0001085037-16-000333.txt : 20160830 0001085037-16-000333.hdr.sgml : 20160830 20160830113847 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085037-16-000333 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160829 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160830 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160830 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001205059 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50112 FILM NUMBER: 161859783 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 900 - 570 GRANVILLE STREET CITY: VANCOUVER BC STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 3P1 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-248-8693 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 900 - 570 GRANVILLE STREET CITY: VANCOUVER BC STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 3P1 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWCASTLE RESOURCES LTD. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20081128 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PAN AMERICAN GOLD CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040521 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRI LATERAL VENTURE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021109 6-K 1 f6k082916.htm FORM 6-K



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2016
Commission File Number 000-50112
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 900 – 570 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia  V6C 3P1
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.     Form 20-F  [X]  Form 40-F  [  ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)  [  ]
Note:  Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

 
 

 

SUBMITTED HEREWITH

 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc.

/s/ Lee Buckler 
Lee Buckler, President
Date:  August 30, 2016

 
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EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99-1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     




















REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2016

(Stated in Canadian Dollars)


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

   
Notes
   
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Assets
                 
 
Current assets
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
       
$
29,130
   
$
175,791
 
Sales taxes recoverable
         
14,495
     
25,816
 
Prepaid expenses and deposits
         
265,727
     
193,213
 
           
309,352
     
394,820
 
Non-current assets
                     
Equipment
   
6
     
18,210
     
21,100
 
 
Total assets
         
$
327,562
   
$
415,920
 
                         
Liabilities
                       
 
Current liabilities
                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
8
   
$
1,584,802
   
$
1,017,701
 
                         
Shareholders’ equity (capital deficit)
                       
Common shares
   
7
     
17,669,265
     
16,498,743
 
Contributed surplus
   
7
     
3,424,963
     
3,403,869
 
Accumulated deficit
           
(22,351,468
)
   
(20,504,393
)
Total shareholders’ equity (capital deficit)
           
(1,257,240
)
   
(601,781
)
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (capital deficit)
         
$
327,562
   
$
415,920
 


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


Approved on behalf of the Board:

/s/    “David Hall”
     
/s/     “Lee Buckler”
Director
     
Director



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the six months ended
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


   
For the three months ended
   
For the six months ended
 
             
   
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
   
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
 
                         
   
$
     
$
     
$
     
$
   
Expenses
                               
  Research and development (Note 8)
   
194,856
     
622,456
     
567,883
     
1,093,168
 
  General and administrative (Note 6 and 8)
   
591,773
     
743,554
     
1,313,196
     
1,476,644
 
 
Loss before other items
   
(786,629
)
   
(1,366,010
)
   
(1,881,079
)
   
(2,569,812
)
Other items:
                               
  Change in fair value of warrants denominated in a foreign currency (Note 7g)
   
-
     
5,672
     
-
     
3,016
 
  Foreign exchange gain (loss)
   
9,263
     
(4,951
)
   
34,004
     
(6,930
)
  Interest income
   
-
     
3,334
     
-
     
13,956
 
                                 
Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(777,366
)
 
$
(1,361,955
)
 
$
(1,847,075
)
 
$
(2,559,770
)
 
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
$
(0.12
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.28
)
 
$
(0.48
)
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
   
6,627,434
     
5,368,081
     
6,482,019
     
5,346,525
 

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


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


 
 
June 30,
2016
   
June 30,
2015
 
             
Operating activities
 
           
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(1,847,075
)
 
$
(2,559,770
)
Add items not involving cash:
               
Depreciation
   
2,890
     
3,749
 
Stock-based compensation
   
362,094
     
75,671
 
Change in fair value of warrants (Note 7g)
   
-
     
(3,016
)
                 
Changes in non-cash working capital balances:
               
Sales taxes recoverable
   
11,321
     
(16,927
)
Prepaid expenses and deposits
   
(72,514
)
   
(270,343
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
567,101
     
391,615
 
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(976,183
)
   
(2,379,021
)
                 
Investing activities
 
               
Guaranteed Investment Certificate
   
-
     
1,500,000
 
Purchase of equipment
   
-
     
(2,192
)
Net cash provided by investing activities
   
-
     
1,497,808
 
                 
Financing activities
 
               
Issuance of common shares
   
829,522
     
2,038,279
 
Finder’s fee
   
-
     
(94,881
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
829,522
     
1,943,398
 
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period
   
(146,661
)
   
1,062,185
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
   
175,791
     
535,114
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
 
$
29,130
   
$
1,597,299
 
                 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2015
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 
 
                         
   
Common Stock
       
         
Contributed
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                               
Balance, January 1, 2016
   
6,348,038
   
$
16,498,743
   
$
3,403,869
   
$
(20,504,393
)
 
$
(601,781
)
Shares released from escrow– Note 5
   
(60,000
)
   
341,000
     
(341,000
)
   
-
     
-
 
Shares issued upon exercise of warrants for cash at $2.20 – Note 7 (h)
   
111.362
     
244,997
     
-
     
-
     
244,997
 
Shares issued – Note 7 (b) I, ii
   
326,763
     
584,525
     
-
     
-
     
584,525
 
Stock-based compensation – Note 7
   
-
     
-
     
362,094
     
-
     
362,094
 
Net loss for the period
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(1,847,075
)
   
(1,847,075
)
Balance, June 30, 2016
   
6,726,163
   
$
17,669,265
   
$
3,424,963
   
$
(22,351,468
)
 
$
(1,257,240
)
 
                         
   
Common Stock
             
         
Contributed
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                               
Balance, January 1, 2015
   
5,494,729
   
$
14,047,244
   
$
3,219,355
   
$
(15,460,379
)
 
$
1,806,220
 
Shares issued for cash at CAD $3.10 – See Note 7(b)
   
657,509
     
2,038,279
     
-
     
-
     
2,038,279
 
Finder’s fees – Note 7(b)
   
-
     
(131,303
)
   
36,422
     
-
     
(94,881
)
Stock-based compensation – Note 7
   
-
     
-
     
75,671
     
-
     
75,671
 
Net loss for the period
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(2,559,770
)
   
(2,559,770
)
Balance, June 30, 2015
   
6,152,238
   
$
15,954,220
   
$
3,331,448
   
$
(18,020,149
)
 
$
1,265,519
 

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



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2015
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


                         
   
Common Stock
                         
         
Contributed
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                               
Balance, January 1, 2015
   
5,494,729
   
$
14,047,244
   
$
3,219,355
   
$
(15,460,379
)
 
$
1,806,220
 
Shares issued for cash at CAD $3.10 – Note 7(b)
   
853,309
     
2,645,259
     
-
     
-
     
2,645,259
 
Finders fees – Note 7(b)
   
-
     
(193,760
)
   
52,800
     
-
     
(140,960
)
Stock-based compensation – Note 7(e)
   
-
     
-
     
131,714
     
-
     
131,714
 
Net loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(5,044,014
)
   
(5,044,014
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
   
6,348,038
   
$
16,498,743
   
$
3,403,869
   
$
(20,504,393
)
 
$
(601,781
)

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


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

1.
Corporate Information

RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. (the “Company” or “RepliCel”) was incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act on April 24, 1967 but was continued from Ontario to British Columbia on June 22, 2011.  The Company’s reporting jurisdiction is British Columbia.  Its common shares are listed for trading in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange, trading under the symbol RP, and in the United States on the OTCQB, trading under the symbol REPCF.

RepliCel is a regenerative medicine company focused on developing autologous cell therapies that treat functional cellular deficits including chronic tendon injuries, androgenetic alopecia and skin aging. 

The address of the Company’s corporate office and principal place of business is Suite 2020 – 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5A1.

2.
Basis of Presentation

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.  They do not include all disclosures that would otherwise be required in a complete set of financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2015 annual financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with those used in the Company’s 2015 annual financial statements. The condensed interim financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is also the Company’s functional currency, unless otherwise indicated.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on August 29, 2016.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment of complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 3.

a)
Going Concern of Operations

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its obligations and commitments in the normal course of operations. At June 30, 2016, the Company is in the research stage, has accumulated losses of $22,351,468 since its inception and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business.  As at June 30, 2016, the Company has a working capital deficit of $1,275,450 and a deficiency in equity of $1,257,240 and will require additional funding to continue its research and development activities, which casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due.  Management has a plan in place to address this concern and intends to obtain additional funds by equity financing to the extent there is a shortfall from operations.  While the Company is continuing its best efforts to achieve the above plans, there is no assurance that any such activity will generate funds for operations.



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


2. Basis of Presentation - continued

a)
Going Concern of Operations - continued

If the going concern assumptions were not appropriate for these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported net loss and the financial position classifications used.

3. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements

RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. makes estimates and assumptions about the future that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In the future, actual experience may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

The effect of a change in an accounting estimate is recognized prospectively by including it in comprehensive income in the period of the change, if the change affects that period only, or in the period of the change and future periods, if the change affects both.

Information about critical judgments in applying accounting policies and sources of estimation uncertainty that have the most significant risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognized in the condensed interim financial statements within the next financial year are the same as those that applied to the Company’s 2015 annual financial statements.

4.
Accounting Standards, Amendments and Interpretations

a)
New Standards, Amendments and Interpretations Effective for the first time from January 1, 2016

Certain pronouncements were issued by the IASB or the IFRS Interpretations Committee that are mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016 or later periods.

There were no new standards or interpretations effective for the first time for periods beginning on after January 1, 2016 that had a significant effect on these consolidated financial statements.

b)
Standards, Amendments and Interpretations Not Yet Effective

Certain pronouncements were issued by the IASB or the IFRS Interpretations Committee that are not mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. They have not been early adopted in these consolidated financial statements, and are expected to affect the Company in the period of initial application.  In all cases the Company intends to apply these standards from application date as indicated below:

·
Amendment to IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosure

Amended to require additional disclosures on transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9.  Effective on adoption of IFRS 9, which is effective for annual periods commencing on or after January 1, 2018.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.





REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


4.    Accounting Standards, Amendments and Interpretations - continued

·
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

IFRS 9 reflects all phases of the financial instruments project and replaces IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and all previous versions of IFRS 9.  The standard introduces new requirements for classification and measurement, impairment, and hedge accounting.  IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early application permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

·
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The standard replaces IAS 18 Revenue and IAS 11 Construction contracts, and contains a single model that applies to contracts with customers and two approaches to recognizing revenue: at a point in time or over time.  The model features a contract-based five-step analysis of transactions to determine whether, how much and when revenue is recognized.  New estimates and judgmental thresholds have been introduced, which may affect the amount and/or timing of revenue recognized.  IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2018.  Currently, no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is expected.

·
IFRS 16 Leases
The new standard will replace IAS 17 Leases and eliminates the classification of leases as either operating or finance leases by the lessee. The treatment of leases by the lessee will require capitalization of all leases resulting accounting treatment similar to finance leases under IAS 17 Leases. Exemptions for leases of very low value or short-term leases will be applicable. The new standard will result in an increase in lease assets and liabilities for the lessee. Under the new standard the treatment of all lease expense is aligned in the statement of earnings with depreciation, and an interest component recognized for each lease, in line with finance lease accounting under IAS 17 Leases. IFRS 16 will be applied prospectively for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

There are no other IFRS or IFRIC Interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on the Company.
5. Reverse Takeover Transaction and 583885 B.C. Ltd.

On December 22, 2010, RepliCel closed a Share Exchange Agreement with TrichoScience Innovations Inc. (“TrichoScience”) whereby RepliCel acquired the issued and outstanding shares of TrichoScience. Concurrent with the reverse acquisition, RepliCel also acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of 583885 B.C. Ltd. (“583885”) in exchange for 440,000 common shares of RepliCel.  583885 did not have any assets or liabilities at the date of acquisition and was a private company controlled by RepliCel’s incoming Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). 340,000 shares of RepliCel controlled by the Company’s CEO were deposited with an escrow agent pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement between RepliCel and the escrow agent.  These shares are released upon satisfaction of certain performance conditions as set out in the escrow agreement and each release of shares from escrow will be considered a compensatory award. The Compensatory award is recorded as an expense at the fair value of the consideration given based on the price of RepliCel’s common shares on the acquisition date. This amount was determined to be US$5.00 per share, based on the price of the shares being offered in the private placement that closed concurrent with the share exchange to arm’s length parties at a price of US$5.00.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, 170,000 common shares held in escrow were released and 60,000 common shares were cancelled and returned to the Company in connection with the resignation of the Company’s previous CEO.  Stock based compensation of $341,000 (representing the fair value of the shares that were released when the escrow agreement was modified) was recognized for these shares during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 (six-month
 
 




REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


5. Reverse Takeover Transaction and 583885 B.C. Ltd.  - continued

period ended June 30, 2015: $nil).  The fair value of the shares on modification was $3.10. The other 100,000 common shares issued were not subject to escrow provisions and thus were fully vested, non-forfeitable at the date of issuance.

6.
Equipment

   
Furniture and Equipment
 
Computer Equipment
 
Total
 
Cost:
At December 31, 2015
$
14,249
$
41,751
$
56,000
Additions
 
-
 
-
 
-
Disposals
 
-
 
-
 
-
At June 30, 2016
 
14,249
 
41,751
 
56,000
 
Depreciation:
At December 31, 2015
 
8,749
 
26,151
 
34,900
Charge for the period
 
550
 
2,340
 
2,890
Elimination on disposal
 
-
 
-
 
-
At June 30, 2016
 
9,299
 
28,491
 
37,790
Net book value at June 30, 2016
$
4,950
$
13,260
$
18,210


   
Furniture and Equipment
 
Computer Equipment
 
Total
 
Cost:
At December 31, 2014
$
14,249
$
39,559
$
53,808
Additions
 
-
 
2,192
 
2,192
Disposals
 
-
 
-
 
-
At December 31, 2015
 
14,249
 
41,751
 
56,000
 
Depreciation:
At December 31, 2014
 
7,496
 
20,429
 
27,925
Charge for the year
 
1,253
 
5,722
 
6,975
Elimination on disposal
 
-
 
-
 
-
At December 31, 2015
 
8,749
 
26,151
 
34,900
Net book value at December 31, 2015
$
5,500
$
15,600
$
21,100




REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


7. Share Capital

a)
Authorized:

Unlimited common shares without par value
Unlimited Class A non-voting, convertible, redeemable, non-cumulative 6% preferred shares without par value

b)   Issued and Outstanding:

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016:

(i)
On June 1, 2016, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of 138,000 common shares at a price of $1.50 per share for gross proceeds of $207,000.  There were no warrants attached to the financing.

(ii)
On April 4, 2016, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of 188,763 shares at a price of $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $377,525.  There were no warrants attached to the financing.

(iii)
The Company issued common shares upon the exercise of warrants that had been issued April 10, 2013 through June 16, 2014.  The Company issued 111,362 warrants at an exercise price of $2.20 for gross proceeds totaling $244,997.  111,362 additional common share purchase warrants were granted in connection with the warrant exercise, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share expiring on February 25, 2018 at a price of $4.00 per share.

During the year-ended December 31, 2015:

(i)
The Company completed a private placement consisting of a total of 657,509 units at a price of $3.10 per unit for total gross proceeds of $2,038,279. Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant, which entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of three years from the closing of the private placement at a price of $5.10 per share. Finder’s fees of $94,881 were paid in cash and 30,607 agent’s options where each agent’s option entitles the agent the option to purchase one unit (“Agent’s Unit”) of the Company at a price of $3.10 per Agent’s Unit expiring two years from the closing of the private placement.  Each Agent’s Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant, which entitles the agent to purchase one additional common share expiring June 25, 2017 at a price of $5.10 per share. The fair value of the agent’s options have been estimated using the Binomial option pricing model.  The assumptions used to determine the fair value were as follows: (1) dividend yield – 0%; (2) expected volatility – 80%; (3) a risk-free interest rate of 0.62%; (4) an expected life of 24 months.  The value assigned to the agent’s warrants was $36,422.

(ii)
The Company completed a private placement consisting of a total of 195,800 units at a price of $3.10 per unit for total gross proceeds of $606,980.  Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant, which entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of two years from the closing of the private placement at a price of $4.00 per share.  Finder’s fees of $46,079 were paid in cash and 14,864 agent’s options where each agent’s option entitles the agent the option to purchase one unit (“Agent’s Unit”) of the Company at a price of $3.10 per Agent’s Unit expiring two years from the closing of the private placement.  Each Agent’s Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one purchase warrant, which entitles the agent to purchase one additional common share expiring two years from the closing of the private placement at a price of $4.00 per share.  The fair value of the agent’s options have been estimated using the Binomial option pricing model.  The assumptions used to determine the fair value were as follows: (1) dividend yield – 0%; (2) expected volatility – 80%; (3) a risk-free interest rate of 0.50% - 0.61%; (4) an expected life of 24 months.  The value assigned to the agent’s warrants was $16,378.
 
 



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 
7.  Share Capital – continued
 
c) Stock Option Plans:

(i)
On May 21, 2014, the Company approved a Stock Option Plan whereby the Company may grant stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants.  The maximum number of shares reserved for issue under the plan cannot exceed 10% of the outstanding common shares of the Company as at the date of the grant. The stock options can be exercisable for a maximum of 10 years from the grant date and with various vesting terms.

(ii)
Under various Founders’ Stock Option Agreements, certain founders of TrichoScience granted stock options to acquire TrichoScience shares to employees and consultants of TrichoScience. These founders’ options are exercisable at $1 per share expiring after six to seven years.  Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Founders Stock Option Agreements were converted into rights to receive the number of Founders’ RepliCel shares acquired by conversion of the founders TrichoScience shares under the Share Exchange Agreement.  All other terms remained the same.  This modification of stock options resulted in no incremental value and therefore no additional stock based compensation expense was recognized for the modification.

d) Fair value of Company Options Issued from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, no options were granted to employees and consultants of the Company, and no options were forfeited (for the six months ended June 30, 2015: Nil granted and Nil forfeited).
Options Issued to Employees

The fair value at grant date is determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the impact of dilution, the share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield, the expected forfeiture rate and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

Options Issued to Non-Employees

Options issued to non-employees, are measured based on the fair value of the goods or services received, at the date of receiving those goods or services. If the fair value of the goods or services received cannot be estimated reliably, the options are measured by determining the fair value of the options granted, using a valuation model.

e) Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognized a fair value of $21,094, as stock based compensation expense for stock options granted under the Company Stock Option Plan and the Founders Stock Option Agreements; for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (for the six months ended June 30, 2015 - $56,015).


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


7. Share Capital – continued

e) Stock-based Compensation – continued

A summary of the status of the stock options outstanding under the Company Stock Option Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 is as follows:


   
Number of Options
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2016
   
484,000
   
$
7.20
 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Forfeited
   
-
     
-
 
Cancelled
   
-
     
-
 
Outstanding, June 30, 2016
   
484,000
   
$
6.68
 
Exercisable, June 30, 2016
   
468,000
   
$
6.93
 
                 
Outstanding, January 1, 2015
   
489,000
   
$
6.70
 
Granted
   
15,000
     
3.60
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Forfeited
   
(20,000
)
   
9.70
 
Cancelled
   
-
     
-
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2015
   
484,000
   
$
7.10
 
Exercisable, December 31, 2015
   
455,500
   
$
7.20
 

As at June 30, 2016, the range of exercise prices for options outstanding under the Company Stock Option Plan is CAD$3.60 - US$10.00 (2015: CAD$4.10 - US$10.00) and the weighted average remaining contractual life for stock options under the Company Stock Option Plan is 2.64 years (2015: 3.85 years).

f) Escrow Shares

Pursuant to the Acquisition described in Note 5, at June 30, 2016:

i)
Nil (December 31, 2015: 170,000) common shares are held in escrow and are to be released upon the occurrence of certain milestones relating to the Company’s hair cell replication technology. These shares have been excluded from the calculation of loss per share.  During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, 170,000 shares were released from escrow (year ended December 31, 2015: nil) and 60,000 shares were cancelled. The Company recognized a fair value of $341,000, (December 31, 2015: $nil) as stock based compensation expense in the statement of operations for the period.




REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


7.
Share Capital – continued

f) Escrow Shares – continued

ii)
Nil (December 31, 2015: Nil) common shares are being held in escrow under a pooling agreement and were subject to a timed release schedule under which:

a)
15% were released on the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter beginning after the one-year anniversary of the share exchange (the “First Quarter”);
b)
15% were released on the first day of each of the Company’s next five fiscal quarters after the First Quarter;
c)
the remaining 10% were released on the first day of the ninth fiscal quarter after the First Quarter.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 Nil (June 30, 2015: Nil) common shares were released from escrow in accordance with the terms of a pooling agreement.  As at June 30, 2016, all the common shares have been released from the pooling arrangement. The releases of the shares from escrow are non-compensatory.

As the release of these shares is certain, they have been included in the calculation of loss per share.

g) Warrants denominated in a foreign currency

The continuity of the number of warrants denominated in another currency, each exercisable into one common share, is as follows:

   
Warrants Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2016
   
25,000
   
$ US 20.00
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Expired
   
(25,000
)
 
US 20.00
 
Outstanding, June 30, 2016
   
-
   
$
-
 


   
Warrants Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2015
   
25,000
   
$ US 20.00
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Expired
   
-
     
-
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2015
   
25,000
   
$US 20.00
 






REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 
 
7. Share Capital – continued

As the warrants are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency, they meet the definition of a financial liability and accordingly are presented as such on the Company’s condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position and are fair valued at each reporting period.

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, nil (June 30, 2015: $3,016) warrants were exercised.

The warrants entitle holders to purchase an aggregate of 25,000 common shares. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of at June 30, 2016 were as follows: (1) risk-free rate of 0.54%; (2) dividend yield of nil; (3) an expected volatility of 80%; (4) an expected life of 1.5 months; (5) share price of US$1.50; and (6) an exercise price of US$20.00.

The change in the fair value of the warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $nil (June 30, 2015 – gain of $3,016) and was recorded in the condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive loss.

   
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Warrants denominated in a foreign currency, opening balance
 
$
-
   
$
3,633
 
Fair value of warrants issued
   
-
     
-
 
Fair value of warrants exercised (note 7 (b))
   
-
     
-
 
Change in fair value of warrants
   
-
     
(3,633
)
Warrants denominated in a foreign currency, closing balance
 
$
-
   
$
-
 

h) Warrants

The number of warrants outstanding at June 30, 2016, each exercisable into one common share, is as follows:

 
Warrants Outstanding
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Expiry
   
April 10, 2013
148,227
 
CAD$ 5.00
 
April 10, 2017
*
May 21, 2013
40,000
 
CAD$ 5.00
 
May 21, 2017
*
May 9, 2014
309,983
 
CAD$ 5.00
***
May 9, 2018
***
May 21, 2014
60,200
 
  CAD$ 5.00
 
May 21, 2018
**
June 16, 2014
66,600
 
 CAD$ 5.00
***
June 16, 2018
***
June 25, 2015
657,509
 
 CAD$ 5.10
 
June 25, 2018
 
November 20, 2015
173,900
 
 CAD$ 4.00
 
November 20, 2017
 
December 23, 2015
21,900
 
 CAD$ 4.00
 
December 23, 2017
 
February 25, 2016
111,362
 
 CAD$ 4.00
 
February 25, 2018
 
Outstanding, June 30, 2016
1,589,681
 
$ 4.85
     






REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


7. Share Capital – continued

*On April 13, 2016, the Company received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) to extend the term of 204,356 share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”).  The original term of 164,356 of the Warrants was two years and expired on April 10, 2015 and the original term of 40,000 of the Warrants was two years and expired on May 21, 2015.  The Company previously received an extension from the TSXV for an additional year for the Warrants so that 164,356 Warrants were to expire on April 10, 2016 and 40,000 Warrants were to expire on May 21, 2016.  The Company proposed to extend the expiry date for a further one-year period to April 10, 2017 for 164,356 of the Warrants and to May 21, 2017 for 40,000 of the Warrants.

**The Company also announced that it has applied to the TSXV for approval to amend the exercise price of 73,700 warrants (the “2014 Warrants”) issued pursuant to the private placement announced on May 20, 2014 from $10.00 to $5.00 for the first year and from $12.50 to $5.00 for the second year, and to extend the expiry date from May 20, 2016 to May 20, 2018.  The exercise period for the 2014 Warrants will also be amended by reducing the exercise period to 30 days if, for any consecutive trading days during the unexpired term of the 2014 Warrants, the closing price of the Company’s listed shares exceeds $6.25.

***On April 29, 2016, the Company received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) to extend the term of 376,583 share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”).  The original term of 309,983 of the Warrants was two years and expired on May 9, 2016 and the original term of 66,600 of the Warrants was two years and will expire on June 16, 2016.  The Company proposed to extend the expiry date for a further two-year period to May 9, 2018 for 309,983 of the Warrants and to June 16, 2018 for 66,600 of the Warrants.

The Company also received approval by the TSXV to amend the exercise price of 309,983 warrants (the “Repriced Warrants”) from $10.00 to $5.00 for the first year and from $12.50 to $5.00 for the second year. The exercise period for the Repriced Warrants will also be amended by reducing the exercise period to 30 days if, for any consecutive trading days during the unexpired term of the Repriced Warrants, the closing price of the Company’s listed shares exceeds $6.25.

During the period ended June 30 2016, the Company offered a warrant incentive program (the “Program”) which allowed holders of warrants to exercise warrants at an exercise price of $2.20 for a 14day period up until February 24, 2016. 111,362 warrants were exercised in connection with the Program. If not exercised on or before February 24, 2016, the warrants would be exercisable under their current warrant exercise terms until expiry.

i) Agent’s Options

The number of agent’s options outstanding at June 30, 2016, each exercisable into one unit of the Company, is as follows:
 
Agent’s Options Outstanding
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Expiry
June 25, 2015
30,607
$
 3.10
June 25,2017(Note 7(b-ii))
November 20, 2015
13,912
$
 3.10
November 20,2017(Note 7(b-ii))
December 23, 2015
952
$
3.10
December 23,2017(Note 7(b-ii))
Outstanding, June 30, 2016
45,471
$
3.10
 



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


8.
Related Party Transactions
 
        Related party balances

The following amounts due to related parties are included in trade payables and accrued liabilities:

   
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Companies controlled by directors of the Company
 
$
189,578
   
$
72,916
 
Directors or officers of the Company
   
174,137
     
142,887
 
   
$
363,715
   
$
215,803
 

These amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed terms of repayment.

Related party transactions

The Company incurred the following transactions with companies that are controlled by directors and/or officers of the Company. The transactions were measured at the exchange amount which approximates fair value, being the amount established and agreed to by the parties.
   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
 
Research and development
 
$
1,535
   
$
58,916
 
   
$
1,535
   
$
58,916
 

Key management compensation

Key management personnel are persons responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of an entity, and include executive directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.

   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
 
General and administrative – salaries
 
$
100,417
   
$
98,750
 
Stock-based compensation
   
362,094
     
-
 
   
$
462,511
   
$
98,750
 



REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


9.     Financial Instruments and Risk Management

As at June 30, 2016, the Company’s financial instruments are comprised of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and warrants denominated in a foreign currency. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturity.

The Company is exposed through its operations to the following financial risks:

·
Currency risk;
·
Credit risk;
·
Liquidity risk; and
·
Interest rate risk.

In common with all other businesses, the Company is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments.  This note describes the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods used to measure them.  Further quantitative information in respect of these risks is presented throughout these financial statements.

There have been no substantive changes in the Company’s exposure to financial instrument risks, its objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks or the methods used to measure them from previous periods unless otherwise stated in this note.

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company has an exposure to the European Euros as certain expenditures and commitments are denominated in European Euros and the Company is subject to fluctuations as a result of exchange rate variations to the extent that transactions are made in this currency. In addition, the Company holds an amount of cash in US dollars and is therefore exposed to exchange rate fluctuations on these cash balances. The Company does not hedge its foreign exchange risk.  At June 30, 2016 the Company held US dollar cash balances of $561 (US$432) (December 31, 2015: $12,229 or US$8,821). A 1% increase/decrease in the US dollars foreign exchange rate would have an impact of ±$5 (US$4) on the cash balance held June 30, 2016.

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.  The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its cash. The Company limits exposure to credit risk by maintaining its cash with large financial institutions.  The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure, more specifically, the issuance of new common shares, to ensure there is sufficient capital in order to meet short term business requirements, after taking into account the Company’s holdings of cash and potential equity financing opportunities. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to cover the known short and long-term requirements at this time. There is no assurance that potential equity financing opportunities will be available to meet these obligations.




REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


9.     Financial Instruments and Risk Management – continued

The following table sets out the contractual maturities (representing undiscounted contractual cash-flows) of financial liabilities as at June 30, 2016:

Year of expiry
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
Total
 
Within 1 year
 
$
1,584,802
   
$
1,584,802
 
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. As the Company’s cash is currently held in an interest bearing bank account, management considers the interest rate risk to be limited.
Classification of financial instruments
Financial assets included in the statement of financial position are as follows:

Classification
Level
 
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
Loans and receivables
Level 1
 
$
29,130
   
$
175,791
 
         
$
29,130
   
$
175,391
 

The Company has no financial instruments subject to level 1, 2, or 3 fair value measurements.

10.   Commitments

The Company has entered into an operating lease agreement for its office premises.  The term of the lease is for three years ending on October 31, 2015.  The Company renewed the lease for an additional two years ending on October 31, 2017.  Subsequent to period-end, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for the remaining term of the lease.  The annual commitments under the lease are as follows:

   
2016
 
2017
 
$
71,854
$
119,756




REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)


11.   Capital Management

The Company’s objective when managing capital is to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue business opportunities. In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares periodic budgets that are updated as necessary.  The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it to effectively support the Company’s objectives. In order to continue advancing its technology and to pay for general administrative costs, the Company will use its existing working capital and raise additional amounts as needed.

Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable.  The Company considers shareholders’ equity and working capital as components of its capital base.  The Company can access or increase capital through the issuance of shares, and by sustaining cash reserves by reducing its capital and operational expenditure program.  Management primarily funds the Company’s expenditures by issuing share capital, rather than using capital sources that require fixed repayments of principal and/or interest. The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and does not have exposure to asset-backed commercial paper or similar products, with the exception of pooling and escrow shares which are subject to restrictions. The Company believes it will be able to raise additional equity capital as required, but recognizes the uncertainty attached thereto.

The Company’s investment policy is to hold cash in interest bearing bank accounts, which pay comparable interest rates to highly liquid short-term interest bearing investments with maturities of one year or less and which can be liquidated at any time without penalties. There has been no change in the Company’s approach to capital management during the six-month period ended June 30, 2016.

12. Segmental Reporting

The Company is organized into one business unit based on its hair cell replication technology and has one reportable operating segment.
13.   Events after the Reporting Date

On July 22, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized a plan to proceed with a consolidation of its outstanding common shares on the basis of ten (10) pre-consolidation Shares for one (1) post-consolidation Share. This plan was approved on August 10, 2016 and has been reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2016.




EX-99.2 3 ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 - MD&A


REPLICEL LIFE SCIENCES INC.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (“MD&A”)
FORM 51-102F1
For the six months ended June 30, 2016


Dated as of August 29, 2016

The following management discussion and analysis of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. (“the Company”, “RepliCel” or “we”), for the six months ended June 30, 2016 includes information up to and including August 29, 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013.

The financial statements of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2016 have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
All amounts included in the financial statements and MD&A are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.  The reader is encouraged to review the Company’s statutory filings on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included in this MD&A that do not relate to present or historical conditions are “forward‑looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or the Company’s future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, or “continue”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking information presented in such statements or disclosures may, among other things, include the Company’s:

·
belief that chronic tendon injuries resulting from sports-related or occupational overuse is a significant unmet medical need;
·
belief that RCT-01 has advantages over current treatments such as the use of non-steroidal anti- inflammatory medication or corticosteroids which are limited in efficacy;
·
anticipated outcomes from a phase 1/2 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of injections of RCT-01 on patients suffering from chronic achilles tendinosis in Canada and the details of this trial;
·
anticipated outcomes from a phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety and certain biological outcomes of injections of RCS-01 in patients with aging and sun-damaged skin;
·
plan to continue to prepare for and, if funding permits, a phase 2 dose-finding trail for RCH-01;
·
belief that the RCI-02 dermal injector device will have applications in certain dermatological procedures and preparation for its commercialization is expected to be launched as soon as funds permit including building of commercial/clinical-grade prototypes, validation testing of such prototypes and filing of the regulatory submissions seeking a CE mark to market the device in Europe;
·
belief as to the potential of the Company’s products;
·
forecasts of expenditures;
·
expectations regarding our ability to raise capital;
·
business outlook;
·
plans and objectives of management for future operations; and
·
anticipated financial performance.
 
 

Various assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking information. Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company, including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third party sources. In some instances, material assumptions and factors are presented or discussed elsewhere in this MD&A in connection with the statements or disclosure containing the forward-looking information. You are cautioned that the following list of material factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. The factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to, our assumption that there be:

·
no unforeseen changes in the legislative and operating framework for the business of the Company;
·
a stable competitive environment; and
·
no significant event occurring outside the ordinary course of business such as a natural disaster or other calamity.

These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks set out in the section entitled “Risks and Uncertainties” commencing on page 16, which may cause the Company’s or its industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following risks:

·
negative results from the Company’s clinical trials;
·
the effects of government regulation on the Company’s business;
·
the viability and marketability of the Company’s technologies;
·
the development of superior technology by the Company’s competitors;
·
the failure of consumers and the medical community to accept the Company’s technology as safe and effective;
·
risks associated with the Company’s ability to obtain and protect rights to its intellectual property;
·
risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s ability to raise additional capital; and
·
other factors beyond the Company’s control.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors and to assess in advance the impact of such factors on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE
The Company was incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act on April 24, 1967.  The Company is a reporting issuer under the securities laws of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The Company is a foreign private issuer in the United States.  The Company’s common shares are listed for trading in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange, trading under the symbol “RP”, in the United States on the OTCQB, trading under the symbol REPCF, and in Germany on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA) under the symbol P6P1.
RepliCel is a regenerative medicine company focused on developing autologous cell therapies that treat functional cellular deficits.  The diseases currently being addressed are chronic tendinosis, skin aging, and androgenetic alopecia (pattern baldness).  Each disease state is consistent with a deficit of a specific cell type which the Company believes is critical to normal function.  All treatments under development are based on RepliCel’s innovative technology which utilizes cells isolated from a patient’s own healthy hair follicles.  These products are built on the Company’s proprietary manufacturing platforms and are covered by issued and filed patents, as well as trade secrets. RepliCel is also developing a programmable injector device designed for dermal injections of cells as currently approved dermal filler products.
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The Potential of Autologous Cell Therapy
The Company’s treatments use autologous cell therapy (“ACT”), which is one of the most rapidly developing areas of regenerative medicine in the development of novel treatments for numerous human disorders. ACT involves isolating an individual’s own cells from harvested tissues and growing more of those cells, or ‘expanding’ those cells, in controlled conditions in a laboratory. These purified, expanded cells are then reintroduced to the donor to treat a specific condition. The benefits of autologous (derived from the same person) therapy (as compared to heterologous or derived from a different person) includes minimized risks of systemic immunological (anaphylactic) reactions, bio-incompatibility, and disease transmission. Furthermore, the effects of ACT may be longer lasting than pharmacological or surgical interventions.
RCT-01: Treatment for Chronic Tendinosis
Background
Tendinosis refers to a chronic disease of the tendon. It is a function of an imbalance of tendon breakdown and tendon repair initiated first by an injury which does not heal properly. This leads to cycles of compromised repair and subsequent re-injury until such time as there is no healing and a degenerative process has set in. Typically, this chronic condition is linked to aging, overuse, and to general health. The Company believes that the current standard of care is failing to provide a satisfactory solution to this chronic condition.
Treatment
The Company believes that chronic tendon injuries resulting from sports-related or occupational overuse is a significant unmet medical need. Tendons consist of specialized connective tissues that attach muscles to bones, transmitting force and supporting the musculoskeletal system. When mechanical loads exceed the strength of a tendon or tensile range is lost due to aging, micro-tears of the collagen fibers within tendon occur. Once a tendon is injured, healing can occur intrinsically via tenocyte activation within the injured site or extrinsically via recruitment of collagen-producing cells from the surrounding area. Naturally healed tendon does not return to the same physiological state as ‘intact’ tendon, but does allow for normal function. Inadequate rest and improper healing often result in re-injury and rupture.
Current treatments manage pain and facilitate healing processes; however, they do not mediate complete recovery and leave patients demobilized for several months during treatment. The Company believes that improved therapeutic strategies are therefore in considerable demand. The Company’s fibroblast technology for tendinosis, which the Company refers to as RCT-01, has been developed over five years of research, experimentation and trials. RCT-01 is a tissue-engineered product made from a procedure using collagen-producing fibroblasts isolated from non-bulbar dermal sheath (NBDS) cells within the hair follicle that are replicated in culture. These fibroblasts are efficient producers of type I collagen and because they are of anagen hair follicle mesenchymal origin, they have the potential to replicate efficiently in culture. The use of these fibroblasts are, therefore, ideal for treating chronic tendon disorders that arise due to either a degeneration of collagen producing cells or a deficit of active collagen producing cells. Because RCT-01 directly provides a source of collagen expressing cells to the site of injury, addressing the underlying cause of tendinosis, the Company believes it has advantages over current treatments such as the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication or corticosteroids which are limited in efficacy. Another advantage of RCT-01 is the autologous nature of the cellular product, thereby reducing the likelihood of adverse immune reactions upon administration.
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Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Phase 1 human pilot clinical trials were conducted by the Company’s collaborative partner, Dr. David Connell, which focused on tendinosis of the Achilles, patellar and lateral elbow (commonly referred to as tennis elbow) using skin tissue derived fibroblasts. In these trials, where 90 patients were injected with cultured, autologous fibroblasts, no adverse events were reported. The Company has expanded on Dr. Connell’s approach by isolating NBDS fibroblasts from the hair follicle that express upwards of five times the amount of type I collagen than fibroblasts derived from skin tissue as pursued by Dr. Connell.
Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial
On December 1, 2014, the Company announced receipt of a “No Objection Letter” from Health Canada in response to its Clinical Trial Application to Health Canada for its phase 1/2 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of injections of RCT-01 on patients suffering from chronic Achilles tendinosis. Health Canada’s clearance to initiate the trial permitted the participation of subjects who have failed traditional tendon treatments and who are otherwise in good health.  Trial design was randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled with a treatment-to-placebo ration of 3:1. The mechanics of the Company’s treatment involve the extraction of as few as 20 hair follicles from the back of a patient’s scalp via a single punch biopsy. NBDS cells are isolated from the hair follicle sheath, replicated in a current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) facility and are then reintroduced under ultrasound guidance directly into the area of damaged tendon. The collagen rich fibroblast cells are expected to initiate and complete the healing of the chronically injured tendon. After injections are performed, subjects will return to the clinic for assessments of safety, function and pain, as well as changes in tendon thickness, echotexture, interstitial tears and neovascularity. The primary end point is safety while a secondary end point of efficacy is being measured at six months. The Company will pursue further indications of other tendon populations including patellar tendinosis (jumper’s knee) and lateral and medial epicondylitis (tennis and golfer’s elbow).
Intellectual Property
The Company has developed and filed patent applications relating to compositions, methods and uses of NBDS cells for the treatment and repair of tendons. The Company has also licensed a family of patent applications relating to the compositions and uses of dermally derived cells in the treatment of tendons and ligaments.
RCS-01: Treatment for Aging and Sun Damaged Skin
Background
Skin is considered one of the most prominent indicators of one’s age and health. Maintenance of healthy skin is dictated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. While intrinsic factors (i.e. chronologic age, sex and genetic makeup) cannot be modified, the adverse effects caused by extrinsic factors such as UV radiation and smoking can be prevented or minimized by lifestyle modification. Although these extrinsic effects can be modulated, the extent to which they can be modified varies significantly among individuals, which largely depends on one’s ability to detoxify and repair such damage.
The dermis and epidermis components of the skin lose thickness with age. Solar radiation, particularly UVA, is known to penetrate deep into the dermal layer, damaging fibroblasts, collagen and other fibroblasts expressed proteins, which are the major cellular components of the dermis. Similarly, there are some studies reporting that air pollutants/nanoparticles may also penetrate transepidermally, negatively impacting the dermal layer. The damages caused by external stimuli include DNA strand breaks and mutations, which, if not repaired properly, can lead to cell death. Similarly, oxidative stress caused by smoking leads to not only damages to DNA but also to other cellular components such as proteins and lipids.
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Accumulation of damage to cellular proteins and DNA from years of exposure to extrinsic insults can lead to physiological changes of the skin that are irreversible. Such changes are often associated with a reduction in fibroblast cells, disorganization of collagen fibrils and decreased production of collagen, elastin and other glycoproteins that provide structural support and stability to the extra cellular matrix (“ECM”) network. Such changes to the dermal components are detrimental to maintaining mechanical tensile ability and structural integrity of the skin.
Treatment
The Company’s NBDS-derived fibroblast therapy, which it refers to as RCS-01, provides a promising platform to treat intrinsically and extrinsically aged/damaged skin by providing UV-naïve collagen-producing fibroblast cells directly to the affected area. The Company’s unique manufacturing technology allows for isolation of fibroblasts derived from anagen-hair follicle mesenchymal tissues, which elicit more efficient replication potential in culture. Additionally, the Company’s proprietary culture procedures potentiate these cells to maintain plasticity, allowing the cells to adapt to the microenvironment and respond to the mechanical or surrounding stimuli after injection, leading to robust production of type I collagen and elastin and their proper alignment within the tissue.
On September 1, 2015, the Company announced it had received clearance from the German Competent Authority, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial to investigate the potential safety and efficacy of injecting RCS-01 into subjects with aged or UV-damaged skin. This trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of intradermal injections of RCS-01 designed to assess local safety as well as systemic safety.  In addition, quantitative analysis of skin gaining-related bio-markers is being conducted along with histopathological assessment of treatment sites to determine structural changes.
RCH-01: Treatment for Hair Loss
Background
Androgenetic alopecia (pattern hair loss) can affect up to 70% of men and 40% of women during the course of their lives. Although it is not a disease that causes physical pain, it does cause mental pain. Currently, over $3 billion is spent each year on hair loss treatments that provide limited results. Androgenetic alopecia is largely an inherited disease. It can be inherited by males and females from either the mother’s or father’s side of the family. Women with this trait develop thinning hair, but do not commonly become completely bald.
Androgenetic alopecia is a process by which hair follicles shrink and produce smaller hairs thus reducing hair density. These miniaturized hair fibers have a shorter growth cycle and are structurally smaller. They produce thinner and shorter hair, which results in less scalp coverage. Eventually these follicles can regress to a state where they produce no hair at all.
Treatment
The Company believes its dermal sheath cup (DSC) cell therapy offers several advantages over current hair loss solutions. The current gold standard in hair loss treatment is hair transplant surgery which requires the surgical removal of a prominent band of hair-bearing scalp or multiple micro-biopsies from the back of the head. This band of resected tissue or biopsies are then dissected into hair follicles consisting of one to three hairs which are then implanted into balding areas on the scalp. Often a number of similar procedures are required to achieve the desired result and the patient is limited by the number of hairs that can be redistributed. In contrast, RCH-01 involves the extraction of as few as 20 hair follicles from the back of the patient’s scalp where healthy cycling hair follicles reside. The Company believes these cells are responsible for the continued health of the hair follicle and the normal cycling of the hair fiber. DSC cells are isolated from the hair follicles and are then replicated in culture at a cGMP compliant facility utilizing the Company’s proprietary cellular replication process, and are then reintroduced back into balding areas on a patient’s scalp. The implanted cells are expected to rejuvenate damaged quiescent hair follicles leading to the growth of new healthy hair fibers. The anticipated long-term result of RCH-01 injections is the restoration and maintenance of a patient’s hair.
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Phase I Clinical Trial
The primary protocol objective of the study was to assess the local (at treatment sites) safety profile of injections of autologous DSC cells at six-months post-injection compared to placebo. Secondary protocol objectives were to assess systemic (overall) safety and efficacy (hair growth at treatment sites) at six-months post-injection and local safety at 24-months post-injection. The six-month interim analysis was designed to provide us with safety information to support the regulatory filing for a phase II clinical trial. The six-month interim analysis results support the continued development of DSC cells for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. Participants of the phase I clinical trial are being followed for five years. The primary objective of the study is to provide long-term safety profile of injections of cultured DSC cells five years after injection compared to control.
Proposed Phase 2 Clinical Trial
The Company is preparing a clinical trial application seeking clearance to conduct a phase 2 dose-finding trial of RCH-01.  The Company expects to file this clinical trial application with the German Competent Authority, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute.  The proposed trial design will involve male subjects in good health with mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia. After injections of RCH-01 are performed, subjects will return to the clinic for assessment of total, terminal and vellus hair density and cumulative hair thickness, as well as safety. The primary endpoint of efficacy will be measured at 12 months post final injection.
Collaboration Agreement
The Company has also entered into a Collaboration and Technology Transfer Agreement with Shiseido Company, Limited (“Shiseido”), one of the world’s largest cosmetic companies. Both companies will work towards establishing a clinical research program in Asia, with the goal of increasing the available human clinical data on RCH-01. The Company anticipates that collaborative technology transfer will continue between the companies as any new improvements to the RCH-01 technology are developed by either party. This agreement gives Shiseido an exclusive geographic license to use the Company’s RCH-01 hair regeneration technology in Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan and the ASEAN countries representing a population of approximately 2.1 billion people. In mid-2016, Shiseido announced the commencement of a a hospital-sponsored clinical study of RCH-01 in Japan funded by Shiseido.  The clinical data produced in such a trial would, by agreement, be made available to the Company.
Intellectual Property
The Company has filed patent applications on the use of hair follicle derived stem cells (see e.g., granted European Patent EP 1 509 597 B1) entitled “Method for isolating hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells”.  This family of patents describes methods for isolating stem cells from hair follicles, and the growth and use of these stem cells for the treatment of a variety of medical conditions (including hair loss).  Within this portfolio, there are granted patents in Australia (AU 2003246521), Europe (EP1 509 597 B1), the United States (8,431,400) and Canada (2,488,057).  Additional related patent applications are also pending in a variety of jurisdictions.
The Company has also filed patent applications on: 1) other types of cell compositions (see e.g., granted patents EP 2,362,776 B1, and US 8,932,582); 2) injection devices (see e.g., granted patent EP 2,623,146 and published PCT application WO 2013/113121): 3) compositions and methods for treating and repairing tendons (see, e.g., published PCT application WO 2014/127047); and 4) compositions and methods for treating skin (see e.g., published PCT application WO 2014/205142).  Additional related patent applications are also pending in a variety of jurisdictions. 
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RCI-02: Dermal Injector Device
Background
To support the Company’s RCH-01 and RCS-01 products, the Company is developing a second generation dermal injector device. The RCI-02 Injector, the production design of which is now complete, will be able to deliver programmable volumes of substances into programed depths to specific layers of the skin in a constant form with minimal pressure or shear stress, ensuring the injected substance is viable and healthy after application. By improving the conditions of substance delivery, the Company improves the chances of success in the treatment of the patient. A significant feature of the new device is the incorporation of a cooling element at the injection site, thus removing the need for an anesthetic. This is a significant improvement over current syringe-type devices where an anesthetic is required prior to injection.
The Company believes that this device will have applications in certain other dermatological procedures requiring injections of specific volumes of material at specific depths and as such, is actively exploring licensing opportunities in these areas. In addition to the programmable variables of volume and depth, the device will also have interchangeable heads for different injection procedures (single and multi-needle). The Company expects to start building and testing commercial-ready prototypes in 2016.
Intellectual Property
The Company has filed patent applications relating to devices for the delivery of therapeutically useful cells, as well as to compositions and methods for repairing tendons.

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION
The following financial data summarizes selected financial data for the Company prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

   
Year ended
Dec. 31, 2015
(audited)
   
Year ended
Dec. 31, 2014
(audited)
   
Year ended
Dec. 31, 2013
(audited)
 
Net sales or total revenues
 
$Nil
   
$Nil
   
$
4,120,400
 
Net income (loss) before tax
 
$
(5,044,014
)
 
$
(5,198,411
)
 
$
383,468
 
Income tax
 
$Nil
   
$Nil
   
$
412,040
 
Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(5,044,014
)
 
$
(5,198,411
)
 
$
(28,572
)
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$Nil
 
Loss attributable to owners of the Parent
 
$
(5,044,014
)
 
$
(5,198,411
)
 
$
(28,572
)
Total assets
 
$
415,920
   
$
2,141,288
   
$
2,052,401
 
Long-term liabilities
 
$Nil
   
$
3,633
   
$
208,387
 
Dividends declared
 
$Nil
   
$Nil
   
$Nil
 



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DISCUSSION OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to three months ended June 30, 2015

   
Six months ended June 30,
   
Change 2016 to 2015
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Percent Change
 
Expenses
                       
  Research and development
   
567,883
     
1,093,168
     
(525,285
)
   
(48
)%
  General and administrative
   
1,313,196
     
1,476,644
     
(163,448
)
   
(11
)%
  Other items
   
(34,004
)
   
(10,042
)
   
(23,962
)
   
2
%
Total loss
   
1,847,075
     
2,559,770
     
(712,695
)
   
(27
)%
There was no revenue from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 or 2015.

Research and Development expenses totaled $567,883 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $1,093,168 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Research and Development expenses are lower than the six-months period ended June 30, 2015 as the company winds down it current clinical trials and is not yet preparing for next-stage trials until the data from current trials is analyzed.

General and administrative expenses totaled $1,313,196 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $1,476,644 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase is attributable to an increase in stock based compensation of $362,094 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $75,671 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The increase is primarily attributable to 1,100,000 shares release from escrow resulting in a charge of $341,000 to stock based compensation.

Total comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $1,847,075 or $0.28 per share on a basic and diluted basis compared to a net loss of $2,559,770 or $0.48 per share on a basic and diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to three months ended June 30, 2015


   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Change 2016 to 2015
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
Percent Change
 
Expenses
                       
  Research and development
   
194,856
     
622,456
     
(427,600
)
   
(69
)%
  General and administrative
   
591,773
     
743,554
     
(151,781
)
   
(20
)%
  Other items
   
(9,263
)
   
(4,055
)
   
(5,208
)
   
128
%
Total loss
   
777,366
     
1,361,955
     
(584,589
)
   
(43
)%

There was no revenue from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016 or 2015.

Research and Development expenses totaled $194,856 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $622,456 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Research and Development expenses are lower than second quarter 2015 as the company winds down it current clinical trials and is not yet preparing for next-stage trials until the data from current trials is analyzed.

General and administrative expenses totaled $591,773 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $743,554 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease is attributable to a general decrease due to cut-back in certain general and administrative expenditures due to cost constraints.

Total comprehensive loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $777,366 or $0.12 per share on a basic and diluted basis compared to a net loss of $1,361,955 or $0.25 per share on a basic and diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
The following is a summary of our financial results for the eight most recently completed quarters.  The figures for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are calculated from the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS.

   
Mar 31,
2016
$
   
Mar 31,
2016
$
   
Dec 31,
2015
$
   
Sept 30,
2015
$
   
Jun 30,
2015
$
   
Mar 31,
2015
$
   
Dec 31,
2014
$
   
Sept 30,
2014
$
 
Revenues
 
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
 
Net loss
 
   
(777,366
)
   
(1,069,709
)
   
(1,299,966
)
   
(1,184,282
)
   
(1,361,955
)
   
(1,197,815
)
   
(1,369,541
)
   
(1,224,924
)
Basic and diluted loss per share
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.20
)


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its obligations and commitments in the normal course of operations. At June 30, 2016, the Company had accumulated $4,120,400 in revenue from its business, had accumulated a deficit of $22,351,468 since incorporation and expected to incur further losses in the development of its business, which casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  At June 30, 2016, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,275,450.  Additional working capital will be required for research and development along with general and administrative expenses and to further its business plans. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due.  The Company has financed its operations to date through the issuance of equity.  The continued volatility in the financial equity markets may make it difficult to raise funds by private placements of shares.  There is no assurance that the Company will be successful with its financing ventures.

Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, $976,183 cash was used in operating activities compared to a use of cash of $2,379,021 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease in cash used in operating activities was due to an overall decrease in overhead expenses as management is focused on reallocating its limited capital from non-critical administrative costs to clinical development and data from its ongoing clinical trials.
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Investing Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the net cash provided by investing activities was $Nil compared to $1,500,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Investing activities relate solely to the redemption of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate.

Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2016

(i)
On June 1, 2016, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of 138,000 common shares at a price of $1.50 per share for gross proceeds of $207,000.  There were no warrants attached to the financing.

(ii)
On April 4, 2016, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of 188,763 shares at a price of $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $377,525.  There were no warrants attached to the financing.

(iii)
The Company issued common shares upon the exercise of warrants that had been issued April 10, 2013 through June 16, 2014.  The Company issued 111,362 warrants at an exercise price of $2.20 for gross proceeds totaling $244,997.  111,362 additional common share purchase warrants were granted in connection with the warrant exercise, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share expiring on February 25, 2018 at a price of $4.00 per share.

Subsequent to the six-months period ended June 30, 2016, on July 22, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized a plan to proceed with a consolidation of its outstanding common shares on the basis of ten (10) pre-consolidation Shares for one (1) post-consolidation Share. This plan was approved on August 10, 2016 and has been reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
 
Additional working capital will be required for general and administrative expenses and to further our business plans.
Going Concern
Due to the uncertainty of the Company’s ability to meet its current operating and capital expenses, in the auditor’s report on the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company’s auditors included an explanatory paragraph on their report in respect of there being substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company anticipates that it will require a minimum of approximately $1,800,000 to proceed with a minimal plan of operations and approximately $3,000,000 to fund our full plan of operations for a twelve-month period. The Company has no current material commitments for capital expenditures.
The Company does not currently have sufficient capital resources to fund its plan of operations for the next twelve months. Accordingly, the Company plans to raise additional capital through the sale of debt or equity securities or through other forms of financing in order to raise the funds necessary to pursue the Company’s plan of operations. The Company currently does not have any arrangements in place for the completion of any financings and there is no assurance that it will be successful in completing any financings. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available when needed or, if available, on commercially reasonable terms. If the Company is not able to obtain additional financing on a timely basis, it may not be able to pursue its plan of operations or meet its obligations as they come due, and may be forced to scale down, or perhaps even cease, business operations.

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OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
Common Shares Outstanding
As of August 29, 2016, there were 6,726,163 common shares issued and outstanding.
As of August 29, 2016, there were stock options entitling the holders to acquire an aggregate of 484,000 common shares.
As of August 29, 2016, there were share purchase warrants outstanding entitling the holders to acquire an aggregate of 1,589,681 common shares.
As of August 29, 2016, there were agent’s options outstanding entitling the holders to acquire an aggregate of 45,471 common shares.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As at June 30, 2016, included in the accounts payable and accrued liabilities, were $363,715 (December 31, 2015: $215,803) due to directors and/or officers of the Company and/or companies they control or of which they were significant shareholders for research and development and consulting fees.  The amounts owing are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company had the following related party transactions:

-
Research and development costs totalling $1,535 (June 30, 2015: $58,916) were paid to companies owned by directors and officers of the Company;
-
The Company considers key management to be the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and executive directors. Salaries totalling $100,417 (June 30, 2015: $98,750) and stock-based compensation totalling $362,094 (June 30, 2015: $Nil) were paid to key management.

These transactions were in the normal course of operations having been measured at the exchange amount, being the amount established and agreed to by the parties.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
None.

PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
None.







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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
RepliCel makes estimates and assumptions about the future that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In the future, actual experience may differ from these estimates and assumptions.
The effect of a change in an accounting estimate is recognized prospectively by including it in comprehensive income in the period of the change, if the change affects that period only, or in the period of the change and future periods, if the change affects both.
Information about critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant risk of causing material adjustment to the amounts reported in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements are discussed below:
Share Based Payments and Derivatives Liabilities Related to Equities
The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted.  Estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the grant. This estimate also requires determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the share option, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them.  The assumptions and models used for estimating the fair value for share-based payment transactions are disclosed in Note 8 of the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.
Similar methodology to the share-based payments is used to determine the fair value of derivative liabilities related to warrants denominated in U.S. dollars.  The assumptions and models used for estimating the fair value for derivative liabilities are disclosed in Note 7 of the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.
Income Taxes
Significant judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations undertaken during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  The Company recognizes liabilities and contingencies for anticipated tax audit issues based on the Company’s current understanding of the tax law.  For matters where it is probable that an adjustment will be made, the Company records its best estimate of the tax liability including the related interest and penalties in the current tax provision. Management believes they have adequately provided for the probable outcome of these matters; however, the final outcome may result in a materially different outcome than the amount included in the tax liabilities.
In addition, the Company will recognize deferred tax assets relating to tax losses carried forward to the extent there are sufficient taxable temporary differences relating to the same taxation authority and the same taxable entity against which the unused tax losses can be utilized.  However, utilization of the tax losses also depends on the ability of the taxable entity to satisfy certain tests at the time the losses are recouped.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company’s significant accounting policies can be found in Note 4 of the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET EFFECTIVE
The Company’s significant accounting policies can be found in Note 4 of the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS NOT YET EFFECTIVE

Certain pronouncements were issued by the IASB or the IFRS Interpretations Committee that are not mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016. They have not been early adopted in these consolidated financial statements, and are expected to affect the Company in the period of initial application.  In all cases the Company intends to apply these standards from application date as indicated below:

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Amendment to IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosure

Amended to require additional disclosures on transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9.  Effective on adoption of IFRS 9, which is effective for annual periods commencing on or after January 1, 2018.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

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IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

IFRS 9 reflects all phases of the financial instruments project and replaces IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and all previous versions of IFRS 9.  The standard introduces new requirements for classification and measurement, impairment, and hedge accounting.  IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early application permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

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IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The standard replaces IAS 18 Revenue and IAS 11 Construction contracts, and contains a single model that applies to contracts with customers and two approaches to recognizing revenue: at a point in time or over time.  The model features a contract-based five-step analysis of transactions to determine whether, how much and when revenue is recognized.  New estimates and judgmental thresholds have been introduced, which may affect the amount and/or timing of revenue recognized.  IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2018.  Currently, no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is expected.

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IFRS 16 Leases
The new standard will replace IAS 17 Leases and eliminates the classification of leases as either operating or finance leases by the lessee. The treatment of leases by the lessee will require capitalization of all leases resulting accounting treatment similar to finance leases under IAS 17 Leases. Exemptions for leases of very low value or short-term leases will be applicable. The new standard will result in an increase in lease assets and liabilities for the lessee. Under the new standard the treatment of all lease expense is aligned in the statement of earnings with depreciation, and an interest component recognized for each lease, in line with finance lease accounting under IAS 17 Leases. IFRS 16 will be applied prospectively for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

There are no other IFRS or IFRIC Interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on the Company.


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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

As at June 30, 2016, the Company’s financial instruments are comprised of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and warrants denominated in a foreign currency. The fair values of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturity.

The Company is exposed through its operations to the following financial risks:

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Currency risk;
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Credit risk;
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Liquidity risk; and
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Interest rate risk.

In common with all other businesses, the Company is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments.  This note describes the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods used to measure them.  Further quantitative information in respect of these risks is presented throughout these financial statements.

There have been no substantive changes in the Company’s exposure to financial instrument risks, its objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks or the methods used to measure them from previous periods unless otherwise stated in this note.

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company has an exposure to the European Euros as certain expenditures and commitments are denominated in European Euros and the Company is subject to fluctuations as a result of exchange rate variations to the extent that transactions are made in this currency. In addition, the Company holds an amount of cash in US dollars and is therefore exposed to exchange rate fluctuations on these cash balances. The Company does not hedge its foreign exchange risk.  At June 30, 2016 the Company held US dollar cash balances of $561 (US$424) (December 31, 2015: $12,229 or US$8,821). A 1% increase/decrease in the US Dollars foreign exchange rate would have an impact of ±$4 (US$3) on the cash balance held June 30, 2016.

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.  The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its cash.  The Company limits exposure to credit risk by maintaining its cash with large financial institutions.  The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure, more specifically, the issuance of new common shares, to ensure there is sufficient capital in order to meet short term business requirements, after taking into account the Company’s holdings of cash and potential equity financing opportunities. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to cover the known short and long-term requirements at this time. There is no assurance that potential equity financing opportunities will be available to meet these obligations.


The following table sets out the contractual maturities (representing undiscounted contractual cash-flows) of financial liabilities as at June 30, 2016:

Year of expiry
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
Total
 
Within 1 year
 
$
1,584,802
   
$
1,584,802
 

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Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. As the Company’s cash is currently held in an interest bearing bank account, management considers the interest rate risk to be limited.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Risks Relating to the Company’s Business
In addition to the other risks and uncertainties set out earlier in this MD&A, the Company is also exposed to the following risks and uncertainties:
Our company currently does not generate revenue from its planned operations, and as a result, it faces a high risk of business failure.
The Company has generated $4,120,400 in licensing revenues from its operations to date. This revenue was the payment of an upfront fee of $4,120,400 pursuant to a Collaboration and Technology Transfer Agreement with Shiseido. This revenue was not recurring revenue from its operations and the Company may not obtain similar revenue in the future.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company had accumulated $22,351,468 in losses since inception. The Company’s business is focused on developing autologous cell therapies that treat functional cellular deficits including chronic tendon injuries, androgenetic alopecia and skin aging. In order to generate revenues, the Company will incur substantial expenses in the development of its business. The Company therefore expect to incur significant losses in the foreseeable future. The Company recognizes that if it is unable to generate significant revenues from its activities, the Company’s entire business may fail. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that the Company will be successful in its plan of operation, and the Company can provide no assurance to investors that it will generate operating revenues or achieve profitable operations in the future.
The Company had cash in the amount of $29,130 and working capital deficit of $1,275,450 as of June 30, 2016 and the Company anticipates that it will require a minimum $1,800,000 to proceed with a minimal plan of operations and approximately $3,000,000 to fund our full plan of operations for a twelve-month period. In order to fund its plan of operations for the next twelve months, the Company may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to its shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict its operations and liquidity.

Our auditors’ opinion on our December 31, 2015 financial statements includes an explanatory paragraph in respect of there being substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company has incurred a net loss of $22,351,468 for the cumulative period from September 7, 2006 (inception) to June 30, 2016. The Company anticipates generating losses for at least the next 12 months. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue operations in the future as a going concern, as described by its auditors with respect to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue in existence. The Company’s business operations may fail if its actual cash requirements exceed its estimates and the Company is not able to obtain further financing. If the Company cannot continue as a viable entity, its shareholders may lose some or all of their investment in the Company.
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The Company’s business is at an early stage of development and difficulties obtaining regulatory approval, technical deficiencies and other challenges may hinder the development and marketing of its autologous cell therapies.
The Company’s autologous cell therapy technology is at an early stage of development and the Company may not develop a cell replication technology that can be commercialized. The Company is still in the early stages of identifying and conducting research on its technology. The Company’s technology will require significant research and development and preclinical and clinical testing prior to regulatory approval, if required, being obtained in the United States or other countries. The Company may not be able to obtain regulatory approvals, if required, to complete necessary clinical trials for its cell replication technology, or to commercialize it. The Company’s technology may prove to have undesirable and unintended side effects, or other characteristics adversely affecting its safety, efficacy or cost-effectiveness could prevent or limit its use. The Company’s technology may fail to provide its intended benefit, or achieve benefits equal to or better than its competitor’s products at the time of testing or production and, if so, its business may fail.
The Company’s clinical trials may fail to produce successful results or could be suspended due to unacceptable safety risks, which could cause its business to fail.
Clinical trials are subject to extensive regulatory requirements, and are very expensive, time-consuming and difficult to design and implement, in part because they may be subject to rigorous regulatory requirements. The Company’s products may fail to achieve necessary safety and efficacy endpoints during clinical trials. The Company believes that its clinical trials will take a substantial period of time to complete. Furthermore, failure can occur at any stage of the trials, and the Company could encounter problems that cause us to abandon or repeat clinical trials. The commencement and completion of clinical trials may be delayed by several factors, including: unforeseen safety issues; lack of effectiveness during clinical trials; slower than expected rates of patient recruitment; and inability to monitor patients adequately during or after treatment. In addition, the Company or regulatory officials may suspend the Company’s clinical trials at any time if it appears that the Company is exposing participants to unacceptable health risks. If the Company’s clinical trials fail to produce successful results, or are suspended due to unacceptable safety risks, the Company’s business may fail.
The Company’s success depends on the acceptance of its cell replication technology by the medical community and consumers as a safe and effective solution.
The success of its cell replication technology will depend on its acceptance by potential consumers and the medical community. Because its technology is new in the treatment of functional cellular deficits including chronic tendon injuries, androgenetic alopecia and skin aging, the long term effects of using its new cell replication technology are unknown. The results of short-term clinical trials do not necessarily predict long-term clinical benefit or reveal adverse effects. If results obtained from future commercial experience indicate that its cell replication technology is not as safe or effective as other treatments, adoption of this technology by consumers and the medical community may suffer and its business will be harmed.
The Company faces significant competition and if it is unable to successfully compete, the Company’s business may suffer a material negative impact.
The life sciences industry is highly competitive. The Company anticipates that it will continue to face increased competition as existing companies develop new or improved products and as new companies enter the market with new technologies. Many of its competitors are significantly larger than us and have greater financial, technical, research, marketing, sales, distribution and other resources than us. There can be no assurance that its competitors will not succeed in developing or marketing technologies and products that are more effective or commercially attractive than the products the Company is developing or that such competitors will not succeed in obtaining regulatory approval, or introducing or commercializing any such products, prior to us. Such developments could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, even if the Company is able to compete successfully, there can be no assurance that it could do so in a profitable manner.
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If the Company is not able to effectively protect its existing intellectual property, the Company’s business may suffer a material negative impact and may fail.
The success of the Company will be dependent on its ability to protect and develop its technology. The Company currently has registered patents for its cell replication technology in Australia, the United States, Japan and the European Union. If the Company is unable to protect its intellectual property, its business may be materially adversely affected. Further, the Company cannot be sure that its activities do not and will not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. If the Company is compelled to prosecute infringing parties, defend its intellectual property or defend itself from intellectual property claims made by others, it may face significant expense and liability, as well as the diversion of management’s attention from the Company’s business, any of which could negatively impact its business or financial condition.
The actual protection afforded by a patent varies on a product-by-product basis, from country to country and depends on many factors, including the type of patent, the scope of its coverage, the availability of regulatory related extensions, the availability of legal remedies in a particular country and the validity and enforceability of the patents. The Company’s ability to maintain and solidify its proprietary position for its products will depend on its success in obtaining effective claims and enforcing those claims once granted. The Company’s registered patents and those that may be issued in the future, or those licensed to us, may be challenged, invalidated, unenforceable or circumvented, and the rights granted under any issued patents may not provide us with proprietary protection or competitive advantages against competitors with similar products. The Company also relies on trade secrets to protect some of its technology, especially where it is believed that patent protection is not appropriate or obtainable. However, trade secrets are difficult to maintain. While the Company uses reasonable efforts to protect its trade secrets, its employees, consultants, contractors or scientific and other advisors may unintentionally or willfully disclose the Company’s proprietary information to competitors. Enforcement of claims that a third party has illegally obtained and is using trade secrets is expensive, time consuming and uncertain. In addition, non-U.S. courts are sometimes less willing than U.S. courts to protect trade secrets. If the Company’s competitors independently develop equivalent knowledge, methods and know-how, the Company would not be able to assert its trade secrets against them and its business could be harmed.
The successful acquisition and maintenance of patent rights is critical to its business and any failure in this regard could hinder the development and marketing of its technology.
The Company currently has patent applications pending in several other countries around the world. The Company’s pending patent applications may not result in the issuance of any patents. The applications may not be sufficient to meet the statutory requirements for patentability in all cases or may be the subject of interference proceedings by patent offices. These proceedings determine the priority of inventions and, thus, the right to a patent for technology. In the past, its patent applications have experienced delays and its patent applications may be delayed in the future. If others file patent applications or obtain patents similar to those the Company has licensed, such patents may restrict the use of its discoveries. The Company cannot predict the ultimate scope and validity of existing patents and patents that may be granted to third parties, nor can it predict the extent to which it may wish or be required to obtain licenses to use such patents, or the availability and cost of acquiring such licenses. To the extent that licenses are required, the owners of the patents could bring legal actions against us to claim damages or to stop its manufacturing and marketing of the affected technology. If the Company becomes involved in patent litigation, it could consume a substantial portion of its resources.
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The Company may be subject to changes and uncertainties in laws and government regulations.
The Company is subject to regulation by domestic and foreign governmental agencies with respect to many aspects of developing autologous cell replication technology. In addition, relevant new legislation or regulation could occur. Any such new legislation or regulation, the application of laws and regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to the Company’s business, or the application of existing laws and regulations to cell replication technology, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Relating to the Company’s Management
The Company is dependent on the services of certain key consultants and the loss of any of these key consultants may have a materially adverse effect on the Company.
While engaged in the business of developing a new cell replication technology, the Company’s ability to continue to develop a competitive edge in the marketplace will depend, in large part, on its ability to attract and maintain qualified key management personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, and it may not be able to attract and retain such personnel. The Company’s growth has depended, and in the future will continue to depend, on the efforts of its key management consultants. Loss of any of these people would have a material adverse effect on the Company. Currently, the Company does not have key-man life insurance.
Conflicts of interest may arise as a result of the Company’s directors and officers being directors or officers of other life sciences companies.
Certain of the Company’s directors and officers are, or may become, directors or officers of other life sciences companies. While the Company is engaged in the business of developing a new autologous cell replication technology, such associations may give rise to conflicts of interest from time to time. The Company’s directors are required by law to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the Company’s best interests and to disclose any interest that they may have in any project or opportunity. If a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the Company’s board of directors, any director in a conflict must disclose his interest and abstain from voting on such matter. In determining whether or not the Company will participate in any project or opportunity, the Company’s directors will primarily consider the degree of risk to which the Company may be exposed and its financial position at the time.
The Company’s articles contain provisions indemnifying its officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.
The Company’s articles contain provisions limiting the liability of its officers and directors for all acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of themselves and all of its other officers or directors or for any loss, damage or expense incurred by the Company which may happen in the execution of the duties of such officers or directors. Such limitations on liability may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Company’s officers and directors and may discourage or deter its shareholders from suing the Company’s officers and directors based upon breaches of their duties to the Company, though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its shareholders.
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As a majority of the Company’s directors and officers are residents of countries other than the United States, investors may find it difficult to enforce, within the United States, any judgments obtained against the Company, directors and officers.
A majority of the Company’s directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons’ assets are located outside the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for United States investors to effect service of process in the United States upon those directors or officers who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities under United States legislation. There is substantial doubt whether an original action based solely upon such civil liabilities could be brought successfully in Canada against any of such persons or the Company.
Risks Relating to the Company’s Common Stock
If the Company’s business is unsuccessful, its shareholders may lose their entire investment.
Although shareholders will not be bound by or be personally liable for its expenses, liabilities or obligations beyond their total original capital contributions, should it suffer a deficiency in funds with which to meet its obligations, the shareholders as a whole may lose their entire investment in the Company.
Trading of the Company’s common shares on the OTCQB (operated by the OTC Markets Group) and the TSX Venture Exchange is limited and sporadic, making it difficult for the Company’s shareholders to sell their shares or liquidate their investments.
The trading price of the Company’s common shares has been and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. The stock market has generally experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with little or no current business operations. There can be no assurance that trading prices and price earnings ratios previously experienced by the Company’s common shares will be matched or maintained. These broad market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of the common shares, regardless of the Company’s operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs for the Company and a diversion of management’s attention and resources.
Investors’ interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if it issues additional options to any of its officers, directors, employees or consultants.
Because the Company’s success is highly dependent upon its directors, officers and consultants, it has granted, and may again in the future grant, options to some or all of its key officers, directors, employees and consultants to purchase its common shares as non-cash incentives. Options may be granted at exercise prices below that of its common shares prevailing in the public trading market at the time or may be granted at exercise prices equal to market prices at times when the public market is depressed. To the extent that significant numbers of such options may be granted and exercised, the interests of the Company’s other shareholders may be diluted.
Investors’ interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if the Company issues additional shares or raises funds through the sale of equity securities.
In the event that the Company is required to issue additional shares in order to raise financing, investors’ interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. The dilution may result in a decline in the market price of the Company’s shares.
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Penny stock rules limit the ability of the Company’s shareholders to sell their stock.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The Company’s securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade its securities.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted sales practice requirements which may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell the Company’s stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy its common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell its stock and have an adverse effect on the market for its shares.
The Company does not intend to pay dividends on any investment in the shares of stock of the Company.
The Company has never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that the Company requires additional funding currently not provided for in its financing plan, its funding sources may prohibit the payment of a dividend. Because the Company does not intend to declare dividends, any gain on an investment in the Company will need to come through an increase in the stock’s price. This may never happen and investors may lose all of their investment in the Company.

OTHER INFORMATION
The Company’s website address is www.replicel.com. Other information relating to the Company may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com

BOARD APPROVAL

The board of directors of the Company has approved this MD&A


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EX-99.3 4 ex99_3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 - CEO CERTIFICATION


Form 52-109FV2
Certification of Interim Filings
Venture Issuer Basic Certificate

I, Lee Buckler, President & Chief Executive Officer of RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., certify the following:
1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2016.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

Date: August 29, 2016


“Lee Buckler” 

Lee Buckler
President & Chief Executive Officer
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc.

NOTE TO READER

In contrast to the certificate required for non-venture issuers under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (NI 52-109), this Venture Issuer Basic Certificate does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as defined in NI 52-109. In particular, the certifying officers filing this certificate are not making any representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of

i) controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

ii) a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

The issuer’s certifying officers are responsible for ensuring that processes are in place to provide them with sufficient knowledge to support the representations they are making in this certificate.  Investors should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of certifying officers of a venture issuer to design and implement on a cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may result in additional risks to the quality, reliability, transparency and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other reports provided under securities legislation.

EX-99.4 5 ex99_4.htm EXHIBIT 99.4 - CFO CERTIFICATION


Form 52-109FV2
Certification of Interim Filings
Venture Issuer Basic Certificate

I, Tom Kordyback, Chief Financial Officer of RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., certify the following:
1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2016.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

Date: August 29, 2016


“Tom Kordyback” 

Tom Kordyback
Chief Financial Officer
RepliCel Life Sciences Inc.

NOTE TO READER

In contrast to the certificate required for non-venture issuers under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (NI 52-109), this Venture Issuer Basic Certificate does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as defined in NI 52-109. In particular, the certifying officers filing this certificate are not making any representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of

i) controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

ii) a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

The issuer’s certifying officers are responsible for ensuring that processes are in place to provide them with sufficient knowledge to support the representations they are making in this certificate.  Investors should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of certifying officers of a venture issuer to design and implement on a cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may result in additional risks to the quality, reliability, transparency and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other reports provided under securities legislation.