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EX-23 - CONSENT OF MCGRAIL MERKEL QUINN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. - REPRO MED SYSTEMS INCex_23-2.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2019

Registration No. 333- ________

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

3841

 

13-3044880

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

24 Carpenter Road

Chester, New York 10918

(845) 469-2042

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Karen Fisher

Chief Financial Officer

24 Carpenter Road

Chester, New York 10918

Telephone: (845) 469-2042

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

with a copy to:

Heather R. Badami, Esq.

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Two Logan Square

100 N. 18th Street, Suite 710

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: (215) 839-1000

 

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public)

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: [X]

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]

Accelerated filer [  ]

Non-accelerated filer [  ]

Smaller reporting company [X]

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  [  ]

 



CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered

 

Amount to be
Registered
(1)

 

 

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share(2)

 

 

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(2)

 

 

Amount of
Registration
Fee

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

 

11,101,697

 

 

$

1.55

 

 

$

17,207,630.35

 

 

$

2,085.56

 

 

(1)

In accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant is also registering hereunder an indeterminate number of shares that may be issued and resold resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

 

 

(2)

The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the common stock on the OTCQX on January 29, 2019, a date within 5 trading days prior to the date of the filing of this registration statement.  

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act  or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 



The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2019

 

REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

 

11,101,697 shares of common stock

 

This prospectus relates to the sale by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus, or their assigns, of up to an aggregate of 11,101,697 shares of our common stock (the “Shares”).


We are registering the offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to registration rights we have granted pursuant to an agreement with the selling stockholders. We have agreed to bear all of the expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Shares. The selling stockholders will pay or assume brokerage commission and similar charges, if any, incurred in the sale of the Shares.

 

We are not selling any Shares under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders.

 

The Shares to which this prospectus relates may be offered and sold from time to time directly by the selling stockholders or alternatively through underwriters, broker dealers, or agents. The selling stockholders will determine at what price they sell the Shares offered by this prospectus, and such sales may be made at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. For additional information on the methods of sale that may be used by the selling stockholders, see the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” For a list of the selling stockholders, see the section entitled “Selling Stockholders.”


Our common stock is currently listed on the OTCQX under the symbol “REPR.” The closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTCQX on January 29, 2019, was $1.52.

 

The selling stockholders may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the resale of the Shares.


This offering will terminate on the earlier of (i) the date when all the Shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) the date that all of the Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule, or (iii) December 20, 2020.

 

Investing in our common stock involves risks, and you should not invest unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is __________________, 2019.

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS


ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

3

 

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

3

 

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

4

 

 

RISK FACTORS

5

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

16

 

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

16

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

18

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

19

 

 

MARKET INFORMATION

21

 

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

21

 

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

22

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS

32

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

35

 

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

35

 

 

MANAGEMENT

37

 

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

39

 

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

42

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

42

 

 

EXPERTS

42

 

 

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

42

 

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

43


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different or inconsistent information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This is not an offer to sell or seeking an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.

 

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “RMS”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms used in this prospectus refer to Repro Med Systems, Inc.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” about our business, financial condition and prospects based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections about us and our industry. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements”, including, but not limited to, any projections of financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objections of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

 

Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this prospectus. Unless otherwise required by law, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. The factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

 

introduction of competitive products;

 

availability of insurance reimbursement;

 

changes in United States Food and Drug Administration regulations;

 

changes to health care policies;

 

success of our research and development efforts;

 

our ability to raise capital if or when needed;

 

acceptance of and demand for new and existing products;

 

expanded market acceptance of the FREEDOM System;

 

our ability to obtain required governmental approvals;

 

success in enforcing and obtaining patents;

 

continued performance by principal suppliers;

 

continued customer preference to work through distributors;

 

continued service of key personnel and attracting and maintaining new personnel;

 

the costs, duration and ultimate outcome of litigation; and

 

general economic and business conditions.

 

You should read the matters described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” below and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this prospectus. We cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be accurate and therefore prospective investors are encouraged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information described in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. Before deciding to invest in our securities you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section contained in this prospectus, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

Company Overview


We design, manufacture and market proprietary and innovative portable medical devices and supplies, primarily for the ambulatory infusion market in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality system management. Our development and marketing focus is primarily concentrated on our mechanical infusion products, the FREEDOM Infusion Systems, which include the FREEDOM60® Syringe Driver, the FreedomEdge® Syringe Driver, HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets™ and RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing™. We were incorporated in the State of New York in March 1980.


Our principal office is located at 24 Carpenter Road, Chester, New York 10918.  Our telephone number is (845) 469-2042.


Our common stock is traded on the OTCQX under the symbol “REPR.”

 

The Offering

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of up to 11,101,697 shares of our common stock (the “Shares”) that the selling stockholders purchased from various third parties in a private placement transaction pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 17, 2018.  Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we agreed to file a resale registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at our expense covering the Shares within 45 days following the final closing of the transaction, which occurred on December 20, 2018. This prospectus forms a part of the registration statement.


Use of Proceeds

 

The Shares offered by this prospectus will be sold by the selling stockholders.  We did not receive any proceeds from the purchase of the Shares by the selling stockholders and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders.


Risk Factors

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and could result in the loss of your entire investment. Prior to making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus and, in particular, you should evaluate the risk factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on the next page of this prospectus.  


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RISK FACTORS


An investment in our common stock involves significant risks. Before making an investment in our common stock, you should carefully read all of the information contained in this prospectus and our other filings with the SEC. You should not make an investment in RMS unless you can afford to bear the loss of your entire investment. The following discussion provides information concerning the material risks and uncertainties that we have identified and believe may adversely affect our business, our financial condition and our results of operations. Before you decide whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties, together with all of the other information in this prospectus. The risks and uncertainties identified below are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. If any of the material risks or uncertainties that we face were to occur, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment. Please note that additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may adversely affect our business, operations, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.  In addition, please read “CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” in this prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus.


Risks Related to Our Business


We may be unable to compete successfully in our highly competitive industry.


We are a global company that faces competition from a wide range of international and domestic companies, including those that deliver electrically powered pumps, elastomeric infusers and other mechanical devices. These include large medical device companies with multiple product lines, some of which may have greater financial and marketing resources than we do.  We also face competition from companies that are even more specialized than ours with respect to particular markets or product lines. Some of those companies have greater financial and sales and marketing resources than we do or offer products at a lower price point than ours. We face competition on the basis of product features, clinical or economic outcomes, product quality, availability, price, services, technological innovation and other factors. In addition, we face changing customer preferences and requirements, changes in the ways health care services are delivered (including the transition of more care to non-acute settings). Competition may increase further as additional companies begin to enter our markets or modify their existing products to compete directly with ours. If we are forced to reduce our prices due to increased competition, our business could suffer.


The medical technology industry has also experienced a significant amount of consolidation, resulting in larger companies with greater access to markets. Health care systems, other health care companies and even retail pharmacies are also consolidating, resulting in greater purchasing power for these companies. As a result, competition among medical device suppliers to provide goods and services has increased. Group purchasing organizations and integrated health delivery networks have also served to concentrate purchasing decisions for some customers, which has led to downward pricing pressure for medical device suppliers. Further consolidation in the industry could intensify competition among medical device suppliers and exert additional pressure on the prices of our products.


Technological developments by others may disrupt our business and negatively impact our revenues.


The medical device industry is subject to rapid technological change and discovery and frequent product introductions. The development of new or improved products, processes or technologies by other companies (such as needle-free injection technology) that provide better features, pricing or clinical outcomes or economic value may render our products or proposed products obsolete or less competitive. If our competitors respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or we do not introduce new versions or upgrades to our product portfolio in response to those requirements, our products may not be marketable. If competitors develop more effective or affordable products, or achieve earlier patent protection or product commercialization for new products than we do, our operations will likely be adversely affected.


If we are unable to successfully introduce new products or fail to keep pace with advances in technology, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.


We need to successfully introduce new products to achieve our strategic business objectives. A significant element of our strategy is to increase revenue growth by investing in innovation and new product development, which will require substantial resources. Our successful product development will depend on many factors, including our ability to attract strong talent to lead our research and development efforts, properly anticipate and satisfy customer needs, adapt to new technologies, obtain regulatory approvals on a timely basis, demonstrate satisfactory clinical results, manufacture products in an economical and timely manner, obtain appropriate intellectual property protection for our products, gain and maintain market acceptance of our products, and


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differentiate our products from those of our competitors. In addition, patents attained by others can preclude or delay our commercialization of a product. There can be no assurance that any products now in development or that we may seek to develop in the future will achieve technological feasibility, obtain regulatory approval or gain market acceptance.  If we cannot successfully introduce new products or adapt to changing technologies, our products may become obsolete and our revenue and profitability could suffer.


Proposed changes to the FDA 510(k) clearance pathway and post-market safety monitoring process could adversely affect our ability to offer our new and existing products.


The United States (“U.S.”) Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) has announced its intention to pursue comprehensive reforms to its current 510(k) clearance pathway, which is used for clearance of low- to moderate-risk devices that are substantially equivalent to a device already on the market, and to its post-market safety monitoring process.  The proposals, among other things, could prevent the use of certain older predicate devices as support for 510(k) clearance, provide for a “de novo” classification process to permit an evaluation of novel devices without a predicate device, establish an alternative 510(k) pathway for “well-understood” devices relying on objective safety and performance criteria, and expand post-market safety surveillance measures.  These reforms could delay or prevent us from obtaining or maintaining 510(k) clearances or other premarket authorizations for our existing or new devices.  Compliance with the new rules could require us to undertake significant additional costs prior to and following commercialization of our products, which may reduce the profitability of those products.  


We are subject to costly and complex laws and governmental regulations and any adverse regulatory action may materially adversely affect our financial condition and business operations.  


Our medical devices and technologies, as well as our business activities, are subject to a complex set of regulations and rigorous enforcement, including by the U.S. Department of Justice, Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General, and numerous other federal, state, and non-U.S. governmental authorities. To varying degrees, each of these agencies requires us to comply with laws and regulations governing the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, marketing and distribution of our products. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain or maintain 510(k) clearance or premarket approval for our new products or enhancements or modifications to existing products, and the failure to maintain approvals or clearances, or obtain approval or clearance could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Even if we are able to obtain approval or clearance, it may:


 

take a significant amount of time,

 

require the expenditure of substantial resources,

 

involve stringent clinical and pre-clinical testing, as well as increased post-market surveillance,

 

involve modifications, repairs, or replacements of our products, and

 

limit the proposed uses of our products.


Both before and after a product is commercially released, we have ongoing responsibilities under the FDA and other applicable non-U.S. government agency regulations. For instance, all medical devices marketed in the U.S. must be manufactured in accordance with the FDA’s quality system regulations.  Accordingly, our facility and procedures and those of our suppliers are also subject to periodic inspections by the  FDA to determine compliance with applicable regulations. The results of these inspections can include inspectional observations on the FDA’s Form 483, warning letters, or other forms of enforcement. Additionally, as a manufacturer of medical devices, we are subject to annual registration and listing requirements, and associated user fees.  If the FDA were to conclude that we are not in compliance with any applicable laws or regulations, or that any of our medical products are ineffective or pose an unreasonable health risk, the FDA could deem our products adulterated or misbranded, and take enforcement action against us.  Possible enforcement actions include, but are not limited to:  banning such medical products; detaining or seizing all adulterated or misbranded medical products; ordering recall, repair, replacement, or refund of such products; refusing to grant pending pre-market approval or 510(k) clearance applications;  and/or requiring us to notify health professionals and others that the devices present unreasonable risks of substantial harm to the public health. The FDA and other non-U.S. government agencies may also assess civil or criminal penalties against us, our officers or employees and impose operating restrictions on a company-wide basis. The FDA may also recommend prosecution to the U.S. Department of Justice. Any adverse regulatory action, depending on its magnitude, may restrict us from effectively marketing and selling our products and limit our ability to obtain future pre-market clearances or approvals, and could result in a substantial modification to our business practices and operations.


In addition, the FDA has taken the position that device manufacturers are prohibited from promoting their products other than for the uses and indications set forth in the approved product labeling, and any failure to comply could subject us to significant civil or criminal exposure, administrative obligations and costs, and/or other potential penalties from, and/or agreements with, the federal government.


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Regulations regarding the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices are evolving and subject to future change. We cannot predict what impact, if any, those changes might have on our business; however, failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.


Governmental regulations outside the U.S. have, and may continue to, become increasingly stringent and common. In the European Union, for example, a new Medical Device Regulation was published in 2017 which, when it enters into full force in 2020, will include significant additional premarket and post-market requirements. Penalties for regulatory non-compliance could be severe, including fines and revocation or suspension of a company’s EU business license, mandatory price reductions and criminal sanctions. Future foreign governmental laws and regulations may have a material adverse effect on us.


Health care policy changes and industry cost-containment measures could result in downward pricing pressure for our products and limit our sales.


Most of our customers, and those to whom our customers supply medical devices, rely on third-party payers, including government programs and private health insurance plans, to reimburse some or all of the cost of the medical devices we manufacture. The continuing efforts of governmental authorities, insurance companies and other payers of health care costs to contain or reduce these costs and, more generally, to reform the health care system, could limit the prices we are able to charge for our products or the amounts of reimbursement available for our products or the drugs that they administer, which would put pressure on us to reduce our prices for our products and/or limit our sales. The adoption of some or all of these proposals could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


Our business depends on an adequate supply of drugs to be administered by our products.


Demand for our products depends on the availability of drugs to be administered by them.  Currently, most of our products require immunoglobulin therapies that rely on blood plasma collection for drugs such as Hizentra® and Cuvitru®. Any disruption in the supply of these drugs for any reason, including contamination, could significantly adversely affect our business.  The change of any drug indication by the FDA or comparable foreign governmental agencies could also result in decreased demand for our products. In addition, pharmaceutical companies and other competitors have or are developing alternative therapies for disease states that are deliverable without a medical device. If there is not an adequate supply of drugs requiring administration by medical devices such as those provided by us or alternative therapies are developed, our sales may suffer and/or our products may become obsolete.


Issues with product quality could have an adverse effect upon our business, subject us to regulatory actions, cause a loss of customer confidence in us or our products, among other negative consequences.


Quality management plays an essential role in determining and meeting customer requirements, preventing defects, improving our products and services and assuring the safety and efficacy of our products. Our future success depends on our ability to maintain and continuously improve our quality management program. While we have a quality system that covers the lifecycle of our products, quality and safety issues may occur with respect to any of our products. A quality or safety issue may result in adverse inspection reports, voluntary or official action indicated, warning letters, import bans, product recalls (either voluntary or required by the FDA or similar governmental authorities in other countries) or seizures, monetary sanctions, injunctions to halt manufacture and distribution of products, civil or criminal sanctions, costly litigation, refusal of a government to grant approvals and licenses, restrictions on operations or withdrawal of existing approvals and licenses. An inability to address a quality or safety issue in an effective and timely manner may also cause negative publicity, a loss of customer confidence in us or our current or future products, which may result in the loss of sales and difficulty in successfully launching new products.


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Interruption of our manufacturing operations could adversely affect our future revenues and operating income.


There is a strict regulatory regime governing our manufacturing operations. Variations in the manufacturing process may result in production failures which could lead to launch delays, product shortage, unanticipated costs, lost revenues and damage to our reputation. A failure to identify and address manufacturing problems prior to the release of products to our customers may also result in a quality or safety issue that could result in a recall or other inability to sell our products.


Our products are manufactured at a single manufacturing facility and stored at the manufacturing facility and a storage site in Chester, NY. Loss or damage to our manufacturing facility and storage site due to weather, vandalism, terrorism, a natural disaster, issues in our manufacturing process, equipment failure or other factors, could adversely affect our ability to manufacture sufficient quantities of products or otherwise deliver products to meet customer demand or contractual requirements which may result in a loss of revenue and other adverse business consequences, including damage to our relationship with customers. Because of the time required to approve and license a manufacturing facility, a third party manufacturer may not be available on a timely basis (if at all) to replace production capacity in the event we lose manufacturing capacity or products are otherwise unavailable due to natural disaster, regulatory action or otherwise.


We take precautions to safeguard our facility and storage site, including acquiring insurance, adopting health and safety protocols and utilizing off-site storage of computer data. Our insurance may not cover our losses in any particular case. In addition, regardless of the level of insurance coverage, damage to our facilities may harm our business, financial condition and operating results.


We may need a new manufacturing facility in order to expand our operations.


We currently have six options to extend our current lease of our manufacturing facility, which is also our headquarters, through August 2022.  Although we believe our current space is sufficient to significantly increase current production requirements, we may need to find a larger space for our manufacturing operations in order to expand our operations and carry out our business plan.  There is no guaranty we will be able to find such space on favorable terms, or at all.  If we do find appropriate space, we may need to expend significant resources to ensure it complies with applicable regulations for manufacturing.  Moving our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility could cause us to incur significant expenses and could delay or reduce our ability to manufacture our products for some time. Our financial condition and results of operation could be materially adversely affected by any such move.


We are subject to lawsuits.


We are currently party to several lawsuits with a competitor.  In the future we may be party to lawsuits, settlement discussions, mediations, arbitrations and other disputes, including patent and product liability claims, whether brought by companies, individuals or governmental authorities.  These current and future matters may result in a loss of patent protection, reduced revenue, incurrence of significant liabilities and diversion of our management’s time, attention and resources. Our insurance coverage may not provide adequate protection against actual losses. In addition, we are subject to the risk that one or more of our insurers may become insolvent and become unable to pay claims that may be made in the future. Even if we maintain adequate insurance, claims could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and on our ability to obtain suitable, adequate or cost-effective insurance in the future. Litigation and other disputes, including any adverse outcomes, may have an adverse impact on our business, operations or financial condition. Even claims without merit could subject us to adverse publicity and require us to incur significant legal fees.


The outcome of pending EMED legal proceedings could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition.


We are involved in several lawsuits with our competitor, EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”), wherein EMED has alleged our needle sets infringe various patents controlled by EMED.  Certain of these lawsuits also allege antitrust violations, unfair business practices and various other claims.  Although we believe we will prevail on the merits, an adverse outcome in this matter could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See “LEGAL PROCEEDINGS” for a further description of this litigation.


If we are unable to protect our patents or other proprietary rights, or if we infringe the patents or other proprietary rights of others, our competitiveness and business prospects may be materially damaged.


Patent and other proprietary rights are essential to our business. We own patents, trade secrets, trademarks and/or other intellectual property rights related to many of our products. Our success depends to a significant degree on our ability to obtain and enforce patents, both in the U.S. and in other countries. We can lose the protection afforded by these intellectual property assets through patent expirations, legal challenges or governmental action. Additionally, our intellectual property rights may be challenged


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or infringed upon by third parties, particularly in countries where property rights are not highly developed or protected, or we may be unable to  enter into license agreements with third-party owners of intellectual property on reasonable terms. Unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights or inability to preserve existing intellectual property rights could adversely impact our competitive position and results of operations.


The patent position of a medical device company is often uncertain and involves complex legal and factual questions. Significant litigation concerning patents and products is pervasive in our industry. Patent claims include challenges to the coverage and validity of our patents on products or processes as well as allegations that our products infringe patents held by competitors or other third parties. A loss in any of these types of cases could result in a loss of patent protection or the ability to market products, which could lead to a significant loss of sales, or otherwise materially affect future results of operations. We also rely on trademarks, trade secrets and know-how to develop, maintain and strengthen our competitive positions. Third parties may know, discover or independently develop equivalent proprietary information or techniques, or they may gain access to our trade secrets or disclose our trade secrets to the public.


Although our employees, consultants and other business partners are generally subject to confidentiality or similar agreements to protect our confidential and proprietary information, these agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach. To the extent that our employees, consultants and other business partners use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions.


Furthermore, our intellectual property, other proprietary technology and other sensitive company data is potentially vulnerable to loss, damage or misappropriation from system malfunction, computer viruses, unauthorized access to our data or misappropriation or misuse thereof by those with permitted access and other events. While we have invested to protect our intellectual property, confidential information and other data, and continue to work diligently in this area, there can be no assurance that our precautionary measures will prevent breakdowns, breaches, cyber incidents or other events. Such events could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations.


Misappropriation or other loss of our intellectual property from any of the foregoing would have an adverse effect on our competitive position and may cause us to incur substantial litigation costs.


We need to attract and retain key employees to be competitive.


Our ability to compete effectively depends upon our ability to attract and retain executives and other key employees, including people in technical, marketing, sales, research and quality assurance and regulatory compliance positions. We depend on key management personnel and attracting and retaining other qualified personnel, and our business could be harmed if we lose key management personnel or cannot attract and retain other qualified personnel. We do not maintain any “key man” insurance policies on the lives of any of our employees.


In addition, if we expect to grow our operations, it will be necessary for us to attract and retain additional qualified personnel. In particular, we will need to find experienced key employees to lead our research and development and quality assurance and regulatory compliance functions.  The failure to attract, integrate, motivate, and retain additional skilled and qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. We compete for such personnel against numerous companies, including larger, more established companies with significantly greater financial resources than we possess. Our ability to recruit such talent will depend on a number of factors, including compensation and benefits, work location and work environment. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting or retaining such personnel and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.


We sell a majority of our products through only a few distributors.


Most of our customers prefer to purchase our products through distributors, rather than directly from us, because of one-stop shopping convenience and their ability to ship directly to patients.  We sell most of our products through a small number of distributors, three in and two outside the U.S. As of September 30, 2018, these five distributors comprised approximately 75% of our gross revenues. Any decline in business with the distributors outside the U.S. could have an adverse impact on our business. If we were unable to sell through the distributors outside the U.S., we would have to find other distributors or broaden our customer base and expand direct relationships with customers.  Other distributors may not be available or may not agree to arrangements that are commercially reasonable.  In the U.S. we could transition to direct customer purchase; however,  customers may not want to purchase directly from us and may decide to purchase competitors’ products through their distributors.  Moreover, a transition from distributors to direct customer purchase could be time consuming and costly.  


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If we are unable to obtain sufficient components or raw materials on a timely basis or for a cost-effective price, or if we experience other supply difficulties, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.


Our ability to meet customer demand depends, in part, on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of raw materials and components for our products. All of the materials and components that go into the manufacturing of our products are sourced from third-party suppliers.


The price and supply of materials and components for our products may be impacted or disrupted for reasons beyond our control. While we work with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply, no assurance can be given that these efforts will be successful. Although we do carry strategic inventory and maintain insurance to help mitigate the potential risk related to any related supply disruption, there can be no assurance that such measures will be sufficient or effective. The termination, reduction or interruption in supply of raw materials and components and an inability to quickly develop acceptable alternative sources for such supply, could adversely impact our ability to manufacture and sell certain of our products in a timely or cost-effective manner, and our ability to make product sales.


Some of the components for our products are provided by a single supplier, including our supplier for molded plastic parts located in Taiwan and our supplier for tubing in the U.S.  We also rely on a single supplier to provide subassemblies for our products.  We do not have long-term agreements in place with these suppliers, although we are in the process of negotiating such agreements with certain of our suppliers. We are also in the process of seeking alternative sources of supply for our products. Due to regulatory requirements relating to the qualification of suppliers, however, we may not be able to establish additional or replacement sources on a timely basis or without excessive cost.


Additionally, volatility in our costs of energy, transportation/freight, components, raw materials and other supply, manufacturing and distribution costs could adversely affect our results of operations. Climate change (including laws or regulations passed in response thereto) could increase our costs, in particular our costs of supply, energy and transportation/freight. Material or sustained increases in the price of oil could have an adverse impact on the cost of many of the plastic materials we use to make and package our products, as well as our transportation/freight costs. These outcomes may in turn result in customers transitioning to available competitive products, loss of market share, negative publicity, reputational damage, loss of customer confidence or other negative consequences (including a decline in stock price).


The reinstatement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”)’s medical device tax may adversely affect our results of operations.


The PPACA imposes on medical device manufacturers, such as us, a 2.3% excise tax on U.S. sales of certain medical devices. While the excise tax has been suspended until the end of 2019, absent further legislative action, it will be reinstated in 2020, which would adversely affect our results of operations.


Our failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to reimbursement of health care products may subject us to penalties and adversely impact our reputation, business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


Our devices are ultimately purchased principally by specialty pharmacies and ambulatory service providers or hospitals that typically bill various third-party payers, such as governmental programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid and comparable non-U.S. programs), private insurance plans and managed care plans, for the healthcare services provided to their patients. The ability of those customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for our products and the drugs they administer from third-party payers is critical because it affects which products customers purchase and the prices they are willing to pay. As a result, our devices are subject to regulation regarding quality and cost by U.S. governmental agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as well as comparable state and non-U.S. agencies responsible for reimbursement and regulation of health care goods and services, including laws and regulations related to kickbacks, false claims, self-referrals and health care fraud. Many states have similar laws that apply to reimbursement by state Medicaid and other funded programs as well as in some cases to all payers. In certain circumstances, insurance companies can attempt to bring a private cause of action against a manufacturer for causing a false claim to be filed under the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. In addition, as a manufacturer of FDA-approved devices reimbursable by federal healthcare programs, we are subject to the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires us to annually report certain payments and other transfers of value we make to U.S.-licensed physicians or U.S. teaching hospitals. Any failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us or our officers and employees to criminal and civil financial penalties.  Similar reporting requirements applicable to medical device manufacturers have also been implemented by some states. Failure to comply with these state requirements could result in civil monetary penalties being assessed against us.


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We may need additional funding in the future, and if we are unable to raise capital when needed, we may be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development, commercial efforts, or sales efforts.


Producing and marketing our developed products is costly. Although we believe we currently have adequate capital to fulfill our near-term funding needs, we may need to raise substantial additional capital in the future in order to execute our business plan and help us fund the development and commercialization of new products.


We may finance future cash needs through public or private equity offerings and may also use debt financings or strategic collaboration and licensing arrangements. We may seek to access the public or private equity markets whenever conditions are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital. To the extent that we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our shareholders may experience additional dilution, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants and may result in high interest expense. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our product candidates, processes and technologies or our development projects or to grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available from the foregoing sources, we may consider additional strategic financing options, or we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate our research or development efforts or curtail some of our commercialization efforts of our operations.


We may experience difficulties resulting from our new management structure, executive team and members of the Board of Directors.


Since July 2018, the composition of our executive team and Board of Directors has changed substantially.  In addition, we have implemented a new management structure throughout the organization and are actively recruiting to fill these positions.  Although we believe the persons who currently and will serve in these positions are and will be qualified to do so, they may take time to integrate into the organization and with each other, if at all.  Many of these persons have and will have had little or no experience with RMS prior to joining us, which may result in delays in our ability to implement our business plans.  If we are unable to integrate, motivate and retain the services of our new executives and other managers and our directors, or if integration takes longer than we expect, it may have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.


Changes in tax or labor laws or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could increase our costs and reduce our margins.


Changes to the tax and labor laws in the U.S. or other countries in which we operate could have an adverse effect on our operating results.  In particular, the recently-enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform”), including, among other things, certain changes in tax rates, deductibility of interest, deductibility of executive compensation expense, expensing of capital expenditures, the ability to use certain tax credits, taxation on earnings from international business operations, and the system of taxation (from worldwide to territorial) could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.  In certain instances, Tax Reform could have a negative effect on our tax rate and the carrying value of deferred tax balances.  Taxing authorities may audit us from time to time and disagree with certain positions we have taken in respect of our tax liabilities.  We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax provision. However, we may not accurately predict the outcome of these audits, and as a result the actual outcome of these audits may have an adverse impact on our financial results.


Our manufacturing operations depend on low-cost labor.  Recent increases in U.S. minimum wage requirements, as well as those imposed by the state of New York, may increase our costs for employees to support those operations, reduce our margins and negatively impact our revenues.


A downturn in global economic conditions could adversely affect our operations.


Deterioration in the global economic environment, particularly in countries with government-sponsored healthcare systems, may cause decreased demand for our products and increased competition, which could result in lower sales volume and downward pressure on the prices for our products, longer sales cycles, and slower adoption of new technologies. A weakening of economic conditions in the U.S. and/or abroad may also adversely affect our suppliers, which could result in interruptions in supply.


We are subject to foreign currency exchange risk.


A portion of our revenues is currently, and we expect in the future to be, derived from international operations. Our revenues from sales outside the U.S. may be adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.  We cannot predict with any certainty changes in foreign currency exchange rates or our ability to mitigate these risks.  We may experience additional volatility as a result of inflationary pressures and other macroeconomic factors.  If we cannot adequately mitigate foreign currency exchange rates, our revenues may suffer.


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Our distribution network and other operations outside the U.S. subject us to certain risks.


Approximately 19% of our net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 came from our operations outside the U.S., and we intend to continue to pursue growth opportunities in foreign markets. Our foreign operations subject us to certain risks, including, among others, the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange, uncertainties with respect to local economic and political conditions, competition from local companies, trade protectionism and restrictions on the transfer of goods across borders, U.S. relations with the governments of the foreign countries in which we operate, foreign regulatory requirements or changes in such requirements, local product preferences and product requirements, longer payment terms for accounts receivable than we experience in the U.S., difficulty in establishing, staffing and managing foreign operations, changes to international trade agreements and treaties, changes in tax laws, weakening or loss of the protection of intellectual property rights in some countries, and import or export licensing requirements.


In addition, we are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-corruption laws outside the U.S. Actual or alleged violation of these laws by our employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors could subject us to investigations by the U.S. or foreign governments, significant criminal or civil sanctions and other liabilities, and damage our reputation.


Brexit may impact our business in the United Kingdom.


One of our two most significant international distributors is located in the United Kingdom (“UK”), and the other is in Finland, a member of the European Union (“EU”).  The June 2016 referendum result in the UK to exit the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”), and the subsequent commencement of the official withdrawal process by the UK government in March 2017, has created uncertainties affecting business operations in the UK and the EU. Until the terms of the UK’s potential exit from the EU in March 2019 are determined, including any transition period, it is difficult to predict its impact. It is possible that the withdrawal could, among other things, affect the legal and regulatory environments to which our businesses are subject, impact trade between the UK and the EU and other parties, and create economic and political uncertainty in the region.


We are dependent on information technology systems and subject to privacy and security laws, and our systems and infrastructure face certain risks, including from cyber security breaches and data leakage.


Despite the implementation of security measures, our internal computer systems, and those of third parties on which we rely, are vulnerable to damage from computer viruses, malware, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication and electrical failures, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions over the Internet, attachments to emails, persons inside our organization, or persons with access to systems inside our organization. While we do not believe that we have experienced any such system failure, accident, or security breach to date, if such an event were to occur and cause interruptions in our systems, it could result in a material disruption of our operations. To the extent that any disruption or security breach results in a loss of or damage to our data or applications or other data or applications relating to our technology, or inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information, we could incur liabilities, damage to our reputation, and the further development of our product candidates could be delayed.  Additionally, such disruptions and security breaches, when there is a risk of patient harm, may require devices changes to fix vulnerabilities and strengthen cybersecurity. Such changes could, in some cases, require reporting to and approval by the FDA prior to implementation, which could cause a delay in the continued marketing of the underlying product that will result in a loss of revenues to us. Furthermore, failure to adhere to good cybersecurity practices with regards to medical devices could result in enforcement action by the FDA including warning letters or other forms of enforcement.


We cannot guarantee that any of our strategic acquisitions, investments or alliances will be successful.


We may seek to supplement our internal growth through strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances. Such transactions are inherently risky, and the integration of any newly-acquired business requires significant effort and management attention. The success of any acquisition, investment or alliance may be affected by a number of factors, including our ability to properly assess and value the potential business opportunity or to successfully integrate any business we may acquire into our existing business. There can be no assurance that any of our transactions will be successful.


Our operating results and financial condition may fluctuate.


Our operating results and financial condition may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year for a number of reasons. Events such as a delay in product development, increases in litigation expenses, changes to our expectations or strategy or even a relatively small revenue shortfall may cause financial results for a period to be below our expectations. As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our operating results and financial condition are also subject to fluctuation from all of the risks described throughout this section. These fluctuations may adversely affect our results of operations and financial conditions and our stock price.


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Future material impairments in the value of our long-lived assets could negatively affect our operating results.  


We review our long-lived assets, including identifiable intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, for impairment. Long-lived assets are reviewed when there is an indication that impairment may have occurred. Changes in market conditions or other changes in the future outlook of value may lead to impairment charges in the future. In addition, we may from time to time sell assets that we determine are not critical to our strategy. Future events or decisions may lead to asset impairments and/or related charges. Certain non-cash impairments may result from a change in our strategic goals, business direction or other factors relating to the overall business environment. Material impairment charges could negatively affect our results of operations.  


Natural disasters, war and other events could adversely affect our suppliers and customers.


Natural disasters (including pandemics), war, terrorism, labor disruptions and international conflicts, and actions taken by the U.S. and other governments or by our customers or suppliers in response to such events, could cause significant economic disruption and political and social instability in the U.S. and areas outside of the U.S. in which we operate. Certain of the subassemblies used in our products are manufactured in Nicaragua, where there is currently civil unrest whose outcome cannot be predicted.  This and similar events could increase the costs for or cause interruptions in the supply of materials, result in decreased demand for our products or adversely affect our manufacturing and distribution capabilities.


Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover all the liabilities we may incur.


We face the risk of exposure to liability claims, including but not limited to, if any product that we develop causes injury. Although we carry insurance at levels customary for companies in our industry, such coverage may become unavailable or be inadequate to cover all liabilities we may incur. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to maintain such insurance, or obtain comparable insurance at a reasonable cost, if at all. If we are unable to obtain sufficient insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or otherwise, or if the amount of any claim against us is not covered by or exceeds the coverage under our policies, we may face significant expenses that could materially adversely affect our financial condition.


Risks Related to this Offering


The price of our common stock may be volatile and may be affected by market conditions beyond our control, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our common stock in this offering.


The market price of our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:


 

our failure to maintain profitability;

 

changes in earnings estimates and recommendations by financial analysts;

 

actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly results of operations;

 

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

 

announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, new products, acquisitions, commercial relationships, or capital commitments;

 

the loss of major customers or suppliers;

 

the loss of significant distribution relationships;

 

general market, political and economic conditions;

 

the emergence of new competitors;

 

variations in our operating results and market conditions specific to companies in our industry;

 

the success of competitive products or technologies;  

 

regulatory or legal developments in the U.S. and other countries;  

 

developments or disputes concerning patent applications, issued patents or other proprietary rights;  

 

the recruitment or departure of key personnel;  

 

changes in our board or management;

 

changes in the structure of healthcare payment systems;  

 

operating and market price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable;

 

sales or purchases of our common stock by insiders;

 

commencement of, or involvement in, litigation;

 

changes in governmental regulations;

 

general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of related markets;

 

market conditions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors; and

 

the other factors described in this “Risk Factors” section.


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In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the market price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause the price of our common stock to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to the board of directors and management.


Sales of our common stock could exert downward pressure on the market price of our common stock and could encourage short selling that could exert further downward pressure.


The selling stockholders acquired shares of our common stock at a price less than the then current trading price of our common stock.  To the extent their purchase price remains below the trading price of our common stock, they may have an incentive to immediately resell material amounts of such shares in the market that may, in turn, cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. Significant downward pressure on our stock price caused by such sales in the market could encourage short sales by other stockholders or third parties that would place further downward pressure on our stock price.


We may become obligated to pay liquidated damages if we fail to obtain and maintain effectiveness of a registration statement under the purchase agreement we entered into with the selling stockholders.


We have granted to the selling stockholders resale registration rights pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement pursuant to which they acquired the shares offered pursuant to this prospectus. In addition to the registration rights, the selling stockholders are entitled to receive liquidated damages from us equal to 1% of the purchase price paid by the selling stockholders for the common stock per month (subject to proration) upon the occurrence of a number of events relating to filing the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the registration statement becoming effective and maintaining an effective registration statement covering the securities being registered.


Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock


There may be circumstances in which the interests of our significant stockholders could be in conflict with your interests as a stockholder.


Horton Freedom, L.P. and FirstLight Asset Management, LLC, each a selling stockholder, together with their respective affiliates, beneficially own approximately 31% and 18%, of our outstanding common stock, respectively, after giving effect to the exercise of an unexercised warrant. An affiliate of Horton Freedom, L.P. currently serves on our Board of Directors. Circumstances may arise in which these stockholders may have an interest in exerting influence to pursue or prevent acquisitions, divestitures or other transactions, including the issuance of additional shares or debt, that, in their judgment, could enhance their investment in us or another company in which they invest. Such transactions might adversely affect us or other holders of our common stock. Furthermore, our significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock because investors may perceive disadvantages in owning shares in companies with significant stockholders.


We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock.


We have not ever paid dividends on our common stock, and we do not intend to pay any dividends to holders of our common stock for the foreseeable future. We currently intend to invest our future earnings, if any, to fund our growth. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any dividends on your common stock for the foreseeable future.


Future sales and issuances of shares of our common stock or rights to purchase our common stock, including pursuant to our stock option plan, could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders.


We may need additional capital in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity and/or convertible securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may sell our common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell our common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities, investors may be materially diluted. These sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights superior to our existing stockholders.


We provide and intend to continue to provide additional equity-based compensation to our employees, officers, directors, consultants and independent contractors through a stock option plan. Under our stock option plan, 4,000,000 shares of our common stock have been reserved for issuance to our employees, including officers, which number may be increased with the approval of our stockholders. If our Board elects to issue additional stock options under the plan, our stockholders may experience additional dilution, which could cause our stock price to decline. Because stock options granted under the plan will generally only be exercised when the exercise price for such option is below the then market value of the common stock, the exercise of such options or the issuance of shares will cause dilution to the book value per share of our common stock and to existing and new investors.


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A limited public trading market may cause volatility in the price of shares of our common stock.


Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQX. The quotation of our common stock on the OTCQX does not assure that a meaningful, consistent and liquid trading market currently exists, and in recent years such market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of many smaller companies like us. Our common stock is subject to this volatility. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock and our stock price may decline substantially in a short time and our stockholders could suffer losses or be unable to liquidate their holdings.


We are a smaller reporting company, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.


We are currently a “smaller reporting company”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.  As a smaller reporting company, we take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “smaller reporting companies,” including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.


We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our share price may be more volatile.


Our officers and directors can sell some of their stock, which may have a negative effect on our stock price and ability to raise additional capital, and may make it difficult for investors to sell their stock at any price.


Our officers and directors, as a group, are the owners of approximately 13,796,871 shares of our common stock as of January 29, 2019, representing approximately 35% of our total issued shares. Each individual officer and director may be able to sell up to 1% of our outstanding common stock every ninety (90) days in the open market pursuant to Rule 144, which may have a negative effect on our stock price. In addition, if our officers and directors are selling their stock into the open market, it may make it difficult or impossible for investors to sell their stock at any price. However, our officers and directors have entered into Lock-Up Agreements and have agreed to refrain from selling any shares of our common stock for 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.


The price of our common stock may be adversely affected by the future issuance and sale of shares of our common stock or other equity securities.


We cannot predict the size of future issuances or sales of our common stock or other equity securities future acquisitions or capital raising activities, or the effect, if any, that such issuances or sales may have on the market price of our common stock. The issuance and sale of substantial amounts of common stock or other equity securities or announcement that such issuances and sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Any decline in the price of our common stock may encourage short sales, which could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and may impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities.


You may find it difficult to sell our common stock.


Historically, there has been a limited trading market in our common stock. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. Regardless of whether an active and liquid public market exists, negative fluctuations in our actual or anticipated operating results will likely cause the market price of our common stock to fall, making it more difficult for you to sell our common stock at a favorable price, or at all.


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Penny stock regulations may impose certain restrictions on marketability of our securities.


Our common stock is subject to penny stock rules, which may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock or affect their ability to sell our securities. As a result, purchasers and current holders of our securities could find it more difficult to sell their securities. In addition, we may be subject to rules of the SEC that impose additional requirements on broker-dealers when selling penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. In general, an accredited investor is a person with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 individually, or $300,000 together with his or her spouse. The relevant SEC regulations generally define penny stocks to include any equity security not traded on an exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market with a market price (as defined in the regulations) of less than $5 per share. Under the penny stock regulations, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination as to the purchaser and must have the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Prior to any transaction in a penny stock covered by these rules, a broker-dealer must deliver a disclosure schedule about the penny stock market prepared by the SEC. Broker-dealers must also make disclosure concerning commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and any registered representative and provide current quotations for the securities. Finally, broker-dealers are required to send monthly statements disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in an account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.


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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The Shares offered by this prospectus will be sold by the selling stockholders. We did not receive any proceeds from the purchase of the Shares by the selling stockholders, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders in this offering.  

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The Shares being offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus were purchased by the selling stockholders from other existing stockholders in a private placement transaction pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 17, 2018 among us, the selling stockholders and the existing stockholders. For additional information regarding the purchases of common stock by the selling stockholders, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” below. We have agreed, at our expense, to register all of the Shares for resale by the selling stockholders under the Securities Act. Except as indicated below, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.


The selling stockholders are under no obligation to sell all or any portion of the Shares offered, nor are the selling stockholders obligated to sell such Shares immediately under this prospectus. Because each selling stockholder may sell all, some or none of the Shares that the selling stockholder holds, no estimate can be given as to the number of shares of our common stock that will be held by the selling stockholder upon termination of the offering.


The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. As used in this prospectus, the term “selling stockholder” includes the selling stockholders named below and any donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest selling shares received after the date of this prospectus from the selling stockholders as a gift, pledge, or other non-sale related transfer. The first column lists the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders, based on their respective ownership of shares of our common stock as of January 29, 2019. The third column lists the shares of our common stock being offered under this prospectus by each selling stockholder. The fourth column lists the number of shares of our common stock that will be beneficially owned by each selling stockholder following the offering, assuming the sale of all of the Shares offered pursuant to this prospectus.


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Name of Selling Stockholder

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned Before Offering

Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned Before Offering

Number of Shares Being Offered

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering

Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horton Freedom, L.P. (1)

3,391,677

9%

3,201,697

189,980

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Valley Partners, LLC (2)

100,000

*

100,000

0

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Potter (3)

75,000

*

75,000

0

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sylvia Potter Family LTD Partnership (4)

75,000

*

75,000

0

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian L. Pessin

209,800

*

100,000

109,800

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra F. Pessin (5)

1,504,497

4%

750,000

754,497

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Asset Management, LLC(6)

6,848,900

18%

6,800,000

48,900

*


*Less than 1%.


 

(1)

Based upon a Form 4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2019, Horton Freedom, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“HFF”), owns directly, and has shared voting and investment power over, 3,391,677 shares. Pursuant to investment management agreements, Horton Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCM”), maintains investment and voting power with respect to the shares held by HFF. Horton Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCP”), is the general partner of HFF. Joseph M. Manko, Jr. is the managing member of both HCM and HCP. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of HCM, HCP and Mr. Manko may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by HFF. Mr. Manko has served as a director of the Company since May 2016.

 

 

 

 

(2)

Northern Valley Partners, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company (“Northern Valley Partners”). Michael Potter is the managing member of Northern Valley Partners and has voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Northern Valley Partners.

 

 

 

 

(3)

The 75,000 shares do not include the 100,000 shares shown separately in the table above as being beneficially owned by Northern Valley Partners, of which Mr. Potter is the managing member. The 75,000 shares also do not include the 75,000 shares shown separately in the table above as being owned by the Sylvia Potter Family LTD Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Sylvia Potter Family LTD Partnership”), of which Mr. Potter is a general partner.

 

 

 

 

(4)

The general partners of the Sylvia Potter Family LTD Partnership are Michael Potter and Sylvia Potter, each of whom has voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by the Sylvia Potter Family LTD Partnership.

 

 

 

 

(5)

The 1,504,497 shares include 709,007 shares owned by Sandra F. Pessin’s spouse, Norman H. Pessin.

 

 

 

 

(6)

Based upon a Schedule 13G filed on December 21, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and additional information provided to us by First Light Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”), First Light Focus Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Fund”), is the direct holder of 6,800,000 shares. First Light Focus Fund GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares because it is the sole general partner of the Fund. The Manager, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares because it acts as investment adviser to the Fund. Mathew P. Arens may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares because he controls the Manager in his position as the managing member and majority owner of the Manager. The Manager is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940. Each of the Fund, the General Partner, the Manager and Mr. Arens has shared voting and investment power with respect to, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, 6,848,900 shares of the Company.


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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION


We are registering for resale by the selling shareholders and certain transferees a total of 11,101,697 shares of common stock, all of which shares are issued and outstanding. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock. If the shares of common stock are sold through broker-dealers or agents, the selling shareholder will be responsible for any compensation to such broker-dealers or agents.


The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus.


The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.


The selling shareholders will sell their shares of common stock subject to the following:


• all of a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholders or their perspective pledgees, donees, transferees or successors in interest, may be sold on the OTC Bulletin Board Market, any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares of our common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the counter market, in privately negotiated transactions, through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise, short sales or in a combination of such transactions;


• each sale may be made at market price prevailing at the time of such sale, at negotiated prices, at fixed prices or at carrying prices determined at the time of sale;


• some or all of the shares of common stock may be sold through one or more broker-dealers or agents and may involve crosses, block transactions or hedging transactions. The selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or agents, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock to close out short positions or loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers or agents that in turn may sell such shares; and


• in connection with such sales through one or more broker-dealers or agents, such broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders and may receive commissions from the purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they act as broker-dealer or agent or to whom they sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transaction involved). Any broker-dealer or agent participating in any such sale may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and will be required to deliver a copy of this prospectus to any person who purchases any share of common stock from or through such broker-dealer or agent. We have been advised that, as of the date hereof, none of the selling shareholders have made any arrangements with any broker-dealer or agent for the sale of their shares of common stock.


The selling shareholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profits realized by the selling shareholders and any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. In addition, any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus. A selling shareholder may also transfer, devise or gift the shares of common stock by other means not covered in this prospectus in which case the transferee, devisee or giftee will be the selling shareholder under this prospectus.


If required at the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the shelf registration statements of which this prospectus is a part, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-deals or agents, any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.


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Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.


The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.


We will bear all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with the state securities or “blue sky” laws. The selling shareholders will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions and expenses, brokerage fees and transfer taxes, as well as the fees and disbursements of counsel to and experts for the selling shareholders, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution.


We will be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholders for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related securities purchase agreement or will be entitled to contribution. Once sold under this shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.


DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK


We have authorized capital stock consisting of 77,000,000 shares, of which 75,000,000 are designated common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 2,000,000 are designated preferred stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we had 38,204,594 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Unless stated otherwise, the following discussion summarizes the terms and provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws. This description is summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, copies of which have been publicly filed with the SEC.

 

Common Stock

 

The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and there are no cumulative rights. The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends that may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Preferred Stock


We are authorized to issue “blank check” preferred stock, which may be issued in one or more series upon authorization of our board of directors. Our board of directors is authorized to fix the designation of the series, the number of authorized shares of the series, dividend rights and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences and any other rights, powers, preferences and limitations applicable to each series of preferred stock. The authorized shares of our preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. If the approval of our stockholders is not required for the issuance of shares of our preferred stock, our board may determine not to seek stockholder approval.


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A series of our preferred stock could, depending on the terms of such series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. Our board of directors will make any determination to issue preferred shares based upon its judgment as to the best interests of our stockholders. Our directors, in so acting, could issue preferred stock having terms that could discourage an acquisition attempt through which an acquirer may be able to change the composition of our board of directors, including a tender offer or other transaction that some, or a majority, of our stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which stockholders might receive a premium for their stock over the then-current market price of the stock. 


Registration Rights


On December 17, 2018, RMS and certain of its existing stockholder and other parties named therein entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement providing for the sale in a private placement transaction of the Shares offered by this prospectus from the existing stockholders to the selling stockholders. The initial closing of the private placement occurred on December 18, 2018 and the final closing occurred on December 20, 2018.  We did not issue any securities and did not receive any proceeds from sale of the Shares.  Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we agreed to file a resale registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Shares within 45 days following the final closing. We will be obligated to pay liquidated damages in an amount of 1% of the purchase price paid for the Shares per month (subject to proration) if the registration statement is not declared effective within 105 days following the final closing, or 165 days if the registration statement is subject to a full review by the Securities and Exchange Commission.


All descriptions of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text thereof filed as an exhibit hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.


Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Charter Documents

 

Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain certain provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company or otherwise take shareholder action. These provisions, for example:

 

 

empower our board of directors, without shareholder approval, to issue our preferred stock, the terms of which, including voting power, are set by our board of directors;

 

 

 

 

preclude cumulative voting in elections of directors;

 

 

 

 

permit our board of directors to alter, amend or repeal our amended and restated bylaws or to adopt new bylaws;

 

 

 

 

prescribe the procedure that a shareholder must follow to nominate directors or bring business before shareholders’ meetings; and

 

 

 

 

require the request of holders of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at a meeting to call a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

Limitations of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Our restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where such liability is imposed under the New York Business Corporation Law (the “NYBCL”). The NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding because he is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding unless (i) the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the director actually received an improper personal benefit; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe the act or omission was unlawful, provided however, that if the proceeding was by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made if the director is adjudged liable to the corporation. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may also indemnify an employee or agent of the corporation who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the corporation.


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Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by the New York law and the federal securities laws, we must indemnify and, upon request advance, expenses to a director or officer made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding (other than a shareholder derivative action) by reason of such person being a director or officer, if such director or officer acted in good faith for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.  Indemnification would cover reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees).


The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers.


Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


Transfer Agent

 

The stock transfer agent for our securities is Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company of New York, New York.  Their address is 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Their phone number is (212) 509-4000.


MARKET INFORMATION


Our common stock is traded on the OTCQX market under the symbol, “REPR”.  Any quotations on the OTCQX reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.  As of January 29, 2019, 38,204,594 shares were issued and outstanding and there were approximately 771 stockholders of record.  No shares of preferred stock have been issued.  We are not issuing any securities in connection with this offering.  We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not plan to pay any such dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to use all available funds for our business operations.


SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The table below sets forth, as of January 29, 2019, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each person owning more than 5% of the outstanding shares, by each named executive officer and director, and by all executive officers and directors as a group. Except as otherwise noted, the address of each person is c/o Repro Med Systems, Inc., 24 Carpenter Road, Chester, NY, 10918.


We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.


Percentage ownership is based on 38,204,594 shares of common stock outstanding at January 29, 2019. In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, except as indicated by the footnotes below, we also included options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of January 29, 2019, as outstanding ignoring the withholding of shares of common stock to cover applicable taxes. We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. We did not deem outstanding shares of common stock issuable as directors’ fees within 60 days after January 29, 2019, as the number of shares is not able to be calculated at this time.  Beneficial ownership representing less than 1% is denoted with an asterisk (*).


The information provided in the table is based on our records, information filed with the SEC, and information provided to us, except where otherwise noted.


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Name of Principal Stockholders and Identity of Group

 

Number of
Shares

 

Percent of
Class

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph M. Manko, Jr.

 

 

12,274,191

 

 

31

%

 

(1)

 

Karen Fisher

 

 

500,000

 

 

1

%

 

 

Mark Pastreich

 

 

451,561

 

 

1

%

 

 

Arthur J. Radin

 

 

321,461

 

 

*

 

 

 

Manuel A. Marques

 

 

164,010

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

Daniel S. Goldberger

 

 

103,818

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

David W. Anderson

 

 

25,718

 

 

*

 

 

 

James M. Beck

 

 

556

 

 

*

 

 

 

Robert T. Allen

 

 

556

 

 

*

 

 

 

Donald B. Pettigrew

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group

 

 

13,841,871

 

 

35

%

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horton Capital Management, LLC

 

 

12,274,191

 

 

31

%

 

(1)

 

First Asset Management, LLC

 

 

6,848,900

 

 

18

%

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total of all Directors, Officers and 5% stockholders

 

 

20,690,771

 

 

53

%

 

 


(1)

Based upon a Schedule Form 4/A filed with the SEC on January 29, 2019 and other information provided to us by HCM, each of Mr. Manko and Horton Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCM”), may be deemed to beneficially own 12,274,191 shares of common stock, including 6,759,404 shares of common stock held by Horton Capital Partners Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HCPF”), 3,391,677 shares of common stock held by Horton Freedom, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HFF”) and 1,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant, dated August 8, 2014, issued to HCPF.   Pursuant to investment management agreements, HCM maintains investment and voting power with respect to shares of common stock held by HCPF and HFF.  Despite the delegation of investment and voting power to HCM, Horton Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCP”), may be also deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares of common stock held by HCPF and HFF because HCP has the right to acquire investment and voting power through termination of investment management agreements with HCM.  In addition, HCM acts as an investment adviser to certain managed accounts.  Under investment management agreements with managed account clients, HCM has investment and voting power with respect to 1,123,110 shares of common stock of the Company held in such managed accounts.  HCP is the general partner of HCPF and HFF.  Mr. Manko is the managing member of both HCM and HCP.  The address of Mr. Manko, HCM, HCP, HCPF and HFF is 1717 Arch Street, 39th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

 

 

(2)

Based upon a Schedule 13G filed on December 21, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and additional information provided to us by First Light Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”), First Light Focus Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Fund”), is the direct holder of 6,800,000 shares. First Light Focus Fund GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares because it is the sole general partner of the Fund. The Manager may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares because it acts as investment adviser to the Fund. Mathew P. Arens may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares because he controls the Manager in his position as the managing member and majority owner of the Manager. The Manager is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940. Each of the Fund, the General Partner, the Manager and Mr. Arens has shared voting and investment power with respect to, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, 6,848,900 shares of the Company.


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains certain “forward-looking” statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about our business and operations and information relating to us that is based on the beliefs of the management, as well as assumptions made and information currently available. Our actual results may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of many factors, including those described under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this prospectus. You should review the disclosure under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.


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OVERVIEW


Net sales increased 18.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared with the same period last year.  The increase in net sales was driven by higher needle set sales, which we believe continues to be bolstered by the FDA clearance for the RMS “Integrated Catch-Up Freedom Syringe Driver Infusion System” on August 31, 2017, which includes both subcutaneous medications, specifically immunoglobulins and intravenous medications, such as antibiotics, as well as sales from the recently FDA approved use of immunoglobulin for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) indication for the subcutaneous drug Hizentra®.


Operating efficiencies during the quarter resulted in improved gross margins for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, 64% compared with 62% for the same period last year.


Our research and development activities and costs grew during the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared with the same period last year as we increased staff and related activities.


Despite the increases in operating expenses by 21%, net income for the period increased 45.5% to $0.4 million, or 8.5% of net sales, which compares with $0.3 million, or 6.9% of net sales, reported during the third quarter of 2017. Higher net sales combined with improved gross margins and a favorable tax rate change contributed to the increase in profitability.


On July 25, 2018, the Board of Directors of RMS removed Andrew I. Sealfon as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.  Consequently, Mr. Sealfon’s employment was terminated.  Also on July 25, 2018, Daniel S. Goldberger was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis and as Chairman of the Board, and replaced as the Lead Director.  The Board appointed Joseph M. Manko, Jr., a then-current RMS director, as Lead Director.


On September 4, 2018, Donald B. Pettigrew succeeded Mr. Goldberger as President and was appointed Chief Commercial Officer. Effective February 1, 2019, Mr. Pettigrew succeeded Mr. Goldberger as Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Goldberger was appointed Executive Chairman.  We are actively recruiting to fill several senior level positions throughout the organization, all of which are expected to increase our salary and benefits recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the future.


On September 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company formed a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”) with authority to investigate, evaluate, make decisions, and take any and all action with respect to (a) a purported request (i) from Andrew I. Sealfon, Dr. Paul M. Baker and Andrea Baker, in their capacities as shareholders of the Company, to call a special shareholders’ meeting and (ii) from Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker, in their capacities as directors of the Company, to call a special meeting of the Board (collectively, the “Special Meetings Request”); and (b) issues of proper consideration for the Board raised by certain discoveries involving Mr. Sealfon prior to his termination from the Company.  The Special Committee had identified certain deficiencies in the Special Meetings Request based upon its review of the Special Meetings Request to date and have communicated those to Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker.  Shortly following the termination of Mr. Sealfon’s employment and service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, certain non-financial discoveries were made involving Mr. Sealfon prior to his termination from the Company.  On the advice of and through Company counsel, the Company engaged Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps Corporation, to perform an independent investigation of certain of Mr. Sealfon’s non-financial activities while employed by the Company.  The Special Committee, through counsel, oversaw Kroll with respect to this ongoing investigation.  The Special


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Committee retained Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP for legal advice.  Total legal fees increased $0.3 million quarter over quarter and included $0.1 million related to the matters moved to the purview of the Special Committee.  The Special Committee’s activities, including those with respect to the investigation, concluded effective with the entry into an Agreement Regarding Stock Sale dated as of December 17, 2018 between each of Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker and the Company in which the parties entered into mutual general releases with respect to all claims prior to that date.


Horton Capital Partners Fund, LP (“HCPF”) holds a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share, pursuant to a previously disclosed agreement with the Company dated August 8, 2014. The warrant includes a conversion cap that precludes HCPF from exercising the warrant to the extent that HCPF would, after such exercise, beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Act) in excess of 9.99% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, unless HCPF elects to waive this provision with the agreement of the Company. As HCPF already owns in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, this provision was waived by HCPF on August 31, 2018 and acknowledged by the Company on September 12, 2018. On September 13, 2018, HCPF notified the Company of its intention to exercise the warrant in full at a closing to take place no earlier than November 12, 2018, or 61 days from the Company’s acknowledgement.


Fiscal Year End


In order to conform to industry norms and to facilitate financial analysis for investors, on March 22, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from February 28 to December 31. For its new fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s financial statements reflect the ten months ending December 31, 2017 and twelve months ending February 28, 2017. For comparison purposes, RMS has also presented the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 within this management discussion and analysis below.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to September 30, 2017


Net Sales


The following table summarizes our net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Sales

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

2018

 

2017

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

3,699,410

 

$

3,209,345

 

$

490,065

 

15.3%

 

81.4%

 

83.4%

 

International

 

 

847,777

 

 

639,993

 

 

207,784

 

32.5%

 

18.6%

 

16.6%

 

Total

 

$

4,547,187

 

$

3,849,338

 

$

697,849

 

18.1%

 

 

 

 

 


Total net sales increased $0.7 million or 18.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared with the same period last year. This growth was driven mostly by increased volume in needle set sales that we believe is the result of our 510(k) clearance described above, and increases in pump and tubing sales domestically.


Gross Profit


Our gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Gross Profit

 

$

2,891,568

 

$

2,378,658

 

$

512,910

 

21.6%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

63.6%

 

 

61.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Gross profit increased $0.5 million or 21.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. This increase in the quarter was mostly driven by the increase in net sales and operating efficiencies.


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Selling, general and administrative and Research and development


Our Selling, general and administrative expenses and Research and development costs for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

2,203,614

 

$

1,893,911

 

$

309,703

 

16.4%

 

Research and development

 

 

126,923

 

 

14,852

 

 

112,071

 

754.6%

 

 

 

$

2,330,537

 

$

1,908,763

 

$

421,774

 

22.1%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

51.3%

 

 

49.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased $0.3 million or 16.4% compared to the same period last year.  The increase is driven by higher legal fees of $0.3 million mostly related to the EMED litigation and matters now under the purview of the Special Committee, increased regulatory expense to maintain our regulatory compliance requirements and the addition of a clinical and medical affairs associate, in aggregate $0.1 million.  We incurred higher consulting fees for investor relations and executive management recruiting and coaching of $0.2 million.  Partially offsetting these increases were lower salary and related benefits expense of $0.3 million related to attrition in executive management and sales and marketing.  We are actively seeking to add talent to our management team which may increase those expenses in the future.


Research and development expenses increased $0.1 million compared to the same period last year due to added staff and related activities.


Depreciation and amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 1.1 % to $78,345 in the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared with $77,517 in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as a result of continued investment in production equipment to meet higher demand and increased amortization expense of new patent applications and maintenance of existing patents, partially offset by decreased depreciation as more assets become fully depreciated.


Net Income


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Net Income

 

$

386,553

 

$

265,754

 

$

120,799

 

45.5%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

8.5%

 

 

6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.4 million compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, driven by higher net sales, improved gross margins and the impact of the new lower income tax rate.


Nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to September 30, 2017


Net Sales


The following table summarizes our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:


 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Sales

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

2018

 

2017

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

10,657,010

 

$

9,193,625

 

$

1,463,385

 

15.9%

 

81.5%

 

81.2%

 

International

 

 

2,425,727

 

 

2,123,606

 

 

302,121

 

14.2%

 

18.5%

 

18.8%

 

Total

 

$

13,082,737

 

$

11,317,231

 

$

1,765,506

 

15.6%

 

 

 

 

 


Total net sales increased $1.8 million or 15.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 driven largely by needle set sales.  We believe our 510(k) clearance described above contributed to the increase, as well as sales to our pharmaceutical customers for clinical trials which added $0.3 million for the nine months.


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Gross Profit


Our gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:


 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Gross Profit

 

$

8,096,976

 

$

6,777,911

 

$

1,319,065

 

19.5%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

61.9%

 

 

59.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Gross profit increased $1.3 million or 19.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period last year. This increase was driven by the increase in net sales of $1.8 million.  Additionally, production operating efficiencies contributed to improved gross margin.


Selling, general and administrative and Research and development


Our selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:


 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

6,106,514

 

$

5,674,357

 

$

432,157

 

7.6%

 

Research and development

 

 

160,735

 

 

85,598

 

 

75,137

 

87.8%

 

 

 

$

6,267,249

 

$

5,759,955

 

$

507,294

 

8.8%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

47.9%

 

 

50.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.4 million, or 7.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the same period last year.  This resulted from higher regulatory salary and benefits to meet our compliance requirements, the addition of a clinical and medical affairs associate and consulting fees for FDA submissions and international registrations in aggregate $0.3 million. Additionally, we incurred higher consulting fees for investor relations and executive management recruiting and coaching $0.4 million, as well as higher professional fees of $0.3 million mostly related to our defense efforts against EMED and the Special Committee efforts.  Mostly offsetting these increases were lower salary and related benefits expense of $0.6 million due to executive management changes and decreased headcount in sales and marketing.


Research and development expense increased by 87.8%, primarily due to an increase in headcount and increased product development activities compared with last year.


Depreciation and amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by 0.1% to $228,900 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared with $229,178 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as a result of decreased depreciation as more assets become fully depreciated offset by a continued investment in production equipment, and increased amortization expense of new patent applications and maintenance of existing patents.


Net Income


 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

$

 

%

 

Net Income

 

$

1,265,703

 

$

541,177

 

$

724,526

 

133.9%

 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

9.7%

 

 

4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1.3 million compared to a net income of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.  This $0.7 million change was mostly a result of the increase in net sales, improved gross margin and the lower tax rate compared with last year.  Partially offsetting these were increased selling, general and administrative expense, and research and development expenses as described above, as well as a negative foreign exchange effect of $78,420 versus last year.


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Ten Months Ended December 31, 2017 compared to the Twelve Months Ended February 28, 2017


Net Sales


The following table summarizes our net sales for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017.


 

 

Ten Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Net Sales

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

$

 

%

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

10,885,446

 

$

10,043,468

 

$

841,978

 

8.4%

 

81.8%

 

81.7%

 

International

 

 

2,428,448

 

 

2,250,187

 

 

178,261

 

7.9%

 

18.2%

 

18.3%

 

Total

 

$

13,313,894

 

$

12,293,655

 

$

1,020,239

 

8.3%

 

 

 

 

 


Net sales for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 were 8.3% greater than net sales for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017.  The increase is driven principally by increased volume with our existing customers domestically and internationally in all major product categories.  The launch of a new drug generated increased needle sales, and we believe the new 510(k) clearance by the FDA for the RMS “Integrated Catch-Up Freedom Syringe Drive Infusion System” on August 31, 2017, which includes specific clearance for Cuvitru® and Hizentra®, also contributed in part to increased sales. Internationally, we gained new customers in several new countries, a current distributor has expanded its home infusion business, and facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin gained traction in Europe.  Also contributing to the increase was a backlog at February 28, 2017 of $0.4 million, which was filled during the current period. Excluding this backlog, net sales grew 2.0% for the ten months ending December 31, 2017 compared with the twelve months ending February 28, 2017.


The following table summarizes our net sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.


 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

% of Net Sales

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

$

 

%

 

2017

 

2016

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

12,615,121

 

$

10,160,768

 

$

2,454,353

 

24.2%

 

81.7%

 

82.2%

 

International

 

 

2,827,591

 

 

2,203,517

 

 

624,074

 

28.3%

 

18.3%

 

17.8%

 

Total

 

$

15,442,712

 

$

12,364,285

 

$

3,078,427

 

24.9%

 

 

 

 

 


Net sales increased $3.1 million or 24.9% compared with the twelve month period the prior year.  The increase is driven principally by increased volume with our existing customers domestically and internationally in all major product categories.  The launch of a new drug generated increased needle sales, and we believe the new 510(k) clearance by the FDA for the RMS “Integrated Catch-Up Freedom Syringe Drive Infusion System” on August 31, 2017, which includes specific clearance for Cuvitru® and Hizentra®, also contributed in part to increased sales. Internationally, we gained new customers in several new countries, a current distributor has expanded its home infusion business, and facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin gained traction in Europe.  Also contributing to the 2017 increase was a backlog at December 31, 2016 of $0.3 million, which was filled during the current period.  Excluding this backlog, net sales grew 20.2% for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2017.


Gross Profit


Our gross profit for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017 is as follows:


 

 

Ten Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

$

 

%

Gross Profit

 

$

8,138,948

 

$

7,569,558

 

$

569,390

 

7.5%

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

61.1%

 

 

61.6%

 

 

 

 

 


Although the comparison is a ten month versus a twelve month period, gross profit increased $0.6 million or 7.5% for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the twelve months ended February 28, 2017 due to the increase in net sales which was partially offset by the increase in higher salary and related benefits costs from overtime and the addition of a second shift to meet increased demand.


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Our gross profit for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:


 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

$

 

%

Gross Profit

 

$

9,268,107

 

$

7,680,895

 

$

1,587,212

 

20.7%

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

60.0%

 

 

62.1%

 

 

 

 

 


Gross profit for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 increased $1.6 million or 20.7% compared to the same period last year.  This increase was mostly driven by the increase in net sales which was partially offset by the increase in higher salary and related benefits costs from overtime and the addition of a second shift to meet increased demand.  Furthermore, increased scrap during quality inspections also negatively impacted gross profit.  In January 2018, we implemented a nondestructive testing protocol to reduce scrap.  Higher shipping costs and sterilization costs due to the backlog also lowered the gross profit.


Selling, general and administrative and Research and development


Our selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development costs for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017 are as follows:


 

 

Ten Months
Ended

 

Twelve Months
Ended

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

$

 

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

6,594,570

 

$

7,767,712

 

$

(1,173,142

)

(15.1%)

Research and development

 

 

50,587

 

 

237,486

 

 

(186,899

)

(78.7%)

 

 

$

6,645,157

 

$

8,005,198

 

$

(1,360,041

)

(17.0%)

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

49.9%

 

 

65.1%

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.2 million for the ten months ended December 31, 2017, down 15.1% from the twelve month period ended February 28, 2017 due to the ten month period versus the twelve month period.  Legal fees were significantly lower as FDA regulatory concerns were satisfied and litigation efforts became more focused and financially controlled.


Research and development expenses decreased by $0.2 million for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the twelve month period ended February 28, 2017.  This decrease is due to attrition in the engineering staff.


Our selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 2016 are as follows:


 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

$

 

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

7,731,972

 

$

7,468,724

 

$

263,248

 

3.5% 

Research and development

 

 

88,621

 

 

246,551

 

 

(157,930

)

(64.1%)

 

 

$

7,820,593

 

$

7,715,275

 

$

105,318

 

1.4% 

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

50.6%

 

 

62.4%

 

 

 

 

 


Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.3 million or 3.5% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared with the same period last year.  The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was due to the addition of a Chief Operating Officer in January 2017 and his subsequent resignation in December 2017, which increased salary and benefit costs and severance expense.  Additionally we had higher payroll costs and related benefits due to increased headcount to support regulatory compliance and higher commission expense resulting from the increase in sales.  Significantly offsetting this increase was reduced legal fees as our regulatory concerns were satisfied and litigation efforts became more focused and financially controlled, lower consulting fees versus last year which included our website redesign as well as various other consulting projects and attrition in international sales staff.


Research and development costs were lower due to engineering staff attrition.  We are actively recruiting to fill the open positions.


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Depreciation and amortization


Depreciation and amortization expense was $257,257 or 14.4% lower in the ten months ended December 31, 2017 compared with the twelve month period ended February 28, 2017 due to the short period.


For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, depreciation and amortization expense was $306,562 or 3.5% higher compared with the same period last year as a result of continued investment in capital assets mostly related to production and for new patent applications and maintenance of existing patents.


Net Income/(Loss)


 

 

Ten Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

$

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

904,957

 

$

(534,999

)

$

1,439,956

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

6.8%

 

 

(4.4%

)

 

 


Our net income for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 was $0.9 million, as compared to a net loss of $0.5 million for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017.  The increase is due to increased gross profit and the impact of the ten month versus the twelve month comparison.


 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

Change from Prior Year

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

$

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$

819,547

 

$

(216,123

)

$

1,035,670

Stated as a Percentage of Net Sales

 

 

5.3%

 

 

(1.7%

)

 

 


Our net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was $0.8 million, as compared to a net loss of $0.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.  This improvement was mostly the result of increased gross profit and minimal net increases in selling, general and administrative expenses as described above.  Further adding to the improvement was the favorable impact on foreign exchange resulting in a gain of $65,651 compared with a loss of $37,594 in the same period last year.  With the increase in profitability, we had tax expense of $0.4 million compared with a tax benefit of $0.2 million in the same period last year due to losses.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


Our principal source of liquidity is our cash of $3.6 million as of September 30, 2018.  Additionally, we have a $1.5 million certificate of deposit that matures in May 2019 and a $1.5 million line of credit with no outstanding amounts against it.  Our principal source of operating cash inflows is from sales of our products to customers.  Our principal cash outflows relate to the purchase and production of inventory and related costs, selling, general and administrative expenses, capital expenditures and patent costs.


We believe that as of September 30, 2018, cash on hand and cash expected to be generated from future operating activities will be sufficient to fund our operations, including further research and development and capital expenditures, for the next 12 months.  We believe the FREEDOM System continues to find a solid following in the SCIg market, and this market is expected to continue to increase both domestically and internationally.


On February 8, 2018, the Company executed a Promissory Note with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) in the amount of $1.5 million as a variable rate revolving line of credit loan due on demand with an interest rate of Libor plus 2.25%, collateralized with a certificate of deposit in the amount of $1.5 million.  The Company entered into this arrangement to establish a credit lending history and, in the event needed, to have additional cash on hand for future expansion.  On September 25, 2018, KeyBank released the certificate of deposit as collateral for the loan and the Company executed a Commercial Security Agreement as collateral for the loan.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company has no outstanding amounts against the line of credit.


On September 4, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Donald B. Pettigrew to serve as its President and Chief Commercial Officer and we are actively recruiting to fill several senior level positions throughout the organization, all of which may increase our salary and benefits as we onboard new hires.


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On September 17, 2018, the Board of Directors formed a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”) with authority to investigate, evaluate, make decisions, and take any and all action with respect to (a) a purported request (i) from Andrew I. Sealfon, Dr. Paul M. Baker and Andrea Baker, in their capacities as shareholders of the Company, to call a special shareholders’ meeting and (ii) from Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker, in their capacities as directors of the Company, to call a special meeting of the Board (collectively, the “Special Meetings Request”); and (b) issues of proper consideration for the Board raised by certain discoveries involving Mr. Sealfon prior to his termination from the Company.  The Special Committee had identified certain deficiencies in the Special Meetings Request based upon its review of the Special Meetings Request to date and have communicated those to Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker.  Shortly following the termination of Mr. Sealfon’s employment and service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, certain non-financial discoveries were made involving Mr. Sealfon prior to his termination from the Company.  On the advice of and through Company counsel, the Company engaged Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps Corporation, to perform an independent investigation of certain of Mr. Sealfon’s non-financial activities while employed by the Company.  The Special Committee, through counsel, oversaw Kroll with respect to this ongoing investigation. The Special Committee’s activities, including those with respect to the investigation, concluded effective with the entry into an Agreement Regarding Stock Sale dated as of December 17, 2018 between each of Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker and the Company in which the parties entered into mutual general releases with respect to all claims prior to that date.


We continue to be in litigation with a competitor, EMED and have incurred a significant amount of legal fees in connection with that process.  Although the Company believes it has meritorious claims and defenses in the actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty. If any of these actions against the Company are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


Cash Flows


The following table summarizes our cash flows:


 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Ten Months
Ended
December 31,

 

Twelve Months
Ended
February 28,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

1,352,899

 

$

497,066

 

$

899,912

 

(313,616

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,727,598

(232,698

 

(219,281

)

(416,329

)

Net cash provided by(used in) financing activities

 

$

49,495

 

$

(19,844

)

 

(19,360

)

(140,739

)


Operating Activities


Net cash provided by operating activities of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily the result of net income of $1.3 million, non-cash charges of $0.2 million for depreciation and amortization of long lived tangible and intangible assets and stock based compensation of $0.2 million, a decrease in accounts receivable of $0.4 million and an increase in accounts payable of $0.1 million.  Partially offsetting these were increases in inventory and payments for insurance renewals and severance, bonus and commission payments accrued for at December 31, 2017.


Net cash provided by operating activities of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to net income of $0.5 million, non-cash charges of $0.2 million for depreciation and amortization of long lived tangible, intangible assets and stock based compensation of $0.1 million, and an increase in tax liability resulting from increased profits.  Offsetting this was an increase in accounts receivable of $0.2 million, an increase in inventory of $0.2 million, and a decrease in accounts payable of $0.4 million mostly due to the payment of legal fees in the period.


Net cash provided by operating activities of $0.9 million for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 was primarily attributable to our net income of $0.9 million, non-cash charges in earnings of $0.3 million for depreciation and amortization of long lived tangible and intangible assets and an increase in accrued expenses of $0.2 million due to increased bonus accrual.  Further adding to the net cash provided by operating activities was an increase in accrued income tax liability of $0.3 million due to increased profitability and an increase in accrued payroll and related taxes of $0.2 million related to a severance accrual for the former Chief Operating Officer.  Partially offsetting these were increases in accounts receivable of $0.4 million, an increase in inventory of $0.3 million as we build inventory and a decrease in accounts payable of $0.3 million related to the payment of legal fees accrued at February 28, 2017.


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Net cash used in operating activities of $0.3 million for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017, was primarily attributable to our net loss of $0.5 million and higher inventory levels of $0.3 million due to anticipated sales and building raw inventory reserve.  Offsetting these were the increase in accounts payable of $0.5 million  mostly due to professional fees and the purchase of raw materials, non-cash charges in earnings of $0.3 million for depreciation and amortization of long lived tangible and intangible assets, $28,000 of deferred compensation costs and stock based compensation expense of $0.2 million.


Investing Activities


Our net cash used in investing activities of $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was mostly the result of the purchase of a certificate of deposit for $1.5 million along with continued investment in capital assets and patent applications partially offset by net proceeds from certificates of deposits.  Net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to our investment in capital assets, mostly related to production and computer equipment, and for new patent applications and maintenance of existing patents.


Our net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and $0.4 million for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 was primarily attributable to our continued investment in capital assets mostly related to production and for new patent applications and maintenance of existing patents.


Financing Activities


Net cash provided by financing activities was $49,495 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 mostly resulting from the exercise of options.  Net cash used in financing activities was $19,844 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulting from the payment for outstanding shares of common stock repurchased by RMS.


Net cash used in financing activities was $19,360 for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and $0.1 million for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 attributable to stock repurchases under the Company’s repurchase program.


ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Preparation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes.  These estimates are based on our best knowledge of current events and actions we may undertake in the future.  Estimates used in accounting are, among other items, allowance for excess and obsolete inventory, useful lives for depreciation and amortization of long lived assets, contingencies and allowances for doubtful accounts.  Actual results may ultimately differ from our estimates, although we do not generally believe such differences would materially affect the financial statements in any individual year.


RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13—Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities.  For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down.  This ASU affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The main difference between the current requirement under GAAP and this ASU is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases.  This ASU requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease).  The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments.  The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs.  For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model,


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requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance.  Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases).  Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting.  For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases.  This is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted.  This ASU must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients.  Transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented.  We are currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on our financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.  In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.  The amendments in this ASU affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in the amendments in ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this ASU related to transition do not include amendments from proposed ASU, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, specific to a new and optional transition method to adopt the new lease requirements in ASU 2016-02. That additional transition method will be issued as part of a forthcoming and separate ASU that will result in additional amendments to transition paragraphs included in this ASU to conform with the additional transition method. The amendments in this ASU affect the amendments in ASU 2016-02, which are not yet effective, but for which early adoption upon issuance is permitted. For entities that early adopted Topic 842, the amendments are effective upon issuance of this ASU, and the transition requirements are the same as those in Topic 842.  For entities that have not adopted Topic 842, the effective date and transition requirements will be the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 842.  In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.  The amendments in this ASU affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in the amendments in ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this ASU related to transition do not include amendments from proposed ASU, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, specific to a new and optional transition method to adopt the new lease requirements in ASU 2016-02. That additional transition method will be issued as part of a forthcoming and separate ASU that will result in additional amendments to transition paragraphs included in this ASU to conform with the additional transition method.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure for Fair Value Measurement.  The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820 based on the concepts in the Concepts Statement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance of this ASU. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40):  Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.  The amendments in this ASU align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this ASU.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this ASU is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities.  The amendments in this ASU should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS


We design, manufacture and market proprietary and innovative portable medical devices, primarily for the ambulatory infusion market in compliance with the FDA quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality system management. Our development and marketing focus is primarily concentrated on our mechanical infusion products, the FREEDOM Infusion Systems (which we refer to as the “FREEDOM System” when used with one or more accessories), which include the FREEDOM60® Syringe Driver, the FreedomEdge® Syringe Driver, HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets™ and RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing™.  We were incorporated in the State of New York in March 1980.


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Our mission is to improve the quality of life of patients around the world through the development and delivery of high quality, innovative and easy to use therapeutic solutions.


We strive to be the best specialty infusion pump company providing a proprietary drug and fluid delivery system for home or alternate site settings where performance, reliability, ease of use and cost effectiveness are driving influencers. Our easy-to-use, lightweight and portable FREEDOM System allows the patient to continue with their daily activities while receiving infusion therapy. The patient experiences optimal therapy delivery using the innovative FREEDOM System with dynamic equilibrium (“DynEq™”), RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing and HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets.


FREEDOM System


The FREEDOM System comprises the FREEDOM60 Syringe Driver (60ml syringe compatible) and FreedomEdge Syringe Driver (30ml and 20ml syringe compatible), HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets and RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing. The systems are portable, maintenance free and do not require batteries or electricity. The FREEDOM System operates at a lower pressure than an electrical pump and maintains a balance between what a patient’s subcutaneous tissues are able to absorb and what the system delivers, or what we refer to as “DynEq™”.


The FDA issued a new 510(k) clearance for the RMS “Integrated Catch-Up Freedom Syringe Driver Infusion System,” which is our FREEDOM System, effective August 31, 2017, which includes the RMS Precision Flow Tubing and our HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets.  The FREEDOM System is cleared by the FDA for a wide range of flow rates and certain medications for subcutaneous and intravenous indications, including specific clearance for leading immune globulins that include Hizentra® and Cuvitru® and a variety of antibiotics.  The FDA clearance includes the following Caution Statement, “In order to achieve specific and repeatable flow rate performance with the FREEDOM Syringe Infusion Systems’ unique constant force mechanism, use only Freedom System accessories manufactured by RMS Medical Products …” and “For use with subcutaneous immune globulin products, use only RMS flow control devices and HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets, as use of generic products may result in unknown flow rates and additional site complications such as pain, swelling and redness.”


Ambulatory infusion systems are most prevalent in the home care and alternate site markets.  The use of the FREEDOM System for treatment of primary immune deficiencies through subcutaneous immune globulin (“SCIg”) administration continues to increase and remains the market leading delivery system in the U.S. for these infusions.  There is an expanded indication for Hizentra® for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) which is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system. It is expected that new SCIg drugs may enter the market.  We believe the FREEDOM System is an ideal system for SCIg administration because:


 

the patient is able to self-administer in any location;

 

the pump is easily configured for this application;

 

it is the best value infusion system available in a heavily cost constrained market; and

 

it has demonstrated ultimate effectiveness and an impeccable safety profile.


HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets are a critical element of the FREEDOM System, are available in 26 and 24 gauge sizes, and feature unique design elements specific to subcutaneous self-administration, including a back-cut needle designed for more comfort and less tissue damage with flexible wings to minimize patient discomfort.


RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing is designed for repeatable flow rates, and will not allow any free-flow, bolus or overdose of medication.  The tubing regulates the flow rate and infusion time for various applications when used with the FREEDOM System.  Each tubing set provides a different level of flow restriction and consistently delivers medication with low residual volume with the intent of minimizing drug waste.


We have available online our RMS Freedom Flow Rate Calculator, a tool designed to help providers determine which of the RMS Precision Flow Rate Tubing and HIgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets to use based on the medication being administered and desired flow rate/time of infusion.


Sales and Distribution


The FREEDOM System is sold through both direct sales and medical device distributors, where the majority of our sales are generated. We sell most of our products through a small number of distributors, three in the U.S., one in the United Kingdom and one in Finland. As of September 30, 2018, these five distributors comprised approximately 75% of our gross revenues. One of the distributors in the U.S. provided approximately 51% of our gross revenues, and specialty pharmacy customers purchase FREEDOM


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System products through distributors principally for one-stop shopping convenience. In the U.S., physicians prescriptions for SCIg are filled by specialty pharmacies and home infusion providers who also provide patient care and training in the patient’s home or home infusion facility via a network of nurses. We continue our efforts to expand internationally with the majority of current sales in the European market and the United Kingdom where our products are sold via distributors.


We provide education and training materials to clinicians, patients and patient advocates both in the field and online.  Specialty pharmacies and home infusion providers are our primary call point.


Manufacturing and Raw Materials


We perform product assembly, calibration, pre- and post-assembly quality control inspection and testing, and final packaging for all of our products at our Chester, NY facility.


Our ability to meet customer demand depends, in part, on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of components for our products. All of the components that go into the manufacturing of our products and accessories are sourced from third-party suppliers, and some of these components are provided by a single supplier including  subassemblies from Command Medical Products, Inc., molded plastic parts from a supplier in Taiwan and tubing from Natvar, a Tekni-Plex Co., Inc.


Research and Development


We recognize the importance of innovation and renovation to our long-term success and are committed to research and new product development activities.  Our product development team along with outside engineering resources is engaged in continuously seeking to improve existing product performance and researching new product opportunities to increase our pipeline. We spent $0,2 million on research and development for the nine months ending September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million for the year ending December 31, 2017. We intend to make additional investments in research and development over the next twelve months, including personnel at a management level.


Regulatory


Our medical devices and technologies, as well as our business activities, are subject to a complex set of regulations and rigorous enforcement, including by the U.S. Department of Justice, Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General, and numerous other federal, state, and non-U.S. governmental authorities. To varying degrees, each of these agencies requires us to comply with laws and regulations governing the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, marketing and distribution of our products.


Both before and after a product is commercially released, we have ongoing responsibilities under the FDA and other applicable non-U.S. government agency regulations. For instance, all medical devices marketed in the U.S. must be manufactured in accordance with the FDA’s quality system regulations.  Accordingly, our facility and procedures and those of our suppliers are also subject to periodic inspections by the FDA to determine compliance with applicable laws and regulations.


The FDA has announced its intention to pursue comprehensive reforms to its current 510(k) clearance pathway, which is used for clearance of low- to moderate-risk devices that are substantially equivalent to a device already on the market, and to its post-market safety monitoring process.  We cannot predict with any certainty how these reforms may impact our business.  See “RISK FACTORS” above.


We are required to comply with federal, state, and local environmental laws; however, there is no significant effect of compliance on capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position. We do not use significant amounts of hazardous materials in the assembly of our products.


Competition and the Market


Competition for the Freedom System includes electronic pumps, elastomeric pumps and a mechanical pump.  Safety, ease of use, familiarity, cost effectiveness, accuracy, pressure, etc. are driving influencers of pump selection.  Electronic pumps deliver drugs at a programmed rate of pressure.  They are expensive and require electricity or batteries, extensive training and maintenance and must be programmed by a qualified pharmacist or clinician.  Elastomeric pumps are one-time-use balloon type devices used for infusion of drugs in intravenous (“IV”) applications.  Pharmacies are required to fill them with drugs and deliver them to the patient.  They are easy to use from the patient point of view but can be more costly and timely to fill, are temperature sensitive and have larger residual volumes than other delivery systems. Other mechanical pumps can be less expensive but can have larger residual volumes than ours.


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Employees


As of January 30, 2019, we had 75 full time employees and 2 part time employees.


Patents and Trademarks


We have filed and received U.S. and foreign protection for many of our products relating to infusions systems and related components. We currently have twelve pending applications and four issued with expiration dates ranging from 2021 to 2031. In some cases where it was no longer deemed economically beneficial, we have allowed certain patent and/or trademark protections to lapse.  In addition, the patent application process for both the U.S. and foreign countries is highly uncertain and involves complex legal and factual issues that differ from country to country. Consequently, there can be no assurance that patent applications relating to products or technology will result in patents being granted or that, if issued, the patents will afford protection against competitors with similar technology.  There can be no assurance that we will have the financial resources necessary to enforce any patent rights we may hold. See  “Legal Proceedings” for details regarding our patent litigation.


DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY


We currently rent a masonry and steel frame building erected on 3.27 acres of land located at 24 Carpenter Road, Chester, New York 10918.  This facility is used as our headquarters, for manufacturing operations and for research and development.


Currently, we are in year twenty of a twenty-year lease that expires in February 2019 and are responsible for all repairs, maintenance, and upkeep of the space occupied. The terms of the lease call for monthly lease payments of $11,042, and we contribute payments of 65% of the building’s annual property taxes.  We have entered into a lease extension with our current landlord, which calls for six month extensions beginning March 1, 2019 with the option to renew six times through August 2022, with monthly lease payments of $12,088.  Our current landlord is a director of RMS.  See “CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.”


We also lease 2,500 square feet of storage space in a nearby industrial park on a month-to-month basis.  The monthly payments are $1,583 with aggregate annual payments of $18,992.


We own a residence adjacent to our headquarters facility for use as additional office space.  We intend to list that property for sale as we believe it is no longer useful.


LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We are involved in several lawsuits with our principal competitor, EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”), wherein EMED has alleged that our needle sets infringe various patents controlled by EMED.  Certain of these lawsuits also allege antitrust violations, unfair business practices, and various other claims.  We are vigorously defending against all of the lawsuits brought by EMED.  Although no assurances can be given, we believe we have meritorious defenses to all of EMED’s claims.  


The initial case involving EMED was filed by us in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 20, 2013 (the “California case”), in response to a letter from EMED claiming patent infringement by us, and sought a declaratory judgment establishing the invalidity of the patent referenced in the letter – EMED’s US patent 8,500,703 – or “’703.”  EMED answered the complaint and asserted patent infringement of the ’703 Patent and several counterclaims relating generally to claims of unfair business practices against us. We responded by adding several claims against EMED, generally relating to claims of unfair business practices on EMED’s part.  Both parties have requested injunctive relief and monetary damages in unspecified amounts.


On August 22, 2017, we filed a motion in this California case seeking a Preliminary Injunction prohibiting EMED from making false statements and claims regarding the products of both companies.  The motion has now been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting action by the Court.


Earlier, on September 11, 2015, we requested an ex parte reexamination of the ’703 patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The ex parte reexamination resulted in a Final Office Action dated July 19, 2017 rejecting all of EMED’s claims in the patent.  On January 25, 2018 EMED filed an Appeal Brief with a Petition for Revival, which was accepted.  On April 9, 2018 the USPTO denied EMED’s request for reconsideration of the order rejecting all claims in the ’703 patent.  


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The second court case was filed by EMED in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on June 25, 2015, claiming patent infringement of Claim 1 of another of its patents (US 8,961,476 – “’476”), by our needle sets, and seeking unspecified monetary damages (“ED Texas ’476 matter”). This ’476 patent is related to the ’703 patent.


On September 17, 2015, we requested an inter partes review (“IPR”) of ’476, and in response to our request, the Court entered an order staying the ED Texas ’476 matter until after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the USPTO made a decision regarding the validity of the patent.  On January 12, 2017, the PTAB issued its Final Written Decision in our favor invalidating all but one (“dependent Claim 9”) of the claims in the ’476 patent.   EMED appealed the PTAB’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in our favor on April 3, 2018.  On April 18, 2018, EMED filed a petition for en banc rehearing, which was denied.  On August 16, 2018, EMED petitioned the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s upholding the PTAB’s Final Written Decision.  On October 29, 2018 the United States Supreme Court denied EMED’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, thus finally affirming the PTAB’s invalidation of ’467, save for one dependent claim.  


Following the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in the IPR regarding ’476, EMED filed a new patent application claiming priority back to the application that issued as ’703, which is the patent at issue in the California case.  Submitted for accelerated examination, this new application issued as US 9,808,576 – “’576” on November 7, 2017.  On this same date, EMED filed a new case (the “third case”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas claiming patent infringement of ’576, also directed to our needle sets, and seeking unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction against our marketing of its needle sets.  We filed a Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), which has resulted in the transfer of the third case to SDNY (“SDNY ’576 matter”).


The SDNY ’576 matter is proceeding with preliminary matters and although a fixed trial date has not been set it is expected to be in the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020.


On April 23, 2018, EMED filed a new civil case (the “fourth case”) against us in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Texas Court”) asserting antitrust, defamation and unfair business practice claims, and seeking unspecified damages, similar to those previously presented in the California case, described above.  As the result of a hearing on November 14, 2018, on December 7, 2018 the Court entered an order transferring the fourth case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the “California Court”) to be combined with the California case, or dismissed, as the California Court sees fit.


At the same hearing on November 14, 2018, the Texas Court granted EMED leave to amend its infringement contentions, following the IPR decision invalidating all but one claim of the ’476 patent, in order to assert infringement of that sole remaining claim, namely dependent Claim 9.  The Texas Court’s order allowing EMED’s amendment of its infringement contentions against us was entered on December 7, 2018.


The ED Texas ’476 matter is now proceeding under EMED’s amended infringement contention to incorporate the surviving dependent Claim 9, which incorporates Claims 1 and 8 of the ’476 patent, meaning that, to prove infringement on the part of us, EMED must prove more elements of infringement than it originally charged against us.  The Texas Court has set a trial date of August 19, 2019 for the trial of the ED Texas ’476 matter.


As is required by the respective Courts in both the SDNY ’576 matter and the ED Texas ’476 matter, the parties are engaging in settlement discussions and have scheduled mediation sessions.


Although we believe it has meritorious claims and defenses in all of the above-described actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty. If any of these actions against us are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


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MANAGEMENT


The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers and directors as of February 1, 2019:


Name

 

Age

 

Position / Held Since

 

 

 

 

 

Donald B. Pettigrew

 

51

 

Chief Executive Officer (since February 2019)

President and Chief Commercial Officer (since August 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Fisher

 

52

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2015)

 

 

 

 

 

Manuel Marques

 

46

 

Chief Operating Officer (since December 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel S. Goldberger

 

60

 

Executive Chairman (since February 2019)

 

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board (since July 2018)

 

 

 

 

Director (since April 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Robert T. Allen

 

63

 

Director (since December 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

David W. Anderson

 

66

 

Director (since 2016)

 

 

 

 

 

James M. Beck

 

71

 

Director (since December 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph M. Manko, Jr.

 

53

 

Director (since 2016)

Lead Director (since July 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Mark L. Pastreich

 

89

 

Director (since 2011)

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur J. Radin

 

81

 

Director (since 2015)


All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected.  Executive officers hold office at the discretion of the Board of Directors.


Mr. Pettigrew has more than 23 years of sales and business development experience in the medical device industry, including the home infusion space.  Prior to joining RMS in 2018, Mr. Pettigrew held senior leadership positions at market leading medical firms such as Moog, Inc. as Group Director, Global Business Development and Group Director, Global Sales and Professional Services from 2011 through 2018, where he led commercialization and business development for the IV infusion and enteral feeding franchises in both the U.S. and international markets.  Mr. Pettigrew also held management positions at Baxter (formerly Gambro) from 2008-2011, Boston Scientific from 1995-2008, and E&J Gallo from 1990-1995.  Mr. Pettigrew earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of Colorado.


Ms. Fisher has more than 25 years of financial experience at a variety of industries.  Prior to joining RMS in 2015, Ms. Fisher was Assistant Controller, Senior Manager for Armored Autogroup, Inc., a worldwide consumer products company from February 2012 to January 2015.  Before joining Armored Autogroup, Inc., she spent seven years at Gilman Ciocia, Inc., where she served in a variety of financial roles, including Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, and, earlier, as Controller. Before Gilman Ciocia, Inc., she held multiple financial management roles at The New York Times Company and Thomson Financial.  Ms. Fisher is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Arizona State University with a B.S. in accounting.


Mr. Marques has served as our Vice President of Operations and Engineering since February 2016, and joined RMS as Director of Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering in July 2015. Prior to joining RMS, Mr. Marques Served as Lean Manufacturing Champion at Nobel Biocare Procera LLC, a manufacturer of dental implants and CAD/CAM-based individualized prosthetics, from February 2013 until joining RMS. Mr. Marques has over 23 years of experience within the dental, medical device, and automotive industries, and holds two U.S. patents for cardiovascular medical devices. Mr. Marques obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and also an M.S. in Engineering Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.


Mr. Goldberger has over 35 years of experience within the biotech, medical technology, and high tech industries.  His areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, intellectual property, product development, supply chain, business analytics, and turnarounds.  Since January 2018, Mr. Goldberger has been the Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Disc Replacement Inc., a private company commercializing a proprietary total disc implant for cervical spine therapy.  From October 2017 to January


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2018, Mr. Goldberger served as Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Medical, Inc.  Prior to this he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. from August 2013 to January 2017. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sound Surgical Technologies LLC from April 2007 to February 2013. Mr. Goldberger served on the boards of Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc., Sound Surgical, Xcorporeal and Glucon. He currently serves as an advisor to investment funds Meridian Capital and Wellfleet Capital. Mr. Goldberger earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and attended the Stanford Directors College.


Mr. Allen is a certified public accountant and seasoned executive with 38 years of operating and financial experience focused on the healthcare services sector. He is currently a principal at RLA Advisors, which provides advisory services to leadership teams in rapidly expanding organizations and turnaround situations.  Mr. Allen most recently served as President of Coram/CVS Infusion Services, from 2013 to 2014. Prior to serving as President, he held positions of COO and CFO at Coram between 2006 and 2013. Prior to Coram, Mr. Allen held leadership roles at Titan Health Corporation and American Medical Response. Mr. Allen also currently sits on the board of Oceans Healthcare, an operator of hospitals in the Southeast.


Mr. Anderson has been in the medical (device) industry for over 23 years and since 2017 has served as the Chief Executive Officer for Brain Temp, Inc.  Previously, he held the role of Chief Executive Officer for Orteq Sports Medicine from 2014 to 2017 and Gentis, Inc. from 2004 through 2014.  He also serves on the board for ACell Inc., (Regenerative Medicine for Woundcare), as well as serves on several advisory committees.  Mr. Anderson received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and attended University of Minnesota for Graduate Studies in Microbiology.


Mr. Beck has more than 30 years of healthcare services and distribution general management experience. Mr. Beck most recently served as Executive Chairman of Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD), a leading service solution provider serving the home infusion, home medical equipment, and oncology markets, from 2016 to 2018 and a director from 2007 to 2018. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MSD from 2007 to 2016. Prior to joining MSD, Mr. Beck held various executive and management positions with leading healthcare companies such as American Hospital Supply/Baxter Healthcare, AMSCO International, Spectrum Healthcare, and SHPS Health Management Solutions.


Mr. Manko has been the Senior Principal in Horton Capital Management LLC, the investment manager for the Horton Capital Partners Fund, LP (“Horton Fund”) since 2013.  The Horton Fund is a significant shareholder in the Company.  Mr. Manko has over 20 years of investment experience in the asset management, investment banking, private equity and corporate securities markets.  From 2005 to 2010 Mr. Manko was a Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Switzerland-based BZ Fund Management Limited, where he was responsible for corporate finance, private equity investments, three public equity funds and the firm’s Special Situations and Event-Driven strategies.  Prior to that Mr. Manko was a Managing Director with Deutsche Bank in London.  He began his investment banking career at Merrill Lynch as a Vice President in Hong Kong and prior to that, Mr. Manko was a corporate finance attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.  Mr. Manko has served on the board of several companies in the bio-pharmaceutical industry and has advised numerous companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries and currently serves as a director of Creative Realities, Inc.  Mr. Manko earned both his B.A. and Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania.


Mr. Pastreich has been a partner in Casper Creek LLC, a real estate company that owns the building leased by us, where he has been for the last 18 years.  Mr. Pastreich has also held various positions in businesses and real estate ventures.


Mr. Radin, who started his career at Touche Ross & Co., has been a partner in public accounting firms for 45 years.  He was a Partner with Radin, Glass & Co., our former independent auditors, from 1998 until January 2015 when he joined Janover LLC, a certified public accounting firm.  Mr. Radin retired as a Partner as of January 2017 and remains a consultant at Janover LLC.  He is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Editorial Board.  Mr. Radin received a B.A. degree from Columbia College and an M.S. in Business Administration from New York University.


Director Independence


We are not currently subject to corporate governance standards of companies listed on a national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, which require, among other things, that the majority of the Board of Directors be independent and define the independence of directors. However, we have chosen to define an “independent” director in accordance with the NASDAQ Global Market’s requirements for independent directors. The Board of Directors, in applying these standards, has affirmatively determined that its current “independent” directors are Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Beck, Manko, and Radin.  The Board of Directors, in applying these standards, previously affirmatively determined that Paul M. Baker, who was a director during the last completed fiscal year, was “independent” under these standards.


Our Governance and Nomination Committee, which acts as our compensation committee, consists of five directors, all of which are independent under the NASDAQ Global Market’s definition, except Mr. Pastreich.


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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


The following table summarizes all compensation paid by us in the last two completed fiscal years for our “named executive officers”, which are:


•      our Chief Executive Officer;


•      our two most highly compensated executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer who were serving as executive officers at December 31, 2018 as that term is defined under Rule 3b-7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and


•      up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been required but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer at December 31, 2018.


Summary Compensation Table


 

 

 

 

Nonequity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incentive Plan

Stock

Option

All Other

 

Name and Position

Year*

Salary
$

Bonus
$

Compensation
$

Awards
$

Awards
$

Compensation
$

Total
$

Daniel S. Goldberger

Executive Chairman(1)

2018

77,769

75,000

5,843

112,517

5,843

276,972

Karen Fisher

Chief Financial Officer (2)(6)

2018

208,000

65,000

273,000

 

2017

166,731

33,346

200,077

Donald B. Pettigrew

Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Commercial Officer (3)(6)

2018

106,041

54,167

160,208

Andrew I. Sealfon

Former Chief Executive Officer (4)

2018

253,016

2,083

23,615

278,714

 

2017

354,167

60,833

415,000

Fred Ma

Former Chief Medical Officer (5)

2018

303,800

45,000

225,000

573,800

 

2017

250,000

60,000

65,000

375,000

__________

*

2018 represents the twelve month period ending December 31, 2018 and, due to the change in our fiscal year end, 2017 represents the ten month period ending December 31, 2017.  

 

 

(1)

Mr. Goldberger entered into an employment agreement with us on October 12, 2018.  The agreement provides for a monthly base salary of $30,000 and a signing bonus of $75,000.  Mr. Goldberger will receive a performance bonus based upon amounts payable to the person who first succeeds Mr. Goldberger as our chief executive officer, which performance bonus will equal 50% of the initial annual base salary and 50% of the initial target bonus payable to such successor. Effective February 1, 2019, Mr. Pettigrew has succeeded Mr. Goldberger as Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Goldberger’s performance bonus will be paid in a combination of cash and/or shares of common stock, as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, on April 2, 2019.  Upon execution of the employment agreement, Mr. Goldberger received a 10-year non-qualified option to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $1.57. Of the option shares, 100,000 vested immediately, and the remaining 400,000 vest at the rate of 25,000 shares per completed quarter.  The option will immediately vest and be exercisable in full upon a change in control within the meaning of the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan.  Prior to the effective date of Mr. Goldberger’s employment agreement and while serving on the Board, he received $5,843 in cash and 5,843 shares of common stock in accordance with the Board-approved director compensation plan. Effective February 1, 2019, Mr. Goldberger resigned as interim Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Executive Chairman.


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(2)

Ms. Fisher entered into an employment agreement with us on January 15, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement and our 2015 Stock Option Plan, Ms. Fisher was awarded incentive stock options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock.  The options vested on November 3, 2016 and are exercisable for $0.38 per share. The employment agreement has no fixed term, provided that if Ms. Fisher is terminated without “good cause” (as further defined in the agreement), she is entitled to receive her then current base annual salary for a period of six months following termination. Under the employment agreement, Ms. Fisher receives an annual base salary, plus a minimum performance bonus of 20% of the base annual salary based on our policy and procedure for granting of a specified executive bonus, which is based on achievement of objectives set by us as part of the annual budget process in the fourth quarter of the preceding year. Effective January 1, 2018, Ms. Fisher’s annual base salary is $208,000.

 

 

(3)

Mr. Pettigrew entered into an employment agreement with us on September 4, 2018.  Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Pettigrew receives an annual base salary of $325,000 and is eligible to earn an annual bonus in accordance with our policy and procedure for granting of a specified executive bonus, which is equivalent to 50% of annual base salary based on achievement of objectives set by us as part of the annual budget process in the fourth quarter of the preceding year.  Under the agreement, Mr. Pettigrew received non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $1.23 that vest 25% on September 4, 2019  and 12.5% every six months thereafter until fully vested.  Mr. Pettigrew will also receive reimbursement for commuting expenses to and from the corporate offices until September 4, 2019.  Upon termination of Mr. Pettigrew’s employment by us without Cause or for Good Reason (as defined in the agreement), subject to his execution of a customary general release of claims in favor of us and our affiliates, Mr. Pettigrew will be entitled to receive an amount equal to 12 months of Mr. Pettigrew’s then-current annual base salary, to be paid in accordance with our normal payroll practices after the termination date. Mr. Pettigrew will further be entitled to payment of his annual bonus, if earned. For the same 12-month period after the termination date, we will also pay premiums for Mr. Pettigrew’s health insurance as currently enrolled on the termination date.

 

 

(4)

Mr. Sealfon’s employment terminated effective July 25, 2018.  Upon termination Mr. Sealfon was paid his accrued vacation of $21,532.  Mr. Sealfon served on the Board of Directors from termination until December 17, 2018, for which he received $2,083 in cash and 2,083 shares of our common stock pursuant to the Board-approved director compensation plan.

 

 

(5)

Dr. Ma resigned effective December 20, 2018.  In connection with such resignation, we entered into a General Release and Confidentiality Agreement with Dr. Ma dated as of his resignation date, which superseded his employment agreement dated as of November 1, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the new agreement, we will pay Dr. Ma an aggregate $225,000, payable in accordance with our normal payroll practices commencing December 31, 2018. Under the old employment agreement, Dr. Ma received an annual base salary of $300,000, plus he was eligible to earn an annual bonus in accordance with our policy and procedure for granting of bonuses to management and executives.  The old agreement further called for the quarterly issuance of a number of shares of common stock determined by dividing $15,000 by the closing bid price of our common stock as reported by the OTC Markets Inc. as of the last working day of such quarter.   Dr. Ma also received a housing allowance of $8,000.

 

 

(6)

On November 8, 2018, we entered into a Conditional Severance Agreement dated as of November 8, 2018 with each of Karen Fisher and Donald Pettigrew. If the employment of the executive is terminated by us without Cause (as defined in the conditional severance agreement) or the executive terminates his or her employment with us for Good Reason (as defined in the conditional severance agreement), in each case within six months following the date of our next annual or special meeting of shareholders that results in a majority of our Board of Directors consisting of persons not recommended for election, and/or persons recommended to be removed as a current director, by our current Board of Directors, then we will pay the executive an amount equaling twelve months of the executive’s then current base salary, plus an amount equal to his or her full minimum annual bonus, less any severance and bonus amounts otherwise paid by us to the executive pursuant to an employment agreement.  If, prior to that shareholders’ meeting, (i) the executive resigns his or her employment for any reason; or (ii) we terminate the executive’s employment for any reason, then no payments will be made under this agreement. This agreement will automatically terminate in the event a shareholder’s meeting resulting in a change of control as described above does not take place by July 9, 2019.


Officers and directors are reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred on our behalf. We offer an optional 401(k) savings plan with a company matching component to all full-time employees with 90 days of service.


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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End


The following table sets forth information regarding the outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018.


2018 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END


 

Number of

Number of

 

 

 

Securities

Securities

 

 

 

Underlying

Underlying

 

 

 

Unexercised

Unexercised

Option

Option

 

Options

Options

Exercise

Expiration

Name

Exercisable

Unexercisable

Price ($)

Date

Karen Fisher

500,000 (1)

0.38

11/02/2020

Daniel S. Goldberger

100,000 (3)

400,000

1.57

10/11/2028

Manuel A. Marques

95,000 (1)

0.36

11/16/2020

Manuel A. Marques

50,000(4)

0.46

07/27/2022

Manuel A. Marques

69,010 (5)

180,990

0.50

10/10/2022

Donald B. Pettigrew

1,000,000 (2)

1.23

09/03/2023

__________

(1)

Incentive stock options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan that are fully vested and subject to early termination as provided in the option agreement, immediately prior to a change of control of the Company.

(2)

Non-qualified stock options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan that vest 25% on September 4, 2019 and 12.5% every six months thereafter until fully vested.

(3)

Non-qualified stock options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan, of which 100,000 vested on October 12, 2018, and the remaining 400,000 will vest at the rate of 25,000 shares per completed quarter commencing with the three month period beginning on the first day of the month following October 12, 2018.  These options will immediately vest and be exercisable in full upon a Change in Control within the meaning of the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan.

(4)

Incentive stock options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan that vest on July 27, 2019.

(5)

Incentive stock options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan that vest 15,625 shares quarterly, commencing October 11, 2017.


Director Compensation


The following table provides compensation paid information for the year ended December 31, 2018 for each non-employee member of our Board of Directors who served during that year, except Daniel Goldberger and Andrew Sealfon, whose compensation for service as directors is presented under “Summary Compensation Table”:


2018 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE


Name

 

Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)

 

Stock
Awards
($)

 

All Other
Compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Robert T. Allen

 

 

917

 

 

917

 

 

 

 

1,834

David W. Anderson

 

 

12,500

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

25,000

Paul M. Baker

 

 

12,500

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

25,000

James M. Beck

 

 

917

 

 

917

 

 

 

 

1,834

Joseph M. Manko, Jr. (1)

 

 

12,500

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

25,000

Mark L. Pastreich

 

 

12,500

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

25,000

Arthur J. Radin

 

 

12,500

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

25,000

Brad A. Sealfon

 

 

3,906

 

 

3,906

 

 

 

 

7,812

__________

(1)

The stock awards were issued to Horton Capital Partners Fund L.P., an affiliate of Mr. Manko.


Non-employee members of the Board of Directors receive $25,000 each annually, to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock.  We pay no additional remuneration to our employees serving as directors in their capacities as such.  All directors, including our employee directors (if any), are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and committee meetings.


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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


The Shares subject to this prospectus were purchased by the selling stockholders from certain existing stockholders in a private placement transaction pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 17, 2018.  Pursuant to that agreement, we agreed to file the resale registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.  The existing stockholders party to that agreement included Andrew I. Sealfon and Paul M. Baker, then directors of RMS, together with certain members of their respective family members.  Andrew I. Sealfon, Paul M. Baker, Andrea Baker, Brad Sealfon and Mary Sealfon, existing stockholders party to the agreement, received an aggregate approximately $12,218,977 in connection with the transaction. One of the purchasers from those existing stockholders (now a selling stockholder under this prospectus) was Horton Freedom, L.P., an affiliate of Horton Capital Partners, LLC, who paid approximately $3,842,036 in connection with the transaction.  At the time of the purchase, Horton Capital Partners, LLC beneficially owned more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. Joseph M. Manko, Jr. is the managing member of Horton Capital Partners, LLC and has served as a director of the Company since May 2016.


In connection with the purchase agreement, also on December 17, 2018, we entered into an Agreement Regarding Stock Sale with Mr. Sealfon and a separate Agreement Regarding Stock Sale with Dr. Baker.  Pursuant to these Separation Agreements, Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker tendered their respective resignations from our Board of Directors effective with the first closing of the transaction under the purchase agreement, which occurred on December 18, 2018.  Each of these separation agreements provides for the mutual general release by us, on the one hand, and each of Mr. Sealfon and Dr. Baker, on the other hand, of all claims against the other arising or occurring on or before the date thereof, subject to certain exceptions. Pursuant to the agreement with Mr. Sealfon, Mr. Sealfon has agreed to certain non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions for a period of six months after the first closing.


From 1992 to 2018, we leased an aircraft from AMI Aviation, Inc., of which our former President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Sealfon, was a majority shareholder. The lease expenses paid were $13,421 for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and $9,045 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The lease expired in December 2018.


In February 2011, Mark Pastreich joined our board of directors.  Mr. Pastreich is a principal in the company that owns the building leased by us for our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility at 24 Carpenter Road, Chester, New York 10918.  We are in year twenty of a twenty-year lease. Our current lease payments for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 were approximately $152,379 (including apportioned property taxes), and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were approximately $137,241 (including apportioned property taxes).  On November 14, 2017, we executed a lease extension, which calls for six month extensions beginning March 1, 2019 with the option to renew six times at a monthly lease amount of $12,088.


LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters relating to the validity of our securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

EXPERTS

 

Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017 and for the years then ended included in this prospectus have been audited by McGrail Merkel Quinn & Associates, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.  

 

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

We are filing with the SEC this registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock offered hereby. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedule thereto, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information regarding our common stock and our company, please review the registration statement, including exhibits, schedules and reports filed as a part thereof. Statements in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, set forth the material terms of such contract or other document but are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.

 

We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov and on the investor relations page of our website at www.rmsmedicalproducts.com. Information on our web site is not part of this prospectus. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can also obtain copies of the documents upon the payment of a duplicating fee to the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.


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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



Financial Statements for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2018 from Form 10-Q


Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2017

F-1

 

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

F-2

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

F-3

 

 

Notes to the (Unaudited) Financial Statements

F-4





Financial Statements for the Transition Period From March 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 from Form 10-KT


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-11

 

 

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017

F-12

 

 

Statements of Operations for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017

F-13

 

 

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017

F-14

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017

F-15

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017

F-16


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REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS


 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,649,332

 

$

3,974,536

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

1,671,004

 

 

263,269

 

Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts of $77,067 at September 30, 2018 and $77,067 at December 31, 2017

 

 

1,510,630

 

 

1,861,949

 

Inventory  

 

 

1,949,403

 

 

1,658,681

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

348,085

 

 

170,739

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

9,128,454

 

 

7,929,174

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

821,313

 

 

836,283

 

Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $229,693 and $203,768 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

595,754

 

 

483,821

 

Other assets

 

 

31,582

 

 

31,582

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

10,577,103

 

$

9,280,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred capital gain - current

 

$

9,383

 

$

22,481

 

Accounts payable

 

 

591,919

 

 

454,398

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

627,237

 

 

658,060

 

Accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

121,203

 

 

334,903

 

Accrued tax liability

 

 

55,002

 

 

115,854

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

1,404,744

 

 

1,585,696

 

Deferred capital gain – long term

 

 

 

 

3,762

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

32,509

 

 

21,675

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,437,253

 

 

1,611,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 40,932,445 and 40,731,529 shares issued, 38,195,214 and 37,994,298 shares outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

409,324

 

 

407,315

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

4,419,129

 

 

4,216,718

 

Retained earnings

 

 

4,655,601

 

 

3,389,898

 

 

 

 

9,484,054

 

 

8,013,931

 

Less: Treasury stock, 2,737,231 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

 

(344,204

)

 

(344,204

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

9,139,850

 

 

7,669,727

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

10,577,103

 

$

9,280,860

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


F-1



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)


 

 

For the

Three Months Ended

 

For the

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

 

$

4,547,187

 

$

3,849,338

 

$

13,082,737

 

$

11,317,231

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

1,655,619

 

 

1,470,680

 

 

4,985,761

 

 

4,539,320

 

Gross Profit

 

 

2,891,568

 

 

2,378,658

 

 

8,096,976

 

 

6,777,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

2,203,614

 

 

1,893,911

 

 

6,106,514

 

 

5,674,357

 

Research and development

 

 

126,923

 

 

14,852

 

 

160,735

 

 

85,598

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

78,345

 

 

77,517

 

 

228,900

 

 

229,178

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

2,408,882

 

 

1,986,280

 

 

6,496,149

 

 

5,989,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Operating Profit

 

 

482,686

 

 

392,378

 

 

1,600,827

 

 

788,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Operating (Expense)/Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)/Gain on currency exchange

 

 

(5,842

)

 

10,419

 

 

(16,256

)

 

62,164

 

Gain on sale of fixed asset

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

6,972

 

 

361

 

 

13,088

 

 

2,427

 

TOTAL OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME

 

 

7,130

 

 

10,780

 

 

2,832

 

 

64,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

489,816

 

 

403,158

 

 

1,603,659

 

 

853,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Expense

 

 

(103,263

)

 

(137,404

)

 

(337,956

)

 

(312,192

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$

386,553

 

$

265,754

 

$

1,265,703

 

$

541,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

38,194,682

 

 

37,898,357

 

 

38,104,393

 

 

37,833,133

 

Diluted

 

 

38,985,684

 

 

38,072,425

 

 

38,875,737

 

 

37,934,851

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


F-2



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

1,265,703

 

$

541,177

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred compensation cost

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

154,925

 

 

87,271

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

228,900

 

 

229,178

 

Gain on sale of fixed asset

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

Deferred capital gain - building lease

 

 

(16,860

)

 

(16,860

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

10,834

 

 

8,843

 

Provision for returns and doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

58,339

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease/(Increase) in accounts receivable

 

 

351,319

 

 

(243,428

)

Increase in inventory

 

 

(290,722

)

 

(225,177

)

(Increase)/Decrease in prepaid expense and other assets

 

 

(177,346

)

 

37,753

 

Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

137,521

 

 

(409,171

)

Decrease in accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

(213,700

)

 

(17,253

)

(Decrease)/Increase in accrued expense

 

 

(30,823

)

 

136,045

 

(Decrease)/Increase in accrued tax liability

 

 

(60,852

)

 

303,349

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

1,352,899

 

 

497,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital expenditures

 

 

(188,006

)

 

(160,946

)

Purchase of certificate of deposit

 

 

(1,500,000

)

 

 

Proceeds on sale of fixed assets

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

Payments for patents

 

 

(137,858

)

 

(70,556

)

Proceeds/(reinvested earnings) from certificates of deposit

 

 

92,266

 

 

(1,196

)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(1,727,598

)

 

(232,698

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issuances

 

 

51,250

 

 

 

Payment for cancelled shares

 

 

(1,755

)

 

(19,360

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

(484

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

49,495

 

 

(19,844

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(325,204

)

 

244,524

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

3,974,536

 

 

3,417,183

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

3,649,332

 

$

3,661,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the periods for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

 

$

 

Taxes

 

$

378,000

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock as compensation

 

$

103,333

 

$

101,250

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


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REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


NATURE OF OPERATIONS


REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC. (the “Company”, “RMS”, or “we”) designs, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices primarily for the ambulatory infusion market and emergency medical applications as governed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality management systems.  The Company operates as one segment.


FISCAL YEAR END


The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.


BASIS OF PRESENTATION


The accompanying unaudited financial statements as of September 30, 2018, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and with instructions to SEC regulation S-X for interim financial statements.


In the opinion of the Company’s management, the financial statements contain all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2018, and the results of operations and cash flow for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, and 2017.


The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto of the Company and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in the Company’s Transition Annual Report for the ten months ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.


USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Important estimates include but are not limited to, asset lives, valuation allowances, inventory, and accruals.


REVENUE RECOGNITION


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09—Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers.  We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis.  Adoption of this standard did not result in significant changes to our accounting policies, business processes, systems or controls, or have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows or related disclosures.  As such, prior period financial statements were not recast.


The Company’s revenues result from the sale of assembled products.  We recognize revenues when shipment occurs and at which point the customer obtains control and ownership of the goods.  Shipping costs generally are billed to customers and are included in sales.  


The Company generally does not accept return of goods shipped unless it is a Company error.  The only credits provided to customers are for defective merchandise.  The Company warrants the syringe driver from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and the warranty does not include a performance obligation.  The costs under the warranty are expensed as incurred.


Provisions for distributor pricing and annual customer volume rebates are variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period the related sales are recorded or when it’s probable the annual growth target will be achieved.  The rebates are provided to distributors for the difference in selling price to distributor and pricing specified to select customers.


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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13—Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities.  For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down.  This ASU affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The main difference between the current requirement under GAAP and this ASU is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases.  This ASU requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease).  The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments.  The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs.  For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance.  Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases).  Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting.  For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases.  This is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted.  This ASU must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients.  Transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented.  We are currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on our financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.  In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.  The amendments in this ASU affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in the amendments in ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this ASU related to transition do not include amendments from proposed ASU, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, specific to a new and optional transition method to adopt the new lease requirements in ASU 2016-02. That additional transition method will be issued as part of a forthcoming and separate ASU that will result in additional amendments to transition paragraphs included in this ASU to conform with the additional transition method. The amendments in this ASU affect the amendments in ASU 2016-02, which are not yet effective, but for which early adoption upon issuance is permitted. For entities that early adopted Topic 842, the amendments are effective upon issuance of this ASU, and the transition requirements are the same as those in Topic 842.  For entities that have not adopted Topic 842, the effective date and transition requirements will be the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 842.  In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.  The amendments in this ASU affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in the amendments in ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this ASU related to transition do not include amendments from proposed ASU, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, specific to a new and optional transition method to adopt the new lease requirements in ASU 2016-02. That additional transition method will be issued as part of a forthcoming and separate ASU that will result in additional amendments to transition paragraphs included in this ASU to conform with the additional transition method.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure for Fair Value Measurement.  The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820 based on the concepts in the Concepts Statement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance of this ASU. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40):  Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.  The amendments in this ASU align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this ASU.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this ASU is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities.  The amendments in this ASU should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


The Company maintains a long-term incentive stock benefit plan under which it grants stock options to certain directors and key employees.  The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All options are charged against income at their fair value.  The entire compensation expense of the award is recognized over the vesting period. Shares of stock granted to certain directors and employees are recorded at the fair value of the shares at the grant date and are recognized over the vesting period.


RECLASSIFICATION


Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period data to the current presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on reported net income.


NOTE 2  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


On December 20, 2013, we executed an agreement effective March 1, 2014, with a Company director, Dr. Paul Mark Baker, to provide clinical research and support services related to new and enhanced applications for the FREEDOM System.  Authorized by the Board of Directors, the agreement provided for payment of 420,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.20 per share over a three-year period.  Amortization was zero for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and zero and $7,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively; the agreement is fully amortized.


On June 24, 2016, Cyril Narishkin, the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer, executed a termination and general release agreement, which terminated his previous consulting agreement, and resigned as an officer and director for personal reasons.  Mr. Narishkin was compensated for services as a consultant through January 31, 2017 at a monthly rate of $16,000 per month for up to eight days of service a month upon request of the Company.  Mr. Narishkin’s compensation was zero for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and was zero and $16,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


LEASED AIRCRAFT


The Company leased an aircraft from a company controlled by Andrew Sealfon, a Company director and former President and Chief Executive Officer. The lease payments were $1,292 and $3,876 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively and $9,045 and $13,128 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Upon the termination of Mr. Sealfon as President and Chief Executive Officer on July 25, 2018, the Company ceased leasing this aircraft.

 

BUILDING LEASE


Mr. Mark Pastreich, a Director, is a principal in the entity that owns the building leased by Company. The Company is in year twenty of a twenty-year lease. With a monthly lease amount of $11,042, the lease payments were $33,126 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and $99,378 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.  The Company also paid property taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 in the amount of $12,431 and $12,862, respectively, and $37,863 and $37,447 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  On November 14, 2017, the Company executed a lease extension, which calls for six month extensions beginning March 1, 2019 with the option to renew six times at a monthly lease amount of $12,088.


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NOTE 3 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT


Property and equipment consists of the following at:


 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

54,030

 

$

54,030

 

Building

 

 

171,094

 

 

171,094

 

Vehicles

 

 

57,920

 

 

43,836

 

Furniture, office equipment, and leasehold improvements

 

 

1,032,895

 

 

1,008,665

 

Manufacturing equipment and tooling

 

 

1,194,683

 

 

1,075,471

 

 

 

 

2,510,622

 

 

2,353,096

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,689,309

)

 

(1,516,813

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

821,313

 

$

836,283

 


Depreciation expense was $68,991 and $70,898 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $202,975 and $210,060 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


NOTE 4  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


The Company is involved in several lawsuits with its competitor, EMED Technologies Corporation (“EMED”), wherein EMED has alleged the Company’s needle sets infringe various patents controlled by EMED.  Certain of these lawsuits also allege antitrust violations, unfair business practices and various other claims.  Although no assurances can be given, the Company believes it likely that each of EMED’s patents at issue in these cases will be deemed invalid and that the Company will succeed on the merits with respect to all of the other elements of the cases.


The initial case involving EMED was filed by the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 20, 2013, in response to a letter from EMED claiming infringement by the Company, and sought to establish the invalidity of the patent referenced in the letter – patent US 8,500,703 – or “’703.”  EMED answered the complaint and asserted patent infringement of ’703 and unfair business practice counterclaims. The Company responded by adding unfair business practice claims against EMED.  Both parties have requested injunctive relief and monetary damages in unspecified amounts.


On August 22, 2017, the Company filed a motion in this California case seeking a Preliminary Injunction prohibiting EMED from making false statements and claims regarding the products of both companies.  The motion has now been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting action by the Court.


Earlier, on September 11, 2015, the Company requested an ex parte reexamination of the ’703 patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The ex parte reexamination resulted in a Final Office Action dated July 19, 2017 rejecting all EMED claims of the patent.  On January 25, 2018 EMED filed an Appeal Brief with a Petition for Revival, and the ex parte reexamination is ongoing.


The second court case was filed by EMED in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on June 25, 2015, claiming patent infringement of another of its patents (US 8,961,476 – “’476”), by the Company’s needle sets, and seeking unspecified monetary damages. This ’476 patent is related to the ’703 patent.


On September 17, 2015 the Company requested an inter partes review (“IPR”) of ’476, and in response to the Company’s request, the Court entered an order staying the second case until after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the USPTO made a decision regarding the validity of the patent.  On January 12, 2017, the PTAB issued its Final Written Decision in the Company’s favor invalidating all but one of the claims in this patent.  The Company believes the remaining claim is not independently material to any of EMED’s litigation claims or the Company’s rights.  EMED appealed the PTAB’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in the Company’s favor on April 3, 2018.  On April 18, 2018, EMED filed a petition for en banc rehearing, which was denied.  On August 16, 2018, EMED petitioned the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari regarding Federal Court’s upholding of the PTAB’s Final Written Decision, which was denied on October 29, 2018, thus finally affirming the PTAB’s invalidation of ’476, save for one dependent claim.  As EMED did not plead this dependent claim in the charge of infringement, the Company expects the Eastern District of Texas to dismiss the ’476 case.


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Following the PTAB’s Final Written Decision in the IPR of ’476, EMED filed a new patent application claiming priority back to the application that issued as ’703 at issue in the California case.  Submitted for accelerated examination, this new application issued as US 9,808,576 – “’576” on November 7, 2017.  On this same date, EMED filed a new case (third case) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas claiming patent infringement of ’576, also directed to the Company’s needle sets, and seeking unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction against the Company’s marketing of its needle sets.  The Company filed a Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue to the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), which has resulted in the transfer to the SDNY.


On May 4, 2018 the Company requested an IPR of ’576 and EMED’s response was filed on August 24, 2018.  On November 2, 2018, the PTAB issued its decision denying institution of an IPR for ’576.  Consequently, the SDNY Court has lifted the stay of EMED’s ’576 infringement lawsuit and the Company will present its defenses to validity and infringement of the ’576 patent in that Court.  The SDNY Court has further ordered the parties to participate in a settlement conference tentatively set for January 2019.


EMED has petitioned the Eastern District of Texas for right to move the ’476 matter to the SDNY and for leave to amend the original complaint, but neither request is believed likely to succeed as both issues are years past statutory deadlines and at odds with prior statements made by EMED in this matter.


On April 23, 2018, EMED filed a new Civil Case in the Eastern District of Texas asserting antitrust, defamation and unfair business practice claims, and seeking unspecified damages, similar to those previously presented in the first case, described above.  The Company has filed a Motion to Dismiss and the parties are awaiting a decision by the Court.


Although the Company believes it has meritorious claims and defenses in these actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty. If any of these actions against the Company are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


NOTE 5  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY


On June 29, 2016, RMS’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to make open market purchases of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.  The purchases are made through a broker designated by the Company, with price, timing and volume restrictions based on average daily trading volume, consistent with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for such repurchases.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased 396,606 shares at an average price of $0.45. In June 2017, management of the Company decided to discontinue repurchasing its outstanding common stock under the program for an undetermined period of time to utilize cash for capital investments needed to expand the business.


NOTE 6  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


On June 29, 2016, the Board of Directors amended the 2015 Stock Option Plan authorizing the Company to grant awards to certain employees under the plan, which was approved by shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on September 6, 2016.  The total number of shares of Common Stock, with respect to which awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan, shall not exceed 4,000,000 shares.


As of September 30, 2018, there were outstanding 1,919,000 options awarded to certain executives, key employees and advisory board members under the Plan.


On October 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved non-employee director compensation of $25,000 each annually, to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock, beginning September 1, 2015.


The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the expected lives of the options.  The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of the U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued:


 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

 

Expected Volatility

 

 

62.8 - 65.2%

 

 

70.1 - 72.20%

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

5 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

2.80 - 2.90%

 

 

2.30 - 2.48%

 


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The following table summarizes the status of the Plan:


 

 

Nine months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 1

 

1,038,000

 

$

0.41

 

 

905,000

 

$

0.37

 

Granted

 

1,018,000

 

$

1.23

 

 

568,000

 

$

0.41

 

Exercised

 

125,000

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

$

 

Forfeited

 

12,000

 

$

0.87

 

 

310,000

 

$

0.36

 

Outstanding at September 30

 

1,919,000

 

$

0.85

 

 

1,163,000

 

$

0.40

 

Options exercisable at September 30

 

666,969

 

$

0.40

 

 

573,000

 

$

0.38

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

$

51,592

 

 

 

$

(13,979

)


Total stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures for stock option awards totaled $51,592 and ($13,979) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Cash received from option exercises for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $51,250 and zero, respectively.


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, was $0.68 and $0.22, respectively.  The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, was $30,664 and zero, respectively.


The following table presents information pertaining to options outstanding at September 30, 2018:


Range of Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.36 - $1.33

 

1,919,000

 

5 years

 

$

0.85

 

666,969

 

$

0.40

 


As of September 30, 2018, there was $712,745 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 34 months. The total fair value of shares vested as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, was $139,569 and $116,305, respectively.


NOTE 7  DEBT OBLIGATIONS


On February 8, 2018, the Company executed a Promissory Note with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) in the amount of $1.5 million as a variable rate revolving line of credit loan due on demand with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, collateralized with a certificate of deposit in the amount of $1.5 million.  The Company entered into this arrangement to establish a credit lending history and, in the event needed, to have additional cash on hand for future expansion.  On September 25, 2018, KeyBank released the certificate of deposit as collateral for the loan and the Company executed a Commercial Security Agreement as collateral for the loan.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company has no outstanding amounts against the line of credit.


NOTE 8  MANAGEMENT CHANGES


On July 25, 2018, the Board of Directors of RMS removed Andrew I. Sealfon as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.  Consequently, Mr. Sealfon’s employment was terminated.  Mr. Sealfon remains a director.  Also on July 25, 2018, Daniel S. Goldberger was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis and as Chairman of the Board, and replaced as the Lead Director.  The Board appointed Joseph M. Manko, Jr., a current RMS director, as Lead Director.


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On September 4, 2018, Donald B. Pettigrew was employed as the Company’s President and Chief Commercial Officer.  Mr. Pettigrew’s annual base compensation is $325,000 and he will be eligible to earn an annual bonus in accordance with the Company policy and procedure for granting of a specified executive bonus which is equivalent to 50% of base compensation based on achievement of goals payable in cash.  Mr. Pettigrew will receive a sign-on stock option grant of 1,000,000 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $1.23 that vest twenty-five percent 25% at the one (1) year anniversary of the Effective Date and twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) every six (6) months thereafter until fully vested.  Mr. Pettigrew will also receive reimbursement for commuting expenses to and from the corporate offices for up to twelve (12) months following the effective date of his agreement.


On October 12, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Daniel S. Goldberger with respect to his service as interim Chief Executive Officer (the “Employment Agreement”).  Mr. Goldberger’s monthly base compensation is $30,000 a month and he received a signing bonus in the amount of $75,000.  Mr. Goldberger will receive a performance bonus based upon amounts payable to the person who first succeeds Mr. Goldberger as chief executive officer of the Company, which performance bonus will equal 50% of the initial annual base salary and 50% of the initial target bonus payable to such successor (the “Performance Bonus”). The Performance Bonus will be paid in cash and/or shares of the Company’s Common Stock, as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, sixty (60) days following Mr. Goldberger’s termination of employment under the employment agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no Performance Bonus will be paid to Mr. Goldberger in the event he becomes the chief executive officer of the Company following his tenure under the Employment Agreement, he resigns his employment prior to the appointment of his successor to the position of chief executive officer of the Company, he is terminated by the Company for “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or he fails to use his best efforts in assisting in the orderly transition of his successor to the position of chief executive officer of the Company (as determined by the Board).  Mr. Goldberger was issued a 10-year non-qualified option under the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.57 per share, of which 100,000 shares vested immediately, and the remaining 400,000 shares will vest at the rate of 25,000 shares per completed quarter.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Repro-Med Systems, Inc.

Chester, New York


Opinion on the Financial Statements


We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Repro-Med Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017, the related statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).  In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Basis for Opinion


These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.


Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.  Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ McGrail Merkel Quinn & Associates, P.C.


We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.


Scranton, Pennsylvania

March 5, 2018


F-11



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS


 

 

December 31,

 

February 28,

 

 

 

2017

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,974,536

 

$

3,313,265

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

263,269

 

 

262,314

 

Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts of $77,067 and $18,046 for December 31, 2017, and February 28, 2017, respectively

 

 

1,861,949

 

 

1,502,030

 

Inventory

 

 

1,658,681

 

 

1,353,703

 

Tax receivable

 

 

 

 

172,457

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

170,739

 

 

175,955

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

7,929,174

 

 

6,779,724

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

836,283

 

 

932,092

 

Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $203,768 and $180,137 at December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017, respectively

 

 

483,821

 

 

426,943

 

Other assets

 

 

31,582

 

 

31,490

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

9,280,860

 

$

8,170,249

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred capital gain - current portion

 

$

22,481

 

$

22,481

 

Accounts payable

 

 

454,398

 

 

772,428

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

658,060

 

 

417,357

 

Accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

334,903

 

 

177,018

 

Accrued tax liability

 

 

115,854

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

1,585,696

 

 

1,389,284

 

Deferred capital gain - less current portion

 

 

3,762

 

 

22,496

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

21,675

 

 

82,422

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,611,133

 

 

1,494,202

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 40,731,529 and 40,558,429 shares issued; 37,994,298 and 37,821,198 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017, and February 28, 2017, respectively

 

 

407,315

 

 

405,584

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

4,216,718

 

 

4,129,726

 

Retained earnings

 

 

3,389,898

 

 

2,484,941

 

 

 

 

8,013,931

 

 

7,020,251

 

Less: Treasury stock, 2,737,231 shares at December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017, respectively, at cost

 

 

(344,204

)

 

(344,204

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

7,669,727

 

 

6,676,047

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

9,280,860

 

$

8,170,249

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.


F-12



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


 

 

For the

 

 

 

Ten Months
Ended
December 31,

 

Twelve Months
Ended
February 28,

 

 

 

2017

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

 

$

13,313,894

 

$

12,293,655

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

5,174,946

 

 

4,724,097

 

Gross Profit

 

 

8,138,948

 

 

7,569,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

6,594,570

 

 

7,767,712

 

Research and development

 

 

50,587

 

 

237,486

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

257,257

 

 

300,611

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

6,902,414

 

 

8,305,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Operating Profit/(Loss)

 

 

1,236,534

 

 

(736,251

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Operating (Income)/Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

1,886

 

(Gain)/Loss on foreign currency exchange

 

 

(68,566

)

 

41,499

 

Other expense and interest income, net

 

 

(2,420

)

 

(2,937

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXES

 

 

1,307,520

 

 

(776,699

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense/(benefit)

 

 

402,563

 

 

(241,700

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME/(LOSS)

 

$

904,957

 

$

(534,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.01

)

Diluted

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

37,897,632

 

 

37,830,581

 

Diluted

 

 

38,445,482

 

 

37,878,201

 


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


F-13



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2017


 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Compensation

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Cost

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE, FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

40,487,532

 

$

404,875

 

$

3,968,342

 

$

3,019,940

 

$

(246,858

)

$

(28,000

)

$

7,118,299

 

Issuance of stock based compensation

 

167,439

 

 

1,674

 

 

87,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,658

 

Compensation expense related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

115,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,828

 

Cancellation of common stock

 

(96,542

)

 

(965

)

 

(42,428

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43,393

)

Purchase of treasury common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97,346

)

 

 

 

(97,346

)

Amortization of deferred compensation cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,000

 

 

28,000

 

Net loss for the year ended February 28, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(534,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

(534,999

)

BALANCE, FEBRUARY 28, 2017

 

40,558,429

 

 

405,584

 

 

4,129,726

 

 

2,484,941

 

 

(344,204

)

 

 

 

6,676,047

 

Issuance of stock based compensation

 

217,100

 

 

2,171

 

 

110,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,500

 

Compensation expense related to stock options

 

 

 

 

 

(4,417

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,417

)

Cancellation of common stock

 

(44,000

)

 

(440

)

 

(18,920

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,360

)

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

904,957

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

40,731,529

 

$

407,315

 

$

4,216,718

 

$

3,389,898

 

$

(344,204

)

$

 

$

7,669,727

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.


F-14



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


 

 

For the

 

 

 

Ten Months
Ended
December 31,

 

Twelve Months
Ended
February 28,

 

 

 

2017

 

2017

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

 

$

904,957

 

$

(534,999

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used in) by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred compensation cost

 

 

 

 

28,000

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

108,083

 

 

205,486

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

257,257

 

 

300,611

 

Deferred capital gain - building lease

 

 

(18,734

)

 

(22,480

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

(60,747

)

 

(40,689

)

Allowance for returns and doubtful accounts

 

 

58,941

 

 

(19,360

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in accounts receivable

 

 

(418,860

)

 

(132,490

)

Increase in inventory

 

 

(304,978

)

 

(313,426

)

Decrease (Increase) in prepaid expense

 

 

5,217

 

 

(83,289

)

Increase in other assets

 

 

(93

)

 

(350

)

(Decrease) Increase in accounts payable

 

 

(318,030

)

 

464,664

 

Increase in accrued payroll and related taxes

 

 

157,885

 

 

28,252

 

Increase (Decrease) in accrued expense

 

 

240,703

 

 

(82,049

)

Increase (Decrease) in accrued income tax liability

 

 

288,311

 

 

(129,497

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

899,912

 

 

(331,616

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for property and equipment

 

 

(137,817

)

 

(203,125

)

Payments for patents

 

 

(80,509

)

 

(212,008

)

Purchase of certificates of deposit

 

 

(955

)

 

(1,196

)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(219,281

)

 

(416,329

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

(97,346

)

Payment for cancelled shares

 

 

(19,360

)

 

(43,393

)

NET CASH USED IN BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(19,360

)

 

(140,739

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

661,271

 

 

(888,684

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

3,313,265

 

 

4,201,949

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

 

$

3,974,536

 

$

3,313,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the years for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

 

$

1,886

 

Taxes

 

$

175,000

 

$

194,470

 

NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock as compensation

 

$

112,500

 

$

89,658

 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.


F-15



REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2017


NOTE 1  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


NATURE OF OPERATIONS


REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC. (the “Company”, “RMS”) designs, manufactures and markets proprietary portable medical devices and  supplies primarily for the ambulatory infusion market and emergency medical applications as governed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) quality and regulatory system and international standards for quality management systems.  The Company operates as one segment.


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company holds cash in excess of $250,000 at multiple depositories, which exceeds the FDIC insurance limits and is, therefore, uninsured.


CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT


The certificates of deposit are recorded at cost plus accrued interest. The certificates of deposit earn interest at a rate of 0.35% to 0.55% and mature in February 2018 and March 2018.


INVENTORY


Inventories of raw materials are stated at the lower of standard cost, which approximates average cost, or market value including allocable overhead. Work-in-process and finished goods are stated at the lower of standard cost or market value and include direct labor and allocable overhead.


PATENTS


Costs incurred in obtaining patents have been capitalized and are being amortized over the legal life of the patents.


INCOME TAXES


Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences.


The Company believes that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring disclosure or adjustment.  Generally, tax years starting with 2015 are subject to examination by income tax authorities.


PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND DEPRECIATION


Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.


STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


The Company maintains various long-term incentive stock benefit plans under which it grants stock options and stock to certain directors and key employees.  The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. All options are charged against income at their fair value.  The entire compensation expense of the award is recognized over the vesting period. Shares of stock granted are recorded at the fair value of the shares at the grant date.


F-16



NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE


Basic earnings per share are computed on the weighted average of common shares outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share include only an increase in the weighted average shares by the common shares issuable upon exercise of employee and director stock options (See Note 6).


 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

 

Ten Months
December 31, 2017

 

 

Twelve Months
February 28, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

 

$

904,957

 

 

$

(534,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Outstanding Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares

 

 

37,897,632

 

 

 

37,830,581

 

Option shares includable

 

 

547,850

 

 

 

47,620

 

 

 

 

38,445,482

 

 

 

37,878,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income/(loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.01

)

Diluted

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.01

)


USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Important estimates include but are not limited to, asset lives, valuation allowances, inventory, and accruals.


REVENUE RECOGNITION


Sales of manufactured products are recorded when shipment occurs. The Company’s revenue stream is derived from the sale of an assembled product. Other service revenues are recorded as the service is performed. Shipping and handling costs generally are billed to customers and are included in sales. The Company generally does not accept return of goods shipped unless it is a Company error. The only credits provided to customers are for defective merchandise. On a monthly basis the Company records rebates based upon actual sales. The rebates are provided to distributors for the difference in selling price to distributor and pricing specified to select customers.


RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-09—Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), which provides clarity and reduces both (1) diversity in practice and (2) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award.  The amendments in this update affect any entity that changes the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for (1) public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date.  We do not expect the adoption of the standard to have a material effect on our financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


F-17



In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13—Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities.  For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected.  For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down.  This ASU affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of the ASU on its financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15—Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230); Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.  The ASU provides guidance on eight specific statement of cash flow classification issues and is intended to reduce diversity in practice.  ASU 2016-15 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018.  The adoption of ASU 2016-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements.


In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09—Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The ASU clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) that removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets, provides more useful information to users of the financial statements through improved disclosure requirements and simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The amendments in this update are effective for the annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Full or modified retrospective adoption is required and early application is not permitted. On July 9, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Deferral of the Effective Date, which (a) delays the effective date of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), by one year to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and (b) allows early adoption of the ASU by all entities as of the original effective date for public entities.  We currently anticipate adopting the new standard using the modified retrospective method beginning January 1, 2018.  In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which is intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations and the effective date is the same as the requirements in ASU 2014-09.  In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which is intended to clarify identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas and the effective date is the same as the requirements in ASU 2014-09.  In May 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12—Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which is intended to not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606, but rather affect only the narrow aspects of Topic 606 by reducing the potential for diversity in practice at initial application and by reducing the cost and complexity of applying Topic 606 both at transition and on an ongoing basis.  The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements for Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by update 2014-09).  In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-20 Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which represents changes to make minor improvements to the Codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost to most entities.  This update is the final, combined version of Proposed Accounting Standards Updates 2016-240 and 2016-320 (both entitled Technical Corrections and Improvements), which have been deleted.  In November 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-14 Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends SEC paragraphs pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 116 and SEC Release No. 33-10403.  We do not expect the adoption of the standard and related amendments to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


F-18



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The main difference between the current requirement under GAAP and this ASU is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases.  This ASU requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease).  The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments.  The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs.  For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance.  Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases).  Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting.  For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases.  This is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted.  This ASU must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients.  Transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented.  We are currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on our financial statements, disclosure requirements and methods of adoption.


The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements. Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.


ACCOUNTING FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS


The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment at least annually or whenever the circumstances and situations change such that there is an indication that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2017, the Company does not believe that any of its assets are impaired.


NOTE 2  INVENTORY


Inventory consists of:


 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

Raw materials and Work-in-process

 

$

1,042,367

 

$

947,670

 

Finished goods

 

 

677,762

 

 

456,621

 

   Total

 

 

1,720,129

 

 

1,404,291

 

Less: reserve for obsolete inventory

 

 

61,448

 

 

50,588

 

Inventory, net

 

$

1,658,681

 

$

1,353,703

 


NOTE 3  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT


Property and equipment consists of the following at:


 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

Estimated
Useful Lives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

54,030

 

$

54,030

 

 

 

 

Building

 

 

171,094

 

 

171,094

 

 

20 years

 

Furniture, office equipment, and leasehold improvements

 

 

1,052,501

 

 

1,022,942

 

 

3-10 years

 

Manufacturing equipment and tooling

 

 

1,075,471

 

 

1,003,166

 

 

3-12 years

 

   Total

 

 

2,353,096

 

 

2,251,232

 

 

 

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

1,516,813

 

 

1,319,140

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

$

836,283

 

$

932,092

 

 

 

 


Depreciation expense was $233,626 and $267,854 for the ten months ended December 31, 2017, and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, respectively.


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NOTE 4  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


On December 20, 2013, we executed an agreement effective March 1, 2014, with a Company director, Dr. Paul Mark Baker, to provide clinical research and support services related to new and enhanced applications for the FREEDOM System.  Authorized by the Board of Directors, the agreement provided for payment of 420,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.20 per share over a three-year period.  Amortization was zero for the ten months ended December 31, 2017, and was $28,000 for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017; the agreement is fully amortized.


On June 24, 2016, Cyril Narishkin executed a termination and general release agreement, which terminated his previous consulting agreement, and resigned as an officer and director for personal reasons.  Mr. Narishkin was compensated for services as a consultant through January 31, 2017 at a monthly rate of $16,000 per month for up to eight days of service a month upon request of the Company.  Mr. Narishkin’s compensation was $230,000 for the year ended February 28, 2017.  In accordance with the agreement, the Company repurchased 96,542 shares of common stock of the Company owned by Mr. Narishkin at an aggregate purchase price of $43,393.


In December 2016 and January 2017, Brad Sealfon, the son of Andrew Sealfon, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, consulted for the Company in its production and quality departments and was compensated $7,744.  In March 2017, Mr. Sealfon provided additional consulting for the Company in its marketing department and was compensated $2,000.


LEASED AIRCRAFT


The Company leases an aircraft from a company controlled by Andrew Sealfon, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  The lease payments were $13,421 for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and $21,500 for the year ended February 28, 2017. The original lease agreement has expired and the Company is currently on a month-to-month basis for rental payments.


BUILDING LEASE


Mr. Mark Pastreich, a director, is a principal in the entity that owns the building leased by Company. The Company is in year nineteen of a twenty-year lease.  With a monthly lease amount of $11,042, the lease payments were $110,420 for the ten months ended December 31, 2017, and $132,504 for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017.  The Company also paid property taxes for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 in the amount of $41,959 and $48,455 for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017.  On November 14, 2017, we executed a lease extension, which calls for six month extensions beginning March 1, 2019 with the option to renew six times at monthly lease amount of $12,088.


NOTE 5  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY


On September 30, 2015, RMS’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company has and expects to continue to make open market purchases of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  The Board of Directors initially authorized such purchases up to 1,000,000 shares.  On June 29, 2016, the Board of Directors approved the amendment to the stock repurchase program increasing the authorized to be repurchased to 2,000,000 shares. The purchases are made through a broker designated by the Company with price, timing and volume restrictions based on average daily trading volume, consistent with the safe harbor rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for such repurchases.


As of December 31, 2017, the Company had repurchased 396,606 shares at an average price of $0.45 under the program.  Management of the Company decided to discontinue repurchasing its outstanding common stock under the program for an undetermined period of time to utilize cash for capital investments needed to expand the business.  As such, no shares were repurchased in the ten months ended December 31, 2017.


NOTE 6   STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


On September 30, 2015, the Board of Directors approved the 2015 Stock Option Plan (“the Plan”) authorizing the Company to grant stock option awards to certain officers, employees and consultants under the Plan, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on September 6, 2016.  The total number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), with respect to which awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan was not to exceed 2,000,000 shares.


On June 29, 2016, the Board of Directors approved the amendment to the Plan authorizing the total number of shares of common stock authorized to be subject to awards granted under the Plan to be increased to 4,000,000 shares.  On September 6, 2016, at the Annual Shareholder Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the Plan as amended.


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As of December 31, 2017, the Company has 1,038,000 options outstanding to certain executives and key employees under the Plan.


Effective November 1, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Ma, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer.  The agreement calls for quarterly equity compensation in the form of shares of common stock of the Company.  The stock will be awarded on the day following the last working day of each quarter.  The number of shares issued each quarter shall be determined by dividing $15,000 by the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock as reported by the OTC Markets Inc. as of the last working day of such quarter (the “Closing Price”).  As of December 31, 2017, 129,019 shares of common stock were issued to Dr. Ma.


On October 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved non-employee director compensation of $25,000 each annually, to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock, beginning September 1, 2015.


The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017 was $0.29 and $0.21, respectively.  The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected volatility, expected dividend yield and the expected lives of the options.  The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of the U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued:


 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

 

Expected Volatility

 

 

70.1%-72.2%

 

 

59.00%-70.90%

 

Weighted-average volatility

 

 

 

 

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

5 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

Risk-free rate

 

 

2.30%-2.36%

 

 

2.17%-2.48%

 


The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s stock option plan:


 

 

December 31, 2017

 

February 28, 2017

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 1

 

 

1,345,000

 

$

0.39

 

 

1,060,000

 

$

0.37

 

Granted

 

 

318,000

 

$

0.49

 

 

500,000

 

$

0.41

 

Exercised

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

Forfeited

 

 

625,000

 

$

0.39

 

 

215,000

 

$

0.36

 

Outstanding at year end

 

 

1,038,000

 

$

0.41

 

 

1,345,000

 

$

0.39

 

Options exercisable

 

 

737,010

 

$

0.38

 

 

 

$

 

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period

 

 

 

$

0.29

 

 

 

$

0.21

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

$

(4,417

)

 

 

$

115,828

 


Total stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures, for stock option awards totaled $(4,417) and $115,828 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017, respectively.


The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017 was $93,115 and $122,656 respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the ten months ended December 31, 2017 and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, was zero for both periods.


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The following table presents information pertaining to options outstanding at December 31, 2017:


Range of Exercise Price

 

Number
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Number
Exercisable

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.36-0.50

 

1,038,000

 

5 years

 

$

0.41

 

737,010

 

$

0.38

 


As of December 31, 2017, there was $77,620 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 17 months. The total fair value of vested options during the ten months ended December 31, 2017 was $150,820 and for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, it was $98,432.


NOTE 7  SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION - OPERATING LEASE


On February 25, 1999, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback arrangement whereby the Company sold its land and building at 24 Carpenter Road in Chester, New York and leased it back for a period of twenty years. The leaseback is accounted for as an operating lease. The gain of $0.5 million realized in this transaction has been deferred and is amortized to income in proportion to rental expense over the term of the related lease.


At December 31, 2017, minimum future rental payments are:


Year

 

Minimum
Rental
Payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

132,504

 

2019

 

 

22,084

 

 

 

$

154,588

 


Rent expense for the ten months ended December 31, 2017 was $110,420, and for the twelve months ended February 28, 2017 was $132,504.


NOTE 8 FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES


The provision (benefit) for income taxes at December 31, 2017, and February 28, 2017 consisted of:


 

 

December 31,
2017

 

February 28,
2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State income tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Current, net of refund

 

$

1,670

 

$

2,004

 

Federal income (benefit) tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

(47,327

)

 

(40,689

)

Current

 

 

448,220

 

 

(203,015

)

Total

 

$

402,563

 

$

(241,700

)


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The reconciliation of income taxes shown in the financial statements and amounts computed by applying the Federal expected tax rate of 34% is as follows:


 

 

December 31,
2017

 

February 28,
2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before tax

 

$

1,307,520

 

$

(776,699

)

Computed expected tax (benefit)

 

$

444,557

 

$

(264,078

)

State income and franchise tax/(refund)

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,323

 

Reduction in deferred tax from change in tax rate

 

 

(13,420

)

 

 

Other

 

 

(30,244

)

 

21,055

 

Provision (benefit) for taxes

 

$

402,563

 

$

(241,700

)


The components of deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2017, and February 28, 2017, respectively, are as follows:


 

 

December 31,
2017

 

February 28,
2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation cost

 

$

33,987

 

$

49,228

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(69,550

)

 

(156,596

)

Allowance for bad debts and other

 

 

13,888

 

 

24,946

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(21,675

)

$

(82,422

)


New Tax Legislation


On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States (“U.S.”) signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform legislation.  This legislation makes significant change in U.S tax law including a reduction in the corporate tax rates, changes to net operating loss carryforwards and carrybacks, and a repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax.  The legislation reduced the highest U.S corporate tax rate from the current rate of 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018.  As a result of the enacted law, the Company was required to revalue deferred tax assets and liabilities at the enacted rate.  This revaluation resulted in an additional benefit of $13,420 included in income tax expense and corresponding reduction in the net deferred tax liabilities.  The other provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did not have a material impact on the 2017 financial statements.


NOTE 9  MAJOR CUSTOMERS


For the ten months ended December 31, 2017, and the twelve months ended February 28, 2017, approximately, 55% and 56%, respectively, of the Company’s gross product revenues were derived from one major customer.  At December 31, 2017, and February 28, 2017, accounts receivable due from this customer were $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively.


The largest customer in both years is a domestic medical products and supplies distributor.  Although a number of larger infusion customers have elected to consolidate their purchases through one or more distributors in recent years, we continue to maintain a strong direct relationship with them.  We do not believe that their continued purchase of FREEDOM System products and related supplies is contingent upon the distributor.


NOTE 10  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


Lawyers representing EMED Technologies Corp. (“EMED”) sent RMS a letter dated, May 1, 2013, which alleged that the RMS High-Flo Butterfly design infringed a patent controlled by EMED.  RMS disputed this claim and believes that our design did not infringe and that the EMED patent itself was not valid.  Under advice of counsel, on September 20, 2013, the Company commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California a Declaratory Judgment action against competitor, EMED to establish the invalidity of one of EMED’s patents and non-infringement of the Company’s needle sets. EMED answered the complaint and asserted patent infringement and unfair business practice counterclaims. The Company responded by asserting its own unfair business practice claims against EMED. Both parties have requested injunctive relief and monetary damages. Discovery is ongoing.


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On June 16, 2015, the Court issued what it termed a “narrow” Preliminary Injunction against the Company from making certain statements regarding some of EMED’s products. On June 23, 2016, EMED filed a Motion seeking to have the Company held in contempt, claiming that certain language in the Company’s device labeling does not comply with the injunction. In response to a Show Cause Order, the Company advised the Court that the language in the Company’s labeling that EMED challenged is language that the FDA directed the Company to use in its labeling. The Court discharged the Show Cause Order, effectively rejecting EMED’s contempt argument.


On March 24, 2016, EMED filed a Motion seeking a second Preliminary Injunction prohibiting RMS from selling three of its products in California.  The Company opposed that Motion on April 19, 2016.  The Order denying this second Preliminary Injunction was issued June 6, 2017.


On August 22, 2017, the Company filed a Motion seeking a Preliminary Injunction prohibiting EMED from making false statements and claims regarding the products of both companies.  EMED filed a Response and Objections to Company’s motion on September 21, 2017, and Company filed a subsequent Reply on September 28, 2017.  The Court issued a Minute Order on September 22, 2017 vacating a hearing set for October 5, 2017, and stating that if the Court determines oral hearings to be required, the parties will be notified.  Presently, the parties are awaiting further action by the Court.


On June 25, 2015, EMED filed a claim of patent infringement for the second of its patents, also directed to the Company’s needle sets, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.  This second patent is related to the one concerning the Company’s declaratory judgment action. Given the close relationship between the two patents, the Company requested that the Texas suit be transferred to California.  Also, based on a validity review of the patent in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), discussed below, the Company requested the Texas suit be stayed.  On May 12, 2016, the Court entered an order staying the case until after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) at the USPTO issued a final written decision regarding the validity of the patent.  On January 12, 2017, the PTAB issued its final written decision invalidating the claims asserted by EMED in the Texas litigation. On January 26, 2017, the Company and EMED requested that the Texas case remain stayed pending EMED’s appeal of the PTAB’s final ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”).


On September 11, 2015, the Company requested an ex parte reexamination of the patent in the first filed case, and on September 17, 2015 the Company requested an inter partes review (“IPR”) of the patent in the second filed case. On November 20, 2015, the USPTO instituted the ex parte reexamination request having found a substantial new question of patentability concerning EMED’s patent in the first filed case. All EMED claims have been rejected by the USPTO Examiner in a Final Office Action dated July 19, 2017.  EMED filed a response to this Final Office Action on September 15, 2017, and subsequently filed a Notice of Appeal on October 17, 2017.  The Date for filing an Appeal Brief is two (2) months from the date of Notice.  On January 25, 2018 EMED filed an Appeal Brief with a Petition for Revival having unintentionally delayed the filing by more than two months.  Service was made to RMS on January 28, 2018.  Thus, the ex parte reexamination is ongoing.  A decision to institute the IPR for EMED’s patent in the second filed case was ordered by the USPTO on February 19, 2016 having determined a reasonable likelihood all claims of the patent may be found to be unpatentable.  Oral argument for the IPR was held on November 22, 2016 and a final ruling issued on January 12, 2017. In its final ruling, the PTAB held the claim asserted by EMED against the Company in the second filed case was invalid.  EMED appealed the PTAB’s final ruling, and EMED’s opening brief in the CAFC was filed on June 26, 2017.  The Company’s response brief was filed on August 3, 2017.  EMED filed a reply brief on August 17, 2017.  Presently, the parties are awaiting further action by the CAFC.


Following the final decision on January 12, 2017 by the PTAB in the IPR regarding the second patent, EMED apparently filed a new application in the USPTO claiming priority back to US Application 12/187,256 – which was issued as US 8,500,703, and the subject of the Ex-Parte Re Examination noted above.  This new application was submitted under the USPTO Tract 1 accelerated prosecution option and resulted in a new patent US 9, 808,576 issued November 7, 2017.  On this same date, EMED filed a new claim of patent infringement for this third patent, also directed to the Company’s needle sets, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.  In light of the recent cases, including TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group, RMS has filed a Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue to the Southern District of New York.  EMED has filed a Response to this Motion, and RMS filed a further Response on February 8, 2018 a day ahead of the due date.  We await a decision by the Court.


Although the Company believes it has meritorious claims and defenses in these actions and proceedings, their outcomes cannot be predicted with any certainty. We believe that it is likely both patents will be determined invalid, however, if any of these actions against the Company are successful, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


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NOTE 11  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS


We provide a safe harbor 401(k) plan for our employees that allows for employee elective contributions, Company matching contributions and discretionary profit sharing contributions. Employee elective contributions are funded through voluntary payroll deductions. The Company makes safe harbor matching contributions in an amount equal to 100% of the employee’s contribution not to exceed 3% of employee’s compensation plus 50% of employee’s pay contributed between 3% and 5% of employee’s compensation. Company matching expense for the period ended December 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017 was $64,881 and $54,042, respectively. The Company has not provided for a discretionary profit sharing contribution.


NOTE 12  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


On February 8, 2018, the Company executed a Promissory Note with KeyBank National Association in the amount of $1.5 million as a variable rate revolving line of credit loan due on demand with an interest rate of Libor plus 2.25%, collateralized with a certificate of deposit in the amount of $1.5 million.  The Company entered into this arrangement to establish a credit lending history and, in the event needed, to have additional cash on hand for future expansion.


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Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation


Until (*), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.





PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION. 


The following table sets forth the costs and expenses relating to the sale of our securities being registered hereby. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration fee.

 

Total expenses for this offering are estimated to be approximately $54,085.56, including:

 

 

Amount

 

SEC registration fees

$

2,085.56

 

 

Legal fees and expenses

$

50,000.00

 

 

Accounting fees and expenses

$

2,000.00

 

 

Total

$

54,085.56

 

 


ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.


The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and is subject the provisions of the New York Business Corporation Law (NYBCL). Under Sections 721-726 of the NYBCL (summarized below), and subject to the procedures and limitations therein, the Company is empowered to indemnify and hold harmless any director or officer or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.


The Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides:


SEVENTH:  Except as may otherwise be specifically provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, no provision of this Certificate of Incorporation is intended by the corporation to be construed as limiting, prohibiting, denying, or abrogating any of the general or specific powers or rights conferred under the Business Corporation Law upon the corporation, upon its shareholders, bondholders, and security holders, and upon its directors, officers, and other corporate personnel, including, in particular, the power of the corporation to furnish indemnification to directors and officers in the capacities defined and prescribed rights of said persons to indemnification as the same are conferred by the Business Corporation Law.


NINTH: To the maximum extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York and the federal securities laws, the corporation shall indemnify and, upon request, shall advance expenses to any director or officer made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding (other than one by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of the corporation, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted in good faith for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.


ARTICLE VIII of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws provides:


INDEMNIFICATION


No director shall be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for damages for any breach of duty in such capacity, except that the foregoing shall not eliminate or limit liability where such liability is imposed under the New York Business Corporation Law.


To the maximum extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York and the federal securities laws, the corporation shall indemnify and, upon request, shall advance expenses to any director or officer made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding (other than one by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of the corporation, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted in good faith for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.


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Section 721 of the NYBCL provides that indemnification pursuant to the NYBCL will not be deemed exclusive of other indemnification rights or rights to advancement of expenses to which a director or officer may be entitled, provided that no indemnification may be made if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that (i) his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, and, in either case, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or (ii) he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled.


Section 722(a) of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure judgment in its favor but including an action by or in the right of any other corporation or entity which any director or officer served in any capacity at the request of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he or his testator or intestate was a director or officer of the corporation or served such other entity in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service to any other entity, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. With respect to actions by or in the right of the corporation to procure judgment in its favor, Section 722(c) of the NYBCL provides that a person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation or who is or was serving as a director or officer of any other corporation or entity at the request of the Company may be indemnified against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such an action, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service to any other entity, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and that no indemnification may be made in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and to the extent an appropriate court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to partial or full indemnification.


Section 723 of the NYBCL specifies the manner in which payment of such indemnification may be authorized by the corporation. It provides that indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in defending an action described in Section 722. In the event that the director or officer has not been successful or the action is settled, indemnification may be made by the corporation only if authorized by any of the corporate actions set forth in Section 723.


Section 724 of the NYBCL provides that upon proper application by a director or officer, indemnification shall be awarded by a court to the extent authorized under Sections 722 and 723(a) of the NYBCL.


Section 725 of the NYBCL contains certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting the indemnification of directors and officers, including a provision for the return of amounts paid as indemnification if any such person is ultimately found not to be entitled to the indemnification.


Section 726 of the NYBCL authorizes the purchase and maintenance of insurance to indemnify (1) a corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the above sections, (2) directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by a corporation under such sections, and (3) directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by a corporation under such sections, provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Financial Services, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.


ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

 

The following issuances of equity securities by the Company were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, during the last three years:


Since September 1, 2015, non-employee members of the Board of Directors receive $25,000 each annually, to be paid quarterly half in cash and half in common stock as of the last day of each quarter (prorated for portions of a quarter served).  The number of shares issued for each quarter is calculated by dividing the dollar amount of fees payable in cash by the closing price of the common stock on the last day of each fiscal quarter as reported by the OTCQX.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company had issued a total of 366,362 shares of common stock to non-employee directors pursuant to this plan.


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Pursuant to his Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2016, Fred Ma, the Company’s former Chief Medical Officer, received an aggregate 160,518 shares of the Company’s common stock from November 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018, which were paid quarterly as of the last day of each quarter (prorated for portions of a quarter served).  The number of shares issued each quarter was calculated by dividing the closing price of the common stock on the last day of each fiscal quarter as reported by the OTCQX.  The Employment Agreement terminated when Dr. Ma resigned on December 20, 2018.


Pursuant to his Consulting Agreement dated October 21, 2015, Cyril Narishkin, the Company’s former Board of Director and Interim Chief Operating Officer, received an aggregate 96,542 shares of the Company’s common stock from October 21, 2015 through June 24, 2016.


Pursuant to his Employment Agreement dated January 17, 2017 and the Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan, as amended, Eric Bauer, the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer, received options to purchase an aggregate 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $0.41.  On April 16, 2018, Mr. Bauer exercised his vested options in accordance with their terms for 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.


On June 29, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to make open market purchases of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  The purchases were made through a broker designated by the Company, with price, timing and volume restrictions based on average daily trading volume, consistent with the rules of the SEC for such repurchases. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased 396,606 shares at an average price of $0.45.   In June 2017, the Company discontinued repurchases through the broker for an undetermined period of time.  There is no expiration date to the repurchase plan.


The Company’s 2015 Stock Option Plan authorizes the Company to grant up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to awards to certain employees under the plan.  As of the date hereof, there were outstanding 3,219,000 options awarded to certain executive officers and key employees under the plan.


ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.


The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference.


Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3(i)

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation effective December 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 5, 2017).

 

 

 

3(ii)

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws dated December 5, 2018 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2018).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Securities Purchase Agreement with Horton Capital Partners Fund, L.P. dated August 8, 2014 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 8, 2015).

 

 

 

5.1*

 

Opinion of Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Employment Agreement for Karen Fisher, Chief Financial Officer made as of January 15, 2015 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 7, 2016).

 

 

 

10.2

 

General Release and Confidentiality Agreement with Fred Ma, Ph.D. dated as of December 20, 2018 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 26, 2018).

 

 

 

10.3

 

Employment Agreement for Eric Bauer, Chief Operating Officer made effective as of January 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2017).

 

 

 

10.4

 

Separation Agreement and General Release for Eric Bauer, Chief Operating Officer made effective as of December 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KT filed with the SEC on March 5, 2018).

 

 

 

10.5

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 17, 2018 by and among Repro Med Systems, Inc., the Sellers named therein and the Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2018).


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Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.6

 

Agreement Regarding Stock Sale dated as of December 17, 2018 by and between Repro Med Systems, Inc. and Andrew Sealfon (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2018).

 

 

 

10.7

 

Agreement Regarding Stock Sale dated as of December 17, 2018 by and between Repro Med Systems, Inc. and Dr. Paul Mark Baker (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2018).

 

 

 

10.8

 

Form of Conditional Severance Agreement dated November 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 9, 2018).

 

 

 

10.9

 

Employment Agreement made as of October 12, 2018 between Repro Med Systems, Inc. and Daniel S. Goldberger (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2018).

 

 

 

10.10

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option Award dated as of October 12, 2018 between Repro Med Systems, Inc. and Daniel S. Goldberger (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2018).

 

 

 

10.11

 

Employment Agreement made as of September 4, 2018 between Repro Med Systems, Inc. and Donald B. Pettigrew (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 4, 2018).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of McGrail Merkel Quinn & Associates, P.C.

 

 

 

24

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the Registration Statement)

 

 

 

101

 

Interactive Data Files (Transition Report on Form 10-KT, for the Transition Period From March 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018), furnished in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).

* To be filed by amendment.


ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.


Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)  To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

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(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)  For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Chester, New York, on February 1, 2019.

 

 

REPRO MED SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karen Fisher

 

Karen Fisher, Chief Financial Officer

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel S. Goldberger and Karen Fisher, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone) as his/her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her, and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments) and any and all registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with or related to the offering contemplated by this registration statement and its amendments, if any, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated:

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Donald B. Pettigrew

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Donald B. Pettigrew

 

 (Principal Executive Officer)

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Karen Fisher

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Karen Fisher

 

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel S. Goldberger

 

 

 

 

Daniel S. Goldberger

 

 Chairman of the Board

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert T. Allen

 

 

 

 

Robert T. Allen

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Anderson

 

 

 

 

David Anderson

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James M. Beck

 

 

 

 

James M. Beck

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph M. Manko, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Joseph M. Manko, Jr.

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark Pastreich

 

 

 

 

Mark Pastreich

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Arthur J. Radin

 

 

 

 

Arthur J. Radin

 

Director

 

February 1, 2019