# Propanc Biopharma, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Dec 31, 2019 - Company: [Propanc Biopharma, Inc.](/companies/ppcb.md) (CIK 1517681) - Form: 10-Q - Filed: 2020-02-14 - Accepted by EDGAR: Feb 14, 2020, 17:21 ET - Period: 2019-12-31 - Accession: 0001493152-20-002576 - Inline XBRL: yes - Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517681/000149315220002576/form10-q.htm - All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517681/000149315220002576/ ## Figures reported in this filing Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2019-12-31. | Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept | | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | Cost of revenue | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | $7.6k | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | | Cost of revenue | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | $18.2k | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | | Research and development | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | $37 | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense | | Research and development | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | $65.4k | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense | | Operating income | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$1.4m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | | Operating income | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$2.3m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | | Interest expense | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | $446.1k | us-gaap:InterestExpense | | Interest expense | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | $1.1m | us-gaap:InterestExpense | | Income tax | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | $143 | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | | Income tax | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$108.8k | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | | Net income | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$1.9m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | | Net income | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$3.4m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | | Diluted EPS | 3 months, 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$1.25 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | | Diluted EPS | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$2.64 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted | | Operating cash flow | 6 months, 2019-07-01 to 2019-12-31 | −$1.1m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | | Cash and equivalents | at 2019-12-31 | $12.0k | us-gaap:Cash | | Current assets | at 2019-12-31 | $20.8k | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | | Total assets | at 2019-12-31 | $65.4k | us-gaap:Assets | | Current liabilities | at 2019-12-31 | $5.7m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | | Total liabilities | at 2019-12-31 | $5.7m | us-gaap:Liabilities | | Long-term debt | at 2019-12-31 | $2.9m | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | | Shareholders' equity | at 2019-12-31 | −$5.7m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | ## Management's discussion and analysis As filed, 39,007 characters. *As used herein, “Propanc,” the “Company,” “our,” “we” or “us” and similar terms include Propanc Biopharma, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Propanc PTY LTD, unless the context indicates otherwise. The following discussion and analysis of our business and results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019, and our financial conditions at that date, should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”).US Dollars are denoted herein by “USD,” “$” and “dollars.”* ### Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report (or otherwise made by us or on our behalf from time to time in other reports, filings with the SEC, news releases, conferences, internet postings or otherwise) that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts for future events, including without limitation our earnings, revenues, expenses or other future financial or business performance or strategies, or the impact of legal or regulatory matters on our business, results of operations or financial condition. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intent,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “estimate,” “might,” “plan,” “predict” or “continue” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein due to a variety of factors, including: This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding, among other things: - our ability to continue as a going concern; - our anticipated needs for working capital; - our ability to successfully develop PRP, our lead product candidate; - our ability to reach research and development milestones as planned and within proposed budgets; - our current reliance on the equity line and substantial debt financing; - our ability to repay current debt in cash and obtain adequate new financing; - our dependence on third parties for services; - our dependence on key executives; - our ability to control costs; - our ability to successfully implement our expansion strategies; - our ability to successfully develop and market our technologies; - our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection; - our ability to recruit employees with regulatory, accounting and finance expertise; - the impact of government regulations, including United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) regulations; - the impact of any future litigation; - the availability of capital; and - changes in economic, business and competitive conditions. 3 Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report, section captioned “Risk Factors” of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 24, 2020, and matters described in this Quarterly Report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report will in fact occur. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In addition to the information expressly required to be included in this Quarterly Report, we will provide such further material information, if any, as may be necessary to make the required statements, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to our Company or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report are made only as of the date of this report or as indicated. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. ### Our Business We were incorporated in the state of Delaware as Propanc Health Group Corporation on November 23, 2010. In January 2011, to reorganize our Company, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Propanc PTY LTD, an Australian corporation, on a one-for-one basis and Propanc PTY LTD became our wholly-owned subsidiary. Effective April 20, 2017, we changed our name to “Propanc Biopharma, Inc.” to better reflect our current stage of operations and development. We are a development-stage healthcare company that is currently focused on developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancer. Utilizing our scientific and oncology consultants, we have developed a rational, composite formulation of anti-cancer compounds, which together exert a number of effects designed to control or prevent tumors from recurring and spreading through the body. Our lead product candidate, PRP, is a variation upon our novel formulation and involves pro-enzymes, the inactive precursors of enzymes. We are a development-stage healthcare company that is currently focused on developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from pancreatic, ovarian and colorectal cancer. Utilizing our scientific and oncology consultants, we have developed a rational, composite formulation of anti-cancer compounds, which together exert a number of effects designed to control or prevent tumors from recurring and spreading through the body. Our lead product candidate, PRP, is a variation upon our novel formulation and involves proenzymes, the inactive precursors of enzymes. As a result of positive early indications of the anti-cancer effects of our technology, over the last 24 months we have conducted successful pre-clinical studies on PRP. Subject to us receiving sufficient financing, we plan to begin our Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier, study proposal and Investigator’s Brochure in the first half of 2020 calendar year. Our plan is to then commence our study preparation process with the contract research organization, analytical lab and trial site(s) selection and to begin our clinical trial application for PRP (“CTA”) compilation in the third calendar quarter of 2020, and complete the CTA compilation and submit the CTA in the fourth calendar quarter of 2020. In January 2021, we plan to begin the preparation of logistics and trial site initiation visits. Subject to raising additional sufficient capital, we subsequently plan to commence a First-In-Human (FIH), Phase Ib study in patients with advanced solid tumors, evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor efficacy of PRP in the fourth calendar quarter of 2020, which study we hope to complete within twelve months thereafter. We intend to develop our PRP to treat early-stage cancer and pre-cancerous diseases and as a preventative measure for patients at risk of developing cancer based on genetic screening. To date, we have generated no revenue, have no cancer treatment products available to market and have no products which have reached the clinical trial stage. We require substantial additional financing to continue to test and commercialize PRP. ### Recent Developments #### Business Developments In August 2019, we announced that we have developed a method to quantify the active ingredients of our lead product candidate, PRP, in preparation for the company’s First-In-Human (“FIH”) study, planned for 2020. The work was conducted by Propanc’s research partner based in Berlin, Germany, who has extensive experience in the development of functional assays for unique bio-therapeutics. This bioanalytical method development and validation plays a significant role in evaluation and interpretation of the systemic absorption of PRP in clinical studies including its distribution, and clinical effects throughout the body. The development of the bioanalytical assay is also an important step for the clinical development of PRP, as Propanc evaluates sites to conduct the FIH study in advanced cancer patients, such as the Peter Mac Center, Australia’s largest cancer hospital, which has significant experience in early stage clinical development. Validation of the bioanalytical method will be undertaken in 2020. In November 2019, we announced today that our POP1 research and drug discovery program has made significant advancements towards producing synthetic versions of the two proenzymes, trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen. With the aim of producing large quantities of trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen for commercial use, exhibiting minimal variation between lots and without sourcing the proenzymes from animals, the Company is undertaking a challenging research project in collaboration with the universities of Jaén and Granada. The two active ingredients are currently naturally derived from animal sources, which combine to form our lead product candidate, PRP. Our vision is to produce a backup product candidate to PRP which can further stabilize and enhance the effects of the proenzymes when administered to patients. At the research laboratories at the universities of Jaén and Granada, scientific researchers are in the process of optimizing conditions to achieve high titers of recombinant trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen with this expression system. In January 2020, we announced that a Certificate for Advance Overseas Finding was received from the Board of Innovation and Science Australia to receive up to a 43.5% “cash back” benefit from overseas R&D expenses. The finding relates to the planned Phase 1 clinical trial – Multiple Ascending Dose Studies of proteolytic proenzymes for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Overseas activities to be undertaken include the development of an analytical assay for the quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the Company’s lead product candidate, PRP, and its manufacture of the finished product for the Phase 1 clinical trial. #### Financing Activities The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby an investor (the “First Investor”) purchased from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000 (the “First Investor Purchase Price”) a Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $75,000 (the “First Note”). The First Investor Purchase Price was funded to the Company on January 13, 2020. The First Note is due and payable on January 6, 2021 (the “First Investor Maturity Date”) and entitles the holder to 8% interest per annum (the “First Investor Interest Rate”). The First Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time during the period beginning on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of issuance and ending on the later of (i) the First Investor Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the default amount, as defined therein. The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby a second investor (the “Second Investor”) purchased from the Company, for a purchase price of $105,000 (the “Second Purchase Price”) a Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $110,250 (the “Second Note”). The Second Purchase Price was funded to the Company on January 13, 2020. The Second Note is due and payable on January 13, 2021 (the “Second Maturity Date”) and entitles the holder to 8% interest per annum (the “Interest Rate”). The Second Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time during the period beginning on the date of issuance and ending on the later of (i) the Second Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the default amount, as defined therein. The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby a third investor (the “Third Investor”) purchased from the Company, for a purchase price of $54,500 (the “Third Purchase Price”) a Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $58,000 (the “Third Note”). The Third Purchase Price was funded to the Company on January 22, 2020. The Third Note is due and payable on January 22, 2021 (the “Third Maturity Date”) and entitles the holder to 10% interest per annum (the “Interest Rate”). The Third Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time during the period beginning on the date of issuance and ending on the later of (i) the Third Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the default amount, as defined therein. ### Critical Accounting Estimates Below is a discussion of our more subjective accounting estimation processes for purposes of explaining (i) the methodology used in calculating the estimates, (ii) the inherent uncertainties pertaining to such estimates, and (iii) the possible effects of a significant variance in actual experience, from that of the estimate, on our financial condition. Estimates involve numerous assumptions that, if incorrect, could create a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Reference is frequently made herein to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). This is the source of authoritative US GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied to non-governmental entities. Each ASC reference in this filing is presented with a three-digit number, which represents its Topic. As necessary for explanation and as applicable, an ASC topic may be followed with a two-digit subtopic, a two-digit section or a two-or-three digit paragraph. *Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)*: Our functional currency is the AUD. For financial reporting purposes, the Australian Dollar (“AUD”) has been translated into USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Equity transactions are translated at each historical transaction date spot rate. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity (deficit) as “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss as other income (expense). *Accounting for Income Taxes:* We are governed by Australian and United States income tax laws, which are administered by the Australian Taxation Office and the United States Internal Revenue Service, respectively. We follow ASC 740, “*Accounting for Income Taxes,”* which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company adopted provisions of ASC 740, Sections 25 through 60, “*Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.”* These sections provide detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the financial statements. Tax positions must meet a “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of ASC 740 and in subsequent periods. *Accounting for Stock Based Compensation*: We record stock based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “*Stock Compensation”* and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 issued by the SEC in March 2005 regarding its interpretation of ASC 718. ASC 718 requires the fair value of all stock-based employee compensation awarded to employees to be recorded as an expense over the related requisite service period. The statement also requires the recognition of compensation expense for the fair value of any unvested stock option awards outstanding at the date of adoption. We value any employee or non-employee stock based compensation at fair value using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. We account for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with the measurement and recognition criteria of ASC 718. *Derivative Instruments:* ASC 815, “*Derivatives and Hedging,”* establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities by requiring that all derivatives be recognized in the balance sheet and measured at fair value. Gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in earnings. On the date of conversion, or payoff, of debt, we record the fair value of the conversion shares, remove the fair value of the related derivative liability, remove any discounts and record a net gain or loss on debt extinguishment. *Convertible Notes with Variable Conversion Options*: We have entered into convertible notes, some of which contain variable conversion options, whereby the outstanding principal and accrued interest may be converted, by the holder, into common shares at a fixed discount to the price of the common stock at the time of conversion. We treat these convertible notes as stock settled debt under ASC 480 and measure the fair value of the notes at the time of issuance, which is the result of the share price discount at the time of conversion, and records the put premium as accretion to interest expense to the date of first conversion. *Research and Development Tax Credits*: We may apply for Research and Development tax concessions with the Australian Taxation Office on an annual basis. Although the amount is possible to estimate at year end, the Australian Taxation Office may reject or materially alter the claim amount. Accordingly, we do not recognize the benefit of the claim amount until cash receipt since collectability is not certain until such time. The tax concession is a refundable credit. If we have net income then we can receive the credit which reduces its income tax liability. If we have net losses, then we may still receive a cash payment for the credit, however, our net operating loss carry forwards are reduced by the gross equivalent loss that would produce the credit amount when the income tax rate is applied to that gross amount. The concession is recognized as an income tax benefit, in operations, upon receipt. ### Recent Accounting Pronouncements Please see section captioned “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for a discussion of recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements. ### Results of Operations ### For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 #### Revenue For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 we did not generate any revenue because we are a development-stage healthcare company and are currently undertaking research and development activities in preparation to begin our clinical trials and no sales were generated in this period. #### Administration Expenses Administration expenses increased by approximately $719,400 to $1,375,970 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $656,594 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $990,900 in stock based expenses for services, an increase of approximately $22,800 in capital raising costs, an increase in general consulting and accountancy fee of approximately $11,000, an increase in insurance expense of approximately $34,300 an increase of approximately $7,300 in market research expense and an increase of approximately $22,300 in employee remuneration expense as a result of a new employee and increases in salaries, offset by an decrease in investor relations based expense of approximately $100,900, a decrease of approximately $103,900 in general legal and intellectual property legal expense, a decrease of approximately $15,200 in compliance expense and a decrease of $6,300 in travel expense and a decrease of approximately $173,100 in employee leave accruals which is a result of an adjustment of approximately $173,000 to employee leave accruals in the three months ended December 31, 2018 in order to comply with Australian leave entitlements. #### Occupancy Expenses Occupancy expenses increase by approximately $1,100 to $7,592 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $6,449 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase primarily relates to rent adjustment on under paid rent of $1,100 in the three months ended December 31, 2019. #### Research and Development Expenses Research and development expenses decreased by approximately $94,700 to $37 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $94,777 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in research and development expenses is primarily attributable to completion of process development activities and preparation for commencement of the engineering run and subsequent full scale GMP manufacture of PRP for clinical trials, with the process, preparation and small scale manufacture having been completed in the period ended December 31, 2017, which the clinical trials we hope to commence in 2020 calendar year, if we raise sufficient proceeds by raising additional capital. Completed activities include raw material purification and stabilization process development, development of analytical quality assurance and control methods, reproduction runs for raw materials, and preparation of raw materials and finished product specifications for future full scale GMP manufacture of PRP. #### Interest Expense/Income Interest expense has decreased by approximately $48,900 to $446,082 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $494,989 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Interest expense is primarily comprised of approximately $202,700 of debt discount amortization and approximately $159,300 accretion of debt premium. This increase is primarily attributable to a decrease in the issuance of derivative debt resulting in lower amortization of debt discount, along with a decrease in issuance of convertible notes with discounted debt features during the quarter ended December 31, 2019. #### Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities Change in fair value of derivative liabilities decrease by approximately $714,494 to a loss of $(675,024) for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a gain of $39,470 for the three months ended December 31, 2018. This decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in the volatility of the prices of our shares of common stock along with a decrease in stock price during the quarter ended December 31, 2019, which resulted in the recognition of a smaller loss from change in fair value. #### Gain (loss) on Debt Settlements, Net There were no debt settlements during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and as a result there were no gains or (losses) on settlement of debt during that period, as compared with a loss of $(132) for the three months ended December 31, 2018. #### Gain (loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, net During the three months ended December 31, 2019, notes totaling $46,600 contained bifurcated embedded conversion option derivatives. Accordingly, the fair market value of the shares issued was $71,011 resulting in a loss on extinguishment at the time of conversion of $24,411, $44,587 of derivative fair value was recorded as a gain on extinguishment at the time of conversion for a net gain of $20,176. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company repaid two convertible notes which were treated as derivative instruments, incurred penalties of $71,772 and recorded a gain on the removal of the derivatives of $51,417 which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of $20,355. #### Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss) Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) decreased by approximately $950,800 to a gain of $617,561 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a loss of $(333,205) for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in foreign currency transaction loss is primarily attributable to greater fluctuation in exchange rates in the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2018. #### Net Loss Net loss increased by approximately $417,000 to $1,867,109 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a net loss of $(1,450,038) for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributable an increase in operating loss of approximately $625,780. ### For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 #### Revenue For the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 we did not generate any revenue because we are a development-stage healthcare company and are currently undertaking research and development activities in preparation to begin our clinical trials and no sales were generated in this period . #### Administration Expenses Administration expenses increased by approximately $1,168,200 to $2,209,385 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $ $1,041,194 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $1,105,800 in stock based expenses for services, an increase of approximately $120,900 in capital raising costs, an increase in general consulting and accountancy fee of approximately $39,100, an increase in insurance expense of approximately $71,400 an increase of approximately $37,850 in marketing and market research expense, an increase of $9,700 in travel expense and an increase of approximately $26,600 in employee remuneration expense as a result of a new employee and increases in salaries, an increase in investor relations based expense of approximately $20,700, offset by a decrease of approximately $86,100 in general legal and intellectual property legal expense, a decrease of approximately $24,800 in compliance expense and a decrease of approximately $167,600 in employee leave accruals which is a result of an adjustment of approximately $173,000 to employee leave accruals in the six months ended December 31, 2018 in order to comply with Australian leave entitlements. #### Occupancy Expenses Occupancy expenses increase by approximately $3,700 to $18,224 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $14,527 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase primarily relates to rent adjustment on under paid rent of $2,200 and property taxed of $1,500 in the six months ended December 31, 2019. #### Research and Development Expenses Research and development expenses decreased by approximately $85,600 to $65,409 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $150,970 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in research and development expenses is primarily attributable to completion of process development activities and preparation for commencement of the engineering run and subsequent full scale GMP manufacture of PRP for clinical trials, with the process, preparation and small scale manufacture having been completed in the period ended December 31, 2017, which the clinical trials we hope to commence in 2020 calendar year, if we raise sufficient proceeds by raising additional capital. Completed activities include raw material purification and stabilization process development, development of analytical quality assurance and control methods, reproduction runs for raw materials, and preparation of raw materials and finished product specifications for future full scale GMP manufacture of PRP. #### Interest Expense/Income Interest expense has decreased by approximately $1,800 to $1,121,307 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $1,119,527 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. Interest expense is primarily comprised of approximately $307,000 of debt discount amortization and approximately $698,300 accretion of debt premium. This increase is primarily attributable to a decrease in the issuance of derivative debt resulting in lower amortization of debt discount, along with a decrease in issuance of convertible notes with discounted debt features during the quarter ended December 31, 2019. #### Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities Change in fair value of derivative liabilities decrease by approximately $1,775,600 to a loss of $(156,068) for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a loss of $(1,931,646) for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in the volatility of the prices of our shares of common stock along with a decrease in stock price during the quarter ended December 31, 2019, which resulted in the recognition of a smaller loss from change in fair value. #### Gain (loss) on Debt Settlements, Net There were no debt settlements during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and as a result there were no gains or (losses) on settlement of debt during that period, as compared with a gain of $14,289 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. #### Gain (loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, net During the six months ended December 31, 2019, notes totaling $46,600 contained bifurcated embedded conversion option derivatives. Accordingly, the fair market value of the shares issued was $71,011 resulting in a loss on extinguishment at the time of conversion of $24,411, $44,587 of derivative fair value was recorded as a gain on extinguishment at the time of conversion for a net gain of $20,176. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company repaid three convertible notes which were treated as derivative instruments, incurred penalties of $92,134 and recorded a gain on the removal of the derivatives of $897,924. Additionally, the company issued shares of common stock with a value of $1,335,047 which resulted in a gain on extinguishment of $359,726 as the note and derivative fair value exceeded the fair value of shares converted. #### Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss) Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) decreased by approximately $696,300 to a gain of $82,411 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a loss of $(613,912) for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in foreign currency transaction loss is primarily attributable to greater fluctuation in exchange rates in the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2018. This transaction loss includes the loss from intercompany balances. #### Net Loss Net loss increased by approximately $215,900 to $3,359,049 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a net loss of $(3,574,974) for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributable an increase in operating loss of approximately $1,086,300 and a decrease in the gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,145,300 decrease in the loss for change in fair value of derivative of approximately $(1,775,600). ### Liquidity and Capital Resources #### Current Financial Condition As of December 31, 2019, we had total assets of $65,425, comprised primarily of cash of $12,022, GST tax receivable of $2,432, prepaid expenses and other current assets of $6,334, property and equipment, net, of $7,137, and operating lease right of use asset, net, $35,391. This compares with total assets of $101,652 as of June 30, 2019, comprised primarily of cash of $2,394, GST tax receivable of $5,439, prepaid expenses and other current assets of $83,299, and property and equipment, net, of $8,417. We had current liabilities of $5,714,315, primarily comprised of net convertible debt of $2,934,340, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,417,099 and embedded conversion option liabilities of $924,744, as of December 31, 2019. This compares with current liabilities as of June 30, 2019, of $4,402,888, primarily comprised of net convertible debt of $1,657,377, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,640,379, employee benefit liability of $323,837 and embedded conversion option liabilities of $698,264. We had non-current liabilities of $23,094, comprised of operating lease liability of $23,904, as of December 31, 2019. This compares with non-current liabilities as of June 30, 2019, of $Nil. We have funded our operations primarily through the issuance of equity and/or convertible securities for cash. The cash was used primarily for payments for research and development, administration expenses, occupancy expenses, professional fees, consultants and travel. During the six months ended December 31, 2019, we borrowed gross amounts of approximately $1,230,000 from the sale of convertible promissory notes during such period with various maturity dates ranging from July 3, 2020 to November 26, 2020. We have substantial capital resource requirements and have incurred significant losses since inception. As of December 31, 2019, we had $12,022 in cash. We depend upon debt and/or equity financing to fund our ongoing operations and to execute our current business plan. Such capital requirements are in excess of what we have in available cash and for which we currently have commitments. Therefore, we presently do not have enough available cash to meet our obligations over the next 12 months. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, we may curtail our plan of operations. We will be required to obtain alternative or additional financing from financial institutions, investors or otherwise, in order to maintain and expand our existing operations. The failure by us to obtain such financing would have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations, and adversely affecting our ability to complete ongoing activities in connection with our research and development programs. #### Sources and Uses of Cash | | For the Six months ended December 31, 2019 | 2018 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Net cash used in operating activities | $(1,142,877) | $(1,056,786) | | Net cash used in investing activities | $- | $(1,662) | | Net cash provided by financing activities | $1,130,000 | $1,225,892 | | Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | $22,505 | $(62,827) | Net cash used in operating activities was $1,142,877 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $1,056,786 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. This fluctuation is due to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately $57,600 and a decrease in employment related liabilities of approximately $32,100, along with fluctuations in changes in foreign currency transaction gains and losses, changes related to the valuation of new derivative liabilities and the revaluation of existing derivative liabilities in the six months ended December 31, 2019. Cash flows provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2019 were $1,130,000, as compared to $1,225,892 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The $1,130,000 resulted from the issue of $1,230,000 of convertible notes net of $100,000 in issue costs. The effect of the exchange rate on cash resulted in a $22,505 positive adjustment to cash flows in the six months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to a negative adjustment of $62,827 to cash flows in the six months ended December 31, 2018. The reason for the fluctuation is due to the application of currency translation rates throughout the cash flow statement, the volume of transactions within each period and the daily fluctuation in exchange rates. ### Going Concern Qualification We did not generate any revenue for the quarters ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and have incurred significant losses and cash used in operations, and such losses and use of cash are expected to continue. Our independent registered public accounting firm has included a “Going Concern Qualification” in their audit report for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. In addition, we have negative working capital and convertible debt that is past maturity that we are currently negotiating with lenders in order to amend the maturity dates. The foregoing raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to execute our strategy and on our ability to raise additional funds. Management is currently seeking additional funds to operate our business, primarily through the issuance of equity and/or debt securities for cash. No assurance can be given that financing will be available or, if available, that it will be in amounts or on terms that are satisfactory to us. Even if we are able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in case of equity and/or convertible debt financing. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The “Going Concern Qualification” might make it substantially more difficult to raise capital. ### Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. ## Market risk As filed, 639 characters. As of December 31, 2019, we were in default under certain convertible promissory notes issued to certain noteholders on December 27, 2017, July 13, 2018, August 29, 2018, October 2, 2018, November 30, 2018, December 24, 2018, August 10, 2018, February 27, 2019 for failure to pay an aggregate of $833,122 of principal and accrued interest as of December 31, 2019, subsequent to their maturity dates. We are currently in discussions with such noteholders to extend such maturity dates. See Note 5 – Convertible Notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report for additional information. ## Controls and procedures As filed, 6,709 characters. ### Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to reasonably ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, we conducted an evaluation (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, the disclosure controls and procedures of our Company were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below. ### Material Weaknesses and Corrective Actions In connection with the audits of our financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we identified certain deficiencies relating to our internal control over financial reporting that constitute a material weakness under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). The PCAOB defines a material weakness as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting continued to exist at December 31, 2019: - we do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”); - we do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due to our limited size and early stage nature of operations, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible; however, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals; - lack of audit committee of our board of directors; and - insufficient monitoring and review controls over the financial reporting closing process, including the lack of individuals with current knowledge of U.S. GAAP. We believe that these material weaknesses primarily relate, in part, to our lack of sufficient staff with appropriate training in U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with respect to financial reporting functions, and the lack of robust accounting systems, as well as the lack of sufficient resources to hire such staff and implement these accounting systems. Subject to raising sufficient additional capital, we plan to take a number of actions in the future to correct these material weaknesses including, but not limited to, establishing an audit committee of our board of directors comprised of at least two independent directors, adding experienced accounting and financial personnel and retaining third-party consultants to review our internal controls and recommend improvements. We will need to take additional measures to fully mitigate these issues, and the measures we have taken, and expect to take, to improve our internal controls may not be sufficient to (1) address the issues identified, (2) ensure that our internal controls are effective or (3) ensure that the identified material weakness or other material weaknesses will not result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In addition, other material weaknesses may be identified in the future. If we are unable to correct deficiencies in internal controls in a timely manner, our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information accurately and within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected. This failure could negatively affect the market price and trading liquidity of our common stock, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, subject us to civil and criminal investigations and penalties, and generally materially and adversely impact our business and financial condition. ### Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. ### CEO and CFO Certifications Exhibit 31.1 to this Quarterly Report is the Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. These certifications are required in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Section 302 Certifications”). This Item 4.of this Quarterly Report, which you are currently reading, is the information concerning the Evaluation referred to above and in the Section 302 Certifications, and this information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented. ## Risk factors As filed, 558 characters. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the section captioned “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on January 24, 2020. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. Filed Feb 14, 2020. 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