$PMCB Form 10-Q

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of January 31, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $87,980,280 and incurred a net loss for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 of $3,288,663.

During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, approximately $3.1 million of funding was provided by investors to maintain and expand the Company’s operations. The remaining challenges, beyond the regulatory and clinical aspects, include accessing funding for the Company to cover its future cash flow needs. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company acquired funds through the Company’s S-3 Registration Statement pursuant to which its exclusive placement agent, Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”), sold shares of Common Stock “at-the-market” or in negotiated block trades in a program which is structured to provide up to $50 million dollars to the Company less certain commissions. The Company may continue to sell securities under its current S-3 Registration Statement for a period of three years from the original prospectus date, October 28, 2014. There is a grace period available of an additional 180 days following the 3-year anniversary, making the expiration date April 30, 2018.

The Company requires substantial additional capital to finance its planned business operations and expects to incur operating losses in future periods due to the expenses related to the Company’s core businesses. The Company has not realized material revenue since it commenced doing business in the biotechnology sector, and there can be no assurance that it will be successful in generating revenues in the future in this sector. The Company believes that its cash as of January 31, 2017, the ability to use the Company’s S-3 Registration Statement to raise capital through at-the-market sales and block trades, any sales of unregistered shares of Common Stock and any public offerings of Common Stock the Company may engage in will provide sufficient capital to meet its capital requirements and to fund its operations through January 31, 2018.

If the Company is not able to raise substantial additional capital in a timely manner, the Company may not be able to commence or complete its planned clinical trials and preclinical studies.

The Company will continue to be dependent on outside capital to fund its research and operating expenditures for the foreseeable future. If the Company fails to generate positive cash flows or fails to obtain additional capital when required, the Company may need to modify, delay or abandon some or all its business plans.

Management Goal and Strategies to Implement

The Company’s goal is to become an industry-leading biotechnology company using the Cell-in-a-Box� technology as a platform upon which therapies for cancer and diabetes are developed and obtain marketing approval for these therapies from regulatory agencies in the U.S., the European Union, Australia and Canada.

The Company’s strategies to achieve this goal consist of the following:

� The completion of clinical trials in locally advanced, inoperable non-metastatic pancreas cancer and its associated pain;

� The completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials that will demonstrate the effectiveness of the Company’s cancer therapy in reducing the production and accumulation of malignant ascites fluid in the abdomen that is characteristic of pancreas and other abdominal cancers;

� The completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials that involve the encapsulation of the Melligen cells using the Cell-in-a-Box� technology to develop a treatment for Type 1 diabetes and insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes;

� The enhancement of the Company’s ability to expand into the biotechnology arena through further research and partnering agreements in cancer and diabetes;

� The acquisition of contracts that generate revenue or provide research and development capital utilizing the Company’s sublicensing rights;

� The further development of uses of the Cell-in-a-Box� technology platform through contracts, licensing agreements and joint ventures with other companies; and

� The completion of testing, expansion and marketing of existing and newly derived product candidates.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of January 31, 2017 and for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 are unaudited. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and are presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete condensed consolidated financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K the Company filed with the Commission.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2016 contained herein has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of April 30, 2016, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company operates independently and through four wholly-owned subsidiaries: (i) Bio Blue Bird; (ii) PharmaCyte Biotech Europe Limited; (iii) PharmaCyte Biotech Australia Pty. Ltd.; and (iv) Viridis Biotech, Inc. and are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the Commission. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated. The Company’s 14.5% investment in SG Austria is presented on the cost method of accounting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates these estimates including those related to fair values of financial instruments, intangible assets, fair value of stock-based awards, income taxes and contingent liabilities, among others. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material effect on the reported amounts of the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Intangible Assets

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) standard on goodwill and other intangible assets prescribes a two-step process for impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, which is performed annually, as well as when an event triggering impairment may have occurred. The first step tests for impairment, while the second step, if necessary, measures the impairment. The Company has elected to perform its annual analysis at the end of its reporting year.

The Company’s intangible assets are licensing agreements related to the Cell-in-a-Box� technology for $1,549,427 and diabetes license for $2,000,000 for an aggregate total of $3,549,427.

These intangible assets have an indefinite life; therefore, they are not amortizable.

The Company concluded that there was no impairment of the carrying value of the intangibles for the nine months ended January 31, 2017.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be fully recoverable. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of an asset are less than carrying value, a write-down would be recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value. No impairment was identified or recorded during the nine months ended January 31, 2017.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For certain of the Company’s non-derivative financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for current liabilities qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

� Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

� Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

� Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company adopted ASC subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Neither of these statements had an impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The carrying value of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

Income Taxes

Deferred taxes are calculated using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

A valuation allowance is provided for deferred income tax assets when, in management’s judgment, based upon currently available information and other factors, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of such deferred income tax assets will not be realized. The determination of the need for a valuation allowance is based on an on-going evaluation of current information including, among other things, historical operating results, estimates of future earnings in different taxing jurisdictions and the expected timing of the reversals of temporary differences. The Company believes the determination to record a valuation allowance to reduce a deferred income tax asset is a significant accounting estimate because it is based, among other things, on an estimate of future taxable income in the U.S. and certain other jurisdictions, which is susceptible to change and may or may not occur, and because the impact of adjusting a valuation allowance may be material. In determining when to release the valuation allowance established against the Company’s net deferred income tax assets, the Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative. Consistent with the Company’s policy, and because of the Company’s history of operating losses, the Company does not currently recognize the benefit of all its deferred tax assets, including tax loss carry forwards, that may be used to offset future taxable income. The Company continually assesses its ability to generate sufficient taxable income during future periods in which deferred tax assets may be realized. If and when the Company believes it is more likely than not that it will recover its deferred tax assets, the Company will reverse the valuation allowance as an income tax benefit in the statements of operations.

The Company accounts for its uncertain tax positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The purpose of this method is to clarify accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized. The U.S. GAAP method of accounting for uncertain tax positions utilizes a two-step approach to evaluate tax positions. Step one, recognition, requires evaluation of the tax position to determine if based solely on technical merits it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Step two, measurement, is addressed only if a position is more likely than not to be sustained. In step two, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit, determined on a cumulative probability basis, which is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with tax authorities. If a position does not meet the more likely than not threshold for recognition in step one, no benefit is recorded until the first subsequent period in which the more likely than not standard is met, the issue is resolved with the taxing authority or the statute of limitations expires. Positions previously recognized are derecognized when the Company subsequently determines the position no longer is more likely than not to be sustained. Evaluation of tax positions, their technical merits and measurements using cumulative probability are highly subjective management estimates. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for direct and overhead-related research expenses and are expensed as incurred. Costs to acquire technologies, including licenses, that are utilized in research and development and that have no alternative future use are expensed when incurred. Technology developed for use in the Company’s product candidates is expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established.

Under the Cannabis Licensing Agreement, the Company acquired from Austrianova an exclusive, world-wide license to use the Cell-in-a-Box� trademark and its associated technology with genetically modified non-stem cell lines which are designed to activate cannabinoids to develop therapies involving Cannabis.

Under the Cannabis Licensing Agreement, the Company is required to pay Austrianova an Upfront Payment (defined in Note 4) of $2,000,000. The Company has the right to make periodic monthly partial payments of the Upfront Payment in amounts to be agreed upon between the parties prior to each such payment being made. Under the Cannabis Licensing Agreement, the Company was required to pay the Upfront Payment in full by no later than June 30, 2016, and such obligation has been paid in full. As of January 31, 2017, the Company has paid Austrianova $2.0 million of the Upfront Payment. The $2 million cost of the license has been recorded as research and development costs.

Research and development costs for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were $579,717, $1,008,489, $573,978, and $1,169,367, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for only those awards ultimately expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, net of an estimated forfeiture rate. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model, which requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected term and stock price volatility. In addition, judgment is also required in estimating the number of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and the Company uses different assumptions, its stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company has no significant off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. The Company maintains most of its cash balance at a financial institution located in California. Accounts at this institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. Uninsured balances aggregated approximately $2,214,000 and $1,656,000 at January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company translates the financial statements of its foreign subsidiary from the local (functional) currencies to U.S. dollars in accordance with FASB ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters. All assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated at year-end exchange rates, while revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Adjustments for foreign currency translation fluctuations are excluded from net loss and are included in other comprehensive income. Gains and losses on short-term intercompany foreign currency transactions are recognized as incurred.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern”, Subtopic 205-40, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” The amendments in this ASU apply to all entities and require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments: (i) provide a definition of the term “substantial doubt”; (ii) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods; (iii) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans; (iv) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans; (v) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated; and (vi) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. The amendments in this update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”). Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. In addition, the amendments create a new Subtopic 340-40, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs-Contracts with Customers.” In summary, the core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. For a public entity, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period; early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial position and consolidated statement of operations. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date, as an amendment to ASU No. 2014-09, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year.

ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, allows the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous US GAAP. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases are substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases in the previous leases guidance. The Update 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is still evaluating the effect of this update.

ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), was issued in March 2016. ASU 2016-09 eliminates additional paid in capital pools and requires excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recorded in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. The accounting for an employee’s use of shares to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation and the accounting for forfeitures is also changing. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is still evaluating the effect of this update.

The Company does not anticipate any material impact on its consolidated financial statements upon the adoption of the following accounting pronouncements issued during 2016 and 2017: (i) ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ; (ii) ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ; (iii) ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments ; (iv) ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash; and (v) ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.

NOTE 4 – LICENSE AGREEMENT OBLIGATION

The Company entered into a licensing agreement for a license to use the Cell-in-a-Box� technology to develop therapies involving Cannabis for a total amount of $2,000,000 “Upfront Payment” for the license (see Note 8). As of January 31, 2017, the Company’s license agreement obligation was paid in full. As of April 30, 2016, the Company’s license obligation was $150,000.

NOTE 5 – COMMON STOCK TRANSACTIONS

The Company issued 3,600,000 shares of Common Stock to officers as part of their compensation agreements in the year ended April 30, 2015. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016, 900,000 and 2,700,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense of $41,400 and $231,930, respectively.

The Company issued 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock to an employee as part of an employee agreement in the year ended April 30, 2015. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2016, 300,000 and 900,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash expense of $13,800 and $77,310, respectively.

The Company awarded 3,600,000 shares of Common Stock to officers as part of their compensation agreements for 2016. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to their continuing service under the agreements. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, 600,000 and 2,400,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $35,940 and $143,760, respectively.

The Company awarded 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock to an employee as part of his compensation agreement for 2016. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to the employee providing services under the agreement. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, 200,000 and 800,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $11,980 and $47,920, respectively.

During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company issued 600,000 shares of Common Stock to a consultant. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to the consultant providing services under the agreement. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, 150,000 and 450,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash expense in the amount of $8,550 and $25,650, respectively.

During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 shares of Common Stock to two consultants. The terms of the agreements are for twelve months each. The shares vested upon issuance and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $21,400 for the nine months ended January 31, 2017.

During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Company issued 750,000 shares of Common Stock to two consultants. The terms of the agreements are for twelve months each. The shares vested upon issuance and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $25,900 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017.

All shares were issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The Company has filed a prospectus supplement for an “at-the-market” offering with an investment bank as sales agent. During the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company sold and issued approximately 89.2 and 21.6 million shares of common stock, respectively, at prices ranging from $0.02 to $0.16 per share, pursuant to its Form S-3 Registration Statement. Net of underwriting discounts, legal, accounting, commissions and other offering expenses, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $3.1 and $3.3 million from the sale of these shares for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock activity and related weighted average grant date fair value information for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:

                                                    Weighted
                                                     Average
                                                   Grant Date
                                     Shares        Fair Value
Non-vested, at April 30, 2016        3,600,000     $      0.06
Granted                              1,850,000            0.04
Vested                              (5,300,000 )          0.05
Forfeited                                    -               -
Non-vested, at January 31, 2017        150,000     $      0.06
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