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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2020

 

or

 

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

 

For the Transition Period from _________ to _________

 

Commission file number: 001-37603

 

BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   91-1835664

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

40 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York   11747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(631) 760-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
None   N/A   N/A

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act: [  ]

 

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

 

As of April 7, 2021, there were 3,175,977,710 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Financial Statements 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 5
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 6
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 7
     
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 28
     
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 38
     
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 39
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 40
     
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 40
     
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 40
     
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 40
     
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 40
     
ITEM 5. Other Information 40
     
ITEM 6. Exhibits 41
     
SIGNATURES 42

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

CONDENSED Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
           
Current Assets:          
Cash  $175,994   $1,664 
Accounts receivable   15,000    32,000 
Prepaid expenses   23,440    35,199 
Total Current Assets   214,434    68,863 
           
Equipment, net   28,657    68,402 
Right of use asset   502,860    589,894 
Intangible assets, net   682,992    739,164 
           
Total Assets  $1,428,943   $1,466,323 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
           
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $50,672   $1,954,427 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   86,164    2,921,164 
Accrued interest   25,849    697,658 
Lease liability   97,081    85,465 
Notes payable, net of debt discount of $0 and $1,247,422, respectively   -    7,145,906 
Debtor-in-possession financing   1,114,713    - 
Derivative liabilities   -    915,959 
Total Current Liabilities   1,374,479    13,720,579 
           
Lease liability, net of current portion   447,142    521,890 
           
Liabilities subject to compromise   14,700,000    - 
           
Total Liabilities   16,521,621    14,242,469 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ Deficit:          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; Authorized, 20,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019   -    - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; Authorized, 300,000,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 1,594,651,383 and 77,851,633, respectively   159,467    7,787 
Additional paid in capital   68,829,376    65,786,213 
Accumulated deficit   (84,081,521)   (78,570,146)
           
Total Stockholders’ Deficit   (15,092,678)   (12,776,146)
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit  $1,428,943   $1,466,323 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(DEBtor-in-possession)

CONDENSED Consolidated STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

   For the Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2020   September 30, 2019   September 30, 2020   September 30, 2019 
                 
Revenues  $15,000   $38,000   $60,000   $98,000 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Marketing and promotion   150    156,179    28,281    280,865 
Consulting   33,594    373,975    101,195    1,507,582 
Research and development   251,036    409,815    698,917    1,306,544 
General and administrative   340,485    917,027    1,129,218    3,279,145 
Total operating expenses   625,265    1,856,996    1,957,611    6,374,136 
                     
Loss from operations   (610,265)   (1,818,996)   (1,897,611)   (6,276,136)
                     
Other expense:                    
Interest expense   (42,611)   (394,816)   (345,936)   (1,039,727)
Amortization of debt discount   -    (1,487,501)   (1,066,526)   (3,221,904)
Loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net   -    (1,290,623)   (658,152)   (2,291,218)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilites   -    (65,037)   (2,141,069)   (268,350)
Reorganization items, net   (183,387)   -    597,919    - 
Total other expense   (225,998)   (3,237,977)   (3,613,764)   (6,821,199)
                     
Net loss  $(836,263)  $(5,056,973)  $(5,511,375)  $(13,097,335)
                     
Net Loss Per Share                    
- Basic and Diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.23)  $(0.00)  $(0.74)
                     
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding                    
- Basic and Diluted   1,594,651,383    21,520,371    1,383,898,879    17,601,908 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(debtor-inpossession)

CONDENSED Consolidated STATEMENTS of CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

 

           Additional       Total 
   Common Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated  

Shareholders’

 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
                     
Balance at January 1, 2020   77,851,633   $7,787   $65,786,213   $(78,570,146)  $(12,776,146)
                          
Shares and warrants issued for cash   1,000,000    100    9,900    -    10,000 
Shares issued in exchange of notes payable and accrued interest   1,515,799,750    151,580    2,407,352    -    2,558,932 
Stock-based compensation:                         
- options   -    -    221,881    -    221,881 
Net loss   -    -    -    (7,550,772)   (7,550,772)
Balance as of March 31, 2020   1,594,651,383    159,467    68,425,346    (86,120,918)   (17,536,105)
                          
Stock-based compensation:                         
- options   -    -    219,264    -    219,264 
Net income   -    -    -    2,875,660    2,875,660 
Balance as of June 30, 2020   1,594,651,383    159,467    68,644,610    (83,245,258)   (14,441,181)
                          
Stock-based compensation:                         
- options   -    -    184,766    -    184,766 
Net loss   -    -    -    (836,263)   (836,263)
                          
Balance as of September 30, 2020   1,594,651,383   $159,467   $68,829,376   $(84,081,521)  $(15,092,678)
                          
Balance at January 1, 2019   11,728,394   $1,173   $55,280,045   $(63,922,256)  $(8,641,038)
                          
Shares and warrants issued for cash   1,000,000    100    99,900    -    100,000 
Shares issued in satisfaction of accrued consulting services   10,000    1    7,199    -    7,200 
Shares issued in exchange for notes payable and accrued interest   1,984,017    198    1,510,084    -    1,510,282 
Shares issued and recorded as debt discount in connection with a note payable issuances and extensions   10,000    1    7,051    -    7,052 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to equity   -    -    2,517,254    -    2,517,254 
Stock-based compensation:                         
- options   -    -    729,678    -    729,678 
Net loss   -    -    -    (3,883,172)   (3,883,172)
Balance as of March 31, 2019   14,732,411    1,473    60,151,211    (67,805,428)   (7,652,744)
                          
Shares and warrants issued for cash   1,191,111    119    156,192    -    156,311 
Shares issued in exchange for notes payable and accrued interest   3,726,082    373    2,063,065    -    2,063,438 
Shares issued and recorded as debt discount in connection with a note payable issuances   68,873    7    54,161    -    54,168 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to equity   -    -    120,742    -    120,742 
Stock-based compensation:                         
- common stock   75,000    8    29,993    -    30,000 
- options   -    -    442,804    -    442,804 
Net loss   -    -    -    (4,157,190)   (4,157,190)
Balance as of June 30, 2019   19,793,477    1,979    63,018,168    (71,962,618)   (8,942,471)
                          
Shares issued and recorded as debt discount in connection with a note payable issuances   3,924,277    392    1,164,905    -    1,165,297 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to equity   -    -    171,569    -    171,569 
Stock-based compensation:                         
- options   -    -    234,045    -    234,045 
Net loss   -    -    -    (5,056,973)   (5,056,973)
                          
Balance as of September 30, 2019   23,717,754   $2,371   $64,588,687   $(77,019,591)  $(12,428,533)

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(debtor-in-possession)

CONDENSED Consolidated STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
  

September 30,

2020

  

September 30,

2020

 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net Loss  $(5,511,375)  $(13,097,335)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Amortization of debt discount   1,066,526    3,221,904 
Accretion of interest expense   2,810,973    375,344 
Depreciation and amortization   95,917    161,418 
Stock-based compensation   625,911    1,492,527 
Loss on extinguishment of note payables, net   658,152    2,291,218 
Gain on settlement of payables   -    (29,300)
Write-off of derivative liabilities   (4,375,231)   - 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   2,141,069    268,350 
Non-cash effect of righ of use asset   23,902    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   17,000    (9,000)
Prepaid assets and other current assets   11,759    (30,277)
Accounts payable   145,020    (379,028)
Accrued interest, expenses and other current liabilities   898,232    626,436 
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,392,145)   (5,107,743)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
           
Purchases of property and equipment   -    (35,631)
           
Net cash used in investing activities   -    (35,631)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Offering costs incurred   -    (14,428)
Proceeds from notes payable   441,762    8,332,727 
Payments on notes payable - principal   -    (3,536,605)
Payments on notes payable - prepayment premiums   -    (813,730)
Proceeds from DIP financiing   1,114,713    - 
Sales of common stock and warrants for cash   10,000    1,156,000 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,566,475    

5,123,964

 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   174,330    (19,410)
           
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period   1,664    117,523 
           
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period  $175,994   $98,113 
           
Supplemental cash flow information:          
Cash paid for:          
Interest  $-   $232,693 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Shares issued and recorded as debt discount in connection with notes payable issuances and extensions  $-   $61,220 
Shares issued in exchange for notes payable and accrured interest  $2,558,932   $4,739,017 
Shares and warrants issued in satisfaction of accrued consulting services  $-   $7,200 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to equity  $-   $2,809,565 
Bifurcated embedded conversion options and warrants recorded as derivative liability and debt discount  $2,377,818   $3,680,226 
Sale of warrants recorded as derivative liabilities  $10,000   $- 
Offering costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses  $-   $357,297 
Original issue discount in connection with notes payable  $-   $547,348 
Warrants and options issued for consulting services recorded as derivative liabilities  $-   $56,000 
Accrued interest reclassified to notes payable principal  $-   $23,013 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

 

Corporate History

 

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Stem Pearls, LLC (“Stem Pearls”). BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. and its subsidiary are referred to collectively as “BRT” or the “Company”.

 

On March 20, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), the Company filed a voluntary petition commencing a case (the “Chapter 11 Case”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

 

On August 7, 2020 the Company and Auctus Fund, LLC (“Auctus”), the Company’s largest unsecured creditor and a stockholder as of the Petition Date, filed an Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and on October 30, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan, as amended. Amendments to the Plan are reflected in the Confirmation Order. On November 16, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Plan became effective. See Note 10 – Subsequent Events for additional information.

 

Nature of the Business

 

BRT develops therapeutic products and medical therapies using cell and tissue protocols, primarily involving adult stem cells. BRT’s website is at www.biorestorative.com. BRT is currently developing a Disc/Spine Program referred to as “brtxDISC”. Its lead cell therapy candidate, BRTX-100, is a product formulated from autologous (or a person’s own) cultured mesenchymal stem cells collected from the patient’s bone marrow. The product is intended to be used for the non-surgical treatment of painful lumbosacral disc disorders or as a complimentary therapeutic to a surgical procedure. BRT is also engaging in research efforts with respect to a platform technology utilizing brown adipose (fat) for therapeutic purposes to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disorders and has labeled this initiative its ThermoStem Program. Further, BRT has licensed a patented curved needle device that is a needle system designed to deliver cells and/or other therapeutic products or material to the spine and discs or other potential sites.

 

Liquidity

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and satisfying liabilities in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $84,082,000 and working capital deficiency of approximately $15,860,000, which includes liabilities subject to compromise. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had a loss from operations of approximately $1,898,000 and negative cash flows from operations of approximately $1,392,000. The Company’s operating activities consume the majority of its cash resources. The Company anticipates that it will continue to incur operating losses as it executes its development plans for 2021, as well as other potential strategic and business development initiatives. In addition, the Company has had and expects to have negative cash flows from operations, at least into the near future. The Company has previously funded, and plans to continue funding, these losses primarily through current cash on hand received subsequent to quarter end and additional infusions of cash from equity and debt financing.

 

The Company believes the following has been able to mitigate the above factors with regards to its ability to continue as a going concern: (i) as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization approximately $14,700,000 in outstanding debt and other liabilities were exchanged for (a) shares of common stock, (b) new convertible notes or (c) new convertible notes and warrants to purchase shares of common stock; (ii) the Company secured DIP financing during its Chapter 11 Case in the amount of $1,189,413, of which $1,114,713 was received prior to September 30, 2020, as well as an aggregate amount of $3,848,548 in debt financing from Auctus and others as part of the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization, to sustain operations; and (iii) pursuant to the plan of reorganization, Auctus is required to loan to the Company, as needed and subject to the Company becoming current in its SEC reporting obligations, an additional amount equal to $3,500,000, less the amount of Auctus’ DIP financing ($1,226,901, inclusive of accrued interest) and its DIP costs. As a result of the above, the Company believes it has sufficient cash to fund operations for the twelve months subsequent to the filing date. In addition, the Company is seeking further funding to commence and complete a Phase 2 clinical study of the use of BRTX-100.

 

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There is no assurance that these funds will be sufficient to enable the Company to fully complete its development activities or attain profitable operations. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional financing on a timely basis the Company may have to curtail its development, marketing and promotional activities, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, and ultimately the Company could be forced to discontinue its operations and liquidate.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 has been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, such financial information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position at such dates and the operating results and cash flows for such periods. Operating results for the three months and nine ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year or for any other subsequent interim period.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These unaudited financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Stem Pearls. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Reclassifications

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company reclassified $2,580,110 related to the write-off of unamortizaed debt discount on convertible notes to reorganization items on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. This amount was previously recorded as interest expense in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021. This reclassification had no effect on net loss or cash flows as previously reported.

 

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Chapter 11 Cases

 

Chapter 11 Accounting

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared as if we were a going concern and in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852, Reorganizations.

 

Weak industry conditions in 2019 negatively impacted the Company’s results of operations and cash flows and may continue to do so in the future. In order to decrease the Company’s indebtedness and maintain the Company’s liquidity levels suifficient to meet its commitments, the Company undertook a number of actions, including minimizing capital expendtiures and further reducing its recurring operating expenses. The Company believed that even after taking these actions, it would not have sufficient liquidity to satisfy its debt service obligations and meet its other financial obligations. On March 20, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), the Company filed a voluntary petition commencing a case under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. On August 7, 2020, the Company and Auctus, the Company’s largest unsecured creditor and a stockholder as of the Petition Date, filed an Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”).

 

Reorganization Items, Net

 

The Company incurred costs after the Petition Date associated with the reorganization, primarily unamortized debt discount and postpetition professional fees. In accordance with applicable guidance, costs associated with the bankruptcy proceedings have been recorded as reorganization items, net within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Reorganization items, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, were ($183,387) and $597,919, respectively, representing cash used in operating activities.

 

Reorganization items, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, consisted of the following:

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 
         
Professional fees  $(183,387)  $(333,077)
Write-off of derivative liability   -    4,375,231 
Default interest and penalties   

-

    

(864,125

)
Unamortized debt discount on convertible notes   -    (2,580,110)
Total reorganization items, net  $(183,387)  $597,919 

 

Liabilities Subject To Compromise

 

Prepetition unsecured and secured obligation that may be impacted by the Chapter 11 case have been classified as liabilities subject to compromise on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. These liabilities are reported at the amounts allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court.

 

Liabilities subject to compromise as of September 30, 2020 were $14,700,000, which consisted of:

 

  

September 30, 2020

 
     
Accounts payable  $2,125,473 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilites   3,523,075 
Unsecured notes payable   8,021,695 
Accrued interest, default interest, default principal   1,029,757 
Total liabilities subject to compromise  $14,700,000 

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity-based transactions, revenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience, known or expected trends and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ from these estimates which may cause the Company’s future results to be affected.

 

The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates include the carrying value of intangible assets, deferred tax asset and valuation allowance, estimated fair value of derivative liabilities stemming from convertible debt securities, and assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model, such as expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected divided rate.

 

Revenue

 

The Company derives all of its revenue pursuant to a license agreement between the Company and a stem cell treatment company (“SCTC”) entered into in January 2012, as amended in November 2015. Pursuant to the license agreement, the SCTC granted to the Company a license to use certain intellectual property related to, among other things, stem cell disc procedures and the Company has granted to the SCTC a sublicense to use, and the right to sublicense to third parties the right to use, in certain locations in the United States and the Cayman Islands, certain of the licensed intellectual property. In consideration of the sublicenses, the SCTC has agreed to pay the Company royalties on a per disc procedure basis.

 

Practical Expedients

 

As part of ASC Topic 606, the Company has adopted several practical expedients including:

 

Significant Financing Component – the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component since the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.
Unsatisfied Performance Obligations – all performance obligations related to contracts with a duration for less than one year, the Company has elected to apply the optional exemption provided in ASC Topic 606 and therefore, is not required to disclose the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied at the end of the reporting period.  
Right to Invoice – the Company has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s performance completed to date. The Company may recognize revenue in the amount to which the entity has a right to invoice.  

 

Contract Modifications

 

There were no contract modifications during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Contract modifications are not routine in the performance of the Company’s contracts.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

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Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances, net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company periodically assesses its accounts and other receivables for collectability on a specific identification basis. The Company provides for allowances for doubtful receivables based on management’s estimate of uncollectible amounts considering age, collection history, and any other factors considered appropriate. Payments are generally due within 30 days of invoice. The Company writes off accounts receivable against the allowance for doubtful accounts when a balance is determined to be uncollectible. The Company did not record an allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to fifteen years. Expenditures that enhance the useful lives of the assets are capitalized and depreciated. Computer equipment costs are capitalized, as incurred, and depreciated on a straight-line basis over a range of 3 – 5 years.

 

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of (i) the useful life of the asset, or (ii) the remaining lease term. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The Company capitalizes cost attributable to the betterment of property and equipment when such betterment extends the useful life of the assets. At the time of retirement or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation will be removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, will be reflected in operations.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is determined by comparing the forecasted undiscounted net cash flows of the operation to which the assets relate to the carrying amount. If the operation is determined to be unable to recover the carrying amount of its assets, then these assets are written down first, followed by other long-lived assets of the operation to fair value. Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows or appraised values, depending on the nature of the assets. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not record a loss on impairment.

 

Intangible Assets

 

The Company records its intangible assets at cost in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. Definite lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life using the straight-line method, which is determined by identifying the period over which the cash flows from the asset are expected to be generated.

 

Advertising and Marketing Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising and marketing costs as they are incurred. Advertising and marketing expenses were $28,281 and $280,865 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Advertising and marketing expenses were $150 and $156,179 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The above advertising and marketing expenses are recorded in marketing and promotion on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

As defined in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement). This fair value measurement framework applies at both initial and subsequent measurement.

 

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Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, marketable securities and listed equities.
   
Level 2: Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category generally include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as commodity swaps, interest rate swaps, options and collars.
   
Level 3: Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

 

See Note 7 – Derivative Liabilities for additional details regarding the valuation technique and assumptions used in valuing Level 3 inputs.

 

Net Loss per Common Share

 

Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. All vested outstanding options and warrants are considered potential common stock. The dilutive effect, if any, of stock options and warrants are calculated using the treasury stock method. All outstanding convertible notes are considered common stock at the beginning of the period or at the time of issuance, if later, pursuant to the if-converted method. Since the effect of common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive with respect to losses, options, warrants, and convertible notes have been excluded from the Company’s computation of net loss per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

The following table summarizes the securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the effect of including these potential shares was antidilutive:

 

   Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
         
Options   4,874,617    4,909,618 
Warrants   7,984,791    5,804,891 
Convertible notes – common stock   -    35,373,991(1)
Convertible notes - warrants   -    2,776,450 
Total   12,859,408    48,864,950 

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
         
Options   4,874,617    4,909,618 
Warrants   7,984,791    5,804,891 
Convertible notes – common stock   -    35,373,991(1)
Convertible notes - warrants   -    2,776,450 
Total   12,859,408    48,864,950 

 

(1) As of September 30, 2019, many of the convertible notes had variable conversion prices and the shares issuable were estimated based on the market conditions. Pursuant to the note agreements, there were 110,370,828 shares of common stock reserved for future note conversions as of September 30, 2019, respectively. 

 

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Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees, including employee stock options, in the statements of operations.

 

For stock options issued to employees and members of the board of directors for their services, the Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, including those with a graded vesting schedule, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term. Forfeitures are recorded as they are incurred as opposed to being estimated at the time of grant and revised.

 

Pursuant to Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-07 Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, the Company accounts for stock options issued to non-employees for their services in accordance ASC 718. The Company uses valuation methods and assumptions to value the stock options that are in line with the process for valuing employee stock options noted above.

 

Since the shares underlying the Company’s 2010 Equity Participation Plan (the “Plan”) are registered, the Company estimates the fair value of the awards granted under the Plan based on the market value of its freely tradable common stock as reported on the OTC Markets. On February 3, 2020, the Company was advised by OTC Markets Group that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being less than $0.001 per share for five consecutive trading days, the Company’s common stock was moved from the OTCQB Market to the Pink Market effective at market open on February 10, 2020. The fair value of the Company’s restricted equity instruments was estimated by management based on observations of the cash sales prices of both restricted shares and freely tradable shares. Awards granted to directors are treated on the same basis as awards granted to employees. Upon the exercise of an option or warrant, the Company issues new shares of common stock out of its authorized shares.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets, including tax loss and credit carry forwards, and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

The Company utilizes ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or tax returns. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method to compute the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the related financial amounts, using currently enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely than not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s net deferred tax asset has been fully reserved.

 

For uncertain tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold, the Company recognizes the benefit of uncertain tax positions in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations when a determination is made that such expense is likely.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its convertible instruments to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivative financial instruments to be separately accounted for in accordance with Topic 815 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record embedded conversion options (“ECOs”) and any related freestanding instruments at their fair values as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. Any change in fair value is recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. Conversion options are recorded as a discount to the host instrument and are amortized as amortization of debt discount on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements over the life of the underlying instrument. The Company reassesses the classification of its derivative instruments at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification.

 

The Multinomial Lattice Model and Black-Scholes Model were used to estimate the fair value of the ECOs of convertible notes payable, warrants, and stock options that are classified as derivative liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The models include subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The expected volatility is estimated based on the actual volatility during the most recent historical period of time equal to the weighted average life of the instruments.

 

Sequencing Policy

 

Under ASC 815-40-35 (“ASC 815”), the Company has adopted a sequencing policy, whereby, in the event that reclassification of contracts from equity to assets or liabilities is necessary pursuant to ASC 815 due to the Company’s inability to demonstrate it has sufficient authorized shares as a result of certain securities with a potentially indeterminable number of shares, shares will be allocated on the basis of the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments, with the earliest grants receiving the first allocation of shares. Pursuant to ASC 815, issuances of securities to the Company’s employees and directors, or to compensate grantees in a share-based payment arrangement, are not subject to the sequencing policy.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”)). The standard requires all leases that have a term of over 12 months to be recognized on the balance sheet with the liability for lease payments and the corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset initially measured at the present value of amounts expected to be paid over the term. Recognition of the costs of these leases on the income statement will be dependent upon their classification as either an operating or a financing lease. Costs of an operating lease will continue to be recognized as a single operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs for a financing lease will be disaggregated and recognized as both an operating expense (for the amortization of the ROU asset) and interest expense (for interest on the lease liability). This standard, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2019, was applied on a modified retrospective basis to leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The adoption of ASU 2016 - 02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

A lease is defined as a contract that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842 and it primarily affected the accounting treatment for operating lease agreements in which the Company is the lessee.

 

In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, the Company recognized an ROU asset and corresponding lease liability on its balance sheets for its office space lease agreement. See Note 9 for further discussion, including the impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

ROU assets include any prepaid lease payments and exclude any lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease if it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

 

Leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of office rental. All of the leases are classified as operating leases. The Company has a lease agreement for office space with a remaining term of 4.25 years as of September 30, 2020.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

All newly issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements have been deemed to be not applicable or immaterial to the Company.

 

NOTE 3 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company is a party to a license agreement with the SCTC (as amended) (the “SCTC Agreement”). Pursuant to the SCTC Agreement, the Company obtained, among other things, a worldwide, exclusive, royalty-bearing license from the SCTC to utilize or sublicense a certain medical device patent for the administration of specific cells and/or cell products to the disc and/or spine (and other parts of the body) and a worldwide (excluding Asia and Argentina), exclusive, royalty-bearing license to utilize or sublicense a certain method for culturing cells. Pursuant to the license agreement with the SCTC, unless certain performance milestones had been or are satisfied, the Company would have been required to pay to the SCTC $150,000 by April 2017 and an additional $250,000 by April 2019 in order to maintain its exclusive rights with regard to the disc/spine technology. In February 2017, the Company received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) to proceed with a Phase 2 clinical trial. Based upon such authorization, the Company has satisfied a performance milestone such that the Company was not required to pay to the SCTC a minimum amount of $150,000 by April 2017 to retain exclusive rights with regard to the disc/spine technology. In addition, the Company believes that it has until February 2022 to complete the Phase 2 clinical trial in order to satisfy the final performance milestone such that the Company was not required to pay the additional $250,000 by April 2019 pursuant to the SCTC Agreement to maintain its exclusive rights.

 

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

   Patents and Trademarks   Licenses   Accumulated Amortization   Total 
Balance as of January 1, 2019  $3,676   $1,301,500   $(491,117)  $814,059 
Amortization expense   -    -    (74,895)   (74,895)
Balance as of December 31, 2019   3,676    1,301,500    (566,012)   739,164 
Amortization expense   -    -    (56,172)   (56,172)
Balance as of September 30, 2020  $3,676   $1,301,500   $(622,184)  $682,992 
Weighted average remaining amortization period at September 30, 2020 (in years)   0.25    9.15           

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets consists of the following:

 

   Patents and Trademarks   Licenses   Accumulated Amortization 
Balance as of January 1, 2019  $2,944   $488,173   $491,117 
Amortization expense   368    74,527    74,895 
Balance as of December 31, 2019   3,312    562,700    566,012 
Amortization expense   276    55,896    56,172 
Balance as of September 30, 2020  $3,588   $618,596   $622,184 

 

NOTE 4 – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of:

 

  

September 30,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

 
         
Accrued payroll(1)  $-   $152,308 
Accrued research and development expenses(1)   -    806,175 
Accrued general and administrative expenses(1)   86,164    1,392,743 
Accrued director compensation(1)   -    557,500 
Accrued rent(1)   -    12,438 
Total accrued expenses  $86,164   $2,921,164 

 

(1)Pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, as of September 30, 2020, the Company reclassified all allowable prepetition claims to liabilities subject to compromise on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

A summary of the notes payable activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

   Related Party Notes   Convertible Notes   Other Notes   Debt Discount   Total 
Outstanding, January 1, 2020  $1,285,000   $6,768,326   $340,000   $(1,247,420)  $7,145,906 
Issuances   353,762    88,000    -    -    441,762 
Third-party purchases   (287,041)   287,041    -    -    - 
Exchanges for equity   -    (813,393)   -    253,654    (559,739)
Conversions to equity   -    -    -    -    - 
Repayments   -    -    -    -    - 
Extinguishment of notes payable   -    -    -    -    - 
Recognition of debt discount   -    -    -    (2,958,796)   (2,958,796)
Accretion of interest expense   -    -    -    2,886,036    2,886,036 
Amortization of debt discount   -    -    -    1,066,526    1,066,526 
Reclassification to liabilities subject to compromise   (1,351,721)   (6,329,974)   (340,000)   -    (8,021,695)
Outstanding, September 30, 2020  $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 

 

Chapter 11 Reorganization

 

On March 20, 2020, the Company filed a voluntary petition commencing a case under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. On August 7, 2020, the Company and Auctus, the Company’s largest unsecured creditor and a stockholder as of the Petition Date, filed an Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Bankruptcy (see Note 10 – Subsequent Events), for any outstanding principal and interest at the date of the Company’s Chapter 11 petition (except for creditors who provided additional debt financing in connection with the Bankruptcy), 100 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued for each dollar of allowed claim, with such shares subject to leak-out restrictions prohibiting the holder from selling, without the consent of the Company, more than 33% of the issued shares during each of the three initial 30 day periods following the Effective Date. As a result of the Chapter 11 petition, the conversion rights for the notes described in this Note 5 – Notes Payable – Convertible Notes – Embedded Conversion options and Note Provisions were rescinded and were subject to the conversion rights outlined above. As a result of the chapter 11 reorganization, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, the Company has recorded all prepetition liabilities at the expected allowable claim amounts as of September 30, 2020. This resulted in the Company amortizing the remaining debt discount of $2,583,107 to interest expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. In addition, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, as of September 30, 2020, the Company has reclassified the outstanding prepetition notes payable to liabilities subject to compromise on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Related Party Notes

 

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, related party notes consisted of notes payable issued to certain directors of the Company, family members of an officer of the Company, and the Tuxis Trust (the “Trust”). A former director and principal stockholder of the Company (the “Director/Principal Stockholder”) serves as a trustee of the Trust, which was established for the benefit of his immediate family.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued to a former board member notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $353,762, which bore interest at the rate of 12% per annum and provided for original maturity date of March 10, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, these notes are in default. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, pursuant to the Bankruptcy (See Note 10 - Subsequent Events), these notes were exchanged for a Secured Convertible Note in a principal amount of $490,698.

 

Convertible Notes

 

Issuances

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued to a certain lender a convertible note payable in the principal amount of $88,000 for aggregate cash proceeds of $85,000 The difference was recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the term of the note. The convertible note bore interest at 10% per annum payable at maturity with an original maturity date of January 31, 2021. The outstanding principal and accrued interest was convertible after 180 days at a conversion price of 61% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price over the twenty days prior to the conversion date. The convertible note contained a cross-default provision and was in default as of September 30, 2020. As a result, the convertible note bore a default interest of 22% per annum. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, pursuant to the Bankruptcy (see Note 10 - Subsequent Events), the convertible note, in the aggregate amount of $155,000 (including principal and accrued interest), was exchanged for 15,500,000 chares of the Company’s common stock. See below within Note 7- Derivative Liabilities for additional details regarding the ECO of the convertible note.

 

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Conversions, Exchanges and Other

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company and certain lenders exchanged convertible notes with bifurcated ECOs with an aggegate net carrying amount of $1,580,587 (including an aggregate of $523,516 of principal less debt discount of $234,301, $126,043 of accrued interest and $1,165,329 related to the separated ECOs accounted for as derivative liabilities) for an aggregate of 1,515,799,750 shares of the Company’s common stock at conversion prices ranging from $0.0001 and $0.01 per share. In addition, prior to the Petition Date, certain lenders intended to exchange outstanding debt (inclusive of accrued interest) for shares of the Company’s common stock; however, the Company did not have sufficient shares authorized or reserved to effect the exchanges. As such, the outstanding debt was exchanged as part of the Plan at a rate of 100 shares for each dollar of the allowable claim at the Effective Date.

 

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Debtor-in-Possession Financing

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and subsequent to the Petition Date, in connection with the Chapter 11 Case, the Company received debtor-in-possession loans of $1,114,713 in the aggregate from Auctus.

 

The proceeds from the DIP Funding were used (a) for working capital and other general purposes of the Company; (b) United States Trustee fees; (c) Bankruptcy Court approved professional fees and other administrative expenses arising in the Chapter 11 Case; and (d) interest, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the DIP Funding, including professional fees.

 

The maturity date of the DIP Funding was to be the earliest to occur of (a) July 6, 2020; (b) ten days following entry of an order confirming a chapter 11 plan in the Chapter 11 Case; (c) ten days following the entry of an order approving the sale of the Company or the Company’s assets; or (d) the occurrence of an event of default under the promissory note evidencing the DIP Funding (the “DIP Note”) following any applicable grace or cure periods.

 

Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the DIP Note was to be payable in arrears on the maturity date at the rate of 8% per annum. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, all obligations under the DIP Note were to bear interest at a rate equal to the then current rate plus an additional 2% per annum.

 

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, related to the DIP Funding was $19,080 and $25,849, respectively.

 

Pursuant to the Plan, the obligation to Auctus with respect to the DIP Funding has been exchanged for a Second Convertible Note (See Note 10 – Subsequent Events).

 

NOTE 6 – Stockholders’ DEFICIT

 

Authorized Capital

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2020 and pursuant to the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization (see Note 10 - Subsequent Events), the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to which, among other things, the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued by the Company has been increased to 300,000,000,000 and the par value of the shares of its common stock has been reduced to $0.0001 per share. The effect of the change in par value has been reflected in the statement of changes in stockholders’ deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

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Warrant and Option Valuation

 

The Company has computed the fair value of warrants and options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected term used for warrants and options issued to non-employees is the contractual life and the expected term used for options issued to employees and directors is the estimated period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company utilizes the “simplified” method to develop an estimate of the expected term of “plain vanilla” employee option grants. The Company is utilizing an expected volatility figure based on a review of the historical volatilities, over a period of time, equivalent to the expected life of the instrument being valued, of similarly positioned public companies within its industry. The risk-free interest rate was determined from the implied yields from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with a remaining term consistent with the expected term of the instrument being valued.

 

Common Stock and Warrant Offering

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a five-year immediately vested warrant for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.015 per share to a certain investor for gross proceeds of $10,000. The warrants had an aggregate grant date fair value of $10,000. The warrants were subject to the Company’s sequencing policy and, as a result, were initially recorded as derivative liabilities. See Note 7 - Derivative Liabilities for additional details.

 

Warrant Activity Summary

 

In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to warrants granted or issued, the Company used the following assumptions:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Risk free interest rate   0%   1.79% - 1.83%   1.63% - 1.63%   1.79% - 2.62%
Contractual term (years)   0.00    5.00    5.00 – 5.00    1.00 - 5.00 
Expected volatility   0%   

139

%   202% - 202%   133% - 150%

 

The weighted average estimated fair value of warrants granted during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $- and $0.28 per share, respectively. The weighted average estimated fair value of the warrants granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $0.01 and $0.41 per share, respectively.

 

A summary of the warrant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Warrants   Price   In Years   Value 
Outstanding, January 1, 2020   8,379,177   $1.43           
Granted   1,000,000    0.01           
Exercised   -    -           
Forfeited   (1,394,386)   1.74           
Outstanding, September 30, 2020   7,984,791   $1.20    3.3   $- 
                     
Exercisable, September 30, 2020   7,984,791   $1.20    3.3   $- 

 

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The following table presents information related to stock warrants at September 30, 2020:

 

Warrants Outstanding  Warrants Exercisable 
       Weighted     
   Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise  Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price  Warrants   In Years   Warrants 
$0.00 - $0.015   1,000,000    4.3    1,000,000 
$0.20 - $1.99   5,106,746    3.7    5,106,746 
$2.00 - $2.99   75,000    3.1    75,000 
$3.00 - $3.99   70,000    2.8    70,000 
$4.00 - $4.99   1,535,378    1.1    1,535,378 
$5.00 - $5.99   182,667    0.7    182,667 
$6.00 - $7.99   15,000    0.2    15,000 
    7,984,791    3.3    7,984,791 

 

Stock Options

 

In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to stock options granted, the Company used the following assumptions:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Risk free interest rate   0%   

1.47

%   0%   1.47% - 2.72%
Contractual term (years)   0.00    

10.00

    0.00    

10.00

 
Expected volatility   0%   

133

%   0%   133% - 140%

 

The Company did not issue stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

The weighted average estimated fair value of the stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $44,247.

 

A summary of the option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Options   Price   In Years   Value 
Outstanding, January 1, 2020   4,879,617   $0.99           
Granted   -    -           
Forfeited   (12,000)   1.98           
Outstanding, September 30, 2020   4,867,617   $0.98    6.4   $- 
                     
Exercisable, September 30, 2020   4,122,956   $1.03    6.1   $- 

 

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The following table presents information related to stock options at September 30, 2020:

 

Options Outstanding  Options Exercisable 
       Weighted     
   Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise  Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price  Options   In Years   Options 
$0.26 - $0.74   175,000    8.9    175,000 
$0.75 - $0.99   4,615,117    6.1    3,863,456 
$1.00 - $5.99   5,000    3.7    5,000 
$6.00 - $19.99   37,500    3.3    37,500 
$20.00 - $30.00   35,000    1.5    35,000 
    4,867,617    6.1    4,115,956 

 

The following table presents information related to stock option expense:

 

               Weighted 
               Average 
               Remaining 
  

For the Three Months Ended

  

For the Nine Months Ended

  

Unrecognized at

  

Amortization

 
   September 30,   September 30,   September 30,   Period 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   (Years) 
Consulting  $33,594   $34,021   $100,772   $505,669   $11,190    0.1 
Research and development   32,669    106,085    154,226    352,017    110,038    1.0 
General and administrative   118,503    93,939    370,913    548,840    42,224    0.5 
   $184,766   $234,045   $625,911   $1,406,526   $163,452    0.8 

 

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of Level 3 derivative liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Beginning balance as of January 1, 2020  $915,959 
Issuance of derivative liabilities   2,483,532 
Extinguishment of derivative liabilities in connection with convertible note repayments and exchanges   (1,165,329)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   2,141,069 
Write-off of derivative liabilities pursuant to ASC 852   (4,375,231)
Ending balance as of September 30, 2020  $- 

 

In applying the Multinomial Lattice and Black-Scholes option pricing models to derivatives issued and outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company used the following assumptions:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Risk free interest rate   0.00%   1.54% - 2.16%   0.06% – 2.16%   1.54% - 2.62%
Contractual term (years)   0    0.08 - 5.00    0.12 – 5.00    0.02 - 5.00 
Expected volatility   0.00%   91% - 133%   101% - 133%   91% - 156%

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded new derivative liabilities in the aggregate amount of $2,473,532 and $10,000 related to the ECOs of certain convertible notes payable and warrants subject to sequencing, respectively. See Note 5 – Notes Payable – Convertible Notes for additional details. See Note 6 – Stockholders’ Deficit for warrants issued and deemed to be derivative liabilities.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company extinguished an aggregate of $1,165,329 of derivative liabilities in connection with the exchanges of certain convertible notes payable into shares of the Company’s common stock. See Note 5 – Notes Payable – Conversions, Exchanges and Other for additional details.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and prior to the Petition Date, the Company recomputed the fair value of ECOs recorded as derivative liabilities to be $4,375,231. The Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of these derivative liabilities of $2,141,069.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and subsequent to the Petition Date, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganziations, the Company wrote-off $4,375,231 of derivative liabilities related to the convertible notes included in the Chapter 11 Reorganization allowable claims. The Company recorded the write-off in reorganization items, net on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations as of September 30, 2020.

 

Note 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation, Claims and Assessments

 

Coventry Enterprises, LLC

 

On February 11, 2020, pursuant to an Order to Show Cause of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York (the “Court”), in the matter of Coventry Enterprises, LLC vs. BioRestorative Therapies, Inc., pending the hearing of the plaintiff’s application for a preliminary injunction, the Court issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the Company from issuing any additional shares of stock except for purposes of fulfilling the plaintiff’s share reserve requests or conversion requests until such reserve requests were fulfilled and enjoining the Company from reserving authorized shares for any other party until the plaintiff’s reserve requests were fulfilled. Pursuant to a hearing held on February 13, 2020, the temporary restraining order with regard to the Company issuing shares of common stock was not continued.

 

On March 11, 2020, the Court ordered that the Company (i) convene and hold a special meeting, by no later than March 18, 2020, of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), for approval of certain changes to the shares of the Company, as set forth below; (ii) approve a reverse split and/or a stock consolidation, solely of the Company’s outstanding shares, at a ratio of 1,000 to 1, (iii) approve of the continuation of the Company’s then total authorized shares of common stock at 2,000,000,000 shares; and (iv) to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company, within ten days of the special meeting of the Board and by not later than March 25, 2020, to approve the foregoing. On March 18, 2020, the Board considered the matter, and, based upon the Court order, determined to approve the foregoing items, including the 1,000 to 1 reverse split, subject to the Company having available funds to effectuate such items. As discussed above in this Note 13 under “Chapter 11 Reorganization,” on March 20, 2020, the Company filed a petition commencing its Chapter 1 Case. As of the date of this report, the Company has not effected the reverse split.

 

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The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements.

 

Bonus Accruals

 

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had remaining accruals of approximately $0 and $39,000, respectively, for bonus milestones which were achieved in prior years and remain unpaid.

 

Appointment or Departure of Directors and Certain Officers

 

The Company and Mark Weinreb, its former Chief Executive Officer (“Former CEO”), were parties to an employment agreement that, as amended, was to expire on December 31, 2019. Pursuant to the employment agreement, as amended, in the event that (a) the Former CEO’s employment was terminated by the Company without cause, or (b) the Former CEO terminated his employment for “good reason” (each as defined in the employment agreement), or (c) the term of the Former CEO’s employment agreement was not extended beyond December 31, 2019 and within three months of such expiration date, his employment was terminated by the Company without “cause” or the Former CEO terminated his employment for any reason, the Former CEO was to be entitled to receive severance in an amount equal to his then annual base salary and certain benefits, plus $100,000 (in lieu of bonus). Further, in the event that the Former CEO’s employment was terminated by the Company without cause, or the Former CEO terminated his employment for “good reason”, following a “change in control” (as defined in the employment agreement), the Former CEO would be entitled to receive severance in an amount equal to one and one-half times his then annual base salary and certain benefits, plus $300,000 (in lieu of bonus). Additionally, as part of the amended employment agreement, the Former CEO was entitled to new performance-based cash bonuses payable for the years ending December 31, 2018 and 2019, such that an aggregate of up to 50% of the Former CEO’s then annual base salary per annum could be earned for such year pursuant to the satisfaction of such goals. The Former CEO resigned his employment with the Company on November 16, 2020, the effective date of the Chapter 11 reorganization. Based upon such termination of employment, the Former CEO was entitled to receive his severance of $400,000 and certain benefits plus $100,000, and the option accelerations as discussed above. The severance amount was generally considered an unsecured claim in the Company’s Chapter 11 Case and the Former CEO received shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for such claim in a manner consistent with other unsecured creditors.

 

On March 16, 2020, the Company and Mark Weinreb, its Chief Executive Officer, entered into an agreement pursuant to which, among other matters, the term of his employment agreement with the Company was extended to the earlier of (i) September 30, 2020 or (ii) the effective date of a plan of liquidation of the Company.

 

Conversion of Convertible Notes

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, certain lenders requested to exchange a portion of their outstanding convertible note principal and accrued interest for shares of the Company’s common stock. As of the Petition Date these shares had yet to be issued to the lenders; however, the shares of the Company’s common stock issued for unsecured claims as part of the Plan to the certain lenders represented the aggregate unsecured claims less the principal and accrued interest that was represented in the uneffected exchanges. The Company believes that there may be a potential contingency related to the non-issued shares that would be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock and not monetary compensation.

 

Note 9 - LEASES

 

With the adoption of ASC 842, operating lease agreements are required to be recognized on the balance sheet as ROU assets and corresponding lease liabilities.

 

The Company is a party to a lease for 6,800 square feet of space located in Melville, New York (the “Melville Lease”) with respect to its corporate and laboratory operations. The Melville Lease was scheduled to expire in March 2020 (subject to extension at the option of the Company for a period of five years) and provided for an annual base rental during the initial term ranging between $132,600 and $149,260. In June 2019, the Company exercised its option to extend the Melville Lease and entered into a lease amendment with the lessor whereby the five-year extension term commenced on January 1, 2020 with annual base rent ranging between $153,748 and $173,060.

 

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On August 1, 2019, the Company recognized ROU assets and lease liabilities of $638,246. The Company elected to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities arising from short-term office leases (leases with initial terms of twelve months or less, which are deemed immaterial) on the balance sheets. On June 1, 2019, the Company exercised its right to extend its existing lease of office space for an additional five years.

 

When measuring lease liabilities for leases that were classified as operating leases, the Company discounted lease payments using its estimated incremental borrowing rate at August 1, 2019. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied was 12%.

 

The following table presents net lease cost and other supplemental lease information:

 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30 2020

 
Lease cost     
Operating lease cost (cost resulting from lease payments)  $115,311 
Short term lease cost   - 
Sublease income   - 
Net lease cost  $115,311 
      
Operating lease – operating cash flows (fixed payments)  $115,311 
Operating lease – operating cash flows (liability reduction)  $63,132 
Non-current leases – right of use assets  $502,861 
Current liabilities – operating lease liabilities  $97,081 
Non-current liabilities – operating lease liabilities  $447,142 

 

Future minimum payments under non-cancelable leases for operating leases for the remaining terms of the leases following the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

 

Fiscal Year  Operating Leases 
Remainder of 2020  $38,437 
2021   158,372 
2022   163,132 
2023   168,028 
2024   173,060 
Total future minimum lease payments   701,029 
Amount representing interest   (156,806)
Present value of net future minimum lease payments  $544,223 

 

Note 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Chapter 11 Reorganization

 

On October 30, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan, as amended. Amendments to the Plan are reflected in the Confirmation Order. On November 16, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Plan became effective.

 

The material features of the Plan, as amended and confirmed by the Confirmation Order, are as follows:

 

  i. Treatment of the financing to the Company by Auctus of up to $7,000,000 which Auctus has provided or committed to provide consisting of the debtor-in-possession loans made to the Company by Auctus during the Chapter 11 Case (the “DIP Funding”) and additional funding as described below.

 

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  ii. Auctus has provided $3,500,000 in funding to the Company (the “Initial Auctus Funding”) and is to provide, subject to certain conditions, additional funding to the Company, as needed, in an amount equal to $3,500,000, less the sum of the debtor-in-possession loans made to the Company by Auctus during the Chapter 11 Case (inclusive of accrued interest) (approximately $1,227,000 as of the Effective Date) and the costs incurred by Auctus as the debtor-in-possession lender (the “DIP Costs”). In addition, four other persons and entitles (collectively, the “Other Lenders”) who held allowed general unsecured claims provided funding to the Company in the aggregate amount of approximately $348,000 (the “Other Funding” and together with the Initial Auctus Funding, the “Funding”). In consideration of the Funding, the Company has issued the following:

 

  a. Secured convertible notes of the Company (each, a “Secured Convertible Note”) in the principal amount equal to the Funding; the payment of the Secured Convertible Notes is secured by the grant of a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets; the Secured Convertible Notes have the following features:

 

  Maturity date of three years following the Effective Date;
  Interest at the rate of 7% per annum;
  The right of the holder to convert the indebtedness into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to the volume weighted average price for the common stock over the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion; and
  Mandatory conversion of all indebtedness at such time as the common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another senior exchange on the same terms as provided to investors in connection with a public offering undertaken in connection with such listing;

 

  b. Warrants (each, a “Class A Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to the amount of the Funding provided divided by $0.0005 (a total of 7,000,000,000 Class A Warrants in consideration of the Initial Auctus Funding and a total of approximately 697,000,000 Class A Warrants in the aggregate in consideration of the Other Funding), such Class A Warrants having an exercise price of $0.0005 per share; and
     
  c. Warrants (each, a “Class B Warrant” and together with the Class A Warrants, the “Plan Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to the Funding provided divided by $0.001 (a total of 3,500,000,000 Class B Warrants in consideration of the Initial Auctus Funding and a total of approximately 348,500,000 Class B Warrants in the aggregate in consideration of the Other Funding), such Class B Warrants having an exercise price of $0.001 per share.

 

  iii. The obligation to Auctus with respect to the DIP Funding has been exchanged for the following:

 

  a. A Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of approximately $1,349,591 (110% DIP Funding) with a maturity date of November 16, 2023;
     
  b. A Class A Warrant to purchase 2,453,802,480 shares of common stock; and
     
  c. A Class B Warrant to purchase 1,226,901,240 shares of common stock (as to which 382,226,703 shares of common stock have been exercised on a net exercise basis, pursuant to the terms of the Class B Warrant, with respect to the issuance of 361,176,200 shares of common stock).

 

In addition, Auctus shall be entitled to receive a Secured Convertible Note, a Class A Warrant and a Class B Warrant in exchange for its allowed DIP Costs and allowed Plan costs in a manner in which the DIP Funding was treated.

 

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The claim arising from the secured promissory notes of the Company, dated February 20, 2020 and February 26, 2020, in the original principal amounts of $320,200 and $33,562, respectively, issued to John Desmarais (“Desmarais”) (collectively, the “Desmarais Notes”), was treated as an allowed secured claim in the aggregate amount of $490,699 and was exchanged for a Secured Convertible Note in such amount.

 

  iv. The claim arising from the promissory note issued in June 2016 by the Company to Desmarais in the original principal amount of $175,000 was treated as an allowed general unsecured claim in the amount of $245,192 and was satisfied and exchanged for 24,519,200 shares of common stock.
     
  v. The claim arising from the promissory note issued in June 2016 by the Company to Tuxis Trust, an entity related to Desmarais, in the original principal amount of $500,000 was treated as follows:

 

  a. $444,534,43 was treated as an allowed general unsecured claim in such amount and exchanged for 44,453,400 shares of common stock; and
     
  b. $309,301 was treated as an allowed secured claim in such amount and exchanged for a Secured Convertible Note in such amount with a maturity date of November 16, 2023.

 

  vi. Holders of allowed general unsecured claims (other than Auctus and the Other Lenders) received an aggregate of 1,049,726,797 shares of common stock (in book entry form) in exchange for approximately $10,497,268 in outstanding accounts payable and convertible debt (including accrued interest), with such shares being subject to a leak-out restriction prohibiting each holder from selling, without consent of the Company, more than 33% of its shares during each of the three initial 30 day periods following the Effective Date.
     
  vii. Auctus and the Other Lenders have been issued, in respect of their allowed general unsecured claims ($3,261,819 in the case of Auctus and an aggregate of approximately $382,400 in the case of the Other Lenders), a convertible promissory note of the Company (each, an “Unsecured Convertible Note”) in the allowed amount of the claim, which Unsecured Convertible Notes have the following material features:

 

  a. Maturity date of three years from the Effective Date;
     
  b. Interest at the rate of 5% per annum;
     
  c. The right of the holder to convert the indebtedness into shares of common stock at a price equal to the volume weighted average for the common stock over the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion;
     
  d. Mandatory conversion of all outstanding indebtedness at such time as the common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another senior exchange on the same terms as provided to investors in connection with a public offering undertaken in connection with such listing; and
     
  e. A leak-out restriction prohibiting each holder from selling, without the consent of the Company, more than 16.6% of the underlying shares received upon conversion during each of the six initial 30 day periods following the Effective Date.

 

  viii. The issuance of (a) the shares of common stock and the Unsecured Convertible Notes to the holders of allowed general unsecured claims and (b) the Secured Convertible Notes and Plan Warrants to Auctus in exchange for the DIP Funding and any common stock into which those Secured Convertible Notes and those Plan Warrants may be converted is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Section 1145. Such securities shall be freely transferrable subject to Section 1145(b)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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Pursuant to the Plan, on the Effective Date, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to which, among other things, the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued by the Company has been increased to 300,000,000,000 and the par value of the shares of common stock has been reduced to $0.0001 per share.

 

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

 

In connection with the Chapter 11 Case, the Company received debtor-in-possession loans of $75,000 in the aggregate from Auctus.

 

The proceeds from the DIP Funding were used (a) for working capital and other general purposes of the Company; (b) United States Trustee fees; (c) Bankruptcy Court approved professional fees and other administrative expenses arising in the Chapter 11 Case; and (d) interest, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the DIP Funding, including professional fees.

 

The maturity date of the DIP Funding was to be the earliest to occur of (a) July 6, 2020; (b) ten days following entry of an order confirming a chapter 11 plan in the Chapter 11 Case; (c) ten days following the entry of an order approving the sale of the Company or the Company’s assets; or (d) the occurrence of an event of default under the promissory note evidencing the DIP Funding (the “DIP Note”) following any applicable grace or cure periods.

 

Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the DIP Note was to be payable in arrears on the maturity date at the rate of 8% per annum. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, all obligations under the DIP Note were to bear interest at a rate equal to the then current rate plus an additional 2% per annum.

 

As discussed above, pursuant to the Plan, the obligation to Auctus with respect to the DIP Funding has been exchanged for a Second Convertible Note.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

During March 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 159,233,719 shares of common stock to certain investors, with a fair value of $0.01 per share, as a result of the exercise of warrants associated with the Plan.

 

Appointment or Departure of Directors and Certain Officers

 

On November 16, 2020, as contemplated by the Plan, Mr. Weinreb, A. Jeffrey Radov, Paul Jude Tonna and Robert B. Catell resigned as directors of the Company and Mr. Weinreb resigned as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

 

Effective as of the Effective Date, as contemplated by the Plan, Lance Alstodt was elected President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company and Francisco Silva, the Company’s Vice President, Research and Development, was elected a director of the Company.

 

On March 18, 2021, Nickolay Kukekov was elected a director of the Company.

 

On March 18, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, a total of 4,700,000,000 shares of common stock are authorized to be issued pursuant to the grant of stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights.

 

On March 18, 2021, the Company and Lance Alstodt, its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, entered into an employment agreement (the “Alstodt Employment Agreement”) which provides for a term ending on March 18, 2026. Pursuant to the Alstodt Employment Agreement, Mr. Alstodt is entitled to receive initially an annual salary of $250,000. Mr. Alstodt’s annual salary will increase by $50,000 per year. In addition, in the event certain performance goals are met, Mr. Alstodt’s salary will increase by $150,000. The Alstodt Employment Agreement also provides for the grant to Mr. Alstodt pursuant to the Plan of (i) a ten year option for the purchase of 1,173,917,974 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) 586,958,987 restricted stock units of the Company (“RSUs”).

 

On March 18, 2021, the Company and Francisco Silva, its Vice President, Research and Development, entered into an employment agreement (the “Silva Employment Agreement”) which provides for a term ending on March 18, 2026. Pursuant to the Silva Employment Agreement, Mr. Silva is entitled to receive initially an annual salary of $225,000. Mr. Silva’s annual salary will increase by $50,000 per year. In addition, in the event certain performance goals are met, Mr. Silva’s salary will increase by $150,000. The Silva Employment Agreement also provides for the grant to Mr. Silva pursuant to the Plan of (i) a ten year option for the purchase of 1,173,917,974 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) 586,958,987 RSUs.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 18, 2021, any of which may cause our company’s or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. These risks and factors include, by way of example and without limitation:

 

our ability to obtain financing needed to commence and complete our clinical trials;
our ability to achieve and sustain profitability of the existing lines of business through expansion;
our ability to attract and retain world-class research and development talent;
our ability to identify potential acquisition targets within predetermined parameters;
our ability to successfully execute acquisitions, integrate the acquired businesses and create synergies;
our ability to attract and retain key science, technology or management personnel and to expand our management team;
the accuracy of estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, profitability, and needs for additional financing;
business interruptions resulting from geo-political actions, including war, and terrorism or disease outbreaks (such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19);
our ability to attract and retain clients; and
our ability to navigate through the increasingly complex therapeutic regulatory environment.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, or performance. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in the future operating results over time, except as required by law. We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from our assumptions.

 

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to BioRestorative Therapies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BRT”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Stem Pearls, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Stem Pearls”). Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars.

 

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Intellectual Property

 

This report includes references to our federally registered trademarks, BioRestorative Therapies and Dragonfly design, BRTX-100, ThermoStem and Stem Pearls. We also own an allowed trademark application for BRTX. The Dragonfly Logo is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. This report also includes references to trademarks, trade names and service marks that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this report appear without the ®, SM or ™ symbols, and copyrighted content appears without the use of the symbol ©, but the absence of use of these symbols does not reflect upon the validity or enforceability of the intellectual property owned by us or third parties

 

Corporate History

 

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Stem Pearls. BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. and its subsidiary are referred to collectively as “BRT” or the “Company”.

 

On March 20, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), the Company filed a voluntary petition commencing a case (the “Chapter 11 Case”) under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

 

On August 7, 2020 the Company and Auctus Fund, LLC (“Auctus”), the Company’s largest unsecured creditor and a stockholder as of the Petition Date, filed an Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and on October 30, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan, as amended. Amendments to the Plan are reflected in the Confirmation Order. On November 16, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Plan became effective. See Note 10 – Subsequent Events in Party I, Item I of this report for additional information.

 

Business Overview

 

We develop therapeutic products and medical therapies using cell and tissue protocols, primarily involving adult stem cells. We are currently pursuing our Disc/Spine Program with our initial investigational therapeutic product and lead cell therapy candidate being called BRTX-100. We submitted an IND application to the FDA to obtain authorization to commence a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the use of BRTX-100 in the treatment of chronic lower back pain arising from degenerative disc disease. We have received such authorization from the FDA. We intend to commence such clinical trial during the third quarter of 2021 (assuming the receipt of necessary funding). We have obtained a license to use technology for investigational adult stem cell treatment of disc and spine conditions, including protruding and bulging lumbar discs. The technology is an advanced stem cell injection procedure that may offer relief from lower back pain, buttock and leg pain, and numbness and tingling in the leg and foot. We are also developing our ThermoStem Program. This pre-clinical program involves the use of brown adipose (fat) in connection with the cell-based treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity as well as hypertension, other metabolic disorders and cardiac deficiencies. United States patents related to the ThermoStem Program were issued in September 2015, January 2019, and March 2020; a notice of allowance was issued in November 2020 for a United States patent application in the ThermoStem Program and is expected to issue in 2021; Australian patents related to the ThermoStem Program were issued in April 2017 and October 2019; a Japanese patent related to the ThermoStem Program was issued in December 2017; Israeli patents related to the ThermoStem Program were issued in October 2019 and May 2020; and European patents related to the ThermoStem Program were issued in April 2020 and January 2021.

 

We have licensed a patented curved needle device that is a needle system designed to deliver cells and/or other therapeutic products or materials to the spine and discs or other potential sites. We anticipate that FDA approval or clearance will be necessary for this device prior to commercialization. We do not intend to utilize this device in connection with our contemplated Phase 2 clinical trial with regard to BRTX-100.

 

Revenue

 

The Company derives all of its revenue pursuant to a license agreement between the Company and a stem cell treatment company (“SCTC”) entered into in January 2012, as amended in November 2015. Pursuant to the license agreement, the SCTC granted to the Company a license to use certain intellectual property related to, among other things, stem cell disc procedures and the Company has granted to the SCTC a sublicense to use, and the right to sublicense to third parties the right to use, in certain locations in the United States and the Cayman Islands, certain of the licensed intellectual property. In consideration of the sublicenses, the SCTC has agreed to pay the Company royalties on a per disc procedure basis.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Our financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020 are summarized as follows in comparison to the three months ended September 30, 2019:

 

   For The Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Revenues  $15,000   $38,000 
           
Operating Expenses:          
Marketing and promotion   150    156,179 
Consulting   33,594    373,975 
Research and development   251,036    409,815 
General and administrative   340,485    917,027 
Total Operating Expenses   625,265    1,856,996 
Loss From Operations   (610,265)   (1,818,996)
           
Other Expense:          
Interest expense   (42,611)   (394,816)
Amortization of debt discount   -    (1,487,501)
Loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net   -    (1,290,623)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   -    (65,037)
Reorganization items, net   (183,387)   - 
Total Other Expense   (225,998)   (3,237,977)
Net Loss  $(836,263)   (5,056,973)

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated $15,000 and $38,000, respectively, of royalty revenue in connection with our sublicense agreement.

 

Marketing and Promotion

 

Marketing and promotion expenses include advertising and promotion, marketing and seminars, meals, entertainment and travel expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, marketing and promotion expenses decreased by $156,029, or 99%, from $156,179 to $150 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating its marketing plan as a result of reduced spending during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that marketing and promotion expenses will increase in the future as we increase our marketing activities following full commercialization of our products and services.

 

Consulting

 

Consulting expenses consist of consulting fees and stock-based compensation to consultants. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, consulting expenses decreased by $340,381, or 91%, from $373,975 to $33,594, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating the use of consultants as a result of reduced spending during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

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Research and development

 

Research and development expenses include cash and non-cash compensation of (a) our Vice President of Research and Development; (b) our Scientific Advisory Board members; and (c) laboratory staff and costs related to our brown fat and disc/spine initiatives. Research and development expenses are expensed as they are incurred. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, research and development expenses decreased by $158,779, or 39%, from $409,815 to $251,036, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating costs as a result of reduced spending during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that our research and development expenses will increase with the recommencement of our research and development initiatives during the year ending December 31, 2021, following our emergence from Chapter 11.

 

General and administrative

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, severance costs and stock-based compensation to employees (excluding any cash or non-cash compensation of our Vice President of Research and Development and our laboratory staff), as well as corporate expenses such as legal and professional fees, investor relations and occupancy related expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased by $576,542, or 63%, from $917,027 to $340,485, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating certain costs as a result of reduced spending during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase as we expand our staff, develop our infrastructure and incur additional costs to support the growth of our business during the year ending December 31, 2021, following our emergence from Chapter 11.

 

Interest expense

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense decreased $352,205, or 89%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to the prepetition outstanding notes payable being reclassified to liabilities subject to compromise and as a result, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, and new accrued interest is related to the debtor-in-possession financing.

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, amortization of debt discount decreased $1,487,501, or 100%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to the prepetition outstanding notes payable being reclassified to liabilities subject to compromise and as a result, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, the remaining debt discount was written off to reorganization items on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we did not record a loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net as compared to a loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net of $1,290,623 for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to the prepetition outstanding notes payable being reclassified to liabilities subject to compromise pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations.

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we did not record a gain (loss) related to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities due to the Company writing off derivative liabilities related to the convertible notes included in the Chapter 11 Reorganization allowable claims, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, as compared to a loss related to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $65,037 for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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Reorganization items, net

 

Reorganization items, net consists primarily of costs associated the post-petition Chapter 11 bankruptcy. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, reorganization items, net increased $183,387, or 100%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase was due to, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations¸ legal fees associated with the Chapter 11 reorganization and the write-off of derivative liabilities related to the convertible notes included in the Chapter 11 Reorganization allowable claims.

 

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Our financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are summarized as follows in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

 

   For The Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Revenues  $60,000   $98,000 
           
Operating Expenses:          
Marketing and promotion   28,281    280,865 
Consulting   101,195    1,507,582 
Research and development   698,917    1,306,544 
General and administrative   1,129,218    3,279,145 
Total Operating Expenses   1,957,611    6,374,145 
Loss From Operations   (897,611)   (6,276,136)
           
Other Expense:          
Interest expense   (345,936)   (1,039,727)
Amortization of debt discount   (1,066,526)   (3,221,904)
Loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net   (658,152)   (2,291,218)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   (2,141,069)   (268,350)
Reorganization items, net   597,919    - 
Total Other Expense   (3,613,764)   (6,821,199)
Net Loss  $(5,511,375)   (13,097,335)

 

Revenues

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated $60,000 and $98,000, respectively, of royalty revenue in connection with our sublicense agreement.

 

Marketing and Promotion

 

Marketing and promotion expenses include advertising and promotion, marketing and seminars, meals, entertainment and travel expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, marketing and promotion expenses decreased by $252,584, or 90%, from $280,865 to $28,281 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating its marketing plan as a result of reduced spending prior to and during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that marketing and promotion expenses will increase in the future as we increase our marketing activities following full commercialization of our products and services.

 

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Consulting

 

Consulting expenses consist of consulting fees and stock-based compensation to consultants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, consulting expenses decreased by $1,406,387, or 93%, from $1,507,582 to $101,195, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating the use of consultants as a result of reduced spending prior to and during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

Research and development

 

Research and development expenses include cash and non-cash compensation of (a) our Vice President of Research and Development; (b) our Scientific Advisory Board members; and (c) laboratory staff and costs related to our brown fat and disc/spine initiatives. Research and development expenses are expensed as they are incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, research and development expenses decreased by $607,627, or 47%, from $1,306,544 to $698,917, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating costs as a result of reduced spending prior to and during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that our research and development expenses will increase with the recommencement of our research and development initiatives during the year ending December 31, 2021, following our emergence from Chapter 11.

 

General and administrative

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, severance costs and stock-based compensation to employees (excluding any cash or non-cash compensation of our Vice President of Research and Development and our laboratory staff), as well as corporate expenses such as legal and professional fees, investor relations and occupancy related expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased by $2,149,927, or 66%, from $3,279,145 to $1,129,218, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to the Company eliminating certain costs as a result of reduced spending prior to and during the Company’s Chapter 11 reorganization.

 

We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase as we expand our staff, develop our infrastructure and incur additional costs to support the growth of our business during the year ending December 31, 2021, following our emergence from Chapter 11.

 

Interest expense

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense decreased $693,791, or 67%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the prepetition outstanding notes payable being reclassified to liabilities subject to compromise during and as a result, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, and new accrued interest is related to the debtor-in-possession financing.

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, amortization of debt discount decreased $2,155,378, or 67%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to the prepetition outstanding notes payable being reclassified to liabilities subject to compromise and as a result, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations, the remaining debt discount was written off to reorganization items on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Loss on extinguishment of notes payable, net

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of notes payable of $658,152 as compared to a loss on extinguishment of notes payable of $2,291,2185 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is associated with debtholders’ exchanges of debt into equity securities.

 

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Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a loss related to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $2,141,069 due to the decrease in time value of embedded conversion options within certain convertible notes payable, as compared to a loss related to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $268,350 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Reorganization items, net

 

Reorganization items, net consists primarily of costs associated the post-petition Chapter 11 bankruptcy. For the nie months ended September 30, 2020, reorganization items, net increased $597,919, or 100%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase was due to, pursuant to ASC 852, Reorganizations¸ legal fees associated with the Chapter 11 reorganization, the write-off of the outstanding debt discount at the date of the bankruptcy, and the write-off of derivative liabilities related to the convertible notes included in the Chapter 11 Reorganization allowable claims.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
         
Cash  $175,994   $1,664 
                  
Working Capital Deficiency  $(15,860,045)(1)  $(13,651,716)
           
Notes Payable and DIP financing (Gross)  $1,114,713   $8,393,327 

 

(1)Working capital deficiency at September 30, 2020, includes $14,700,000 of liabilities subject to compromise.

 

Availability of Additional Funds

 

Based upon our working capital deficiency and stockholders’ deficit of $15,860,045 and $15,092,678, respectively, as of September 30, 2020, as of such date, we required additional equity and/or debt financing to continue our operations.

 

As of September 30, 2020, our outstanding debt of $1,114,713, together with a daily interest rate of 8%, was due on November 16, 2023.

 

Our operating needs include the planned costs to operate our business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully commercialize our products and services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement our product and service offerings.

 

We may be unable to raise sufficient additional capital when we need it or raise capital on favorable terms. We have granted a security interest in all of our assets to certain lenders, including Auctus, in connection with our Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. This may impede our ability to raise additional debt financing. In addition, future financing may require us to pledge certain assets and enter into covenants that could restrict certain business activities or our ability to incur further indebtedness and may contain other terms that are not favorable to our stockholders or us. If we are unable to obtain adequate funds on reasonable terms, we may be required to significantly curtail or discontinue operations or obtain funds by entering into financing agreements on unattractive terms.

 

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Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The following has been able to mitigate the above factors with regards to our ability to continue as a going concern: (i) as part of our Chapter 11 reorganization approximately $14,700,000 in outstanding debt and other liabilities were exchanged for (a) shares of common stock, (b) new convertible notes or (c) new convertible notes and warrants to purchase shares of common stock; (ii) we secured DIP financing during our Chapter 11 reorganization in the aggregate amount of $1,189,413, and $3,848,548 in debt financing as part of our Chapter 11 reorganization to sustain operations; and (iii) pursuant to the plan of reorganization, Auctus is required to loan to us, as needed and subject to our becoming current in our SEC reporting obligations, an additional amount equal to $3,500,000, less the amount of Auctus’ DIP financing ($1,226,901, inclusive of accrued interest) and its DIP costs. As a result of the above, we have sufficient cash to fund operations for the twelve months subsequent to the filing date. In addition, the Company will need to obtain further funding of at least $12,000,000 to commence and complete a Phase 2 clinical study of the use of BRTX-100.

 

Cash Flows

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, our sources and uses of cash were as follows:

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Net cash used in operating activities  $(1,392,145)  $(5,107,743)
Net cash used in investing activities   -    (35,631)
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,566,475    5,123,964 
Increase (decrease) in cash  $174,330   $(19,410)

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,392,145 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the net loss of $5,511,375 which was partially offset by non-cash expenses of $3,047,219 related to amortization of debt discount, accretion of interest expense, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, write-off of derivative liabilities related to allowable claims and loss on extinguishment of notes payable and loss on extinguishment of notes payable and $1,072,011 of cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, primarily as a result of decreases in accounts payable and increases in prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by an increase in accrued interest, expenses and other current liabilities. Net cash used in operating activities was $5,107,743 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to net loss of $13,097,335, which was partially offset by non-cash expenses of $7,781,461 related to amortization of debt discount, accretion of interest expense, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, and loss on extinguishment of notes payable and $208,131 of cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, primarily as a result of decreases in accounts payable and increases in prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by an increase in accrued interest, expenses and other current liabilities.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, net cash used in investing activities was $0 and $35,631, respectively, due to cash used for the purchase of office and computer equipment.

 

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Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $1,566,475, which was due to $441,762 of net proceeds from debt financings, $1,114,713 of net proceeds from DIP financing, and $10,000 of net proceeds from an equity financing. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $5,123,964, which was primarily due to $3,982,392 of net proceeds were from debt financings, $1,156,000 of proceeds were from equity financings and $14,428 was used for incurred offering costs.

 

We anticipate that the costs to commence and complete our Phase 2 clinical trials with regard to our Disc/Spine Program will be at least $12,000,000. In addition, we anticipate approximately $45,000,000 in additional funding will be needed to complete the clinical trials using BRTX-100 (assuming the receipt of no revenues). As noted above in “Availability of Additional Funds” we secured additional funding as part of Chapter 11 reorganization in the aggregate amount of $5,037,961 as well as approximately $14,700,000 in outstanding debt and other liabilities being exchanged for (a) shares of common stock, (b) new convertible notes or (c) new convertible notes and warrants to purchase shares of common stock. Additionally, pursuant to the plan of reorganization, Auctus is required to loan to us, as needed and subject to our becoming current in our SEC reporting obligations, an additional amount equal to $3,500,000, less the amount of Auctus’ DIP financing ($1,226,901, inclusive of accrued interest) and its DIP costs. As a result of the above, we have sufficient cash to fund operations for the twelve months subsequent to the filing date.

 

Effects of Inflation

 

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business, revenues or operating results during the periods presented.

 

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The fair value measurement guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in the valuation of an asset or liability. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the fair value measurement guidance are described below:

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; or

 

Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at dates of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods. Our significant estimates and assumptions include the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, the fair value of our common stock, stock-based compensation, warrants issued in connection with notes payable, derivative liabilities and the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets. Certain of our estimates, including the carrying amount of the intangible assets, could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to us and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on our estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.

 

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Chapter 11 Cases

 

Chapter 11 Accounting

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared as if we were a going concern and in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852, Reorganizations.

 

Weak industry conditions in 2019 negatively impacted the Company’s results of operations and cash flows and may continue to do so in the future. In order to decrease the Company’s indebtedness and maintain the Company’s liquidity levels suifficient to meet its commitments, the Company undertook a number of actions, including minimizing capital expendtiures and further reducing its recurring operating expenses. The Company believed that even after taking these actions, it would not have sufficient liquidity to satisfy its debt service obligations and meet its other financial obligations. On March 20, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), the Company filed a voluntary petition commencing a case under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

 

Reorganization Items

 

The Company incurred costs after the Petition Date associated with the reorganization, primarily unamortized debt discount and postpetition professional fees. In accordance with applicable guidance, costs associated with the bankruptcy proceedings have been recorded as reorganization items, net within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Liabilities Subject To Compromise

 

Prepetition unsecured and secured obligation that may be impacted by the Chapter 11 case have been classified as liabilities subject to compromise on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. These liabilities are reported at the amounts allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are comprised of trademarks and licenses with original estimated useful lives of 10 and 17.7 years, respectively. Once placed into service, we amortize the cost of the intangible assets over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

We review for the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. While our near term liquidity is tight, historically we have been successful in raising capital as needed (although there can be no assurance that we will continue to be successful in raising capital as needed). We continue to progress our scientific agenda and meet related milestones. We have not identified any impairment losses.

 

Income Taxes

 

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of items that have been included or excluded in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts, or temporary differences, at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.

 

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We adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740-10, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees and directors, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and for non-employees, the fair value of the award is generally re-measured on vesting dates and interim financial reporting dates until the service period is complete. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Since the shares underlying our Equity Participation Plan were registered on May 27, 2014, we estimate the fair value of the awards granted under the Plan based on the market value of our freely tradable common stock as reported on the OTC. The fair value of our restricted equity instruments was estimated by management based on observations of the cash sales prices of both restricted shares and freely tradable shares. Awards granted to directors are treated on the same basis as awards granted to employees.

 

New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Any new and recently adopted accounting pronouncements are more fully described in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements herein for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not Applicable. As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer, who is also our principal financial officer, we are required to perform an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of September 30, 2020. Management has not completed such evaluation and, as such, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer, who is also our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. As a result of the material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting described below, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2020 were not effective.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management and the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of its principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2020 based on the framework established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2020 was not effective.

 

A material weakness, as defined in the standards established by the Sarbanes-Oxley, is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

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The ineffectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was due to the following material weaknesses:

 

Inadequate segregation of duties due to limited personnel consistent with control objectives;
Adherence to formal policies and procedures post-bankruptcy; and
Lack of risk assessment procedures on internal controls to detect financial reporting risks on a timely manner.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Other than described above there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our thrid quarter of 2020 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors included in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021, in addition to other information contained in those reports and in this quarterly report in evaluating the Company and its business before purchasing shares of our common stock. The Company’s business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected due to any of those risks.

 

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

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were no issuances of equity securities during the period covered by this Report that were not registered under the Securities Act and were not previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

        Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

Number

  Exhibit Description   Form   Exhibit   Filing Date
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation, as amended   10-K   3.1   03/18/2021
3.2   Bylaws   8-K   3.4   12/23/2014
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer            
31.2*   Ceritfication of Principal Financial Officer            
32.1**   Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer            
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document            
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document            
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document            
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document            
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document            
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document            

 

* Filed herewith.
** In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibit 32.1 is being furnished and not filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES, INC.

 

By: /s/ Lance Alstodt  
  Lance Alstodt  
  Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board  
  (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)  
Date:

April 12, 2021

 

 

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