TFF Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter Results and Provides Business Update

December 9, 2019 Off By BusinessWire

Company initiates Phase 1 clinical trial of Voriconazole Inhalation Powder, to treat invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)

Successfully completes $24 million initial public offering of common stock

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFFP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative drug products based on its patented Thin Film Freezing (TFF) technology platform, today announced its third quarter 2019 financial results and provided a corporate update on recent significant events.

“This has been a time of important milestones and accomplishments for TFF Pharmaceuticals,” said Glenn Mattes, President and CEO of TFF Pharmaceuticals. “We are very pleased to report that we recently initiated and began dosing subjects in the Phase 1 clinical trial of our Voriconazole Inhalation Powder, to treat the severe and life-threatening disease of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis, or IPA. This unique formulation of Voriconazole, which is considered to be the most effective antifungal drug for treating IPA, directly targets the site of the fungal infection in the lung and has the potential to be the first dry powder inhaled fungicide on the market.”

“We also successfully completed our IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Market,” continued Mr. Mattes. “We believe this will provide TFF with the funds for the development of our two initial product candidates, Voriconazole Inhalation Powder and Tac-Lac Inhalation Powder, through the completion of their proposed clinical studies, as well as additional product development.”

Recent Clinical and Corporate Highlights

Initiated Phase 1 clinical trial: On November 25, we initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of Voriconazole Inhalation Powder and began dosing individuals. This is the Company’s next-generation, direct-to-lung, inhaled dry powder version of Voriconazole for treating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be conducted at a site in Canada for purposes of evaluating, under a U.S. IND and Canadian CTA, the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of Voriconazole Inhalation Powder in 64 healthy subjects.

Completed $24 Million Initial Public Offering: In October, the Company closed its initial public offering of 4.8 million shares of common stock, including the exercise by the underwriter of an overallotment option, at a public offering price of $5.00 per share. TFF Pharmaceuticals began trading under the ticker symbol “TFFP” on October 25, 2019 on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $22.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses.

Third Quarter Financial Results

Cash Position: As of September 30, 2019, TFF Pharmaceuticals reported cash and cash equivalents of $10.6 million, which does not give effect to the Company’s receipt of approximately $22.3 million of net proceeds from its initial public offering in the fourth quarter.

Research and Development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses for the third quarter of 2019 were $2.6 million, compared to $140,167 for the same period in 2018.

General & Administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses for the third quarter of 2019 were $300,640, compared to $465,919 for the same period in 2018.

Net Loss: TFF Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2019 of $2.8 million, compared to a net loss of $585,215 for the same period in 2018.

About TFF Pharmaceuticals’ Thin Film Freezing technology platform

TFF Pharmaceuticals’ Thin Film Freezing (TFF) platform was designed to improve the solubility and absorption of poorly water-soluble drugs and is particularly suited to generate dry powder particles with properties targeted for inhalation delivery, especially to the deep lung, an area of extreme interest in respiratory medicine. The TFF process results in a “Brittle Matrix Particle,” which possesses low bulk density, high surface area, and typically an amorphous morphology, allowing the particles to supersaturate when contacting the target site, such as lung tissue. Based upon laboratory experiments, the aerodynamic properties of the particles are such that the portion of a drug deposited to the deep lung has the potential to reach as high as 75 percent.

About TFF Pharmaceuticals

TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative drug products based on its patented Thin Film Freezing, or TFF, technology platform. Early testing confirms that the TFF platform can significantly improve the solubility and absorption of poorly water-soluble drugs, a class of drugs that comprises approximately one-third of the major pharmaceuticals worldwide, thereby improving their pharmacokinetics. TFF Pharmaceuticals has two lead drug candidates: Voriconazole Inhalation Powder and Tac-Lac Inhalation Powder. The Company plans to add to this pipeline by collaborating with large pharmaceutical partners. The TFF Platform is protected by 39 patents issued or pending in the US and internationally. To learn more about TFF Pharmaceuticals and its product candidates, visit the Company’s website at https://tffpharma.com.

SAFE HARBOR

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc., including the benefits of the Company’s TFF platform and its dry powder version of Voriconazole and the Company’s plans to add to its existing pipeline of product candidates. Those forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Among those factors are: (i) no drug product incorporating the TFF platform has received FDA pre-market approval or otherwise been incorporated into a commercial drug product, (ii) the Company has no current agreements or understandings with any large pharmaceutical companies for the development of a drug product incorporating the TFF Platform and (iii) those other risks disclosed in the section “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2019. TFF Pharmaceuticals cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. TFF Pharmaceuticals does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, except as required by law.

TFF PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

UNAUDITED

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2018

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 

January 24, 2018 to

September 30, 2018

 

January 1, 2018 to

January 23, 2018

(Predecessor)

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

$

2,563,528

 

$

140,167

 

 

$

5,554,046

 

 

$

759,355

 

 

$

*

General and administrative

 

300,640

 

 

465,919

 

 

 

1,721,691

 

 

 

2,243,788

 

 

 

*

Total operating expenses

 

2,864,168

 

 

606,086

 

 

 

7,275,737

 

 

 

3,003,143

 

 

 

*

Loss from operations

 

(2,864,168

)

 

(606,086

)

 

 

(7,275,737

)

 

 

(3,003,143

)

 

 

*

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Interest income

 

25,865

 

 

20,871

 

 

 

67,699

 

 

 

33,268

 

 

 

*

Total other income

 

25,865

 

 

20,871

 

 

 

67,699

 

 

 

33,268

 

 

 

*

Net loss

 

(2,838,303

)

 

(585,215

)

 

 

(7,208,038

)

 

 

(2,969,875

)

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Preferred stock dividend

 

(258,635

)

 

(219,498

)

 

 

(768,876

)

 

 

(505,516

)

 

 

*

Net loss applicable to common stock

$

(3,096,938

)

$

(804,713

)

 

$

(7,976,914

)

 

$

(3,475,391

)

 

$

*

Net loss applicable to common stock per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.70

)

$

(0.18

)

 

$

(1.81

)

 

$

(0.79

)

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

4,400,000

 

 

4,400,000

 

 

 

4,400,000

 

 

 

4,400,000

 

 

 

 

TFF PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,550,569

 

 

$

10,261,671

 

Prepaid assets and other current assets

 

 

20,297

 

 

 

12,065

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

10,570,866

 

 

 

10,273,736

 

Deferred offering costs

 

 

461,893

 

 

 

127,768

 

Total Assets

 

$

11,032,759

 

 

$

10,401,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

691,105

 

 

$

428,645

 

Accrued dividends payable

 

 

1,497,226

 

 

 

728,350

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

2,188,331

 

 

 

1,156,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 8,930,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 5,662,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018, respectively (Liquidation Preference of $23,822,226)

 

 

19,684,197

 

 

 

12,485,971

 

Stockholders’ Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 4,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

4,000

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

206,455

 

 

 

596,724

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(11,050,224

)

 

 

(3,842,186

)

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

 

 

(10,839,769

)

 

 

(3,241,462

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities, Series A Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

 

$

11,032,759

 

 

$

10,401,504

 

TFF PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

UNAUDITED

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019

 

January 24, 2018 to

September 30, 2018

 

January 1, 2018 to

January 23, 2018

(Predecessor)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

$

(7,208,038

)

 

$

(2,969,875

)

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

378,607

 

 

 

1,235,946

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid assets

 

 

 

(261,204

)

 

 

(36,305

)

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

181,307

 

 

426,845

 

 

(1,833

)

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

 

 

(6,909,328

)

 

 

(1,343,389

)

 

(1,833

)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Transfers from parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,542

)

 

(1,833

)

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

 

 

 

7,198,226

 

 

 

12,485,971

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

 

 

7,198,226

 

 

 

12,479,429

 

 

(1,833

)

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

288,898

 

 

 

11,136,040

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – beginning of period

 

 

 

10,261,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – end of period

 

 

$

10,550,569

 

 

$

11,136,040

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued to former parent for acquired assets

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,000

 

 

 

Accrued offering costs

 

 

$

81,153

 

 

$

60,890

 

 

 

Accrued dividend

 

 

$

768,876

 

 

$

505,516

 

 

 

 

Contacts

Company Contacts:

Glenn Mattes

President and CEO

TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc

[email protected]
737-802-1973

Kirk Coleman

Chief Financial Officer

TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

[email protected]
817-989-6358

Investor Relations and Media Contact:
Paul Sagan

LaVoieHealthScience

[email protected]
617-953-4779