Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Warrants

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Dec. 31, 2017
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8. Warrants

 

The following is a summary of activity in the number of warrants outstanding to purchase the Company’s common stock for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

 

    Warrants accounted for as:     Warrants accounted for as:        
    Equity     Liabilities        
    January 2012 warrants     March 2013 warrants     April 2013 warrants     February 2012 warrants     August 2013 warrants     October 2013 warrants     October 2013 Series A warrants     January 2015 warrants     Total  
                                                       
Outstanding, January 1, 2015     22       15       62       33       333       7       234       183       889  
Warrants exercised     -       -       (12 )     -       (333 )     (7 )     (208 )     (50 )     (610 )
Outstanding, December 31, 2015     22       15       50       33       -       -       26       133       279  
Warrants expired     (22 )     (15 )             (30 )                                     (67 )
Warrants exercised     -       -       -       (3 )     -       -       -       -       (3 )
Outstanding, December 31, 2016     -       -       50       -       -       -       26       133       209  
Warrants expired     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Warrants exercised     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Outstanding, December 31, 2017     -       -       50       -       -       -       26       133       209  
Expiration date     January 11, 2016       March 1, 2016       April 25, 2018       February 28, 2016       August 26, 2023       October 18, 2018       October 24, 2023       January 16, 2024          

 

Warrants consist of warrants with the potential to be settled in cash, which are liability-classified warrants, and equity-classified warrants.

 

Warrants classified as liabilities

 

Liability-classified warrants consist of warrants issued by Biozone in connection with equity financings in February 2012, August 2013, October 2013 and January 2014, which were assumed by the Company in connection with its merger with Biozone in January 2014. As of December 31, 2017, 159,000 warrants are accounted for as liabilities and 50,000 warrants are accounted for as equity. Warrants accounted for as liabilities have the potential to be settled in cash or are not indexed to the Company’s own stock.

 

The estimated fair value of outstanding warrants accounted for as liabilities is determined at each balance sheet date. Any decrease or increase in the estimated fair value of the warrant liability since the most recent balance sheet date is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations as changes in fair value of derivative liabilities. The fair value of the warrants classified as liabilities is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following inputs as of December 31, 2017:

 

    October 2013
warrants
    January 2015
warrants
 
             
Strike price   $ 15.00     $ 15.00  
                 
Expected term (years)     5.8       6.0  
Cumulative volatility %     86.7 %     87.7 %
Risk-free rate %     2.30 %     2.31 %

  

The fair value of the warrants classified as liabilities is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following inputs as of December 31, 2016:

 

    October 2013
warrants
    January 2015
warrants
 
             
Strike price   $ 15.00     $ 15.00  
                 
Expected term (years)     6.8       7.0  
Cumulative volatility %     99.7 %     100 %
Risk-free rate %     2.24 %     2.25 %

 

The Company estimates volatility using a blend of its own historical stock price volatility as well as that of market comparable entities since the Company’s common stock has limited trading history and limited observable volatility of its own. The expected life assumption is based on the remaining contractual terms of the warrants. The risk-free rate is based on the zero coupon rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The dividend yield used in the pricing model is zero, because the Company has no present intention to pay cash dividends.