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Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Delaware
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52-2007292
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State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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9700 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, MD
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20850
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Large accelerated filer
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PART I -
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
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For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
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Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
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Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
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For the three months ended March 31, 2011
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item 2.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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PART II -
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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31 | |
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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31 | |
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Item 4.
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(Removed and Reserved).
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Item 5.
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Other Information
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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March 31,
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December 31,
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 8,546,424 | $ | 9,261,233 | ||||
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Prepaid expenses
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192,217 | 246,887 | ||||||
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Other current assets
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Total current assets
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8,738,641 | 9,830,247 | ||||||
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Property and equipment, net
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232,198 | 200,084 | ||||||
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Intangible assets, net
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537,435 | 500,154 | ||||||
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Other assets
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201,763 | 60,875 | ||||||
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Total assets
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$ | 9,710,037 | $ | 10,591,360 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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Accrued bonus expense
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Fair value of warrant obligations
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Total current liabilities
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1,033,973 | 2,737,010 | ||||||
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Total liabilities
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Preferred stock, 7,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding
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Additional paid-in capital
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Accumulated deficit
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Total stockholders' equity
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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Depreciation and amortization
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Total operating expenses
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Operating loss
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Interest income
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Interest expense
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Gain (loss) from change in fair value adjustment of warrant obligations
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Total nonoperating income (expense)
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Net loss attributable to common shareholders
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
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Net loss
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Depreciation and amortization
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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Net cash used in investing activities
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Cash flows From financing activities:
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information:
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Supplemental schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
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Issuance of common stock for executive bonuses
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Additional
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Accumulated
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Stockholders'
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Amount
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Deficit
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Equity (Deficit)
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Balance at January 1, 2011
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Share based payments
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Issuance of common stock from warrants exercised at $1.10 and $1.25 per share, net of issuance costs of $158,020.
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Warrant issuances and modifications
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Net loss
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Balance at March 31, 2011
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Basic:
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Net loss attributable to common shareholders
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
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Basic and diluted loss per common share
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Number of
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Weighted-
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Exercise
Price
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Weighted-
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Aggregate
Intrinsic
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Outstanding at January 1, 2011
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Exercised
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Forfeited
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Outstanding at March 31, 2011
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Exercisable at March 31, 2011
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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Research and development costs
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$ | 553,380 | $ | 836,196 | ||||
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General and administrative expenses
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Total
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$ | 1,148,659 | $ | 1,300,884 | ||||
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Weighted-average grant
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Number of RSUs
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date fair value
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Balance at January 1, 2011
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296,369 | $ | 2.21 | |||||
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Granted
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Vested and converted to common shares
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Cancelled
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Balance at March 31, 2011
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Weighted-
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Average
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Remaining
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Aggregate
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Number
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Exercise
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Contractual
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Intrinsic
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Price
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Life (in years)
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Value
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Outstanding at January 1, 2011
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15,456,694 | 2.47 | 3.4 | - | ||||||||||||
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Granted
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596,675 | 2.14 | 9.7 | - | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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(1,468,775 | ) | 1.24 | - | - | |||||||||||
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Forfeited
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(432,239 | ) | 1.81 | - | - | |||||||||||
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Outstanding at March 31, 2011
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14,152,355 | $ | 2.60 | 3.9 | $ | 1,236,864 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at March 31, 2011
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12,152,355 | $ | 2.37 | 3.2 | $ | 1,236,864 | ||||||||||
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Strike
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Date
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Date
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Warrants
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of Expiration
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Outstanding
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Series A & B Warrants
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February-11
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Series A & B Warrants, Placement Agent
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$ | 1.10 |
February-06
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February-11
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Series C Warrants
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$ | 1.25 |
October-07
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October-12
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Series C Warrants, Placement Agent
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$ | 1.25 |
March-07
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March-12
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Series C Warrants, anti-dilution awards
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$ | 1.25 |
December-08
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October-12
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Series C Warrants, Placement Agent, anti-dilution awards
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March-12
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Expected life (months)
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Risk free interest rate
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Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets at the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
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Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities and which reflect management's best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the reporting date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model. Our warrant obligations which expired in February 2011 were considered Level 3 items.
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Fair value measurements at March 31, 2011 using
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Quoted prices in
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identical assets
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Significant
other
observable
inputs (Level
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Significant
unobservable
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Three months ended
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Three months ended
March 31, 2010
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Fair value of warrant obligations at beginning of period
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$ | 1,250,839 | $ | 6,462,039 | ||||
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Extinguishment through warrant exercises and modifications
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(1,089,030 | ) | (6,212,374 | ) | ||||
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Extinguishment through warrant expirations
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- | (254 | ) | |||||
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Net (gain) loss for change in fair value included in the statement of operations for period
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(161,809 | ) | 1,248,452 | |||||
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Fair value of warrant obligations at end of period
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$ | - | $ | 1,497,863 | ||||
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ITEM 2.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Overview —
Discussion of our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting the Company in order to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.
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Trends & Outlook —
Discussion of what we view as the overall trends affecting our business and the strategy for 2011.
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Critical Accounting Policies—
Accounting policies that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.
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Results of Operations—
Analysis of our financial results comparing the three months ended March 31, 2011 to the comparable period of 2010.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources—
An analysis of changes in our balance sheet and cash flows and discussion of our financial condition and future liquidity needs.
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Change in
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Three Months Ended Mar. 31,
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2011
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Operating Expenses
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Research & development
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$ | 1,738,728 | $ | 1,899,963 | $ | (161,235 | ) | (8 | )% | ||||||||
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General & administrative expense
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1,772,482 | 1,687,835 | 84,647 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
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25,293 | 29,063 | (3,770 | ) | (13 | )% | |||||||||||
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Total expense
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$ | 3,536,503 | $ | 3,616,861 | $ | (80,358 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||||||
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2010
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Nonoperating income (expense):
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Litigation settlement
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$ | 250,000 | $ | - | ||||
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Interest income
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22,892 | 5,811 | ||||||
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Interest expense
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- | (659 | ) | |||||
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Warrant issuance and modification expense
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- | (1,906,800 | ) | |||||
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Gain (loss) from change in fair value adjustment of warrant obligations
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161,809 | (1,248,452 | ) | |||||
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Total nonoperating income (expense)
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$ | 434,701 | $ | (3,150,100 | ) | |||
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Change in 2011
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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Versus 2010
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2011
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2010
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 8,546,424 | $ | 7,515,269 | 1,031,155 | 14 | % | |||||||||
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Net cash used in operating activities
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$ | (2,288,448 | ) | $ | (2,126,976 | ) | 161,472 | 8 | % | |||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities
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$ | (94,688 | ) | $ | (52,454 | ) | 42,234 | 81 | % | |||||||
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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$ | 1,668,327 | $ | 7,384,925 | (5,716,598 | ) | (77 | )% | ||||||||
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On January 29, 2010, we received gross proceeds of $1,000,000 as a result of the exercise of 800,000 $1.25 Series D warrant exercises. We issued the holder of the D warrants 400,000 additional warrants with an exercise price of $1.85 in conjunction with the exercise. The new warrants have a life of one year.
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In February of 2010, we called our $1.25 Series B Warrants. Gross exercise proceeds totaled $2,492,345.
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In March of 2010, holders of 2,699,400 Series C warrants exercised their option to purchase our common stock for 1.25 per share. Gross proceeds totaled $3,374,250. We issued the holders of the exercised C Warrants 2,699,400 additional warrants with an exercise price of $2.13 and a life of 5 years in conjunction with the exercise.
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The holder of 782,005 $1.10 placement agent warrants exercised them in March of 2010. Gross consideration totaled $860,205. We issued the holder of the exercised placement agent warrants 782,005 additional warrants with an exercise price of $2.13 and a life of 5 years in conjunction with the exercise.
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In June of 2010, we sold approximately 3,571,436 units, through a registered direct offering. Each unit consists of one common share and 0.75 common share purchase warrant. Each unit was sold for $2.80. Each warrant has an exercise price of $3.25 per share, and is exercisable for a period of three years. As a result of the offering, we received gross proceeds of approximately $10 million, and net proceeds of $9,271,519.
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In the period January through December 2010, Series A warrant holders exercised an aggregate of 583,005 warrants. The exercise price of the Series A warrants is $1.25 per share. As a result of the exercises, we received gross proceeds of $728,756.
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In November 2010, we filed a prospectus supplement that relates to the issuance and sale of up to $20,000,000 of our common stock, from time to time through a sales agreement with our sales agent Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. We have had no sales of our common stock under this sales agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated will be paid compensation equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
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During the first quarter of 2011, we issued an aggregate of 1,468,775 common shares as a result of warrant exercises. As a result of the exercises, we received gross proceeds of $1,668,327.
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On May 7, 2008, we filed suit against StemCells, Inc., StemCells California, Inc. (collectively "StemCells") and Neurospheres Holding Ltd., (collectively StemCells and Neurospheres Holding Ltd are referred to as "Plaintiffs") in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that U.S. Patent No. 7,361,505 (the "'505 patent"), alleging that the '505 patent was exclusively licensed to the Plaintiffs, is invalid, not infringed, and unenforceable. See Civil Action No. 08-1173. On May 13, we filed an Amended Complaint seeking declaratory judgment that U.S. Patent No. 7,155,418 (the "'418 patent") is invalid and not infringed and that certain statements made by our CEO are not trade libel or do not constitute unfair competition as alleged by the Plaintiffs. On July 15, 2008, the Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, and Improper Venue or in the Alternative to Transfer to the Northern District of California. On August 27, 2008, Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. of the District of Maryland denied StemCells' Motion to Dismiss, but granted Neurospheres' motion to dismiss. On September 11, 2008, StemCells filed its answer asserting counterclaims of infringement for the '505 patent, the 418 patent, and state law claims for trade libel and unfair competition. This case was consolidated with the 2006 litigation discussed below and it is not known when, nor on what basis, this matter will be concluded.
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On July 28, 2006, StemCells, Inc., filed suit against Neuralstem, Inc. in the U.S. District Court in Maryland, alleging that Neuralstem has been infringing, contributing to the infringement of, and or inducing the infringement of four patents owned by or exclusively licensed to StemCells relating to stem cell culture compositions, genetically modified stem cell cultures, and methods of using such cultures. See Civil Action No. 06-1877. We answered the Complaint denying infringement, asserting that the patents are invalid, asserting that we have intervening rights based on amendments made to the patents during reexamination proceedings, and further asserting that some of the patents are unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Neuralstem has also asserted counterclaims that StemCells has engaged in anticompetitive conduct in violation of antitrust laws. On February 28, 2011, Neuralstem filed a Motion to Dismiss for lack of standing and concurrently filed a Motion for Leave to Amend its Answer and Counterclaim to allege that StemCells is not the exclusive licensee of the patents-in-suit and also that Neuralstem has obtained a non-exclusive license to the patents-in-suit. Both motions are fully briefed, apply to the patents at issue in Civil Action No. 08-1173 and remain pending before the Court. In addition, a Markman Hearing was held on April 8, 2011.
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the clinical efficacy and safety of our proposed products;
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the superiority of our products to alternatives currently on the market;
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the reimbursement policies of government and third-party payors.
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On January 6, 2011, pursuant to the terms of the consulting agreement entered into with Market Development Consulting Group, Inc. in January of 2010 and amended May 14, 2010 and February 7, 2011, we issued: (i) 120,000 common shares; and (ii) a common stock purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase 596,675 shares of common stock at $2.14 per share. The common stock is deliverable on April 1, 2011. The warrant is exercisable immediately, shall expire on January 6, 2021, and is freely assignable in whole or in part. We also agreed to register the shares underlying the warrant with the SEC for resale.
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NEURALSTEM, INC.
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Date: May 10, 2011
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/s/ I. Richard Garr
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Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ John Conron
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Filed
Herewith
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Form
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Exhibit
No.
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File No.
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Filing Date
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1.01
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Form of Placement Agent Agreement dated June 28, 2010
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8-K
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1.01
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001-33672
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6/29/10
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1.02
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Form of Amendment to Placement Agent Agreement dated June 28, 2010
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8-K
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1.02
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001-33672
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6/29/10
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1.03
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ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreement dated November 22, 2010, between Neuralstem, Inc. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company , Incorporated
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8-K
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1.1
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001-33672
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11/22/10
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3.01(i)
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Neuralstem, Inc. filed on 9/29/05
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10-K
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3.01(i)
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001-33672
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3/31/09
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3.02(i)
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Neuralstem, Inc. filed on 5/29/08
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DEF 14A
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Appendix I
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001-33672
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4/24/08
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3.03(ii)
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Neuralstem, Inc. adopted on July 16, 2007
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10-QSB
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3.2(i)
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333-132923
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8/14/07
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4.01**
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Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Plan adopted on June 28, 2007
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10-QSB
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4.2(i)
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333-132923
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8/14/07
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4.02**
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Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Richard Garr dated July 28, 2005
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SB-2
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4.4
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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4.03**
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Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Karl Johe dated July 28, 2005
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SB-2
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4.5
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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4.04
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant issued in connection with the March 2006 offering
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SB-2
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4.13
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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4.05
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2007
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8-K
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4.1
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333-132923
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3/16/07
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4.06
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 15, 2007 (Series C)
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8-K
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4.2
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333-132923
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3/16/07
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4.07
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated March 15, 2007
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8-K
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4.3
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333-132923
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3/16/07
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4.08**
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Neuralstem, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan
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10-QSB
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4.21
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333-132923
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8/14/07
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4.09
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant Issued to Karl Johe on June 5, 2007
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10-KSB
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4.22
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333-132923
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3/27/08
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4.10
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant Issued to Midtown Partners & Company on December 18, 2008
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8-K
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4.1
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001-33672
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12/18/08
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4.11
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Form of Consultant Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued on January 5, 2009
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S-3/A
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10.1
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333-157079
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02/3/09
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4.12
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Form of Series D, E and F Warrants
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8-K
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4.01
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001-33672
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7/1/09
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4.13
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant
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8-K
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4.02
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001-33672
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7/1/09
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4.14
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Form of Consultant Warrant Issued January 8, 2010
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10-K
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4.20
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001-33672
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3/31/10
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4.15
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Form of Replacement Warrant Issued January 29, 2010
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10-K
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4.21
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001-33672
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3/31/10
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4.16
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Form of Replacement Warrant Issued March of 2010
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10-K
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4.22
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001-33672
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3/31/10
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4.17
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Form of employee and consultant option grant pursuant to our 2007 Stock Plan and 2010 Equity Compensation Plan
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10-K
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4.23
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001-33672
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3/31/10
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4.18
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Form of Warrants dated June 29, 2010
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8-K
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4.01
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001-33672
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6/29/10
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4.19**
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Neuralstem 2010 Equity Compensation Plan
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8-K
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10.01
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001-33672
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7/14/10
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4.20
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Form of Consultant Warrant issued October 1, 2009 and 2010
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S-3
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4.07
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333-169847
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10/8/10
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4.21**
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement pursuant to our 2007 Stock Plan and 2010 Equity Compensation Plan.
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S-8
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4.06
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333-172563
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3/1/11
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4.22**
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Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
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S-8
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4.08
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333-172563
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3/1/11
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10.01**
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Employment Agreement with I. Richard Garr dated January 1, 2007 and amended as of November 1, 2005
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SB-2
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10.1
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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10.02**
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Amended terms to the Employment Agreement of I Richard Garr dated January 1, 2008
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10-K
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10.02
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001-33672
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3/31/09
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10.03**
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Employment Agreement with Karl Johe dated January 1, 2007 and amended as of November 1, 2005
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SB-2
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10.2
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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10.04**
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Amended terms to the Employment Agreement of Karl Johe dated January 1, 2009
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10-K
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10.04
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001-33672
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3/31/09
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10.05
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2010
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8-K
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10.01
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001-33672
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6/29/10
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10.06
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Employment Agreement with Thomas Hazel, Ph.D dated August 11, 2008
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10-K/A
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10.05
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001-33672
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10/5/10
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10.07
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Consulting Agreement dated January 2010 between Market Development Consulting Group and the Company and amendments No. 1 and 2.
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10-K
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11.07
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001-33672
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3/16/11
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14.01
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Neuralstem Code of Ethics
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SB-2
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14.1
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333-132923
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6/21/06
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14.02
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Neuralstem Financial Code of Profession Conduct adopted on May 16, 2007
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8-K
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14.2
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333-132923
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6/6/07
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31.1
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Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350
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32.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350
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* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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