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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2015

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______to______.

  

Commission File Number: 000-55330

 

LIGHTLAKE THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 46-4744124
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 829-5546

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

96-98 Baker Street, First Floor, London, England W1U 6TJ

44 (0) 203 617 8739

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

 

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨ Accelerated Filer   ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer    ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller Reporting Company   x

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock: As of March 12, 2015, there were 1,827,562 shares, $0.001 par value per share, of common stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

LIGHTLAKE THERAPEUTICS INC.

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the

Period Ended January 31, 2015

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) 3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 23
Item 4. Control and Procedures 23
   
PART II— OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 24
Item 1A. Risk Factors 24
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 24
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 24
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 24
Item 5. Other Information 24
Item 6. Exhibits 25
   
SIGNATURES 26

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue” negatives thereof or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, are based on various underlying assumptions and current expectations about the future and are not guarantees. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievement to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

We cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, such information should not be regarded as representations that the results or conditions described in such statements or that our objectives and plans will be achieved and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this Report and include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations, including statements about potential acquisition or merger targets; business strategies; future cash flows; financing plans; plans and objectives of management, any other statements regarding future acquisitions, future cash needs, future operations, business plans and future financial results, and any other statements that are not historical facts. 

 

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These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report.

 

Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.

 

CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT

 

When this report uses the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “Lightlake,” and the “Company,” they refer to Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.  “SEC” refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

Index to Financial Statements

January 31, 2015 and 2014

 

  Page
  Number
   
Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014 (Unaudited) 4
   
Statements of Operations for the three and six  months ended January 31, 2015 and  2014 (Unaudited) 5
   
Statement of Shareholders' Deficit for the six months ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) 6
   
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited) 7
   
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements 8 to 13

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

As of

    January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014

 

 

   January 31,   July 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Assets        
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,060,919   $254,770 
Prepaid insurance   31,018    24,079 
Total current assets   

1,091,937

    278,849 
           
Other assets          
Patents and patent applications (net of accumulated amortization of $6,329 at          
January 31, 2015 and $5,642 at July 31, 2014)   21,121    21,808 
           
Total assets  $1,113,058   $300,657 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit          
Liabilities          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $77,618   $200,604 
Accrued salaries and wages   2,093,657    1,416,651 
Due to related parties   130,000    350,000 
Total current liabilities   2,301,275    1,967,255 
           
Deferred revenue   4,811,957    1,411,470 
Total liabilities   7,113,232    3,378,725 
           
Stockholders' deficit          
Common stock; par value $0.001; 200,000,000 shares authorized;          
1,818,943 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2015 and          
  1,782,072 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2014   1,819    178,206 
Additional paid-in capital   43,882,171    43,076,939 
Accumulated deficit   (49,884,164)   (46,333,213)
Total stockholders' deficit   (6,000,174)   (3,078,068)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit  $1,113,058   $300,657 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended

    January 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

 

 

 

   For the   For the 
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   January 31,   January 31, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Net revenue  $560,000   $-   $560,000   $- 
                     
Operating expenses                    
General and administrative   2,138,609    5,059,362    2,846,622    6,541,345 
Research and development   1,191,747    31,806    1,243,848    89,396 
Total operating expenses   3,330,356    5,091,168    4,090,470    6,630,741 
                     
Loss from operations   (2,770,356)   (5,091,168)   (3,530,470)   (6,630,741)
                     
Other income (expense)                    
Interest expense   (19,370)   (6,242)   (27,582)   (131,789)
Change in derivative   -    21,646    -    (27,067)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange   14,112    20,651    7,101    20,651 
Total other income (expense)   (5,258)   36,055    (20,481)   (138,205)
                     
Loss before provision for income taxes   (2,775,614)   (5,055,113)   (3,550,951)   (6,768,946)
                     
Provision for income taxes   -    -    -    - 
                     
Net loss  $(2,775,614)  $(5,055,113)  $(3,550,951)  $(6,768,946)
                     
Loss per common share:                    
Basic and diluted  $(1.54)  $(2.96)  $(1.980)  $(3.94)
Weighted average common shares outstanding                    
Basic and diluted   1,806,303    1,705,624    1,797,032    1,716,199 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

Statement of Shareholders' Deficit (Unaudited)

For the six months ended

   January 31, 2015

 

 

                     
           Additional         
   Common Stock   Paid In   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Total 
                     
Balance at July 31, 2014   1,782,073   $1,782   $43,253,363   $(46,333,213)  $(3,078,068 
                          
Stock issued for services   36,861    37    155,664    -    155,701 
                          
Stock based compensation from issuance of stock options   -    -    328,420    -    328,420 
                          
Stock based compensation from issuance of warrants   -    -    144,724    -    144,724 
                          
Net loss   -    -    -    (3,550,951)   

(3,550,951

)
                          
Balance at January 31, 2015   1,818,934   $1,819   $43,882,171   $

(49,884,164

)  $

(6,000,174

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the six months ended

January 31, 2015 and 2014          

 

 

 

   For the 
   Six Months Ended 
   January 31,   January 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities        
Net loss  $(3,550,951)  $(6,768,946 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash          
used by operating activities:          
Amortization   687    686 
Issuance of common stock for services   155,701    217,668 
Stock based compensation from issuance of options   328,420    5,662,223 
Stock based compensation from issuance of warrants   144,724    - 
Accreted interest on debt discounts   -    132,428 
Gain on debt settlement/forgiveness        (20,651 
Change in derivative   -    27,067 
           
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
(Increase) decrease in prepaid insurance   (6,939)   17,000 
Decrease in accounts payable   (122,986)   (27,715 
Increase in accrued salaries and wages   677,006    328,545 
Net cash used by operating activities   (2,374,338)   (431,695 
           
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities          
Payments to related parties on notes payable   (220,000)   - 
Investment received in exchange for royalty agreement   3,400,487    253,500 
Net cash provided from financing activities   3,180,487    253,500 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   806,149    (178,195 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   254,770    598,623 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $1,060,919   $420,428 
           
Supplemental disclosure          
Interest paid during the period  $-   $125,547 
Taxes paid during the period  $-   $- 
           
Non-Cash Transactions          
Conversion of debt to equity  $-   $8,056 
Debt discounts attributable to derivative valuation  $-   $132,428 
Settlement of derivative liability  $-   $506,574 
Cashless exercise of warrants  $-   $8,988 
Derivative liability  $-   $337,413 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

 

Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

1.Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. (“Lightlake”, “we”, “our”, the “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for common addictions and related disorders, including a treatment to reverse opioid overdoses.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these condensed financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2014 and notes thereto and other pertinent information contained in the Form 10-K the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

The results of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year ending July 31, 2015.

 

Reverse Stock Split

In December 2014, the Company effected a one-for-one hundred reverse stock split of its common stock (the “1:100 Reverse Stock Split”) which decreased the number of common shares issued and outstanding from approximately 182.7 million shares to approximately 1.827 million shares as of March 12, 2015.  The number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock remained the same following the 1:100 Reverse Stock Split. Unless otherwise noted, impacted amounts included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for the stock splits as if such stock splits occurred on the first day of the first period presented. Impacted amounts include but are not limited to shares of common stock issued and outstanding, stock options, shares reserved, exercise prices of warrants or options, and loss per share. There was no impact on preferred or common stock authorized resulting from the 1:100 Reverse Stock Split.

 

2.Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has incurred significant losses and is dependent on generating sufficient revenues and/or obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient revenues and/or obtain the necessary funding it could cease operations as a new enterprise. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.

 

3.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues from nonrefundable, up-front license fees related to collaboration agreements, including the $500,000 received in December 2014 with respect to the licensing agreement with Adapt Pharma Operations Limited, as being recognized as revenue upon receipt.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

 

Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

With respect to investments in interests in treatments, if an agreement provides an option that allows the investor in the treatment to convert an interest in a treatment into shares of common stock of the Company, then revenue is deferred until such time that the option expires or milestones are achieved that eliminate the investor’s right to exercise the option. The period of performance over which the revenues are recognized is typically the period over which the research and/or development is expected to occur. When the period of performance is based on the period over which research and/or development is expected to occur, the Company is required to make estimates regarding drug development timelines. Because of the many risks and uncertainties associated with the development of drug candidates, these estimates regarding the period of performance may change. In the event the investor chooses to convert interests into shares of common stock, that transaction will be accounted for similar to a sale of shares of common stock for cash.

 

Use of Estimates

The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2014, the Company elected to early adopt Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements. The adoption of this ASU allows the Company to remove the inception to date information and all references to development stage.

 

The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 

4.Related Party Transactions

 

At January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the Company had loans outstanding with its three directors (two of which are officers), in the total amount of $130,000 and $350,000, respectively. $220,000 of the principal amount was repaid during the quarter ended January 31, 2014. The loans mature on April 30, 2016 and are subject to annual interest of 14.5%, which includes a penalty rate of 8.5% due to non-payment of the required repayment amounts.

 

5.Deferred Revenue

 

On July 22, 2014, the Company received a $3,000,000 commitment from a foundation, from which the Company has the right to make capital calls for the research, development, marketing, commercialization, and any other activities connected to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses, certain operating expenses, and any other purpose consistent with the goals of the foundation. On August 13, September 8, and November 13, 2014, the Company made capital calls for $422,344, $444,530, and $1,033,614, respectively, from the foundation in exchange for 0.844687%, 0.88906%, and 2.067228% interests in the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

 

Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

On September 9, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement and subsequently received funding from an individual investor in the amount of $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 0.98% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 0.98% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. Additionally, the Company may buyback interests from the investor within two and one half years or after two and a half years of the investment at a price of two times or three and a half times, respectively, the relevant investment amount represented by the interests to be bought back. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or an equivalent body in Europe and not marketed within 24 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 50,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the interest in the product.

 

On September 17, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement and subsequently received additional funding totaling $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 1.0% interest in the Company’s Binge Eating Disorder treatment product and pay the investor 1.0% of the Net Profit generated from this treatment in perpetuity. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit generated from the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. If the product is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within 36 months the investor will have a sixty day option to receive 62,500 shares of common stock in lieu of the 1.0% interest in the product.

 

On October 31, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement and subsequently received funding from an individual investor in the amount of $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 0.98% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 0.98% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. Additionally, the Company may buyback the interest from the investor within two and one half years or after two and a half years but no later than four years of the investment at a price of two times or three and a half times, respectively, of the investment amount. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved by the FDA or an equivalent body in Europe and not marketed within 24 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 50,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the interest in the product.

 

With respect to investments in interests in treatments, if an agreement provides an option that allows the investor in the treatment to convert an interest in a treatment into shares of common stock of the Company, then revenue is deferred until such time that the option expires or milestones are achieved that eliminate the investor’s right to exercise the option. The period of performance over which the revenues are recognized is typically the period over which the research and/or development is expected to occur. When the period of performance is based on the period over which research and/or development is expected to occur, the Company is required to make estimates regarding drug development timelines. Because of the many risks and uncertainties associated with the development of drug candidates, these estimates regarding the period of performance may change. In the event the investor chooses to convert interests into shares of common stock, that transaction will be accounted for similar to a sale of shares of common stock for cash.

 

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Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

6.Stockholders’ Equity

 

Common Stock

 

On November 26, 2014, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to increase its authorized capital stock from 200,000,000 common shares to 1,000,000,000 common shares.

 

In August 2014, the Company issued 7,846 shares to consultants for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $44,723 based on stock prices at issuance dates.

 

In December 2014, the Company issued 24,015 shares to a company for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $91,258 based on the stock prices at issuance dates.

 

In January 2015, the Company issued a total of 5,000 shares to two consultants for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $19,720 based on the stock prices at issuance dates.

 

Stock Based Compensation

As required by the Stock Compensation Topic, ASC 718, the Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all share based payment awards made to the officers and directors based on estimated fair values. Stock based compensation expense recognized for the six months ended January 31, 2015 was $0.

 

On August 2, 2014, the Company granted 30,000 stock options with an exercise price of $10.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 5 years and vested immediately. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $173,999 which have been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended January 31, 2015. The assumptions used in the valuation were as follows:

 

On November 12, 2014, the Company granted 30,000 stock options with an exercise price of $10.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 5 years and vest over 3 years. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $115,499, of which $9,625 has been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

On November 12, 2014, the Company granted 20,000 stock options with an exercise price of $15.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 5 years and vest over three years. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $76,999, of which $6,148 has been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended, January 31, 2015.

 

On January 9, 2015, the Company granted 15,000 stock options with an exercise price of $10.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 5 years and vested immediately. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $65,163 which have been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

 

Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

On January 25, 2015, the Company granted 10,000 stock options with an exercise price of $10.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 5 years and vested immediately. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $36,169 which have been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

The Company also recognized stock based compensation expense of $37,046 in connection with vested options granted in prior periods.

 

The assumptions used in the valuation for all of the options granted for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Market value of stock on measurement date  $3.75 to 5.80 
Risk-free interest rate    1.28 to 1.73%
Dividend yield   0%
Volatility factor   204% to 413%
Term   5.0 years 

 

Stock option activity for six months ended January 31, 2015 is presented in the table below:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2014     3,047,500       9.00       8.56     $ 12,000  
Granted     105,000       10.00       5.00          
Forfeited/expired/cancelled     (85,000)       11.21       -          
Outstanding at January 31, 2015     3, 067,500       9.00       8.27     $ -  
Exercisable at January 31, 2015     1,570,416       10.00       8.19     $ -  

 

Warrants

 

On December 16, 2015, the Company granted 38,800 stock options with an exercise price of $8.00 per share to a consultant for services rendered. These options have a term of 10 years and vested immediately. The Company has valued these options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which resulted in a fair market value of $144,724 which have been fully recognized as expense for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

Warrant activity for quarter ended January 31, 2015 is presented in the table below:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2014     1,254,752       20.00       4.33     $ -  
Granted     38,800       8.00        -       -  
Exercised     -               -       -  
Outstanding at January 31, 2015     1,293,552       20.00       4.33     $ -  
Exercisable at January 31, 2015     568,552       20.00       4.08     $ -  

 

 

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Lightlake Therapeutics Inc.

 

Notes to (Unaudited) Financial Statements

 

 

7.Subsequent Events

 

On February 17, 2015, the Company made a capital call of $988,043 from the aforementioned foundation (see Note 5) in exchange for a 1.976085% interest in the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition for the three months and six months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this report.

 

Overview

 

Lightlake is an early stage biopharmaceutical company using the Company’s expertise in opioid antagonists to develop innovative treatments for common addictions and related disorders. The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 21, 2005, as Madrona Ventures, Inc. and on September 16, 2009, the Company changed its name to Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. The Company’s fiscal year end is July 31. The Company’s strategy is to develop treatments to addictions and related disorders based on the Company’s expertise using opioid antagonists. The Company currently is developing a treatment for reversing opioid overdoses in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”), part of the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”). The Company also is developing a new approach for the treatment of overweight and obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder.

 

Currently, Lightlake is primarily focused on developing: (i) a treatment to reverse opioid overdoses, (ii) a treatment for overweight and obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder, which is thought to be the most common eating disorder in the United States today, and (iii) a treatment for patients with Bulimia Nervosa, which is a condition estimated to be affecting five million people in the United States at this time.

 

To date, Lightlake has carried out operations to utilize the patent and patent applications, including European Patent EP1681057B1 and US Patent Application 11/031,534, which were acquired on August 24, 2009 from Dr. David Sinclair. The Company was informed on October 15, 2010, that the US Patent application was approved. These patents are related to a method for treating eating disorders by repeatedly administering naloxone in a dosage sufficient to block the effects of opiate agonists to a subject suffering from an eating disorder caused by one or more related problem responses (the “Sinclair Method”). The Sinclair Method was developed by Dr. David Sinclair and originally intended for the treatment of alcohol dependency. In 1990, Dr. Sinclair discovered that the opioid antagonist naltrexone, when used correctly in the presence of drinking alcohol, resulted in a 78% success rate, with patients abstaining from alcohol or consuming it at safe levels. H. Lundbeck A/S’s Selincro (nalmefene), was approved in Europe, and the treatment regimen is based on Dr. Sinclair’s work.

 

In 1989, Dr. Sinclair patented his "Method for Treating Alcohol Drinking Responses,” also known as the “Sinclair Method,” and in 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the use of naltrexone as a treatment for alcohol dependency. Since then, this form of treatment has been used by medical practices around the globe as an effective treatment for alcoholism. As stated above, the Company continues to explore various medical applications of this method. The Company aims to broaden its product pipeline, and anticipates commencing further trials based on its existing as well as potential patents that relate to the use of opioid antagonists.

 

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Principal Products or Services and Markets

 

Opioid Overdose Reversal

 

Naloxone is a medicine currently available through injection that can rapidly reverse the overdose of prescription and illicit opioids. Lightlake’s new intranasal delivery system of naloxone could widely expand its availability and use in preventing opioid overdose deaths.

 

On April 24, 2013, Lightlake announced that it had signed a collaboration agreement with the Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse (“DPMCDA”) of the NIDA, part of the NIH, to co-develop a treatment for the reversal of opioid overdoses. Under the terms of the agreement, the DPMCDA of NIDA agreed to sponsor a Phase I clinical study designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of the Company’s product candidate in 14 healthy volunteer subjects. Assuming successful completion of this study, NIDA planned to file an investigational new drug application (“IND”) for a final larger study. The goal of the collaboration has been to establish a clinical development plan and regulatory pathway that would potentially result in FDA approval and commercialization of a new pharmaceutical treatment that effectively reverses opioid overdoses.

 

With respect to Lightlake’s potential treatment for reversing opioid overdoses, on April 16, 2013 and May 30, 2013, the Company entered into agreements and subsequently received funding from one investor in the amounts of $600,000 and $150,000, respectively, for the research, development, marketing and commercialization of the Company’s aforementioned treatment. In exchange for these investments, the Company agreed to provide the investor with 6.0% and 1.5%, respectively, interests in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 6.0% and 1.5% interests if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved for marketing within 24 months of the dates of investment, the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 75,000 and 18,750 shares of common stock in lieu of the 6.0% and 1.5% interests in the product, respectively.

 

On July 17, 2013, Lightlake entered into a three year consulting agreement for consulting and advisory services related to the development of the Company’s potential treatment for opioid addiction. In exchange for these services, the Company has agreed to provide the consultant with a 5.0% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The consultant also has rights with respect to its 5.0% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved for marketing within 24 months the consultant will have a 60 day option to receive 62,500 shares of common stock in lieu of the 5.0% interest in the product.

 

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On September 23, 2013, Lightlake commenced a two-week patient trial for the treatment to reverse opioid overdoses in collaboration with NIDA. This study was designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of the Company's intranasal naloxone application for the novel intranasal naloxone application.

 

On December 3, 2013, Lightlake announced that the initial findings of its clinical trial with NIDA supported the Company’s intranasal delivery of naloxone as a promising innovative treatment for reversing opioid overdoses. Initial data from the study showed that the Company’s naloxone nasal spray potentially can be delivered into the blood stream at least as quickly as the injection process currently used by hospitals, first responders, and others treating opioid overdoses.

 

On March 14, 2014, Lightlake filed US Provisional Application No. 61/953,379. This application addresses delivery devices and methods of treating opioid overdoses through the administration of intranasal naloxone.

 

On May 15, 2014, Lightlake entered into an agreement and subsequently received funding from an individual investor in the amount of $300,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 1.5% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 1.5% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved for marketing within 24 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 37,500 shares of common stock in lieu of the 1.5% interest in the product.

 

On July 9, 2014, Lightlake announced that it signed an agreement with a commercial contract manufacturer to commence production of its naloxone-based opioid overdose reversal treatment. The Company expected that this manufacturer would be able to provide sufficient manufacturing capacity at cGMP production facilities to enable commercialization of the Company’s treatment on a global scale.

 

On July 9, 2014, Lightlake filed US Provisional Application No. 62/022,268 with respect to the Company’s treating opioid overdoses through the administration of intranasal naloxone.

 

On July 22, 2014, Lightlake received a $3,000,000 commitment, from which the Company has the right to make capital calls, from a foundation for the research, development, marketing, commercialization, and any other activities connected to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses, certain operating expenses, and any other purpose consistent with the goals of the foundation. In exchange for funds invested by the foundation the Company agreed to provide the foundation with pro-rata share up to a 6.0% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The foundation also has rights with respect to its up to 6.0% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. Additionally, the Company may buyback interests from the foundation within two and one half years or after two and a half years of the initial investment at a price of two times or three and a half times, respectively, the relevant investment amount represented by the interests to be bought back. If the product is not approved by the FDA or an equivalent body in Europe for marketing and is not actually marketed within 24 months the foundation will have a 60 day option to receive shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of 0.1 shares for every dollar of its investment. On July 28, 2014 the Company received an initial investment of $111,470 from the foundation in exchange for a 0.22294% interest. On August 13, September 8, 2014, and November 13, 2014, the Company made capital calls of $422,344 $444,530, and $1,033,614, respectively, from the foundation in exchange for 0.844687%, 0.888906%, and 2.067228% interests, respectively, in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses.

 

On July 23, 2014, Lightlake announced that it filed an IND with respect to its naloxone-based opioid overdose reversal nasal spray. The Company also announced that it received an additional commitment from NIDA to fund a second study with respect to the Company’s nasal spray, and the Company announced on December 4, 2014 that this study had begun.

 

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On September 9, 2014, Lightlake entered into an agreement and subsequently received funding from an individual investor in the amount of $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 0.98% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 0.98% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. Additionally, the Company may buyback interests from the investor within two and one half years or after two and a half years of the investment at a price of two times or three and a half times, respectively, the relevant investment amount represented by the interests to be bought back. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved by the FDA or an equivalent body in Europe and not marketed within 24 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 50,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the interest in the product. 

 

On October 31, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement and subsequently received funding from an individual investor in the amount of $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 0.98% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s treatment to reverse opioid overdoses. Net Profit includes the pre-tax profit received by the Company derived from the sale of the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 0.98% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. Additionally, the Company may buyback the interest from the investor within two and one half years or after two and a half years but no later than four years of the investment at a price of two times or three and a half times, respectively, of the investment amount. If the product is not introduced to the market and not approved by the FDA or an equivalent body in Europe and not marketed within 24 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 50,000 shares of common stock in lieu of the interest in the product.

 

On December 4, 2014, Lightlake announced that the Company has begun a trial designed to evaluate its intranasal naloxone application for opioid overdose. The trial was conducted in partnership with NIDA.

 

On December 16, 2014, Lightlake announced that the Company had entered into a license agreement with Adapt Pharma Operations Limited (“Adapt”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Adapt Pharma Limited, an Ireland-based pharmaceutical company. Pursuant to the license agreement (the “Adapt Agreement”), Adapt has received from the Company a global license to develop and commercialize the Company’s intranasal naloxone opioid overdose reversal treatment. In exchange for licensing its treatment to Adapt, the Company could receive potential development and sales milestone payments of more than $55 million, plus up to double-digit royalties. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Adapt Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

 

On February 17, 2015, Lightlake announced that Adapt received Fast Track designation by the FDA.

 

Binge Eating Disorder

 

Lightlake is developing a treatment for Binge Eating Disorder derived from the “Sinclair Method.” Patients suffering from Binge Eating Disorder typically exhibit a lack of control eating foods typically high in sugar, fat, or salt, and are able to override the feeling of fullness. When these patients eat foods with high levels of sugar, salt, or fat, the opioidergic system is activated, which causes the firing of the neurons that release endorphins. The endorphins then bind to opioid receptors on other neurons and activate these opioid receptors, which reinforces addictive behavior. By blocking these opioid receptors with an opioid antagonist, the effect these endorphins have each time these foods are eaten is counteracted.

 

Lightlake considers naloxone the optimal opioid antagonist to address Binge Eating Disorder as naloxone remains in the brain for two hours, which is the duration of a typical binge. Long-lasting opioid antagonists like naltrexone and nalmefene are sufficient for treating alcoholism and drug addiction, but the short-acting opioid antagonist naloxone works to selectively remove only unhealthy eating responses. Moreover, the Company believes that its treatment is well-suited for treating Binge Eating Disorder as it is unlikely to be used in a truly chronic manner. The Company expects that patients will only administer the treatment when they have the urge to binge eat, and the Company expects that they will require less of the spray over time as they regain control of their eating habits.

 

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In November 2009, Lightlake’s clinical trial team in Helsinki, Finland was granted ethical approval to begin screening subjects for the Phase II clinical trials of the opioid antagonist-based nasal spray treatment for Binge Eating Disorder.

 

On May 6, 2010, Lightlake was granted ethical approval for the Phase II trials. A preliminary meeting with the FIMEA Regulatory Authority was held on May 7, 2010 and their requirements for approval were obtained. Moreover, these trials were supervised under the direction of trial coordinator Professor Hannu Eero Rafael Alho, Professor of Addiction Medicine at the University of Helsinki. Crown CRO, a Finnish research organization provided the external validation for the Phase II trial.

 

In 2011, Lightlake commenced a randomized double-blind placebo controlled Phase II trial investigating the use of naloxone intranasally as a treatment for Binge Eating Disorder. The Company randomly selected 138 patients meeting the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder from over 900 applicants, of which 298 of these applicants had gene samples analyzed, and 127 patients enrolled in the trial. Each patient was randomized to take either intranasal naloxone or a placebo nasal spray. The Company contracted the Phase II trial operations to Lightlake Sinclair of Helsinki, Finland.

 

In April 2012, Lightlake completed a Phase II clinical trial in Helsinki, Finland to investigate the use of the opioid antagonist naloxone delivered intranasally as a treatment for Binge Eating Disorder. The Company’s approach was unique, through using a single agent with known safety, delivered intranasally, in response to behavioral stimuli, and selectively addressing a subset of obese and overweight patients which was thought to represent up to 25% of this total patient cohort. The Company believed that its approach could deliver successful outcomes in a challenging area that recently encountered several failures.

 

On August 8, 2012, Lightlake announced the final data from the Phase II trial investigating the use of naloxone intranasally as a treatment for Binge Eating Disorder. Results from this study have been very encouraging, whereby patients receiving naloxone demonstrated a significant reduction over placebo in reducing bingeing. In addition, the patients receiving the naloxone nasal spray lost weight in the second half of the study and it would appear that patients with the highest BMI tended to reduce their bingeing the most.

 

On May 23, 2013, Lightlake presented the results of the Company’s Phase II clinical trial of its nasal spray treatment for Binge Eating Disorder at the American Psychiatric Association (“APA”) Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Binge Eating Disorder has been added to the fifth edition of the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM-5”), which was launched at the APA Annual Meeting. DSM-5 is used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research. This manual is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. DSM-5 diagnostic criteria are concise and explicit, intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings from inpatient to primary care. Binge Eating Disorder is defined in the DSM-5 chapter on Feeding and Eating Disorders as a diagnosis for individuals who experience persistent, recurrent episodes of overeating, marked by loss of control and significant clinical distress. The chapter also includes changes in the requirements for diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, two potential additional indications for the Company’s treatment.

 

On December 17, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement and subsequently received additional funding totaling $250,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 0.5% interest in the Net Profit as related to the Company’s Binge Eating Disorder treatment. Net Profit is defined as the pre-tax profit generated from the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. The investor also has rights with respect to its 0.5% interest if the treatment is sold or the Company is sold. If the product is not approved by the FDA within 36 months the investor will have a 60 day option to receive 31,250 shares of common stock in lieu of the 0.5% interest in the product.

    

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On September 17, 2014, Lightlake entered into an agreement and subsequently received additional funding totaling $500,000 for use by the Company for any purpose. In exchange for this funding, the Company agreed to provide the investor with a 1.0% interest in the Company’s Binge Eating Disorder treatment product and pay the investor 1.0% of the Net Profit generated from this treatment in perpetuity. Net Profit is defined as the pre-tax profit generated from the product after the deduction of all expenses incurred by and payments made by the Company in connection with the product, including but not limited to an allocation of Company overhead. If the product is not approved by the FDA within 36 months the investor will have a sixty day option to receive 62,500 shares of common stock in lieu of the 1.0% interest in the product.

 

Lightlake now aims to collaborate with other parties to progress its drug development program for Binge Eating Disorder.

 

Bulimia Nervosa

 

The Company anticipates launching Phase II trials to investigate the application of the Company’s technology as a treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, and the Company is seeking funding to facilitate the launch of these trials. The Company has made arrangements with King’s College London, UK, to conduct these trials at the institution. In working with King’s College, which has an internationally renowned eating disorder unit, the Company believes that it will considerably strengthen the Company’s already distinguished research and development team. Professor Janet Treasure, head of the Eating Disorders Unit at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and author of several well-regarded books on eating disorders, and Professor Ulrike Schmidt, a consultant psychiatrist for the Eating Disorders Service and a fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, would serve as tremendous guides for these Phase II trials.

 

Other Activities

 

On December 1, 2014, Lightlake and Aegis Therapeutics, LLC (“Aegis”), entered into a Material Transfer, Option and Research License Agreement (the “Aegis Agreement”) that provides the Company with an exclusive royalty-free research license for a period of time to Aegis’ proprietary delivery enhancement and stabilization agents, including Aegis’ ProTek® and Intravail® technologies (collectively, the “Technology”) to enable the Company to conduct a feasibility study of opioid antagonists when used with the Technology. During this period of time, the Company may also evaluate its interest in having an exclusive license to the Technology for use with opioid antagonists to treat, diagnose, predict, detect or prevent any disease, disorder, state, condition or malady in humans (the “Possible License”). Aegis has granted the Company an exclusive option to obtain the Possible License for a certain period after the study is completed. In consideration of the license granted to the Company pursuant to the Aegis Agreement, the Company is required to pay to Aegis a nonrefundable study fee. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Aegis Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.

 

On February 9, 2015, Lightlake announced that Arvind Agrawal joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs, effective, January 2015. Mr. Agrawal previously has been Head of Medical Affairs New Products at Mundipharma International, where he made significant advances towards the development of a novel treatment for opioid addiction. He also worked as European Clinical and Scientific Affairs Director at Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, where he developed strategies leading to positive clinical, political, and legislative changes for the treatment of opioid dependence. His earlier professional experience was with AstraZeneca plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, SmithKline Beecham plc, and Wellcome Pharmaceuticals, where he held various senior management positions in medical affairs and clinical development, and helped to launch the pharmaceutical blockbusters Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Avandia (rosiglitazone). Mr. Agrawal holds an MSc in Human & Applied Physiology from King's College, University of London. He is also the Managing Director of Ekagra Ltd, a pharmaceutical medical affairs consultancy in the UK.

  

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Results of Operations

 

The following compares Lightlake’s operations for the three months ended January 31, 2015 to the same period at January 31, 2014.

 

Revenues

 

Lightlake had $560,000 of revenue during the three months ended January 31, 2015. This revenue is derived from the Adapt Agreement. The Company had no revenue during the three months ended January 31, 2014 and had generated no revenue from inception through January 31, 2014 as the Company was devoting substantially all of its efforts on establishing the business and its planned principal operations had not commenced. 

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were incurred in the amount of $2,138,609 and $5,059,362 for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reduction in expenses as compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to a reduction in administrative compensation as no stock options were issued to officers during the period.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Lightlake spent $1,191,747 and $31,806 during the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The year over year increase was primarily due to increased spending on research and development of the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment.

 

Interest Expense

 

During the three months ended January 31, 2015, interest expense increased to $19,370 at January 31, 2015 as compared to $6,242 at January 31, 2014.

 

Net Loss

 

The comparable net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2015 was $2,775,614 as compared to the net loss of $5,055,113 for the three months ended January 31, 2014. This reduction of net loss was due primarily to a reduction in operating expenses combined with a reduction in derivative debt contracts arising out of Lightlake’s convertible notes payable occurring in previous quarters.

 

The following compares Lightlake’s operations for the six months ended January 31, 2015 to the same period at January 31, 2014.

 

Revenues

 

Lightlake had $560,000 of revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2015. This revenue is derived from the Adapt Agreement. The Company had no revenue during the six months ended January 31, 2014 and had generated no revenue from inception through January 31, 2014 as the Company was devoting substantially all of its efforts on establishing the business and its planned principal operations had not commenced. 

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were incurred in the amount of $2,846,622 and $6,541,345 for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The reduction in expenses as compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to a reduction in administrative compensation as no stock options were issued to officers during the period.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Lightlake spent $1,243,848 and $89,396 during the six months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The year over year increase is primarily due to increased spending on research and development of the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment.

 

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Interest Expense

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2015, interest expense decreased to $27,582 at January 31, 2015 as compared to $131,789 at January 31, 2014. This decrease was due to a reduction in obligations connected to outstanding convertible debt.

 

Net Loss

 

The comparable net loss for the six months ended January 31, 2015 was $3,550,951 as compared to the net loss of $6,768,946 for the six months ended January 31, 2014. This reduction of net loss was due primarily to a reduction in operating expenses, including a reduction in officers’ compensation.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Lightlake’s cash position of $1,060,919 at January 31, 2015 is not sufficient to meet the Company’s obligations for the next twelve-month period. As a result, the Company will need to generate sufficient revenues and/or seek additional funding. The Company currently does not have a specific plan of how the Company will obtain such funding; however, the Company anticipates that if revenues are not sufficient then additional funding will be in the form of debt financing and/or equity financing from the sale of the Company’s common stock and/or in the form of financing from the sale of interests in the Company’s prospective products. At this time, the Company cannot provide investors with any assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient funding or generate sufficient revenues to meet the Company’s obligations over the next twelve months. The Company does not have any arrangements in place for any future financing and may seek to obtain additional short-term loans from its officers and directors to meet its short-term funding needs.

 

However, during the six months ended January 31, 2015, Lightlake receive $3,400,487 in funding in exchange for an interest in the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment. This investment increased the cash position of the Company. As stated above, the Company expects to continue to issue debt and/or equity and/or sell interests in the Company’s prospective products to sustain the implementation of the Company’s business plan unless sufficient revenues are generated.

 

The financial position of Lightlake at January 31, 2015 and the year ended July 31, 2014 showed an increase of $812,401 in assets from the year ended July 31, 2014 of $300,657 to $1,113,058. This was due to an increase in the Company’s cash position of $806,149, which was due to the Company receiving funding of its operations. The liabilities increased from $3,378,725 at the year ended July 31, 2014 to $7,113,232 at January 31, 2015. Included in this increase is the accrual of officer salaries of $677,006 and an increase in the investment in the Company’s opioid overdose reversal treatment of $3,400,487 in exchange for interests.

 

Going Concern

 

Lightlake has not attained profitable operations and is dependent upon obtaining financing and revenues to pursue additional clinical trials with respect to Binge Eating Disorder and to develop the other parts of the Company’s pipeline. In their report on the Company’s financial statements at January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the Company’s auditors raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Plan of Operation

 

During the next year, Lightlake aims to broaden the Company’s product pipeline, and anticipates commencing further trials based on the Company’s existing as well as potential patents.

 

On July 23, 2014, Lightlake announced that it filed an IND with respect to its naloxone-based opioid overdose reversal nasal spray. The Company also announced that it received an additional commitment from NIDA to fund a second study with respect to the Company’s nasal spray, which study commenced in December 2014. The goal is to establish a clinical development plan and regulatory pathway that will potentially result in FDA approval and commercialization of this treatment.

 

Pursuant to the Adapt Agreement, the Company will be working with Adapt to develop an Initial Development Plan (as defined in the Adapt Agreement) and will be sharing some costs with Adapt.

 

In consideration of the license granted to the Company pursuant to the Aegis Agreement, the Company is required to pay to Aegis a nonrefundable study fee.

 

At this time, Lightlake cannot provide investors with any assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient revenues and/or obtain sufficient funding to meet the Company’s obligations over the next twelve months. The Company anticipates that if revenues are not sufficient then additional funding will be required in the form of debt financing and/or equity financing from the sale of the Company’s common stock and/or in the form of financing from the sale of interests in the Company’s prospective products. The Company does not have any arrangements in place for any future funding. The Company may also seek to obtain short-term loans from the Company’s officers and directors to meet the Company’s short-term funding needs.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Lightlake believes that the following critical policies affect the Company’s more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

 

Lightlake prepares its financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. These principals require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes that these estimates are reasonable and have been discussed with the Board of Directors; however, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Lightlake issues restricted stock to consultants for various services and employees for compensation. Cost for these transactions are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is measurable more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is measured at the earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the counterparty's performance is complete.

 

Lightlake issues options and warrants to consultants, directors, and officers as compensation for services. These options and warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes model, which focuses on the current stock price and the volatility of moves to predict the likelihood of future stock moves. This method of valuation is typically used to accurately price stock options and warrants based on the price of the underlying stock.

 

Long-lived assets such as property, equipment and identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. When required impairment losses on assets to be held and used are recognized based on the fair value of the asset. The fair value is determined based on estimates of future cash flows, market value of similar assets, if available, or independent appraisals, if required. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and fair value of the asset. When fair values are not available, Lightlake estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the recovery of the assets. The Company did not recognize any impairment losses for any periods presented.  

 

Fair value estimates used in preparation of the financial statements are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of Lightlake’s notes payable is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities.

  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Lightlake has no off-balance sheet arrangements as of January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) under the Exchange Act. Management conducted its evaluation based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of January 31, 2015, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to material weaknesses in the system of internal control. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, that creates a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected in a timely manner. 

  

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

 

The material weaknesses assessed by our management were (1) we have not implemented measures that would prevent the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer from overriding the internal control system; (2) we do not have an audit committee; (3) we have a lack of outside directors on the board of directors; and (4) we did not design or maintain effective controls over the completeness and accuracy of our calculation of stock-based compensation expense. We do not believe that these material weaknesses have resulted in deficient financial reporting because both the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer are aware of their responsibilities under the SEC’s reporting requirements and they both personally certify our financial reports.

 

Accordingly, while we have identified material weaknesses in our system of internal control over financial reporting, we believe we have taken reasonable steps to ascertain that the financial information contained in this report is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our management has determined that current resources would be appropriately applied elsewhere and when resources permit, it will address and remediate material weaknesses through implementing various controls or changes to controls. At such time, as we have additional financial resources available to us, we intend to enhance our controls and procedures. We will not be able to assess whether the steps we intend to take will fully remedy the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting until we have fully implemented them and sufficient time passes in order to evaluate their effectiveness.

  

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system are met. Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were sufficiently effective to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system were met.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that occurred in the three months ended January 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II— OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

 

There has not been a material change in our risk factors since December 9, 2014 when we filed our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2014.

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

  

In August 2014, the Company issued 7,846 shares to consultants for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $44,723 based on stock prices at issuance dates.

 

In December 2014, the Company issued 24,015 shares to a company for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $91,258 based on the stock prices at issuance dates.

 

In January 2015, the Company issued a total of 5,000 shares to two consultants for services rendered. The shares have a fair value of $19,720 based on the stock prices at issuance dates.

 

These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) since the issuance shares by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of shares offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of shares to a high number of investors. In addition, the investors had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the Act. This restriction ensures that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for this transaction.

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

  

Item 5.Other Information.

 

None. 

 

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Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  Exhibit Title

10.1+

 

License Agreement between Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. and Adapt Pharma Operations Limited, dated as of December 15, 2014.

     

10.2+

 

Material Transfer, Option and Research License Agreement between Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. and Aegis Therapeutics, LLC, dated as of December 1, 2014, as amended December 16, 2014.

     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Schema
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

 

+ Confidential Treatment Requested.  Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

* In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

   

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  LIGHTLAKE THERAPEUTICS INC.  
       
Date: March 17, 2015 By: /s/ Dr. Roger Crystal  
    Name:  Dr. Roger Crystal  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Director  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

       
Date: March 17, 2015 By: /s/ Kevin Pollack  
    Name: Kevin Pollack  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Director  
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  

 

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