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Deconsolidation and Distribution of AgeX
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Deconsolidation And Distribution Of Agex  
Deconsolidation and Distribution of AgeX

4. Deconsolidation and Distribution of AgeX

 

Deconsolidation of AgeX

 

On August 30, 2018, BioTime sold 14.4 million shares of the common stock of AgeX to Juvenescence (see Note 3). Immediately before that sale, BioTime and Juvenescence owned 80.4% and 5.6%, respectively, of AgeX’s outstanding common stock. Immediately following that sale, BioTime and Juvenescence owned 40.2% and 45.8%, respectively, of AgeX’s outstanding common stock. As a result, on August 30, 2018, AgeX was no longer a subsidiary of BioTime and, as of that date, BioTime experienced a “loss of control” of AgeX, as defined by GAAP. Loss of control is deemed to have occurred when, among other things, a parent company owns less than a majority of the outstanding common stock of a subsidiary, lacks a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary, and is unable to unilaterally control the subsidiary through other means such as having, or being able to obtain, the power to elect a majority of the subsidiary’s Board of Directors based solely on contractual rights or ownership of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the subsidiary’s voting securities. All of these loss-of-control factors were present with respect to BioTime’s ownership interest in AgeX as of August 30, 2018. Accordingly, BioTime has deconsolidated AgeX’s consolidated financial statements and consolidated results from BioTime’s consolidated financial statements and consolidated results effective on August 30, 2018, in accordance with ASC, 810-10-40-4(c).

 

In connection with the Juvenescence Transaction discussed in Note 3 and the AgeX Deconsolidation on August 30, 2018, in accordance with ASC 810-10-40-5, BioTime recorded a gain on deconsolidation of $78.5 million, which includes a financial reporting gain on the sale of the AgeX shares of $39.2 million (see Note 14), during the year ended December 31, 2018, included in other income and expenses, net, in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Distribution of AgeX Shares

 

On November 28, 2018, BioTime distributed 12.7 million shares of AgeX common stock owned by BioTime to holders of BioTime common shares, on a pro rata basis, in the ratio of one share of AgeX common stock for every 10 BioTime common shares owned. The AgeX Distribution was accounted for at fair value as a dividend-in-kind in the aggregate amount of $34.4 million. This amount was determined by valuing the 12.7 million shares of AgeX common stock distributed to BioTime shareholders at the $2.71 per share closing price of AgeX common stock, as quoted on the NYSE American, on November 29, 2018, the first trading day of AgeX common stock. Since BioTime has an accumulated deficit in its consolidated shareholders’ equity, the entire fair value of the AgeX Distribution was charged against common stock equity included in the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Immediately following the distribution, BioTime owned 1.7 million shares of AgeX common stock, all of which it still owns, and which represents approximately 4.8% of AgeX’s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2018 and which shares BioTime holds as marketable equity securities (see Note 2).