of issuance of
the convertible notes and warrants. The material factors incorporated
in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the warrants include
the
following:
|
Estimated life in
years
|
5
|
|
Risk-free interest
rate
|
3.4%
- 3.5%
|
|
Volatility
|
100%
|
|
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
The
convertible notes and warrants issued to Stanford are subject to a maximum
cap of 31,888,888 on the number of shares of common stock that can be
issued upon the conversion of the convertible notes and the exercise of
the warrants.
|
||
Debt
discount associated with the Convertible Notes is amortized to interest
expense, using the effective yield method, over the remaining life of the
Convertible Notes. Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes
into Common Stock, any unamortized debt discount relating to the portion
converted will be charged to interest. Total charges to
interest for amortization of debt discount were $51,160, $500,057 and
$551,217 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 and from
inception through June 30, 2009, respectively.
|
||
As
of June 30, 2009, the outstanding balance of the Convertible Notes were
$6,217, which is comprised of notes with an aggregate face amount of
$9,455,000 less unamortized debt discount of
$9,448,783.
|
||
The costs associated with the
issuances in the amount of $1,291,427 have been recorded as deferred
financing costs and are being amortized ratably over the term of the
convertible notes. The balance of deferred financing costs as
of June 30, 2009 amounted to $632,324.
|
||
Stock
Incentive Plans
|
||
In
December 2008, the Company adopted the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan
(the "2008 Plan"), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock
grants and stock purchase rights to certain designated employees and
certain other persons performing services for the Company, as designated
by the board of directors. Pursuant to the 2008 Plan, an
aggregate of 5,137,200 shares of common stock have been reserved for
issuance. The 2008 Plan is intended to serve as a successor to
the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”),
which terminated in December 2008. To the extent that any of
the 4,548,384 options or restricted stock units issued under the 1998 Plan
subsequently expire unexercised or without the issuance of shares
thereunder, the number of shares of common stock subject to those expired
options and restricted stock units will be added to the share reserve
available for issuance under the 2008 Plan, up to an additional 1,000,000
shares. On February 19, 2009, the Company filed a registration
statement with the SEC to register all of the 6,137,200 shares of Common
Stock underlying the 2008 Plan. The registration statement was
deemed effective upon filing.
|
||
The terms and vesting schedules
for share-based awards vary by type of grant and the employment status of
the grantee. Generally, the awards vest based upon time-based
conditions or achievement of specified goals and
milestones.
|
||
The fair value of each stock
option granted has been determined using the Black-Scholes
model. The material factors incorporated in the
Black-Scholes model in estimating the value of the options reflected in
the above table include the
following:
|
Year
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Estimated
life in years
|
3.0-5.5
|
4-6
|
6-10
|
|||||||||
Risk-free
interest rate (1)
|
1.3%-2.1%
|
1,9%-4.1%
|
4.2%-4.65%
|
|||||||||
Volatility
|
100%
|
100%
|
70%-80%
|
|||||||||
Dividend
paid
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
(1) represents
the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date
corresponding to that of the option term.
|
||
The economic values of the options
will depend on the future price of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 (the “Common Stock”), which cannot be forecast with reasonable
accuracy.
|
||
Stock
option activity under the 2008 Plan and 1998 Plan is summarized as
follows:
|
Weighted-average
|
||||||||
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Options
outstanding at July 1, 2006
|
2,426,500 | $ | 2.56 | |||||
Granted
|
338,000 | $ | 1,08 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
(118,500 | ) | $ | 3.42 | ||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2007
|
2,646,000 | $ | 2.33 | |||||
Granted
|
1,069,600 | $ | 0.99 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
- | - | ||||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
3,715,600 | $ | 1,95 | |||||
Granted
|
834,812 | $ | 0.59 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||
Expired
|
- | - | ||||||
Options
outstanding at June 30, 2009
|
4,550,412 | $ | 1.70 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2007
|
2,396,334 | $ | 2.45 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
2,778,336 | $ | 2.25 | |||||
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2009
|
3,667,412 | $ | 1.90 | |||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2007
|
$ | 0.86 | ||||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2008
|
$ | 0.76 | ||||||
Weighted-average
fair value of options granted during the
year ended June 30, 2009
|
$ | 0.45 |
Weighted-average
|
||||||||
Number
of
|
Grant-Date
|
|||||||
Options
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
Non-vested
stock options at July 1, 2006
|
245,163 | $ | 1.47 | |||||
Granted
|
338,000 | $ | 0.86 | |||||
Vested
|
(328,497 | ) | $ | 1.30 | ||||
Forfeited
|
(5,000 | ) | $ | 0.87 | ||||
Non-vested
stock options at June 30, 2007
|
249,666 | $ | 1.07 | |||||
Granted
|
1,069,600 | $ | 0.76 | |||||
Vested
|
(382,002 | ) | $ | 0.82 | ||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Non-vested
stock options at June 30, 2008
|
937,264 | $ | 0.77 | |||||
Granted
|
834,812 | $ | 0.45 | |||||
Vested
|
(889,076 | ) | $ | 0.58 | ||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Non-vested stock options at June 30,
2009
|
883,000 | $ | 0.66 |
Options Outstanding
|
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Weighted
–average
|
Weighted-
|
Weighted-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Remaining
|
average
|
Number
|
average
|
||||||||||||||||
Ranges
of
|
Outstanding
at
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Exercisable
at
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
Prices
|
June
30, 2009
|
Life
(Years)
|
Price
|
June
30, 2009
|
Price
|
|||||||||||||||
$0.47
- $0.99
|
1,854,412 | 8.8 | $ | 0.81 | 971,412 | $ | 0.77 | |||||||||||||
$1.05
- $2.05
|
1,378,500 | 4.6 | $ | 1.60 | 1,378,500 | $ | 1.60 | |||||||||||||
$2.10
- $4.00
|
1,317,500 | 3.2 | $ | 3.06 | 1,317,500 | $ | 3.06 | |||||||||||||
$0.47
- $4.00
|
4,550,412 | 5.9 | $ | 1.70 | 3,667,412 | $ | 1.90 |
|
1.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Human Health Objectives;
|
|
2.
|
15%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Finance Objectives;
|
|
3.
|
20%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Agricultural Licensing Objectives;
|
|
4.
|
25%
of eligible shares and options for contributions relating to the Company’s
Investor Relations, Intellectual Property and Website Administration;
and
|
|
5.
|
15%
of the eligible shares and options relating to the Company’s
Organizational Objectives.
|
Number of Shares
|
Number of Options (1)
|
|||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
66,000 | — | ||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | 48,000 | ||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
28,000 | — | ||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | 80,000 | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
42,000 | — | ||||||
Total
|
136,000 | 128,000 |
Number of Shares
|
Number of Options (1)
|
|||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
50,225 | — | ||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
— | 52,676 | ||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
37,275 | — | ||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
— | 71,924 | ||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
25,200 | — | ||||||
Total
|
112,700 | 124,600 |
Goal 1
|
Goal 2
|
Goal 3
|
||||||||||
Number
of Shares
|
||||||||||||
Bruce
C. Galton
|
25,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | |||||||||
Joel
Brooks
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Sascha
P. Fedyszyn
|
10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of shares
|
45,000 | 45,000 | 135,000 | |||||||||
Number of Options (1)
|
||||||||||||
John
E. Thompson, Ph.D.
|
50,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||
Richard
Dondero
|
60,000 | 60,000 | 180,000 | |||||||||
Total
number of options
|
110,000 | 110,000 | 330,000 |
June
30,
|
||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
$7.00
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
3.79
|
- | 842,141 | ||||||
3.59
|
- | 237,600 | ||||||
3.50
|
280,000 | 280,000 | ||||||
3.45
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
3.38
|
965,380 | 965,380 | ||||||
3.15
|
20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
2.35
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
2.15
|
110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
1.40
|
5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
1.18
|
993,153 | 993,153 | ||||||
1.08
|
2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
1.07
|
139,041 | 139,041 | ||||||
1.01
|
8,675,000 | 8,675,000 | ||||||
.99
|
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
.90
|
7,330,555 | 7,330,555 | ||||||
.74
|
151,314 | 155,556 | ||||||
.60
|
500 | - | ||||||
18,713,443 | 19,796,926 |
As
of June 30, 2009, 18,712,777 of the above warrants are exercisable
expiring at various dates through 2018. At June 30, 2009, the
weighted-average exercise price on the above warrants was
$1.15.
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Share
Based Compensation
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The
following stock-based compensation expense of $506,847, $897,321, $970,162
and $10,202,944 was recognized for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008,
2007 and cumulatively from inception through June 30, 2009,
respectively:
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Year Ended June 30,
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Cumulative
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2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
From Inception
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General
and administrative expenses
|
$ | 445,255 | $ | 749,100 | $ | 909,848 | $ | 8,731,296 | ||||||||
Research
and development expenses
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61,592 | 148,221 | 60,314 | 1,471,648 | ||||||||||||
Total
stock-based compensation expense
|
$ | 506,847 | $ | 897,321 | $ | 970,162 | $ | 10,202,944 | ||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
$ | .03 | $ | .05 | $ | .06 |
8. INCOME
TAXES:
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The
Company files a consolidated federal income tax return. The
subsidiary files separate state and local income tax
returns.
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The
reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the federal statutory
rate is as follows:
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Year
ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
|
2007
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Federal
statutory rate
|
(34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | (34.0 | )% | ||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
0.5 | % | 0.5 | % | 2.7 | % | ||||||
Amortization
of debt discount and financing costs
|
5.8 | % | 2.9 | % | - | |||||||
Other
|
0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
27.6 | % | 30.5 | % | 31.2 | % | ||||||
-0- | % | - 0 - | % | - 0 - | % |
The
deferred income tax asset consists of the following
at:
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June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
$ | 9,791,000 | $ | 7,528,000 | ||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,698,000 | 1,506,000 | ||||||
Other
|
31,000 | 118,000 | ||||||
11,520,000 | 9,152,000 | |||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(11,520,000 | ) | (9,152,000 | ) | ||||
$ | - 0- | $ | - 0 - |
At
June 30, 2009, the Company has federal and state net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $25,582,000 and $19,219,000, respectively,
available to offset future taxable income expiring on various dates
through 2029. The timing and extent to which the Company can
utilize future tax deductions in any year may be limited by provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code regarding changes in ownership of Corporations
(i.e. IRS Code Section 382).
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9. COMMITMENTS:
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Research
Agreement
Effective
September 1, 1998, the Company entered into a research and development
agreement, which has subsequently been renewed, with The University of
Waterloo which Dr. John Thompson, who is an officer, director and
stockholder of the Company, is affiliated with. Pursuant to the
agreement, the university provides research and development under the
direction of the researcher and the Company. The agreement is
renewable annually by the Company which has the right of termination upon
30 days' advance written notice. Effective September 1, 2009,
the Company extended the research and development agreement for an
additional one-year period through August 31, 2010, in the amount of Can
$650,400, or approximately U.S. $650,400. Research and development
expenses under this agreement for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008 and
2007 aggregated U.S. $653,104, U.S. $730,960 and U.S. $568,872,
respectively, and U.S. $5,280,368 for the cumulative period through June
30, 2009. Future obligations to be paid under the agreement
through August 31, 2010 equal approximately U.S. $770,000.
Supply
Agreements
On
June 27, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with VGXI, Inc.
(“VGXI”) under which VGXI will supply the Company with the plasmid portion
of the Company’s combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and
siRNA against Factor 5A (the “Plasmid
Product”). The agreement has an initial term that
commences on the date of the agreement and runs for a period of five (5)
years. The agreement shall, upon mutual agreement, renew for
consecutive one (1) year periods thereafter. The Company’s
financial obligation under the agreement is dependent upon the amount of
Plasmid Product ordered by the Company.
On
June 30, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with POLYPLUS
under which POLYPLUS will supply the Company with its “in vivo-jetPEI” (the
“Product”), which is used for systemic delivery of the Company’s
combination therapy of siRNA against Factor 5A and a plasmid of the Factor
5A gene. The agreement has an initial term which commences on
the date of the agreement and runs until the eighth anniversary of the
first sale of the Product. The agreement shall automatically
renew for consecutive one (1) year periods thereafter, except if
terminated by either party upon six (6) months written notice prior to the
initial or any subsequent renewal term. The Company’s financial
obligation under the agreement is dependent upon the amount of Product
ordered by the Company.
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On
September 4, 2008, the Company entered into a supply agreement with AVECIA
under which AVECIA will supply the Company with the siRNA portion of the
Company’s combination therapy consisting of the Factor 5A gene and siRNA
against Factor 5A (the “Plasmid Product”). The agreement has a
term which commences on the date of the agreement and terminates on the
later of the completion of all services to be provided under the agreement
or 30 days following delivery of the final shipment of
product.
In
the aggregate, the Company anticipates that it will pay approximately
$690,000 under the terms of the supply agreements over to the next 12
months.
Employment
and Consulting Agreements
Effective
May 1, 1999, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for research
and development with Dr. John Thompson. Effective January 1,
2003, 2005, and 2007, the agreement was amended to provide for an increase
in the monthly payments from $3,000 to $5,000, $5,000 to $5,200, and
$5,200 to $5,417, respectively. The agreement was renewed for
an additional two-year term through June 30, 2011. Future
obligations to be paid under the agreement equal
$130,000.
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The
Company had employment agreements with the executive officers of the
Company, all of whom are also stockholders of the
Company. These agreements provided for a base compensation and
additional amounts, as defined. In May 2009, the Company gave
notice of termination of the employment agreements. The
agreements will expire between October 2009 and July
2010. Future base compensation to be paid through July 2010
under the agreements as of June 30, 2009 is $434,974.
Facility
Lease
The
Company is obligated under a noncancelable operating lease of office space
expiring on May 31, 2011. The aggregate minimum future
payments, subject to certain escalations, is payable as
follows:
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Year
ending June 30,
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||||
2010
|
79,420 | |||
2011
|
73,568 | |||
$ | 152,988 |
Rent
expense charged to operations aggregated $84,768, $75,602, $92,872 and
$670,577 for the years ended June 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, and from inception
through June 30, 2009, respectively.
The
lease provides for scheduled increases in base rent. Rent
expense is charged to operations ratably over the term of the lease, which
results in deferred rent payable and represents the cumulative rent
expense charged to operations from inception of the lease in excess of the
required lease payments.
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Financial
Advisory Agreement
On October 11, 2006, the Company
entered into a three-year non-exclusive financial advisory agreement with
Stanford Group Company (“Stanford”). As compensation under the
agreement, previously issued warrants that were purchased by Stanford and
its affiliates in a private placement were amended. The
original exercise prices on 1,500,000 warrants, 750,000 of which had an
exercise price of $3.25 and 750,000 of which had an exercise price of
$2.00, were reduced to $2.00 and $1.50,
respectively. Additionally, the original expiration dates of
December 2006 and January 2007 were each extended for a three-year period
through December 2009 and January 2010,
respectively. Stock-based compensation in the amount of
$683,000 related to the amendment of such
warrants was recorded during the year ended June 30, 2007. Stanford was also granted
piggyback registration rights in connection with the shares underlying the
warrants.
On
February 14, 2008,
the Company amended the agreement. The amendment extended the
term of the agreement through June 30, 2012 and expanded the services to
be provided to the Company. As compensation for the term
extension and expansion of services, previously issued warrants were
amended. The exercise prices of the 1,500,000 shares of Common
Stock underlying the warrants, 750,000 of which had an exercise price of
$2.00 and 750,000 of which had an exercise price of $1.50, were reduced to
$1.01. Additionally, the expiration dates of December 2009 and
January 2010 were each extended through June 30, 2012. A
compensation charge in the amount of $384,500 was recorded during the year
ended June 30, 2008 in connection with extension and repricing of the
warrants. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon
sixty days written notice.
In
February, 2009, Stanford was put into receivership and no longer has the
ability to perform the services provided for in the
agreement. The Company has no further obligations under the
agreeement
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10. JOINT
VENTURE:
|
On
May 14, 1999, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement ("Joint
Venture") with an Israeli partnership that is engaged in the worldwide
marketing of tissue culture plants. The purpose of the Joint
Venture is to develop enhanced banana plants which will result in banana
fruit with improved consumer- and grower-driven traits. For the
period from inception on May 14, 1999 to June 30, 2009, the Joint Venture
has had no revenue, expenses, assets or liabilities. The
program has been performed as a joint collaboration whereby the Company
pays for 50% of the research costs of the program. The
Company's portion of the expenses of the collaboration
approximated $210,000, $205,000 and $162,500 for the years ended June 30,
2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and is included in research and
development expenses.
In
July 1999, the Joint Venture applied for and received a conditional grant
from the Israel - United States Binational Research and Development
Foundation (the "BIRD Foundation"). This agreement, as amended,
allowed the Joint Venture to receive $340,000 over a five-year period
ending May 31, 2004. Grants received from the BIRD Foundation
will be paid back only upon the commercial success of the Joint Venture's
technology, as defined. The Company has received a total of
$99,728, none of which was received during the years ended June 30, 2009,
June 30, 2008 and June 30,
2007.
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11. LICENSE
AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENTS:
|
In
June 2002, the Company entered into a three-year exclusive worldwide
development and option agreement with ArborGen, ("ArborGen") (the
"Agreement") to develop the Company's technology in certain species of
trees. In July 2002, the Company received an initial
fee. In November 2004 and January 2006, the Company received
milestone payments. On December 21, 2006, ArborGen converted
the Agreement into a commercial license agreement for the development
and commercialization of certain species of trees. Under the
terms of the license agreement, the Company will receive certain annual
payments over two years and, additionally, upon commercialization, a
royalty on incremental net sales.
On
November 8, 2006, the Company entered into a license agreement with Bayer
CropScience GmbH for the development and commercialization of Canola (the
“Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the
Company (i) received an upfront payment, (ii) will receive
milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development milestones,
and (iii) will receive commercialization
fees based upon specified benchmarks.
On
July 17, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of cotton
(the “Bayer Cotton Agreement”). Under the terms of the Bayer
Cotton Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront initial
payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon
commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
August 6, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with the
Monsanto Company for the development and commercialization of corn
and soy (the “Monsanto Agreement”). Under the terms of the
Monsanto Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront initial
payment, (ii) will receive milestone payments upon the achievement of
certain development milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon
commercialization, a royalty on net sales.
On
September 11, 2007, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Bayer CropScience AG for the development and commercialization of Rice
(the “Bayer Rice Agreement”). Under the terms of the Bayer Rice
Agreement, the Company (i) received an upfront payment, (ii) will
receive milestone payments upon the achievement of certain development
milestones, and (iii) additionally, upon commercialization, a royalty on
net sales.
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12. VALUATION
AND
QUALIFYING
ACCOUNTS:
|
Years Ended June 30, 2009, 2008, and 2007.
|
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Balance at
|
Additions
|
|||||||||||||||
Beginning of
|
Charged
|
Balance at
|
||||||||||||||
Year
|
to Expense(*)
|
Deductions
|
End of Year
|
|||||||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2009:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 9,152,000 | $ | 2,368,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,520,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 7,719,000 | $ | 1,433,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 9,152,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2007:
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance – deferred tax asset
|
$ | 6,523,000 | $ | 1,196,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 7,719,000 |
(*)
Offset to tax benefit of net operation
losses.
|
13. QUARTERLY
FINANCIAL
DATA
(UNAUDITED)
:
|
Year Ended June 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
March 31
|
June 30
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 200,000 | $ | - | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,034,251 | 1,228,342 | 1,072,739 | 1,224,369 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(834,251 | ) | (1,228,342 | ) | (997,739 | ) | (1,224,369 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
(370,212 | ) | (413,993 | ) | (334,475 | ) | (366,564 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
23,057 | 17,994 | 737 | 1,288 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,181,406 | ) | $ | (1,624,341 | ) | $ | (1,331,477 | ) | $ | (1,589,645 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
18,379,379 | 18,629,575 | 19,033,091 | 19,520,549 |
Year Ended June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
March 31
|
June 30
|
||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 371,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 79,167 | $ | - | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
741,954 | 978,105 | 1,351,142 | 984,488 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(370,704 | ) | (971,855 | ) | (1,271,975 | ) | (984,488 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
(18,221 | ) | (103,210 | ) | (254,149 | ) | (727,337 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
6,879 | 25,227 | 43,907 | 24,436 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (382,046 | ) | $ | (1,049,838 | ) | $ | (1,482,217 | ) | $ | (1,687,389 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding
|
17,473,694 | 17,474,870 | 17,583,461 | 18,113,932 |
Certain
quarterly amounts for the quarters ended December 31, 2007 and March 31,
2008 have been restated. Effective April 1, 2008, the Company changed the
method of amortization of debt discount from the straight-line method to
the effective yield method in accordance with EITF 98-5. The
effect of this restatement, on a quarterly basis, is as
follows:
|
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2008
|
|||||||
Decrease
in interest expense and amortization of debt discount and financing
costs
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 561,950 | ||||
Decrease
in net loss
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 561,950 | ||||
Decrease
in basic and diluted net loss per common share
|
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Decrease
in convertible notes payable
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 806,783 | ||||
Increase
in stockholder’s Equity
|
$ | 244,833 | $ | 806,783 |
14.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
Transaction
with Partlet Holdings
On
July 9, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “Partlet Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Partlet Holdings Ltd.,
which is an accredited investor, pursuant to which the Company will issue
and sell up to an aggregate of 1,111,111 shares (the “Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share and each of a Series A warrant
(the “Partlet Series A Warrant”) and a Series B warrant (the “Partlet
Series B Warrant”) (collectively the Partlet Series A Warrant and Partlet
Series B Warrant shall be referred to herein as the “Partlet
Warrants”).
The
Partlet Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 1,000,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per warrant share. The
Partlet Series A Warrant has a term of seven years and is exercisable
immediately after the date of grant.
The
Partlet Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 2,055,555 shares
of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per warrant share. The
Partlet Series B Warrant has a term of seven years and is not exercisable
until after the six-month anniversary after the date of
grant.
On
July 9, 2009, the Company closed on $950,000 of aggregate proceeds of the
private placement and, on that date, issued (i) a total of 1,055,555
Shares (ii) a Partlet Series A Warrant to purchase 950,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock, which was exercised on July 14, 2009, and (iii) a
Partlet Series B Warrant to purchase 1,952,778 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The remaining $50,000 in proceeds cannot be
closed upon until the Company receives approval from the NYSE
Amex Exchange for certain aspects of the
transaction.
|
Transaction
with Each of Robert and Tim Forbes
On
July 29, 2009, Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement, (the “Forbes Securities Purchase
Agreement”) with each of Robert Forbes and Timothy Forbes, each of whom is
an accredited investor, pursuant to which, subject to stockholder
approval, it is anticipated that the Company will issue and sell an
aggregate of 444,444 shares of common stock at $0.90 (the “Shares”) per
share and each of a Series A warrant, (the “Forbes Series A Warrants”),
and a Series B warrant (the “Forbes Series B Warrants”). Each
of Robert Forbes and Timothy Forbes are the brothers of Christopher Forbes
who is a director of Senesco. Mr. Christopher Forbes will not
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, nor will he have a pecuniary
interest in the Shares or Warrants issued to his brothers.
The
Forbes Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per
warrant share. The Forbes Series A Warrants have a term of seven
years and are exercisable immediately after the date of
grant.
The
Forbes Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 405,556 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
warrant share. The Forbes Series B Warrants have a term of seven
years and are not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary after
the date of grant.
Transaction
with Insiders and Affiliates
On
July 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement,
(the “Affiliate’s Securities Purchase Agreement”) with each of Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N.
Braca, Jack Van Hulst, Warren Isabelle and the Thomas C. Quick Charitable
Foundation (the “Affiliate Investors”) each of whom is an accredited
investor, pursuant to which, subject to stockholder approval, it is
anticipated that the Company will issue and sell an aggregate of 144,444
Shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.90 per share and each of a
Series A warrant, (the “Affiliate’s Series A Warrants”), and a Series B
warrant (the “Affiliate’s Series B Warrants”). Each of Harlan
W. Waksal, M.D., Rudolf Stalder, Christopher Forbes, David Rector, John N.
Braca, Jack Van Hulst and Warren Isabelle serve on the Company’s
board. The Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation is an
affiliate of our board member Thomas C. Quick.
The
Affiliate’s Series A Warrants entitle the holders to purchase in the
aggregate, up to 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per
warrant share. The Affiliates Series A Warrants have a term of seven
years and are exercisable immediately after the date of
grant.
The
Affiliate’s Series B Warrants entitle the holders to purchase, in the
aggregate, up to 131,807 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per
warrant share. The Affiliate’s Series B Warrants have a term of
seven years and are not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary
after the date of grant.
|
Transaction
with Cato Research Ltd.
On
July 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Securities Agreement with Cato
Holding Company (“Cato”), who is an accredited investor, pursuant to
which, subject to stockholder approval, it is anticipated that the Company
will issue an aggregate of 194,444 Shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.90 per share and each of a Series A warrant (the “Cato Series A
Warrant”) and a Series B warrant (the “Cato Series B
Warrant”). The Shares will be issued to Cato in exchange for
debt which is currently owed by us to Cato Research Ltd. in the amount of
$175,000. Cato Research Ltd. is an affiliate of
Cato.
The
Cato Series A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase in the aggregate, up
to 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.01 per warrant
share. The Cato Series A Warrant has a term of seven years and is
exercisable immediately after the date of grant.
The
Cato Series B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 177,431 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per warrant
share. The Cato Series B Warrant has a term of seven years and is
not exercisable until after the six-month anniversary after the date of
grant.
The
foregoing proceeds cannot be closed upon until the Company receives
approval from the NYSE Amex Exchange for certain aspects of the
transactions and complies with other customary closing
conditions. Assuming all of the proceeds of the private
placements can be closed upon, the Company anticipates it will receive
gross proceeds equal to $705,000.
In
May 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 165 (SFAS No. 165),
"Subsequent Events", which is effective for reporting periods ending after
June 15, 2009. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of
accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet
date, but before financial statements are issued, or are available to be
issued. The Company adopted SFAS No. 165 and it did not have an
impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. The
Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30,
2009 up through September 22,
2009.
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