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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

ADMA Biologics, Inc. (“ADMA” or the “Company”) is a late stage biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and intends to  commercialize specialty plasma-based biologics for the treatment and prevention of certain infectious diseases. The Company’s targeted patient populations include immune-compromised individuals who suffer from an underlying immune deficiency disease or who may be immune-suppressed for medical reasons. ADMA also operates its wholly-owned subsidiary, ADMA BioCenters Georgia, Inc., (“ADMA BioCenters”), a source plasma collection business with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved facilities in Norcross, Georgia and Marietta, Georgia.  The Norcross, Georgia center also has achieved German Health Authority (“GHA”) and the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (“MFDS”) certifications.  ADMA BioCenters provides ADMA with a portion of its raw material plasma for the manufacture of RI-002, ADMA’s lead product candidate, which is intended for the treatment of Primary Immune Deficiency Disease, (“PIDD”). A Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for RI-002 was submitted to the FDA on July 31, 2015 and accepted for review on September 18, 2015.    The Company’s Marietta, Georgia center received FDA approval to sell human source plasma within the U.S. on September 17, 2015.

 

The Company has experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception in 2004 and expects these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future.  Since inception, the Company has needed to raise capital from the sales of its equity securities and debt financings to sustain operations.

 

In June 2015, ADMA entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “LSA”) with Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), as collateral agent and lender, pursuant to which ADMA accessed an initial term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $16.0 million, of which $15.7 million was used to repay an existing loan balance of $15.0 million, along with $0.4 million of interest and $0.3 million of prepayment premium and other fees, under its prior loan and security agreement, dated December 21, 2012, with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”, and such loan agreement, the “Prior Loan Agreement”), as amended on February 24, 2014, (the “Prior Loan Amendment”).  ADMA may elect to access an additional term loan under the LSA in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million if it receives approval of its BLA for RI-002 from the FDA on or before January 31, 2017.  Also, at ADMA’s discretion, if it receives BLA approval for RI-002 from the FDA within the initial 18-month interest only period, it may elect to extend its interest only period for an additional six months.  In March 2015, ADMA completed an underwritten public offering of its common stock, raising gross proceeds of $11.3 million.  Also, in October 2013, ADMA completed an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of its common stock, raising gross proceeds of $29.1 million.  

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had working capital of $20.9 million, consisting primarily of $9.2 million of cash and cash equivalents, $11.8 million of short-term investments, $1.2 million of accounts receivable, $2.8 million of inventories, and $0.2 million of prepaid expenses, offset primarily by $2.2 million of accounts payable, $1.9 million of accrued expenses and $0.2 million of deferred revenue.  Based upon the Company’s projected revenue and expenditures for 2015 and 2016, including the ongoing implementation of the Company’s commercialization and expansion activities, management currently believes that its cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable as of September 30, 2015 are sufficient to fund ADMA’s operations into the second half of 2016. Because the Company does not anticipate receiving FDA approval for RI-002 earlier than the second half of 2016, if at all, the Company would not expect to generate revenue from the commercialization of RI-002 earlier than such time, if at all.  Furthermore, if the Company’s assumptions underlying its estimated expenses and revenues are incorrect, it may have to raise additional capital sooner than anticipated.  Due to numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the research and development and potential 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 development activities.  The Company’s current estimates may be subject to change as circumstances regarding its business requirements evolve. The Company may decide to raise capital through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, obtain a bank credit facility, or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements.  The Company does not have any existing commitments for future external funding.  The sale of additional equity or debt securities, if convertible, could result in dilution to the Company’s stockholders.  The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could also result in covenants that would restrict the Company’s 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 Company’s research and development programs, reduce the Company’s planned clinical trials and delay or abandon potential commercialization efforts of the Company’s lead or other product candidates. Thereafter, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will be dependent on its ability to achieve profitability or raise additional capital, to fund its research and development and commercial programs and meet its obligations on a timely basis.

  

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.