Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Lantibiotic ECC

 

Under the Lantibiotic ECC, and subject to certain exceptions, the Company is responsible for, among other things, funding the further anticipated development of lantibiotics toward the goal of commercialization, conducting nonclinical and clinical development of candidate lantibiotics, as well as for other aspects of manufacturing and the commercialization of the product(s). Among other things, Precigen is responsible for technology discovery efforts, cell-engineering development, certain aspects of the manufacturing process, and costs of filing, prosecution and maintenance of Precigen’s patents.

 

In November of 2017 the Lantibiotic ECC was amended to: (i) consolidate the development milestone payments into one payment of $25,000,000, being due six months after receiving FDA approval of a New Drug Application, (ii) reduce the sublicense revenue percentage we would have had to pay from 50% to 25% of sublicensing revenue, (iii) reduce the royalty rate from 25% of Product Profit to 10% of Net Sales, (iv) revise the form of milestone payments from being share based or cash at the Company’s election to only cash, and (v) commit that Diligent Efforts (as defined in the Lantibiotic ECC) in pursuing the Lantibiotic Program would be deemed satisfied in 2018 provided that at least $1,200,000 was expended for the advancement of the Lantibiotic Program.

 

In November of 2017, the Stock Issuance Agreement was also amended. Under the terms of the amendment, the Company has agreed to make certain payments, in cash, to Precigen upon our achievement of designated milestones. The milestone events and amounts payable are as follows:

 

  (i) a one-time payment of twenty-five million United States dollars ($25,000,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the Regulatory Approval Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a New Product Application for an Oragenics Product (or equivalent regulatory action in a foreign jurisdiction);

 

  (ii) a one-time payment of five million United States dollars ($5,000,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the New Indication Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a Supplemental FDA Application (or an equivalent filing with another equivalent regulatory agency) which Supplemental FDA Application sought approval of an indication for use of the Oragenics Product other than the current regulatory-approved indication; and
     
  (iii) a one-time payment of five million United States dollars ($5,000,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the New Product Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a New Product Application that is deemed to be a different drug product that the first Oragenics Product that was clinically pursued under the Lantibiotics Program.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, we will also pay Precigen on a quarterly basis 10% of Net Sales derived in that quarter from the sale of products developed from the Lantibiotic ECC, calculated on an Oragenics Product-by-Oragenics Product basis and we will pay Precigen on a quarterly basis 25% of revenue obtained in that quarter from a sublicensor in the event of a sublicensing arrangement.

 

On July 21, 2016, the Lantibiotics ECC was amended to revise the definition of Field in view of a provisional patent application filing between Precigen and Oragenics and to further clarify Oragenics’ rights under the Lantibiotic ECC to genetically modified Streptococcus mutans that express Lantibiotic(s).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we paid cash of $2,250, and during the year ended December 31, 2018, we paid cash of $-0-, to Precigen under the Lantibiotic ECC.

 

None of the Lantibiotic ECC milestones had been achieved as of December 31, 2019.

 

The Oral Mucositis ECC

 

Under the Oral Mucositis ECC, and subject to certain exceptions, the Company is responsible for, among other things, funding the further anticipated development of products toward the goal of commercialization, conducting preclinical and clinical development of candidate products, as well as for other aspects of manufacturing and the commercialization of the product(s). Among other things, Precigen is responsible for technology discovery efforts, cell-engineering development, and certain aspects of the manufacturing process.

 

In November of 2017 the Company amended the Oral Mucositis ECC to: (i) consolidate the development milestone payments into one payment of $27,500,000 being due within six months after receiving FDA approval of a New Product Application; (ii) reduce the sublicense revenue percentage from 50% to 25% of sublicensing revenue; and (iii) revise the field in which the Company has exclusive rights to its Oral Mucositis product candidate for the treatment of Oral Mucositis to clarify that the Company has an exclusive for the treatment of Oral Mucositis in humans regardless of etiology.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Oral Mucositis ECC, as amended, we are obligated to pay Precigen on a quarterly basis 12% of the net sales derived from the sale of products developed from the exclusive channel collaboration. We are also obligated to pay Precigen on a quarterly basis, 25% of revenue obtained in that quarter from a sublicensor in the event of a sublicensing arrangement.

 

In November of 2017, the Stock Issuance Agreement and Oral Mucositis ECC were amended. Under the terms of the amendment, the Company has agreed to make certain payments to Precigen upon our achievement of designated milestones in the form of shares of our Common Stock (based upon the fair market value of the shares otherwise required to be issued) unless the issuance of such shares would reasonably likely cause Precigen to consolidate our financial statements with Precigen’s financial statements, or at our option make a cash payment to Precigen. The milestone events and amounts payable are as follows:

 

  (i) a one-time payment of twenty-seven million five hundred thousand United States dollars ($27,500,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the Regulatory Approval Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a New Product Application for an Oragenics Product (or equivalent regulatory action in a foreign jurisdiction);
     
  (ii) a one-time payment of five million United States dollars ($5,000,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the New Indication Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a Supplemental FDA Application (or an equivalent filing with another equivalent regulatory agency) which Supplemental FDA Application sought approval of an indication for use of the Oragenics Product other than the current regulatory-approved indication; and
     
  (iii) a one-time payment of five million United States dollars ($5,000,000) within six (6) months of the achievement of the New Product Milestone Event meaning receiving approval from the FDA of a New Product Application that is deemed to be a different drug product that the first Oragenics Product that was clinically pursued under the Program.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we paid cash of $380,900, and during the year ended December 31, 2018, we paid cash of $460,056, to Precigen under the Oral Mucositis ECC.

 

None of the Oral Mucositis ECC milestones had been achieved as of December 31, 2019.

 

The Oral Mucositis ECC provides that in the event (i) Oragenics is required to make a milestone payment in cash as an issuance of shares would cause Precigen to consolidate the Company’s financial statements with Precigen’s financial statements, and (ii) Oragenics reasonably concludes that a cash milestone payment would have an adverse effect on its working capital needs over the next twelve (12) months, then such cash payment shall be in the form of an interest bearing promissory note with a maturity date of less than twelve (12) months and include other conventional market terms that would not be expected to unreasonably have an adverse effect on Oragenics working capital needs over such twelve (12) month period.

 

Leases

 

Lab Facility-Alachua. The Company’s Alachua facility is being leased from a real estate developer for a term of five years beginning in December 2014. Under the lease agreement, the rental payments range from $9,641 per month to $10,851 per month. In June of 2019, the Company entered into an amendment for the Alachua facility for a term of five years beginning in December of 2019. Under the amended lease agreement, the rental payments range from $12,870 per month to $13,338 per month. Total rental expense for the Alachua facility during the year ended December 31, 2019 was approximately $154,000. The lease may be terminated prior to its stated expiration date upon the payment of nine-months rent.

 

Corporate Office-Tampa. In November of 2016, the Company entered into an amendment for the leased office space for corporate personnel located in Tampa, FL. The amended lease is for approximately 2,207 square feet. The lease period for the office space is for thirty-six months commencing on March 1, 2017. Lease payments range from $4,138 per month to $4,392 per month inclusive of insurance, taxes and utilities. The lease expires on February 29, 2020. In November of 2019, the Company entered into an amendment for the Tampa facility for a term of three years beginning in March of 2020. Under the amended lease agreement, the rental payments range from $4,524 per month to $4,800 per month. Total rent expense under this lease was approximately $64,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

 

    December 31, 2019  
Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 822,684  
         
Operating lease liabilities - Short term   $ 165,096  
Operating lease liabilities - Long term     670,690  
Total operating lease liabilities   $ 835,786  
         
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term In Years        
Operating leases     4.46  
         
Weighted Average Discount Rate        
Operating leases     5.70 %

 

Maturities of operating lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Year ended December 31:      
2020     208,467  
2021     210,561  
2022     217,379  
2023     169,657  
2024     146,718  
Total   $ 952,782  
Less: Imputed interest     (116,996 )
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 835,786  

 

The cost component of operating leases is as follows:

 

   

For the Twelve Months

Ended December 31,
2019

 
Operating lease cost   $ 214,359  
Short-term lease cost     3,989  
Total lease cost   $ 218,348  

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows:

 

   

For the Twelve Months

Ended December 31,
2019

 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:        
   Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ (201,256 )
         
Non-cash investing and financing activities:        
   Additions to ROU assets obtained from:        
   Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities   $ 176,027  
   Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities obtained from lease modifications   $ 815,937