UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
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One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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For
the transition period from ______________________________ to
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Commission
file number 0-19724
PROTEIN
POLYMER
TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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33-0311631
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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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 o NO þ
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):
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Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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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
May 20, 2009 was 112,959,272.
PROTEIN
POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
10-Q — QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2009
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
(unaudited)
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3
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Condensed
Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 (unaudited)
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4
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Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 (unaudited)
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)
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6
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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18
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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22
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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22
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PART II. OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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24
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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24
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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24
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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24
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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24
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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24
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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25
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SIGNATURES
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26
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Exhibit
10.6.6
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Exhibit
31.1
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Exhibit
31.2
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Exhibit
32.1
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Exhibit
32.2
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Item 1. Financial
Statements
Note:
Contrary to the rules of the SEC, the Company’s consolidated financial
statements included in this filing have not been reviewed by an independent
public accountant in accordance with professional standards for conducting such
reviews. The required review of the Company’s financial information
could not be completed without incurring undue hardship and expense. The
registrant undertakes the responsibility to file an amended Form 10-Q for this
period when the review is completed. The Company will include the
review report of its independent public accountant with the amended
filing.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
(unaudited)
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March
31
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December
31
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2009
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2008
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
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$ |
1,507 |
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$ |
1,291 |
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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90,539 |
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64,690 |
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Total
current assets
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92,046 |
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65,981 |
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Equipment
and leasehold improvements, net
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20,747 |
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24,429 |
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Investment
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520,000 |
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520,000 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
632,793 |
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$ |
610,410 |
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Liabilities
and stockholders' deficit
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
976,900 |
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$ |
919,435 |
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Accrued
liabilities
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1,029,460 |
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844,073 |
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Secured
note payable - related party, net of unamortized debt
discount
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6,414,837 |
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6,414,837 |
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Notes
payable - Surgica
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519,071 |
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519,071 |
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Notes
payable - other, net of unamortized debt discount
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284,318 |
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164,969 |
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Total
current liabilities
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9,224,586 |
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8,862,385 |
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 9)
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Stockholders'
deficit:
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Convertible
preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 20,237
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 -
liquidation preference of $2,084,032 and $2,082,930 at March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
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1,834,299 |
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1,834,299 |
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized;
112,959,272 and 109,387,843 shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively
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1,129,593 |
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1,093,878 |
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Additional
paid-in capital
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62,144,795 |
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62,029,242 |
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Accumulated
deficit
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(73,700,480
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(73,209,394 |
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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(8,591,793
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(8,251,975 |
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
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$ |
632,793 |
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$ |
610,410 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
(unaudited)
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Three
months ended
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March
31,
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2009
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2008
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Revenues:
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Product
and other income
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$ |
535 |
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$ |
- |
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Total
revenues
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535 |
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- |
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Operating
expenses:
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Research
and development
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17,655 |
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551,974 |
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Selling,
general and administrative
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300,265 |
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209,311 |
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Total
expenses
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317,920 |
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761,285 |
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Net
loss from operations
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(317,385
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(761,285
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Other
income (expense):
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Interest
and other expense
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(173,701
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(169,928
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Total
other income (expense)
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(173,701
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(169,928
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Net
loss
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(491,086
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(931,213
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Undeclared,
imputed and/or paid dividends on preferred stock
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1,102 |
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69,030 |
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Net
loss applicable to common shareholders
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$ |
(492,188 |
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$ |
(1,000,243 |
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Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
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$ |
(0.004 |
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$ |
(.012 |
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Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding – basic and
diluted
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112,483,081 |
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80,179,370 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows
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Three
months ended
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March
31
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2009
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2008
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Operating
activities:
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Net
loss
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$ |
(491,086 |
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$ |
(931,213 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net
loss to net cash used for operating activities:
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Depreciation
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3,683 |
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25,094 |
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Share-based
compensation expense
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1,454 |
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1,236 |
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Debt
discount amortization
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29,163 |
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20,134 |
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(25,849
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(20,605
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Accounts
payable
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57,465 |
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(55,094
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Accrued
liabilities
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185,386 |
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171,058 |
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Net
cash used for operating activities
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(239,782
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(789,390
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Financing
activities:
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Net
proceeds from sale of common stock
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75,000 |
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775,000 |
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Net
proceeds from issuance of note payable
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165,000 |
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- |
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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240,000 |
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775,000 |
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash
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216 |
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(14,390
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Cash
at beginning of the period
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1,291 |
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21,936 |
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Cash
at end of the period
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$ |
1,507 |
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$ |
7,546 |
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Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information
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Interest
paid
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$ |
444 |
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$ |
659 |
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Non
cash investing and financing activity
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Debt
discount recorded in connection with issuance/amendment of
warrants
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$ |
74,814 |
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$ |
135,449 |
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Secured
note payable-related party issued for payment of accrued
interest
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$ |
- |
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$ |
538,837 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
(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, 2008
was derived from the Company’s unaudited 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-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, which has yet to be filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results
expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
Contrary
to the rules of the SEC, the Company’s consolidated financial statements
included in this filing have not been reviewed by an independent public
accountant in accordance with professional standards for conducting such
reviews. The required review of the Company’s financial information
could not be completed without incurring undue hardship and expense. The
registrant undertakes the responsibility to file an amended Form 10-Q for this
period when the review is completed. The Company will include the
review report of its independent public accountant with the amended
filing.
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 three months ended March 31, 2009, the
Company incurred a net loss of approximately $491,000, and at March 31, 2009,
the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $9.1 million. Our
cash balance as of March 31, 2009 was $1,507 and, in combination with
anticipated additional contract and license payments, is insufficient to meet
our ongoing capital requirements.
From
January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009, required operating capital has been
obtained through proceeds totaling $75,000 from equity purchases of 3,571,429
shares of common stock and 3,571,429 warrants pursuant to a Stock Purchase
Agreement entered into as of September 27, 2007. Between September 27, 2007 and
December 31, 2008, the Company received proceeds of $2,282,500 for the purchase
of 42,499,119 shares of common stock and 42,499,119 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 March 31, 2009, the maturity date
was extended to September 30, 2009.
On
February 6, 2009 and March 18, 2009, the Company received proceeds of $80,000
and $85,000, respectively, as loans. These loans are represented by
unsecured notes issued by the Company. These notes are due on
February 5, 2010 and March 17, 2010, 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 $0.02 and $0.02 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 4,000,000 and 4,250,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 and $0.02 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.
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.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
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 March 31, 2009 and 2008 were 5,102,639
and 62,037,741 shares, respectively, issuable upon conversion of convertible
preferred stock, and options and warrants to purchase 3,507,500 and
77,861,094 shares of common stock, respectively, because the effect would be
anti-dilutive. For purposes of this calculation, net loss in 2009 and 2008
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 2009
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 adopted SFAS No. 157 with respect
to non-financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2009, and is in the
process of assessing the impact of SFAS No. 157, if any, on our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows.
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 March 31, 2009 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 March 31, 2009.
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. The Company adopted EITF 07-1 on January 1, 2009,
and is in the process of assessing the impact of EITF 07-1, if any, on our
financial position, results of operations, and 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 adopted SFAS No. 141 (R)
on January 1, 2009, and is in the process of assessing the impact of SFAS No.
141 (R), if any, on our financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
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
adopted SFAS No. 160 on January 1, 2009, and is in the process of assessing the
impact of SFAS No. 160, if any, on our financial position, results of
operations, and 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 adopted
SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009, and is in the process of assessing the impact
of SFAS No. 161, if any, on our financial position, results of operations, and
cash flows.
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. The Company adopted FSP FAS 142-3 on January 1, 2009, and is in the
process of assessing the impact of FSP FAS 142-3, if any, on our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows.
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
adopted FSP APB 14-1 on January 1, 2009, and is in the process of assessing the
impact of FSP APB 14-1, if any, on our financial position, results of
operations, and cash flows.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60 (“SFAS No.
163”), which requires recognition of an insurance claim liability prior to an
event of default when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred
in an insured financial obligation. SFAS No. 163 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008,
and all interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS No.
163 on January 1, 2009, and is in the process of assessing the impact of SFAS
No. 163, if any, on our financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
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 adopted EITF 03-6-1on January 1, 2009, and is in the
process of assessing the impact of EITF 03-6-1, if any, on our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified the consensus reached on Emerging Issues Task Force
("EITF") Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature)
Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock ("EITF No. 07-5"). EITF No. 07-5
clarifies the determination of whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is
indexed to an entity's own stock, which would qualify as a scope exception under
SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. EITF
No. 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted EITF 07-5 on January 1, 2009, and
is in the process of assessing the impact of EITF 07-5, if any, on our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Equipment
consists approximately of the following:
| |
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Laboratory
equipment
|
|
$ |
298,000 |
|
|
$ |
298,000 |
|
|
Office
equipment
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
358,000 |
|
|
|
358,000 |
|
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(337,000
|
) |
|
|
(334,000
|
) |
|
|
|
$ |
21,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,000 |
|
The
Company did not sell or otherwise dispose of any equipment during the three
months ended March 31, 2009. The Company recorded a net gain on the
sale of equipment of approximately $41,000 during 2008.
Depreciation
and amortization expense was approximately $3,000 and $25,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
| Note
3. Accrued
Liabilities |
Accrued
liabilities consist approximately of the following:
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
Payroll
and employee benefits
|
|
$ |
52,000 |
|
|
|
67,000 |
|
|
Accounting
& Professional Fees
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
753,000 |
|
|
|
610,000 |
|
|
Insurance
premium financing
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
|
|
27,000 |
|
|
Directors
fees
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
46,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,029,000 |
|
|
|
844,000 |
|
| 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. On March 31, 2009, the scheduled maturity date of the 1/09/09
Note was further extended to September 30, 2009. As of March 31,
2009, the amount due on the 1/09/09 includes the original $6,415,000 outstanding
balance plus $629,000 of accrued interest.
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.
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 was amortized as interest expense over the original term
of the 1/09/08 Note using the effective interest method, and, as of September
30, 2008, the debt discount was fully amortized.
On the
following dates, the Company has received proceeds in the following amounts as
loans from clients of TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. (hereafter “TAG”):
|
Date
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Conversion
Price
|
|
|
October
2, 2008
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
November
3, 2008
|
|
|
105,000 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
December
11, 2008
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
55,867 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
February
6, 2009
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
March
18, 2009
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
450,
867 |
|
|
|
|
|
These
loans are represented by unsecured notes issued by the Company. These
notes have a maturity term of one year, 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 the conversion prices indicated in the table
above at the discretion of the Company.
As
consideration for the loans, the Company granted warrants to the noteholders to
purchase shares in the following aggregate amounts and exercise
prices:
|
Date
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
October
2, 2008
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
November
3, 2008
|
|
|
2,625,000 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
December
11, 2008
|
|
|
625,000 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
2,793,350 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
February
6, 2009
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
March
18, 2009
|
|
|
4,250,000 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
Total
|
|
|
16,293,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
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. 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.
In
accordance with Accounting Principals Board Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and
Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants, the relative fair values of the
warrants issued in connection with these notes, estimated to be approximately
$204,000, were 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:
|
|
|
10/02/08
Warrant
|
|
|
11/03/08
Warrant
|
|
|
12/11/08
Warrant
|
|
|
12/31/08
Warrant
|
|
|
2/06/09
Warrant
|
|
|
3/18/09
Warrant
|
|
|
Expected
annual dividends
|
|
|
0
|
% |
|
|
0
|
% |
|
|
0
|
% |
|
|
0
|
% |
|
|
0
|
% |
|
|
0
|
% |
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
1.9
|
% |
|
|
1.5
|
% |
|
|
1.1
|
% |
|
|
1.1
|
% |
|
|
1.4
|
% |
|
|
1.3
|
% |
|
Expected
term (in years)
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
Expected
Volatility
|
|
|
157.0
|
% |
|
|
157.0
|
% |
|
|
157.0
|
% |
|
|
157.0
|
% |
|
|
157.0
|
% |
|
|
157.0
|
% |
The total
debt discount recorded will be amortized as interest expense over the expected
term of the notes using the effective interest method.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded non-cash interest
expense of approximately $29,000 based on the debt discount
amortization.
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 were scheduled to mature through January 2009.
|
Year
Ending
December
31,
|
|
Notes
Payable
Maturities
|
|
|
2008
|
|
419,000
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
Total
maturities
|
|
$
|
519,000
|
|
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 defended this action, alleging, among
other things, that it had no liability for these notes. Until a final
determination was made with respect to the disposition of the notes, the Company
continued to carry them on its balance sheet. On May 19, 2009, the
plaintiffs filed a request for dismissal with prejudice of the action against
the Company, and the Company paid nothing to plaintiffs in exchange for the
dismissal. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2009, the entire balance of
the outstanding notes payable in addition to the accrued interest thereon was
still reflected as a current liability.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
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 as agent for certain purchasers of the Company’s common
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
three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company received aggregate proceeds of
$75,000 for the purchase of 3,571,429 shares of common stock and 3,571,429
warrants, subject to the terms of the SPA and RRA.
The
Company did not grant options during the three months ended March 31,
2009. Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2009
is as follows:
|
|
|
Options Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
(Years)
|
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
3,507,500 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
4.40 |
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
3,507,500 |
|
|
|
0.68 |
|
|
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4.15 |
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Exercisable
at March 31, 2009
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3,498,587 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
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|
4.14 |
|
During
the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, the Company
recognized $1,454 and $1,236 in stock-based compensation expense. As
of March 31, 2009, there was $969 of unrecognized compensation expense related
to unvested shared-based compensation arrangements which is expected to be fully
recognized by the end of 2009.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
| Note
8. Warrants
to Purchase Common Stock |
The
Company also granted warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,250,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of two note agreements dated
February 5, 2009 and March 18, 2009 (see Note 5). Such warrants are
exercisable at a price of $0.02 per share and expire in February and March 2012,
respectively.
No
warrants were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2009. A summary
of warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is as
follows:
|
|
Number
of
Warrants
Outstanding
and
Exercisable
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Outstanding,
December 31, 2008
|
66,039,664
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
Granted
|
11,821,429
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
Exercised
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Expired
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Outstanding,
March 31, 2009
|
77,861,093
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
At March
31, 2009, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the warrants was
approximately 3.1 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 March 31, 2009,
the Company had accrued $25,000 in repair and maintenance costs related to the
termination of this facilities lease. We are currently exploring arrangements to
relocate our administrative offices and are outsourcing 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 March 31, 2009, 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 March 31, 2009.
Protein
Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
| Note
10. Subsequent
Events |
Additional
developments during the period April 1, 2009 through May 20, 2009 include the
following:
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·
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On
April 20, 2009, the Company received proceeds of $100,000 as a loan from
clients of TAG. This loan is represented by an unsecured note
issued by the Company. The note is due on April 19, 2010 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 $0.020 per share, at the discretion of the Company. As
consideration for the loan, the Company granted a warrant to the
noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $0.020 per
share.
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·
|
On
May 7, 2009, the Company received proceeds of $50,000 as a loan from
clients of TAG. This loan is represented by an unsecured note
issued by the Company. The note is due on May 6, 2010 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
$0.026 per share, at the discretion of the Company. As
consideration for the loan, the Company granted a warrant to the
noteholders to purchase an aggregate of 1,923,077 shares of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $0.026 per
share.
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·
|
See
Note 5 for information relating to the pending dismissal of litigation
against the Company relating to the Company’s alleged liability for notes
issued in connection with the Company’s transactions with Surgica
Corporation.
|
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,
2008, 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-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which has yet to
be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 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-K for the year ended December 31,
2008. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any future events or developments.
Contrary
to the rules of the SEC, the Company’s consolidated financial statements
included in this filing have not been reviewed by an independent public
accountant in accordance with professional standards for conducting such
reviews. The required review of the Company’s financial information
could not be completed without incurring undue hardship and expense. The
registrant undertakes the responsibility to file an amended Form 10-Q for this
period when the review is completed. The Company will include the
review report of its independent public accountant with the amended
filing.
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.
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:
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·
|
combine
properties of different proteins found in
nature;
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·
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reproduce
and amplify selected activities of natural
proteins;
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·
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eliminate
undesired properties of natural proteins;
and
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|
·
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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 months ended March 31, 2009 were $535 compared to $0 revenue
generated in the comparable period in 2008. 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 months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were
approximately $18,000 and $552,000. 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 months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, were approximately $300,000 and $209,000. 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.
Operating
Losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded a net loss
applicable to common shareholders of $492,000 or $0.004 per share, as compared
to a loss of $1,018,474 or $0.012 per share for the comparable period in
2008.
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
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, we had cash totaling approximately $2,000
and $8,000. As of March 31, 2009, we had a working capital deficit of $9,133,000
compared to a working capital deficit of $8,796,000 at December 31,
2008.
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 March 31,
2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we did not purchase or sell
any capital equipment or leasehold improvements. We do not anticipate
significant expenditures for capital equipment or leasehold improvements for the
remainder of 2009.
Our
existing available cash as of March 31, 2009, 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 $2,357,500 as of May 20,
2009, 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, and on March 31, 2009, the scheduled maturity date was extended to
September 30, 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.
On
February 6, 2009 and March 18, 2009, the Company received proceeds of $80,000
and $85,000, respectively, as loans from clients of TAG. These loans
are represented by unsecured notes issued by the Company. These notes
are due on February 5, 2010 and March 17, 2010, 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 $0.02 per share, at
the discretion of the Company. As consideration for the loans, the
Company granted warrants to the noteholders to purchase an aggregate of
4,000,000 and 4,250,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $0.02 per share.
As noted
above, we believe our existing available cash as of March 31, 2009 will not be
sufficient to meet our anticipated capital requirements during
2009. 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, $125,000 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.
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.
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:
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·
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Pervasive,
entity-level control deficiencies across key COSO components in the
Company’s control environment,
including:
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Controls
over the period-end financial closing and reporting
processes;
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Controls
over managerial override;
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Controls
to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent
activity;
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Controls
to monitor other controls, including the role of the Board of Directors;
and
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Controls
related to risk assessment.
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·
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An
absence of independence and financial expertise on the Board of Directors,
limiting its ability to provide effective
oversight.
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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.
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·
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Inadequate
controls over the period-end financial close and reporting
processes;
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·
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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
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·
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Inadequate
documentation of policies, procedures, and controls related to finance and
accounting, including inadequate procedures for appropriately identifying,
assessing, and applying accounting
principles.
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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.
As of
March 31, 2009, 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 March 31, 2009.
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 March
31, 2009.
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 March 31, 2009 that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
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 alleged 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 name of the case
is Lou Matson, Mary Matson, and Don Brandon v Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc,
Case Number 34-2008-00022190. On May 19, 2009, the plaintiffs filed a
request for dismissal with prejudice of the action against the Company, and the
Company paid nothing to plaintiffs in exchange for the dismissal.
Not
applicable.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, we received an aggregate of $75,000 for
the purchase of 3,571,429 common shares and 3,571,429 warrants to purchase our
common stock. On February 6, 2009 and March 18, 2009 we sold notes in
the principal amounts of $80,000 and $85,000 and issued warrants in connection
therewith to purchase 4,000,000 and 4,250,000 shares of our common stock,
respectively. 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 May
20, 2009, we had used substantially all of the net proceeds which were generated
from the sale of our securities described in the preceding paragraph 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.
Not
applicable.
Not
applicable.
Not
applicable.
Item 6.
Exhibits
The
following documents are included or incorporated by reference:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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10.6.1*
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Secured
Promissory Note Replacement Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2008,
between the Company and Matthew J. Szulik.
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10.6.2*
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Secured
Promissory Note issued to Matthew J. Szulik, dated as of January 9,
2008.
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10.6.3*
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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.
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10.6.4**
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Form
of Promissory Note issued to noteholders, dated as of October 2, 2008,
November 3, 2008, December 11, 2008, December 31, 2008, February 6, 2009,
March 18, 2009, April 20, 2009, and May 7, 2009.
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10.6.5**
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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, November 3, 2008, December 11, 2008, December 31, 2008, February 6,
2009, March 18, 2009, April 20, 2009, and May 7, 2009.
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10.6.6
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Secured
Promissory Note Replacement Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2009, between
the Company and Matthew J. Szulik.
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31.1
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Certification
of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Interim Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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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.
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32.2
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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.
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*
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Incorporated
by reference to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, SEC File No. 000-19724, as filed with the
Commission on May 12, 2008.
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**
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Incorporated
by reference to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008, SEC File No. 000-19724, as filed with the Commission
on November 19, 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.
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PROTEIN
POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Date:
May 20, 2009
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By:
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/s/ James B.
McCarthy
James
B. McCarthy
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Interim
Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
May 20, 2009
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By:
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/s/
James B. McCarthy
James
B. McCarthy
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Interim
Principal Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
10.6.6

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EXHIBIT
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, James
B. McCarthy, certify that:
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1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Protein Polymer
Technologies, Inc.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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(a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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(b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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(d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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(a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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(b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date: May
20, 2009
/s/ JAMES
B. MCCCARTHY
James B.
McCarthy
Interim
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, James
B. McCarthy, certify that:
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1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Protein Polymer
Technologies, Inc.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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(a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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(b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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(d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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(a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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(b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date: May
20, 2009
/s/ JAMES
B. MCCCARTHY
Interim
Principal Financial Officer
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 March 31,
2009, 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:
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(1)
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The Report fully complies with
the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and
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(2)
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The information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the
Company.
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/s/ JAMES
B. MCCCARTHY
Interim
Chief Executive Officer
May 20,
2009
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 March 31, 2009
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:
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(1)
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The Report fully complies with
the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and
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(2)
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The information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the
Company.
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James B.
McCarthy
Interim
Principal Financial Officer
May 20,
2009