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1. Nature of Business
EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“EyeGate” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, began operations in December 2004 and is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company that is focused on developing and commercializing therapeutics and drug delivery systems for treating diseases of the eye. EyeGate’s first product in clinical trials incorporates a reformulated topically active corticosteroid, dexamethasone phosphate, that is delivered into the ocular tissues though our proprietary innovative drug delivery system, the EyeGate® II Delivery System.
On February 13, 2015, the Company completed an initial public offering (“the IPO”) for 683,250 shares of common stock. The common stock was offered at an initial price to the public of $6.00 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from this offering was approximately $4,100,000 before deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated offering expenses. The shares began trading on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace under the symbol “EYEG” on February 13, 2015 and the initial offering was closed on February 19, 2015. In related transactions, the Company converted all outstanding notes payable to shareholders and all shares of its convertible preferred stock to shares of common stock. The notes were converted to common shares at the discounted price of $4.20 per share and the preferred shares were converted at the ratio of 10.98 shares of the preferred stock to 1.00 share of common stock. As of December 31, 2015, there are 7,657,287 shares of common stock outstanding at a par value of $0.01. All preferred stock, shareholder notes and warrant liabilities have been extinguished. On August 5, 2015, the Company closed an underwritten secondary public offering of 1,176,470 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 1,176,470 shares of its common stock at a combined public offering price of $8.50 per share of common stock and warrant, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The warrants have an exercise price of $10.62 per share, are immediately exercisable, and expire on August 5, 2020. At the closing of the offering, the Company also issued and sold additional warrants to purchase up to 176,470 shares of common stock in connection with the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional warrants. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $8.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
Since its inception, EyeGate has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, and raising capital.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that EyeGate will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. At December 31, 2015, EyeGate has cash and cash equivalents of $8,394,133, and an accumulated deficit of $65,255,301. EyeGate has incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flows since inception, and future losses are anticipated. The Company estimates it will have sufficient cash to fund planned operations for approximately 12 to 15 months, however, the acceleration or reduction of cash outflows by management can significantly impact the timing for raising additional capital to complete development of its products. To continue development, EyeGate will need to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financing, or access additional funding through grants. Although the Company completed the IPO and Secondary Offering, additional capital may not be available on terms favorable to EyeGate, if at all. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that management will be successful in these endeavors. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or any other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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