Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
(Mark one)
x
 
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2002
 
¨
 
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 for the period from                      to                     .
 
HOLLIS-EDEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
000-24672
(Commission File No.)
  
13-3697002
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
4435 Eastgate Mall, Suite 400
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 587-9333
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
YES  x    NO  ¨
 
As of May 14, 2002 there were 12,922,037 shares of registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding.
 


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HOLLIS-EDEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Form 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2002
 
INDEX
 
PART I
 
Financial Information
  
Page

Item 1
    
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3
      
4
      
5
      
6
Item 2
    
6
Item 3
    
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PART II
 
Other Information
    
Item 1
    
8
Item 2
    
8
Item 3
    
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Item 4
    
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Item 5
    
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Item 6
    
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Part I.    Financial Information
 
Item I.    Financial Statements
 
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
 
All numbers in thousands (except par value)
  
Mar. 31
2002
(Unaudited)

    
Dec. 31, 2001

 
ASSETS:
                 
Current assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
25,523
 
  
$
30,567
 
Prepaid expenses
  
 
315
 
  
 
169
 
Deposits
  
 
109
 
  
 
27
 
    


  


Total current assets
  
 
25,947
 
  
 
30,763
 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $236 and $335
  
 
378
 
  
 
422
 
Other receivable from related party
  
 
280
 
  
 
277
 
    


  


Total assets
  
$
26,605
 
  
$
31,462
 
    


  


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
                 
Current liabilities:
                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  
$
2,588
 
  
$
3,602
 
    


  


Total liabilities
  
 
2,588
 
  
 
3,602
 
    


  


Commitments and contingencies
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
                 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Common stock, $.01 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; 12,922 and 12,896 shares issued and outstanding
  
 
129
 
  
 
129
 
Paid-in capital
  
 
92,024
 
  
 
91,649
 
Deficit accumulated during development stage
  
 
(68,136
)
  
 
(63,918
)
    


  


Total stockholders’ equity
  
 
24,017
 
  
 
27,860
 
    


  


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
26,605
 
  
$
31,462
 
    


  


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

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Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

 
All numbers in thousands, except per share amounts
    
3 months ended March 31,

    
Period from
Inception
(Aug.15,1994)
to March 31
2002

 
    
2002

      
2001

    
Operating expenses:
                            
Research and development:
                            
R&D operating expenses
  
$
2,916
 
    
$
2,716
 
  
$
41,280
 
R&D costs related to common stock, option, & warrant grants for collaborations
  
 
24
 
    
 
24
 
  
 
5,300
 
General and administrative:
                            
G&A operating expenses
  
 
1,180
 
    
 
1,265
 
  
 
18,971
 
G&A costs related to common stock, option, & warrant grants
  
 
214
 
    
 
—  
 
  
 
9,991
 
    


    


  


Total operating expenses
  
 
4,334
 
    
 
4,005
 
  
 
75,542
 
Other income (expense):
                            
Gain / (Loss) on disposal of asset
  
 
(21
)
    
 
—  
 
  
 
(21
)
Interest income
  
 
137
 
    
 
474
 
  
 
7,477
 
Interest expense
  
 
—  
 
    
 
—  
 
  
 
(50
)
    


    


  


Total other income
  
 
116
 
    
 
474
 
  
 
7,406
 
    


    


  


Net loss
  
 
(4,218
)
    
$
(3,531
)
  
$
(68,136
)
    


    


  


Net loss per share-basic and diluted
  
 
(0.33
)
    
 
(0.30
)
        
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-basic and diluted
  
 
12,918
 
    
 
11,602
 
        
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

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Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 
All numbers in thousands
    
3 months ended March 31,
    
Period from Inception (Aug. 15, 1994) to March 31, 2002

 
    
2002

    
2001

    
Cash flows from operating activities:
                          
Net loss
  
$
(4,218
)
  
$
(3,531
)
  
$
(68,136
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                          
Depreciation
  
 
32
 
  
 
30
 
  
 
367
 
Common stock issued for the company 401k/401m plan
  
 
137
 
  
 
95
 
  
 
296
 
Common stock issued as consideration for amendments to the license agreements
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
33
 
Common stock issued as consideration for termination of a finance agreement
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
34
 
Expense related to common stock issued for the purchase of technology
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,848
 
Common stock and options issued as consideration for license fees and services
  
 
24
 
  
 
24
 
  
 
1,894
 
Common stock issued as consideration for In Process R&D
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,000
 
Expense related to warrants issued as consideration to consultants
  
 
214
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,562
 
Expense related to warrants issued to a director for successful closure of merger
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
570
 
Expense related to stock options issued
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
5,140
 
Deferred compensation expense related to options issued
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,210
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                          
Prepaid expenses
  
 
(146
)
  
 
(180
)
  
 
(315
)
Deposits
  
 
(82
)
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(109
)
Loan receivable from related party
  
 
(3
)
  
 
(3
)
  
 
(280
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  
 
(514
)
  
 
420
 
  
 
2,588
 
Wages payable
  
 
(500
)
  
 
(581
)
  
 
—  
 
Disposal of assets
  
 
21
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
28
 
    


  


  


Net cash used in operating activities
  
 
(5,035
)
  
 
(3,726
)
  
 
(50,270
)
    


  


  


Cash flows provided by investing activities:
                          
Purchase of property and equipment
  
 
(9
)
  
 
(43
)
  
 
(773
)
    


  


  


Net cash used in investing activities
  
 
(9
)
  
 
(43
)
  
 
(773
)
    


  


  


Cash flows from financing activities:
                          
Contributions from stockholder
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
104
 
Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
4,000
 
Net proceeds from sale of common stock
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
52,829
 
Proceeds from issuance of debt
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
371
 
Net proceeds from recapitalization
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,271
 
Net proceeds from warrants and options exercised
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
12,991
 
    


  


  


Net cash from financing activities
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
76,566
 
    


  


  


Net increase (decrease) in cash
  
 
(5,044
)
  
 
(3,769
)
  
 
25,523
 
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
  
 
30,567
 
  
 
34,298
 
  
 
—  
 
    


  


  


Cash and equivalents at end of period
  
$
25,523
 
  
$
30,529
 
  
$
25,523
 
    


  


  


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

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HOLLIS-EDEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
1.    Basis of Presentation
 
The information at March 31, 2002, and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, is unaudited. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Hollis-Eden” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2002.
 
While management believes that the discussion and analysis in this report is adequate for a fair presentation of the information, management recommends that this discussion and analysis be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
The forward-looking comments contained in the following discussion involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed here due to factors such as the timing, success and cost of preclinical research and clinical studies, the timing, acceptability and review periods for regulatory filings, the ability to obtain regulatory approval of products, our ability to obtain additional funding and the development of competitive products by others. Additional factors that could cause or contribute to such differences can be found in the following discussion, as well as in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
General
 
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company, is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of products for the treatment of infectious diseases and other conditions resulting from immune system disorders and hormonal imbalances. Our initial technology development efforts are focused on a series of potent hormones and hormone analogs that we believe are key components of the body’s natural regulatory system. We believe these compounds can be used as a hormone replacement therapy to reestablish balance to the immune and metabolic systems in situations of dysregulation.
 
We have been unprofitable since our inception and we expect to incur substantial additional operating losses for at least the next few years as we increase expenditures on research and development and begin to allocate significant and increasing resources to clinical testing and other activities. In addition, during the next few years, we may have to meet the substantial new challenge of developing the capability to market products. Accordingly, our activities to date are not as broad in depth or scope as the activities we must undertake in the future, and our historical operations and financial information are not indicative of the future operating results or financial condition or ability to operate profitably as a commercial enterprise when and if we succeed in bringing any drug candidates to market.

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On March 26, 1997, Hollis-Eden, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was merged with and into us, then known as Initial Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”), a Delaware corporation. Upon consummation of the merger of Hollis-Eden, Inc. with IAC (the “Merger”), Hollis-Eden, Inc. ceased to exist, and IAC changed its name to Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
Results of Operations
 
We have not generated any revenues for the period from August 15, 1994 (inception of Hollis-Eden) through March 31, 2002. We have devoted substantially all of our resources to the payment of licensing fees and research and development expenses plus expenses related to the startup of our business. From inception until March 31, 2002, we have incurred expenses of approximately $46.6 million in research and development of which $5.3 million are non-cash expenses and $29.0 million in general and administrative expenses of which $10.0 million are non-cash expenses, which have been partially offset by $7.5 million in net interest income, resulting in a loss of $68.1 million for the period.
 
Research and development expenses were $2.9 million and $2.7 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The research and development expenses relate primarily to the ongoing development, preclinical testing, and clinical trials for our investigational drug candidates. The increase in research and development expenses was due mainly to increased staffing and clinical trial activities.
 
General and administrative expenses were $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The general and administrative expenses relate to salaries and benefits, facilities, legal, investor relations, insurance and travel. Included in the three-month period ended March 31, 2002 was 0.2 million in non-cash charges related to issuance of a warrant to a consultant. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the non-cash expenses described above, offset by a decrease in expenses associated with financial advisory / investment banking agreements and investor relations.
 
Net interest income was $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The decline in interest income is due to lower interest rates and lower average balances of cash and cash equivalents as a result of ongoing operating losses.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We have financed our operations since inception primarily through the sale of shares of Common Stock. During the year ended December 31, 1995, we received cash proceeds of $250,000 from the sale of securities. In May 1996, we completed a private placement of shares of Common Stock, from which we received aggregate gross proceeds of $1.3 million. In March 1997, the Merger of IAC and Hollis-Eden, Inc. provided us with $6.5 million in cash and other receivables. In May 1998, we completed a private placement of shares and warrants, from which we received gross proceeds of $20 million. During January 1999, we completed two private placements from which we received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $25 million. In December 2001, we completed a private placement of shares and warrants, from which we received gross proceeds of $11.5 million. In addition, we have received a total of $13 million from the exercise of warrants and stock options from inception.
 
Our operations to date have consumed substantial capital without generating any revenues, and we will continue to require substantial and increasing amounts of funds to conduct necessary research and development and preclinical and clinical testing of our drug candidates, and to market any drug candidates that receive regulatory approval. We do not expect to generate revenue from operations for the foreseeable future, and our ability to meet our cash obligations as they become due and payable is expected to depend for at least the next several years on our ability to sell securities, borrow funds or some combination thereof. Based upon our current plans, we believe that our existing capital resources, together with interest thereon, will be sufficient to meet our operating expenses and capital requirements well into 2003. However, changes in our research and

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development plans or other events affecting our operating expenses may result in the expenditure of such cash before that time. We may not be successful in raising necessary funds. Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including progress with preclinical testing and clinical trials, the number and breadth of our programs, the time and costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and other proprietary rights, the time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, competing technological and market developments, and our ability to establish collaborative arrangements, effective commercialization, marketing activities and other arrangements. We expect to continue to incur increasing negative cash flows and net losses for the foreseeable future.
 
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Not applicable.
 
PART II    Other Information
 
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
 
        From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q, we are not engaged in any legal proceedings that are expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
 
Item 2.    Changes in Securities
 
        In March 2002, the Company agreed to issue a three-year warrant to a consultant, Dr. Joseph Hollis, to purchase up to 60,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.00 per share. Dr. Hollis is the brother of Richard B. Hollis.
 
        On September 17, October 17 and November 16, 2001, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 7,949 and 6,236 and 2,685 shares of Common Stock, respectively, at exercise prices of $4.72, $6.02 and $10.10 respectively, per share. The warrants were issued in lieu of cash for $79,315.26 of legal services performed for the Company in 2001.
 
        The sale and issuance of securities in the transactions described in the foregoing paragraphs was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D promulgated under such Act. The recipients represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof. Appropriate legends are affixed to the securities issued in such transaction. All recipients either received adequate information about the Company or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information.
 
Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities
 
None
 
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
 
None.

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I tem 5.    Other Information
 
         None.
 
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
 
 
(a)    Exhibits:
 
 
None.
 
(b)    Reports
 
on Form 8-K:
 
None.
 

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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
                                HOLLIS-EDEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
Dated: May 14, 2002
         
By:
 
/s/    DANIEL D. BURGESS        

               
                            Daniel D. Burgess
                            Chief Operating Officer/
                            Chief Financial Officer
                            (Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: May 14, 2002
         
By:
 
/s/    ROBERT W. WEBER        

               
                            Robert W. Weber
                            Vice President-Controller/
                            Chief Accounting Officer
                            (Principal Accounting Officer)

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