Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

2. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

On July 14, 2008, Pawfect Foods Inc. (“Pawfect”), a Florida corporation incorporated on November 15, 2005, acquired 100% of the common stock of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 11, 1992, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Synergy Advanced Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (collectively “Synergy-DE”), under the terms of an Exchange Agreement among Pawfect, Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Callisto”), Synergy-DE, and certain other holders of Synergy-DE common stock (“Exchange Transaction”).

Synergy acquired the GI drugs and related technology in connection with the Exchange Transaction. On July 21, 2008, Pawfect amended its articles of incorporation to effect the actions necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Transaction and changed its name to Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The acquisition of Synergy-DE was treated as an asset acquisition, since Synergy-DE is a development stage company and does not have the necessary inputs and outputs to meet the definition of a business. The results of operations of Synergy-DE are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. As a result of the acquisition of Synergy-DE on July 14, 2008, the Company decided to discontinue its pet food business and accordingly, amounts in the consolidated statements of operations and related notes for all historical periods have been restated to reflect these operations as discontinued.

On November 29, 2011 the Company filed an amendment to its amended and restated articles of incorporation pursuant to which the Company effected a one for two (1:2) reverse stock split on its authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, effective on November 30, 2011.  All share and per share information has been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented, (e.g. inception November 15, 2005).

On February 14, 2012, Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (the “Company”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Agreement”) with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Synergy-DE”) for the purpose of changing the state of incorporation of the Company to Delaware from Florida. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company merged with and into Synergy-DE with Synergy-DE continuing as the surviving corporation.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include Synergy and its wholly-owned subsidiaries:  (1) Synergy Advanced Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and (2) IgX, Ltd (Ireland—inactive). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly Synergy’s interim financial information. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2012. Certain items in the prior year’s financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Synergy’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued a report on Synergy’s December 31, 2011financial statements that included an explanatory paragraph referring to its recurring losses from operations and expressing substantial doubt in Synergy’s ability to continue as a going concern without additional capital becoming available.  These condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 have been prepared under the assumption that Synergy will continue as a going concern. Synergy’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional equity or debt financing, attain further operating efficiencies and, ultimately, to generate revenue. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

As of June 30, 2012, Synergy had an accumulated deficit of $87,190,110 and expects to incur significant and increasing operating losses for the next several years as the Company expands its research and development, continues clinical trials of plecanatide for the treatment of GI disorders, acquires or licenses technologies, advances other product candidates into clinical development, seeks regulatory approval and, if FDA approval is received, commercializes products. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development efforts, Synergy is unable to predict the extent of any future losses or when Synergy will become profitable, if at all.

Net cash used in operating activities was $13,814,900 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to net cash used of $6,980,317 for the six months ended June 30, 2011. As of June 30, 2012 Synergy has $27,426,900 of cash and cash equivalents on hand as compared to $13,244,883 of cash and cash equivalents on hand as of December 31, 2011. In addition, on June 30, 2012 Synergy held $20,160,576 in available-for-sale securities, whereas the Company had no such investments as of December 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2012 Synergy had working capital of $40,065,845 as compared to working capital of $11,561,286 as of December 31, 2011.

On May 9, 2012, Synergy closed an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $4.50 per share. The gross proceeds from this offering were $45 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses of $2,952,930. Synergy also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $4.50 per share to cover over-allotments, if any.  On June 6, 2012 the underwriters exercised all of the over-allotment option resulting in additional gross proceeds of $6,750,000, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses of $405,000, bringing total gross proceeds from the offering to $51,750,000.

Synergy may be required to raise additional capital to continue the development and commercialization of current product candidates and to continue to fund operations at the current cash expenditure levels. Synergy cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Recently worldwide economic conditions and the international equity and credit markets have significantly deteriorated and may remain difficult for the foreseeable future. These developments will make it more difficult to obtain additional equity or credit financing, when needed. To the extent that Synergy raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, Synergy’s stockholders may experience significant dilution. Any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that impact Synergy’s ability to conduct business. If Synergy is unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, Synergy may have to (i) significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and/or commercialization of one or more product candidates; (ii) seek collaborators for product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable and on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available; or (iii) relinquish or otherwise dispose of rights to technologies, product candidates or products that Synergy would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves on unfavorable terms.