1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
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Mar. 31, 2013
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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS |
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (ADMA or the Company) is a specialty immune globulin company that develops, manufactures and intends to market plasma-based biologics for the treatment and prevention of certain infectious diseases. ADMA focuses on developing and commercializing plasma-derived human immune globulins through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ADMA Plasma Biologics, Inc. founded in 2004. ADMA is based in Hackensack, New Jersey. In addition, ADMA operates ADMA Bio Centers of Georgia. This wholly-owned subsidiary is a Delaware corporation that was formed on April 3, 2008. ADMA Bio Centers of Georgia is an FDA-licensed source plasma collection facility located in Norcross, Georgia.
The Company has experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future. The Company has needed to raise capital from the sales of its securities to sustain operations.
In February 2012, privately-held ADMA Biologics, Inc. (Former ADMA) completed a private placement (the 2012 Financing or Private Investment in Public Equity, or PIPE) to raise gross proceeds of $17.3 million in cash in connection with, and immediately prior to the closing of the merger, (the Merger) with an acquisition subsidiary of R&R Acquisition VI, Inc. (ParentCo). In the 2012 Financing, Former ADMA issued 1,828,128 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $9.60 to accredited investors pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated February 13, 2012 (the Securities Purchase Agreement). In lieu of repayment of senior secured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 (plus $12,740 in accrued interest), the aggregate amount of unpaid principal and interest on the notes was invested by the holders of such notes in the 2012 Financing in exchange for shares of Former ADMAs common stock. Immediately prior to the Merger, (i) 3,386,454 shares of Series A preferred stock of Former ADMA were converted into 11,243,748 shares of Former ADMAs common stock after giving effect to cumulative anti-dilution adjustments and accrued dividends, and 4,835,224 shares of Former ADMAs Series A preferred stock issued in December 2011 upon the conversion of convertible notes were converted into an equal number of shares of Former ADMAs common stock and (ii) the shares of common stock of Former ADMA were reverse split at a ratio of 1-for-6.8 (the Reverse Split). All of the then issued and outstanding shares of Former ADMAs common stock, including the common stock issued in the 2012 Financing and including the shares of Former ADMAs Series A preferred stock converted as described above, were automatically exchanged into 5,843,613 shares of ParentCos common stock at a 1:1 exchange ratio and as adjusted for the 0.27-for-1 stock dividend paid on the ParentCo common stock in April 2013. All warrants, options and other rights to purchase or acquire shares of Former ADMAs common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, including the warrants issued to the placement agent in the 2012 Financing (the Placement Agent Warrants) and including the additional options granted to Adam S. Grossman, CEO, under his new employment agreement, were converted into warrants, options or other rights, as the case may be, to purchase an aggregate of 486,893 shares of ParentCos common stock at the same exercise prices (subsequently adjusted for the stock dividend) and 3,107,648 of the 3,175,000 shares of ParentCos common stock held by the stockholders of ParentCo immediately prior to the Merger were canceled such that these stockholders were left owning 67,352 shares of common stock, not including the 111,589 shares issuable upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants, held by an affiliate of one of such stockholders and certain of its employees. See Note 7, Subsequent Event, pertaining to the stock dividend.
The net cash proceeds from the 2012 Financing, after the payment of all expenses related to the 2012 Financing and the Merger, including legal, printing and travel expense, the Placement Agents cash fee and expense reimbursement and miscellaneous were approximately $15.3 million, not including in such proceeds the senior secured promissory notes that were satisfied in exchange for shares of Former ADMAs common stock in the 2012 Financing. Based upon the Companys projected revenue and expenditures for 2013, management currently believes that current cash and cash equivalents, along with the option to borrow an additional $1 million upon the closing of an equity financing or subordinated unsecured convertible debt financing before June 30, 2013 from the existing Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., or Hercules, in addition to a backstop financing agreement with the lead investors from the February 2012 Financing will be sufficient to enable the Company to fund its operating expenses, research and development expenses and capital expenditures into the second quarter of 2014. Because the Company does not anticipate receiving Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for RI-002, until at the earliest, the second half of 2015, if at all, and would, therefore, not be able to generate revenues from the commercialization of RI-002, its lead product candidate, until after that date, the Company will have to raise additional capital prior to the second quarter of 2014 to continue product development and operations. The Company is unable to predict with reasonable certainty when it will generate revenues from the commercialization of RI-002 and, therefore, how much additional capital it will need to raise prior to the second quarter of 2014. Furthermore, if the Companys assumptions underlying its estimated expenses and revenues prove to be wrong, it may have to raise additional capital sooner than anticipated. Due to numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the research, development and future commercialization of its product candidate, the Company is unable to estimate with certainty the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with its anticipated clinical trials and development activities. The Companys current estimates may be subject to change as circumstances regarding requirements further develop. The Company may decide to raise capital through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. The Company does not have any existing commitments for future external funding. The Company may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a bank credit facility. The sale of additional equity or debt securities, if convertible, could result in dilution to the Companys stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could also result in covenants that would restrict the Companys operations or other financing alternatives.
Additional equity or debt financing, grants, or corporate collaboration and potential licensing arrangements may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate the Companys research and development programs, reduce the Companys planned clinical trials and delay or abandon potential commercialization efforts of the Companys lead product candidate. The Company may be required to obtain loans or raise additional funds to meet long-term obligations and continue operations. There can be no assurance that such funds, if available at all, can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had $10.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.
There can be no assurance that the Company's research and development will be successfully completed or that any product will be approved or commercially viable. The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, dependence on collaborative arrangements, development by the Company or its competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology and compliance with the FDA and other governmental regulations and approval requirements.
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