UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to          

Commission File No.:001-34079

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Telephone: (240) 268-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐  No ☑

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 4,234,141 shares as of August 14, 2020.

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REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Balance Sheet

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (continued)

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements)

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Operations

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a biopharmaceutical company whose principal operations have been the development of innovative therapies to improve patient outcomes in cancers that are difficult to treat.  The Company had an accumulated deficit of $166,420,604 at June 30, 2020 and anticipates incurring losses in the foreseeable future.

On June 17, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Original Merger Agreement,” and as amended on June 29, 2020, the “Merger Agreement”) with Razor Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Ocuphire Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ocuphire”), pursuant to which, among other things, and subject to the satisfaction and waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Ocuphire, with Ocuphire continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the surviving corporation of the merger (the “Merger”).  See Note 2, Merger Agreement and Pre-Merger Financing, for further information.

The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of approximately $9.2 million as of June 30, 2020 will be sufficient to cover its cash flow requirements for its current activities for at least the next 12 months from the date these financial statements were issued, assuming the Merger does not close.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and of the results of operations, comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 have been included.  Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”).  Information included in the condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the 2019 Form 10-K.  The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future.  Actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates.  These estimates are reviewed periodically, and as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings in the period in which they become available.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

COVID-19 Pandemic

The outbreak of the COVID-19 disease, which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in March 2020, has led to disruption in the global economy and the biopharmaceutical industry. The extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as the Company’s ability to consummate the Merger, is highly uncertain and will depend on various factors, including the duration and scope of the pandemic, restrictions on business and social distancing guidelines that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities, other actions taken to contain the impact of the pandemic, and the Company’s access to additional capital.

Merger Agreement

On June 17, 2020, the Company, Merger Sub and Ocuphire entered into the Original Merger Agreement, which was subsequently amended on June 29, 2020, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Ocuphire, with Ocuphire continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in an all-stock transaction.

For accounting purposes, Ocuphire is considered to be acquiring the Company even though the Company will be the issuer of the common stock in the Merger due to various considerations, including the expected ownership positions of former Company and Ocuphire stockholders post-Merger, as well as the expected composition of the Company’s Board of Directors and management team post-Merger. The Merger is expected to be accounted for as an asset acquisition by Ocuphire.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”): (a) each share of Ocuphire common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares held as treasury stock, shares held by Ocuphire and dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive shares of Company common stock  equal to the Exchange Ratio described below; and (b) each outstanding Ocuphire stock option that has not previously been exercised prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by the Company.

Under the exchange ratio formula in the Merger Agreement (the “Exchange Ratio”), immediately following the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”), the Company’s then-current stockholders would own approximately 14.3% of the combined company’s common stock, and the former Ocuphire securityholders would own approximately 85.7% of the combined company’s common stock, in each case calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming the Company’s net cash balance at the anticipated Closing date is between $3.2 million and $6.0 million. The Exchange Ratio formula in the Merger Agreement is subject to adjustment for every $100,000 that the Company’s actual net cash balance at the anticipated Closing date is less than $3.2 million or more than $6.0 million. Based on the Company’s current estimates, the Company anticipates delivering net cash between $0 and $500,000 assuming the Closing occurs by November 14, 2020, which is the end date set forth in the Merger Agreement; however, the final net cash amount will not be calculated until the anticipated Closing date, and may vary significantly depending on, among other things, the Company’s ability to control and correctly estimate its operating expenses, expenses relating to the Company’s ongoing litigation and the trading price of the Company’s common stock (and its impact on the estimated warrant liability, which reduces net cash). If the Company’s actual net cash balance at the anticipated Closing date is $0, which is the minimum amount of net cash that the Company is required to deliver to Close, then immediately following the Closing, the Company’s then-current stockholders would own approximately 11.2% of the combined company’s common stock, and the former Ocuphire securityholders would own approximately 88.8% of the combined company’s common stock, in each case calculated on a fully-diluted basis. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s stockholders’ ownership percentage in the combined company is subject to a floor of 9.1% regardless of the Company’s actual net cash balance at the anticipated Closing date, assuming Ocuphire waives the minimum net cash requirement at the anticipated Closing date. These ownership percentages give effect to the shares of Ocuphire common stock that will be issued to Investors (as defined below) in the Pre-Merger Financing (as defined below) prior to the Closing, but do not account for any additional shares of Company common stock that may be issued following the Closing or the warrants issuable to Investors after Closing. As a result, holders of Company common stock could own significantly less of the combined company than currently contemplated. For example, if the average of the five lowest volume-weighted average trading prices of Company common stock on Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) during the first ten trading days immediately following the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing reaches a certain floor price specified in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below), then the pre-Merger holders of Company common stock could own a low single-digit percentage of the fully-diluted combined company equity securities, depending on the Company’s actual net cash amount at the anticipated Closing date.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain Closing conditions, including, among other things: (i) approval by the stockholders of the Company and Ocuphire; (ii) the continued listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq and the listing of the additional shares of Company common stock issued in connection with the Merger on Nasdaq; (iii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties, subject to certain materiality qualifications; (iv) satisfaction by the Company of a minimum net cash requirement of $0; and (v) completion of the Pre-Merger Financing.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and Ocuphire, and further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, either party may be required to pay the other party a termination fee of $750,000 or, in some circumstances, Ocuphire may be required to reimburse the Company’s expenses up to a maximum of $750,000.

Immediately after the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company is expected to be comprised of seven members, one of whom is expected to be Richard J. Rodgers, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and the remaining six directors are expected to include existing Ocuphire board members and an additional director designated by Ocuphire. Following the Closing, Mina Sooch is expected to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Also at the Effective Time, the Company expects to effect a name change to “Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.” and it is anticipated that the Company’s securities will be listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “OCUP.”

In accordance with the Merger Agreement, on June 17, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the termination of Douglas J. Swirsky’s employment with the Company, effective as of immediately following the Effective Time, as a result of which Mr. Swirsky will be entitled to the severance amounts and other benefits afforded Mr. Swirsky in connection with a termination of Mr. Swirsky’s employment by the Company without cause within the two-year period immediately following a change of control pursuant to Section 8(c) of Mr. Swirsky’s employment agreement, subject to Mr. Swirsky’s execution of a general release in favor of the Company. The termination of Mr. Swirsky’s employment is subject to and conditioned upon the closing of the Merger at the Effective Time, and therefore Mr. Swirsky shall not be terminated if the Merger is not consummated or the Merger Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Merger is expected to close in the second half of 2020, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders at a special meeting to be held at a future date and other closing conditions.

Contingent Value Rights Agreement

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) to be entered into immediately prior to Closing, Company stockholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive one contingent value right (“CVR”) for each share of Company common stock held of record as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each CVR will represent the right to receive cash payments upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. In particular, for each calendar quarter (each, a “CVR Payment Period”) during the 15-year period after the Closing (the “CVR Term”), CVR holders will be entitled to (i) 90% of all payments received by the Company from BioSense Global LLC (“BioSense”) pursuant to that certain License and Assignment Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2019, by and between BioSense and the Company, as amended (the “License and Assignment Agreement”), less certain permitted deductions, (ii) 90% of all payments received by the Company from Zhejiang HaiChang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“HaiChang”) pursuant to that certain Exclusive License Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2020, by and between HaiChang and the Company (the “HaiChang License Agreement”), less certain permitted deductions, and (iii) 75% of (a) all cash consideration paid by a third party to the Company during the applicable CVR Payment Period in connection with the grant, sale or transfer of rights to certain of the Company’s pre-Closing intellectual property (“Parent IP”) under an agreement that is entered into during the 10-year period after the Closing (“Parent IP Deal”); plus (b) with respect to any non-cash consideration received by the Company from a third party during the applicable CVR Payment Period in connection with any Parent IP Deal, all amounts received by the Company at the time such non-cash consideration is monetized, less (c) certain permitted deductions.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On June 29, 2020, Ocuphire, the Company and certain institutional healthcare investors, accredited investors and certain directors and officers of Ocuphire (the “Investors”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, which amended and restated in its entirety the prior securities purchase agreement among the same parties dated June 17, 2020 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investors agreed to invest a total of $21.15 million in cash (the “Purchase Price”) to fund the combined company following the Merger (the “Pre-Merger Financing”). In return, based on an agreed upon pre-money valuation of the combined company of $120 million, Ocuphire will issue shares of Ocuphire common stock to the Investors, which shares will be exchangeable in the Merger for approximately 15% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis (the “Initial Shares”). In addition, (i) Ocuphire will deposit three times the number of Initial Shares into escrow with an escrow agent for the benefit of the Investors, to be exchanged for Company common stock in the Merger, and to be delivered, in whole or in part, based on the formula set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, out of escrow to the Investors if 85% of the average of the five lowest volume-weighted average trading prices of a share of Company common stock on Nasdaq during the first ten trading days (or earlier, at the election of any Investor) immediately following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing (which closing date will be the same date as the Closing) is lower than the effective price per share paid by the Investors for the shares of Company common stock issued at Closing in exchange for the Initial Shares, and (ii) on the tenth trading day following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing (the “warrant closing date”), the Company will issue to the Investors (x) Series A warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock and (y) Series B warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Marketable securities are considered “available-for-sale” in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, “Debt and Equity Securities,” and thus are reported at fair value in the Company’s accompanying balance sheet, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.  Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into realized gains and losses are accounted for on the basis of specific identification and are included in other income or expense in the statement of operations.  The Company classifies such investments as current on the balance sheet as the investments are readily marketable and available for use in current operations.

The Company had no marketable securities as of June 30, 2020.  The following table shows the Company’s marketable securities’ adjusted cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value by significant investment category as of December 31, 2019:

		December 31, 2019
		Cost Basis				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
Commercial Paper		$	1,996,216			$	1,184			$	-			$	1,997,400
Corporate Bonds			998,920				900				-				999,820
Total Marketable Securities		$	2,995,136			$	2,084			$	-			$	2,997,220

		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
Furniture and fixtures		$	67,650			$	67,650
Office and computer equipment			163,440				163,440
Leasehold improvements			116,403				116,403
Total equipment			347,493				347,493
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(290,181	)			(271,723	)
Net carrying amount		$	57,312			$	75,770

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
Trade payables		$	1,651,659			$	488,285
Accrued expenses			454,850				471,700
Accrued research and development contract costs			-				221,170
Payroll liabilities			84,244				84,576
		$	2,190,753			$	1,265,731

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

BioSense Global LLC

 

On March 10, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to its collaboration and license agreement, (as amended, the “License and Assignment Agreement”) with BioSense to advance the development and commercialization of RX-3117 for all human uses in the Republic of Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (the “Territory”). Under the terms of the License and Assignment Agreement, upon payment in full of an upfront payment, the Company will (i) grant BioSense an exclusive license to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products containing RX-3117 as a single agent for all human uses in the Territory and (ii) assign and transfer all of the Company’s patents and patent applications related to RX-3117 in the Territory. The upfront payment consists of an aggregate of $1,650,000, of which $1,550,000 has been received to date. Under the License and Assignment Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive milestone payments in an aggregate of up to $84,500,000 upon the achievement of development, regulatory and commercial goals and will also be eligible to receive tiered royalties in the mid-single digits to low tens on annual net sales in the Territory.

 

The Company has evaluated the License and Assignment Agreement under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as the Company fulfills its obligations under the License and Assignment Agreement.  The Company identified the exclusive license to develop RX-3117 and the supply of RX-3117 drug product, drug substance and intermediate materials (collectively, the “Transferred Materials”) as the distinct performance obligations in the contract.  The Company has determined that it will recognize revenue related to the exclusive license to develop RX-3117 and the supply of the Transferred Materials transfers to BioSense at a point in time when the exclusive license is conveyed and the Transferred Materials are made available for delivery to BioSense, respectively.

 

The Company has determined the transaction price contains both fixed and variable consideration.  The fixed consideration is equal to the upfront payment of $1,650,000.  The variable consideration relates to the milestone payments and future sales-based royalty payments.  The Company estimates the variable consideration in the contract using the most likely amount method.  The Company determined at the contract outset and as of June 30, 2020 that all milestone payments should be fully constrained, as it is not probable that a significant reversal of revenue will not occur in a future period, given the significance of the milestone payments and that the payments are earned based upon the achievement of events that are highly susceptible to factors outside of the Company’s control.  Future sales-based royalties related to the exclusive license to develop RX-3117 will be recognized in the period the underlying sales transaction occurs.

 

The $1,650,000 upfront payment has been allocated to the performance obligations on the basis of the relative standalone selling price estimated for each performance obligation. The Company has determined the standalone selling price of the exclusive license to develop RX-3117 using the adjusted market approach, which represents the price the market will bear based on the license rights granted and the state of the intellectual property, and has determined the standalone selling price of the supply of the Transferred Materials using a cost approach.  Accordingly, the Company has allocated $750,000 of the upfront transaction price to the exclusive license to develop RX-3117 and $900,000 to the supply of the Transferred Materials.  Additional transaction price recognized in future periods related to milestone payments and royalties will be allocated solely to the exclusive license to develop RX-3117, as these amounts relate to efforts associated with the development and commercialization of products related to the exclusive license to develop RX-3117.

 

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

As of June 30, 2020, $1,550,000 of the upfront payment had been paid, and the remaining $100,000 remained unpaid.  As of June 30, 2020, the exclusive license had not been transferred and no revenue was recognized related to that performance obligation, however, the Company had satisfied the performance obligation related to the Transferred Materials during the three months ended March 31, 2020.  Therefore, the Company recognized no revenue and $900,000 in revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.  Therefore, the Company has recorded the additional $650,000 of transaction consideration received as of June 30, 2020 as deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

Zhejiang HaiChang Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

 

On February 8, 2020, the Company entered into the HaiChang License Agreement with HaiChang pursuant to which the Company granted HaiChang an exclusive (even as to the Company), royalty-bearing, sublicensable worldwide license to research, develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products comprising RX-0201 (subject to and limited by the exclusive rights of NEXT BT Co. Ltd (“Next BT”) with respect to RX-0201 in Asia), the nano-liposomal formulation of RX-0201 known as RX-0301, and RX-0047, a proprietary compound currently in preclinical development. HaiChang has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop, seek regulatory approval for, and commercialize one product comprising RX-0301 and one product comprising RX-0047.

HaiChang paid a one-time upfront payment of $250,000 to the Company for certain materials to be transferred by the Company to HaiChang.  HaiChang will pay the Company development milestone payments in an aggregate of up to $63,000,000 with respect to RX-0201 and RX-0301 and up to $33,000,000 with respect to RX-0047, and royalties based on percentages of net sales in the low tens with respect to RX-0201 and RX-0301 and the mid-single digits with respect to RX-0047.  However, if HaiChang exclusively sublicenses its rights to a third party with respect to RX-0201 and RX-0301 or RX-0047 in a particular jurisdiction, instead of the foregoing milestones and royalties to the extent relating to such compound(s) and jurisdiction, HaiChang will pay the Company a percentage of any sublicensing revenue received by HaiChang, provided that in any event HaiChang will pay a milestone payment on initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial that is subject to reduction by the amount of any sublicensing revenue paid with respect to the applicable compound(s) as of the time of initiation of the trial.

The Company accounts for the HaiChang License Agreement under ASC 606.  The Company has determined the performance obligations under the contract relate to the transfer of materials and the license of intellectual property.  Revenue associated with the materials and license is recognized at a point in time.  The Company has determined the transaction price contains both fixed and variable consideration.  The fixed consideration is equal to the upfront payment of $250,000.  At the outset of the contract, the Company determined the value of the license to be de minimis given the early stage of clinical development of the intellectual property, and allocated the entire fixed consideration to the materials.  The Company transferred the materials during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and therefore recognized $0 and $250,000 in revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.  The variable consideration relates to the milestone payments, sublicense fees and future sales-based royalty payments.  The Company estimates variable consideration under the contract using the expected value method.  Given the early stage and the uncertain success of the development work to be performed by HaiChang, the Company has determined that the variable consideration in the contract should be fully constrained at the contract outset and as of June 30, 2020.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Company leases 5,466 square feet of office space in Rockville, Maryland, with a lease term ending June 30, 2024.  Under the lease agreement, the Company pays its allocable portion of real estate taxes and common area operating charges, which are recorded as variable lease costs.  The lease has escalating rent payments for which the Company records lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and an option to terminate the leased premises, without penalty, on June 30, 2021.  The Company is reasonably certain that it will not remain in these leased premises after the optional termination date, and therefore, is using the optional termination date in assessing the lease term.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

		For the Three Months Ended June 30,								For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Operating lease cost		$	36,770			$	47,129			$	73,541			$	127,407
Variable lease cost			6,110				6,659				11,803				22,672
Total Lease Cost		$	42,880			$	53,788			$	85,344			$	150,079

The right-of-use asset and lease liability were calculated using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 11%.  At June 30, 2020, the weighted average lease term was 1.0 years.

The table below summarizes the Company’s scheduled future minimum lease payments recorded on the balance sheet, as of June 30, 2020:

Year Ending December 31:
2020 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2020)		$	78,437
2021			65,364
Minimum lease payments			143,801
Less: Imputed interest			(7,604	)
Present value of minimum lease payments		$	136,197

 

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.  Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, plus the number of common share equivalents that would be dilutive.  As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were stock options and warrants to acquire, in the aggregate, 2,067,713 and 2,126,063 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, that are potentially dilutive. However, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for all periods presented because the inclusion of common share equivalents would be anti-dilutive.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had 146,224 options to purchase common stock outstanding.

 

In June 2013, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve the Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan (the “2013 Plan”).  Under the 2013 Plan, the Company grants equity awards to key employees, directors and consultants of the Company.  The Company has reserved 283,333 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the 2013 Plan. As of June 30, 2020, there were 142,066 options outstanding under the 2013 Plan, and 139,236 shares were available for issuance.  In addition, as of June 30, 2020, there were 4,158 options outstanding under a previously established stock option plan under which no new stock options may be granted.

 

Accounting for Awards

 

Stock-based compensation expense is the estimated fair value of options granted amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite vesting service period for the entire portion of the award. Total stock-based compensation recognized by the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

		For the Three Months Ended June 30,								For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Statement of operations line item:
General and administrative		$	66,351			$	119,719			$	138,771			$	236,398
Research and development			2,718				7,934				6,600				52,255
Total		$	69,069			$	127,653			$	145,371			$	288,653

No income tax benefit has been recognized in the statement of operations for stock-based compensation arrangements as the Company has provided for a 100% valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Summary of Stock Option Transactions

A summary of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

		Number of Options				Weighted Average Exercise Price			WeightedAverage Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2020			204,574			$	35.60		7.3 years		$	-
Granted			-			$	-
Exercised			-			$	-
Expired			(2,996	)		$	156.41
Cancelled			(55,354	)		$	59.54
Outstanding, June 30, 2020			146,224			$	24.06		7.6 years		$	-
Exercisable, June 30, 2020			98,834			$	28.65		7.3 years		$	-

A summary of the Company’s unvested options as of June 30, 2020 and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is presented below:

		2020
		Number of Options				Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date
Unvested at January 1, 2020			81,311			$	7.90
Granted			-			$	-
Vested			(33,127	)		$	5.53
Cancelled			(794	)		$	9.12
Unvested at June 30,  2020			47,390			$	9.55

 

As of June 30, 2020, there was $425,525 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 2.0 years.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase common stock as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

		Number of Warrants:
Warrant Issuance		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019				Exercise Price			Expiration Date
Liability-classified Warrants
November 2015 Investors			104,168				104,168			$	63.60		May 2021
November 2015 Placement Agent			279				279			$	63.60		Nov. 2020
March 2016 Investors			50,651				50,651			$	50.40		Sept. 2021
September 2016 Investors			67,084				67,084			$	36.00		Mar. 2022
June 2017 Investors			126,264				126,264			$	48.00		Dec. 2022
June 2017 Placement Agent			15,153				15,153			$	49.50		June 2022
October 2017 Investors			136,058				136,058			$	34.20		Apr. 2023
October 2017 Placement Agent			16,327				16,327			$	36.72		Oct. 2022
Total liability classified warrants			515,984				515,984
Equity-classified Warrants
October 2018 Investors			480,771				480,771			$	20.04		Apr. 2024
October 2018 Placement Agent			28,848				28,848			$	19.50		Oct. 2023
January 2019 Investors			895,886				895,886			$	9.60		Jan. 2024
Total equity-classified warrants			1,405,505				1,405,505
Total outstanding warrants			1,921,489				1,921,489

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

		Number of Warrants
		Liability- classified				Equity- classified				Total				Weighted average exercise price
Balance, January 1, 2020			515,984				1,405,505				1,921,489			$	22.10
Issued during the period			-				-				-			$	-
Exercised during the period			-				-				-			$	-
Expired during the period			-				-				-			$	-
Balance, June 30, 2020			515,984				1,405,505				1,921,489			$	22.10

 

At June 30, 2020, the weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding warrants was 3.2 years.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the fair value of the liability-classified warrants as of the respective balance sheet dates:

		Fair Value as of:
Warrant Issuance:		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
November 2015 Investors		$	3,286			$	55
November 2015 Placement Agent			-				-
March 2016 Investor			6,362				439
September 2016 Investors			28,765				3,196
June 2017 Investors			83,463				11,736
June 2017 Placement Agent			6,348				845
October 2017 Investors			129,299				23,772
October 2017 Placement Agent			11,288				1,674
Total:		$	268,811			$	41,717

The assumptions used in calculating the fair values of the liability-classified warrants are as follows:

		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
Trading market prices		$	2.84			$	1.91
Fundamental transaction volatility			134	%			102	%
Dividend			-				-
Fundamental transaction risk-free rate			0.17-0.21	%			1.57-1.72	%
Equivalent volatility			92-103%	%			85-94	%
Equivalent risk-free rate			0.16	%			1.57-1.59	%
Fundamental transaction likelihood			90	%			50	%
Fundamental transaction timing		September 2020				April 2020

As discussed in Note 2, on June 17, 2020, the Company entered into the Original Merger Agreement, which meets the definition of a fundamental transaction as defined by the warrant agreements. Therefore, the Company adjusted the likelihood and timing of its fundamental transaction assumptions when calculating the fair values of the liability-classified warrants as of June 30, 2020.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Changes in the fair value of the warrant liabilities, carried at fair value, reported as “unrealized (loss) gain on fair value of warrants” in the statement of operations:

		For the Three Months Ended June 30,								For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
November 2015 Investors		$	(2,315	)		$	27,069			$	(3,231	)		$	224,153
November 2015 Placement Agent			-				55				-				435
March 2016 Investors			(5,122	)			32,874				(5,923	)			147,673
September 2016 Investors			(14,126	)			72,213				(25,569	)			290,082
June 2017 Investors			(53,099	)			129,559				(71,727	)			517,950
June 2017 Placement Agent			(3,774	)			14,553				(5,503	)			56,464
October 2017 Investors			(83,121	)			135,125				(105,527	)			631,626
October 2017 Placement Agent			(7,145	)			16,035				(9,614	)			72,471
Total:		$	(168,702	)		$	427,483			$	(227,094	)		$	1,940,854

 

No provision for federal and state income taxes was required for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 due to the Company’s operating losses and increased deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had unused net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $160,154,000 and $156,586,000 respectively, portions of which expire at various dates beginning in 2021.  Some of the Company’s unused net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to “changes in ownership.”

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the deferred tax assets related to the aforementioned carry-forwards have been fully offset by valuation allowances, because significant utilization of such amounts is not presently expected in the foreseeable future.

 

Deferred tax assets and valuation allowances consist of:

		June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards		$	44,843,000			$	43,844,000
Stock Compensation Expense			540,000				1,191,000
Book Tax Differences on Assets and Liabilities			227,000				464,000
Valuation Allowance			(45,610,000	)			(45,499,000	)
Net Deferred Tax Assets		$	-			$	-

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and Maryland state jurisdictions.  Tax years for fiscal 2016 through 2019 are open and potentially subject to examination by the federal and Maryland state taxing authorities.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, not adjusted for transaction costs.  ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

The three levels are described below:

Level 1 Inputs	—		Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible by the Company;
Level 2 Inputs	—		Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;
Level 3 Inputs	—		Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including significant assumptions of the Company and other market participants.

The following tables present assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2020
		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Liabilities:
Warrant Liabilities		$	268,811			$	-			$	-			$	268,811

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019
		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Assets:
Commercial Paper		$	1,997,400			$	-			$	1,997,400			$	-
Corporate Bonds			999,820				-				999,820				-
Total Assets:		$	2,997,220			$	-			$	2,997,220			$	-
Liabilities:
Warrant Liabilities		$	41,717			$	-			$	-			$	41,717

There have been no changes in the methodologies used at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and no transfers between Level 1, 2 and 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The reconciliation of changes to the fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

		Warrant Liabilities
Balance at January 1, 2020		$	41,717
Unrealized losses, net			227,094
Balance at June 30, 2020		$	268,811

Warrant Exchange Agreement

On July 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Warrant Exchange Agreement with Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (“Armistice”) pursuant to which, on August 3, 2020, the Company issued to Armistice an aggregate of 215,000 shares of common stock of the Company in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of 160,257 and 208,334 of the October 2018 and January 2019 Investor Warrants held by Armistice, respectively.

Legal Proceedings

On July 31, 2020, a putative stockholder class action was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware styled Stahlman v. Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Case No. 2020-0639. Additionally, on August 3, 2020, a putative stockholder class action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware styled Thompson v. Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-01036-UNA (D. Del). On August 7, 2020, a putative stockholder class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York styled Manes v. Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-06227 (S.D.N.Y.) (together with the Stahlman and Thompson actions, the “Stockholder Actions”). The Stockholder Actions assert claims against the Company and members of the Company’s board of directors (the “Individual Defendants”).

The Stahlman and Manes complaints allege that the Individual Defendants breached their fiduciary duties owed to the Company’s stockholders. The Thompson and Manes complaints allege that the Company and the Individual Defendants violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, by failing to disclose in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 that the Company filed with the SEC on July 6, 2020 (File No. 333-239702) (the “Registration Statement”) certain information regarding, among other things, financial projections for the Company and Ocuphire, the valuation analyses performed by the Company’s financial advisor, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., in support of its fairness opinion and the process leading to the execution of the Merger Agreement. The Thompson and Manes complaints also allege that the Individual Defendants violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, as control persons who had the ability to prevent the Proxy Statement from being false and misleading. The Stockholder Actions seek, among other things, an injunction preventing consummation of the Merger, an award of damages, and an award of costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees.

Additionally, on August 6, 2020, another party sent a letter to the Company’s counsel demanding that the Company and the Individual Defendants amend the Registration Statement to provide additional disclosures that the party alleges were improperly omitted from the Registration Statement in violation of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, including certain information regarding financial data and the background and process leading to the execution of the Merger Agreement (the “Demand Letter”).

The Company intends to defend against the Stockholder Actions and the Demand Letter, however it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate the potential loss or range of losses.

 

OVERVIEW

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”).

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be deemed to be forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws.  In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “will”, “may”, “intend” and other similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  We caution that forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors that are, in many instances, beyond our control.  Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date we make them, actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, including risks relating to:

These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that has been focused on the development of innovative therapies to improve patient outcomes in cancers that are difficult to treat. Our pipeline has featured two clinical-stage product candidates and additional compounds in preclinical development.

 

On March 10, 2020, we amended our collaboration and license agreement (as amended, the “License and Assignment Agreement”) with BioSense Global LLC (“BioSense”) to advance the development and commercialization of RX-3117 for all human uses in the Republic of Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (the “Territory”). Under the terms of the License and Assignment Agreement, upon payment in full of an upfront payment, we will grant BioSense an exclusive license to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products containing RX-3117 as a single agent for all human uses in the Territory and assign and transfer to BioSense all of our patents and patent applications related to RX-3117 in the Territory. The upfront payment consists of an aggregate of $1,650,000, of which $1,550,000 has been received to date. Under the License and Assignment Agreement, we are eligible to receive milestone payments in an aggregate of up to $84.5 million upon the achievement of development, regulatory and commercial goals and will also be eligible to receive tiered royalties in the mid-single digits to low tens on annual net sales in the Territory.

 

Merger Agreement

In September 2019, we commenced a process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance stockholder value, and had engaged Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as our financial advisor to assist us in this process. In June 2020, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) with Razor Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) and Ocuphire Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ocuphire”), pursuant to which our wholly owned subsidiary, Merger Sub, will merge with and into Ocuphire, with Ocuphire surviving as our wholly owned subsidiary in an all-stock transaction (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), we will also enter into a CVR Agreement, pursuant to which, for each share of our common stock held, our stockholders of record as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive one contingent value right (“CVR”).  Refer to Note 2— Merger Agreement and Pre-Merger Financing to our condensed financial statements included in Part I “Financial Information”, Item 1 “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information. The discussion below excludes any impact that may result from the Merger.  The Merger has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is expected to close in the second half of 2020, subject to approval by our stockholders and Ocuphire’s stockholders as well as certain other closing conditions. The total fees and costs of the proposed Merger are expected to be material to our results of operations in 2020. Following the Merger, the combined company will be a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of several eye disorders.

Although we have entered into the Merger Agreement and intend to consummate the Merger, there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully consummate the Merger on a timely basis, or at all. If, for any reason, the Merger does not close, our board of directors may elect to, among other things, attempt to complete another strategic transaction like the Merger, attempt to sell or otherwise dispose of our various assets, resume our research and development activities and continue to operate our business or dissolve and liquidate our assets. If we decide to dissolve and liquidate our assets, we would be required to pay all of our debts and contractual obligations, and to set aside certain reserves for potential future claims, and there can be no assurances as to the amount or timing of available cash left, if any, to distribute to stockholders after paying our debts and other obligations and setting aside funds for reserves. If we were to continue our business, we would need to raise a substantial amount of cash to fund ongoing operations and future development activities for our existing product candidates and any new product candidates that we acquire.

Pre-Merger Financing

Securities Purchase Agreement

On June 29, 2020, Ocuphire, us and certain institutional healthcare investors, accredited investors and directors and officers of Ocuphire (the “Investors”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), which amended and restated in its entirety the prior securities purchase agreement among the same parties dated June 17, 2020 (the “Initial Securities Purchase Agreement”). The Securities Purchase Agreement that was entered into on June 29, 2020 was substantially similar to the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement, except (i) the number of Additional Shares (as defined below) to be deposited into escrow was increased from two times the number of Initial Shares (as defined below) of Ocuphire common stock to three times the number of Initial Shares of Ocuphire common stock, (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated, June 17, 2020, by and among us and the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) was terminated in its entirety, and (iii) certain of our obligations were revised to reflect termination of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investors agreed to invest a total of $21.15 million in cash (the “Purchase Price” and the financing arrangement described herein, the “Pre-Merger Financing”) to fund the combined company following the consummation of the Merger. In return, based on an agreed upon pre-money valuation of the combined company following the Merger (the “combined company”) of $120 million, Ocuphire will issue an amount of shares of Ocuphire common stock (the “Initial Shares”) to the Investors, which shares will be exchangeable in the Merger for approximately 15% of the Pre-Merger Financing Fully Diluted Shares (as defined below). In addition, (i) Ocuphire will deposit three times the number of Initial Shares of Ocuphire common stock (the “Additional Shares,” and together with the Initial Shares, the “Pre-Merger Financing Shares”) into escrow with an escrow agent for the benefit of the Investors, to be exchanged for shares of our common stock in the Merger, and to be delivered, in whole or in part, based on the formula set forth below, out of escrow to the Investors if 85% of the average of the five lowest volume-weighted average trading prices of a share of our common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) during the first ten trading days (or earlier, at the election of any Investor) immediately following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing (which closing date will be the same date as the Closing) is lower than the effective price per share paid by the Investors for the Converted Initial Shares (as defined below), and (ii) on the tenth trading day following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing (the “warrant closing date”), we will issue to the Investors (x) Series A warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, as further described below (the “Series A Warrants”), and (y) Series B warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, as further described below (the “Series B Warrants,” together with the Series A Warrants,  the “Investor Warrants” and, together with the Pre-Merger Financing Shares, the “Purchased Securities”).

“Pre-Merger Financing Fully Diluted Shares” means the “fully-diluted” post-Merger outstanding shares of our common stock, which amount (i) includes all shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to in-the-money options, warrants or convertible securities, and (ii) with respect to new warrants issued after the date of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement in exchange for existing warrants shall include (A) all shares of our common stock that are subject to each new warrant that is in-the-money as of the date of issuance of such new warrant and (B) 0.5 times the number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to such out-of-the-money new warrant that is out-of-the-money as determined based on the closing sale price of our common stock immediately following the issuance of such warrant, and (iii) excludes all other out-of-the-money options, warrants or convertible securities of ours.

As a result of the Merger, at the Effective Time, the Initial Shares will automatically be converted into the right to receive a number of shares (the “Converted Initial Shares”) of our common stock equal to the number of Initial Shares multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. Further, at the Effective Time, the Additional Shares placed into escrow with the escrow agent will automatically be converted into the right to receive a number of shares (the “Converted Additional Shares”) of our common stock equal to the number of Additional Shares multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The number of Converted Additional Shares deliverable out of escrow to each Investor will be equal to the lesser of (I) the number of Converted Additional Shares issued in exchange for the Additional Shares deposited in the Investor’s escrow account and (II) the number determined on or prior to the warrant closing date by subtracting (i) the number of Converted Initial Shares issued to the Investor from (ii) the quotient determined by dividing (a) the pro rata portion of the Purchase Price paid by the Investor by (b) 85% of the average of the five lowest volume-weighted average trading prices of a share of our common stock on Nasdaq during the first ten trading days (or earlier at the election of any Investor) immediately following the Closing, subject to the Floor Price (as defined below). Any Converted Additional Shares not deliverable to the Investors as of the warrant closing date based on the foregoing formula will be returned to us as treasury shares and cancelled. No Converted Additional Shares will be deliverable out of escrow if the foregoing formula results in a negative number. The lower of (x) the effective initial purchase price per Converted Initial Share and (y) the number obtained by the formula in clause (b) above, subject to the Floor Price, is called the “Final Purchase Price.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Converted Additional Shares will be delivered to Investors from escrow to the extent such delivery would result in such Investor, together with its affiliates and any other person whose beneficial ownership of our common stock would be aggregated with such Investor for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, beneficially owning in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of our outstanding common stock (including the Converted Additional Shares so delivered). In the event that we fail to timely deliver any of the Converted Initial Shares or Converted Additional Shares then we shall be obligated to pay the affected Investor on each day while such failure is continuing an amount equal to 1.5% of the market value of the undelivered shares determined using any trading price of our common stock selected by the holder while the failure is continuing and if an affected Investor purchases shares of our common stock in connection with such failure (“Buy-In Shares”), then we must, at such Investor’s discretion, reimburse such Investor for the cost of such Buy-In Shares or deliver the owed shares and reimburse the Investor for the difference between the price such Investor paid for the Buy-In Shares and the market price of such shares, measured at any time of such Investor’s choosing while the delivery failure was continuing.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, at any time during the period commencing from the six month anniversary of the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing and ending at such time that all of the shares of our common stock issued or issuable in the Pre-Merger Financing, if a registration statement is not available for the resale of such shares, may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1), if we (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) under the Securities Act or becomes such an issuer in the future, and we shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) under the Securities Act (each, a “Public Information Failure”), then we shall pay to each holder of Purchased Securities an amount in cash equal to 2.0% of such holder’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price on the day of such Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth day thereafter until the earlier of (i) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) the date on which such Public Information Failure no longer prevents a holder of Purchased Securities from selling such Purchased Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any restrictions or limitations.

The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Ocuphire, us and the Investors. Each party’s obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions precedent to the Closing contained in the Merger Agreement, other than any conditions precedent relating to consummation of the Pre-Merger Financing.

The Securities Purchase Agreement restricts us from filing a registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, causing any registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or granting any registration rights, in each case subject to certain limited exceptions, until the date that is 90 days after the earlier of (i) such time as all of the shares of our common stock issued or issuable in the Pre-Merger Financing may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, and (ii) the date that is six months following the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing; provided that in the event of a Public Information Failure, such date shall be such later date on which the Public Information Failure is cured and no longer prevents the Investors from selling all shares of our common stock issued or issuable in the Pre-Merger Financing (the 90th date after such earlier date, the “Trigger Date”).

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, until 240 calendar days following the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing, subject to certain exceptions, neither Ocuphire nor we may (i) offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any of its or its subsidiaries’ debt, equity or equity equivalent securities (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”), or (ii) be party to any solicitations, negotiations or discussions with regard to the foregoing.

Additionally, for one year following the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing, Ocuphire, us and each of our respective subsidiaries shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement involving a transaction in which Ocuphire, us or any of their subsidiaries (i) issues or sells any stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ocuphire common stock or our common stock (“Convertible Securities”) either (a) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Ocuphire common stock or our common stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (b) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of Ocuphire or us or the market for Ocuphire common stock or our common stock, other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provision or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market” offering) whereby Ocuphire, us or any of our respective subsidiaries may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights); provided, that we will be permitted to consummate “at the market” offerings at any time after the later of (x) the date that is nine (9) months after the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing and (y) the Trigger Date.

The Securities Purchase Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by Ocuphire, us and the Required Holders (as defined below). No provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. “Required Holders” means (i) prior to the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing, the Investors entitled to purchase at the closing a majority of the aggregate amount of Initial Common Shares issuable under the Securities Purchase Agreement and the aggregate amount of shares issuable under the Investor Warrants (without regard to any restriction or limitation on the exercise of the Investor Warrant contained therein) and shall include the Lead Investor (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and (ii) on or after the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing, holders of at least a majority of the aggregate amount of Purchased Securities issued and issuable under the Securities Purchase Agreement and under the Investor Warrants (without regard to any restriction or limitation on the exercise of the Investor Warrants or the delivery of the Converted Additional Shares contained therein) held by the Investors or their successors and assigns as of the applicable time of determination and shall include the Lead Investor so long as the Lead Investor or any of its affiliates holds any Purchased Securities.

Upon written notice by the non-breaching party, the Securities Purchase Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Purchased Securities abandoned if the closing of the Pre-Merger Financing has not occurred on or before November 14, 2020, due to any party’s failure to satisfy the conditions to closing. The Securities Purchase Agreement will terminate automatically upon any termination of the Merger Agreement.

Series A Warrants

The Series A Warrants will be issued on the warrant closing date, will have an initial exercise price per share equal to 120% of per share Final Purchase Price, will be immediately exercisable and will have a term of five years from the date of issuance. The Series A Warrants issued to each Investor will initially be exercisable for an amount of our common stock equal to the sum of (i) the number of Converted Initial Shares issued to the Investor, (ii) the number of Converted Additional Shares delivered or deliverable to the Investor as of the warrant closing date and (iii) the number of shares, if any, underlying the Series B Warrants held by the Investor as of the warrant closing date.

The Series A Warrants will provide that, until the second anniversary of the date on which the all shares of our common stock issued and issuable to the Investors (including any shares underlying the Investor Warrants) (the “Underlying Securities”) may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 (provided that we are current in our SEC filings, and if not, the second anniversary of such later date on which the Public Information Failure is cured and no longer prevents the Investors from selling all of the Underlying Securities), if we publicly announce, issue or sell, enter into a definitive, binding agreement pursuant to which we are required to issue or sell or are deemed, pursuant to the provisions of the Series A Warrants, to have issued or sold, any shares of our common stock for a price per share lower than the exercise price then in effect, subject to certain limited exceptions, then the exercise price of the Series A Warrants shall be reduced to such lower price per share. Further, every ninth trading day up to and including the 45th trading day (each, a “Reset Date”), the Series A Warrants will be adjusted downward (but not increased) such that the exercise price thereof becomes 120% of the Reset Price (as defined below), and the number of shares underlying the Series A Warrants will be increased (but not decreased) to the quotient of (a) (i) the exercise price in effect prior to such Reset (as defined below) multiplied by (ii) the number of shares underlying the Series A Warrants prior to the Reset divided by (b) the resulting exercise price. In addition, the exercise price and the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants will also be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock splits, dividends or distributions or other similar transactions.

		For the Three Months Ended June 30,								For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Clinical Candidates:
RX-3117		$	86,000			$	1,058,000			$	412,900			$	2,136,400
RX-5902			7,500				187,800				11,700				530,200
RX-0201			-				55,300				1,800				171,100
Preclinical, Personnel and Overhead			138,107				347,301				261,997				1,052,931
Total Research and Development Expenses		$	231,607			$	1,648,401			$	688,397			$	3,890,631

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

PART II.

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

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our ability to consummate the Merger;

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the level of development and commercialization efforts of BioSense and HaiChang and the receipt of milestone and other payments, if any, from such parties under their respective agreements with us;

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the scope, rate of progress and cost of our preclinical and clinical trials for any product candidate in our future pipeline and results of future clinical trials;

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the cost and timing of regulatory filings and approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;

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the timing and nature of any additional strategic transactions that we undertake, including potential partnerships, if the Merger is not consummated;

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the effect of competing technological and market developments;

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the cost incurred in responding to actions by activist stockholders; and

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the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing our intellectual property rights.

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general business, economic or political conditions affecting the industries in which we or Ocuphire, as applicable, operate;

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any natural disaster or any acts of war, armed hostilities or terrorism;

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changes in financial, banking or securities markets;

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any change in our stock price or trading volume excluding any underlying effect that may have caused such change, unless such effect is otherwise exempt from causing a material adverse effect under the Merger Agreement;

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any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, applicable laws or U.S. GAAP, or interpretations thereof;

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continued losses from operations or decreases in our cash balances; and

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the taking of any action, or failure to take action, by us or Ocuphire required to comply with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

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investors react negatively to the prospects of the combined company’s product candidates, business and financial condition following the Merger;

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the effect of the Merger on the combined company’s business and prospects is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts; or

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the combined company does not achieve the perceived benefits of the Merger as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts.

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the attention of our remaining management and employees may be directed toward the completion of the Merger and related matters and may be diverted from our day-to-day business operations; and

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third parties may seek to terminate or renegotiate their relationships with us as a result of the Merger, whether pursuant to the terms of their existing agreements with us or otherwise.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
*2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 17, 2020, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Ocuphire.
2.2	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of June 29, 2020, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Ocuphire, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
4.1	Form of Series A/B Warrants, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
*10.1	Form of CVR Agreement, by and among the Company, the CVR Representative, and the Rights Agent, as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
*10.2	Form of Ocuphire Voting Agreement, by and among Ocuphire, the Company and certain stockholders of Ocuphire, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
10.3	Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among the Company, Ocuphire and certain stockholders of Rexahn and Ocuphire, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
*10.4	Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2020, by and among the Company, Ocuphire and the investors party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
10.5	Form of Financing Lock-Up Agreement, by and among the Company, Ocuphire, and the investors party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
10.6	Form of Leak-Out Agreement, by and between the Company and the investors party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
*10.7	Warrant Exchange Agreement, dated July 31, 2020, by and between the Company and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a).
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101	The following materials from Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) Condensed Balance Sheet; (ii) Condensed Statement of Operations; (iii) Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Loss; (iv) Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity; (v) Condensed Statement of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to the Financial Statements.

A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.

		REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Douglas J. Swirsky
Date: August 14, 2020		Douglas J. Swirsky
		Chief Executive Officer and President (principal executive, financial and accounting officer)

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