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| Subsequent Events | From April 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015, the following were exercised resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.0 million.
On April 8, 2015, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the Sales Agreement) with MLV & Co. LLC (MLV) under which the Company may issue and sell up to $40.0 million of shares of its common stock from time to time through MLV acting as agent, subject to limitations imposed by the Company, such as the number or dollar amount of shares registered under the registration statement to which the offering relates. When the Company wishes to issue and sell common stock under the Sales Agreement, it will notify MLV of the number of shares to be issued, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made, any minimum price below which sales may not be made and other sales parameters as the Company deems appropriate. MLV will be entitled to a commission of up to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of common stock sold under the Sales Agreement. The shares of common stock to be sold under the Sales Agreement are registered under an effective registration statement filed with the SEC. Through April 30, 2015, the Company issued 472,412 shares of common stock and realized net proceeds of approximately $3.9 million.
On April 9, 2015, the Company announced a new program aimed at reducing the cost of goods of Neutrolin through a more efficient, custom synthesis of the active ingredient taurolidine. As part of that program, on April 8, 2015, the Company entered into a Preliminary Services Agreement with [RC]2 Pharma Connect LLC (RC2), pursuant to which RC2 will coordinate certain manufacturing services related to taurolidine, which is a key ingredient in Neutrolin. Specifically, RC2 will undertake a critical parameters evaluation for the Companys manufacturing needs and coordinate the cGMP processes set forth in the agreement that the Company believe are necessary for the submission of its planned new drug application for Neutrolin to the FDA, as well as any foreign regulatory applications. The total cost for RC2s services under the preliminary services agreement is approximately $1.7 million which is expected to be incurred under the terms of this agreement during the remainder of 2015. To date, the Company has not paid RC2 for their services related to this agreement. The Company and RC2 are to negotiate a manufacturing services agreement within 60 days of the preliminary services agreement. RC2 also agreed to an expected price per kilogram for taurolidine for any future commercial supply agreement the Company may negotiate with RC2. |