
Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.\new (1022899) 10-Q published on May 17, 2021 at 3:33 pm
On March 1, 2021, the Company entered into a $100,000 promissory note. This note is due on February 28, 2026 and accrues interest at a rate of 5% per annum or 7.5% per annum in the case of default. In the event that the Company completes a financing of no less than $7.5 million, then the note holder will be issued warrants valued at $25,000 with an exercise price equal to 110% of the offering cost of the common stock in the financing. These warrants will have a term of five years.
On April, 29, 2021, the Company completed a public offering (“the Offering”) to sell aggregate of 3,180,000 shares of the Company’s common stock together with warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,180,000 shares of common stock. The Company also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 477,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) and/or warrants to purchase an aggregate of 477,000 shares of Common Stock at the same price. Net proceeds from the Offering were approximately $11.4 million (excluding any sale of the Option Shares), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and public offering expenses payable by the Company.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other written and oral statements we make from time to time contain certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “future” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. You can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements relate to, among other things, our business strategy, our research and development, our product development efforts, our ability to commercialize our product candidates, the activities of our licensees, our prospects for initiating partnerships or collaborations, the timing of the introduction of products, the effect of new accounting pronouncements, uncertainty regarding our future operating results and our profitability, anticipated sources of funds as well as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions.
We have included more detailed descriptions of these risks and uncertainties and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements in Part II-Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read those descriptions carefully. Although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this document; such statements need to be evaluated in light of all the information contained in this document. Furthermore, the statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements.
We continually project anticipated cash requirements, predominantly from the ongoing funding requirements of our neuropeptide drug development program. The majority of these expenses relate to paying external vendors such as Contract Research Organizations and peptide synthesizer companies. These expenses could also include business combinations, capital expenditures, and new drug development working capital requirements. As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $191,674 and working capital of $454,826. We anticipate further losses from the development of our business. Based on its cash resources as of March 31, 2021, the Company has sufficient resources to fund its operations only through May 2021. However, based on cash resources that it received in April 2021 as a consequence of an equity offering, together with its current forecast and budget, management believes that the Company’s cash resources will be sufficient to fund its operations at least until the end of the third quarter of 2023. Absent generation of sufficient revenue from the execution of the Company’s business plan, the Company will need to obtain debt or equity financing by the third quarter of 2023. Because of these factors, the Company believes that this alleviates substantial doubt in connection with the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking information based on our current expectations. Because our actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us, this section includes a discussion of important factors that could affect our actual future results, including our revenues, expenses, operating results, cash flows and net loss per share. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our other publicly available filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
There have been no material changes to our risk factors from those disclosed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2020 Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties described below and in the 2020 Form 10-K are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.