(3) Acquisition

On May 22, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") to acquire all of the ownership interests of BarioSurg, Inc. ("BarioSurg"), a company developing the Gastric Vest System (the “Gastric Vest”), an investigational, minimally invasive, laparoscopically implanted medical device being studied for weight loss in obese and morbidly obese patients.

The consideration paid by the Company for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and outstanding options of BarioSurg consisted of: (i) 1.38 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Company Common Stock"), (ii) 1.0 million shares of newly created conditional convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Company Preferred Stock"), which shares will convert into 5.0 million shares of Company Common Stock subject to and contingent upon the post-closing approval of the Company's stockholders in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules, and (iii) $2.0 million in cash. At the closing of the Merger, 100,018 shares of Company Preferred Stock were deposited with an escrow agent to fund-post closing indemnification obligations of BarioSurg’s former stockholders. The total consideration paid by the Company, preliminarily valued at $28.3 million, includes: (a) $2.0 million in cash paid from our existing cash balances and (b) $26.3 million from the issuance of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock. The preliminary valuation of the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock took into account (i) the conversion ratio of the Company Preferred Stock, (ii) the average closing prices of our common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the date the transaction was announced and the three trading days following the announcement, and (iii) a 19% discount for lack of marketability related to the shares issued in the transaction.

The purchase price consideration of $28.3 million does not include expenses of $131,000 and $367,000 for legal, accounting, audit, valuation and other services that were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as part of the transaction and were expensed as incurred.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as a result of the BarioSurg acquisition. The excess of the cost of the acquisition over the fair value of assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The assessment of fair value is preliminary and is based on information that was available at the time the consolidated condensed financial statements were prepared. Accordingly, the allocation of purchase price is preliminary and, therefore, subject to adjustment in future periods.


Cash	$	151,280
Property and equipment		3,000
Goodwill		6,397,671
In Process Research & Development		20,720,939
Trademarks/tradenames		1,090,363
Covenant not to compete		75,884
Other assets		5,826
Current liabilities assumed		(186,000)
Net assets acquired	$	28,258,963

We believe that the amount of goodwill relative to identifiable intangible assets relates to several factors including (i) potential synergies related to market opportunities for multiple product offerings, (ii) future technology, and (iii) initial relationships and awareness of the Gastric Vest.

In-process research and development (“IPR&D”) consists of the Gastric Vest, which has not yet been clinically tested in the United States and has not yet been approved by the FDA. Acquired IPR&D assets are initially recognized at fair value and are classified as indefinite-lived assets until the successful completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The value assigned to IPR&D was determined by estimating the net cash flows from the Gastric Vest development project and discounting the net cash flows to their present value. During the development period, this asset will not be amortized as charges to earnings; instead, this asset will be subject to periodic impairment testing. Upon successful completion of the development process for the acquired IPR&D, the asset would then be considered a finite-lived intangible asset and amortization will commence. Trademarks/tradenames were valued using the relief from royalty method and are being amortized over a 10-year period. The covenant not to compete is being amortized over a three-year period. The values of these intangible assets are considered Level 3 measurements.

The results of this acquisition, a $443,000 loss for the 2017 year-to-date period through September 30, is included in our consolidated operations beginning May 22, 2017.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents our combined results of operations as if the acquisition of BarioSurg and the related issuance of Company Common Stock had occurred on January 1, 2016. Pro forma information reflects adjustments that give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the acquisition, factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results following the acquisition. In addition, the unaudited pro forma financial information do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2016 or that may be obtained in the future, and do not reflect future synergies, integration costs, or other such costs or savings.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenues	$	360,020	$	296,760	$	493,120	$	644,760
Net loss	$	(9,895,138)	$	(6,691,689)	$	(24,230,493)	$	(19,406,642)
Net loss per share—basic and diluted	$	(1.04)	$	(3.46)	$	(2.92)	$	(11.73)

The unaudited pro forma results include adjustments due to increases in amortization expense and acquisition related costs. The per share unaudited pro forma results also reflect adjustment of weighted average common shares outstanding to reflect the assumed issuance of 1.38 million shares of Company Common Stock as of January 1, 2016.