EX-99.1 2 f6k123019aex99-1_portage.htm CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. UNAUDITED - PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT AS AT DECEMBER 30, 2019

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portage Biotech Inc.

 

Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019

 

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

 

(US Dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portage Biotech Inc.

Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

Index   pages
     
Notice to Reader   F-2
     
Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position   F-3
     
Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income   F-4
     
Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity   F-5
     
Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows   F-6
     
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements   F-7 - F-20

 

F-1

 

 

NOTICE TO READER OF CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The consolidated interim financial statements for Portage Biotech Inc. comprised of the consolidated interim statements of financial position as at June 30, 2019 and for the year ended March 31, 2019, and the consolidated interim statement of operations, statement of changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended June 30, 2019 and are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared by management and include the selection of appropriate accounting principles, judgments and estimates necessary to prepare these consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

The consolidated interim financial statements have not been reviewed by the Company’s independent external auditors, Marcum LLP.

 

“signed” “signed”
Kam Shah CPA,C.A., Director Ian Walters MD, Director

 

December 30, 2019

 

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Portage Biotech Inc.

Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(US Dollars)

(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)

 

 

As at ,  Note  June 30,
2019
   March 31,
2019
 
          (Audited) 
      in 000$   in 000$ 
Assets           
Current           
Cash and cash equivalents      5,187    6,166 
Prepaid expenses and other receivable  4   429    282 
Investments in marketable equity securities  6   88    103 
      $5,704   $6,551 
Long-term assets             
Long term portion of other receivable  4   45    45 
Investment in associate  7   1,164    1,207 
Investment in private companies  9   5,200    5,200 
Goodwill  10   43,324    43,324 
In process research and development  10   117,388    117,388 
Total assets     $172,825   $173,715 
Liabilities and Equity             
Current liabilities             
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      1,411    1,107 
Unsecured notes payable  11   665    663 
Warrant liability  11   24    24 
      $2100   $1,794 
Non-current liabilities             
Unsecured notes payable  11   3,000    3,000 
Deferred tax liability  10   20,364    20,364 
       23,364    23,364 
Total liabilities     $25,464   $25,158 
Shareholders’ Equity             
Capital stock  12   116,237    116,237 
Stock option reserve  13   329    324 
Accumulated other comprehensive income      67    82 
Accumulated deficit      (18,411)   (16,969)
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company     $98,222   $99,674 
Non-controlling interest  20  $49,139   $48,883 
Total equity     $147,361   $148,557 
Total liabilities and equity     $172,825   $173,715 
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 15)             

 

On behalf of the Board  “Kam Shah” Director  “Ian Walters” Director
  (signed)   (signed)  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Portage Biotech Inc.

Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss

(US Dollars)

(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)

 

 

Three months ended June 30,  Note  2019   2018 
      in 000$   in 000$ 
Expenses           
Research and development      433    61 
Consulting fees  16   1,076    81 
Professional fees      243    13 
Other operating costs      46    9 
Loss from operations      (1,798)   (164)
share of losses in associates accounted for using equity method      (43)   (69)
interest income (expense)      (95)   14 
Net (loss)      (1,936)   (219)
Other comprehensive income             
Unrealized (loss) gain on Investment in Biohaven      (15)   27 
Total comprehensive (loss) for period     $(1,951)  $(192)
Net ( loss) attributable to :             
Owners of the Company      (1,442)   (219)
Non-controlling interest      (494)   - 
      $(1,936)  $(219)
Comprehensive Profit(loss) attributable to :             
Owners of the Company      (1,456)   (192)
Non-controlling interest      (494)   - 
      $(1,950)  $(192)
(loss) per share (Actual)  14          
Basic and diluted     $(0.00)  $(0.00)
Weighted average shares outstanding  14          
Basic and diluted      1,085,790    280,720 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Portage Biotech Inc.

Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

(US Dollars)

(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)

 

 

   Number of Shares   Capital Stock   Stock Option Reserve   Accumulated other comprehensive income   Retained earnings (Accumulated Deficit)   Equity Attributable to Owners of Company   Non-controlling Interest   Total Equity 
   In ‘000’   In ‘000$   In ‘000$   In ‘000$   In ‘000$           In ‘000$ 
Balance, April 1, 2018   280,720    23,654    267    32    (14,334)   9,619    -    9,619 
Share based compensation             9              9    -    9 
Unrealized gain on investment in Biohaven                  27         27    -    27 
Net loss for period                       (219)   (219)   -    (219)
Balance, June 30, 2018   283,959    23,654    276    59    (14,553)   9,922    -    9,436 
Balance, April 1, 2019   1,085,790    116,237    324    82    (16,969)   99,674    48,883    148,557 
Share based compensation             5              5    750    755 
Unrealized (loss) on investment in Biohaven                  (15)        (15)        (15)
Net loss for period                       (1,442)   (1,442)   (494)   (1,936)
Balance, June 30, 2019   1,085,790    116,237    329    67    (18,411)   98,972    48,389    147,361 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.

 

F-5

 

 

Portage Biotech Inc.

Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(US Dollars)

(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)

 

 

For the three months ended June 30,  2,019   2,018 
   in 000$   in 000$ 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss for the period   (1,936)   (219)
Adjustments for non-cash items:          
Value of shares and options expensed as consulting fee   755    9 
Increase in warrant liability charged to interest        2 
Share of losses in associate   43    69 
Prepaid expenses and other receivable   (147)   (16)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   306    (30)
    (979)   (185)
(Decrease) in cash during period   (979)   (185)
Cash at beginning of period   6,166    7,520 
Cash at end of period   5,187    7,335 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity          
           
Unrealized (loss) gain on Investment in Biohaven   (15)   27 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Portage Biotech Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(US Dollars)

June 30, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited – see Notice to Reader dated December 30, 2019)

 

 

1.NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

 

Portage Biotech Inc. (the “Company”) is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) with its registered office located at FH Chambers, P.O. Box 4649, Road Town, Tortola, BVI. Its Toronto agent, Portage Services Ltd., is located at 47 Avenue Road, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2G3, Canada.

 

The Company is a reporting issuer with the Ontario Securities Commission on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol PBT-U and US Securities and Exchange Commission on the OTC market under the symbol PTGEF.

 

The Company is engaged in the business of researching and developing pharmaceutical and biotechnology products through to clinical “proof of concept” with an initial focus on unmet clinical needs. Following proof of concept, the Company seeks to sell or license the products to large pharmaceutical companies for further development and commercialization.

 

The Company’s existing subsidiaries are in the pre-clinical stage, and as such no revenue has been generated from their operations.

 

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

(a)Statement of Compliance and Basis of presentation

 

These consolidated Interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee. These consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.

 

These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for items disclosed herein at fair value. In addition, these consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information.

 

The Company has only one material operating segment.

 

These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors on December 30, 2019.

 

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2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION - continued

 

b)Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and,

 

a.Portage Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Ontario on January 31, 2011.

 

b.Portage Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“PPL”) a wholly owned subsidiary resulting from a merger on July 23, 2013 and is incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, as a BVI business company.

 

c.EyGen Limited, (“EyGen”) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL, was incorporated on September 20, 2016 under the laws of the BVI.

 

d.SalvaRx Limited (“SalvaRx”), a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated on May 6 2015 in the British Virgin Islands.

 

e.Portage Glasgow Ltd (“PGL”), a 65% subsidiary of PPL, incorporated in Glasgow, Scotland.

 

f.IOX Therapeutics Ltd (“IOX”), a United Kingdom based immune-oncology company, a 60.49% subsidiary incorporated in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2015.

 

g.Saugatuck, a 70% owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

 

All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

 

Non-controlling interest in the equity of a subsidiary is accounted for and reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. Non-controlling interest represents the 39.51% shareholder ownership interest in IOX and the 30% shareholder ownership interest in Saugatuck which are consolidated by the Company.

 

(c)Functional and presentation currency

 

The Company’s functional and presentation currency is US Dollar.

 

(d)Use of Estimates and judgments

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Significant areas where estimation uncertainty and critical judgments are applied include valuation of financial instruments, research and development costs, fair value used for acquisition, assessment of impairment in goodwill and other intangible assets and measurement of share- based compensation, in the current and prior periods.

 

3.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accounting policies are set out in Note 3 to the fiscal 2019 audited consolidated financial statements. These policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated interim financial statements,

 

New accounting standards, interpretations and amendments

 

During the current interim period the company adopted the requirements of IFRS 16 in respect to lease obligations. However, management determined that it had no leases to which the standard applied, and therefore there was no impact on its financial statements. The Company is also unaware of any applicable but not-yet-adopted standards that are expected to materially affect the financial statements of future periods.

 

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4.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER RECEIVABLE

 

   As at
June 30,
2019
   As at
March 31,
2019
 
   in 000’$   in 000’$ 
Prepaid expenses   15    19 
R & D credits   357    208 
Other receivable   57    55 
    429    282 

 

In October 2016, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, PPL agreed to a settlement of $120,000 for a claim made against a supplier. As of June 30, 2019, the Company received $63,750. The remaining balance is payable in five annual instalments of $11,250. Accordingly, $11,250 is classified as a current asset within other receivables and the non-current portion of $45,000 is classified as a long-term asset ($45,000 classified as a long-term asset and $11,250 classified as a current asset as at March 31, 2019).

 

5.CONVERTIBLE NOTE RECEIVABLE

 

As of June 30, 2019, the Company invested $1.9 million in a convertible note (the “Notes”) issued by IOX in U.S. dollars. The Notes carry interest at 7% accruing daily and mature within twelve months of their issuance. The Company can convert the notes and accrued interest into ordinary shares of IOX at any time before maturity at £120 per share. There is an automatic conversion on a qualifying event, being IOX raising $2 million or a sale of the Company per the agreement. Conversion price will be the price at which the money was raised discounted by 25%. IOX has the right to repay the Notes together with accrued interest at any time.

 

As a result of the SalvaRx Acquisition in fiscal 2019, IOX became a subsidiary of the Company and in accordance with IFRS 3 – Business combinations, the fair value, including interest receivable, of the Notes were effectively settled upon the business combination.

 

6.INVESTMENT IN MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Investment comprises 2,000 shares in Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Limited, (Biohaven) a public company listed on NYSE.

 

The Company currently accounts for its investment in Biohaven as a financial asset classified as FVTOCI

 

As at June 30, 2019, the shares were valued at the quoted market price of Biohaven share of $43.79 and the difference between the carrying value and the fair value being unrealized loss of $15,360 is included in the other comprehensive income.

 

The following table is a rollforward of the investment in Biohaven

 

   Three months ended June 30,
2019
   Year
ended March 31,
2019
 
   in 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance at Beginning of period   103    53 
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment   (15)   50 
Balance at end of period   88    103 

 

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7.INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE

 

Details of the Company’s associate as of June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

Name  Principal Activity  Place of Incorporation and principal place of business  Voting rights held as at
June 30, 2019
and March 31,
2019
 
Associate:           
Stimunity S.A.  Biotechnology  Paris, France   36.5%

 

The abovementioned associate is accounted for using the equity method in these consolidated financial statements.

 

The following table is a rollforward of the investment Stimunity S.A.

 

   Three months ended
June 30,
2019
   Year
ended March 31,
2019
 
   in 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance at Beginning of period   1,207    681 
Additional investment   -    688 
Share of losses   (43)   (162)
Balance at end of period   1,164    1,207 

 

Under the shareholders agreement, Portage has (i) a preferential subscription right to maintain its equity interest in Stimunity in the event of a capital increase from the issuance of new securities by Stimunity, except for issuances of new securities for stock options under a merger plan or for an acquisition, or (ii) the right to vote against any (a) issuances of additional securities that would call for the Company to waive its preferential subscription right or (b) any dilutive issuance.

 

As at June 30, 2019, the Company evaluated the progress achieved by Stimunity and has determined that there was no evidence of any impairment in the value of this investment and as a result no adjustment was considered necessary in its carrying value.

 

8.INVESTMENT IN PGL

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, PPL holds 650 ordinary shares of Portage Glasgow Ltd. (PGL), at £0.01 per share for a total consideration of £6.50 ($9.11). PPL’s ownership comprised 65% of the issued ordinary shares in PGL. PPL’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is also the chairman of the board of directors of PGL which currently consists of two persons. PGL is therefore considered a subsidiary and consolidated.

 

As per the terms of a Convertible Loan Agreement dated January 31, 2018 signed with PGL, PPL has committed to provide PGL with an unsecured convertible loan facility up to £1 million ($1.4 million) with a minimum drawdown of £50,000 ($70,075) and maximum drawdown of £250,000 ($350,375) during any three-month period. Interest will be at 7% accruing on a monthly basis and the facility is repayable within nine years from the date of the agreement. The outstanding loan with accrued interest can be converted into ordinary shares of PGL to be priced at between £9,000 per share and £5,000 per share depending on the conversion date being within one year to eight years. However, completion of an eligible fundraising by PGL, being £5 million ($7 million) at a pre-money valuation of minimum £10 million ($14 million), will require the loan to be mandatorily converted as per the terms of conversion described above. The total drawdown as at June 30, 2019 amounted to $174,299 (As at March 31, 2019 amounted to $45,378).

 

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9.INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE COMPANIES

 

As at  June 30,
2019
   March 31,
2019
 
   in 000’$   In 000’$ 
Sentien Biotechnologies Inc.   700    700 
Intensity   4,500    4,500 
    5,200    5,200 

 

Sentien

 

In August 2015, the Company acquired 210,210 shares of Series A preferred stock in Sentien (“Preferred Stock”), a Medford, MA based private company for $700,000 of cash. The Preferred Stock is fully convertible into equal number of common shares. The Company’s holdings represent 5.06% of the equity of Sentien on a fully diluted basis as at June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The investment in Sentien has been irrevocably designated as a financial asset recorded at fair value with gains and losses recorded through OCI. In accordance with the guidance in IFRS 9 regarding when cost may be the best estimate of fair value, Sentien is recorded at cost.

 

Intensity

 

In connection with the SalvaRx Acquisition in the fiscal 2019, the Company acquired a $4.5 million interest in Intensity, a clinical stage biotechnology company, for 1 million shares, or a 7.5% equity interest in Intensity. The investment was recorded at fair value (which approximates cost) at the acquisition date. The investment in Intensity has been irrevocably designated as a financial asset recorded at fair value with gains and losses recorded through OCI. The fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Intensity with unrelated investors.

 

As at June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company has determined that there was no evidence of any impairment in the value of the above investments and as a result no adjustment was considered necessary in their carrying values.

 

10.GOODWILL, IN PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY

 

   Three months ended June 30, 2019   Year ended March 31, 2019 
   Goodwill   IPRD   DTL   Goodwill   IPRD   DTL 
   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$ 
Balance at Beginning of period   43,324    117,388    (20,364)   -    -    - 
On acquisition of Salvarx Ltd                  43,324    117,388    (20,364)
amortization   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Impairment   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance at end of period   43,324    117,388    (20,364)   43,324    117,388    (20,364)

 

Goodwill related to acquisition of Salvarx Ltd in January 2019. The management evaluated the value of the underlying net assets as at June 30, 2019 and concluded that here was no impairment in goodwill.

 

In process research and development (IPRD) related to the value of pre-clinical research work carried out at IOX and Saugatuck prior to their acquisition in January 2019. The valuation was carried out by an independent valuator using discounted cash flow model (DCF). The management has evaluated the continuing work at these entities and updated the DCF model as at June 30, 2019 and concluded that IPRD required no adjustment. IPRD will be amortized once a commercial viability of the products is established or written off if the projects are abandoned.

 

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10.GOODWILL, IN PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY – continued

 

Deferred tax (DTL) related to IPRD at IOX which is subject to tax in UK. As at June 30, 2019, there was no change in the amount and status of IOX IPRD and as a result, no changes were considered necessary in the amount of deferred tax.

 

11.UNSECURED NOTES PAYABLE AND WARRANTS

 

Following is a rollforward of the notes payable and the warrant liability:

 

   PPL   EyGen   IOX   SalvaRX   Total 
   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance, April 1, 2019   193    -    100    3,370    3,663 
Interest   2                   2 
Balance, June 30, 2019   195    -    100    3,370    3,665 

 

   PPL   EyGen   IOX   SalvaRX   Total 
   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance, April 1, 2018   210    23    -    -    233 
Repayment   (25)   (25)             (50)
Interest   8    2              10 
Fair value on acquisition   -    -    100    3,370    3,470 
Balance, March 31, 2019   193    -    100    3,370    3,663 

 

Warrant liability            
   PPL   EyGen   Total 
   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance, April 1, 2019   22    2    24 
Balance, June 30, 2019   22    2    24 

 

   PPL   EyGen   Total 
   In 000’$   In 000’$   In 000’$ 
Balance, April 1, 2018   22    2    24 
Balance, March 31, 2019   22    2    24 

 

PPL and EyGen Loan Notes

 

The Unsecured Notes issued by PPL and EyGen bear interest at 7% per annum, payable annually on the issuance date. The Unsecured Notes are not redeemable by the Company prior to maturity. In conjunction with the issuance of the Unsecured Notes, the note holders were also issued a warrant to subscribe for $7,500 new PPL or Eygen ordinary shares for every $10,000 of principal issued, respectively, provided that a certain qualifying event occurs within the three years of issuance. The warrants are only exercisable on a qualifying event and the exercise price of the warrant will be based on the price of equity shares determined by the qualifying event and the year in which it takes place. The warrants have a three-year term. Given that there was an obligation to issue a variable number of shares, the warrants were classified as financial liabilities and recorded at fair value of $24,000 in warrant liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

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11.UNSECURED NOTES PAYABLE AND WARRANTS - continued

 

SalvaRx loan notes

 

In connection with the SalvaRx Acquistion in January 2019, the Company assumed $3.96 million of principal in unsecured notes issued by SalvaRx due on March 2, 2021 (or a qualifying event), that bear interest of 7% (the “SalvaRx Notes”). As the SalvaRx Acquisition was a qualifying event, the unsecured notes became due upon the acquisition. On January 8, 2019, the acquisition date, the fair value of the SalvaRx Notes was determined to be $3.4 million using a 12.5% market interest rate to discount all payments of principal and interest due to the holders of such notes through the date of maturity. The holders of the SalvaRx Notes received $7,500 of warrants in respect of each $10,000 of principal issued.

 

The warrants vest in the event of a qualifying transaction and are exercisable at a 30% discount to the implied valuation of SalvaRx. On the Acquisition Date, the fair value of warrants, which are included in non-controlling interest, was determined to be $2.5 million using the Black Scholes Model.

 

IOX loan notes

 

In connection with the SalvaRx Acquistion in January 2019, the Company assumed $2.0 million of 7% convertible notes issued by IOX, a wholly owned subsidiary of SalvaRx (the “Convertible Notes”), of which the Company holds $1.9 million. As a result of the SalvaRx Acquisition, IOX has become a subsidiary of the Company during the year ended March 31, 2019. In accordance with IFRS 3 – Business combinations, the fair value notes payable was effectively settled against the note receivable (see Note 5). The remaining Convertible Notes issued to a third party, including the conversion option, are recorded at a fair value of $0.1 million. In each of March 2019 and December 2019, $0.05 million of loan mature. The holders of the Convertible Notes can convert the notes and accrued interest into ordinary shares of IOX at any time before maturity at £120 per share. There is an automatic conversion in the event IOX raises $2 million, and the conversion price will be determined on the timing of the capital raise and the price at which the money was raised. IOX has right to repay the Convertible Notes together with interest at any time.

 

12.CAPITAL STOCK

 

(a)Authorized: Unlimited number of common shares

 

(b)Issued: There was no change in the number and amount of issued and outstanding common shares during the three months ended June 30, 2019, which remained at 1,085,789,986 and $116,236,663 respectively as June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

 

(c)As at June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company had no active Consultant Stock Compensation Plan.

 

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13.STOCK OPTION RESERVE

 

(a)The following table provides the activity for the Company’s stock option reserve:

 

   Three months ended June 30,
2019
   Year ended March 31,
2019
 
   Non-controlling interest   Stock option Reserve   Non-controlling interest   Stock option Reserve 
   000$   000$   000$   000$ 
Balance, beginning of Period   8,475    324    -    267 
Value of IOX options relating to pre-acquisition services   -    -    7,364    - 
Stock based compensation expense   750    5    1,111    57 
Balance, end of period   9,225    329    8,475    324 

 

(b)The movements in Options issued were:

 

   PBI 2013 Option Plan   PPL Option Plan
(Subsidiary Plan)
   iOx Option Plan
(Subsidiary Plan)
 
   Three months ended June 30,
2019
   Year
ended March 31,
2019
   Three months ended June 30,
2019
   Year
ended March 31,
2019
   Three months ended June 30,
2019
   Year
ended March 31,
2019
 
Balance, at beginning of period   595,842    1,845,842    57,258    47,917    2,599    - 
Acquired form Salvarx Acquisition                            2,599 
Granted                  9,341           
Cancelled        (1,250,000)                    
Balance, at end of period   595,842    595,842    57,258    57,258    2,599    2,599 
Exercisable, end of period   595,842    595,842    55,390    50,253    1,802    1,728 

 

the Board discontinued the 2013 Option Plan in the fiscal 2019. No additional shares will be issued under this plan.

 

(c)Following are the weighted average exercise price and the remaining contractual life for outstanding options by plan:

 

   PBI 2013 Option Plan   PPL Option Plan
(Subsidiary Plan)
   IOX Option Plan
(Subsidiary Plan)
 
   As at
June 30,
2019
   As at
March 31,
2019
   As at
June 30,
2019
   As at
March 31,
2019
   As at
June 30,
2019
   As at
March 31,
2019
 
Weighted average exercise price  $0.15   $0.15   $2.83   $2.83   $152.74   $152.84 
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)   2.47    2.72    1.38    1.63    2.91    3.10 

 

The options can be exercised at any time after vesting within the exercise period in accordance with the applicable option agreement. The exercise price was more than the market price on the date of the grants for all options outstanding as at June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

 

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14.LOSS PER SHARE

 

Three months ended June 30,  2019   2018 
Numerator        
Net loss attributable to owners of the Company ( in 000’$)   (1,442)   (219)
Denominator (in 000’)          
Weighted average number of shares - Basic   1,085,790    280,720 
Diluted effect of average number of options   596    1,846 
Weighted average number of shares - Diluted   1,086,386    282,566 
Basic and diluted (loss) per share (Actual)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)

 

Inclusion of the options in the computation of diluted loss per share would have an anti-dilutive effect on the loss per share and are therefore excluded from the computation. Consequently, there is no difference between loss per share and diluted loss per share.

 

15.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

(a)Under the terms of a License Agreement dated January 25, 2013, PPL is required to reimburse to the Licensor, Trojan Technologies Limited (“Trojan”), 50% of all maintenance costs of the US Patent #7,968,512 and to pay royalties of 3% on Net Receipts from sales of the Licensed Product and 5% on Net Receipts from third parties in respect of development or other exploitation of Licensed Intellectual Property and/or Licensed Products up to a maximum of $30 million. As at June 30, 2019, no royalties have been earned and maintenance fees are insignificant, therefore no payments have been made to Trojan.

 

(b)The Company is committed to invest approximately €1.5 million ($1.9 million) in Stimunity upon Stimunity’s achievement of certain agreed milestones. As at March 31, 2019, the Company made an additional discretionary investment of €600,129 ($688,359) toward the commitment. As at June 30, 2019, agreed milestones were not yet reached and hence no further payment under the agreement was due.

 

(c)PPL is committed to provide a loan facility to PGL of up to £1 million ($1.4 million) and studentship grants to the University of Glasgow of £22,279 ($31,224) in equal instalments over the next two years. One instalment of $15,606 was made in 2018 and 2019 instalment of $15,606 was accrued but not paid.

 

(d)SalvaRx has an obligation to make further capital contribution of €0.3 million ($0.3 million) in Nekonal once certain development milestones have been achieved (see (e) below).

 

(e)SalvaRx and Nekonal are currently in disagreement regarding SalvaRx’s obligation to make the additional equity contribution described in (d), which is due upon Nekonal’s attainment of the defined milestone. In April 2019, SalvaRx asserted that management of Nekonal committed a breach of duties and fraud on its minority shareholder and Nekonal management has accused SalvaRx of breach of contract. To date, no legal proceedings have been formally commenced by either party. Research and development efforts have been suspended pending a resolution of this matter. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter and there is no assurance that a loss will not be incurred.

 

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16.CONSULTING FEE

 

Three months ended June 30,  2019 in   2018 in 
   000’$   000’$ 
Cash fee to management  $133    45 
Cash fee to others  $188    27 
Shares and vested Options issued to key management and directors   511    1 
Shares and vested Options issued to others   244    8 
   $1,076   $81 

 

17.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Board of Directors, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are key management personnel. The following subsidiaries and associates are also considered related parties:

 

a.Nokonal : One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Nekonal is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is also the CEO of Nekonal and employees of the Company comprise the management team of Nekonal under the service agreement for management services.

 

b.Stimunity : One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Stimunity is represented by Portage

 

c.IOX: Two of the five directors on the Board of Directors of IOX is represented by Portage. Additionally, Portage has an observer on the Board of IOX. The CEO of the Company is also the CEO of IOX and employees of the Company comprise the management team of IOX.

 

d.Saugatuck: One of the three directors on the Board of Directors of Saugatuck is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is also the CEO of Saugatuck and employees of the Company comprise the management team of Saugatuck.

 

e.Intensity: One of the four directors on the Board of Directors of Intensity is represented by Portage. Additionally, the CEO of the Company is an officer and employee of Intensity.

 

f.PGL: PPL’s CEO is also the chairman of the two-person board of directors of PGL.

 

The following are significant related party balances and transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements:

 

a.Unsecured notes payable includes $200,000 notes issued to directors of the Company by PPL and approximately $3.2 notes issued to directors by Salvarx Ltd.

 

b.Interest expense includes $59,850 interest charged on notes issued to directors.

 

Transactions between the parent company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

18.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 

The Company’s financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet consist of the following:

 

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about financial instruments. These estimates are subject to and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

 

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18.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - continued

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial instruments as at June 30, 2019:

 

   As at June 30, 2018   As at March 31, 2019 
   Amortized cost   Fair value to other comprehensive income   Amortized cost   Fair value to other comprehensive income 
   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$   in 000’$ 
Financial assets                
Cash and cash equivalent   5,187    -    6,166    - 
Prepaid expenses and other receivable   429    -    282    - 
Investments        88    -    103 
                     
   Amortized cost   FYTPL   Amortized cost   FYTPL 
Financial liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   1,411    -    1,107    - 
Unsecured notes payable   3,665    -    3,663    - 
Warrant liability        2,475    -    2,475 

 

A summary of the Company’s risk exposures as it relates to financial instruments are reflected below:

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are comprised of cash, receivables and investments in equities and private entities, accounts payable, warrant liability and unsecured notes payable.

 

The Company classifies the fair value of these transactions according to the following fair value hierarchy based on the amount of observable inputs used to value the instrument:

 

Level 1 – Values are based on unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

 

Level 2 – Values are based on inputs, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value and volatility factors, which can be substantially observed or corroborated in the marketplace. Prices in Level 2 are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.

 

Level 3 – Values are based on prices or valuation techniques that are not based on observable market data. Investment is classified as level 3 financial instrument.

 

Assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the placement within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Management has assessed that the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

 

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18.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - continued

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate their fair values:

 

Investment in Biohaven: Fair value was based on quoted market price of $43.79 per share (Level 1).

 

The investment in Nekonal and the option in Nekonal has been listed at a $0 fair value.

 

Investment in Sentien: fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Sentien with unrelated investors.

 

Investment in Intensity: fair value of the asset is determined by considering other comparable equity funding transactions by Intensity with unrelated investors.

 

Unsecured notes payable and warrant liability: The fair value is estimated using a Black Scholes model (Level 3).

 

There have been no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and year ended March 31, 2019.

 

The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks: credit risk and liquidity risk.

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counter-party’s inability to fulfill its payment obligations. The credit risk is attributable to various financial instruments, as noted below. The credit risk is limited to the carrying value as reflected on the statement of financial position.

 

Cash– Cash is held with major international financial institutions and therefore the risk of loss is minimal.

 

Other receivable – The Company is exposed to credit risk attributable to its debtor since a significant portion of this amount represents the amount agreed on a settlement of a claim by PPL (Note 4), payable over the next six years. The debtor has so far been diligent in paying the amounts on the due dates and PPL management will be monitoring the account on a regular basis.

 

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due.

 

The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions without incurring unacceptable losses or risking harm to the Company’s reputation. The Company holds sufficient cash to satisfy obligations under accounts payable and accruals.

 

The Company monitors its liquidity position regularly to assess whether it has the funds necessary to meet its operating needs and needs for investing in new projects. The Company believes that it has sufficient funding to finance the committed drug development work, apart from meeting its operational needs for the foreseeable future.

 

However, as a biotech company at an early stage of development and without significant internally generated cash flows, there are inherent liquidity risks, including the possibility that additional financing may not be available to the Company, or that actual drug development expenditures may exceed those planned. The current uncertainty in global markets could have an impact on the Company’s future ability to access capital on terms that are acceptable to the Company. There can be no assurance that required financing will be available to the Company.

 

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19.CAPITAL DISCLOSURES

 

The Company considers the items included in Shareholders’ Equity as capital. The Company had payables of approximately $ 1.4 million as at June 30, 2019 (approximately $ 1.1 million as at March 31, 2019) and current assets of approximately $5.7 million (approximately $6.6 million as at March 31, 2019). The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue new business opportunities and to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk.

 

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash.

 

As at June 30, 2019, the shareholders’ equity was approximately $99.3 million (approximately $100 million as at March 31, 2019), $5.2 million ($ 6.2 million as at March 31, 2019) of it was held in the form of cash.

 

The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements and does not presently utilize any quantitative measures to monitor its capital. There have been no changes to the Company’s approach to capital management during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

20.NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

Three months ended June 30, 2019  PGL   SalvaRx   IOX   Saugatuck   Total 
   000$   000$   000$   000$   000$ 
Balance as of April 1, 2019   (31)   2,451    46,376    87    48,883 
Stock based compensation expense             750         750 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (35)   (450)        (9)   (494)
Non-controlling interest at June 30, 2019   (66)   2,001    47,126    78    49,139 
                          
Year ended March 31, 2019  PGL   Salvarx   IOX   Saugatuck   Total 
   000$   000$   000$   000$   000$ 
Balance as of April 1, 2018   -    -    -    -    - 
Acquisition date fair values of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries             38,826    90    38,916 
SalvaRx warrants vested upon acquisition        2,451              2,451 
Vested portion of IOX stock options             7,364         7,364 
Stock based compensation expense             1,111         1,111 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (31)        (925)   (3)   (959)
Non-controlling interest at March 31, 2019   (31)   2,451    46,376    87    48,883 

 

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21.EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

 

On July 11, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Fast Forward Innovations Limited (“Fast Forward”) to purchase Intensity Holdings Limited (“IHL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fast Forward. Portage has agreed to pay US $1,298,061 for IHL through the issuance of 12,980,610 common shares. The sole asset of IHL consists of 288,458 shares of the private company, Intensity. This transaction will increase Portage’s ownership to 1,288,458 shares of Intensity (approximately 9.7% of the outstanding shares of Intensity) (see Note 9).

 

On December 23, 2019, the maturity date of $3.0 million SalvaRx Notes was extended to 2021. See Note 11.

 

 

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