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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number 0-17263
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as defined in its charter)
Delaware
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(I.R.S. Employer
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Science and Technology Park at Johns Hopkins
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21205
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855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 619,
Baltimore, Maryland
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(Zip Code)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(410) 369-0365
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
The approximate aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of October 31, 2010 was $16,179,907 based on the closing price of the Registrant’s Common Shares as quoted on the OTCBB as of that date.
The number of Common Shares of the Registrant outstanding as of July 15, 2011 was 46,253,436.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE - None
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2011
Table of Contents
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PART I
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Item 1.
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Business
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Properties
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Legal Proceedings
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PART II
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Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected Financial Data
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 7A
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Controls and Procedures
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Other Information
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Executive Compensation
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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PART IV
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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, “Champions Oncology, Inc.,” “Champions,” the “Company,”, “we,” “ours,” and “us” refer to Champions Oncology, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires or as otherwise indicated.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchanges Act”) that inherently involve risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “may,”,” “likely” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report include statements about our business strategies and product and services development activities, including the anticipated benefits and risks associated with those strategies as well as statements about the sufficiency of our capital resources. One should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We cannot guarantee that we will achieve the plans, intentions or expectations expressed or implied in our forward-looking statement. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements we make. These important factors are described under “Risk Factors” set forth below. In addition, any forward-looking statements we make in this document speak only as of the date of this document, and we do not intend to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after that date, except as required by law. As a result of these and other factors, our stock price may fluctuate dramatically.
PART I
Item 1. Business
Overview
Champions Oncology, Inc. is engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs. The Company’s Tumorgraft Technology Platform is a novel approach to personalizing cancer care based upon the implantation of human tumors in immune deficient mice. The Company uses this technology in conjunction with related services to offer solutions for two customer groups:
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Our Personalized Oncology Solutions (“POS) business which provides services to physicians and patients looking for information to help guide the development of a personalized treatment plans.
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Our Translational Oncology Solutions (“TOS) business, which provides services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies seeking personalized approaches to drug development that will lower the cost and increase the speed of developing new drugs and increasing the adoption of existing drugs.
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Tumorgraft Technology Platform
Our technology platform consists of processes, physical tumors and information that we use to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs. Our process technology involves the:
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implantation of human tumor fragments in immune compromised mice;
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expansion of the original human tumor into a larger colony of mice through the passage of the tumor to subsequent generations of mice;
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treatment of the implanted mice with oncology drugs;
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measurement of tumor growth inhibition in treated mice relative to a control group of mice to determine the response of the tumor to the drug.
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Our process is used for our POS business to test numerous drugs or drug combinations against a single patient’s tumor to determine which therapy results in the most efficacious response from the tumor.
The second component of our technology platform is a bank of tumors that we have collected, processed, validated and stored for use in our TOS business. We implant these tumors in mice to provide pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies the opportunity to test oncology compounds on multiple tumors to test efficacy.
The third component of our technology platform is an extensive database of information about each tumor in our tumorbank. This includes information about the patient (e.g. age, gender), the response of each tumor to different oncology drugs or drug combinations, mutational status of key oncogenes and other genetic and epigenetic data about each tumor. We use this database to provide our pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers with bioinformatic studies to assist them with the drug development process.
Personalized Oncology Solutions (“POS”) Business
Our POS business offers physicians and patients information to help guide the development of a personalized treatment plans. Our core offering utilizes our technology platform to empirically test the response of a patient’s tumor to multiple oncology drugs or drug combinations. The process begins by implanting a fresh fragment of the customer/patient’s tumor, typically received within four to twenty-four hours of surgery or biopsy, in a small colony of immune compromised mice. This colony is then expanded until a sufficient number of mice are available for testing. At that point, the colony is allocated to different groups, and each mouse in a group is dosed with a different drug or drug combination. The response of the tumor in each mouse is tracked over time and analyzed to determine which drug or drug combination is providing the highest level of tumor growth inhibition. Our data demonstrates that there is high correlation between the response of the tumor in mice to drugs with the response of the tumor in the customer/patient from whom the tumor was originated.
In addition to our core product, we also offer related personalized oncology services to our customers including personalized tumor panels. Personalized tumor panels are designed to offer our customers/patients access to world renowned oncologists with expertise in particular tumor types of interest. The physicians on the panel receive an overview of the patient’s history of treatment and current status, typically from the treating physician and advanced molecular and sensitivity testing (which might include our Tumorgraft testing), and offer insight into possible treatments based on their expertise and the cutting edge information available to them from their academic institutions and colleagues. These panels can be done in person or over the phone and can include from 3 to more than 15 physicians.
We rely on the internet, word of mouth and a small sales force to market these products to patients and physicians.
For the year ended April 30, 2011, our revenues from POS totaled $3,382,000, a 5% increase from the previous year.
Translational Oncology Solutions (“TOS”) Business
Our TOS business utilizes our technology platform to assist pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology with the drug development process. We provide studies that predict the efficacy of experimental oncology drugs or approved drugs as stand-alone therapies or in combination with other drugs. These studies include in vivo studies that rely on implanting multiple tumors from our tumorbank in mice and testing the therapy of interest on these tumors. Studies may also include bioinformatics analysis that reveal the differences in the genetic signatures of the tumors that responded to a therapy as compared to the tumors that did not respond. Our studies can be used to determine which types of cancer, if any, are inhibited by a drug. The studies can also be used to identify specific sub-populations, often characterized by particular genetic mutations, that are differentially sensitive or resistant to a drug or drug combination. These studies, used in pre-clinical testing or during phase 1 of a clinical trial, can help guide the clinical development path of new compounds and find new indications or combinations for compounds that are already approved by the FDA. The results can lead to lower costs and shorter timeframes for drug development.
Our sales and marketing efforts are dependent on a dedicated sales force that sells directly to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
For the year ended April 30, 2011, our revenues from TOS services totaled $3,500,000, an increase of 107% over 2010.
Operations
Until recently, we have relied solely on a single clinical research organization for substantially all of our in vivo studies and tumorbank development. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we started the process of developing in-house capabilities to supplement the activities of the clinical research organization.
In-licensed Compounds
Historically, our strategy was to use our technology platform to identify promising compounds that could be in-licensed during the preclinical phase. The strategy was to invest in the clinical development of these compounds and then seek a partner that would bring them to market in exchange for some combination of upfront payments, milestone payments and royalties on sales. Since 2007, the company pursued this strategy with four compounds. All four of these compounds were subjected to Tumorgraft testing, and the results of one of the compounds warranted further investment.
During 2011, we changed our strategy and no longer intend to in-license additional compounds. We have refocused the Company on developing advanced technologies to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs. We intend to continue the development of the compound which warranted further investment and we are seeking a partner to finance the future development of the product.
Competition
Our Tumorgraft Technology Platform is proprietary and requires significant know-how to both initiate and operate, but is not patented. It is, therefore, possible for competitors to develop other implantation procedures or to discover the same procedures utilized by the Company that could compete with the Company in its market. Competition our industry is intense and based significantly on scientific, technological and market forces. These factors include the availability of patent and other protection for technology and products, the ability to commercialize technological developments and the ability to obtain government approval for testing, manufacturing and marketing. The Company faces significant competition from other healthcare companies in the United States and abroad. The majority of these competitors are and will be substantially larger than the Company, and have substantially greater resources and operating histories. There can be no assurance that developments by other companies will not render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive or that we will be able to keep pace with the technological or product developments of our competitors. These companies, as well as academic institutions, governmental agencies and private research organizations also compete with us in recruiting and retaining highly qualified scientific, technical and professional personnel and consultants.
Patent Applications
It is our intention to protect our proprietary property through the filing of United States and international patent applications, both broad and specific, where necessary and reasonable. In February 2007, we acquired the patent rights to two BPU sulfur analog compounds that have shown promising potent activity against in vitro and in vivo models of prostate and pancreatic cancer. The acquired rights include pending United States Patent Application no. 11/673,519 and corresponding international patent application (PCT/US2006/014449) filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”), both entitled Design and Synthesis of Novel Tubulin. We are no longer pursuing the development of this compound or the international patent application. The patent application was terminated in April 2011.
Research and Development
For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, we spent approximately $2,951,000 and $2,622,000, respectively, on research and development to develop its Tumorgraft Technology Platform and complete preclinical trials related to its four drug compounds. The increase from 2010 to 2011 was primarily related to increased spending on our technology platform and tumorgraft testing on in-licensed compounds.
Government Regulation
The research, development and marketing of products are subject to federal, state, local, or foreign legislation or regulation, including the interpretation of and compliance with existing, proposed, and future regulatory requirements imposed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and by comparable authorities in other countries.
Employees
As of April 30, 2011, we had 18 full-time employees, including 7 with doctoral or other advanced degrees. Of our workforce, 6 employees are engaged in research and development and laboratory operations, 7 are engaged in sales and marketing and 5 are engaged in finance and administration. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by collective bargaining agreements. We have never experienced a work stoppage and believe our relationship with our employees is good.
Company History
Our predecessor was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 4, 1985, as “International Group, Inc.” In September 1985, we completed a public offering and shortly thereafter, acquired the world-wide rights to the Champions sports-theme restaurant concept and changed our name to “Champions Sports, Inc.” In November 1997, we sold our Champions service mark and concept to Marriott International, Inc. and until 2005, were a consultant to Marriott International, Inc. and operated one Champions sports bar restaurant. In January 2007, we changed our business direction to focus on biotechnology and subsequently changed our name to Champions Biotechnology, Inc. In April 2011, we changed our name to Champions Oncology, Inc. to reflect the Company's new strategic focus on developing advanced technologies to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.
Available Information
Our internet website address is www.championsoncology.com. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, access to all reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, as filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Copies of any materials we file with, or furnish to, the SEC can also be obtained free of charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this report. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks not presently known, or those we currently consider insignificant, may also impair our business operations in the future.
We historically incurred losses from operating activities, expect losses for the foreseeable future, require significant capital and may never achieve profitability.
For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company had a net loss of $3,791,000 and $2,923,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2011, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $16,471,000.
The amount of these losses may vary significantly from year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter and will depend on, among other factors:
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the cost of securing and defending our intellectual property;
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Currently, the Company derives revenue from two sources: POS and TOS services, while pursuing development efforts to develop its bioinformatics and Tumorgraft Technology Platform. In addition, we are building our sales and marketing operations to grow our TOS and POS services. Accordingly, we expect to generate operating losses in the future until such time as we are able to generate more significant revenues.
To become profitable, we will need to generate revenues to off-set our operating costs, including our research and development and general and administrative expenses. We may not achieve or, if achieved, sustain our revenue or profit objectives. Our losses may increase in the future, and, ultimately, we may have to cease operations.
In order to grow revenues, we must invest capital to implement our sales and marketing effort and to successfully develop our bioinformatics and Tumorgraft Technology Platform. Because we do not have a history of commercial efforts, our sales and marketing efforts may never generate significant revenues or achieve profitability. If we must devote a substantial amount of time to raising capital, it will delay our ability to achieve our business goals within the time frames that we now expect, which could increase the amount of capital we need. In addition, the amount of time expended by our management on fundraising distracts them from concentrating on our business affairs.
The Company currently uses third party laboratory and animal facilities.
Currently, we do not own our own laboratory and animal facility. Although we are in the process of implementing our own laboratory facilities, our cost of out-sourced testing may be higher than if we performed the services on our own. Further, although we have quality control provision in our contracts with such third parties, we may not be assured that the work being performed on our behalf will meet the quality standards and timelines we would have met if we were controlling the work directly within our facility.
We have limited experience marketing and selling our services and may need to rely on third parties to successfully market and sell our products and generate revenues.
We need to continue building a marketing and sales function or enter into agreements with consultants to market our products. Our ability to gain market acceptance and generate revenues will be substantially dependent upon our ability to successfully market our services and/or enter into such agreements on favorable terms and to manage the efforts of those employees or service providers, as the case may be. If we are not successful in building market share, profitability and our future prospects will not be realized
We have very limited staffing and will continue to be dependent upon key employees.
Our success, currently, is dependent upon the efforts of 18 full-time employees, the loss of the services of one or more of which would have a material adverse affect on our business and financial condition. We intend to continue to develop our management team and attract and retain qualified personnel in all functional areas to expand and grow our business. This may be difficult in the healthcare industry where competition for skilled personnel is intense, even as the United States has seen an overall downturn in its economy.
Because our industry is very competitive and many of our competitors have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development, we may not succeed in developing our products and technologies and having them brought to market.
We are engaged in a rapidly changing and highly competitive field. Potential competitors in the United States and abroad are numerous and include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, most of which have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development capabilities. Furthermore, new companies will likely enter our market from the United States and abroad as scientific developments surrounding other cancer therapies continue to accelerate in the multibillion dollar oncology marketplace. Our competitors may succeed in obtaining patent protection, receiving FDA approval or commercialization of similar competing drug compounds before we do. In addition, academic institutions, hospitals, governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations are also conducting research, seeking patent protection and may develop and commercially introduce competing products or technologies on their own or through joint ventures. If one or more of our competitors succeed in developing similar technologies and products more rapidly than we do, commercially introducing such technologies and products to the marketplace prior to introduction of our products, or if these competing technologies and products are more effective or successful than any of those that we currently are developing or will develop, our results of operation will be significantly adversely affected.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete as effectively.
It is important in the healthcare industry to obtain patent and trade secret protection for new technologies, products and processes. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to obtain, enjoy and enforce protection for any products we develop or acquire under United States and foreign patent laws and other intellectual property laws, preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties.
Where appropriate, we will seek patent protection for certain aspects of our technology. However, our owned and licensed patents and patent applications may not ensure the protection of our intellectual property for a number of reasons, including:
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Our Tumorgraft Technology Platform is proprietary and requires significant know-how to both initiate and operate, but is not patented. It is, therefore, possible for competitors to develop other implantation procedures, or to discover the same procedures utilized by us, that could compete with us in our market.
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If we are successful in obtaining our patents, competitors may interfere with our patents and patent process in a variety of ways. Competitors may claim that they invented the claimed invention before us or may claim that we are infringing on their patents and, therefore, we cannot use our technology as claimed under our patent. Competitors may also have our patents reexamined by showing the patent examiner that the invention was not original or novel or was obvious.
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We are in the process of developing our proposed products and technologies. The mere receipt of a patent does not necessarily provide practical protection. If we receive a patent with a narrow scope, then it will be easier for competitors to design products that do not infringe on our patent. Even if the development of our proposed products is successful and approval for sale is obtained, there can be no assurance that applicable patent coverage, if any, will not have expired or will not expire shortly after this approval. Any expiration of the applicable patent could have a material adverse effect on the sales and profitability of our proposed product.
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Obtaining and enforcing patents is expensive and may require significant time by our management. In litigation, a competitor could claim that our issued patents are not valid for a number of reasons. If the court agrees, we would lose protection on products covered by those patents.
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We also may support and collaborate in research conducted by government organizations or universities. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to acquire any exclusive rights to technology or products derived from these collaborations. Obtaining the required or necessary licenses or rights from such collaborative research can be time consuming and expensive. If we do not obtain required licenses or rights, we could encounter delays in product development while we attempt to design around other patents or we may be prohibited from developing, manufacturing or selling products requiring these licenses. There is also a risk that disputes may arise as to the rights to technology or products developed in collaboration with other parties.
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It also is unclear whether efforts to secure our trade secrets will provide useful protection. While we will use reasonable efforts to protect our trade secrets, our employees or consultants may unintentionally or willfully disclose our proprietary information to competitors resulting in a loss of protection. Enforcing a claim that someone else illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets, like patent litigation, is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States are sometimes less willing to protect trade secrets. Finally, our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge, methods and know-how.
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Claims by others that our products infringe their patents or other intellectual property rights could adversely affect our financial condition.
The healthcare industry has been characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. Patent applications are maintained in secrecy in the United States and also are maintained in secrecy outside the United States until the application is published. Accordingly, we can conduct only limited searches to determine whether our technology infringes the patents or patent applications of others. Any claims of patent infringement asserted by third parties would be time-consuming and could likely:
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require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements.
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Although patent and intellectual property disputes in the biotechnology industry have often been settled through licensing or similar arrangements, costs associated with these arrangements may be substantial and often require the payment of ongoing royalties, which could hurt our gross margins. In addition, we cannot be sure that the necessary licenses would be available to us on satisfactory terms, or that we could redesign our products or processes to avoid infringement, if necessary. Accordingly, an adverse determination in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or the failure to obtain necessary licenses, could prevent us from developing, manufacturing and selling some of our products, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
If any of our products that we license or partner with pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology companies fail to obtain regulatory approval or if approval is delayed or withdrawn, we may be unable to generate revenue from the sale or license of our products.
Our products are subject to federal, state, local, or foreign legislation or regulation, including the interpretation of and compliance with existing, proposed, and future regulatory requirements imposed by the FDA in the United States and by comparable authorities in other countries. In the United States, approval of the FDA has to be obtained for each drug to be commercialized. The FDA approval process is typically lengthy and expensive, and approval is never certain. Products to be commercialized abroad are subject to similar foreign government regulation.
Generally, only a very small percentage of newly discovered pharmaceutical products that enter preclinical development are approved for sale. Because of the risks and uncertainties in biopharmaceutical development, our proposed drug products could take a significantly longer time to gain regulatory approval than we expect or may never gain approval. If regulatory approval is delayed or never obtained, our management’s credibility, the value of our Company, our operating results and liquidity might be adversely affected. Furthermore, even if a product gains regulatory approval, the product and the manufacturer of the product may be subject to continuing regulatory review. Even after obtaining regulatory approval, such approval may entail limitations on the indicated uses for which the product may be marketed. Moreover, a marketed product, its manufacturer, its manufacturing facilities, and its suppliers are subject to continual review and periodic inspections. Discovery of previously unknown problems, or the exacerbation of problems previously deemed acceptable, with the product, manufacturer, or facility may result in restrictions on such product or manufacturer, potentially including withdrawal of the product from the market.
Because the healthcare industry is heavily regulated, we face significant costs and uncertainties associated with our efforts to comply with applicable regulations. Should we fail to comply, we could experience material adverse effects on our business, financial position and results of operations, and the market value of our common stock could decline.
The biotechnology industry is subject to regulation by various federal and state governmental authorities. For example, we must comply with FDA requirements with respect to the development of our proposed products and our early clinical trials, and if any of our proposed products are approved, the manufacture, labeling, sale, distribution, marketing, advertising and promotion of our products. Failure to comply with FDA and other governmental regulations can result in fines, disgorgement, unanticipated compliance expenditures, recall or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production and/or distribution, suspension of the FDA’s review of New Drug Applications (“NDA’s”), enforcement actions, injunctions and criminal prosecution. Under certain circumstances, the FDA also has the authority to revoke previously granted drug approvals. Despite our efforts at compliance, there is no guarantee that we may not be deemed to be deficient in some manner in the future. If we were deemed to be deficient in any significant way, our business, financial position and results of operations could be materially affected.
If our CRO facility that handles a majority of our TOS studies and Tumorgraft Technology Platform development is damaged or destroyed, our business would be negatively affected.
We currently utilize a single Contract Research Organizations (“CRO”) to perform a majority of our tumor studies and develop and bank our Tumorgraft Technology Platform. If any of these facilities were to be significantly damaged or destroyed, we could suffer a loss of some of our ongoing and future drug studies as well as our tumor bank. While we believe that our CRO has risk management procedures in place and are insured against damage, such an event would delay timelines and require additional time to restore operations back to the baseline. Additional means are being put into place where our tumor bank will be housed in different locations to avoid a catastrophic event damaging this asset.
Investment in our common stock may be diluted if we issue additional shares in the future.
We may issue additional shares of common stock, which will reduce shareholders’ percentage ownership and may dilute per share value. Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 125,000,000 shares of common stock. As of July 15, 2011, we had 49,490,000 shares of common stock issued and 46,403,000 shares outstanding. Of the outstanding shares of common stock, 12,333,000 shares are accounted for as mezzanine financing, a classification outside of permanent equity, due to certain contingent “put” features associated with such shares. The future issuance of all or part of the remaining authorized common stock would result in substantial dilution in the percentage of the common stock held by existing shareholders. The issuance of common stock for future services, acquisitions, or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by existing shareholders, and might have an adverse effect on any market for our common stock.
There is a limited trading market for our common stock, which may make it difficult for you to sell your shares.
Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) Bulletin Board. Like many stocks quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, trading in our common stock is thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, trading on the OTC Bulletin Board is often more sporadic and volatile than the trading on security exchanges like NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, you may have difficulty reselling your shares of our common stock in short time periods.
The exercise of outstanding options and warrants may dilute current shareholders.
As of July 15, 2011, there were outstanding warrants and options to purchase approximately 16,232,967 shares of our common stock. The exercise of a substantial number of these outstanding warrants and options could adversely affect our share price and dilute current shareholders.
Our stock price is volatile.
The stock market in general and the market for biotechnology companies in particular have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the price they paid for it. The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:
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Our common stock may be deemed a “penny stock,” which would make it more difficult for you to sell your shares.
Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules adopted under Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade penny stock complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk disclosure document and quote information under certain circumstances. Many brokers have decided not to trade penny stocks because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. If we remain subject to the penny stock rules for any significant period, it could have an adverse effect on the market, if any, for our common stock. Because our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, you may find it more difficult to dispose of the shares of our common stock that you have purchased.
Certain provisions of Delaware law and of our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could delay and discourage takeover attempts and any attempts to replace our current management by shareholders.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and applicable provisions of Delaware corporate law, could make it difficult for or prevent a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our Board of Directors and management. These provisions include:
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requirements that our stockholders comply with advance notice procedures in order to nominate compounds for election to our Board of Directors or to place stockholders’ proposals on the agenda for consideration at meetings of stockholders.
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Insiders own a significant amount of the outstanding common stock.
Insiders own a significant amount of our outstanding common stock which could discourage takeover attempts.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
We lease approximately 1,200 square feet of space at 855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 619, Baltimore, MD 21205 which serves as our corporate headquarters. The facility also includes laboratories where we conduct operations related to our primary service offerings. The lease expires in 2014. During fiscal 2011, we incurred $52,800 of rental costs related to this lease.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, we commenced the process of closing our Tempe, Arizona corporate office and consolidating our corporate administrative functions to our headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. The Company is contractually committed to lease the Tempe, Arizona office space until May 31, 2011 at a rental cost of $4,750 per month. In April 2010, we executed a sublease for the Tempe office space with an independent third party for $3,050 per month for the remaining term of the lease. During fiscal 2011, we incurred rental costs of $56,500 offset by $34,950 of rental receipts related to this lease.
In 2011, we executed a lease for office space at 17 Hatidhar Street, Ra’anana, Israel which serves as office headquarters for Champions Oncology, Israel. The lease began in February 2011 and expires July 2012. During fiscal 2011, we incurred $13,758 rental costs related to this lease.
In April 2011, we executed a lease for approximately 3,786 square feet of office space at One University Plaza, Hackensack, NJ 07601. The lease began in May 2011 and expires April 2014. During fiscal 2011, we incurred no rental costs related to this lease.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
None.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Principal Market or Markets
The following information sets forth the high and low quotation price for our common stock for each quarter within the last two fiscal years. Our common stock (symbol CSBR) is traded over-the-counter and quoted on the electronic Bulletin Board maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers. The quotations represent prices between dealers and do not reflect the retailer markups, markdowns or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions. Our securities are presently classified as “Penny Stocks” as defined by existing securities laws. This classification places significant restrictions upon broker-dealers desiring to make a market in such securities. High and low closing prices for our common stock for the last two fiscal years were:
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Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2011:
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First quarter
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0.99 |
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0.60 |
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Second quarter
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0.95 |
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0.60 |
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Third quarter
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0.99 |
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0.70 |
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Fourth quarter
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1.25 |
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0.40 |
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Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2010:
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1.07 |
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0.76 |
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Second quarter
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0.95 |
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0.55 |
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Third quarter
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0.95 |
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0.65 |
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Fourth quarter
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1.10 |
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0.75 |
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Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
As of July 15, 2011, there were approximately 2,153 record holders of the Company’s common stock.
Dividends
Holders of our common stock and redeemable common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors. No dividends have been paid with respect to our common stock and redeemable stock common stock and no dividends are anticipated to be paid in the foreseeable future. Any future decisions as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable law.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is disclosed in Item 12 “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”
Recent Sales by the Company of Unregistered Securities
During April 2011, we received gross proceeds of $9.4 million from the private placement of 12,533,333 shares of our unregistered common stock and 1,266,667 warrants to purchase common shares at $0.90 per share with a term of five years (see Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 15 for further discussion). These unregistered securities were sold to accredited investors exempt from registration as provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D. We incurred approximately $0.3 million in direct and incremental costs related to the offering.
Repurchases of Securities
The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of common stock by us or any affiliated purchasers during our fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30, 2011:
Period
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Purchased
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Price
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Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
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February 2011
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0.00 |
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March 2011
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0.00 |
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2,000,000 |
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. 048 |
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2,000,000 |
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2,000,000 |
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0.48 |
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2,000,000 |
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In May 2009, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase agreement with a Board member which obligated the Company to purchase up to approximately $407,000 of the Company’s common stock held by the Board member over the next two years providing that the Board member continues his services under a consulting agreement executed concurrently with the stock repurchase agreement. Under the stock repurchase agreement, the Company made an initial purchase of $125,000 of Company’s shares of common stock, with additional quarterly repurchases thereafter through April 2011 provided the consulting agreement remains in effect. The purchase price per share of the common stock for each purchase would be equal to the lesser price of $0.50 or 50% of the average closing price of the stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board for the 30-day trading period ending on the day before the date of each purchase as long as the consulting agreement remains in effect.
Effective May 2010, the Company terminated the consulting agreement with the Board member which correspondingly terminated the stock repurchase agreement. Under the terms of the stock repurchase agreement, the Company, at its option for one year following the termination of the consulting agreement, may purchase all or any part of the 2,250,000 shares that have not been previously purchased, subject to the pricing formula described above. In April 2011, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for $960,000
Under the agreement, the Company has paid this Board member approximately $1,252,000 for the purchase of 2,646,172 shares of our common stock as of April 30, 2011.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not applicable.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and operations. Our actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those we discuss under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Overview and Recent Developments
As explained above in Item 1, “Business”, our operations have recently been refocused to emphasise our POS and TOS lines of business. We also plan to continue our research and development efforts to expand our Tumorgraft Technology Platform technology in order to expand our TOS program.
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our operating results for the periods presented below:
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For the Years Ended April 30,
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2011
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Operating revenue:
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Personalized oncology solutions
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3,382,000 |
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49.1 |
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$ |
3,206,000 |
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Translational oncology solutions
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3,500,000 |
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50.9 |
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1,687,000 |
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34.5 |
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107.5 |
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Total operating revenue
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6,882,000 |
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100.0 |
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4,893,000 |
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100.0 |
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40.6 |
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Costs and operating expenses:
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Cost of personalized oncology solutions
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1,604,000 |
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23.3 |
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1,117,000 |
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22.8 |
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43.6 |
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Cost of translational oncology solutions
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1,538,000 |
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22.3 |
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798,000 |
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16.3 |
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92.7 |
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Research and development
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2,951,000 |
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42.9 |
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2,622,000 |
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53.6 |
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12.5 |
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Sales and marketing
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1,413,000 |
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20.5 |
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517,000 |
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10.6 |
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173.3 |
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General and administrative
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4,611,000 |
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67.0 |
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2,767,000 |
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56.6 |
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66.6 |
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Total costs and operating expenses
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12,117,000 |
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176.1 |
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7,821,000 |
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159.8 |
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54.9 |
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Loss from operations
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(5,235,000 |
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(76.1 |
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(2,928,000 |
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(59.8 |
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78.8 |
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Other Income
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1,444,000 |
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21.0 |
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5,000 |
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0.1 |
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28,780 |
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Net loss before income tax expense
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(3,791,000 |
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(55.1 |
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$ |
(2,923,000 |
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Income tax expense
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11,000 |
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0.2 |
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- |
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- |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(3,802,000 |
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(55.2 |
)% |
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$ |
(2,923,000 |
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(59.7 |
)% |
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30 |
% |
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $6.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively, an increase of $2.0 million, or 41%.
Personalized oncology solutions revenues were $3.4 million and $3.2 million for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, an increase of $0.2 million, or 5%. The increase in POS revenues was due primarily to the increase in the number of panels.
Translational oncology solutions revenues were $3.5 million and $1.7 million for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, an increase of $1.8 million or 108%. The increase in TOS revenues was driven by our efforts of our new sales force established in the first quarter of 2011.
Cost of Personalized Oncology Solutions
Cost of POS for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $1.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively, an increase of $0.5 million, or 44%. The increase in costs was due to the increased volume of POS business. For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, gross margins for POS was 53% and 65%, respectively. The decrease in gross margin was attributable to the reduction in POS prices.
Cost of Translational Oncology Solutions
Cost of TOS for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $1.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, an increase of $0.7 million, or 93%. The increase in costs was due to the increased volume of TOS business. For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, gross margins for TOS was 56% and 53%, respectively.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $3.0 million and $2.6 million, respectively, an increase of $0.4 million, or 12%. The increase from 2010 to 2011 was primarily related to increase spending on our technology platform and tumorgraft testing on the in-licensed compounds.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and Marketing expenses for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $1.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, an increase of $0.9 million, or 173%. The increase was primarily due to the hiring of an additional 5 sales force employees and incurring approximately $300,000 in new marketing efforts in fiscal year 2011.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 were $4.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, an increase of $1.8 million, or 67%. The increase was primarily due to $2.3 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the options issued to our Chief Executive Officer and President.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 was $1.5 million and $5,000, respectively, an increase of $1.5 million. The increase was attributable to a one-time grant approximately $1.5 million recognized for qualifying expenses incurred under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project program administered under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code, slightly offset by a charge of $36,000 for the change in fair value of warrants that are accounted for as liabilities and are described further below and in Note 7 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 15. The Company will continue to adjust the warrant liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise of the warrants, at which time the liability will be reclassified to stockholders' equity, or expiration of the warrants. This change in fair value of warrant liability was a result of revaluing the warrant liability based on the Monte Carlo simulation valuation model, impacted primarily by the quoted price of the Company's common stock. The revaluation of the warrant liability has no impact on our cash balances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs have typically arisen from the funding of our research and development programs and the launch of new products, working capital requirements and other strategic initiatives. In the past, we have met these cash requirements through our cash and cash equivalents, working capital management and proceeds from certain private placements of our securities. As of April 30, 2011, we had working capital of $8.3 million and cash and cash equivalents of $10.5 million. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand at April 30, 2011 are adequate to fund operations for at least the next twelve months.
On March 24, 2011, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with several accredited investors for the sale to the investors of an aggregate 12,533,333 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $0.75 per share, or an aggregate of $9,400,000, of which, $500,000 was sold to officers and directors of the Company. As part of this transaction, the we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate 1,010,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per share. These warrants expire five years after the closing date, which occurred on April 4, 2011. The Securities Purchase Agreement contains certain anti-dilution protections for the investors and certain registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock issued to the investors. Furthermore, investors will have the right to require the Company to repurchase the purchased common shares held (the “Put Option”) for cash for $0.75 per share upon a change of control or sale of substantially all of the company’s assets. The Put Option will terminate upon the achievement of certain financial milestones by the Company, the sale of 25% of the common shares purchased by an investor, with respect only to the shares owned by such investor, or in certain other circumstances as outlined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The warrants issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement contain certain exercise price reset provisions. Under these provisions, the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted downward should the Company have future sales of its common stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Per Share Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).
The Company has accounted for the warrants issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement as liabilities based on the exercise price reset provisions described above. This liability, which is recorded at fair value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, totaled $746,000 at the time of the close of the Securities Purchase Agreement. As of April 30, 2011, the fair value of these warrants increased $36,000 to $782,000. The change in fair value of these warrants was recognized as other expense on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of these warrants was calculated by the Monte Carlo simulation valuation method. The Company will continue to adjust the warrant liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise of the warrants, at which time the liability will be reclassified to stockholders' equity, or expiration of the warrants. Changes in the liability from period to period are recorded in the statements of operations under the caption "Change in fair value of warrants."
Due to the Put Option described above, the Company has accounted for the common shares issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement as temporary equity, which is reflected under the caption “Redeemable common stock” on the consolidated balance sheet, at April 30, 2011 included in Item 15. The total amount allocated to these common shares was $8,159,000. This allocation is equal to the total proceeds of $9,400,000, less the amount allocated to the warrants of $936,000 and is net of direct and incremental costs associated with the Securities Purchase Agreement of $305,000.
In May 2009, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase agreement with a Board member to purchase $281,250 worth of our common stock held by the Board member over the then next five quarters providing that the Board member continued his services under a consulting agreement executed in conjunction with the stock repurchase agreement. Under the agreement, we repurchased shares of common stock at the lesser price of (a) $0.50 or (b) 50% of the average volume-weighted closing price of the stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board for the 30-day trading period ending on the day before the date of each purchase as long as the consulting agreement remains in effect. We also had the option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional shares of the common stock at our discretion subject to the above commitment and pricing formula. During the year ended April 30, 2010 we purchased 474,289 shares of our common stock from the Board member for approximately $218,000. During the year ended April 30, 2011, we repurchased an additional 171,883 shares of our common stock for $73,000 per the terms of the repurchase agreement noted above. In addition, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011, we repurchased from this Board Member and additional 2,000,000 shares of our common stock for $960,000. There are no more stock purchase commitments under this agreement.
If we require additional cash, there can be no assurance that management will be successful in raising additional capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Our ability to successfully complete a raise of capital will depend on the conditions of the capital markets and our financial condition and prospects. Even if we are able to successfully raise additional capital, such capital could be in the form of debt and could be at high interest rates and/or require us to comply with restrictive covenants that limit financial and business activities. In addition, even if we are able to successfully raise equity capital, this could dilute the interest of existing shareholders and/or be issued with preferential liquidation, dividend or voting rights to those currently held by our common stockholders.
Cash Flows
The following discussion relates to the major components of our cash flows:
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $0.1 million and $2.1 million for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The decrease of $2.0 million in cash used in operations relates to the net loss, offset primarily by an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million, year on year change in deferred revenue of $1.0 million related to the Company receiving $1.39 million in March 2011 related to Cephalon, other net increase in change in operating assets and liabilities of $0.2 million offset by an increase of $0.9 million in net loss and a decrease of $0.2 million for common stock issued for a patent, and increase in grant receivable of $0.6 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.1 million for the year ended April 30, 2011 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $0.9 million for the year ended April 30, 2010. Cash used for the year ended April 30, 2011 relates to the purchase of property and equipment. Cash provided by investing activities for the year ended April 30, 2010 relates to the redemption of a certificate of deposit for $1.0 million, offset by property and equipment purchases of $0.1 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $8.1 million and $2.0 million for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During the year ended April 30, 2011, we raised $9.4 million from the sale of redeemable common shares and warrants in a private placement transaction. In conjunction with this offering, we incurred fees of approximately $0.3 million and we used $1.0 million for the purchase of treasury stock. During the year ended April 30, 2010, we raised $2.2 million through the private placement of our common stock, which was offset by $0.2 million of treasury stock purchases.
Critical Accounting Policies
We believe that of our significant accounting policies (refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 15 of this Annual Report), the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity:
General
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to areas that require a significant level of judgment or are otherwise subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. These areas include carrying amounts of long-lived assets and deferred taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience, our observance of trends in particular areas and information or valuations and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Actual amounts could differ significantly from amounts previously estimated.
Revenue Recognition
We derive revenue from POS and TOS. Personalized oncology solutions assist physicians by providing information that may enhance personalized treatment options for their cancer patients through access to expert medical information panels and tumor specific data. Translational oncology solutions offer a preclinical tumorgraft platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary Tumorgraft studies, which have been shown to be predictive of how drugs may perform in clinical settings. We recognize revenue when the following four basic criteria are met: (i) a contract has been entered into with our customers; (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered to our customers; (iii) the fee charged is fixed and determinable as noted in the contract; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured, as fees for services are remitted in full upon execution of the contract. We utilize a proportional performance revenue recognition model for its translational oncology solutions under which we recognize revenue as performance occurs, based on the relative outputs of the performance that have occurred up to that point in time under the respective agreement, typically the delivery of reports to our customers documenting the results of our testing protocols.
When a personalized oncology solution or translational oncology solution arrangement involves multiple elements, the items included in the arrangement (deliverables) are evaluated to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. We perform this evaluation at the inception of an arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered. Generally, we account for a deliverable (or a group of deliverables) separately if: (i) the delivered item(s) has standalone value to the customer, (ii) if we have given the customer a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s), and (iii) delivery or performance of the undelivered item(s) or service(s) is probable and substantially in our control. Revenue on multiple element arrangements is recognized using a proportional method for each separately identified element. All revenue from contracts determined not to have separate units of accounting is recognized based on consideration of the most substantive delivery factor of all the elements in the contract or if there is no predominant deliverable upon delivery of the final element of the arrangement.
Share-Based Payments
We typically recognize expense for share-based payments based on the fair value of awards on the date of grant. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value. The option pricing model requires us to estimate certain key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk free interest rates, and dividend yield to determine the fair value of share-based awards. These assumptions are based on historical information and management judgment. We expense share-based payments over the period that the awards are expected to vest, net of estimated forfeitures. If the actual forfeitures differ from management’s estimates, compensation expense is adjusted. We report cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized from those options (excess tax benefits) as financing cash flows.
Research and Development
Research and development costs represent both costs incurred internally for research and development activities, costs of licensing drug compounds as well as costs incurred externally to fund research activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Non-refundable advance payments are capitalized and recorded as expense when the respective product or services are delivered.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost over the fair market value of the net assets acquired including identifiable assets. Goodwill is tested annually, or more frequently, if circumstances indicate potential impairment, by comparing its fair value to its carrying amount. The determination of whether or not goodwill is impaired involves significant judgment. Although we believe our goodwill is not impaired, changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact the judgments and may require future adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill. We use a two-step process. The first step is to screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if any. The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill, exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we determine the implied fair value of goodwill. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment of goodwill has occurred and an impairment loss would be recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of goodwill as a component of operating income. The implied fair value of goodwill is calculated by subtracting the fair value of tangible and intangible assets associated with the reporting unit from the fair value of the unit.
We have one reporting unit and one operating segment. In determining fair value, we primarily utilize our market capitalization, which is determined based on the fair value of our common stock. However, we may test the results of fair value under this method using (i) discounted cash flows; (ii) operating results based on a comparative multiple of earnings or revenues; (iii) offers from interested investors, if any; or (iv) appraisals. Additionally, there may be instances where these alternative methods provide a more accurate measure or indication of fair value.
In addition, we evaluate impairment if events or circumstances change between its annual assessment, indicating a possible impairment. Examples of such events or circumstances include: (i) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; (ii) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator; or (iii) a significant decline in market capitalization as compared to book value.
The estimated fair value of our reporting unit, as calculated for the April 30, 2011 impairment test, exceeded the carrying values of the reporting units. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on legal factors, market conditions and operational performance of the acquired businesses. Future events, including but not limited to continued declines in economic activity, loss of contracts or a significant number of customers or a rapid increase in costs or capital expenditures, could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that goodwill is impaired. Any resulting goodwill impairment could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Accounting for Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating the actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, goodwill and losses for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets, which include tax loss carry-forwards, and liabilities, which are included within the consolidated balance sheet. We then assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent that recovery is not likely or there is insufficient operating history, a valuation allowance is established. To the extent a valuation allowance is established or increased in a period, we include an expense within the tax provision of the consolidated statements of operations. As of April 30, 2011 and 2010, we have established a full valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets.
As of April 30, 2011 and 2010, we did not recognize any assets or liabilities relative to uncertain tax positions, nor do we anticipate any significant unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded during the next 12 months. Any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits is recognized in income tax expense. Since there are no unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken, there are no accrued penalties or interest.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
During December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2010-28, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASU 2010-28”). ASU 2010-28 addresses questions about entities with reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts because some entities concluded that Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test is passed in those circumstances because the fair value of their reporting unit will generally be greater than zero. The amendments in this update do not provide guidance on how to determine the carrying amount or measure the fair value of the reporting unit. The amendments in this update modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
During April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2010-17, Revenue Recognition-Milestone Method ("ASU 2010-17"). ASU 2010-17 provides guidance on the criteria that should be met for determining whether the milestone method of revenue recognition is appropriate. A vendor can recognize consideration that is contingent upon achievement of a milestone in its entirety as revenue in the period in which the milestone is achieved only if the milestone meets all criteria to be considered substantive. The following criteria must be met for a milestone to be considered substantive. The consideration earned by achieving the milestone should be: (i) commensurate with either the level of effort required to achieve the milestone or the enhancement of the value of the item delivered as a result of a specific outcome resulting from the vendor's performance to achieve the milestone; (ii) related solely to past performance and (iii) reasonable relative to all deliverables and payment terms in the arrangement. No split of an individual milestone is allowed and there can be more than one milestone in an arrangement. Accordingly, an arrangement may contain both substantive and non-substantive milestones. ASU 2010-17 is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
During January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires new disclosures for (i) transfers of assets and liabilities in and out of levels one and two fair value measurements, including a description of the reasons for such transfers and (ii) additional information in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). This guidance also clarifies existing disclosure requirements including (i) the level of disaggregation used when providing fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and (ii) the requirement to provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about activity in the roll forward for level three fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
During October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “ Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements ” (“ASU 2009-13”). This update requires the use of the relative selling price method when allocating revenue in multiple-deliverable types of arrangements. This method allows a vendor to use its best estimate of selling price if neither vendor specific objective evidence nor third party evidence of selling price exists when evaluating multiple deliverable arrangements. ASU 2009-13 was adopted on May 2, 2010 and did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing
We have no off-balance sheet debt or similar obligations. We have no transactions or obligations with related parties that are not disclosed, consolidated into or reflected in our reported results of operations or financial position. We do not guarantee any third-party debt.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2011 and 2010, consolidated statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period then ended April 30, 2011 together with the report of our independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth in the “F” pages of this Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 15.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer/Acting Principal Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Acting Principal Financial Officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Acting Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of Champions Oncology, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Acting Principal Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control–Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of April 30, 2011.
Management’s Annual Report on Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors and Executive Officers
The directors and executive officers of the Company as of April 30, 2011 are as follows:
Name
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Position(s) Presently Held
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David Sidransky, M.D.
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Director, Chairman of the Board
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Joel Ackerman
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Chief Executive Officer, Director and Acting Chief Financial Officer
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Ronnie Morris, M.D.
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President and Director
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James M. Martell
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Director
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Abba David Poliakoff
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Director
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Ana I. Stancic
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Director
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Scott R. Tobin
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Director
|
David Sidransky, M.D., age 51, has served as Chairman of the Company since October 2007 and Director of the Company since August 2007. Dr. Sidransky is the Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Research Division at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is a Professor of Oncology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Urology, Genetics, and Pathology at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. Dr. Sidransky is one of the most highly cited researchers in clinical and medical journals in the world, in the field of oncology during the past decade, with over 400 peer-reviewed publications. He has contributed more than 60 cancer reviews and chapters. Dr. Sidransky is a founder of a number of biotechnology companies and holds numerous biotechnology patents. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ImClone and was, until the merger with Eli Lilly, a director of ImClone Systems, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing oncology care, remains Chairman of Tamir Biotechnology and serves on the KV pharmaceuticals and Rosetta Genomics Board of Directors. Dr. Sidransky is serving and has served on scientific advisory boards of MedImmune, Roche, Amgen and Veridex, LLC. (a Johnson & Johnson diagnostic company), among others, Dr. Sidransky served as Director (2005-2008) of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). He was the chairperson of the first (September 2006) and the second (September 2007) AACR International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development: Maximizing Opportunities for Individualized Treatment. Dr. Sidransky is the recipient of many awards and honors, including the 1997 Sarstedt International Prize from the German Society of Clinical Chemistry, the 1998 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Health by the American College of Chest Physicians and the 2004 Hinda and Richard Rosenthal Award from the American Association of Cancer Research. Dr. Sidransky is certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology by the American Board of Medicine. Dr. Sidransky received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his M.D. from the Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Sidransky is well qualified to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Company and a member of the Company’s Board based on his extensive experience in clinical and medical oncology, his stature as a leading researcher in the field, and his experience with biotechnology companies.
Joel Ackerman, age 45, has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since October 26, 2010. Mr. Ackerman received a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1988 and a Masters degree in physics from Harvard University in 1990. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Ackerman was an associate with Mercer Management Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm offering in-depth advice to Fortune 1000 companies in a broad range of industries. From 1993 to 2008, Mr.Ackerman was employed by Warburg Pincus, LLC, a global private equity investment firm. At Warburg Pincus, Mr. Ackerman served in various capacities including managing director and head of the firm’s healthcare services group and a member of the firm’s executive management team. During 2010, Mr. Ackerman served as a senior portfolio fellow with Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. Mr. Ackerman is currently a member of the board of directors of Coventry Health Care, Inc., a publicly traded managed care company, and of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a publicly traded company that operates hospitals and nursing homes.
Mr. Ackerman is well qualified to serve as a member of the Company’s Board due to his broad and extensive operational and financial experience in the healthcare and biomedical industries.
Ronnie Morris, M.D., age 44, has served as President and a Director of the Company since October 26, 2010. Dr. Morris received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1993, completed his residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 1996, and has Board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, Dr. Morris practiced internal medicine and was a managing partner of Prohealth Medical Group in Boca Raton Florida where, in addition to his personal medical practice of more than 2,500 patients, he managed over 30 physicians in a multispecialty practice, was responsible for the practice’s financial operations, and coordinated and created ancillary revenue services for the practice. From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Morris was vice president and medical director of AllianceCare Inc. in Boynton Beach, Florida, a company that provided home health care, physical therapy and doctor “house calls”. In that capacity, Dr. Morris was responsible for the physician house call business, developed new markets, managed and directed 150 employees, tripled revenue and brought his division to profitability. In 2001, Dr. Morris co-founded MDVIP, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida, a personalized healthcare services company. Until 2009, when MDVIP was acquired by Procter and Gamble Co., Dr. Morris served on MDVIP’s board of directors, as medical director, and as a member of its executive management team. In those capacities, Dr. Morris conceptualized, developed and helped build MDVIP from a start-up company into a national leader in personalized healthcare services with a network of 400 doctors in 29 states and 125,000 consumers/patients. From 2009 to the present, Dr. Morris has been a private investor.
Dr. Morris is well qualified to serve as a member of the Company’s Board due to his extensive operational and managerial experience in the healthcare industry.
James M. Martell, age 64, a Director of the Company, founded the Company in 1985. He has served in various capacities as its Chairman, President and CEO until 2007 when the Company changed its business direction to focus on biotechnology. Mr. Martell then served as its President and CEO until March 2008 and as Chief Administrative Officer from March 2008 until May 2009. He is a consultant to the Company. Mr. Martell was a partner from 1983 to 1987 in Tomar Associates, a consulting company specializing in European-American joint ventures, venture capital financing, technology transfer, and corporate finance. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Martell was a partner in International Group, a company involved in promoting national and international business development. He held various administrative positions from 1973 to 1981 with the United States Department of Energy. Mr. Martell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1968 and Master of Science degree in Geochemistry in 1973, from George Washington University.
Mr. Martell is well qualified to serve as a member of the Company’s Board due to his prior extensive business experience and experience as a public company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Abba David Poliakoff, age 59, has served as Director of the Company since March 2008. Mr. Poliakoff is a member of the law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland, and chair of its Securities Law Group. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Business Law Section, former Chair of its Committee on Securities, and a former, member of the Business Regulations Article Review Committee of the Committee to Revise the Maryland Annotated Code. Mr. Poliakoff is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC). Mr. Poliakoff is currently the Chairman of the Maryland Israel Development Center, a joint venture between the State of Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the State of Israel Ministry of Industry and Trade. He is also a co-founder and on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Middle Eastern Chamber of Commerce. In 2009, Governor Martin J. O’Malley of Maryland appointed Mr. Poliakoff to the Governor’s International Advisory Council on International Commerce and Trade. He was previously appointed by Maryland Governor Robert C. Ehrlich, Jr. to the Governor’s Transition Committee. In his community work, he is on the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Jewish Council, and on the Board of Directors of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Mr. Poliakoff is a former President for the Maryland Region of the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA), and a founder and past president of the Jewish Arbitration and Mediation Board of Baltimore.
Mr. Poliakoff is well qualified to serve as a member of the Company’s Board due to his extensive legal experience and experience with biotechnology start-ups.
Ana I. Stancic, age 54, has over twenty years of extensive and diversified finance, accounting and operational experience in the healthcare industry. Since June 8, 2011, Ms. Stancic has been serving as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 2010 to 2011, Ms. Stancic served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M2Gen, a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of Moffitt Cancer Center. From 2008 to 2009, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Aureon Laboratories, Inc., a private oncology diagnostic company. From 2007 to 2008, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by Johnson and Johnson. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Stancic was at ImClone Systems, Inc., which was acquired by Eli Lilly, Inc. At ImClone, she served in various financial roles, including Senior Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining ImClone, she was Vice President and Controller at Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ms. Stancic began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Assurance practice where she had responsibility for international and national companies in the pharmaceutical and services industries. Ms. Stancic is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of KV Pharmaceutical Co. and Genta Incorporated.
Ms. Stancic is well qualified to serve as a member of the Company’s board due to her extensive finance, accounting and operational experience in the healthcare industry. Ms. Stancic is also the Audit Committee’s financial expert.
Scott R. Tobin, age 40, has served as Director of the Company since June 2011. Mr. Tobin joined Battery Ventures, a venture capital firm, in 1997 where he has been a managing member of various funds affiliated with Battery Ventures since May 2000. Prior to joining Battery, Mr. Tobin held positions at First Albany Corp. and at Future Vision, a venture-backed software company that was sold to Softkey International. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated on March 24, 2011, between the Company, Battery Partners IX, LLC and Battery Ventures IX, L.P., the Company agreed to appoint one nominee nominated by Battery to become a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Tobin was appointed to the Board in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement effective June 27, 2011.
Mr. Tobin is well qualified to serve on the Company’s Board due to his extensive corporate finance and multi-national operational experience.
The term of office of each director is until the next annual election of Directors and until a successor is elected and qualified or until the Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board. There is no family relationship between or among any of the Company’s directors or officers. The Board of Directors met six times during the year ended April 30, 2011. No incumbent director attended fewer than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held during the 2011 fiscal year and the total number of meetings held by all committees on which the director served during such year.
Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
While the Board believes that there are various structures which can provide successful leadership to the Company, we currently have separate individuals serving in the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in recognition of the differences between the two roles. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Company and the day-to-day leadership of the Company, while the Chairman of the Board provides guidance to the Chief Executive Officer and presides over meetings of the full Board. This structure is appropriate at this time to the Company’s business because it reflects the industry experience, vision and energy brought to the Board of Directors by the Chairman, Dr. Sidransky, and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ackerman.
Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks the Company faces, while the Board, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. In its risk oversight role, the Board of Directors has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the risk management process designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. To do this, the Chairman of the Board meets regularly with management to discuss strategy and the risks facing the Company. Senior management attends the Board meetings and is available to address any questions or concerns raised by the Board on risk management and any other matters. The Chairman of the Board and independent members of the Board work together to provide strong, independent oversight of the Company’s management and affairs through its standing committees and, when necessary, special meetings of independent directors.
Board Committees
The Board of Directors has appointed an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and has adopted charters for each of these committees. The members of the committees are as follows (an asterisk (*) denotes that the individual chairs the relevant committee):
Board Committee Membership
Director
|
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Audit Committee
|
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Compensation
Committee
|
|
Nominating and
Governance
Committee
|
David Sidransky, M.D.
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X*
|
Abba David Poliakoff
|
|
X
|
|
X*
|
|
X
|
Ana Stancic
|
|
X*
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
The Board of Directors has determined that Ana Stancic qualifies as the “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated by the SEC, and that she is “independent” within the meaning of the independence standards applicable to the Audit Committee. Ms. Stancic’s biographical information is set forth above.
Code of Ethics
The Company has a Code of Ethics that applies to all Company employees, including the Chief Financial Officer, as well as members of the Board of Directors. The Company’s Code of Ethics has been filed as Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2008.
Compliance with Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that the Company’s directors and executive officers and each person who owns more than 10% of the Company’s Shares, file with the SEC an initial report of beneficial ownership and subsequent reports of changes in beneficial ownership of the Shares. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely upon the review of the copies of such reports furnished to us, all of these reporting persons complied with the Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Introduction
In this section, information is discussed with respect to “named executive officers”. As defined by the SEC regulations applicable to the Company, “named executive officers” include the following: all individuals who served as the Company’s principal executive officer, or acting in a similar capacity, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011; the Company’s two most highly compensated executive officers whose total compensation for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011 exceeded $100,000 (other than principal executive officer) and who were serving in such capacities on April 30, 2011; and up to two of the Company’s most highly compensated non-executive officer employees whose total compensation during the fiscal year exceeded $100,000.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding the total compensation paid or earned by the named executive officers as compensation for their services in all capacities during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Name and
Principal Position
(a)
|
|
Year
(b)
|
|
Base Salary
$
(c)
|
|
|
Bonus
$
(d)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
$
(e)
|
|
|
Option
Awards
$(1)
(f)
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
$ (i)
|
|
|
Total
$
(j)
|
|
Mark R. Schonau, CPA
|
|
2011
|
|
|
140,739 |
(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,444 |
|
|
|
80,248 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
240,431 |
|
Former CFO
|
|
2010
|
|
|
185,000 |
(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
37,600 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
222,600 |
|
Joel Ackerman (3)
|
|
2011
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,666,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,666,000 |
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2010
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Ronnie Morris, M.D. (4)
|
|
2011
|
|
|
23,220 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,666,000 |
|
|
|
2,396 |
|
|
|
3,691,616 |
|
President
|
|
2010
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Elizabeth Bruckheimer, Ph.D.
|
|
2011
|
|
|
163,163 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30,080 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
217,243 |
|
VP, Scientific Operations
|
|
2010
|
|
|
152,185 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,912 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
172,097 |
|
Guy Malchi
|
|
2011
|
|
|
173,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
60,160 |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
|
|
273,160 |
|
General Manager, Champions Biotechnology UK, Ltd.
|
|
2010
|
|
|
147,000 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
31,583 |
|
|
|
26,577 |
|
|
|
217,160 |
|
(1)
|
The amounts shown on the “Option Awards” column reflect the grant date value of the stock option awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, see elsewhere in this Annual Report. While these amounts are deductible for federal income tax purposes, for financial statement purposes, these amounts are charged to additional paid-in capital.
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(2)
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Mr. Schonau resigned effective January 14, 2011.
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(3)
|
Mr. Ackerman became a Director and commenced his employment on October 26, 2010.
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(4)
|
Dr. Morris became a Director and commenced his employment on October 26, 2010.
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The Board of Directors has the right to change and increase the compensation of executive officers at any time.
Mark R. Schonau, CPA, Former Chief Financial Officer
The Company entered into an employment agreement dated January 5, 2009 with Mr. Schonau to serve as Chief Financial Officer. The term of the agreement commenced on January 19, 2009 and was at-will. Mr. Schonau’s compensation included a salary of $185,000 per annum, participation in Company employee benefit plans and an option to purchase 233,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Shares”) at an exercise price of $1.18 per share, the per Share market price on the date the options were approved by the Board of Directors. The options vest and become exercisable at the rate of 77,666 Shares on the first anniversary of the grant date, 77,667 Shares on the second anniversary of the grant date and 77,667 Shares on the third anniversary of the grant date. All vested options are exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date. In addition, each year, Mr. Schonau was eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Incentive Plan with up to 20% of his annual base salary paid in cash, stock, stock options, or any combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, as well as eligible to receive a restricted stock grant of up to 35,000 shares. Upon termination without cause, the Company would Mr. Schonau severance equal to three months’ salary. Mr. Schonau voluntarily resigned from the Company effective January 14, 2011. On February 8, 2011, the Company and Mr. Schonau entered into an agreement which provides that Mr. Schonau will assist as reasonable needed in the transition to a new chief financial officer and will assist the Company as reasonable needed in the preparation of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2011 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011. In consideration for these services and mutual general releases, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Schonau the sum of $15,000, issue to Mr. Schonau 5,555 restricted Shares (in addition to the 2,842 restricted Shares which had previously vested), and issue to Mr. Schonau options to purchase 150,000 Shares, exercisable at any time until January 14, 2014 at an exercise price of $1.18 per Share. All other options and restricted Shares previously issued to Mr. Schonau lapsed.
Elizabeth Bruckheimer, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific Operations
The Company entered into an employment agreement dated December 17, 2008, as amended March 31, 2010, with Dr. Bruckheimer to serve as Director of Preclinical Development. The term of the agreement commenced on January 5, 2009 and is at-will. Dr. Bruckheimer’s compensation includes a salary of $158,025 per annum, participation in Company employee benefit plans and an option to purchase 75,000 Shares at an exercise price of $1.18 per share, the per Share market price on the date the options were approved by the Board of Directors. The options vest and become exercisable at the rate of 25,000 Shares upon completion of one full year of service, 25,000 Shares upon completion of two full years of service, and 25,000 Shares upon completion of three full years of service. All vested options are exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date. In addition, each year, Dr. Bruckheimer is eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Incentive Plan with up to 15% of her annual base salary paid in cash, stock, stock options, or any combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, as well as eligible to receive a stock option grant of up to 45,000 options.
Guy Malchi, General Manager, Champions Biotechnology UK, Inc.
The Company entered into an employment agreement dated April 1, 2009 with Mr. Malchi to serve as General Manager of the Company’s subsidiary, Champions Biotechnology UK, Inc.
The term of the agreement commenced on April 1, 2009. Mr. Malchi’s compensation includes a salary of $147,000 per annum and other compensation which includes pension, severance, disability, advanced studies and recreation pay. Mr. Malchi was granted an option to purchase 300,000 Shares at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, the per Share market price on the first date of Mr. Malchi’s service. The options vest and become exercisable at the rate of 100,000 Shares upon completion of one full year of service, 100,000 Shares upon completion of two full years of service, and 100,000 Shares upon completion of three full years of service. All vested options are exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date. In addition, each year, Mr. Malchi is eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Incentive Plan with up to 20% of his annual base salary paid in cash, stock, stock options, or any combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, as well as eligible to receive a stock option grant of up to 90,000 options.
Joel Ackerman, Chief Executive Officer
The Company entered into an employment agreement with dated October 25, 2010 with Mr. Ackerman to serve as Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Ackerman was also appointed as a member of the Board. Mr. Ackerman received options to purchase 2,500,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.875 per share (the “Non-Contingent Options”), which vest and become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments beginning on October 26, 2010. Mr. Ackerman also received options to purchase an additional 2,500,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.875 per share (the “Contingent Options”), which vest in 36 equal monthly installments beginning on October 26, 2010, but are only exercisable upon the Company meeting all of certain milestones during the three year period following October 26, 2010. All options were granted under the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. All unvested options vest immediately upon a change of control of the Company or the termination of Mr. Ackerman without cause. All unexercised Non-Contingent Options will lapse and be canceled 90 days following the termination of Mr. Ackerman with cause or the resignation of Mr. Ackerman from the Company.
Ronnie Morris, M.D., President
The Company entered into an employment agreement dated October 25, 2010 with Dr. Ronnie Morris to serve as President of the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Dr. Morris was also appointed as a member of the Board. Dr. Morris received options to purchase 2,500,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.875 per share (the “Non-Contingent Options”), which vest and become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments beginning on October 26, 2010. Dr. Morris also received options to purchase an additional 2,500,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.875 per share (the “Contingent Options”), which vest in 36 equal monthly installments beginning on October 26, 2010, but are only exercisable upon the Company meeting all of certain milestones during the three year period following October 26, 2010. All options were granted under the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. All unvested options vest immediately upon a change of control of the Company or the termination of Dr. Morris without cause. All unexercised Non-Contingent Options will lapse and be canceled 90 days following the termination of Dr. Morris with cause or the resignation of Dr. Morris from the Company.
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2011 Fiscal Year End
The following table sets forth, for each of the named executive officers, information with respect to unexercised options as of the Company’s fiscal year ended April 30, 2011:
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Option Awards
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Name
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
|
|
|
Option Exercise
Price ($)
|
|
|
Option Expiration
Date(1)
|
|
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
(e)
|
|
|
(f)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark R. Schonau, CPA
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
2/8/2014
|
|
Joel Ackerman
|
|
|
833,333 |
(2) |
|
|
4,166,667 |
|
|
|
0.875 |
|
|
10/25/2020
|
|
Ronnie Morris, M.D.
|
|
|
833,333 |
(2) |
|
|
4,166,667 |
|
|
|
0.875 |
|
|
10/25,2020 |
|
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
2/23/2019
|
|
Elizabeth Bruckheimer, Ph.D.
|
|
|
14,848 |
(3) |
|
|
1,856 |
|
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
8/28/2019
|
|
|
|
|
13,333 |
(4) |
|
|
26,667 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
7/21/2020
|
|
|
|
|
200,000 |
(5) |
|
|
100,000 |
(4) |
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
6/19/2019
|
|
Guy Malchi
|
|
|
35,496 |
(6) |
|
|
17,748 |
(5) |
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
8/28/2019
|
|
|
|
|
26,667 |
(7) |
|
|
53,333 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
7/21/2020
|
|
(1)
|
All vested options will be exercisable over a ten-year period expiring on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.
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(2)
|
These options vest ratably over three years from October 25, 2010, date of grant.
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(3)
|
These options vest at rate of $1,856 on the grant anniversary and then $1,856 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the August 28, 2009, date of grant.
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(4)
|
These options vest a rate of 13,333 on the grant anniversary and then 13,333 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the July 21, 2010 grant date.
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(5)
|
These options vest at the rate of 100,000 on the grant anniversary and then 100,000 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the June 19, 2009 grant date.
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(6)
|
These options vest at the rate of 17,748 on the grant anniversary and then 17,748 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the August 28, 2009 grant date.
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(7)
|
These options vest at the rate of 26,677 on the grant anniversary and then 26,677 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the July 21, 2010 grant date.
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Director Compensation
Under the Company’s Director Compensation Plan of 2010 (the “Director Plan”), on January 1 of each year, each independent director, other than the Chairman, will be granted an automatic award of five-year options to purchase 50,000 Shares pursuant to the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, at an exercise price equal to the last closing price of the shares prior to the effective date of the grant. The Chairman will be granted an automatic annual award of five-year options to purchase 100,000 shares pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price equal to the last closing price of the shares prior to the effective date of the grant. All of the options vest quarterly at the rate of 25% each calendar quarter over that calendar year, commencing on the first day of each calendar quarter.
In addition, for service on one or more Board committees, independent directors will receive on the first day of each calendar year either a grant of five-year options to purchase 50,000 shares at an exercise price equal to the last closing price of the shares prior to the effective date of the grant, or, at the election of the director, 50,000 restricted shares. The Chairman will receive for his committee service, on the first day of each calendar year, either a grant of five-year options to purchase 100,000 shares at an exercise price equal to the last closing price of the shares prior to the effective date of the grant, or, at the election of the director, 100,000 restricted shares. All of these option awards and share grants vest quarterly at the rate of 25% throughout the calendar year on the first day of each calendar quarter, commencing on January 1 of each calendar year.
The Company will also pay each independent director $15,000 to offset the tax liability in respect of a restricted shares award, paid 25% each quarter.
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to directors, other than directors who are also named executive officers and whose compensation as directors is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above, for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011:
Name
(a)
|
|
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
(b)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards ($)
(c)
|
|
|
Option
Awards ($)(1)
(d)
|
|
|
All other
Compensation ($)
(g)
|
|
|
Total
(h)
|
|
David Sidransky, M.D.
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
$ |
61,737 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
(2) |
|
$ |
211,737 |
|
Abba David Poliakoff
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,869 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
75,869 |
|
Ana Stancic
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
45,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,869 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
75,869 |
|
James M. Martell
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
143,333 |
(3) |
|
$ |
143,333 |
|
Scott R. Tobin
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
(4) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1)
|
Calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation method (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).
|
|
(2)
|
Paid for consulting services.
|
|
(3)
|
Paid for consulting services.
|
|
(4)
|
Mr. Tobin became a director effective June 27, 2011.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Beneficial Ownership
The following table reflects the names and addresses of the only persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the Shares outstanding as of July 15, 2011 (the “Applicable Date”). For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership, Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) requires inclusion of Shares that may be acquired within sixty days of the Applicable Date. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, beneficial ownership of Shares represents sole voting and investment power with respect to those Shares.
Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
|
|
Percent
of Class
|
|
David Sidransky, M.D.
1500 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
|
|
|
11,070,000 |
(1) |
|
|
23.5 |
% |
Battery Ventures IX, L.P. (2)
930 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
|
|
|
9,386,667 |
(2) |
|
|
20.2 |
% |
James M. Martell
2200 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 102-306
Arlington, VA 21230
|
|
|
2,051,828 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Manuel Hidalgo, M.D., Ph.D.
206 Cross Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
|
|
|
2,625,000 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
% |
Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
1450 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10018
|
|
|
2,666,667 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
(1)
|
See footnote 4 under “Information Regarding Share Ownership of Management”.
|
|
(2)
|
See footnote 9 under “Information Regarding Share Ownership of Management”.
|
Information Regarding Share Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Shares as of the Applicable Date by (i) each of the named executive officers, (ii) each current director and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership, Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act requires inclusion of Shares that may be acquired within sixty days of the Applicable Date. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, beneficial ownership of Shares represents sole voting and investment power with respect to those Shares.
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Title
|
|
Shares Beneficially
Owned
|
|
|
Percent of Class
|
|
Mark R. Schonau
|
|
Former CFO
|
|
|
158,397 |
(1) |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
Elizabeth Bruckheimer, Ph.D.
|
|
VP, Scientific Operations
|
|
|
106,148 |
(2) |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Guy Malchi
|
|
General Manager, Champions Biotechnology UK, Ltd.
|
|
|
382,113 |
(3) |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
David Sidransky, M.D.
|
|
Chairman; Director
|
|
|
11,070,000 |
(4) |
|
|
23.5 |
% |
Joel Ackerman
|
|
CEO; Director
|
|
|
1,722,222 |
(5) |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
Ronnie Morris, M.D.
|
|
President, Director
|
|
|
1,722,222 |
(6) |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
James M. Martell
|
|
Director
|
|
|
2,051,828 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Abba David Poliakoff
|
|
Director
|
|
|
925,000 |
(7) |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
Ana I. Stancic
|
|
Director
|
|
|
225,000 |
(8) |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
Scott R. Tobin
|
|
Director
|
|
|
9,386,667 |
(9) |
|
|
20.2 |
% |
All directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)
|
|
|
|
|
27,749,597 |
(10) |
|
|
55.5 |
% |
(1)
|
Includes 150,000 Shares which Mr. Schonau has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(2)
|
Shares which Dr. Bruckheimer has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(3)
|
Shares which Mr. Malchi has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(4)
|
Includes 395,000 Shares which Dr. Sidransky has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(5)
|
Includes 1,388,889 Shares which Mr. Ackerman has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(6)
|
Includes 1,388,889 Shares which Dr. Morris will have the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options upon approval of the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan by the Israel Tax Authority.
|
(7)
|
Includes 437,500 Shares which Mr. Poliakoff has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(8)
|
Shares which Ms. Stancic has the right to acquire through the exercise of stock options.
|
(9)
|
Consists of 8,481,857 Shares held by Battery Ventures IX, L.P. ("BVIX") and 84,810 Shares held by Battery Investment Partners IX, LLC ("BIPIX"). BVIX and BIPIX are under common control, as Battery Partners IX, LLC ("BPIX") is the sole general partner of BVIX and the sole manager of BIPIX. Mr. Tobin is a member manager of BPIX. Also includes 811,882 Shares which BVIX has the right to acquire through the exercise of a warrant, and 8,118 Shares which BIPIX has the right to acquire through the exercise of a warrant. BVIX and BIPIX are under common control, as BPIX is the sole general partner of BVIX and the sole manager of BIPIX. Mr. Tobin expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over all shares held by BVIX, BIPIX and BPIX, except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein which cannot be calculated at this time.
|
(10)
|
See footnotes 1-9 above.
|
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The Company has granted options to individual employees, directors, and consultants pursuant to individual compensation arrangements under a 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and a 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. The following table provides information, as of April 30, 2011, with respect to all these compensation arrangements under which shares are authorized for issuance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
remaining available for
|
|
|
|
Number of Securities
|
|
|
Weighted-average
|
|
|
future issuance under
|
|
|
|
to be issued upon
|
|
|
exercise price of
|
|
|
equity compensation
|
|
|
|
exercise of outstanding
|
|
|
outstanding options
|
|
|
plans (excluding securities
|
|
|
|
options and rights
|
|
|
and rights
|
|
|
refected in column (a)
|
|
Plan Category
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
(c )
|
|
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 Equity incentive plan
|
|
|
11,035,000 |
|
|
|
0.88 |
|
|
|
18,965,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director compensation plan
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
0.90 |
|
|
|
- |
|
2008 Equity incentive plan
|
|
|
3,052,615 |
|
|
|
0.89 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The Board has determined that each of the current directors, other than our Chief Executive Officer, Joel Ackerman, and our President, Ronnie Morris, M.D., is independent as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. Furthermore, other than Dr. Sidransky, who received $60,000 in consulting fees from the Company during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011 and owns 23.5% of the issued and outstanding Shares, each member of the Company’s three standing committees of the Board is “independent” within the meaning of the independence standards applicable to each such committee.
During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011, we paid one of our directors, James Martell, $143,000 in consulting fees. We also reacquired 2,171,883 Shares from Mr. Martell for $1,033,000 during fiscal 2011 pursuant to the stock repurchase agreement dated May 18, 2009.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The following is a description of the fees billed to the Company by Ernst & Young, LLP (“E&Y”) during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010:
Audit Fees. Audit fees include fees paid by the Company to E&Y in connection with the annual audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and review of the Company’s interim financial statements. Audit fees also include fees for services performed by E&Y that are closely related to the audit and in many cases could only be provided by our independent auditors. Such services include consents related to SEC and other regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed to the Company by E&Y for audit services rendered to the Company for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 totaled $154,000 and $178,000, respectively.
Audit Related Fees. The Company did not incur any audit related services fees for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Tax Fees. Tax fees include corporate tax compliance, counsel and advisory services. The aggregate fees billed to the Company by E&Y for the tax related services rendered to the Company for the for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 totaled $13,200 and $10,000, respectively.
All Other Fees. The Company did not incur any fees for other services from E&Y for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Company’s Audit Committee reviews all fees charged by the Company’s independent auditors, and actively monitors the relationship between audit and non-audit services provided. The Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent auditors and fees charged.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)1. Financial Statements.
|
|
Page
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
F-2
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2011 and 2010
|
|
F-3
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended April 30, 2011 and 2010
|
|
F-4
|
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended April 30, 2011 and 2010
|
|
F-5
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended April 30, 2011 and 2010
|
|
F-6
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-7
|
(a)2. Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable.
(a)3. Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit No.
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed March 7, 2011, File No. 0-17263)
|
3.2
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2011, File No. 0-17263)
|
10.1
|
|
Employment Agreement dated October 25, 2010 between the Company and Joel Ackerman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 29, 2010, File No. 0-17263)
|
10.2
|
|
Employment Agreement dated October 25, 2010 between the Company and Ronnie Morris, M.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 29, 2010, File No. 0-17263)
|
14
|
|
Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 of the April 30, 2008 Form 10-KSB, File No. 0-17263)
|
21
|
|
Subsidiaries of the Registrant *
|
31.1
|
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principle Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer*
|
31.2
|
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
|
* Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
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July 15, 2011
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/s/ JOEL ACKERMAN
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Joel Ackerman
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Chief Executive Officer, Director and
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Acting Chief Financial Officer
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(principal executive officer, principal financial officer and
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principal accounting officer)
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In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ JOEL ACKERMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, Acting
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July 15, 2011
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Joel Ackerman
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Chief Financial Officer and Director
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/s/ DAVID SIDRANSKY
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Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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July 15, 2011
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David Sidransky
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/s/ RONNIE MORRIS
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President and Director
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July 15, 2011
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Ronnie Morris
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/s/ JAMES M. MARTELL
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Director
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July 15, 2011
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James M. Martell
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/s/ ABBA D. POLIAKOFF
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Director
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July 15, 2011
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Abba D. Poliakoff
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/s/ ANA I. STANCIC
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Director
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July 15, 2011
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Ana I. Stancic
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/s/ SCOTT R. TOBIN
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Director
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July 15, 2011
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Scott R. Tobin
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-2
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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F-3
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
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F-4
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
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F-5
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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F-6
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Champions Oncology, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets Champions Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Champions Oncology, Inc. at April 30, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
July 15, 2011
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF APRIL 30, 2011 and 2010
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2011
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2010
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
10,457,000 |
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$ |
2,572,000 |
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Accounts receivable
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585,000 |
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89,000 |
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Grant receivable
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517,000 |
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- |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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276,000 |
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497,000 |
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|
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Total current assets
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11,835,000 |
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3,158,000 |
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Property and equipment, net
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146,000 |
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105,000 |
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Goodwill
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669,000 |
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669,000 |
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|
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|
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Total assets
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$ |
12,650,000 |
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$ |
3,932,000 |
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LIABILITIES, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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|
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Current liabilities:
|
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Accounts payable
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$ |
1,580,000 |
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$ |
944,000 |
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Accrued liabilities
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302,000 |
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236,000 |
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Deferred revenue
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1,618,000 |
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910,000 |
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|
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Total current liabilities
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3,500,000 |
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2,090,000 |
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Warrants liability
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972,000 |
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- |
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Other liabilities
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|
|
- |
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77,000 |
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|
|
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|
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Total liabilities
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4,472,000 |
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2,167,000 |
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Commitments and Contingencies:
|
|
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Accrued stock purchase
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- |
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188,000 |
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Redeemable common stock, $0.001 par value; 12,533,333 and 0 contingently puttable common shares oustanding as of April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively
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8,159,000 |
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- |
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Stockholders' equity:
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Preferred stock, $10 par value; 56,075 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2011 and April 30, 2010
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- |
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- |
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Common stock, $.001 par value; 125,000,000 and 50,000,000 shares authorized, including redeemable common stock, 36,956,667 and 36,844,000 shares issued, and 33,870,000 and 35,780,000 shares outstanding as of April 30, 2011 and April 30, 2010, respectively
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37,000 |
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37,000 |
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Treasury stock, at cost, 3,236,000 and 1,064,000 common shares as of April 30, 2011 and April 30, 2010, respectively
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(1,252,000 |
) |
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(219,000 |
) |
Stock subscription receivable
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- |
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(750,000 |
) |
Additional paid-in capital
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17,784,000 |
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15,193,000 |
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Accumulated deficit
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(16,482,000 |
) |
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(12,680,000 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(68,000 |
) |
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(4,000 |
) |
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Total stockholders' equity
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19,000 |
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1,577,000 |
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Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders' equity
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$ |
12,650,000 |
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$ |
3,932,000 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Years Ended April 30,
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2011
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2010
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Operating revenue:
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Personalized oncology solutions
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$ |
3,382,000 |
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$ |
3,206,000 |
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Translational oncology solutions (a)
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3,500,000 |
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1,687,000 |
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|
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Total operating revenue
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6,882,000 |
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4,893,000 |
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Costs and operating expenses:
|
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Cost of personalized oncology solutions
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1,604,000 |
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1,117,000 |
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Cost of translational oncology solutions (a)
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1,538,000 |
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798,000 |
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Research and development
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2,951,000 |
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2,622,000 |
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Sales and marketing
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1,413,000 |
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517,000 |
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General and administrative
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4,611,000 |
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2,767,000 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Total costs and operating expenses
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|
|
12,117,000 |
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7,821,000 |
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Loss from operations
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(5,235,000 |
) |
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(2,928,000 |
) |
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|
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Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest income
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|
|
- |
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5,000 |
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Grant income
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1,465,000 |
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|
|
- |
|
Change in fair value of warrants liability
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(36,000 |
) |
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|
- |
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Other income
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|
|
15,000 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total other income (expense)
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|
|
1,444,000 |
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|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before income tax expense
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|
|
(3,791,000 |
) |
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|
(2,923,000 |
) |
Income tax expense
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(3,802,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,923,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, including redeemable common stock, basic and diluted
|
|
|
36,441,000 |
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|
33,774,000 |
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Net loss per common share outstanding, including redeemable common stock, basic and diluted
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$ |
(0.10 |
) |
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$ |
(0.09 |
) |
(a) Previously referred to as "Preclinical eValuation services"
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Subscription
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Stockholders'
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, May 1, 2009
|
|
|
32,989,000 |
|
|
$ |
34,000 |
|
|
|
590,000 |
|
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
|
$ |
11,640,000 |
|
|
$ |
(9,757,000 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,916,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
593,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
593,000 |
|
Exercise of warrants
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
Private placement of common stock
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,969,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,972,000 |
|
Stock subscription receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(750,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(750,000 |
) |
Common stock issued for patent
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
Purchase of treasury stock from board member
|
|
|
(474,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
474,000 |
|
|
|
(218,000 |
) |
|
|
(187,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(405,000 |
) |
Issuance of purchased call to board member
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,774,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,774,000 |
) |
Contribution of equity from board member
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,774,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,774,000 |
|
Comprehensive loss net loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,923,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,923,000 |
) |
foreign currency translation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
Total comprehensive loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,927,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, April 30, 2010
|
|
|
35,780,000 |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
|
|
1,064,000 |
|
|
|
(219,000 |
) |
|
|
15,193,000 |
|
|
|
(12,680,000 |
) |
|
|
(750,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
1,577,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,133,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,133,000 |
|
Exercise of warrants
|
|
|
104,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Private placement of common stock
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Cancelation of stock subscription receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(750,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Purchases of treasury stock from board member and cancellation of accrued stock liability
|
|
|
(2,172,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,172,000 |
|
|
|
(1,033,000 |
) |
|
|
188,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(845,000 |
) |
Issuance of restricted stock
|
|
|
158,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Foreign currency net loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,802,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,802,000 |
) |
foreign currency translation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(64,000 |
) |
|
|
(64,000 |
) |
Total comprehensive loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,866,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
Balance, April 30, 2011
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|
33,870,000 |
|
|
$ |
37,000 |
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|
|
3,236,000 |
|
|
$ |
(1,252,000 |
) |
|
$ |
17,784,000 |
|
|
$ |
(16,482,000 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(68,000 |
) |
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Years Ended April 30,
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2011
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2010
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Operating activities:
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|
|
|
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|
Net loss
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|
$ |
(3,802,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,923,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
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|
|
3,133,000 |
|
|
|
593,000 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Depreciation expense
|
|
|
42,000 |
|
|
|
32,000 |
|
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
22,000 |
|
Common stock issued for patent
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
Change in fair value of warrants liability
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|
|
36,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(493,000 |
) |
|
|
(46,000 |
) |
Grant receivable
|
|
|
(517,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other
|
|
|
217,000 |
|
|
|
585,000 |
|
Accounts payable
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|
|
636,000 |
|
|
|
(471,000 |
) |
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
62,000 |
|
|
|
169,000 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
697,000 |
|
|
|
(313,000 |
) |
Other liabilities
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|
|
(77,000 |
) |
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
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|
|
(54,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,100,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
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|
(85,000 |
) |
|
|
(84,000 |
) |
Proceeds form sale of property and equipment
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|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
Proceeds from certificate of deposit..
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,017,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(84,000 |
) |
|
|
941,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Financing activities:
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Private placement of common shares and warrants (net of $305,000 in offering costs)
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|
9,095,000 |
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|
- |
|
Private placement of common shares
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|
|
- |
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|
2,222,000 |
|
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants
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|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
Purchase of treasury stock
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|
|
(1,033,000 |
) |
|
|
(218,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
8,083,000 |
|
|
|
2,007,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(60,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
7,885,000 |
|
|
|
844,000 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
2,572,000 |
|
|
|
1,728,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
|
|
$ |
10,457,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,572,000 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
Background
Champions Oncology, Inc., formerly Champions Biotechnology, Inc., (the “Company”), is a company that is engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs. The Company’s Tumorgraft Technology Platform is a novel approach to personalizing cancer care based upon the implantation of human tumors in immune deficient mice. The Company uses this technology to derive revenue for two customer groups: Personalized Oncology Solutions (“POS”), and Translational Oncology Solutions (“TOS”). Personal Oncology Solutions assist physicians in developing personalized treatment options for their cancer patients through access to panels of expert medical professionals and tumor specific data. The Company’s Translational Oncology Solutions offer a technology platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary Tumorgraft studies, which have been shown to be predictive of how drugs may perform in clinical settings.
The Company has two operating subsidiaries: Champions Biotechnology U.K., Limited, and Champions Oncology, Israel, Ltd. For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, there were no material revenues earned outside of the United States.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”),
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Biomerk, Inc., Champions Biotechnology U.K., Limited and the Company’s new Israeli subsidiary which was established in November 2010, Champions Oncology (Israel) Ltd. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, all of which have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, have been translated into the U.S. dollar for the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each period being presented. Translation gains and losses are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company is subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations in connection with the Company’s international operations.
Segment Reporting
The Company operates as a single operation, using core infrastructure that serves the oncology needs of customers through both personalized oncology solutions and translational oncology solutions. The Company’s chief operating decision maker assesses the Company’s performance as a whole and no expense or operating income is generated or evaluated on any component level.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation in which sales and marketing expenses are separately stated from general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The reclassification have resulted in no changes to the Company’s accumulated deficit and net losses presented in prior periods.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. At various times, the Company has amounts on deposit at financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits.
Fair Value
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deposits and other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred revenue approximate their fair value based on the liquidity or the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value hierarchy promulgated by GAAP consists of three levels:
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Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
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·
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Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
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·
|
Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.
|
Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The Company has one liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis, which are warrants that were issued in connection with a private placement of the Company’s securities that closed during April 2011 and is discussed more fully in Note 7. As of April 30, 2011, these warrants had an estimated fair value of $782,000, which was calculated by the Monte Carlo simulation valuation method using level two inputs. The Company has no assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and there were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Accounts receivable represent mainly amounts due under agreements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for Translational Oncology Services. Accounts receivable is also comprised of certain unbilled accounts receivables and represent the services completed under Translational Oncology Business but have not been billed. As of April 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company had unbilled receivables of $305,000 and $ 43,000, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and consists of laboratory equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer hardware and software. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the various assets ranging from three to seven years. Property and equipment consisted of the following:
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
|
|
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,000 |
|
Computer equipment and software
|
|
|
119,000 |
|
|
|
42,000 |
|
Laboratory equipment
|
|
|
56,000 |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Software in-progress
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
43,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total property and equipment
|
|
|
211,000 |
|
|
|
128,000 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(65,000 |
) |
|
|
(23,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
146,000 |
|
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
Depreciation expense was $42,000 and $32,000 for the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
Impairment losses are to be recognized when the carrying amount of a long lived asset is not recoverable or exceeds its fair value. The Company evaluates its long lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company uses estimates of future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long lived asset or asset group to determine the recoverability of the asset. These estimates only include the net cash flows directly associated with, and that are expected to arise as a direct result of, the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group. The Company has not recognized any impairment losses for the Company’s long lived assets for the years ending April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost over the fair market value of the net assets acquired including identifiable assets. Goodwill is tested annually, or more frequently, if circumstances indicate potential impairment, by comparing its fair value to its carrying amount. The determination of whether or not goodwill is impaired involves significant judgment. Although the Company believes its goodwill is not impaired, changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact the judgments and may require future adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill. The Company uses a two-step process. The first step is to screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if any. The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill, exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we determine the implied fair value of goodwill. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment of goodwill has occurred and an impairment loss would be recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of goodwill as a component of operating income. The implied fair value of goodwill is calculated by subtracting the fair value of tangible and intangible assets associated with the reporting unit from the fair value of the unit.
The Company has one reporting unit and one operating segment. In determining fair value, the Company primarily utilizes its market capitalization, which is determined based on the fair value of its common stock. However, the Company may test the results of fair value under this method using (i) discounted cash flows; (ii) operating results based on a comparative multiple of earnings or revenues; (iii) offers from interested investors, if any; or (iv) appraisals. Additionally, there may be instances where these alternative methods provide a more accurate measure or indication of fair value.
The Company has not recognized any impairment losses for the Company’s goodwill for the years ending April 30, 2011 and 2010.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue represents payments received in advance for services to be performed. When services are rendered, deferred revenue is then recognized as earned.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOLGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Warrant Liability
Warrant liability represents the fair value of warrants issued in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement as liabilities based on the certain exercise price reset provisions. The liability, which is recorded at fair value on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, is calculated by the Monte Carlo simulation valuation method.. The change in fair value of these warrants is recognized as other expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives revenue from POS and TOS. Personalized oncology solutions assist physicians by providing information that may enhance personalized treatment options for their cancer patients through access to expert medical information panels and tumor specific data. Translational oncology solutions offer a preclinical tumorgraft platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary Tumorgraft studies, which have been shown to be predictive of how drugs may perform in clinical settings. The Company recognizes revenue when the following four basic criteria are met: (i) a contract has been entered into with its customers; (ii) delivery has occurred or services rendered to its customers; (iii) the fee is fixed and determinable as noted in the contract; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured, as fees for services are remitted in full upon execution of the contract. The Company utilizes a proportional performance revenue recognition model for its personalized and translational oncology solutions under which it recognizes revenue as performance occurs, based on the relative outputs of the performance that have occurred up to that point in time under the respective agreement, typically the delivery of reports to its customers documenting the results of our testing protocols.
When a POS or TOS arrangement involves multiple elements, the items included in the arrangement (deliverables) are evaluated to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. The Company performs this evaluation at the inception of an arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered. Generally, the Company accounts for a deliverable (or a group of deliverables) separately if: (i) the delivered item(s) has standalone value to the customer, (ii) if the Company has given the customer a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s), and (iii) delivery or performance of the undelivered item(s) or service(s) is probable and substantially in the Company’s control. All revenue from contracts determined not to have separate units of accounting is recognized base