UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
 
OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________________________ to ______________________________
 
Commission file number 0-19724

PROTEIN POLYMER
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
33-0311631
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

11494 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(858) 558-6064
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES  þ  NO  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
 
Large accelerated filer 
o
 
Accelerated filer 
o  
Non-accelerated filer  o  
(Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)
 
Smaller reporting
company 
þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES  o  NO  þ

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of November 17, 2008 was 108,450,343.
 




PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
FORM 10-Q — QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
 
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
3
 
 
Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
4
 
 
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
5
 
 
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)
6
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
17
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
21
 
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
21
 
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
23
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
23
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
23
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
23
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
23
 
Item 5.
Other Information
23
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
24
 
 
SIGNATURES
25
       
 
Exhibit 10.6.4
   
 
Exhibit 10.6.5
   
 
Exhibit 31.1
   
 
Exhibit 31.2
   
 
Exhibit 32.1
   
 
Exhibit 32.2
   

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets

   
September 30
 
December 31
 
 
 
2008 (unaudited)
 
2007
 
Assets
         
Current assets:
         
Cash
 
$
1,560
 
$
21,936
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
59,011
   
33,419
 
Total current assets
   
60,571
   
55,355
 
               
Deposits
   
29,679
   
29,679
 
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net
   
28,311
   
128,100
 
Investment
   
520,000
   
520,000
 
Total assets
 
$
638,561
 
$
733,134
 
               
Liabilities and stockholders' deficit
           
Current liabilities:
           
Accounts payable
 
$
942,338
 
$
827,626
 
Accrued liabilities
   
746,314
   
794,312
 
Secured note payable - related party, net of unamortized debt discount
   
6,414,837
   
5,876,000
 
Current maturities of notes payable
   
519,071
   
419,071
 
Total current liabilities
   
8,622,560
   
7,917,009
 
               
Notes payable, net of current maturities
   
   
100,000
 
Total liabilities
   
8,622,560
   
8,017,009
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
           
               
Stockholders' deficit:
           
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 65,646 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 - liquidation preference of $9,677,215 and $9,464,500 at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
   
6,019,917
   
6,019,917
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 108,762,528 and 73,722,232 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
   
1,087,625
   
737,222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
57,670,632
   
56,227,221
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(72,762,173
)
 
(70,268,235)
)
               
Total stockholders' deficit
   
(7,983,999
)
 
(7,283,875)
)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
 
$
638,561
 
$
733,134
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Revenues:
                 
Contract revenue
 
$
 
$
14,500
 
$
 
$
282,118
 
Product and other income
   
17,213
   
   
23,968
   
 
Total revenues
   
17,213
   
14,500
   
23,968
   
282,118
 
 
                         
Operating expenses:
                         
Research and development
   
127,721
   
438,858
   
1,253,211
   
1,712,011
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
236,570
   
452,996
   
748,062
   
1,124,294
 
Total expenses
   
364,291
   
891,854
   
2,001,273
   
2,836,305
 
 
                         
Net loss from operations
   
(347,078
)
 
(877,354
)
 
(1,977,305
)
 
(2,554,187
)
 
                         
Other income (expense):
                         
Interest and other income
   
194
   
   
194
   
145
 
Interest and other expense
   
(183,029
)
 
(126,113
)
 
(561,271
)
 
(331,456
)
Gain on sale of equipment
   
   
   
40,646
   
9,510
 
Gain on settlement
   
   
   
   
193,917
 
Total other income (expense)
   
(182,835
)
 
(126,113
)
 
(520,431
)
 
(127,884
)
 
                         
Net loss
   
(529,913
)
 
(1,003,467
)
 
(2,497,736
)
 
(2,682,071
)
 
                         
Undeclared, imputed and/or paid dividends on preferred stock
   
69,789
   
69,980
   
207,850
   
215,983
 
 
                         
Net loss applicable to common shareholders
 
$
(599,702
)
$
(1,073,447
)
$
(2,705,586
)
$
(2,898,054
)
 
                         
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.04
)
                           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
   
105,944,857
   
67,809,204
   
93,614,046
   
68,113,966
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
   
Nine months   
 
   
Ended  
 
   
September 30
 
 September 30
 
   
2008
 
 2007
 
Operating activities
         
Net loss
 
$
(2,497,736
)
$
(2,682,071
)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities:
             
Depreciation
   
39,435
   
75,914
 
Share-based compensation expense
   
7,164
   
142,715
 
Debt discount amortization
   
135,449
   
 
Gain on sale of equipment
   
(40,646
)
 
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(25,592
)
 
43,933
 
Rent receivable
   
   
39,527
 
Accounts payable
   
114,711
   
(395,169
)
Accrued liabilities
   
490,839
   
345,738
 
Net cash used for operating activities
   
(1,776,376
)
 
(2,429,413
)
               
Investing activities:
             
Proceeds from sale of equipment
   
101,000
   
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
   
101,000
   
 
               
Financing activities:
             
Net proceeds from sale of common stock
   
1,655,000
   
 
Proceeds from issuance of debt - related party
   
   
2,414,484
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
1,655,000
   
2,414,484
 
               
Net decrease in cash
   
(20,376
)
 
(14,929
)
Cash at beginning of the period
   
21,936
   
73,495
 
Cash at end of the period
 
$
1,560
 
$
58,566
 
               
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
             
Interest paid
 
$
2,129
 
$
4,738
 
Non cash investing and financing activity
             
Issuance of common stock in settlement of indemnification obligation
 
$
 
$
61,067
 
Debt discount recorded in connection with issuance/amendment of warrants
 
$
135,449
 
$
 
Secured note payable-related party issued for payment of accrued interest
 
$
538,837
 
$
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 1.
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to a quarterly report on Form 10-Q under the modified rules and regulations for “Smaller Reporting Companies”. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, the Company believes that the condensed financial statements, including the disclosures herein, include all adjustments necessary in order to make the financial statements presented not misleading. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. The financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.

Going Concern and Liquidity

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $2.5 million and at September 30, 2008, the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $8.6 million. Our cash balance as of September 30, 2008 was $1,560 and, in combination with anticipated additional contract and license payments, are insufficient to meet our ongoing capital requirements.

From January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008, required operating capital has been obtained through proceeds totaling $1,655,000 from equity purchases of common stock and warrants pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into as of September 27, 2007. Between September 27, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the Company received proceeds of $570,000 for the purchase of 5,913,028 shares of common stock and 5,913,028 warrants pursuant to this Stock Purchase Agreement. Between October 1, 2008 and November 17, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $20,000 for the purchase of 608,295 shares of common stock and 608,295 warrants pursuant to this Stock Purchase Agreement.

Effective January 9, 2008, the Company converted a related party note payable with an outstanding principal balance of $5,876,000 plus accrued interest totaling $539,000, to a new note payable agreement, with a scheduled maturity date of September 1, 2008, in the principal amount of $6,415,000. On September 1, 2008, the scheduled maturity date of this note payable agreement was extended to March 31, 2009.

On October 2, 2008 and November 3, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $100,000 and $105,000, respectively, as loans. These loans are represented by unsecured notes issued by the Company. These notes are due on October 2, 2009 and November 3, 2009, respectively, and bear an annual interest rate of 8%. The interest and principal are payable on the maturity dates, either in cash or common stock at a rate of $0.05 and $0.04 per share respectively, at the discretion of the Company. As consideration for the loans, the Company granted warrants to the noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 and 2,625,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 and $0.04 per share, respectively.

Management is currently in discussion with other potential financing sources and collaborative partners and is investigating other funding in the form of equity investments and license fees. If adequate funds are not available, the Company will be required to significantly curtail operations, sell or license out significant portions of its technology, or possibly cease operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Investments

The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investments in equity securities at the time of acquisition and reevaluates such determinations at each balance-sheet date. Marketable equity securities not classified as trading, are classified as available-for-sale, and are carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, included in the determination of comprehensive income and reported in shareholders’ equity. Investments, for which market prices are not available, are valued and reported at cost in periods subsequent to acquisition. No gains or losses are recognized until the securities are sold.
 
Revenue and Expense Recognition

Research and development contract revenues are recorded as earned in accordance with the terms and performance requirements of the contracts. If the research and development activities are not successful, the Company is not obligated to refund payments previously received. Fees from the sale or license of technology are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term required to complete the transfer of technology or the substantial satisfaction of any performance related responsibilities. License fee payments received in advance of amounts earned are recorded as deferred revenue. Milestone payments are recorded as revenue based upon the completion of certain contract specified events that measure progress toward completion under certain long-term contracts. Royalty revenue related to licensed technology is recorded when earned and in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, (“SFAS No. 123R”), using the modified prospective method. In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award - the requisite service period. The Company determines the grant-date fair value of employee share options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

Under the modified prospective approach, SFAS No. 123R applies to new awards and to awards that were outstanding on January 1, 2006 that are subsequently modified, repurchased or cancelled. Under the modified prospective approach, compensation cost recognized in each period subsequent to December 31, 2005, includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested on, January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS No. 123, Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123”), and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Periods prior to January 1, 2006 were not restated to reflect the impact of adopting the new standard.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Fair Value Measurement

The carrying value of the Company’s cash, accounts payable and short-term debt are measured at cost and approximate their respective fair values because of the short maturities of these instruments. Notes payable are recorded at cost which approximates their fair value.

Net Loss per Common Share

Basic earnings per share are calculated using the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period, using either the as-converted method for convertible notes and convertible preferred stock or the treasury stock method for options and warrants.

Excluded from diluted loss per common share as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 were 75,919,613 and 26,341,157 shares, respectively, issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock, and options and warrants to purchase 67,791,167 and 28,713,074 shares of common stock, respectively, because the effect would be anti-dilutive.  For purposes of this calculation, net loss in 2008 and 2007 has been adjusted for imputed, accumulated and/or paid dividends on the preferred stock.

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their future respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recorded or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

A valuation allowance is established to reduce the deferred tax asset if it is more likely that the related tax benefits will not be realized in the future.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2008 presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement focuses on creating consistency and comparability in fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective with respect to financial assets and liabilities for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  For non-financial assets and liabilities, the effective date of SFAS No. 157 has been deferred until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Our adoption of SFAS No. 157 with respect to financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008 did not have a material affect on our financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 157 on our financial statements with respect to non-financial assets and liabilities.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The fair value option established by this Statement permits all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Adoption is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Our adoption of SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When The Market for That Asset Is Not Active (“FSP 157-3”), to clarify the application of the provisions of SFAS 157 and how an entity would determine fair value in an inactive market. FSP 157-3 is effective immediately and applies to the Company’s September 30, 2008 financial statements. The application of the provisions of FSP 157-3 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the period ended September 30, 2008.

In December 2007, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 07-1, Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements, (“EITF 07-1”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. EITF 07-1 defines collaborative arrangements and establishes reporting requirements for transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement and between participants in the arrangement and third parties. EITF 07-1 also establishes the appropriate income statement presentation and classification for joint operating activities and payments between participants, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures related to these arrangements. We do not believe the adoption of EITF 07-1 will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In June 2007, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities (“EITF 07-3”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The EITF reached a conclusion that nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities pursuant to an executory contractual arrangement should be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts should be recognized as expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed. Entities should continue to evaluate whether they expect the goods to be delivered or services to be rendered. If an entity does not expect the goods to be delivered or services to be rendered, the capitalized advance payment should be charged to expense. Our adoption of EITF 07-3 on January 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised), Business Combinations (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the recognition of capitalized in-process research and development, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) no later than January 1, 2009. The Company has not yet determined the impact SFAS No. 141(R) may have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting for non-controlling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements including the requirements to classify non-controlling interests as a component of consolidated stockholders’ equity, and the elimination of “minority interest” accounting in results of operations with earnings attributable to non-controlling interests reported as part of consolidated earnings. Additionally, SFAS No. 160 revises the accounting for both increases and decreases in a parent’s controlling ownership interest. The Company must adopt SFAS No. 160 no later than January 1, 2009. The Company has not yet determined the impact SFAS No. 160 may have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS No. 161”), as amended and interpreted, which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. Disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format provides a more complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during the reporting period. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 161 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 142-3, Determination of Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing the renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” FSP FAS 142-3 also requires expanded disclosure related to the determination of intangible asset useful lives. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect FSP FAS 142-3 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Policies (“SFAS 162”), which reorganizes the GAAP hierarchy. The purpose of the new standard is to improve financial reporting by providing a consistent framework for determining what accounting principles should be used when preparing the U.S. GAAP financial statements. The standard is effective 60 days after the SEC’s approval of the PCAOB’s amendments to AU Section 411. The adoption of SFAS 162 will not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (“FSP APB 14-1”), which requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB 14-1 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2009 and will require retroactive disclosure. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FSP APB 14-1 on its financial position, cash flows, and results of operations.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (“EITF 03-6-1”), which requires entities to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share for participating securities that include awards that accrue cash dividends (whether paid or unpaid) any time common shareholders receive dividends and those dividends do not need to be returned to the entity if the employee forfeits the award. EITF 03-6-1 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2009 and will require retroactive disclosure. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting EITF 03-6-1 on its financial position, cash flows, and results of operations.

Note 2.
Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
 
Equipment and leasehold improvements consist approximately of the following:
 
   
 September
30,
 
 December
31,
 
   
 2008
 
 2007
 
Laboratory equipment
 
$
298,000
 
$
1,378,000
 
Office equipment
   
60,000
   
220,000
 
Leasehold improvements
   
   
360,000
 
 
   
358,000
   
1,958,000
 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
   
(330,000
)
 
(1,830,000
)
 
 
$
28,000
 
$
128,000
 

Proceeds from the sale of equipment were approximately $0 and $101,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. Gains from the sale of equipment were approximately $0 and $41,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. The Company did not sell any equipment in 2007.

Depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $4,000 and $39,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 respectively, and approximately $25,000 and $76,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 respectively.

Note 3.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts Payable

During the quarter ended June 30, 2008, Management identified expenses totaling $98,000 related to services performed for the Company in the first quarter of 2007 that had not been previously recorded. These expenses were recorded during the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and as such are included in R&D expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and in accounts payable as of September 30, 2008. Management has concluded that, based on certain quantitative and qualitative factors, this understatement of expense did not result in a material misstatement of the Company’s 2007 interim or annual financial statements.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, Management identified expenses totaling $37,000 related to legal services performed for the Company in the first and second quarters of 2008 that had not been previously recorded. These expenses were recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and as such are included in selling, general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, and in accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2008. Management has concluded that, based on certain quantitative and qualitative factors, this understatement of expense did not result in a material misstatement of the Company’s financial statements for the first and second quarters of 2008.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist approximately of the following:

 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Payroll and employee benefits
 
$
65,000
 
$
82,000
 
Accounting & Professional Fees
   
47,000
   
23,000
 
Accrued interest
   
469,000
   
585,000
 
Insurance premium financing
   
43,000
   
22,000
 
Directors fees
   
90,000
   
60,000
 
Other
   
32,000
   
22,000
 
 
 
$
746,000
 
$
794,000
 
 
Note 4.
Secured Notes Payable – Related Party

On April 13, 2006, a shareholder loaned $1,000,000 (the “Loan”) to the Company ($500,000 in cash and an additional $500,000 deposited with an escrow agent as a line of credit) represented by a note (the “4/13/06 Note”) issued by the Company to the shareholder in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Principal”). The Note was originally due on July 7, 2006 (the “Maturity Date”) and bore annual interest at the rate of 8% payable on the Maturity Date. It was secured, in accordance with the terms of a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”), by a continuing security interest in and a general lien upon (i) 2,000,000 shares of Spine Wave, Inc. common stock owned by the Company; and (ii) all U.S. patents owned by the Company. The Note and the Security Agreement were both dated April 13, 2006.

As consideration for the Loan, the Company granted a warrant (the “4/13/06 Warrant”) to the shareholder to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. The fair value of the 4/13/06 Warrant, estimated to be $70,000, was recognized as interest over the original term of the note. The shareholder’s counsel acts as the escrow agent and now serves as our outside general counsel. Through December 31, 2007, the 4/13/06 Note had been amended seven times so that as of December 31, 2007, the outstanding principal balance was $5,876,000, and had a scheduled maturity date of January 10, 2008.

Effective January 9, 2008, the Company replaced the 4/13/06 Note by issuing a new note (the “1/09/08 Note”) in the principal amount of $6,415,000. This amount included the then $5,876,000 outstanding balance plus the then outstanding $539,000 of accrued interest on the 4/13/06 Note. The 1/09/08 Note bears annual interest at the rate 8%, the same as did the 4/13/06 Note, and matures on September 1, 2008. The 1/09/08 Note is secured in the same manner as was the 4/13/06 Note. On September 1, 2008, the scheduled maturity date of the 1/09/08 Note was extended to March 31, 2009.

As consideration for the lender agreeing to accept the 1/09/08 Note as payment for the 4/13/06 Note, the Company i) issued the lender three-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,438,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.061 per share, ii) lowered the exercise price of the 4/13/06 Warrant from $0.30 per share to $0.061 per share, and iii) extended the term of the 4/13/06 Warrant from April 30, 2009 to January 31, 2011.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

In accordance with Accounting Principals Board Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants, the relative fair value of the warrants issued in connection with the 1/09/08 Note, estimated to be approximately $117,000, was recorded as debt discount. In addition, the change in fair value of the 4/13/06 Warrant resulting from the modification of the terms, estimated at $18,000, was also recorded as debt discount. The fair value of these warrants was estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:

 
 
April 2006 
Issuance
 
January 2008 
Modification
 
January 2008 
Issuance
 
  
 
4/13/06 
Warrant
 
4/13/06 
Warrant
 
1/09/08 
Warrant
 
Expected annual dividends
   
0
%
 
0
%
 
0
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.9
%
 
3.0
%
 
2.7
%
Expected term (in years)
   
3.0
   
1.3
   
3.1
 
Expected Volatility
   
90.0
%
 
157.0
%
 
157.0
%

The total debt discount recorded will be amortized as interest expense over the term of the 1/09/08 Note using the effective interest method. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded non-cash interest expense of approximately $135,000, based on the debt discount amortization during the period, and as of September 30, 2008, the debt discount balance was fully amortized.

Note 5.
Notes Payable

In December 2005, in connection with a license agreement with Surgica Corporation for the rights to certain intellectual property, the Company allegedly assumed several notes payable agreements. The notes bear interest at rates ranging from 6% to 10%, and mature at various dates through January 2009. As of September 30, 2008 the entire balance of the outstanding notes payable is reflected as a current liability, as all of the notes have maturity dates prior to June 30, 2009.

Year Ending
December 31,
 
Notes 
Payable
 Maturities
 
2008
 
$
419,000
 
2009
   
100,000
 
Total maturities
 
$
519,000
 

Based on what the Company believes, among other things, to be a failure of consideration relating to the license agreement, the Company believes that it has no liability for these notes. On October 15, 2008, the noteholders instituted suit against the Company in Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento seeking payment of these notes. The name of the case is Lou Matson, Mary Matson, and Don Brandon v Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc, Case Number 34-2008-00022190. The Company is defending this action. Until a final determination is made with respect to the disposition of the notes, the Company will continue to carry them on its balance sheet.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 6.
Common Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors agreed to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) and a Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”), each dated as of September 27, 2007, with TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. (“TAG”), as agent for certain purchasers of the Company’s common stock. TAG is a registered investment advisor and advises a number of our stockholders, including certain members of our Board of Directors, in investment decisions, including decisions about whether to invest in our stock. Based upon our stock records and data supplied to us by our stockholders, we believe that clients of TAG beneficially owned approximately 55.1% of our common stock as of September 27, 2007, prior to the stock purchases subject to the SPA. The SPA essentially provides for the Company selling, from time to time, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01, to the purchasers at a purchase price determined as the closing price of the stock on sale date. As a component of the purchase of the common stock, the purchaser also will receive a warrant to purchase the same number of shares of common stock in the future. Each warrant expires in five years from the date of purchase and is exercisable at a per share price, subject to certain anti-dilution provisions, equal to 110% of the purchase price paid by the purchase.

As of November 28, 2007, the SPA was amended so that on and after that date the warrants are exercisable at 100% of the price of the shares that are purchased. The SPA can be terminated at any time by TAG. The purchasers have certain registration rights, as provided by the RRA, to require the Company, at its cost, to file an effective registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not subject to liquidated damages or other penalties in the event that it fails to meet the registration obligations included in the RRA.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company received aggregate proceeds of $1,655,000 for the purchase of 35,040,296 shares of common stock and 35,040,296 warrants, subject to the terms of the SPA and RRA.

Note 7.
Stock Options

The Company did not grant options during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:

 
 
Options 
Outstanding 
 
Weighted 
Average 
Exercise 
Price 
 
Weighted Average
Remaining 
Contractual Term 
(Years)
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
   
11,497,486
   
0.65
   
5.3
 
Issued
   
-
   
-
     
Cancelled
   
(156,839
)
 
(1.14
)
   
Exercised
   
-
   
-
     
Outstanding at September 30, 2008
   
11,340,647
 
$
0.65
   
4.6
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2008
   
11,269,633
 
$
0.65
   
4.6
 

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized approximately $2,900 and $7,200, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense. The charges in the comparable periods ended September 30, 2007 were $24,000 and $133,000, respectively. As of September 30, 2008, there was approximately $7,700 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested shared-based compensation arrangements which is expected to be fully recognized by the end of 2009.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 8.
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company granted warrants to purchase an aggregate of 11,378,075 and 35,040,296, respectively, of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of a stock purchase agreement dated September 27, 2007 (See Note 6). Such warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.07 per share and expire at various times through August 2013.

The Company also granted warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,438,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of a note agreement dated January 9, 2008 (see Note 4). Such warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.061 per share and expire in January 2011.

In addition, the Company extended the expiration date of warrants to acquire 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from April 2009 to January 2011, and reduced the exercise price from $0.30 per share to $0.061 per share (see Note 4).

No warrants were exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:

 
 
Number of
Warrants
Outstanding 
and
Exercisable
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2007
   
21,771,220
 
$
0.40
 
Granted
   
37,478,295
 
$
0.08
 
Exercised
   
 
$
 
Expired
   
(2,798,996
)
$
(0.18
)
Outstanding, September 30, 2008
   
56,450,519
 
$
0.16
 

At September 30, 2008, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the warrants was approximately 3.5 years.

Note 9.
Commitments and Contingencies

Facilities Lease Agreement

The Company leased its office and research facilities totaling 27,000 square feet under an operating lease which expired on April 30, 2008. The Company did not renew the facilities lease and has vacated the premises. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had accrued $14,000 in repair and maintenance costs related to the termination of this facilities lease. We are currently exploring arrangements to relocate our administrative offices and outsource our laboratory and production facilities.
 
Through April 30, 2008, the Company subleased 6,183 square feet of its office and research facilities under a month-to-month arrangement for $13,000 per month plus utilities. As of September 30, 2008, our former sub-lessee owed us approximately $200,000 for accrued unpaid rent. Due to the uncertainty regarding the collectibility of the amount owed, the entire balance is fully reserved as of September 30, 2008.

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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 10.
Subsequent Events
 
Additional developments during the period October 1, 2008 through November 11, 2008 include the following:

 
·
On October 2, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $100,000 as a loan from clients of TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. (hereafter “TAG”). This loan is represented by an unsecured note (the “10/02/08 Note”) issued by the Company. The note is due on October 2, 2009 and bears an annual interest rate of 8%. The interest and principal are payable on the maturity date, either in cash or common stock at a rate of $0.05 per share, at the discretion of the Company. As consideration for the loan, the Company granted a warrant (the “10/02/08 Warrant”) to the noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.

On November 3, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $105,000 as a loan from clients of TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. (hereafter “TAG”). This loan is represented by an unsecured note (the “11/03/08 Note”) issued by the Company. The note is due on November 3, 2009 and bears an annual interest rate of 8%. The interest and principal are payable on the maturity date, either in cash or common stock at a rate of $0.04 per share, at the discretion of the Company. As consideration for the loan, the Company granted a warrant (the “11/03/08 Warrant”) to the noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 2,625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share.

TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and advises a number of our stockholders, including certain members of our Board of Directors, in investment decisions, including decisions about whether to invest in our stock. Based upon our stock records and data supplied to us by our stockholders, we believe that clients of TAG beneficially own approximately 56.2% of our common stock as of November 17, 2008. TAG has discretionary authority to vote or dispose of the shares of our common stock held in its client accounts and, therefore, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares in accordance with the Commission's Rules. TAG has informed us that James Tagliaferri is the natural person at TAG with such discretionary authority. TAG expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares owned by its clients.

 
·
On October 15, 2008, certain noteholders instituted suit against the Company in Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, seeking payment of outstanding notes payable allegedly owed by the Company. The Company is defending this action, and believes that it has no liability for these notes, based on, among other things, a failure of consideration for the related December 2005 licensing agreement with Surgica Corporation. Until a final determination is made with respect to the disposition of the notes, the Company will continue to carry them on its balance sheet.

 
·
On October 30, 2008, the Company repurchased 920,480 common shares and a collective total of 45,408 Series D, F, H, and I preferred shares held by Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the common stock and preferred stock on an as converted basis, for $5,000. These shares represent all outstanding shares held by this shareholder.

 
·
On November 12, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $10,000 from an affiliate of one of our board directors for the purchase of 285,714 shares of common stock and 285,714 warrants pursuant to the SPA dated September 27, 2007.

 
·
On November 17, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $10,000 from one of our board directors for the purchase of 322,581 shares of common stock and 322,581 warrants pursuant to the SPA dated September 27, 2007.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The interim financial statements and this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007, and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. When used herein, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the caption “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any future events or developments.

Company and Technology Background

Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. (hereafter the “Company” or “we”), a Delaware corporation, is a biotechnology company incorporated on July 6, 1988. We are engaged in the research, development, and production of bio-active devices to improve medical and surgical outcomes. Through our patented technology to produce proteins of unique design, biological and physical product components are integrated to provide for optimized clinical performance.
 
We are focused on developing products to improve medical and surgical outcomes, based on an extensive portfolio of proprietary biomaterials. Biomaterials are materials that are used to direct, supplement, or replace the functions of living systems. The interaction between materials and living systems is dynamic. It involves the response of the living system to the materials (e.g., biocompatibility) and the response of the materials to the living system (e.g., remodeling). The requirements for performance within this demanding biological environment have been a critical factor in limiting the possible metal, polymer, and ceramic compositions to a relatively small number that to date have been proven useful in medical devices implanted within the body.
 
The goal of biomaterials development historically has been to produce inert materials, i.e., materials that elicit little or no response from the living system. However, we believe that such conventional biomaterials are constrained by their inability to convey appropriate messages to the cells that surround them, the same messages that are conveyed by proteins in normal human tissues.
 
The products we have targeted for development are based on a new generation of biomaterials which have been designed to be recognized and accepted by human cells to aid in the natural process of bodily repair, (including the healing of tissue and the restoration or augmentation of its form and function) and, ultimately, to promote the regeneration of tissues. We believe that the successful realization of these properties will substantially expand the role that artificial devices can play in the prevention and treatment of human disability and disease, and enable the culture of native tissues for successful reimplantation.

Through our proprietary core technology, we produce high molecular weight polymers that can be processed into a variety of material forms such as gels, sponges, films, and fibers, with their physical strength and rate of resorption tailored to each potential product application. These polymers are constructed of the same amino acids as natural proteins found in the body. We have demonstrated that our polymers can mimic the biological and chemical functions of natural proteins and peptides, such as the attachment of cells through specific membrane receptors and the ability to participate in enzymatic reactions, thus overcoming a critical limitation of conventional biomaterials. In addition, materials made from our polymers have demonstrated excellent biocompatibility in a variety of preclinical safety studies.

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Our patented core technology enables messages that direct activities of cells to be precisely formulated and presented in a structured environment similar to what nature has demonstrated to be essential in creating, maintaining and restoring the body’s functions. Our protein polymers are made by combining the techniques of modern biotechnology and traditional polymer science. The techniques of biotechnology are used to create synthetic genes that direct the biological synthesis of protein polymers in recombinant microorganisms. The methods of traditional polymer science are used to design novel materials for specific product applications by combining the properties of individual “building block” components in polymer form.

In contrast to natural proteins, either isolated from natural sources or produced using traditional genetic engineering techniques, our technology results in the creation of new proteins with unique properties. We have demonstrated an ability to create materials that:

 
·
combine properties of different proteins found in nature;
 
·
reproduce and amplify selected activities of natural proteins;
 
·
eliminate undesired properties of natural proteins; and
 
·
incorporate synthetic properties via chemical modifications
 
This ability is fundamental to our current primary product research and development focus — tissue repair and regeneration. Tissues are highly organized structures made up of specific cells arranged in relation to an extra-cellular matrix (“ECM”), which is principally composed of proteins. The behavior of cells is determined largely by their interactions with the ECM. Thus, the ability to structure the cells’ ECM environment allows the protein messages they receive — and their activity — to be controlled.
 
Results of Operations
 
Revenues. Revenues from product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $17,000 and $24,000 respectively, compared to $15,000 and $282,000 respectively for contract and licensing revenue for the comparable periods in 2007. Future revenues are subject to future collaborative development and licensing agreements.

We cannot forecast with any degree of certainty which potential product lines will be subject to future collaborations or other strategic transactions, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements. As a result, we cannot be certain when and to what extent we will receive cash inflows from the commercialization of product candidates or collaboration agreements, if at all.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $128,000 and $1,253,000 respectively, compared to $439,000 and $1,712,000, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2007. We expect further decline from 2007 expense levels as a result of significantly reduced activity levels of clinical testing and regulatory consulting costs in 2008. We expect our research and development expenses will increase in the future only to the extent that additional capital is obtained or future collaborative development and licensing agreements are secured.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $237,000 and $748,000, respectively, as compared to $453,000 and $1,124,000, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2007. We made significant reductions in administration expenses in the first two quarters of 2008. Several highly compensated positions were eliminated and all non-mission sensitive expenses were reviewed and either eliminated or reduced, including the cost of facilities. To the extent possible, we continue to concentrate on controlling costs in this area. We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses will increase in the future only to the extent that additional capital is obtained or future collaborative development and licensing agreements are secured.

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Operating Losses. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $600,000 or $0.01 per share, as compared to a loss of $1,073,000 or $0.02 per share for the comparable period in 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $2,706,000 or $0.03 per share, as compared to a loss of $2,898,000 or $0.04 per share for the comparable period in 2007.

Inflation

To date, we believe that inflation and changing prices have not had a material impact on our continuing operations.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2008, we had cash totaling approximately $2,000, as compared to $22,000 at December 31, 2007. As of September 30, 2008, we had a working capital deficit of $8,562,000 compared to a working capital deficit of $7,862,000 at December 31, 2007.

We do not have any off balance sheet financing activities and do not have any special purpose entities. We had no long-term capital lease obligations as of September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we did not purchase any capital equipment or leasehold improvements, and received proceeds from the sale of equipment of $101,000. We do not anticipate significant expenditures for capital equipment or leasehold improvements for the remainder of 2008.

Our existing available cash as of September 30, 2008, and continuing contractual commitments, are insufficient to meet our anticipated funding requirements. Substantial additional capital resources are required to fund continuing expenditures related to our operating, research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (hereafter “SPA”) in September 2007 and has raised $2,245,000 as of November 17, 2008, as a result of that SPA. Pursuant to the SPA, which has been our main source of external financing since September 2007, the investors purchase shares of our common stock at the closing price of the stock on the day the investment is made. In addition, we issued a five-year warrant to each investor to purchase the same number of shares as those purchased by such investor at 110% of the price at which the shares are purchased. As of November 28, 2007, the SPA was amended so that warrants issued on and after that date are exercisable at 100% of the price at which the shares are purchased. We have also granted the investors demand and piggy-back registration rights covering the shares purchased and the sharers issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Prior to the SPA, required funding was provided to us through a note payable agreement (known as the Szulik Loan) by Matthew Szulik, one of our stockholders. This loan was outlined in previous filings and is further described in Note 4 to the financial statements. As with the Escrow Agreement relating to the Szulik Loan, the Stock Purchase Agreement provides that TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. (hereafter “TAG”), as agent for the equity investors, will advise the Board as to which of the Company’s expenses will be paid with the funds invested by these investors.

As of January 9, 2008, we replaced the Szulik Loan by issuing to Mr. Szulik a new note in the principal amount of $6,415,000. This amount included the then $5,876,000 outstanding principal balance plus the then outstanding $539,000 in accrued interest on the old note. The new note bears annual interest at the rate 8%, the same as did the old note, matures on September 1, 2008 and is secured in the same manner as was the old note. On September 1, 2008, the scheduled maturity date of the 1/09/08 Note was extended to March 31, 2009. As consideration for Mr. Szulik agreeing to accept the new note, we issued him three-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,438,000 shares of our common stock at $0.061 per share and lowered the exercise price of warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock that we had previously issued to him from $0.30 per share to $0.061 per share.

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On October 2, 2008 and November 3, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $100,000 and $105,000, respectively as loans from clients of TAG. These loans are represented by unsecured notes issued by the Company. These notes are due on October 2, 2009 and November 3, 2009, respectively, and bear an annual interest rate of 8%. The interest and principal are payable on the maturity dates, either in cash or common stock at a rate of $0.05 and $0.04 per share respectively, at the discretion of the Company. As consideration for the loan, the Company granted warrants to the noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 and 2,625,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 and $0.04 per share, respectively.

TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and advises a number of our stockholders, including certain members of our Board of Directors, in investment decisions, including decisions about whether to invest in our stock. Based upon our stock records and data supplied to us by our stockholders, we believe that clients of TAG beneficially own approximately 56.2% of our common stock as of November 17, 2008. TAG has discretionary authority to vote or dispose of the shares of our common stock held in its client accounts and, therefore, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares in accordance with the Commission's Rules. TAG has informed us that James Tagliaferri is the natural person at TAG with such discretionary authority. TAG expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares owned by its clients.

As noted above, we believe our existing available cash as of September 30, 2008 will not be sufficient to meet our anticipated capital requirements during 2008. We are unable to pay certain vendors in a timely manner and remain over 90 days past due with certain critical vendors, such as outside laboratories and law firms. We currently owe our former chief executive officer's firm, R. I. Heller & Co., LLC, $175,000 for his services. Additionally, we are currently outsourcing administrative and accounting functions as a result of cutbacks necessitated by insufficient monetary resources. We are attempting to remedy this problem. Our ability to continue operating is dependent on the receipt of additional funding and substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. If adequate funds are not available, we will be required to significantly curtail our operating plans and most likely cease operations. We are still in discussions with other potential financing sources and collaborative partners, and are seeking additional funding in the form of equity investments, license fees, loans, milestone payments or research and development payments. We cannot assure that any of these other sources of funding will be consummated in the timeframes needed for continuing operations or on terms favorable to us, if at all.

Caution on Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this report about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words or phrases such as “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,” “should” or “would.” Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties inherent in our business including, without limitation: the potential for the FDA to impose non-clinical, clinical or other requirements to be completed before or after use of any of our intellectual property or methodology; our ability to demonstrate to the satisfaction of potential collaborative development partners of the feasibility of utilizing our intellectual property or methodology; the failure to generate the potential to enter into and the terms of any strategic transaction relating to our intellectual property or methodology; the scope, validity and duration of patent protection and other intellectual property rights for our intellectual property or methodology ; estimates of the potential markets for our intellectual property or methodology and our ability to compete in these markets; our products, our expected future revenues, operations and expenditures and projected cash needs; our ability to raise sufficient capital and other risks detailed in this report. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievement. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
As a Smaller Reporting Company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.
 
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer, who is the same person, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 (filed on May 12, 2008), Company management identified material weaknesses in our internal accounting control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, including:

 
·
Pervasive, entity-level control deficiencies across key COSO components in the Company’s control environment, including:

 
o
Controls over the period-end financial closing and reporting processes;
 
o
Controls over managerial override;
 
o
Controls to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent activity;
 
o
Controls to monitor other controls, including the role of the Board of Directors; and
 
o
Controls related to risk assessment.

 
·
An absence of independence and financial expertise on the Board of Directors, limiting its ability to provide effective oversight.
 
·
An absence of a formalized process to manage the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting and become compliant with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
·
Inadequate controls over the period-end financial close and reporting processes;
 
·
Insufficient personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function to provide for adequate segregation of duties and resolve non-routine or complex accounting matters; and
 
·
Inadequate documentation of policies, procedures, and controls related to finance and accounting, including inadequate procedures for appropriately identifying, assessing, and applying accounting principles.

As a result of these material weaknesses, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2007.

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As of September 30, 2008, our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer, who is the same person, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). As part of its evaluation, management evaluated whether the previously reported material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting continue to exist. Company management has determined that it cannot assert that the reported material weaknesses have been effectively remediated as of September 30, 2008. Accordingly, Company management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer, who is the same person, has concluded that Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2008.

Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, Company management has concluded that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in litigation and proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved in any legal proceeding that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

On October 15, 2008, certain noteholders instituted suit against the Company in Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, seeking payment of outstanding notes payable allegedly owed by the Company. The Company is defending this action, and believes that it has no liability for these notes, based on, among other things, a failure of consideration for the related December 2005 licensing agreement with Surgica Corporation. Until a final determination is made with respect to the disposition of the notes, the Company will continue to carry them on its balance sheet.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” of Part 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, which is incorporated by reference into this report. The risks described in our Annual Report have not materially changed.

You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as well as the other information in this report before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. The occurrence of any of the risks discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB or this report could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or growth prospects. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
    
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we received an aggregate of $1,655,000 for the purchase of 35,040,296 common shares. On October 2, 2008 and November 3, 2008 we sold notes in the principal amounts of $100,000 and $105,000 and issued warrants in connection therewith to purchase 2,000,000 and 2,625,000 shares of our common stock, respectively. In addition, between October 1, 2008 and November 17, 2008, we further received an aggregate of $20,000 for the purchase of 608,295 common shares. Reference is made to Liquidity and Capital resources under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations or information relating to these sales. The sales were made pursuant to the exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Section 4 (2) thereof.

As of November 18, 2008, we had used substantially all of the net proceeds which were generated from the sale of our securities pursuant to the SPA to fund ongoing operations. We have no remaining proceeds from these sales and will require further sales or other financing transactions or collaborative development agreements to maintain ongoing operations.
 
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following documents are included or incorporated by reference:

Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.6.1*
 
Secured Promissory Note Replacement Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2008, between the Company and Matthew J. Szulik.
10.6.2*
 
Secured Promissory Note issued to Matthew J. Szulik, dated as of January 9, 2008.
10.6.3*
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Secured Promissory Note issued to Matthew J. Szulik, dated as of January 9. 2008.
10.6.4
 
Form of Promissory Note issued to noteholders, dated as of October 2, 2008 and November 3, 2008.
10.6.5
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Promissory Note issued to noteholders, dated as of October 2, 2008 and November 3, 2008.
31.1
 
Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of Interim Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
 
Certification of Interim Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 960 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 


*
Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, SEC File No. 000-19724, as filed with the Commission on May 12, 2008.
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
      
Date: November 19, 2008
By:  
/s/ James B. McCarthy 
   
James B. McCarthy
 
 
Interim Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 19, 2008
By:  
/s/ James B. McCarthy
   
James B. McCarthy
 
 
Interim Principal Financial Officer
 
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EXHIBIT 10.6.4
 PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
8% PROMISSORY NOTE
DUE ____________, 200_

$ __________
________, 200_

THIS NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IT CAN NOT BE SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACT AND QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO MAKER, AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., with an address at 11494 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121, ("Maker"), promises to pay to _____________, with an address at ____________ ("Payee"), on ___________, 200_, or sooner as otherwise provided herein (the "Maturity Date"), the principal amount of _______________ ($_________) Dollars in lawful money of the United States of America (the "Principal”) together with all accrued interest. This Note bears simple interest (the "Interest") at the annual rate of eight percent (8%), except as otherwise provided herein, until the Principal and all accrued Interest thereon (collectively the “Obligations”) shall be paid in full.

1.
Interest.

Maker shall pay the Interest, in arrears, on the Maturity Date. Interest on the Note will accrue from the most recent date to which Interest has been paid or, if no Interest has been paid, from the date of delivery of the Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

2.
Method of Payment.

Maker will pay Principal and Interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. All payments shall be sent to Payee at its address first set forth above or such other address as Payee shall notify Maker pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 10 (h) below. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Maker, at its option, may pay Principal and/or Interest in shares of its Common Stock at the rate of ______ ($______) _____ per share. 
 
 
 

 
 
$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

3.
Covenants.

Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations it shall comply with the following conditions:

(i) Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, if any, to (A) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (B) continue to conduct its business so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(ii) Books and Records. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, if any, to keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

(iii) Insurance. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, if any, to maintain insurance policies insuring such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in businesses similar to those operated by Maker or such subsidiaries, if any, as the case may be. All such policies are to be carried with reputable insurance carriers and shall be in such amounts as are customarily insured against by companies with similar assets and properties engaged in a similar business.

(iv) Compliance with Law. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, if any, to comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to it or such subsidiaries, as the case may be, which, if breached, would have a material adverse effect on Maker's or such subsidiaries', as the case may be, business or financial condition.

(v) Compliance with Material Agreements, Licenses, Patents and Financial Obligations. All of the terms of Maker’s and/or its subsidiaries’, if any, and affiliates’, material agreements, licenses, including but limited to its patents, and financial obligations shall be complied with, and each of them shall be kept in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms

4.
Reorganization of Maker.

If Maker is party to a merger, consolidation or a transaction in which it is not the surviving or continuing entity or transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets, the person who is the surviving or continuing entity or is the transferee or lessee of such assets shall assume the terms of this Note and the Obligations.

 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

5.
Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Acknowledgements of Maker.

Maker represents and warrants that: (i) it, and each of its subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power to carry on its business as now conducted and to own its properties and assets it now owns; (ii) it, and each of its subsidiaries, if any, is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in the jurisdictions in which ownership of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except jurisdictions in which the failure to qualify to do business will have no material adverse effect on its business, prospects, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise); (iii) it, and each of its subsidiaries, if any, and/or affiliates thereof, holds all material licenses and patents and otherwise complies with all material laws, rules and regulations required to permit it to own its property and conduct its business in the jurisdictions in which it owns its property and conducts its business; (iv) it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Note, and that the execution and delivery of this Note will not result in the breach of or default under, with or without the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, any other agreement, financial instrument, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or the violation of any law, statute, rule, decree, judgment or regulation binding upon it; (v) it, and each of its subsidiaries, if any, is in material compliance with all of its financial obligations and all of its material agreements; (vi) there is no material action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending or currently threatened against it or any of its subsidiaries, if any; and (vii) it has taken and will take all acts required, including but not limited to authorizing the signatory hereof on its behalf to execute this Note, so that upon the execution and delivery of this Note, it shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Maker enforceable against Maker in accordance with the terms thereof.

6.
Defaults and Remedies.

(a) Events of Default. The occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events or conditions (regardless of the reasons therefor) shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:

(i) Maker shall fail to make any payment of Principal or Interest when due and payable or declared due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof;

(ii)  Maker shall fail to perform any other obligation and/or covenant as required by this Note in accordance with the terms hereof and such failure to perform shall not have been cured within five (5) business days after Maker’s receipt of notice of such failure to perform;

(iii) Any representation or warranty made in this Note by Maker shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

(iv) Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process not covered by insurance in excess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars in the aggregate shall be entered or filed against Maker or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of ten (10) days;

(v) Maker shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall be unable to pay its debts as they become due;

(vi) Maker shall have received a written notice of default related to any material agreement to which it is a party and such act of default shall remain uncured after any applicable cure period;

(vii) A case or proceeding shall have been commenced against Maker or any of its subsidiaries, if any, (each a “Proceeding Company”) in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order in respect of a Proceeding Company (A) under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law; (B) appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of a Proceeding Company, or any of its properties; or (C) ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of a Proceeding Company, and such case or proceeding shall remain unstayed or undismissed for a period of ten (10) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or

(viii) A Proceeding Company shall (A) file a petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law; or (B) consent to the institution of proceedings thereunder or to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of or the taking of possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of such Proceeding Company, or any of its properties.

(b) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Paragraph 6(a) above, all Obligations then remaining unpaid hereunder shall immediately become due and payable in full, plus interest on the unpaid portion of the Obligations at the highest rate permitted by applicable law, without notice to Maker and without presentment, demand, protest or notice of protest, all of which are hereby waived by Maker together with all reasonable costs and expenses of the collection and enforcement of this Note, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, all of which shall be added to the amount due under this Note. The rights, powers, privileges and remedies of Payee pursuant to the terms hereof are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, powers, privileges and remedies which Payee may have under this Note or any other instrument or agreement
 
 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

7.
Acknowledgment of Payee's Investment Representations.

By accepting this Note, Payee acknowledges that this Note has been or will be registered under the Act or qualified under any state securities laws and that the transferability thereof is restricted by the registration provisions of the Act as well as such state laws. Based upon the representations and agreements being made by it herein, this Note is being issued to it pursuant to an exemption from such registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act, and applicable state securities law qualification exemptions. Payee represents that it (i) is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Act, and (ii) is acquiring this Note for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to resale or other distribution thereof, nor with the intention of selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of all or any part of these securities for any particular event or circumstance, except selling, transferring or disposing of them only upon full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, and any applicable state securities laws. In addition, Payee understands and acknowledges that any routine sales of these securities made in reliance upon Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Act can be effected only in the amounts set forth in and pursuant to the other terms and conditions, including applicable holding periods, of that Rule. Payee further understands and agrees that no transfer of this Note shall be valid unless made in compliance with the restrictions set forth on the front of this Note, effected on Maker's books by the registered holder hereof, in person or by an attorney duly authorized in writing, and similarly noted hereon as provided in Paragraph 10(k) below.

8.
Limitation of Interest Payments.

Nothing contained in this Note or in any other agreement between Maker and Payee requires Maker to pay or Payee to accept interest in an amount that would subject Payee to any penalty or forfeiture under applicable law. In no event shall the total of all charges payable hereunder, whether of interest or of such other charges, which may or might be characterized as interest, exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under the laws of the States of ______________________________________ or any other state or jurisdiction in which either Maker or Payee may be located or may conduct business. Should Payee receive any payment that is or would be in excess of that permitted to be charged under such laws, such payment shall have been and shall be deemed to have been made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the Principal outstanding on this Note.
 
 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

9.
Maker’s Right to Prepay the Note.

Maker may prepay this Note without penalty.

10.
Miscellaneous.

(a) Effect of Forbearance. No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this Note shall operate as a waiver or as an acquiescence in any default.

(b) Effect of Single or Partial Exercise of Right. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

(c) Gender. The use herein of the masculine pronouns or similar terms shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders as well and the use of the singular pronouns shall be deemed to include the plural as well.

(d) Governing Law; Waiver of Right to Jury Trial; Venue. Maker hereby agrees that this Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the _________________ applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such jurisdiction. Maker hereby waives all right to trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce or defend any rights or remedies under this Note, and agrees that any lawsuit brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Note shall be instituted in the federal courts in __________, and Maker further agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court and waives any objection which it may have, based on improper venue, forum non conveniens or sufficiency of contact with the forum state, to the conduct of any proceeding in any such court and waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all such service of process be made by mail or messenger directed to it at the address set forth in Paragraph 10(h) below and that service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) days after the same shall have been posted to its address. Nothing contained in this Paragraph 10(d) affects the right of Payee to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law, select the internal laws of a jurisdiction other than the ________________ pursuant to which this Note shall be construed and enforced or bring any action or proceeding against Maker or its property in the courts of any other jurisdiction and Maker agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts as aforesaid.

(e) Headings. The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this Note.

(f) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation. Upon receipt by Maker of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, Maker shall make and deliver or caused to be made and delivered to Payee a new Note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.
 
 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

(g) Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof Relating to Payee. No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, or shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This Note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

(h) Notice. All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Note shall be in writing and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered in person, via facsimile transmission if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient, or, if mailed, when mailed by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other.

(i) Successors and Assigns. This Note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and his successors and assigns.
 
(j) Severability. If one or more of the provisions or portions of this Note shall be deemed by any court or quasi-judicial authority to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions of provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(k) Transfer. This Note shall be transferable only on the books of Maker upon delivery thereof duly endorsed by Payee or by its duly authorized attorney or representative, or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer. In all cases of transfer by an attorney, executor, administrator, guardian, or other legal representative, duly authenticated evidence of his authority shall be produced. Upon any registration of transfer, Maker shall deliver a new Note or Notes to the person entitled thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Maker shall have no obligation to cause Notes to be transferred on its books to any person if, in the opinion of counsel to Maker, such transfer does not comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(signature page to follow)
 
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$___________ Secured Promissory Note
of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
payable to _________.
dated _______, 200_

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 
Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.,
 
a Delaware corporation
     
     
 
By:   
   
   
James B. McCarthy,
   
Interim President and Chief
   
Executive Officer

 
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EXHIBIT 10.6.5
 
THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT.

PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

_____________, 200_

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), is issued to the Holder (as defined below).

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company hereby certifies that the registered holder hereof and its successors and assigns, ___________ (the “Holder”) is entitled to purchase from the Company _______ duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price per share equal to $_____, as may be adjusted to the anti-dilution provisions set forth herein (the “Warrant Price”). The person or entity in whose name this Warrant (or one or more predecessor Warrants) is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of the Warrant (the “Warrant Register”) is the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, except as described in Section 11 hereof.

1. Vesting of Warrant. This Warrant shall vest and become exercisable as of the date hereof.

2.  Expiration of Warrant. This Warrant shall expire on _________ (the “Expiration Date”).

3.  Exercise of Warrant. This Warrant shall be exercisable pursuant to the terms of Section 1 and this Section 3 hereof.

3.1  Manner of Exercise. This Warrant may only be exercised by the Holder hereof, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, in whole or in part with respect to any portion of the Warrant, into shares of Common Stock, during normal business hours on any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized by law to be closed (a “Business Day”) on or prior to the Expiration Date with respect to such portion of the Warrant, by surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its office maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof, accompanied by an exercise notice in substantially the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit A (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) duly executed by the Holder, together with the payment of the Warrant Price.

 
 

 

3.2   When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in Section 3.1 hereof, and, at such time, the corporation, association, partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency (a “Person” or the “Persons”) in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon exercise as provided in Section 3.3 hereof shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record thereof.

3.3   Delivery of Stock Certificates. As soon as practicable after each exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days thereafter, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof or, subject to Section 10 hereof, as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:

(a) a certificate or certificates (with appropriate restrictive legends, as applicable) for the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled upon exercise plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, all issuances of Common Stock shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

(b) in case exercise is in part only, a new Warrant of like tenor, dated the date hereof and calling in the aggregate on the face thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of shares designated by the Holder upon exercise as provided in Section 3.1 hereof (without giving effect to any adjustment thereof).

3.4  Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company will, at the time of each exercise of this Warrant, upon the written request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to the Holder all rights (including without limitation any rights to registration of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise) to which the Holder shall continue to be entitled after exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant; provided, however, that if the Holder shall fail to make a request, the failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford the rights to such Holder.

4.  Adjustment of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise. The Warrant Price shall be subject to be adjusted and re-adjusted from time to time as provided in this Section 4 and, as so adjusted or re-adjusted, shall remain in effect until a further adjustment or re-adjustment thereof is required by this Section 4:

 
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4.1   Stock Dividends; Stock Splits. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in Common Stock, or shall effect a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in Common Stock), then, and in each case, subject to Section 4.3 hereof, the Warrant Price shall be reduced, concurrently with the dividend or subdivision, to a price determined by multiplying the Warrant Price by a fraction:

(a) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the dividend or subdivision; and

(b) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the dividend or subdivision.

   Additional shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued and to be outstanding (a) in the case of any dividend, immediately after the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive the dividend, or (b) in the case of any subdivision, at the close of business on the day immediately prior to the day upon which the corporate action becomes effective. Additional shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be deemed to have been issued for no consideration.

4.2 Subscription Offerings. In case the Company shall issue to stockholders or otherwise rights, options, or warrants entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) at a price per share (or having a conversion price per share, in the case of a security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) less than the lower of the then Exercise Price or the Current Market Price per share (as defined in Paragraph 4.4 below) on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, or otherwise on the granting date, as the case may be, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record or granting date, as the case may be, by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record or granting date plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so to be offered (or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities so to be offered) would purchase at such Exercise Price or Current Market Price, as the case may be, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record or granting date plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible or exchangeable securities so to be offered are initially convertible or exchangeable). Such adjustment shall become effective at the close of business on such record date or granting date, as the case may be; provided, however, that, to the extent the shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) are not delivered, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted after the expiration of such rights, options, or warrants (but only to the extent that the Warrants are not exercised after such expiration), to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made upon the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) actually issued. In case any subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all of which shall be in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors. Shares of Common Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company or any majority-owned subsidiary shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation.

 
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4.3 Other Rights to Acquire Common Stock. In case the Company shall distribute to all holders of its Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding cash dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of Maker) or rights or warrants to subscribe or purchase Common stock (excluding those referred to in Paragraph 4.2 above), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such distribution by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the Current Market Price per share (as defined in Paragraph 4.4 below) of the Common Stock on the Record Date mentioned below less the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or of such rights or warrants applicable to one share of Common Stock, and the denominator shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock. Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the Record Date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution.

4.4  For the purpose of any computation under Paragraph 4.2 and 3 of this Section 4, the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices for the 30 consecutive trading days commencing 45 trading days before such date. The closing price for each day shall be the last reported sales price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the closing bid price regular way, in either case on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the highest reported bid price as furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. through NASDAQ or similar organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information, or by the Pink Sheets, LLC or similar organization if the Common Stock is not then quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system. If on any such date the Common Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the fair value of the Common Stock on such date, as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors, shall be used.

4.5  Adjustments for Combinations. In case the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the combination or consolidation shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately increased. Adjustment under this Section 4.5 shall become effective at the close of business on the day immediately prior to the day upon which the corporate action becomes effective.

 
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4.6   Minimum Adjustment of Warrant Price. If the amount of any adjustment of the Warrant Price required pursuant to this Section 4 would be less than one percent (1%) of the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the adjustment is otherwise so required to be made, the amount shall be carried forward and adjustment with respect thereto made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which, together with the amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate at least one percent (1%) of the Warrant Price.

5.  Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets or Reorganization. In case the Company after the date hereof (a) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation following the consolidation or merger, or (b) shall permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge into the Company and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person but, in connection with the consolidation or merger, the Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person or cash or any other property, or (c) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person, or (d) shall effect a capital reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock, then, and in the case of each such transaction, proper provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder, upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of the transaction, shall be entitled to receive (at the aggregate Warrant Price in effect at the time of such consummation for all Common Stock issuable upon exercise immediately prior to the consummation), in lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise prior to the consummation, the greatest amount of securities, cash or other property to which the Holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder upon such consummation if the Holder had exercised the rights represented by this Warrant immediately prior thereto, subject to adjustments (subsequent to the consummation) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in Sections 4 and 5 hereof.

6.  No Dilution or Impairment.

6.1  The Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation or through any consolidation, merger, reorganization, transfer of assets, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all of the terms and in the taking of all actions necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not permit the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant to exceed the amount payable therefor upon exercise, (b) will take all actions necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock on the exercise of the Warrant and (c) will not take any action which results in any adjustment of the Warrant Price if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after the action upon the exercise of the Warrant would exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by the Company's certificate of incorporation and available for the purpose of issuance upon exercise.

 
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6.2  The Company acknowledges that its obligation to issue shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is binding upon it and enforceable regardless of the dilution that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders.

7.  Chief Financial Officer’s Report as to Adjustments. In the case of any adjustment or re-adjustment in the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly compute the adjustment or re-adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and cause its Chief Financial Officer to certify the computation (other than any computation of the fair value of property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) and prepare a report setting forth the adjustment or re-adjustment and showing in reasonable detail the method of calculation thereof and the facts upon which the adjustment or re-adjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be outstanding and (b) the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the deemed issuance or sale and as adjusted and re-adjusted (if required by Section 4 hereof) on account thereof. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each report to each holder of a Warrant and will, upon the written request at any time of any holder of a Warrant, furnish to the holder a like report setting forth the Warrant Price at the time in effect and showing in reasonable detail how it was calculated. The Company will also keep copies of all reports at its office maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof and will cause them to be available for inspection at the office during normal business hours upon reasonable notice by any holder of a Warrant or any prospective purchaser of a Warrant designated by the holder thereof.

8. Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof and not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of stockholders of the Company, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exercise thereof, and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the exercise of this Warrant, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to Holder, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including without limitation, using its best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval necessary to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon exercise, shall be validly issued and, in the case of shares, fully paid and nonassessable.

 
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9. Listing. The Company shall at all times comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the by-laws or rules of the upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed and shall list the shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant on such national securities exchange.

10.  Restrictions on Transfer.

10.1  Restrictive Legends. This Warrant and each Warrant issued upon transfer or in substitution for this Warrant pursuant to Section 11, each certificate for Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any Warrant and each certificate issued upon the transfer of any such Common Stock shall be transferable only upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in this Section 10. Each of the foregoing securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend reflecting the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10 hereof and any restrictions required under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”).

10.2 Notice of Proposed Transfer; Opinion of Counsel. Prior to any transfer of any securities that are not registered under an effective registration statement under the Act (“Restricted Securities”), the Holder will give written notice to the Company of the Holder's intention to affect a transfer and to comply in all other respects with this Section 10.2. Each notice (a) shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed transfer, and (b) shall designate counsel for the Holder giving the notice (who may be in-house counsel for the Holder). The Holder giving notice will submit a copy thereof to the counsel designated in the notice. The following provisions shall then apply:

(i) If in the opinion of counsel for the Holder reasonably satisfactory to the Company the proposed transfer (i.e. private sale of Restricted Securities) may be effected without registration of Restricted Securities under the Act (which opinion shall state the basis of the legal conclusions reached therein), the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to transfer the Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to the Company. Each certificate representing the Restricted Securities issued upon or in connection with any transfer shall bear the restrictive legends required by Section 10.1 hereof.

(ii) If the opinion called for in (i) above is not delivered, the Holder shall not be entitled to transfer the Restricted Securities until either (x) receipt by the Company of a further notice from such Holder pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.2 and fulfillment of the provisions of clause (i) above, or (y) such Restricted Securities have been effectively registered under the Act.

 
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10.3  Termination of Restrictions. The restrictions imposed by this Section 10 upon the transferability of Restricted Securities shall cease and terminate as to any particular Restricted Securities: (a) which Restricted Securities shall have been effectively registered under the Act, or (b) when, in the opinions of both counsel for the holder thereof and counsel for the Company, which opinion shall not be unreasonably withheld, such restrictions are no longer required in order to insure compliance with the Act or Section 10 hereof. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any Restricted Securities, the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense (other than applicable transfer taxes, if any), new securities of like tenor not bearing the applicable legends required by Section 10.1 hereof.

11.  Ownership, Transfer and Substitution of Warrant.

11.1  Ownership of Warrant. The Company may treat the person in whose name this Warrant is registered to in the Warrant Register maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(b) hereof as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly assigned by a notice in substantially the form attached to this Warrant as Exhibit C (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) duly executed by the Holder in blank, the Company shall treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Subject to Section 10 hereof, this Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder without a new Warrant first having been issued.

11.2  Office; Transfer and Exchange of Warrant.

(a) The Company will maintain an office (which may be an agency maintained at a bank) at 11494 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121 (until the Company notifies the Holder of any change of location of the office) where notices, presentations and demands in respect of this Warrant may be made upon it.

(b) The Company shall cause to be kept at its office maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof a Warrant Register for the registration and transfer of the Warrant. The names and addresses of holders of the Warrant, the transfers thereof and the names and addresses of transferees of the Warrant shall be registered in such Warrant Register. The Person in whose name any Warrant shall be so registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Warrant, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary.

(c) Upon the surrender of this Warrant, properly endorsed, for registration of transfer or for exchange at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof, the Company at its expense will (subject to compliance with Section 10 hereof, if applicable) execute and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder thereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of such holder or as such holder (upon payment by such holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the aggregate on the face thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock called for on the face of the Warrant so surrendered.

 
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11.3  Replacement of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of the Warrant, upon delivery of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company in form and amount or, in the case of any mutilation, upon surrender of the Warrant for cancellation at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and dated the date hereof.

12.  No Rights or Liabilities as Stockholder. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, no Holder shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the Warrant shall have been exercised and the shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise hereof shall have become deliverable, as provided herein. The Holder will not be entitled to share in the assets of the Company in the event of liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of the Company.

13.  Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Warrant shall be deemed to be given if in writing (or in the form of a facsimile) addressed as hereinafter provided and actually delivered at such address: (a) if to any Holder, at the registered address of such holder as set forth in the Warrant Register kept at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof, or (b) if to the Company, to the attention of its Chief Financial Officer at its office maintained pursuant to Section 11.2(a) hereof; provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 3 hereof.

14. Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay all documentary stamp taxes attributable to the issuance of shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificate for shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant in a name other that of the Holder. The Holder is responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant upon exercise hereof.

15. Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon thirty (30) days notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or stockholders services business shall be successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.

 
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16. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The section headings in this Warrant are for purposes of convenience only and shall not constitute a part hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Common Stock Purchase Warrant to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
By:
  
 
Name:
James B. McCarthy
 
Title:
Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer

 
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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE

[To be executed only upon conversion of Warrant]

To PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.:

The undersigned registered holder of the within Warrant hereby irrevocably exercises the Warrant pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Warrant with respect to __________(1) shares of the Common Stock, at an exercise price per share of Common Stock of $____, which the holder would be entitled to receive upon the cash exercise hereof, and requests that the certificates for the shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to, whose address is:

Dated: _______________ 
 
 
Print or Type Name
 
 
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of Warrant)
 
 
(Street Address)
 
 
(City)                        (State)               (Zip Code)
 
_______________________
(1) Insert here the number of shares called for on the face of this Warrant (or, in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised), in either case without making any adjustment of shares of Common Stock or any other stock or other securities or property or cash which, pursuant to the adjustment provisions of this Warrant, may be delivered upon exercise. In the case of a partial exercise, a new Warrant or Warrants will be issued and delivered, representing the unconverted portion of the Warrant, to the holder surrendering the Warrant.

 
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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

[To be executed only upon transfer of Warrant]

For value received, the undersigned registered holder of the within Warrant hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _____________________ the right represented by the Warrant to purchase __________(1) shares of Common Stock of PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. to which the Warrant relates, and appoints _____________________ Attorney to make such transfer on the books of PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:  
 
(Signature must conform in all respects
to name of holder as specified on the
face of Warrant)
 
 
(Street Address)
 
 
(City)               (State)               (Zip Code)
 
Signed in the presence of:

 
(Signature of Transferee)
 
 
(Street Address)
 
 
(City)               (State)               (Zip Code)
Signed in the presence of:

_______________________
(1) Insert here the number of shares called for on the face of this Warrant (or, in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised), in either case without making any adjustment of shares of Common Stock or any other stock or other securities or property or cash which, pursuant to the adjustment provisions of this Warrant, may be delivered upon exercise. In the case of a partial exercise, a new Warrant or Warrants will be issued and delivered, representing the unexercised portion of the Warrant, to the holder surrendering the Warrant.
 
 
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EXHIBIT 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ JAMES B. MCCCARTHY

James B. McCarthy
Interim Chief Executive Officer
November 19, 2008
 
 
 

EXHIBIT 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ JAMES B. MCCCARTHY

James B. McCarthy
Interim Principal Financial Officer
November 19, 2008