10-Q 1 vive20200331_10q.htm FORM 10-Q vive20200331_10q.htm
 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ______________ to _______________

 

Commission File Number 1-11388

 

VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

04-3153858

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 345 Inverness Drive South

Building B, Suite 250

Englewood, CO 80112

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(720) 696-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

VIVE

Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” and “large accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 Large accelerated filer ☐

 

Accelerated filer ☐

  

 

  

Non-accelerated filer ☒

 

Smaller reporting company ☒

 

 

 

Emerging growth company ☐

  

  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐  No ☒

 

As of May 13, 2020, the issuer had 15,091,577 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Note About Forward-Looking Statements

 

 

 

Page 

No.

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

 

  

  

  

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

  

  

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

25

  

  

  

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

37

  

  

  

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

38

  

  

  

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

  

  

  

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

38

  

  

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

38

  

  

  

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

40

  

  

  

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

40

  

  

  

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

40

  

  

  

Item 5.

Other Information

40

  

  

  

Item 6.

Exhibits

41

  

  

  

SIGNATURES

42

 

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NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

 

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Quarterly Report other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in this Quarterly Report. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our 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 statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Quarterly Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, performance or achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms "Viveve Medical," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our" in this document refer to Viveve Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, its wholly owned subsidiaries.     

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. 

Financial Statements (unaudited)  

 

 

VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

 

          (1)  
ASSETS                

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 9,042     $ 13,308  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $481 and $407 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

    1,279       1,573  

Inventory

    4,459       4,861  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    2,204       2,447  

Total current assets

    16,984       22,189  

Property and equipment, net

    2,973       3,046  

Investment in limited liability company

    1,034       1,216  

Other assets

    441       526  

Total assets

  $ 21,432     $ 26,977  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 2,262     $ 1,608  

Accrued liabilities

    2,323       4,698  

Total current liabilities

    4,585       6,306  

Note payable, noncurrent portion

    4,110       3,983  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    186       167  

Total liabilities

    8,881       10,456  

Commitments and contingences (Note 8)

               

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Convertible preferred stock; 10,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; Series A preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 0 and 1,852,173 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

    -       -  

Series B preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 32,667 and 31,678 shares and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

    -       -  

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 10,028,203 and 7,075,684 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

    1       1  

Additional paid-in capital

    216,771       214,431  

Accumulated deficit

    (204,221 )     (197,911 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    12,551       16,521  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 21,432     $ 26,977  

 

(1)

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. 

 

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

 

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VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Revenue

  $ 1,304     $ 3,012  

Cost of revenue

    1,129       1,941  

Gross profit

    175       1,071  
                 

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development

    1,637       2,480  

Selling, general and administrative

    4,365       6,626  

Restructuring costs

    -       742  

Total operating expenses

    6,002       9,848  

Loss from operations

    (5,827 )     (8,777 )

Interest expense, net

    (210 )     (1,116 )

Other expense, net

    (91 )     (11 )

Net loss from consolidated companies

    (6,128 )     (9,904 )

Loss from minority interest in limited liability company

    (182 )     (125 )

Comprehensive and net loss

    (6,310 )     (10,029 )

Series B convertible preferred stock dividends

    (989 )     -  

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (7,299 )   $ (10,029 )
                 

Net loss per share of common stock:

               

Basic and diluted

  $ (0.82 )   $ (21.63 )
                 

Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per common share:

               

Basic and diluted

    8,930,744       463,719  

  

Note: All share and per share data has been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-100 reverse stock split which became effective after market close on September 18, 2019, as discussed in Note 2.

   

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

 

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VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Common Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Additional

Paid-In

   

Accumulated

   

Total

Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 
                                                                         

Balances as of January 1, 2020

    1,852,173     $ -       31,678     $ -       7,075,684     $ 1     $ 214,431     $ (197,911 )   $ 16,521  

Issuance costs in connection with November 2019 Offering

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (30 )     -       (30 )

Conversion of Series A convertible preferred stock into common stock

    (1,852,173 )     -       -       -       1,852,173       -       -       -       -  

Issuance of common shares in connection with Series A warrant exercises

    -       -       -       -       1,026,240       -       1,591       -       1,591  

Issuance of common shares in connection with Series B warrant exercises

    -       -       -       -       45,473       -       70       -       70  

Series B convertible preferred stock dividends

    -       -       989       -       -       -       (1 )     -       (1 )

Stock-based compensation expense

    -       -       -       -       -       -       686       -       686  

Issuance of common shares from employee stock purchase plan

    -       -       -       -       320       -       -       -       -  

Issuance of restricted common shares in connection with consulting agreement

    -       -       -       -       28,313       -       24       -       24  

Net loss

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (6,310 )     (6,310 )

Balances as of March 31, 2020

    -     $ -       32,667     $ -       10,028,203     $ 1       216,771     $ (204,221 )   $ 12,551  

 

   

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Common Stock,

$0.0001 par value

   

Additional

Paid-In

   

Accumulated

   

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

(Deficit)

 
                                                                         

Balances as of January 1, 2019

    -     $ -       -     $ -       463,630     $ -     $ 160,297     $ (155,385 )   $ 4,912  

Stock-based compensation expense

    -       -       -       -       -       -       470       -       470  

Issuance of common shares from employee stock purchase plan

    -       -       -       -       429       -       35       -       35  

Issuance of restricted common shares in connection with consulting agreement

    -       -       -       -       274       -       25       -       25  

Issuance of common shares in connection with restricted stock award to employee

    -       -       -       -       6       -       1       -       1  

Net loss

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (10,029 )     (10,029 )

Balances as of March 31, 2019

    -     $ -       -     $ -       464,339     $ -     $ 160,828     $ (165,414 )   $ (4,586 )

 

 Note: All share and per share data has been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-100 reverse stock split which became effective after market close on September 18, 2019, as discussed in Note 2.

 

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

 

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 VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (6,310 )   $ (10,029 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

               

Provision for doubtful accounts

    74       111  

Depreciation and amortization

    323       311  

Stock-based compensation

    710       496  

Non-cash interest expense

    127       399  

Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets and accretion of operating lease liabilities

    5       10  

Loss from minority interest in limited liability company

    182       125  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    220       815  

Inventory

    313       206  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    243       (559 )

Other noncurrent assets

    417       17  

Accounts payable

    654       (1,310 )

Accrued and other liabilities

    (2,654 )     (2,202 )

Other noncurrent liabilities

    (40 )     52  

Net cash used in operating activities

    (5,736 )     (11,558 )
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchase of property and equipment

    (161 )     (179 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (161 )     (179 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Transaction costs in connection with November 2019 Offering

    (30 )     -  

Proceeds from exercise of Series A and B common warrants

    1,661       -  
Proceeds from issuance of common shares from employee stock purchase plan     -       35  

Net cash provided by financing activities

    1,631       35  

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (4,266 )     (11,702 )
                 

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

    13,308       29,523  

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

  $ 9,042     $ 17,821  
                 

Supplemental disclosure:

               

Cash paid for interest

  $ -     $ 675  

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ -     $ -  
                 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information as of end of period:

               

Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock in settlement of dividends

  $ 989     $ -  

Issuance of note payable in settlement of accrued interest

  $ 126     $ 318  

Net transfer of equipment between inventory and property and equipment

  $ 89     $ 46  
                 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

               

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

  $ 75     $ 73  

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities (upon adoption of ASC 842)

          $ 629  

  

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

 

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VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

1.

The Company and Basis of Presentation

 

Viveve Medical, Inc. (“Viveve Medical”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) designs, develops, manufactures and markets a platform medical technology, which we refer to as Cryogen-cooled Monopolar RadioFrequency, or CMRF. Our proprietary CMRF technology is delivered through a radiofrequency generator, handpiece and treatment tip, which collectively, we refer to as the Viveve® System. Viveve Medical competes in the women’s intimate health industry in some countries by marketing the Viveve System as a way to improve the overall well-being and quality of life of women suffering from vaginal introital laxity, for improved sexual function, or stress urinary incontinence, depending on the relevant country-specific clearance or approval.  In the United States, the Viveve System is currently indicated for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis.

 

2019 Public Offering and CRG Debt Conversion

 

In November 2019, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of units (the “November 2019 Offering”) for gross proceeds of approximately $11,500,000, which included the full exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option to purchase additional shares and warrants. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and payable by the Company, were approximately $9,922,000.  

 

The offering comprised of: (1) Class A Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance; and (2) Class B Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of Series A convertible preferred stock, convertible into one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance.

 

The securities comprising the units were immediately separable and were issued separately.

 

A total of 1,945,943 shares of common stock, 5,473,410 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock, and Series B warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock were issued in the offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

In November and December 2019, the holders of Series A preferred stock converted 600,000 shares and 3,021,237 shares into common stock, respectively. In January and February 2020, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 1,183,151 shares and 669,022 shares into common stock, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, all Series A convertible preferred stock had been converted into common stock and there are no remaining shares of Series A preferred stock outstanding.

 

In February 2020, a total of 1,026,240 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series A warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $1,591,000. In February 2020, a total of 45,473 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series B warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $70,000. As of March 31, 2020, there are Series A warrants to purchase a total of 6,393,113 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase a total of 7,373,800 shares of common stock still remaining and outstanding.

 

In connection with the closing of the November 2019 Offering, the Company’s secured lender, affiliates of CRG LP (“CRG”), converted approximately $28,981,000 of the outstanding principal amount under its term loan with CRG (plus accrued interest, the prepayment premium and the back-end facility fee applicable thereto), for an aggregate amount of converted debt obligations of approximately $31,300,000, into 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock and issued warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock (see Note 6 – Note Payable). These warrants have a term of 5 years and an exercise price equal to 120% of the Series B convertible preferred stock conversion price of $1.53 or $1.836 per share. CRG also entered into a one year lock up agreement on all securities that it holds.

 

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ATM Equity Offerings

 

The Company established an “at-the-market” equity offering program through the filing of a prospectus supplement to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed on August 16, 2019, under which the Company may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to $6,760,000 aggregate offering price of shares of its common stock (the “August 2019 ATM Facility”). The Company’s offering of $6,760,000 of its common stock under the August 2019 ATM Facility was completed in late September 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold 1,004,171 shares of common stock under the August 2019 ATM Facility for net proceeds, after deducting sales commissions and other offering costs, of approximately $6,322,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company sold zero shares of common stock under the November 2017 ATM Facility. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no remaining capacity to issue shares under the August 2019 ATM Facility.

 

Interim Unaudited Financial Information

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Viveve Medical have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. 

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2020 or any future interim period.

    

Liquidity and Management Plans

 

The Company has adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, which requires that management evaluate whether there are relevant conditions and events that, in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

  

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. However, since inception, the Company has sustained significant operating losses and such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $204,221,000, cash and cash equivalents of $9,042,000 and working capital of $12,399,000. Additionally, the Company used $5,736,000 in cash for operations in the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company will require additional cash funding to fund operations through May 2021. Accordingly, management has concluded that the Company does not have sufficient funds to support operations within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and, therefore, the Company concluded there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

To fund further operations, the Company will need to raise additional capital. The Company may obtain additional financing in the future through the issuance of its common stock, or through other equity or debt financings. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern or meet the minimum liquidity requirements in the future is dependent on its ability to raise significant additional capital, of which there can be no assurance. If the necessary financing is not obtained or achieved, the Company will likely be required to reduce its planned expenditures, which could have an adverse impact on the results of operations, financial condition and the Company’s ability to achieve its strategic objective. There can be no assurance that financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. The financial statements contain no adjustments for the outcome of these uncertainties. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial results, financial position and cash flows.  

 

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2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Financial Statement Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Viveve, Inc. and Viveve BV. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

The Company effected a 1-for-100 reverse stock split of its common stock that became effective after market close on September 18, 2019. The reverse stock split uniformly affected all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The reverse stock split did not alter any stockholder's percentage ownership interest in the Company, except to the extent that the reverse stock split resulted in fractional shares. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares that resulted from the reverse stock split were rounded down, and stockholders were issued cash in lieu of such fractional share interest of approximately $6,000.

 

The par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share after the reverse stock split.

 

The number of authorized shares of common stock remained at 75,000,000.

 

The reverse stock split proportionately affected the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans. All stock options, warrants and restricted stock awards of the Company outstanding shares immediately prior to the reverse stock split were adjusted in accordance with their terms. 

 

On the effective date of the reverse stock split, (i) each 100 shares of outstanding common stock were reduced to one share of common stock; (ii) the number of shares of common stock into which each outstanding stock option or warrant to purchase common stock is exercisable were proportionately reduced on an 100-to-1 basis; (iii) the exercise price of each outstanding stock option or warrant to purchase common stock were proportionately increased on a 1-to-100 basis; and (iv) the number of shares of common stock each outstanding restricted stock award will be issued upon vesting were proportionally reduced on a 100-to-1 basis.

 

All of the share numbers, share prices, and exercise prices have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis, to reflect this 1-for-100 reverse stock split.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In addition, any change in these estimates or their related assumptions could have an adverse effect on our operating results. 

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, at the time of purchase, to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are deposited in demand accounts primarily at one financial institution. Deposits in this institution may, from time to time, exceed the federally insured amounts.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

 

To achieve profitable operations, the Company must successfully develop, manufacture, and market its products. There can be no assurance that any such products can be developed or manufactured at an acceptable cost and with appropriate performance characteristics, or that such products will be successfully marketed. These factors could have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial results, financial position, and future cash flows.

 

Most of the Company’s products to date require clearance or approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other international regulatory agencies prior to commencing commercial sales. There can be no assurance that the Company’s products will receive any of these required clearances or approvals or for the indications requested. If the Company was denied such clearances or approvals or if such clearances or approvals were delayed, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results, financial position and future cash flows.

 

The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the medical device industry including, but not limited to, new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, uncertainty of market acceptance of products, product liability, and the need to obtain additional financing. The Company’s ultimate success is dependent upon its ability to raise additional capital and to successfully develop and market its products. 

  

The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a medical device that it refers to as the Viveve System, which is intended for the non-invasive treatment of vaginal introital laxity, for improved sexual function, for vaginal rejuvenation, for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis, and stress urinary incontinence, depending on the relevant country-specific clearance or approval. The Viveve System consists of three main components: a radiofrequency generator housed in a table-top console, a reusable handpiece and a single-use treatment tip. Included with the system are single-use accessories (e.g. return pad, coupling fluid), as well as a cryogen canister that can be used for approximately four to five procedures, and a foot pedal. The Company outsources the manufacture and repair of the Viveve System to a single contract manufacturer. Also, certain other components and materials that comprise the device are currently manufactured by a single supplier or a limited number of suppliers. A significant supply interruption or disruption in the operations of the contract manufacturer or these third-party suppliers would adversely impact the production of our products for a substantial period of time, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

 

In North America, the Company sells its products primarily through a direct sales force to health care practitioners. Outside North America, the Company sells through an extensive network of distribution partners. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, one distributor accounted for 48% of the Company’s revenue. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, three distributors, collectively, accounted for 42% of the Company’s revenue.

 

There were no direct sales customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

  

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As of March 31, 2020, two distributors, collectively, accounted for 49% of total accounts receivable, net. As of December 31, 2019, two distributors, collectively, accounted for 49% of total accounts receivable, net.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are not interest bearing. Our typical payment terms vary by region and type of customer (distributor or physician). Occasionally, payment terms of up to six months may be granted to customers with an established history of collections without concessions. Should we grant payment terms greater than six months or terms that are not in accordance with established history for similar arrangements, revenue would be recognized as payments become due and payable assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company makes ongoing assumptions relating to the collectability of its accounts receivable in its calculation of the allowance for doubtful accounts. In determining the amount of the allowance, the Company makes judgments about the creditworthiness of customers based on ongoing credit evaluations and assesses current economic trends affecting its customers that might impact the level of credit losses in the future and result in different rates of bad debts than previously seen. The Company also considers its historical level of credit losses. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $481,000 as of March 31, 2020 and $407,000 as of December 31, 2019.

 

There were no write-offs of customers’ accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

Revenue consists primarily of the sale of the Viveve System, single-use treatment tips and ancillary consumables. The Company applies the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied. The Company considers customer purchase orders to be the contracts with a customer. Revenues, net of expected discounts, are recognized when the performance obligations of the contract with the customer are satisfied and when control of the promised goods are transferred to the customer, typically when products, which have been determined to be the only distinct performance obligations, are shipped to the customer. Expected costs of assurance warranties and claims are recognized as expense. Revenue is recognized net of any sales taxes from the sale of the products.

 

Rental revenue is generated through the lease of the Viveve System. The Company’s operating leases for the Viveve System generally have a rental period of six to nine months and can be extended or terminated by the customer after that time or the Viveve System can be purchased by the customer. Rental revenue on those operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying leases. The Company began this rental program in the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and the revenue associated with it has not been material to the periods presented. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had deferred revenue in the amounts of $703,000 and $662,000, respectively, related to its rental program, which is included in accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $297,000 which was deferred revenue as of December 31, 2019.

 

In connection with the lease of the Viveve System, the Company offers single-use treatment tips and ancillary consumables that are considered non-lease components. In the contracts with lease and non-lease components, the Company follows the relevant guidance in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to determine how to allocate contractual consideration between the lease and non-lease components.

  

Sales of our products are subject to regulatory requirements that vary from country to country. The Company has regulatory clearance for differing indications, or can sell its products without a clearance, in many countries throughout the world, including countries within the following regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. In North America, we market and sell primarily through a direct sales force. Outside of North America, we market and sell primarily through distribution partners.

 

The Company does not provide its customers with a right of return.

 

Customer Advance Payments

 

From time to time, customers will pay for a portion of the products ordered in advance.  Upon receipt of such payments, the Company records the customer advance payment as a component of accrued liabilities.  The Company will remove the customer advance payment from accrued liabilities when revenue is recognized upon shipment of the products. 

 

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Contract Assets and Liabilities

 

The Company continually evaluates whether the revenue generating activities and advanced payment arrangements with customers result in the recognition of contract assets or liabilities. No such assets existed as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. The Company had customer contract liabilities in the amount of $25,000 and $108,000, primarily related to marketing programs that performance had not yet been delivered to its customers as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Contract liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized revenue for these marketing programs of $83,000 which was deferred as of December 31, 2019.

  

The following table reflects the changes in our customer contract liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
                         

Customer contracts liabilities:

                       

Marketing programs

  $ 25     $ 108     $ (83 )

Total

  $ 25     $ 108     $ (83 )

 

Separately, accounts receivable, net represents receivables from contracts with customers.

 

Significant Financing Component

 

The Company applies the practical expedient to not make any adjustment for a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the Company does not expect the period between customer payment and transfer of control of the promised goods or services to the customer to exceed one year. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have any contracts for the sale of its products with its customers with a significant financing component.

 

Contract Costs 

 

The Company expects that commissions paid to obtain subscriptions are recoverable and has therefore capitalized them as a contract costs in the amount of $211,000 and $337,000 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company began its rental program in the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and, therefore, there were no commissions paid associated with subscriptions in the three months ended March 31, 2019. Capitalized commissions are amortized based on the subscription periods to which the assets relate and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of amortization was $198,000 and zero, respectively There was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized. The Company has elected the practical expedient to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.

 

Shipping and Handling

 

Shipping costs billed to customers are recorded as revenue. Shipping and handling expense related to costs incurred to deliver product are recognized within cost of goods sold. The Company accounts for shipping and handling activities that occur after control has transferred as a fulfillment cost as opposed to a separate performance obligation, and the costs of shipping and handling are recognized concurrently with the related revenue.

    

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Revenue by Geographic Area

 

Management has determined that the sales by geography is a key indicator for understanding the Company’s financials because of the different sales and business models that are required in the various regions of the world (including regulatory, selling channels, pricing, customers and marketing efforts). The following table presents the revenue from unaffiliated customers disaggregated by geographic area for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

North America

  $ 688     $ 1,792  

Asia Pacific

    597       967  

Europe and Middle East

    5       246  

Latin America

    14       -  

Other

    -       7  

Total

  $ 1,304     $ 3,012  

 

The Company determines geographic location of its revenue based upon the destination of the shipments of its products.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

The Company uses the equity method to account for its investments in entities that it does not control but have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee. Equity method investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize (1) the proportionate share of the investees’ net income or losses after the date of investment, (2) additional contributions made and dividends or distributions received, and (3) impairment losses resulting from adjustments to net realizable value. The Company eliminates all intercompany transactions in accounting for equity method investments. The Company records the proportionate share of the investees’ net income or losses in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company utilizes a three-month lag in reporting equity income from its investments, adjusted for known amounts and events, when the investee’s financial information is not available timely or when the investee’s reporting period differs from our reporting period. 

 

The Company assesses the potential impairment of the equity method investments when indicators such as a history of operating losses, a negative earnings and cash flow outlook, and the financial condition and prospects for the investee’s business segment might indicate a loss in value. The carrying value of the investments is reviewed annually for changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events that suggest the investment may not be recoverable. No impairment charges have been recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Product Warranty

 

The Company’s products sold to customers are generally subject to warranties between one and three years, which provides for the repair, rework or replacement of products (at the Company’s option) that fail to perform within stated specifications. The Company has assessed the historical claims and, to date, product warranty claims have not been significant.

  

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation cost is measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the employee’s service period. The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

 

The Company determined that the Black-Scholes option pricing model is the most appropriate method for determining the estimated fair value for stock options and purchase rights under the employee stock purchase plan. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions which determine the fair value of share-based awards, including the option’s expected term and the price volatility of the underlying stock.

 

Equity instruments issued to nonemployees are recorded in the same manner as similar instruments issued to employees.

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

Comprehensive loss represents the changes in equity of an enterprise, other than those resulting from stockholder transactions. Accordingly, comprehensive loss may include certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s comprehensive loss is the same as its net loss. 

 

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Net Loss per Share

 

The Company’s basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. For purposes of this calculation, stock options and warrants to purchase common stock and restricted common stock awards are considered common stock equivalents. For periods in which the Company has reported net losses, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

The following securities were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share because the inclusion would be anti-dilutive: 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

     

2019

 
                   

Series B convertible preferred stock

    32,667  

(a)

    -  

Warrants to purchase common stock

    23,665,905         6,408  

Stock options to purchase common stock

    10,432,654         55,864  

Restricted common stock awards

    2,620         4,176  

 

(a) 

Each share of Series B preferred stock is convertible at the holder's option into shares of common stock at a conversion ratio of 1-for-653.59 per share determined by dividing the Series B liquidation amount of $1,000 per share by the Series B conversion price of $1.53 per share. However, under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, as amended, CRG will not convert the Series B preferred stock or exercise the CRG warrants until the Company’s stockholders act to authorize additional number of shares of common stock sufficient to cover the conversion shares.

 

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, “Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this Update require measurement and classification of share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2020 and the adoption of the guidance did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in this Update provide further simplification of accounting standards for the accounting for income taxes. Certain exceptions for are removed and requirements regarding the accounting for franchise taxes, tax basis of goodwill, and tax law rate changes are made. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2021 and the adoption of the guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements. We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business, or no material effect is expected on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption. 

 

We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business, or no material effect is expected on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.  

 

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3.

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company recognizes and discloses the fair value of its assets and liabilities using a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). Each level of input has different levels of subjectivity and difficulty involved in determining fair value.

 

 

Level 1

Inputs used to measure fair value are unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Therefore, determining fair value for Level 1 investments generally does not require significant judgment, and the estimation is not difficult.

 

 

Level 2

Pricing is provided by third party sources of market information obtained through investment advisors. The Company does not adjust for or apply any additional assumptions or estimates to the pricing information received from its advisors.

 

 

Level 3

Inputs used to measure fair value are unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions. The determination of fair value for Level 3 instruments involves the most management judgment and subjectivity.

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and consider factors specific to the asset or liability. 

  

There were no financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses as of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. Based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms, the carrying value of the note payable approximates fair value. 

 

There were no changes in valuation techniques from prior periods.   

 

 

4.

Investment in Limited Liability Company

 

On August 8, 2017, the Company entered into an exclusive Distributorship Agreement (the “Distributorship Agreement”) with InControl Medical, LLC (“ICM”), a Wisconsin limited liability company focused on women's health, pursuant to which the Company will directly market, promote, distribute and sell ICM’s products to licensed medical professional offices and hospitals in North America.

 

Under the terms of the Distributorship Agreement, ICM agreed to not directly or indirectly appoint or authorize any third party to market, promote, distribute or sell any of the licensed products to any licensed medical professional offices and hospitals in the United States. In exchange, the Company agreed to not market, promote, distribute or sell (or contract to do so) any product which substantially replicates all or almost all of the key features of the licensed products. The Company has a minimum purchase requirement to purchase a certain quantity of ICM products per month during the term of this Distributorship Agreement. In addition, the parties agreed to certain mutual marketing obligations to promote sales of the licensed products. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has purchased 120 and 300 units of ICM products for approximately $10,000 and $27,000, respectively.  As of March 31, 2020, the Company has purchased approximately 4,920 units of ICM products. The Company paid ICM approximately $10,000 and $27,000 for product related costs during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  There were no amounts due to ICM for the accounts payable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

In connection with the Distributorship Agreement, the Company also entered into a Membership Unit Subscription Agreement with ICM and the associated limited liability company operating agreement of ICM, pursuant to which the Company invested $2,500,000 in, and acquired membership units of, ICM. This investment has been recorded in investment in a limited liability company in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company used the equity method to account for the investment in ICM because the Company does not control it but has the ability to exercise significant influence over it. As of March 31, 2020, the Company owns approximately 7% ownership interest in ICM. The Company recognizes its allocated portion of ICM’s results of operations on a three-month lag due to the timing of financial information. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the allocated net loss from ICM’s operations was $182,000 and $125,000, respectively. The allocated net loss from ICM’s operations was recorded as loss from minority interest in limited liability company in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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In February 2019, the Company executed a mutual termination of the Distributorship Agreement with ICM. As a result, the Company no longer has a minimum purchase requirement to purchase a certain quantity of ICM products per month.      

 

 

5.

Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands): 

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Accrued payroll and other related expenses

  $ 719     $ 839  

Deferred revenue - subscription rental program

    703       662  

Current operating lease liabilities

    278       268  

Accrued professional fees

    224       592  

Accrued bonuses

    215       726  

Accrued sales commission

    60       281  

Accrued inventory

    -       474  

Accrued interest

    -       440  

Other accruals

    124       416  

Total accrued liabilities

  $ 2,323     $ 4,698  

 

 

   6.

Note Payable

  

On May 22, 2017, the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement as amended on December 12, 2017 and November 29,2018 (collectively the “2017 Loan Agreement”) with affiliates of CRG LP (“CRG”). The credit facility consists of $20,000,000 drawn at closing and access to additional funding of up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 for a total of $30,000,000 available under the credit facility. On December 29, 2017, the Company accessed the remaining $10,000,000 available under the credit facility.

 

A portion of the initial loan proceeds were used to repay all of the amounts owed by the Company under its 2016 Loan Agreement with Western Alliance Bank. The remainder of the loan proceeds (after deducting loan origination costs and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the 2017 Loan Agreement), plus any additional amounts that may be borrowed in the future, will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital.

 

In connection with the 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued two 10-year warrants to CRG to purchase a total of 2,220 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $950.00 per share (See Note 10). 

 

Under the 2017 Loan Agreement, as in effect prior to the November 12, 2019 amendment, the credit facility had a six-year term with four years of interest-only payments after which quarterly principal and interest payments were to be due through the maturity date. Amounts borrowed under the 2017 Loan Agreement accrued interest at an annual fixed rate of 12.5%, 4.0% of which may, at the election of the Company, could be paid in-kind during the interest-only period by adding such accrued amount to the principal loan amount each quarter. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company paid interest in-kind of $318,000 which was added to the total outstanding principal loan amount. The Company was also required to pay CRG a final payment fee upon repayment of the loans in full equal to 5.0% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount plus the deferred interest added to the principal loan amount during the interest-only period.  

 

As security for its obligations under the 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company entered into security agreements with CRG whereby the Company granted CRG a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets, including intellectual property.

  

The terms of the 2017 Loan Agreement also required the Company to meet certain financial and other covenants. These covenants require the Company to maintain cash and cash equivalents of $2,000,000 and, each year through the end of 2022, to meet a minimum total annual revenue threshold. In the event that the Company did not meet the minimum total annual revenue threshold for a particular year, then the Company could retroactively cure the shortfall by either issuing additional equity in exchange for cash or incurring certain additional permitted indebtedness, in each case, in an amount equal to 2.0 times the shortfall. Any such amounts would be applied to prepay the loans. The 2017 Loan Agreement also contained customary affirmative and negative covenants for a credit facility of this size and type, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, make investments, make acquisitions, enter into transactions with affiliates, pay dividends or make distributions, license intellectual property rights on an exclusive basis or repurchase stock, in each case subject to customary exceptions.

 

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On November 12, 2019, the Company and CRG amended the 2017 Loan Agreement (the “Amendment No. 3”). In connection with the amendment, the Company converted approximately $28,981,000 of the outstanding principal amount under the term loan plus accrued interest, the prepayment premium and the back-end facility fee for an aggregate amount of converted debt obligations of approximately $31,300,000. The debt obligations converted into 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock were also issued. The warrants have a term of 5 years and an exercise price equal to 120% of the Series convertible B preferred stock conversion price of $1.53 or $1.836 per share (see Note 9). CRG entered into a one year lock up agreement on all securities that it holds.

 

The Amendment No. 3 to the 2017 Loan Agreement addressed, among other things:

 

 

repayment provisions were amended such that repayment is permitted only with, or after, the redemption in full of the Series B convertible preferred stock issued to CRG;

 

the interest only payment period and the period during which the Company may elect to pay the full interest in PIK interest payments was extended through the 23rd date after the first payment date. Pursuant to the amendment, CRG shall consent to the payment of such interest in the form of PIK loans, provided that (i) as of such payment date, no default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) the principal amount of each PIK loan shall accrue interest in accordance with the provisions of the 2017 Loan Agreement;

 

modified certain of the covenants, including (i) to permit issuance of the Series B convertible preferred stock and any preferred stock issued in the equity financing and the exercise and performance by the Company of its rights and obligations in connection with such CRG preferred stock and any preferred stock issued in the equity financing, (ii) eliminate the Company’s ability to enter into permitted acquisitions, (iii) further restrict the incurrence of additional indebtedness and removal of the equity cure right, and (iv) eliminate the minimum revenue requirement; and

 

the back-end facility fee on the aggregate remaining principal balance on the term loan shall be increased from 5% to 25%.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company paid interest in-kind of $126,000 which was added to the total outstanding principal loan amount. 

 

As of March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

 

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $4,110,000 and $3,983,000, respectively, was recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, as note payable, noncurrent portion, which is net of the remaining unamortized debt discount. 

 

The Company accounted for the changes in the 2017 Loan Agreement as a troubled debt restructuring. The Company reduced the amount of the debt obligation by the fair value of the equity interests transferred. The remaining difference was charged to the loss on debt restructuring and reported on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The equity interests transferred included the 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock. The Company determined the fair value of the Series B convertible preferred stock on November 26, 2019 using the option pricing method. The following assumptions were present in the calculation: (1) value of Company equity based on $0.869 per common share, which was the closing common stock price on the date of the valuation (November 26, 2019); (2) volatility of 73%; (3) term of 2 years; and (4) risk-free rate of 1.58%. The fair value of the Series B convertible preferred stock was determined to be $1,023.23 for an aggregate fair value amount of approximately $32,027,000. The Company determined the fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance to be approximately $3,502,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model (see Note 10 – Common Stock.) After consideration of the fair value of the equity interests transferred and the carrying value of the debt, the remaining difference is the loss on debt restructuring of $6,705,000, which was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

   

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As of March 31, 2020, future minimum payments under the note payable are as follows (in thousands): 

 

Year Ending December 31,

       

2020 (remaining 9 months)

  $ -  

2021

    -  

2022

    -  

2023

    5,992  

Total payments

    5,992  

Less: Amount representing interest

    (1,871 )

Present value of obligations

    4,121  

Less: Unamortized debt discount

    (11 )

Note payable, noncurrent portion

  $ 4,110  

 

 

 7.

Leases

 

Lessee:

 

The following information pertains to those operating lease agreements where the Company is the lessee. 

  

On February 1, 2017, the Company entered into a sublease agreement (the “Sublease”) for approximately 12,400 square feet of building space for the relocation of the Company’s corporate headquarters to Englewood, Colorado (the “Sublease Premises”), which was effective as of January 26, 2017. The lease term commenced on June 1, 2017 and will terminate in May 2021. The Company relocated its corporate headquarters from Sunnyvale, California to Englewood, Colorado in June 2017. 

 

The monthly base rent under the Sublease is equal to $20.50 per rentable square foot of the Sublease Premises during the first year. The monthly base rent is equal to $21.12 and $21.75 per rentable square foot during the second and third years, respectively. In connection with the execution of the Sublease, the Company also agreed to pay a security deposit of approximately $22,000. The Company was also provided an allowance of approximately $88,000 for certain tenant improvements relating to the engineering, design and construction of the Sublease Premises which has been reimbursed.  

  

In September 2018, the Company entered into a 36-month noncancelable operating lease agreement for office equipment.  The lease commenced on September 20, 2018.  The monthly lease payment is approximately $3,000. 

 

After the adoption of ASU 842 – Leases on January 1, 2019, operating lease rentals are expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease beginning on the date the Company takes possession of the property. At lease inception, the Company determines the lease term by assuming the exercise of those renewal options that are reasonably assured. The lease term is used to determine whether a lease is financing or operating and is used to calculate straight-line rent expense. Additionally, the depreciable life of leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The following table reflects the Company's lease assets and lease liabilities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Assets:

               

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  $ 332     $ 395  
                 

Liabilities:

               

Current operating lease liabilities

  $ 278     $ 268  

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

    59       132  
    $ 337     $ 400  

 

The operating lease right-of-use assets are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The operating lease liabilities are included in accrued liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

The operating leases expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $76,000 and $75,000, respectively.

 

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As of March 31, 2020, the maturity of operating lease liabilities was as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

       

2020 (remaining 9 months)

  $ 228  

2021

    137  

Total lease payments

    365  

Less: Amount representing interest

    (28 )

Present value of lease liabilities

  $ 337  

         

The weighted average remaining lease term was approximately 14 months as of March 31, 2020. The weighted average discount rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 12.5%.

  

Lessor:

 

The following information pertains to those operating lease agreements where the Company is the lessor. 

 

As of March 31, 2020 , minimum future rentals from customers on non-cancellable operating leases of Viveve Systems are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

       

2020 (remaining 9 months)

  $ 660  

2021

    43  

Thereafter

    -  

Total

  $ 703  

          

As of March 31, 2020, $1,163,000 of property and equipment is related to these operating lease agreements. The depreciation expense for that property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is $113,000.   

 

 

8.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

The Company enters into standard indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Company indemnifies, holds harmless and agrees to reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with performance of services within the scope of the agreement, breach of the agreement by the Company, or noncompliance of regulations or laws by the Company, in all cases provided the indemnified party has not breached the agreement and/or the loss is not attributable to the indemnified party’s negligence or willful malfeasance. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual any time after the execution of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these arrangements is not determinable. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. 

  

Loss Contingencies

 

The Company is or has been subject to proceedings, lawsuits and other claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates contingent liabilities, including threatened or pending litigation, for potential losses. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based upon the best information available. For potential losses for which there is a reasonable possibility (meaning the likelihood is more than remote but less than probable) that a loss exists, the Company will disclose an estimate of the potential loss or range of such potential loss or include a statement that an estimate of the potential loss cannot be made. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassesses the potential liability related to pending claims and litigation and may revise its estimates, which could materially impact its condensed consolidated financial statements.  Management does not believe that the outcome of any outstanding legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.   

 

 

9.

Preferred Stock

 

In connection with the closing of the public offering in November 2019, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Series A Certificate of Designation provides for the issuance of the shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. The shares of Series A convertible preferred stock rank on par with the shares of the common stock, in each case, as to dividend rights and distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

 

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With certain exceptions, as described in the Series A Certificate of Designation, the shares of Series A preferred stock have no voting rights.

 

Each share of Series A convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time at the holder’s option into one share of common stock, which conversion ratio will be subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, distributions, subdivisions and combinations and other similar transactions as specified in the Series A Certificate of Designation.

 

In November and December 2019, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 600,000 shares and 3,021,237 shares into common stock, respectively. In January and February 2020, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 1,183,151 shares and 669,022 shares into common stock, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, all Series A convertible preferred stock had been converted into common stock and there are no remaining shares of Series A convertible preferred stock outstanding.

 

As previously reported (see Note 6 – Note Payable), the CRG debt obligations converted into 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock were also issued. In connection with the CRG debt conversion, on November 26, 2019, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Series B Certificate of Designation provides for the issuance of the shares of Series B convertible preferred stock. The holders of Series B convertible preferred stock are entitled to receive compounding dividends at a rate of 12.5% per annum payable quarterly at the Company’s option through additional paid in-kind shares of Series B convertible preferred stock or in cash. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid dividend in-kind of an additional 378 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock and a cash dividend of approximately $2,400 for the remaining fractional shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company paid dividend in kind of an additional 989 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock and a cash dividend of approximately $1,000 for the remaining fractional shares. As of March 31, 2020, there are 32,667 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock outstanding. The shares of Series B convertible preferred stock have no voting rights and rank senior to all other classes and series of our equity in terms of repayment and certain other rights. 

 

The Series B convertible preferred stock provides that for so long as any shares are outstanding, the consent of the holders of the Series B convertible preferred stockholders would be required to amend the Company’s organizational documents, approve any merger, sale of assets, or other major corporate transaction, or incur additional indebtedness, among other items. 

 

The fair value of the Series B convertible preferred stock was determined in connection with the CRG debt conversion as part of the accounting for that transaction as a troubled debt restructuring. (See Note 6 – Note Payable.) Based on our valuation analysis, as of November 26, 2019, the date of issuance, the estimated fair value of the Series B convertible preferred stock was $1,023.23 per share or a total value of approximately $32,027,000 for the 31,300 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock that were issued.

 

Under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, as amended, CRG will not convert the Series B preferred stock or exercise the warrants until the Company’s stockholders act to authorize additional number of shares of common stock sufficient to cover the conversion shares.

 

 

10.

Common Stock

 

In November 2019, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of units (the “November 2019 Offering”) for gross proceeds of approximately $11,500,000, which included the full exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option to purchase additional shares and warrants. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and payable by the Company, were approximately $9,922,000.  

 

The offering comprised of: (1) Class A Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance; and (2) Class B Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of Series A preferred stock, convertible into one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance.

 

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The securities comprising the units were immediately separable and were issued separately.

 

A total of 1,945,943 shares of common stock, 5,473,410 shares of Series A preferred stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock, and Series B warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock were issued in the offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

In November and December 2019, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 600,000 shares and 3,021,237 shares into common stock, respectively. In January and February 2020, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 1,183,151 shares and 669,022 shares into common stock, respectively.

 

In February 2020, a total of 1,026,240 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series A warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $1,591,000.

 

In February 2020, a total of 45,473 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series B warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $70,000.

 

ATM Equity Offerings

 

Through the August 2019 ATM Facility, the Company may offer and sell, from time-to-time, up to $6,760,000 aggregate offering price of shares of its common stock”). The Company’s offering of $6,760,000 of its common stock under the August 2019 ATM Facility was completed in late September 2019. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company sold 1,004,171 shares of common stock under the August 2019 ATM Facility for net proceeds, after deducting sales commissions and other offering costs, of approximately $6,322,000.

 

Restricted Common Shares

 

In March 2020, the Company issued 28,313 restricted shares of its common stock at an aggregate value of approximately $24,000.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued 30,675 restricted shares of its common stock at an aggregate value of approximately $25,000.

 

In October 2019, the Company issued 7,740 restricted shares of its common stock at an aggregate value of approximately $25,000.

 

In March 2019, the Company issued 274 restricted shares of its common stock at an aggregate value of approximately $25,000. 

 

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Warrants for Common Stock

 

As of March 31, 2020, outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock were as follows: 

 

   

Exercisable

 

Expiration

 

Exercise

   

Under

 

Issuance Date

 

for

 

Date

 

Price

   

Warrants

 
                         

February 2015

 

Common Shares

 

February 17, 2025

  $ 400.00       754  

March 2015

 

Common Shares

 

March 26, 2025

  $ 272.00       14  

May 2015

 

Common Shares

 

May 12, 2025

  $ 424.00       362  

May 2015

 

Common Shares

 

May 17, 2020

  $ 424.00       215  

December 2015

 

Common Shares

 

December 16, 2025

  $ 560.00       267  

April 2016

 

Common Shares

 

April 1, 2026

  $ 608.00       250  

May 2016

 

Common Shares

 

May 11, 2021

  $ 774.00       50  

June 2016

 

Common Shares

 

June 20, 2026

  $ 498.00       1,004  

May 2017

 

Common Shares

 

May 25, 2027

  $ 950.00       2,220  

November 2019

 

Common Shares

 

November 26, 2020

  $ 1.55       6,393,113  

November 2019

 

Common Shares

 

November 26, 2024

  $ 1.55       7,373,880  

November 2019

 

Common Shares

 

November 26, 2024

  $ 1.84       9,893,776  
                      23,665,905  

 

In connection with the November 2019 Offering, Series A warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock, and Series B warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock were issued in the offering. A Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance. The Series A warrants to purchase one share of common stock have a contractual term of one year and an exercise price of $1.55 per share. The Series B warrants to purchase one share of common stock have a contractual term of five years and an exercise price of $1.55 per share. The Company determined the fair value of the Series A warrants on the date of issuance to be approximately $1,210,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 91.1%, risk free interest rate of 1.59% and a contractual life of one year. The Company determined the fair value of the Series B warrants on the date of issuance to be approximately $2,871,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 68.8%, risk free interest rate of 1.58% and a contractual life of five years. The fair value of the Series A and B warrants totaling approximately $4,081,000 is recorded as issuance costs relating to November 2019 Offering.

 

In February 2020, a total of 1,026,240 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series A warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $1,591,000. In February 2020, a total of 45,473 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series B warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $70,000. As of March 31, 2020, there are Series A warrants to purchase a total of 6,393,113 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase a total of 7,373,800 shares of common stock still remaining and outstanding.

 

In connection with the CRG Debt Conversion, CRG received warrants exercisable for 9,893,776 shares of common stock, an amount equal to 15% of our common stock on a fully diluted basis after taking the November 2019 Offering into account (the “CRG Warrants”). The CRG Warrants have a contractual term of five years and an exercise price equal to 120% of the Series B convertible preferred stock conversion price of $1.53 or $1.836 per share. The Company determined the fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance to be approximately $3,502,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 68.8%, risk free interest rate of 1.58% and a contractual life of five years. The fair value of the CRG warrants is recorded as additional paid-in capital as part of the accounting for the debt conversion. 

 

In connection with the 2017 Loan Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 2,220, shares of common stock at an exercise price of $950.00 per share. The warrants have a contractual life of ten years and are exercisable immediately in whole or in part. The Company determined the fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance to be $940,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 55.1%, risk free interest rate of 2.25% and a contractual life of ten years. The fair value of the warrants along with financing and legal fees totaling $790,000, are recorded as debt issuance costs and presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a deduction from the carrying amount of the note payable. The debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the loan term. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded $1,000 and $83,000, respectively, of interest expense relating to the debt issuance costs using the effective interest method. As of March 31, 2020, the unamortized debt discount was $11,000.

  

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No shares issuable pursuant to warrants have been cancelled during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

     

No shares issuable pursuant to warrants expired during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

The stock-based compensation expense related to warrants issued was zero for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, as no warrants were issued during those periods. 

 

 

11.

Summary of Stock Options

 

Stock Option Plans

 

The Company has issued equity awards in the form of stock options and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) from two employee benefit plans. The plans include the Viveve Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”).

 

As of March 31, 2020, there are outstanding stock option awards issued from the 2006 Plan covering a total of 104 shares of the Company’s common stock and no shares are available for future awards. The weighted average exercise price of the outstanding stock options is $992.00 per share and the weighted average remaining contractual term is 2.8 years.

  

As of March 31, 2020, there are outstanding stock option awards issued from the 2013 Plan covering a total of 10,432,550 shares of the Company’s common stock and there remain reserved for future awards 4,093,287 shares of the Company’s common stock. The weighted average exercise price of the outstanding stock options is $1.94 per share, and the remaining contractual term is 9.7 years. 

 

In January 2020, the board of directors approved the 2020 evergreen provision increasing the total stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 Plan by 2,639,926 shares from 11,872,531 shares to a total of 14,512,457 shares, which was effective January 1, 2020.

 

Activity under the 2006 Plan and the 2013 Plan is as follows: 

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 
                   

Weighted

         
           

Weighted

   

Average

         
   

Number

   

Average

   

Remaining

   

Aggregate

 
   

of

   

Exercise

   

Contractual

   

Intrinsic

 
   

Shares

   

Price

   

Term (years)

   

Value

 

Options outstanding, beginning of period

    10,087,678     $ 2.22       9.9     $ 3,928,715  

Options granted

    468,000     $ 0.88                  

Options exercised

    -                          

Options canceled

    (123,024 )   $ 20.25                  

Options outstanding, end of period

    10,432,654     $ 1.95       9.7     $ -  
                                 

Vested and exercisable and expected to vest, end of period

    9,404,561     $ 2.04       9.7     $ -  
                                 

Vested and exercisable, end of period

    833,785     $ 9.63       9.6     $ -  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value reflects the difference between the exercise price of the underlying stock options and the Company’s closing share price as of March 31, 2020. 

 

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The options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

                       

Weighted

                 
       

Number

   

Weighted

   

Average

   

Number

   

Weighted

 
       

Outstanding

   

Average

   

Remaining

   

Exercisable

   

Average

 

Range of

 

as of

   

Exercise

   

Contractual

   

as of

   

Exercise

 

Exercise Prices

 

March 31, 2020

   

Price

   

Term (Years)

   

March 31, 2020

   

Price

 
                                             

$0.69

- $0.89     10,238,979     $ 0.86       9.7       813,153     $ 0.87  

$1.09

- $1.36     155,000     $ 1.26       9.9       -     $ -  

$38.00

- $58.00     1,600     $ 55.81       9.2       -     $ -  

$100.00

- $197.00     20,352     $ 141.85       8.6       9,174     $ 147.74  

$202.00

- $283.00     743     $ 251.21       7.6       392     $ 254.90  

$311.00

- $382.00     2,625     $ 344.68       8.4       1,238     $ 345.28  

$430.00

- $497.00     6,707     $ 454.33       7.3       4,281     $ 455.78  

$501.00

- $567.00     3,215     $ 537.49       7.1       2,432     $ 536.76  

$600.00

- $661.00     1,392     $ 602.19       5.8       1,375     $ 601.46  

$700.00

- $792.00     1,937     $ 767.72       6.6       1,636     $ 767.47  

$992.00

- $992.00     104     $ 992.00       2.8       104     $ 992.00  

Total:

        10,432,654     $ 1.95       9.7       833,785     $ 9.63  

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, no RSAs for shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan were granted by the Company.

 

In July 2019, the Company issued 378 shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan to members of the Company’s board of directors with a weighted average grant date fair value of $38.08 per share, based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the award date. The RSAs were fully vested on the date of grant and 378 shares of common stock were issued.

 

In June 2019, the Company issued 250 shares to a consultant in connection with the vesting of an RSA granted to the consultant in June 2018.

 

In April 2019, the Company issued 525 shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan to board members as director compensation with a weighted average grant date fair value of $91.00 per share, based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the award date. The RSAs were fully vested on the date of grant and 525 shares of common stock were issued.

  

In January 2019, the Company granted RSAs for 3,625 shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan to employees as part of their 2018 annual performance bonuses. The bonuses for 2018 performance were paid 50% in cash and 50% in the form of RSAs that will vest in full upon FDA approval of the Viveve System for improvement of sexual function or stress urinary incontinence in the United States. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, zero shares pursuant to these RSAs were cancelled. As of March 31, 2020, zero shares were vested and issued.

 

As of March 31, 2020, there are 2,620 shares of unvested restricted stock awards outstanding that have been granted pursuant to RSAs.

 

2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The tenth offering period under the Company’s 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2017 ESPP”) began on January 1, 2020 and ended on March 31, 2020, and 320 shares were issued on March 31, 2020 at a purchase price of $0.59.

 

The ninth offering period under the Company’s 2017 ESPP began on October 1, 2019 and ended on December 31, 2019, and 300 shares were issued on December 31, 2019 at a purchase price of $1.07.

 

The eighth offering period under the Company’s 2017 ESPP began on July 1, 2019 and ended on September 30, 2019, and 200 shares were issued on September 30, 2019 at a purchase price of $3.75.

 

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The seventh offering period under the Company’s 2017 ESPP began on April 1, 2019 and ended on June 30, 2019, and 602 shares were issued on June 28, 2019 at a purchase price of $32.30.

 

The sixth offering period under the Company’s 2017 ESPP began on January 1, 2019 and ended on March 31, 2019, and 429 shares were issued on March 29, 2019 at a purchase price of $79.88.

  

As of March 31, 2020, the remaining shares available for issuance under the 2017 ESPP were 772 shares. 

 

The Company estimates the fair value of purchase rights under the ESPP using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of each purchase right was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the straight-line attribution approach with the following weighted-average assumptions:

          

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Expected term (in years)

    0.25       0.25  

Average volatility

    124%       74%  

Risk-free interest rate

    1.54%       2.45%  

Dividend yield

    0%       0%  

 

The weighted average grant date fair value of the purchase rights issued under the 2017 ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $0.43 and $33.00, respectively.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted stock options to employees to purchase 368,000 and 21,175 shares of common stock, respectively, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.75 and $123.66 per share, respectively. There were no stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

The Company estimated the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of employee stock options is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards. The fair value of employee stock options granted was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:   

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Expected term (in years)

    5       5  

Average volatility

    73%       73%  

Risk-free interest rate

    0.45%       2.53%  

Dividend yield

    0%       0%  

  

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted stock options to nonemployees to purchase 100,000 and 275 shares of common stock with a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.36 and $121.82 per share, respectively. There were no stock options exercised by nonemployees during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

The fair value of nonemployee stock options granted was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions: 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Expected term (in years)

    5       5  

Average volatility

    73%       73%  

Risk-free interest rate

    1.39%       2.49%  

Dividend yield

    0%       0%  

 

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Option-pricing models require the input of various subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The expected stock price volatility is based on analysis of the Company’s stock price history over a period commensurate with the expected term of the options, trading volume of comparable companies’ stock, look-back volatilities and the Company specific events that affected volatility in a prior period. The expected term of employee stock options represents the weighted average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding and is based on the history of exercises and cancellations on all past option grants made by the Company, the contractual term, the vesting period and the expected remaining term of the outstanding options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury interest rates whose term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options. No dividend yield is included as the Company has not issued any dividends and does not anticipate issuing any dividends in the future.  

 

The following table shows stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Cost of revenue

  $ 60     $ 32  

Research and development

    87       40  

Selling, general and administrative

    564       424  

Total

    710     $ 496  

 

As of March 31, 2020, the total unrecognized compensation cost in connection with unvested stock options was approximately $7,341,000. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 3.1 years.    

 

 

12.

Income Taxes

 

No provision for income taxes has been recorded due to the net operating losses incurred from inception to date, for which no benefit has been recorded.

 

For interim periods, the Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate and applies the estimated rate to the year-to-date income or loss before income taxes. The Company also computes the tax provision or benefit related to items reported separately and recognizes the items net of their related tax effect in the interim periods in which they occur. The Company also recognizes the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates in the interim periods in which the changes occur.

 

The Company’s effective tax rate is 0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company expects that its effective tax rate for the full year 2020 will be 0%.   

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the United States. The CARES Act includes several significant provisions for corporations, including the usage of net operating losses and payroll benefits. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, the CARES Act and other economic stimulus measures will have on the Company’s financials and disclosures. 

 

 

13.

Related Party Transactions

 

In June 2006, the Company entered into a Development and Manufacturing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Stellartech Research Corporation (“Stellartech”). The Agreement was amended on October 4, 2007. Under the Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase 300 generators manufactured by Stellartech. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has purchased 855 units. The price per unit is variable and dependent on the volume and timing of units ordered. In conjunction with the Agreement, Stellartech purchased 375 shares of Viveve, Inc.’s common stock. Under the Agreement, the Company paid Stellartech approximately $282,000 and $1,489,000 for goods and services during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The amounts due to Stellartech for accounts payable as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were approximately $323,000 and $124,000, respectively.

 

In August 2017, the Company entered into a Distributorship Agreement with ICM. Under the terms of the Distributorship Agreement, the Company had a minimum purchase requirement to purchase a certain quantity of ICM products per month during the term of this agreement. In February 2019, the Company executed a mutual termination of the Distributorship Agreement with ICM. As a result, the Company no longer has a minimum purchase requirement to purchase a certain quantity of ICM products per month.   

 

 

14.

Restructuring Costs

 

In January 2019, the Company implemented a strategic organizational realignment plan to reduce operating expenses and prepare the Company for expanded indications for its CMRF technology platform for improved sexual function and stress urinary incontinence in women. The restructuring included a reduction in headcount of approximately 40 full-time employees. The total restructuring costs were approximately $742,000 and have been recorded in operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The restructuring contributed to a reduction in total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2019 as planned and resulted in additional operating cost savings throughout the remainder of this year.

 

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15.

Subsequent Events

 

On April 24, 2020, Viveve, Inc. (“Viveve”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $1,343,400 made to Viveve under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Loan to Viveve is being made through Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (the “Lender”). The interest rate on the Loan is 1.00% and the term of the Loan is two years. Beginning seven months from the date of the Loan, Viveve is required monthly payments of principal and interest. The promissory note evidencing the Loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults or breaching the terms of the Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from Viveve, or filing suit and obtaining judgment against Viveve. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loan granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities. No assurance is provided that Viveve will obtain forgiveness of the Loan in whole or in part.

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company reduced the exercise price of the outstanding Series A warrants and Series B warrants from $1.55 per share to $0.61 per share. On April 16, 2020, the Company entered into inducement letter agreements with certain institutional and accredited holders of Series A warrants and Series B warrants pursuant to which such holders agreed to exercise Series A warrants to purchase 4,820,584 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase 242,790 shares of common stock for aggregate exercise proceeds to the Company of approximately $3.1 million. In conjunction, the Company also agreed to issue new Series A-2 warrants to purchase up to 4,820,584 shares of common stock as an inducement for the exercise of Series A warrants, and new Series B-2 warrants to purchase up to 242,790 shares of common stock as an inducement for the exercise of Series B warrants, in each case at an exercise price of $0.6371 per share and for a term of five years. The transaction closed on April 20, 2020.

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2020. In addition to historical condensed consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, particularly in Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."

  

Overview of Our Business

  

In the discussion below, when we use the terms “we”, “us” and “our”, we are referring to Viveve Medical, Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Viveve, Inc. and Viveve BV.

 

We design, develop, manufacture and market a platform medical technology, which we refer to as Cryogen-cooled Monopolar Radiofrequency (“CMRF”). Our proprietary CMRF technology is delivered through a radiofrequency generator, handpiece and treatment tip that, collectively, we refer to as the Viveve® System. The Viveve System is currently marketed and sold for a number of indications, depending on the relevant country-specific clearance or approval. Currently, the Viveve System is cleared for marketing in 57 countries throughout the world under the following indications for use:  

 

Indication for Use:

No. of Countries:

General surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis

4

 (including the U.S.)

General surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis of vaginal tissue and the treatment of vaginal laxity

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For treatment of vaginal laxity

4

 

For treatment of the vaginal introitus, after vaginal childbirth, to improve sexual function

14

 

General surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis as well as for the treatment of vaginal laxity

1

 

For vaginal rejuvenation

1

 

For treatment of vaginal laxity and to improve mild urinary incontinence and sexual function

1

 

 

In the U.S., the Viveve System is indicated for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis and we market and sell primarily through a direct sales force. Outside the U.S., we primarily market and sell through distribution partners. As of March 31, 2020, we have a global installed base of 849 Viveve Systems and we have sold approximately 43,475 single-use treatment tips worldwide. 

 

Because the revenues we have earned to date have not been sufficient to support our operations, we have relied on sales of our securities, bank term loans and loans from related parties to fund our operations.

 

We are subject to risks, expenses and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in the medical device industry. These risks include, but are not limited to, intense competition, whether we can be successful in obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and other governmental clearance or approval for the sale of our product for all desired indications and whether there will be a demand for the Viveve System, given that the cost of the procedure will likely not be reimbursed by the government or private health insurers. In addition, we will continue to require substantial funds to support our clinical trials and fund our efforts to expand regulatory clearance or approval for our products, including in the U.S. We cannot be certain that any additional required financing will be available when needed or on terms which are favorable to us. As noted above, our operations to date have been primarily funded through the sales of our securities, bank term loans and loans from related parties. Various factors, including our limited operating history with limited revenues to date and our limited ability to market and sell our products have resulted in limited working capital available to fund our operations. There are no assurances that we will be successful in securing additional financing in the future to fund our operations going forward. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital or reduce certain discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives.

 

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Recent Events

 

Spending Reductions and Organizational Realignment

 

In response to COVID-19, the Company implemented a range of operational changes designed to support the safety and health of our employees, customers, distribution partners and other contacts as necessary. In addition, the Company has implemented a series of significant cost-cutting actions, including the furlough of 31 full-time employees, designed to reduce expenses and reposition resources to support the Company’s current customers and its pivotal clinical development program for our Cryogen-cooled, Monopolar Radiofrequency (CMRF) technology in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). These deliberate actions, that included an approximate two-thirds reduction of the direct sales organization, are tailored to allow the Company to re-scale its commercial and operational activities as conditions improve.

 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

On April 24, 2020, Viveve, Inc. (“Viveve”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $1,343,400 made to Viveve under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Loan to Viveve is being made through Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (the “Lender”). The interest rate on the Loan is 1.00% and the term of the Loan is two years. Beginning seven months from the date of the Loan, Viveve is required monthly payments of principal and interest. The promissory note evidencing the Loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults or breaching the terms of the Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from Viveve, or filing suit and obtaining judgment against Viveve. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loan granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities. No assurance is provided that Viveve will obtain forgiveness of the Loan in whole or in part.

 

Nasdaq Notices

 

  On April 21, 2020, we received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that we are not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of our common stock for the thirty (30) consecutive business days from March 9, 2020 to April 20, 2020, we no longer meet the minimum bid price requirement.

 

The letter states that under the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) and the relief granted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have 180 calendar days from July 1, 2020, or until December 28, 2020, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance, the bid price of our common stock must have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days. If we do not regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) by December 28, 2020, we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of our intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. We intend to monitor the closing bid price of our common stock and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options, including, but not limited to, implementing a reverse stock split of our outstanding securities, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. On May 6, 2020, we filed a preliminary proxy for our annual meeting, including a approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio in the range of one-for-two (1:2) to one-for-ten (1:10), such ratio to be determined in the sole discretion of the board of directors.

 

On May 4, 2020, Karen Zaderej resigned from the Company’s board of directors and its committees. Ms. Zaderej was an independent director of the Company and a member of the audit committee of the board of directors, and as a result of her resignation, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s majority independent board requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1) because a majority of the board of directors is not comprised of independent directors, and Nasdaq's audit committee requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) because the Audit Committee is not comprised of at least three independent directors.

 

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On May 4, 2020, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company notified Nasdaq of Ms. Zaderej's resignation and the resulting non-compliance. On May 6, 2020, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq acknowledging the fact that the Company does not meet the requirements of such rules. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1)(A) and 5605(c)(4) and the Nasdaq notice, to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has until the earlier of its next annual stockholders meeting or May 4, 2021; or if the next annual stockholders meeting is held before November 2, 2020, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than November 2, 2020. the Company shall have until November 2, 2020 to regain compliance as it expects to have its annual stockholders meeting before such date.

 

The board of directors intends to identify a candidate to replace Ms. Zaderej and to appoint a new director who satisfies the requirements of the Nasdaq Listing Rules prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period.

 

In the event that our common stock is not eligible for continued listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange, trading of our common stock could be conducted in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such event, it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common stock, and there would likely also be a reduction in our coverage by security analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline further. Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a major exchange.

 

2020 Warrant Offering

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company reduced the exercise price of the outstanding Series A warrants and Series B warrants from $1.55 per share to $0.61 per share. On April 16, 2020, the Company entered into inducement letter agreements with certain institutional and accredited holders of Series A warrants and Series B warrants pursuant to which such holders agreed to exercise Series A warrants to purchase 4,820,584 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase 242,790 shares of common stock for aggregate exercise proceeds to the Company of approximately $3.1 million. In conjunction, the Company also agreed to issue new Series A-2 warrants to purchase up to 4,820,584 shares of common stock as an inducement for the exercise of Series A warrants, and new Series B-2 warrants to purchase up to 242,790 shares of common stock as an inducement for the exercise of Series B warrants, in each case at an exercise price of $0.6371 per share and for a term of five years. The transaction closed on April 20, 2020.

 

2019 Public Offering and Debt Conversion

 

In November 2019, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of units (the “November 2019 Offering”) for gross proceeds of approximately $11,500,000, which included the full exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option to purchase additional shares and warrants. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and payable by the Company, were approximately $9,922,000.  

 

The offering comprised of: (1) Class A Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance; and (2) Class B Units, priced at a public offering price of $1.55 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of Series A convertible preferred stock, convertible into one share of common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share that expires on the fifth anniversary of the issuance.

 

The securities comprising the units were immediately separable and were issued separately.

 

A total of 1,945,943 shares of common stock, 5,473,410 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, Series A warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock, and Series B warrants to purchase up to 7,419,353 shares of common stock were issued in the offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

In November and December 2019, the holders of Series A preferred stock converted 600,000 shares and 3,021,237 shares into common stock, respectively. In January and February 2020, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock converted 1,183,151 shares and 669,022 shares into common stock, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, all Series A convertible preferred stock had been converted into common stock and there are no remaining shares of Series A preferred stock outstanding.

 

In February 2020, a total of 1,026,240 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series A warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $1,591,000. In February 2020, a total of 45,473 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of Series B warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $70,000. As of March 31, 2020, there are Series A warrants to purchase a total of 6,393,113 shares of common stock and Series B warrants to purchase a total of 7,373,800 shares of common stock still remaining and outstanding.

 

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In connection with the closing of the November 2019 Offering, the Company’s secured lender, affiliates of CRG LP (“CRG”), converted approximately $28,981,000 of the outstanding principal amount under its term loan with CRG (plus accrued interest, the prepayment premium and the back-end fee applicable thereto), for an aggregate amount of converted debt obligations of approximately $31,300,000. The amounts converted into 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock convertible into 20,457,516 shares of common stock following an increase in the Company’s authorized stock. CRG was also issued and warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock exercisable following an increase in the Company’s authorized stock at an exercise price of $1.836 per share. CRG entered into a one year lock up agreement on all securities that it holds. 

  

Effective Shelf Registration Statements

 

In November 2017, we filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC on Form S-3 for the proposed offering from time to time of up to $50,000,000 of our securities, including common stock, preferred stock, and/or warrants (the “2017 Shelf Registration Statement”). The 2017 Shelf Registration Statement currently has a balance of $35,016,000 available for future issuance. However, as a result of the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3, or the so-called ‘baby shelf rules” the amount of shares of our common stock available for sale under a registration statement on Form S-3 is limited to one-third of the aggregate market value of our common equity held by non-affiliates of the Company over any rolling 12-month period. As of March 31, 2020 and the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company had no capacity to issue shares under the 2017 Shelf Registration Statement due to these limitations.

 

PURSUIT - U.S. SUI Trial

 

 In April 2020, the Company resubmitted its IDE to the FDA for approval to initiate its pivotal multicenter SUI trial PURSUIT – Prospective U.S. Radiofrequency SUI Trial. Following multiple rounds of discussions with the Agency, the resubmitted IDE addresses specific protocol requests during FDA initial review and provides positive results from additional in vivo animal safety testing requested by the FDA.

 

The trial is designed to evaluation the safety and efficacy of Viveve’s CMRF treatment versus an inert sham treatment for the improvement of SUI in women. Importantly, the PURSUIT protocol will compare CMRF treatment (90J/cm2 RF and cryogen-cooling) in the Active group to a clinically inert sham treatment (<1J/cm2 RF and <2 degrees tissue cooling cryogen delivery) in the control group. Pending FDA approval of the resubmitted IDE, Viveve plans to initiate the PURSUIT trial in the fall of 2020.

 

Three-Arm SUI Feasibility Study

 

In December 2019, the Company received approval of an Investigational Testing Application (ITA) from the Canadian Ministry of Health and in January 2020 initiated a three-arm, three-month feasibility study to compare Viveve’s cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) treatment and a cryogen-only sham to an inert sham treatment for the improvement of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) in women. Completion of subject enrollment in the study was reported in March 2020. Study subjects were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to the three arms and will be assessed using the 1-hour Pad Weight Test, 3-day Voiding Diary, the 24-hour Pad Weight Test and I-QOL at five months post treatment. The three-arm feasibility study read-out is currently planned for readout in late summer 2020. Due to patient, provider and medical facility health and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the final subject follow-up visit was changed to 5 months versus 3 months.

  

VIVEVE II - U.S. Sexual Function Trial

 

In April 2020, topline results for the VIVEVE II (VIveve treatment of the Vaginal Introitus to EValuate Effectiveness) clinical study were reported by the Company. VIVEVE II is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) technology for the improvement of sexual function in women following vaginal childbirth. Topline results indicated that the study did not meet its primary endpoint of demonstrating a statistically significant improved in the mean change from baseline in total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) at 12 months. Although there was substantial improvement in the total FSFI score from baseline to the final 12-month follow-up in the active group indicating a significant treatment effect, there was not sufficient separation from the sham treatment group to achieve statistical significance.

 

The study included 220 subjects that successfully completed 12-month follow-up. Subjects were randomized in a 1:1 ratio for the active (N=114) and the sham (N=106) treatments at 17 clinical sites in the United States. Adjusted mean change in total FSFI score at 12 months for the active group was 9.8 and the adjusted mean change for the sham group was 9.0, a difference of 0.8 (p=0.3942). There were no serious device-related adverse events reported. The treatment groups were well balanced, and the number of subjects lost to follow-up was as expected.

 

The Company is analyzing the complete data set, including all secondary and exploratory endpoints and will include the results in the final VIVEVE II clinical study report targeted for completion in the summer of 2020.

  

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LIBERATE-International SUI Trial 

  

In July 2019, topline results for the LIBERATE-International study in SUI conducted under an investigational testing application approved by the Canadian Ministry of Health were reported by the Company. In August 2019, Viveve reported additional clinical outcomes data from the study. While the study did not achieve statistical significance on the primary endpoint of mean change from baseline on the 1-hour Pad Weight Test at six months post-treatment compared to the control group, the full clinical data demonstrated a consistency of benefit at six months post-treatment across all endpoints in the majority of patients within both groups. The median change from baseline at six months post-treatment was -8.0g in the active group of 66 subjects (baseline median 12.8g) and -8.0g in the sham-control group of 33 subjects (baseline median 12.9g).

 

LIBERATE International was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study conducted at 9 sites in Canada and included enrollment of 99 patients suffering from mild-to-moderate SUI. Patients were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to either treatment (90J/cm2 RF with cryogen-cooling) or (Sham treatment (sub-treatment dose of ≤1 J/cm2 cryogen-cooling). (Patients were followed for six months post-treatment to assess the primary efficacy and safety of the treatment with data being collected at one, three and six months. Eighty-five subjects successfully completed the six-month study and no serious device-related events were reported.

 

The primary efficacy endpoint was the 6-month change from baseline in the one-hour pad weight test. Secondary endpoints, included: 24-hour pad weight test, daily incontinence episodes,(3-day diary), as well as composite scores from the validated UDI-6 (Urogenital Distress Inventory-Short Form), IIQ-7 (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire), ICIQ-UI-SF (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence-Short Form), and FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index) outcome questionnaires.

 

Across all endpoints, the efficacy of both the Active and Sham treatments were highly clinically relevant. For the primary endpoint, median percentage decrease from baseline (CFB) to 6 months post-treatment in 1-hr pad weight for the Active group was 77.2% and 81.0% for the Sham group. However, the differences were not significant between the Active and Sham groups.

 

Launch of Next Generation 2.0 Platform

 

Canada: In April 2020, Viveve received regulatory clearance from the Canadian Ministry of Health for its next generation Viveve 2.0 CMRF system and consumable treatment tips for improvement of sexual function in women following vaginal childbirth. The clearance in Canada brings additional momentum to the company’s rapidly expanding Viveve 2.0 platform throughout the world with its availability now throughout North America, Asia and over 30 European countries.

 

Taiwan: In March 2020, Viveve announced registration clearance from the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration for the Viveve 2.0 CMRF system and consumable treatment tips for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. Taiwan represents one of the largest markets in Asia for advanced medical procedures. Viveve continues its support of Dynamic Medical Technologies, Inc., their exclusive distribution partner in Taiwan, and their efforts to advance clinician adoption and utilization of the company’s innovative CMRF technology platform for the treatment of women’s intimate health conditions.

 

South Korea: In December 2019, Viveve received registration clearance by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its next generation Viveve 2.0 CMRF system for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis as well as for the treatment of vaginal laxity. Clearance of the Viveve 2.0 System in South Korea represents an important milestone in the Company’s ongoing regulatory strategy to expand the global commercial footprint of its next generation CMRF technology platform and consumable treatment tips that are currently available in the U.S., European Union, China, and South Korea.

 

China: In December 2019, Viveve reported the launch of its next generation 2.0 System and consumable treatment tips in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau with Paragon Meditech, the Company’s exclusive distribution partner in the region. The Paragon hosted launch event included more than 70 key opinion leader customers in Dalian, China. The comprehensive event was enthusiastically received by participating women’s health and aesthetic practitioners from Mainland China and other Asian markets across Paragon’s territories.

 

United States: In June 2019, the Company received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its next generation Viveve 2.0 System and consumable treatment tips for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. The regulatory agency clearance is believed to represent another important confirmation of the safety profile of Viveve’s CMRF technology platform.

 

European Union: In April 2019, the Company received CE Mark clearance for its next generation Viveve 2.0 CMRF system and treatment tips in European Union and European Economic Area countries. As part of our ongoing regulatory strategy to expand the commercial launch of our Viveve 2.0 CMRF system globally, the Company’s next generation system and its consumable treatment tips are now available in over 30 countries in Europe. The Company’s Viveve 2.0 CMRF system significantly reduced manufacturing costs for both the next generation system and for the consumable tips since becoming available in the U.S. and it is projected to have a positive impact on our overall gross margins going forward. 

 

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U.S. Commercial Sales Transition to Recurring Revenue Rental Model

 

In June 2019, U.S. sales of the Viveve System transitioned from a capital equipment sales model to a recurring revenue rental model. The new U.S. commercial sales model is intended to lower up-front costs for customers and thus lower hurdles to adoption, increase placement rates, and improve profitability by significantly reducing selling time per unit. The new commercial sales model successfully increased physician adoption rates in the months following its implementation and continued to gain traction in the U.S. market well into the first quarter of 2020. In December 2019, Viveve Systems placed with new customers have represented a higher monthly productivity rates and lower costs per system placed per sales representative. To date, the rental revenue generated has not been material. Sale of Viveve products outside of the U.S. continue to be supported by the Company’s current distributors without significant change to the international business model.

 

 Late in the first quarter of 2020, the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical facilities and practitioners was in full effect in the United States. Federal, regional and local government and public health agencies issued directives halting performance of non-essential medical treatments and elective procedures in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus and protect public health and safety. As a result, an estimated 70-80% of Viveve’s U.S. customers either temporarily closed their medical practices or dramatically reduced services and staff. The consequence has been both a public health and economic crisis that is continuing for existing and prospective Viveve customers. In a supportive partnership response, Viveve contacted all of its subscription customers and provided them with a two-month deferral of the rental payment. We anticipate that until the COVID-19 pandemic abates, practices begin to re-open and elective patient’s safety concerns are reduced that we will experience reduced revenue from existing subscription customers, as well as a greatly reduced number of new and prospective customers.       

 

Under the recurring revenue rental model, customers may lease the Viveve System for a set initial term. After the initial term, the customer may purchase the Viveve System, continue to pay a monthly rental amount or terminate the contract.

 

The rental program is accounted for under the Financial Standards Board’s (‘FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and meets the classification criteria for an operating lease. Revenue from the rental program is included in revenue and is currently not a material amount. The Viveve Systems that are being leased are included in property and equipment, net and depreciated over their expected useful lives of 5 years. When other products (“non-lease components”), such as single-use treatment tips or ancillary consumables, are included in the offering, the Company follows the relevant guidance in ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to determine how to allocate contractual consideration between the lease and non-lease components.

 

Impact of the Novel Coronavirus

 

As of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, China, South Korea, the United States and most other countries face the outbreak of a novel highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus, which has resulted in a widespread global health crisis, adversely affected general commercial activity and the economies and financial markets of many countries, and is likely to also adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The extent to which the novel coronavirus impacts us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others.

 

Plan of Operation

 

We intend to increase our sales both internationally and in the U.S. market by seeking additional regulatory clearances or approvals for the sale and distribution of our products, identifying and training qualified distributors, and expanding the scope of physicians who offer the Viveve System to include plastic surgeons, general surgeons, urologists and urogynecologists. 

 

In June 2019, we transitioned from a capital equipment sales model to a recurring revenue rental model in the U.S. market. The new U.S. commercial sales model is intended to lower up-front costs for customers and thus lower hurdles to adoption, increase placement rates, and improve profitability by significantly reducing selling time per unit. To date, the rental revenue generated has not been material. Sale of Viveve products outside of the U.S. will continue to be supported by our international distributors.

 

In addition, we intend to use the strategic relationships that we have developed with outside contractors and medical experts to improve our products by focusing our research and development efforts on various areas including, but not limited to:

 

 

designing new treatment tips optimized for both ease-of-use and to reduce procedure times for patients and physicians; and

 

 

developing new RF consoles.

 

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The net proceeds received from sales of our securities and the term loans have been used to support commercialization of our product in existing and new markets, for our research and development efforts and for protection of our intellectual property, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes. We expect that our cash will be sufficient to fund our activities for at least the next twelve months; however, we may require additional capital from the sale of equity or debt securities to fully implement our plan of operation. Our operating costs include employee salaries and benefits, compensation paid to consultants, professional fees and expenses, costs associated with our clinical trials, capital costs for research and other equipment, costs associated with research and development activities including travel and administration, legal expenses, sales and marketing costs, general and administrative expenses, and other costs associated with an early stage public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We also expect to incur expenses related to obtaining regulatory clearance and approvals in the U.S. and internationally as well as legal and related expenses to protect our intellectual property. We expect capital expenditures, for the foreseeable future, to be less than $500,000 annually.

 

We intend to continue to meet our operating cash flow requirements through the sales of our products and by raising additional capital from the sale of equity or debt securities. If we sell our equity securities, or securities convertible into equity, to raise capital, our current stockholders will likely be substantially diluted. We may also consider the sale of certain assets, or entering into a strategic transaction, such as a merger, with a business complimentary to ours although we do not currently have plans for any such transaction. While we have been successful in raising capital to fund our operations since inception, other than as discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we do not have any committed sources of financing and there are no assurances that we will be able to secure additional funding, or if we do secure additional financing that it will be on terms that are favorable to us. If we cannot obtain financing, then we may be forced to curtail our operations or consider other strategic alternatives.

 

Results of Operations 

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Revenue

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

    $    

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Revenue

  $ 1,304     $ 3,012     $ (1,708 )     (57 )%

  

We recorded revenue of $1,304,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to revenue of $3,012,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $1,708,000, or approximately 57%. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to our shift in our U.S. commercial sales model to a recurring revenue rental model versus selling systems under a capital equipment sales model. Sales in the first quarter of 2020 included 9 Viveve Systems and approximately 2,300 disposable treatment tips sold globally. Under the new subscription offering program, which was launched in June 2019, the Company also placed 9 Viveve Systems in the U.S. market in the first quarter of 2020. Rental revenue on these leases will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Sales in the first quarter of 2019 included 43 Viveve Systems and approximately 2,300 disposable treatment tips sold globally. As of March 31, 2020, we had an installed base of 849 Viveve Systems worldwide, 479 in the U.S. and 370 internationally.

 

 Late in the first quarter of 2020, the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was in full effect in the United States and most other countries. Government and public health agencies issued directives halting performance of non-essential medical treatments and elective procedures in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus and protect public health and safety. As a result, Viveve’s customers either temporarily closed their medical practices or dramatically reduced services and staff. The consequence has been both a public health and economic crisis that continues for existing and prospective Viveve customers. We anticipate that until the COVID-19 pandemic abates, we will experience reduced revenue from existing customers, as well as a greatly reduced number of new and prospective customers.

 

Gross profit

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

    $    

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Gross profit

  $ 175     $ 1,071     $ (896 )     (84 )%

  

 Gross profit was $175,000, or 13% of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to a gross profit of $1,071,000, or 36% of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $896,000, or approximately 84%. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the lower sales volume of Viveve Systems as the Company transitioned its U.S. business model to a recurring revenue rental model versus selling systems under a capital equipment sales model. Additionally, fixed manufacturing costs in the first quarter of 2020 were spread over a lower sales volume thus lowering gross margins.

 

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Research and development expenses

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Research and development

  $ 1,637     $ 2,480     $ (843 )     (34 )%

  

 Research and development expenses totaled $1,637,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to research and development expense of $2,480,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $843,000, or approximately 34%. Spending on research and development decreased primarily due to reduced engineering and development work related to our products as well as certain cost savings in connection with the Company’s Strategic Organizational Realignment which occurred in the first quarter of 2019. Research and development expenses during the first quarter of 2020 also included lower clinical study costs primarily due to the completion and readout of our LIBERATE-International SUI clinical trial in July 2019.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Selling, general and administrative

  $ 4,365     $ 6,626     $ (2,261 )     (34 )%

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $4,365,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $6,626,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $2,261,000, or approximately 34%. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to certain cost savings in connection with the Company’s Strategic Organizational Realignment which occurred in the first quarter of 2019. 

 

Restructuring costs

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Restructuring costs

  $ -     $ 742     $ (742 )     NM  

  

In January 2019, the Company implemented a strategic organizational realignment plan to reduce operating expenses. The restructuring included a reduction in headcount of approximately 40 full-time employees. The total restructuring costs recorded in 2019 were approximately $742,000. This restructuring contributed to a reduction in total operating expenses in 2019.

  

Interest expense, net 

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Interest expense, net

  $ 210     $ 1,116     $ (906 )     (81 )%

 

  During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we had interest expense, net of $210,000, compared to $1,116,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 a decrease of $906,000, or approximately 81%. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to CRG’s conversion of approximately $28,981,000 in outstanding principal into Series B convertible preferred stock in connection with our November 2019 Offering. 

 

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Other expense, net

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Other expense, net

  $ 91     $ 11     $ 80       NM  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we had other expense, net, $91,000 compared to $11,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. 

 

Loss from minority interest in limited liability company

 

   

Three Months Ended

                 
   

March 31,

   

Change

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

$

   

%

 
   

(in thousands, except percentages)

 
                                 

Loss from minority interest in limited liability company

  $ 182     $ 125     $ 57       46 %

 

The Company uses the equity method to account for its investment in InControl Medical, LLC (“ICM”). For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the allocated net loss from ICM’s operations was $182,000, compared to $125,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.        

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Since inception, the Company has sustained significant operating losses and such losses are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $204,221,000, cash and cash equivalents of $9,042,000 and working capital of $12,399,000. Additionally, the Company used $5,736,000 in cash for operations in the three months ended March 31, 2020. In April 2020, the Company obtained additional cash funding from the exercise of Series A and B warrants for gross proceeds of $3,088,000. However, the Company will require additional cash funding to fund operations through May 2021. Accordingly, management has concluded that the Company does not have sufficient funds to support operations within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and, therefore, management has concluded there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

To fund further operations, the Company will need to raise additional capital. The Company may obtain additional financing in the future through the issuance of its common stock, or through other equity or debt financings. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern or meet the minimum liquidity requirements in the future is dependent on its ability to raise significant additional capital, of which there can be no assurance. If the necessary financing is not obtained or achieved, the Company will likely be required to reduce our operating costs and other expenditures, including reductions of personnel, salaries and capital expenditures. Alternatively, or in addition to such potential measures, we may elect to implement additional cost reduction actions as we may determine are necessary and in our best interests. Any such actions undertaken might limit the Company’s ability to achieve its strategic objectives. There can be no assurance that financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial results, financial position and cash flows.

 

The following table summarizes the primary sources and uses of cash for the periods presented below (in thousands): 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
                 

Net cash used in operating activities

  $ (5,736 )   $ (11,558 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (161 )     (179 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

    1,631       35  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ (4,266 )   $ (11,702 )

 

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Operating Activities

 

We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant expenses in the areas of research and development, regulatory and clinical study costs, associated with the Viveve System.

 

Operating activities used $5,736,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $11,558,000 used for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The primary use of our cash was to fund selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses associated with the Viveve System. Net cash used during the three months ended March 31, 2020 consisted of a net loss of $6,310,000 adjusted for non-cash expenses including provision for doubtful accounts of $74,000, depreciation and amortization of $323,000, stock-based compensation of $686,000, non-cash interest expense of $127,000, a loss from minority interest in limited liability company of $182,000 and cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $847,000. The change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable of $220,000, a decrease in inventory of $313,000, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $243,000, a decrease in other noncurrent assets of $417,000, an increase in accounts payable $654,000, a decrease in accrued and other liabilities of $2,654,000, and an decrease of other noncurrent liabilities of $40,000. Net cash used during the three months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of a net loss of $10,029,000 adjusted for non-cash expenses including provision for doubtful accounts of $111,000, depreciation and amortization of $311,000, stock-based compensation of $496,000, non-cash interest expense of $399,000, a loss from minority interest in limited liability company of $125,000 and cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2,981,000. The change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable of $815,000, a decrease in inventory $206,000, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $559,000 and an increase in other noncurrent assets of $17,000, a decrease in accounts payable of $1,310,000 and a decrease in accrued and other liabilities of $2,202,000, partially offset by an increase of other noncurrent liabilities of $52,000.  

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $161,000 and $179,000, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was used for the purchase of property and equipment. We expect to continue to purchase property and equipment in the normal course of our business. The amount and timing of these purchases and the related cash outflows in future periods is difficult to predict and is dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, any increase in the number of our employees and any changes to the capital equipment requirements related to our development programs and clinical trials.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended Mach 31, 2020 was $1,631,000, which was the result of proceeds of $1,661,000 from exercises of Series A and B warrants, partially offset by additional transaction costs of $30,000 in connection with our November 2019 Offering.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $35,000, which was the result of proceeds from purchases of common shares under the 2017 ESPP.

 

As of March 31, 2020, there is a balance of $35,016,000 available for future issuance under the 2017 Shelf Registration Statement following the termination of our November 2017 ATM Facility and the use of our August 2019 ATM Facility. However, the Company is subject to the limitations under General Instruction I.B.6. As of March 31, 2020 and the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company had no capacity to issue shares under the 2017 Shelf Registration Statement due to these limitations.

      

Contractual Payment Obligations

 

We have obligations under a bank term loan and non-cancelable operating leases. As of March 31, 2020, our contractual obligations are as follows (in thousands):

 

           

Less than

                   

More than

 

Contractual Obligations (including interest):

 

Total

   

1 Year

   

1 - 3 Year

   

3 -5 Years

   

5 Years

 

Debt obligations

  $ 5,992     $ -     $ -     $ 5,992     $ -  

Non-cancellable operating lease obligations

    365       305       60       -       -  

Total

  $ 6,357     $ 305     $ 60     $ 5,992     $ -  

 

In February 2017, we entered into a Sublease for approximately 12,400 square feet of building space for the relocation of the Company’s corporate headquarters to Englewood, Colorado. The lease term is 36 months and the monthly base rent for the first, second and third years is $20.50, $21.12 and $21.75 per rentable square foot, respectively. In connection with the execution of the Sublease, the Company paid a security deposit of approximately $22,000. The Company is also entitled to an allowance of approximately $88,000 for certain tenant improvements relating to the engineering, design and construction of the Sublease Premises. The lease term commenced in June 2017 and will terminate in May 2021

 

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In May 2017, the Company entered into the 2017 Loan Agreement with affiliates of CRG LP (“CRG”). The credit facility consists of $20,000,000 that was drawn at closing and the ability to access additional funding of up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 for a total of $30,000,000 under the credit facility. In December 2017, the Company accessed the remaining $10,000,000 available under the CRG credit facility. The term of the loan is six years with the first four years being interest only. In November 2019, the Company and CRG amended the 2017 Loan Agreement concurrent with the conversion of approximately $29,000,000 of the principal amount under the term loan with CRG (plus accrued interest, the prepayment premium and the back-end fee applicable thereto), for an aggregate amount of converted debt obligations of approximately $31,300,000. The amounts converted into 31,300 shares of the newly authorized Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 9,893,776 shares of common stock were also issued. The outstanding principal balance under the 2017 Loan Agreement is $4,110,000 as of March 31, 2020.

 

In September 2018, the Company entered into a 36-month noncancelable operating lease agreement for office equipment.   The monthly payment is approximately $3,000.  

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America Certain accounting policies and estimates are particularly important to the understanding of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by our management or can be materially affected by changes from period to period in economic factors or conditions that are outside of our control. As a result, they are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies, management uses their judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical operations, our future business plans and projected financial results, the terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customers and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Please see Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, that was filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020, for a more complete description of our significant accounting policies. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

 

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, “Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this Update require measurement and classification of share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2020 and the adoption of the guidance did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in this Update provide further simplification of accounting standards for the accounting for income taxes. Certain exceptions for are removed and requirements regarding the accounting for franchise taxes, tax basis of goodwill, and tax law rate changes are made. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2021 and the adoption of the guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business, or no material effect is expected on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet transactions.

   

Trends, Events and Uncertainties

 

Research, development and commercialization of new technologies and products is, by its nature, unpredictable. Although we will undertake development efforts, including efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that we will have adequate capital to develop or commercialize our technology to the extent needed to create future sales to sustain our operations.

 

We cannot assure you that our technology will be adopted, that we will ever earn revenues sufficient to support our operations, or that we will ever be profitable. Furthermore, since we have no committed source of financing, we cannot assure you that we will be able to raise money as and when we need it to continue our operations. If we cannot raise funds as and when we need them, we may be required to severely curtail, or even to cease, our operations.

 

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Other than as discussed above and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are not aware of any trends, events or uncertainties that are likely to have a material effect on our financial condition.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2020, our cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash and interest-bearing accounts. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, since a majority of our investments are in highly liquid interest-bearing accounts, we do not believe we are subject to any material market risk exposure.  As of March 31, 2020, we did not have any material derivative financial instruments.  The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents was $9.0 million as of March 31, 2020. 

 

We are also exposed to market risk related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. From time to time, we contract with vendors or service providers that are located outside the U.S., which are denominated in foreign currencies. We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency rates in connection with these agreements. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had minimal liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

 

We do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

  

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

 

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020 the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based upon the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Vice President of Finance and Administration (principal accounting and financial officer) concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

No changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting have come to management's attention during the Company's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

  

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

  

Except as disclosed below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, we are not subject to any material pending legal proceedings. From time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, which arise in the normal course of our business.

   

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

 

We incorporate herein by reference the risk factors included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2020. 

 

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Risks Related to Our Business

 

The current pandemic of COVID-19 and the future outbreak of other highly infectious or contagious diseases, could seriously harm our research and development, manufacturing and commercialization efforts, increase our costs and expenses and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Broad-based business or economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect our ongoing or planned research and development activities, our manufacturing operations and our commercialization efforts. COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the U.S. and global economies and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak is continually evolving and, as additional cases of the virus are identified, many countries, including the U.S., have reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel and mandatory closures of businesses. Certain states and cities, including where we or the third parties with whom we engage operate, have also reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, “shelter in place” rules, restrictions on types of business that may continue to operate, and/or restrictions on the types of projects that may continue. However, these government policies and directives are subject to change and many companies, including ours, maintain a work-from-home policy for office employees and sales representatives, and have implemented policies for our researchers and manufacturing workers designed to provide for a safe environment while maintaining progress on important laboratory research and commercial product supply.

 

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, or the future outbreak of any other highly infectious or contagious diseases, impacts our product development, manufacturing capabilities, sales and marketing operations, future nonclinical studies and clinical trials and commercialization efforts will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of such pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, and it may have the effect of heightening many of the risks described herein, including the below.

 

 

As announced on March 30, 2020, to help slow the spread of COVID-19, most of our employees have been operating under a work from home policy in accordance with guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), the World Health Organization (“WHO”) and state and local authorities. As such, our sales representatives are not visiting provider offices, which we believe is a necessary step to help protect patient health and facilitate providers’ attention to direct patient care during this challenging situation. As a result, our commercial operations have been adversely impacted and will continue to be impacted for the duration that our sales representatives are unable to continue their normal operations.

 

 

Effective March 30, 2020, our organization, with the exception of a limited number of essential roles, operated under a reduction in hours or, in certain cases, furlough for approximately six weeks. Although much of the organization has since been brought back to full hours, in the future, it may be necessary to return to work-from-home arrangements for our employees because of restrictions related to COVID-19 and, as a result, we may again determine to reduce hours or, in certain cases, furlough employees. In such a case, our employees could find alternative employment and leave the Company, and we cannot assure that our staff, when it returns from any such reduction in hours, operates at the same level of effectiveness as before the reduction of hours. In addition, adoption of work-from-home requirements could increase our cyber security risk, create data accessibility concerns, and make us more susceptible to communication disruptions, any of which could adversely impact our business operations.

 

 

Given the economic downturn and increased unemployment in the U.S. related to COVID-19, millions of individuals have lost or will be losing their employer-based insurance coverage, which may adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products. In addition, market disruption and rising unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to delays in obtaining insurance coverage and reimbursement of products as well as an increase in the numbers of uninsured patients and patients who may no longer be able to afford their co-insurance or co-pay obligations.

 

 

We are currently evaluating the Viveve System and Viveve treatment in clinical trials. However, the COVID-19 pandemic may have an impact on the timing of conducting these trials, including initiation, opening of clinical trial sites and enrollment of patients. We are aware that some trial sponsors have encountered challenges in conducting clinical activities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including site closures and restrictions on site visits, and we may similarly experience such challenges in our planned clinical trials.

 

 

We currently rely on third parties to, among other things, manufacture and repair of key elements of the Viveve System. If any such third parties in our supply chain for materials are adversely impacted by restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including staffing shortages, production slowdowns and disruptions in delivery systems, our supply chain may be disrupted.

 

 

Health regulatory agencies globally may experience disruptions in their operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA and comparable foreign regulatory agencies may have slower response times or be under-resourced to continue to monitor our clinical trials and, as a result, review, inspection, and other timelines may be materially delayed. For example, in April 2020, the FDA stated that its New Drug Program was continuing to meet program user fee performance goals, but due to many agency staff working on COVID-19 activities, it was possible that the FDA would not be able to sustain that level of performance indefinitely. It is unknown how long these disruptions could continue, were they to occur. Any elongation or de-prioritization of our clinical trials or delay in regulatory review resulting from such disruptions could materially affect the development and study of the Viveve System.

 

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The trading prices for our common stock and other specialty pharmaceutical companies have been highly volatile as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we may face difficulties raising capital through sales of our common stock or such sales may be on unfavorable terms. In addition, a recession, depression or other sustained adverse market event resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could materially and adversely affect our business and the value of our common stock.

 

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our commercial activities, manufacturing operations and clinical development progress, data and timelines, and general business operations, could be delayed or materially harmed, and our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations would suffer as a result.

 

The results of our clinical trials may not support our proposed product claims or may result in the discovery of adverse side effects. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on our business. 

 

It cannot be certain that the results of the clinical trials will support our proposed claims for the Viveve System, that the FDA or foreign authorities will agree with our conclusions regarding them or that even if our product receives regulatory approval or clearance, that it will not later result in adverse side effects that limit or prevent its use. Success in preclinical studies and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful, and we cannot be sure that the later trials will replicate the results of prior trials and preclinical studies. The clinical trial process may fail to demonstrate that our product is safe and effective for the proposed indicated uses. Any delay of our clinical trials or failure by the FDA or other foreign authorities to accept our product claims will delay, or even prevent, our ability to commercialize our product and generate revenues.

 

For example, in April 2020 we reported the topline results of our Viveve II clinical trial consisting of a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company's proprietary, Cryogen-cooled Monopolar Radiofrequency (CMRF) technology for the improvement of sexual function in women following vaginal childbirth. The data showed that the VIVEVE II study did not meet its primary endpoint of demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in the mean change from baseline in total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score at 12 months.

 

We continue to advance our clinical development program in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and are conducting a short-term feasibility study under an Investigational Testing Application approved by the Canadian Ministry of Health. The feasibility study is a single-blind, three-arm, three-month study to compare Viveve's CMRF treatment and a cryogen-only sham to an inert sham treatment in order to capture short-term safety and effectiveness data on use of the Viveve System for the improvement of SUI in women. Subject enrollment in the study was completed in March 2020 and results of the SUI feasibility study are targeted for readout in late summer of 2020. However, there is no assurance that the results will be positive. If the data is not positive, our plans to initiate our pivotal PURSUIT trial pending FDA’s approval of Viveve’s Investigational Device Exemption application may not advance. Furthermore, if the data is not positive, our business prospects may be substantially affected and we may need to reevaluate our ability to continue as a going concern and/or seek strategic alternatives.

 

Risks Related to our Securities

 

If we fail to comply with ongoing Nasdaq listing standards and corporate governance requirements, we could be subject to delisting. Nasdaq delisting could materially adversely affect the market for our shares.

 

Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In order to maintain this listing, we are required to comply with various continued listing standards, including corporate governance requirements, set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rules. These standards and requirements include, among other things, (1) an obligation to maintain a Board of Directors, a majority of whom are deemed to be independent and that we maintain an Audit Committee consisting of at least three independent Board Members and (2) an obligation that our listed securities maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.

 

On April 21, 2020, we received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that we are not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of our common stock for the thirty (30) consecutive business days from March 9, 2020 to April 20, 2020, we no longer meet the minimum bid price requirement.

 

The letter states that under the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) and the relief granted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have 180 calendar days from July 1, 2020, or until December 28, 2020, to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance, the bid price of our common stock must have a closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days. If we do not regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) by December 28, 2020, we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of our intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. We intend to monitor the closing bid price of our common stock and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options, including, but not limited to, implementing a reverse stock split of our outstanding securities, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. On May 6, 2020, we filed a preliminary proxy for our annual meeting, including a approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio in the range of one-for-two (1:2) to one-for-ten (1:10), such ratio to be determined in the sole discretion of the board of directors.

 

On May 4, 2020, Karen Zaderej resigned from the Company’s board of directors and its committees. Ms. Zaderej was an independent director of the Company, and as a result of her resignation, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s majority independent board requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1) because a majority of the board of directors is not comprised of independent directors, and Nasdaq's audit committee requirements as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) because the Audit Committee is not comprised of at least three independent directors.

 

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On May 4, 2020, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company notified Nasdaq of Ms. Zaderej's resignation and the resulting non-compliance. On May 6, 2020, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq acknowledging the fact that the Company does not meet the requirements of such rules. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1)(A) and 5605(c)(4) and the Nasdaq notice, to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has until the earlier of its next annual stockholders meeting or May 4, 2021; or if the next annual stockholders meeting is held before November 2, 2020, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than November 2, 2020. the Company shall have until November 2, 2020 to regain compliance as it expects to have its annual stockholders meeting before such date.

 

We may not be able to comply with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement or independence standards within the cure period and may be subject to delisting. In the event that our common stock is not eligible for continued listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange, trading of our common stock could be conducted in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such event, it could become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our common stock, and there would likely also be a reduction in our coverage by security analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline further. Also, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a major exchange.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Unregistered Sales of Securities

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company issued 28,313 shares of its common stock (the “Acorn Shares”) to Acorn Management Partners, L.L.C., an accredited investor, at a price per share of $0.84, or an aggregate offering price of approximately $24,000, in a private offering pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company did not receive any cash proceeds from the sale, as the Acorn Shares were issued as compensation for services rendered under a consulting agreement between the parties and pursuant to the terms set forth in such consulting agreement. The Company did not engage in general solicitation or general advertising with respect to the offering.

 

Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series B preferred stock, we issued 989 shares of Series B preferred stock in lieu of $989,000 in cash dividend to holders of Series B preferred stock, exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, on March 31, 2020.

 

The shares of Series B preferred stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock issued to affiliates of CRG will only be convertible or exercisable into common stock, as applicable, following such time as we have filed an amendment to the certificate of incorporation that authorizes at least 125,000,000 shares of common stock. The conversion or exercise of securities issued to affiliates of CRG are also further subject to certain beneficial ownership restrictions and Nasdaq stockholder approval requirements. If the Series B preferred stock becomes convertible into common stock, it will be convertible into that number of shares of common stock determined by dividing $1,000 by the conversion price of $1.53.

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not applicable.      

   

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

 

None.

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

Document

  

  

3.1.1(1)

Certificate of Conversion for Delaware

 

 

3.1.2(2)

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

3.1.3(3)

Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Continuance of Viveve Medical, Inc.

 

 

3.1.3(4)

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

3.2(2)

Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

 

31.1*

Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

 

31.2*

Certification of the Company’s Principal Accounting and Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

 

32.1+

Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  

 

32.2+

Certification of the Company’s Principal Accounting and Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

101.INS*

XBRL Instance

 

 

101.SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*  Filed herewith.

+  This document is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

 

(1)

Incorporated by reference from the Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2016.

 

 

(2)

Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2017.

 

 

(3)

Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2016.

 

 

(4)

Incorporated by reference from the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2019.

 

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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.

 

Dated:  May 14, 2020

VIVEVE MEDICAL, INC.

  

(Registrant)

  

  

  

By:

/s/ Scott Durbin

  

  

Scott Durbin

  

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  

  

  

  

By:

/s/ Jim Robbins

  

  

Jim Robbins

  

  

Vice President of Finance and Administration

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

 

 

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