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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


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


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016


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: 000-54907


ACCUREXA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

47-2999657

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

113 Barksdale

Newark, DE 19711

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(302) 709-1822

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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.

[X] Yes

[   ] 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 (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

[X] Yes

[   ] 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 the 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 Act).

[   ] Yes

[X] No


APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class

Outstanding as of August 12, 2016

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

9,180,816

Convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value

1,625





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TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

1

Item 2.

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

 

10

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

14

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

14

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

17

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

17

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

17

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

17

Item 3.

Exhibits

 

17

SIGNATURES

 

 

18




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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


ACCUREXA INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index to Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Interim Balance Sheets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Interim Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Interim Financial Statements

5




1







ACCUREXA INC.

Condensed Interim Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

2016

 

December 31,

2015

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,844,388 

$

1,811,871 

 

Marketable securities

 

 

 

199,906 

 

    Total current assets

 

 

1,844,388 

 

2,011,777 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid Assets

 

 

1,658,203 

 

2,067,694 

Fixed Assets, net

 

 

144,782 

 

166,119 

 

    Total assets

 

$

3,647,372 

$

4,245,590 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accruals, including related party liabilities of $170,000 as of June 30, 2016 and $149,000 as of December 31, 2015

$

217,334 

$

180,782 

 

    Total current liabilities

 

 

217,334 

 

180,782 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Notes, net of unamortized debt discount

 

 

430,075 

 

383,980 

 

    Total liabilities

 

 

647,408 

 

564,762 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 2,000,000 shares at par value of $0.0001 and with a stated value of $1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding 1,625 shares as of June 30, 2016 and as of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 20,000,000 shares at par value of $ 0.0001 each

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding 8,730,816 shares as of June 30, 2016 and 7,513,816 shares as of December 31, 2015

 

 

873 

 

751 

 

Common Stock Issuable

 

 

 

1,132,000 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

13,890,057 

 

12,639,978 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(10,890,967)

 

(10,091,902)

 

 

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

2,999,963 

 

3,680,828 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

3,647,372 

$

4,245,590 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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



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ACCUREXA INC.

Condensed Interim Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

June 30, 2016

 

Three Months

Ended

June 30, 2015

 

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2016

 

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

 

10,668 

 

10,668 

 

21,337 

 

20,940 

 

Research & Development

 

 

253,214 

 

115,138 

 

417,020 

 

234,253 

 

General and Administrative

 

 

159,199 

 

384,489 

 

300,733 

 

603,254 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

423,081 

 

510,295 

 

739,090 

 

858,447 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

 

 

(423,081)

 

(510,295)

 

(739,090)

 

(858,447)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income (Expense)

 

 

(34,702)

 

(17,202)

 

(59,975)

 

(32,245)

Loss before provisions for income taxes

 

 

(457,783)

 

(527,497)

 

(799,065)

 

(890,692)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(457,783)

$

(527,497)

 

(799,065)

 

(890,692)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share - basic and fully diluted:

 

$

(0.05)

$

(0.09)

 

(0.10)

 

(0.15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of basic and fully diluted common shares outstanding

 

 

8,730,816 

 

6,013,816 

 

8,342,368 

 

5,961,383 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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





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ACCUREXA INC.

Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2016

 

Six Months

Ended

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

$

(799,065)

$

(890,692)

 

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

21,337 

 

20,940 

 

 

Amortization of non-cash expenses

 

527,560 

 

660,870 

 

 

Amortization of discount on convertible notes

 

46,095 

 

10,158 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accruals

 

36,552 

 

50,820 

Net cash used in operations

 

(167,522)

 

(147,904)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in fixed assets

 

 

(51,075)

 

Redemption of marketable securities

 

200,038 

 

Net cash used in investment activities

 

200,038 

 

(51,075)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Share subscriptions received

 

 

1,993,500 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,993,500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) / increase in cash

 

32,516 

 

1,794,521 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

1,811,871 

 

555,506 

Cash, end of period

$

1,844,388 

$

2,350,027 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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






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ACCUREXA INC.

Notes To Interim Financial Statements

 (Unaudited)




1 - INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at June 30, 2016, and for all periods presented herein, have been made.


Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's December 31, 2015 audited financial statements. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.


2 - GOING CONCERN


The Company's financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations.


In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management's plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses and seeking equity and/or debt financing. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.


The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.


3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires 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.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements issued since the last audit of our financial statements. The Company’s management believes that these recent pronouncements will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.




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ACCUREXA INC.

Notes To Interim Financial Statements

 (Unaudited)




Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents comprise of certain highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased.  


Marketable Securities

All marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale since these instruments are readily marketable. These securities are carried at fair value, which is based on readily available market information.  


4 – PREPAID ASSETS


On January 12, 2015, the Company and the Lim Development Group (“Consultant”) entered into a consulting agreement (“Agreement”) under which the Consultant provides scientific advisory to the Company in the development, partnering and commercialization of the “Microinjection Brain Catheter” (a.k.a. BranchPoint device) that the Company exclusively licensed from the University of California San Francisco (“UCSF”) on September 16, 2014.  As consideration for provided services, the Company issued a promissory note (“Note”) in the amount of $200,000 at an interest rate of 5.00% per annum to the Consultant.  The principal amount of the Note is amortized on a straight-line basis over the 24-month term of the Agreement.


On February 18, 2015, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (“Agreement”) with the Capital Communications Group (“Consultant”) under which the Consultant assists the Company in its efforts to gain greater recognition and awareness among relevant investors in the public capital markets on a non-exclusive basis.  In connection with the Agreement, the Company issued a four-year Warrant (“Warrant”) to the Consultant under which the Consultant is entitled to purchase from the Company up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.50 per Share (“Exercise Price”).  The Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, during the term commencing on the issuance date of the Warrant on February 18, 2015 and ending on February 18, 2019 (the “Exercise Period”).  The 200,000 Warrant Shares are valued at $527,500 based on the Black-Scholes formula and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the 24-month term of the Agreement.


On August 11, 2015 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (“ACL License”) with Accelerating Combination Therapies LLC (“ACL”) in regards to the exclusive licensing of the issued U.S. Patent No. 8,895,597 B2 Combination of Local Temozolomide with Local BCNU (“Patent Rights”).  Under the ACL License, the Company is required to pay ACL a license issue fee of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued within 6 months after the Effective Date. The 1,000,000 shares of common stock are valued at $1.13 per share, equal to the publicly traded share price on the Effective Date, are capitalized in the amount of $1,130,000, and amortized over an expected patent life of 15 years.


On March 18, 2016, the Company issued 67,000 shares of its common stock to a consultant to provide media services over 3 months per its consulting agreement.  The 67,000 issued shares of common stock are valued at $0.60 per share, equal to the publicly traded share price on the effective date of the consulting agreement, are capitalized in the amount of $40,200 and amortized over the 3-month term of the consulting agreement.


On April 1, 2016, the Company issued 150,000 shares of its common stock to a consultant to provide regulatory and product development services over 3 months per its consulting agreement.  The 150,000 issued shares of common stock are valued at $0.52 per share, equal to the publicly traded share price on



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ACCUREXA INC.

Notes To Interim Financial Statements

 (Unaudited)




the effective date of the consulting agreement, are capitalized in the amount of $78,000 and amortized over the 3-month term of the consulting agreement.


5 – FIXED ASSETS


The Company has purchased equipment to support the development of its prototype device which are capitalized in the amount of $144,782 as fixed assets on the Company’s balance sheet.  The equipment is amortized on a straight-line basis over 5 years.


6 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES


On July 25, 2013, the Company entered into a secured convertible note (“Note”) under which the Company received $350,000 from the convertible note holder (“Holder”) and is obligated to pay to the Holder the full principal amount after 36 months from the date of the Note, plus an interest at the rate of 10.0% per year payable at the end of each year from the date of the Note.  The Holder has the right to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) at a fixed rate of $2.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”) at any time.  The Company may prepay the Note in whole or in part at any time for cash on 15 business days’ prior written notice, subject to the right of the Holder to convert into shares of Common Stock of the Company prior to any prepayment.  The Note agreement was filed on August 14, 2013 as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2013.


On July 15, 2014, the Company entered into a secured convertible note (“Note”) under which the Company received $20,000 from the convertible note holder (“Holder”) and is obligated to pay to the Holder the full principal amount after 36 months from the date of the Note.  The Holder has the right to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) at a "Variable Conversion Price" of 50% multiplied by the Market Price (representing a discount rate of 50%). “Market Price” means the average of the Closing Trading Prices for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. The Company may prepay the Note in whole or in part at any time for cash on 15 business days’ prior written notice, subject to the right of the Holder to convert into shares of Common Stock of the Company prior to any prepayment. The Company has determined the value associated with the beneficial conversion feature in connection with the notes to be $20,000. The aggregate beneficial conversion feature was accreted and charged to interest expense in the amount of $8,060 as of September 30, 2015, and will be amortized until July 15, 2017.  


On January 12, 2015, the Company and the Lim Development Group (“Consultant”) entered into a consulting agreement (“Agreement”) under which the Consultant provides scientific advisory to the Company in the development, partnering and commercialization of the “Microinjection Brain Catheter” (a.k.a. BranchPoint device) that the Company exclusively licensed from the University of California San Francisco (“UCSF”) on September 16, 2014.  The Consultant will also serve as a member of the Company’s newly formed Scientific Advisory Board.  The term of the Agreement shall be two years and may be extended by mutual agreement of both parties. As consideration for provided services during the term of the Agreement, the Consultant shall receive either a project fee or an hourly rate, either of which will be determined and agreed upon by both parties prior to commencement of any work or project.  Under the Agreement, the Company also issued a promissory note (“Note”) in the amount of $200,000 and at an interest rate of 5.00% per annum to the Consultant.  Under the Note, the Consultant shall have the right, exercisable at any time at the Consultant’s sole discretion, to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of and all accrued interest under the Note, in whole or in part, into shares of



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ACCUREXA INC.

Notes To Interim Financial Statements

 (Unaudited)




common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) at a conversion price of $0.20 per share.  The Shares are issuable pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are to be exempt from registration by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and are to bear an appropriate restrictive legend.  A full description of the Agreement was filed as exhibit 10.1 and of the Note was filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K as of January 13, 2015.


7 – CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK


On June 22, 2015, the Company closed a private placement of 2,250 shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock for gross proceeds to the Company of $2,250,000 and net proceeds of $1,993,500.  The convertible preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $1.25 per share. The Preferred Stock has no dividend rights or liquidation preference. If dividends are declared on the Common Stock, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate in such dividends on an as-converted-to-common stock basis. The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $1,980,000 based on the fair value of the common stock and the conversion rate as of the date of the offering.  This amount was recorded as a deemed distribution during the period of the offering.  


8 - WARRANTS


In connection with the private placement of 2,250 shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock on June 22, 2015, we issued to the investors warrants to purchase up to 1,800,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and are exercisable for 4 years. We also issued an aggregate of 162,000 warrants that were similar to the warrants issued to investors and are exercisable at $1.50 per share for 4 years, to our placement agent and its designees.


The following is a summary of the status of all of the Company’s stock warrants as of June 30, 2016 and changes during the periods ended on that date:


 

Number

of Warrants

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

Outstanding at January 1, 2016

2,162,000

 

$     1.41

Granted

-

 

$     0.00

Exercised

-

 

$     0.00

Cancelled

-

 

$     0.00

Outstanding at June 30, 2016

2,162,000

 

$     1.41

Warrants exercisable at June 30, 2016

2,162,000

 

$     1.41



9 - FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT


On July 6, 2015, the Company filed a Form S-1 registration statement that relates to the offer and resale of up to 3,762,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, by the selling stockholders (“Selling Stockholders”) listed in the Form S-1 registration statement (“Selling Stockholders”), issuable to such stockholders upon the conversion of shares of the Company’s preferred stock or exercise of an aggregate of 1,800,000 warrants which the Company sold to investors in a private placement, or exercise of an aggregate of 162,000 warrants which the Company issued to its placement agent. In that private placement the Company sold an aggregate of 2,250 shares of its Series A convertible



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ACCUREXA INC.

Notes To Interim Financial Statements

 (Unaudited)




preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) for gross proceeds to the Company of $2,250,000. Each share of the Preferred Stock is convertible into 800 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) which results in an effective conversion price of $1.25 per share. The Preferred Stock has no dividend rights or liquidation preference. If dividends are declared on the Common Stock, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate in such dividends on an as-converted-to-common stock basis. In addition, in the private placement the Company issued to the investors warrants (“Investor Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock. The Warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and are exercisable through June 21, 2019. The shares of the Company’s common stock issuable on exercise of the Investor Warrants are registered under the Company’s Form S-1. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Placement Agent”) acted as the exclusive placement agent for the placement of the Company’s Preferred Stock and Investor Warrants.  The Placement Agent purchased securities in the offering on the same terms and conditions as the other investors.  In addition, the Placement Agent and its designees received an aggregate of 162,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.50 per share through June 21, 2019 (“Agent Warrants”).  The shares underlying the Agent Warrants are registered under the Company’s Form S-1. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares sold by the Selling Stockholders or from the conversion of Preferred Stock.  However, the Company will receive proceeds of $1.50 per share upon the exercise of any Investor Warrants or Agent Warrants.  The Company’s Form S-1 registration statement became effective on August 10, 2015.


On August 11, 2015, the Selling Stockholders converted an aggregate of 375 convertible preferred stock into 300,000 shares of common stock that were issued by the Company to the Selling Stockholders.


On September 1, 2015, the Placement Agent converted an aggregate of 250 convertible preferred stock into 200,000 shares of common stock that were issued by the Company to the Placement Agent.


10 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On July 20, 2016, the Company entered into a patent assignment agreement (“Agreement”) under which the Company was assigned the patent rights to the new patent application related to its proprietary formulation used in its ACX-31 program.  The Company is developing its ACX-31 program for the local delivery of temozolomide as adjunctive therapy to BCNU, both chemotherapeutics, in the treatment of brain tumors. In connection with entering into the Agreement, the Company issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  These shares were issued pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exempt from registration by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and bear an appropriate restrictive legend. For a full description, a Form of the Agreement is filed and can be reviewed as exhibit 10.20 to the Form 8-K as of July 22, 2016.




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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION


Forward Looking Statements


This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports that we file with the SEC contain statements that are considered forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations, plans, objectives, assumptions or forecasts of future events.  All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend,” and similar expressions.  These statements are based on the Company’s current plans and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and as such the Company’s actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this periodic report may turn out to be inaccurate and as such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.  The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions due to a number of factors, including:


·

dependence on key personnel;

·

competitive factors;

·

degree of success of clinical trials and research and development programs;

·

the operation of our business; and

·

general economic conditions in the United States and Worldwide.


These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this periodic report.


Use of Terms


Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to:


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“Accurexa”, “the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” are to the business of Accurexa Inc., a Delaware corporation;

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“SEC” are to the Securities and Exchange Commission;

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“Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

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“Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

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 “U.S. dollars,” “dollars” and “$” are to the legal currency of the United States.


You should read the following plan of operation together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report and the most recent Form 10-K. This plan of operation contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The actual results



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may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors.


Overview


We are a development stage company. We were incorporated in Delaware on August 29, 2012.  We are focused on developing novel neurological therapies to be directly delivered into specific regions of the brain. As our first development program, we are developing our ACX-31 program for the local delivery of temozolomide as adjunctive therapy to BCNU, both chemotherapeutics, to brain tumor sites. Our ACX-31 program is based on an issued patent licensed from Accelerating Combination Therapies LLC which is co-owned by Dr. Henry Brem, Director of the Neurosurgery Department at Johns Hopkins University (“ACL License”). We are collaborating in the development of our ACX-31 program with Dr. Henry Brem who built one of the largest brain tumor research and treatment centers in the world at Johns Hopkins University.  Dr. Robert Langer, who is the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and the most cited engineer in history, has also been advising us in the development of our ACX-31 program. Both Dr. Brem and Dr. Langer are pioneers in the development of local drug delivery treatments, and invented and developed Gliadel® which is a FDA approved, local chemotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.  We entered into an agreement with the Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd. (“Yissum”) to develop and supply a polymeric formulation of a combination of temozolomide and BCNU.  Professor Avi Domb of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem had previously worked with Dr. Langer on the formulation of Gliadel® and leads the development efforts provided by Yissum.


As our second development program, we are developing our BranchPoint device that can potentially deliver therapeutics through the radial deployment of a flexible delivery catheter to large and anatomically complex brain targets through a single initial brain penetration. Our BranchPoint device was originally developed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with $1.8 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).  It is based on a neurosurgical delivery platform that we have exclusively licensed from UCSF.  It can potentially enable new approaches to neurological therapy and be modified for the delivery of a broad range of novel therapeutics, such as stem cells to treat neurodegenerative diseases, chemotherapeutics to brain tumors and gene therapy vectors.  On November 4, 2015, UCSF requested a pre-IND meeting with the FDA to discuss a collaborative program between UCSF and us to evaluate a combined stem cell/gene transfer candidate therapeutic CNS10-NPC GDNF for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease using our BranchPoint delivery device.  UCSF received a written response from the FDA on March 21, 2016 which provided guidance on the non-clinical activities that are necessary to enable the filing of a future potential IND application.  CNS10-NPC are human fetal neural stem cells that express Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, and are expected to be supplied by the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute in support of IND (Investigational New Drug) enabling studies.


We cannot assure you that we will be successful with our development activities.  


Recent Developments


On June 22, 2016, we submitted a pre-IND meeting request to the FDA for our ACX-31 program.  Subsequently, the FDA granted us a pre-IND meeting to discuss the CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls), nonclinical and clinical development of our ACX-31 program, and to confirm the acceptability of a 505b2 application pathway. The FDA's stated goal date for providing their written response is August 19, 2016, provided that the background information submitted to the FDA by us is adequate.


The IND (investigational new drug application) is the vehicle through which a sponsor (that develops a new drug) advances to the next stage of drug development known as clinical trials (human trials). A pre-IND meeting can be valuable in planning a drug development program and enable early interactions with



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FDA staff. A pre-IND meeting can also provide a sponsor information that will assist it in preparing to submit complete an investigational new drug application and can reduce time to market through more efficient drug development.


On July 7, 2016, we filed a new patent application related to our proprietary formulation used in our ACX-31 program.


Liquidity and Capital Resources and Plan of Operation


The reader is referred to our financial statements included elsewhere herein.  As of June 30, 2016 we had $1,844,388 in cash and cash equivalents. Our current plan is to continue the development of our two programs in our pipeline.  


1.

We are developing our ACX-31 program for the delivery of temozolomide as adjunctive therapy to BCNU, both chemotherapeutics, to brain tumor sites.  Temozolomide is a generic, approved chemotherapy drug that is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme concomitantly with radiotherapy and then as maintenance treatment.  Local delivery of temozolomide has been demonstrated to be superior to oral administration in an animal model.  In the scientific publication at Johns Hopkins University Brem S, Tyler BM, Li K, Pradilla G, Legnani F, Caplan J, et al. Local delivery of temozolomide by biodegradable polymers is superior to oral administration in a rodent glioma model. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2007;60:643-50, it was demonstrated that that intracranial concentrations of temozolomide increased threefold compared with orally delivered temozolomide. In a rodent glioma model, animals treated with a single temozolomide polymer (50% w/w) had a median survival of 28 days (P < 0.001 vs. controls, P < 0.001 vs. oral treatment), whereas animals treated with oral temozolomide had a median survival of 22 days compared to control animals (median survival of 13 days). Animals treated with two temozolomide polymers (50% w/w) had a median survival of 92 days (P < 0.001 vs. controls, P < 0.001 vs. oral treatment). The percentage of long-term survivors (LTS) for groups receiving intracranial temozolomide ranged from 25 to 37.5%; there were no LTS with oral temozolomide treatment. Animals treated with radiation therapy (XRT) and intracranial temozolomide (median survival not reached, LTS = 87.5%) demonstrated improved survival compared to those with intracranial temozolomide alone (median survival, 41 days; LTS = 37.5%), or oral temozolomide and XRT (median survival, 43 days, LTS = 38.9%).  BCNU (carmustine) is a chemotherapy drug that is contained in Gliadel®, a biodegradable polymer that is implanted locally into the resection cavity after surgical removal of a brain tumor and is indicated for the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.  In another scientific publication at Johns Hopkins University Renard Recinos V, Tyler BM, Brem H, et al. Combination of intracranial temozolomide with intracranial carmustine improves survival when compared with either treatment alone in a rodent glioma model. Neurosurgery 2010; 66:530-537, it was shown that the additive effect of combined delivery of local temozolomide with local BCNU, especially in combination with radiotherapy, was significantly more effective than delivery of either drug alone or one systemically and one locally, either with or without radiation. Groups treated with combination of local temozolomide, local BCNU and radiation therapy had 75% long-term survivors.


2.

We are developing our BranchPoint device that can potentially deliver therapeutics through the radial deployment of a flexible delivery catheter to large and anatomically complex brain targets through a single initial brain penetration. It can potentially enable new approaches to neurological therapy and be modified for the delivery of a broad range of novel therapeutics, such as stem cells to treat neurodegenerative diseases, chemotherapeutics to brain tumors and gene therapy vectors. On November 4, 2015, UCSF requested a pre-IND meeting with the FDA to discuss a collaborative program between UCSF and us to evaluate a combined stem cell/gene transfer candidate therapeutic CNS10-NPC GDNF for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease using our BranchPoint delivery device. UCSF received a written response from the FDA on March 21,



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2016 which provided guidance on the non-clinical activities that are necessary to enable the filing of a future potential IND application. CNS10-NPC are human fetal neural stem cells that express Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, and are expected to be supplied by the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute in support of IND enabling studies.


The development of our programs is estimated to cost approximately $5-7 million over 4-5 years as a standalone company. However, we may seek to pursue a strategic collaboration partnership which may accelerate the development timeline, share expenses, and also provide access to ex-US markets.  The development of our programs may also cost substantially more than $5-7 million and may require a substantially longer development timeline than 4-5 years.  Higher development expenses and delays may be caused by but are not limited to sub-optimal product performance and continued product optimization cycles, adverse clinical results and repeat of clinical trials, or delays of an FDA approval.  In such a scenario, we may not be able to secure sufficient funding or a strategic collaboration partnership and could cease operations under such circumstances.


We are actively seeking additional capital investment.  We cannot assure you that we will have access to the necessary funding or that if available it will be available on terms that are not dilutive to our present shareholders. If the funding is not available, we may have to severely curtail or cease operations.


Results of Operations


Revenues


We had no revenues as a development stage company for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


Operating Expenses


Depreciation and Amortization Expenses:  Depreciation and Amortization expenses were $21,337 and $20,940 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The expenses were primarily incurred by the purchase of equipment required to support the development of our prototype device. The cost of the equipment is amortized on a straight-line basis over 5 years.


Research and Development:  Research and development expenses were $417,020 and $234,253 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase was due to the development efforts, formulation work and regulatory filings with the FDA associated with our ACX-31 program.


General and Administrative:  General and administrative expenses were $300,733 and $603,254 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to the expiration of the consulting agreements with our investor relations and media consultants and associated share issuances.


Net Losses


We had net losses of $799,065 and $890,692 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The losses were primarily incurred by the development efforts, formulation work and regulatory filings with the FDA associated with our ACX-31 program and professional fees.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, and results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.




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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


As a smaller reporting company” (as defined by §229.10(f)(1)), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.


ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) require public companies to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


We conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer who is also our Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2016.  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer has concluded that as of June 30, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below.


In light of the material weaknesses described below, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures to ensure our financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Accordingly, we believe that the financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.


A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 2) or combination of control deficiencies that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.  Management has identified the following two material weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that, as of March 31, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level:


1.  We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures.  Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us for the quarter ending June 30, 2016.  Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.


2.  We do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control.  Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible.  However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals.  Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.




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To address these material weaknesses, management performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.


Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the issuer’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:


 

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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer;

 

 

 

 

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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and

 

 

 

 

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


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.  Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.  Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting.  However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process.  Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.


As of the end of our most recent quarter, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments.  Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, as of June 30, 2016, such internal control over financial reporting was not effective.  This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal control over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.


The matters involving internal control over financial reporting that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives of having segregation of the initiation of transactions, the recording of transactions and the custody of assets.  The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of June 30, 2016.



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Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (1) and (2) above did not have an effect on our financial results.  However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and the lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.


This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only the management's report in this annual report.


Management's Remediation Initiatives


In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:


We will increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function when funds are available to us. First, we will create a position to segregate duties consistent with control objectives of having separate individuals perform (i) the initiation of transactions, (ii) the recording of transactions and (iii) the custody of assets.  Second, we will create a senior position to focus on financial reporting and standardizing and documenting our accounting procedures with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of the internal controls in preventing and detecting misstatements of accounting information.  Third, we plan to appoint one or more outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and assumptions made by management when funds are available to us.


Management believes that the appointment of one or more outside directors, who shall be appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, will remedy the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our Board.  Due to our small size and limited resources we could experience delays in implementation.




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Part II – Other Information


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We are not currently a defendant in any legal proceeding or governmental proceeding nor are we currently aware of any pending legal proceeding or governmental proceeding proposed to be initiated against us. There are no proceedings in which any of our current directors, executive officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to us.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


The Company, as a “smaller reporting company” (as defined by §229.10(f)(1)), is not required to provide the information required by this Item.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


On April 1, 2016, we issued 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a consultant to provide regulatory and product development services over 6 months per its consulting agreement.  These shares were issued pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exempt from registration by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and bear an appropriate restrictive legend.   


On July 20, 2016, we issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with entering into a patent assignment agreement under which the Company was assigned the patent rights to the new patent application related to the proprietary formulation used in our ACX-31 program. These shares were issued pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are exempt from registration by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and bear an appropriate restrictive legend.  


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

 

Certifications of Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

32.1

 

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

32.2

 

Certifications of Principal Financial Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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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.



 

ACCUREXA INC.

August 12, 2016

/s/ George Yu

George Yu

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)




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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

 

Certifications of Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

32.1

 

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

32.2

 

Certifications of Principal Financial Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.




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