Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Objective
The purpose of this Management's Discussion and Analysis is to better allow our investors to understand and view our company from management's perspective. We are providing an overview of our business and strategy including a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Annual Report.
Overview
AVITA Medical, Inc.is a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. Our patented and proprietary RECELL® System technology platform harnesses the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On SkinTM Cells, an autologous skin cell suspension that is sprayed onto the patient to regenerate natural healthy skin.
Our objective is to become the leading provider of regenerative medicine addressing unmet medical needs in burn injuries, trauma injuries, and in dermatological and aesthetics indications, such as vitiligo. To achieve this objective, we intend to:
Business Environment and Current Trends
The outbreak of the global pandemic and the associated response measures implemented by governments and businesses around the world, as well as subsequent accelerated and robust recovery in global business activity, have increased uncertainty in the business environment. These macroeconomic environment implications, including supply chain shortages, increased cost of healthcare, increased inflation rates, competitive and tight labor market, and other related global economic conditions and geopolitical conditions, remain unknown. Additionally, there have been various economic indicators that the United States economy may be entering a recession in upcoming quarters.
Changes in reimbursement rates by third party payors, may place additional financial pressure on hospitals and the broader healthcare system. Healthcare institutions may take actions to mitigate any persistent pressures on their budgets and such actions could impact the future demand for our products. Geopolitical conditions may also impact our operations. Although we do not have operations in Russia or Ukraine, the continuation of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict and/or an escalation of the conflict beyond its current scope may further weaken the global economy and could result in additional inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints.
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Although we do not believe that these trends have had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, it may in the future. If these conditions continue or worsen, they could adversely impact our future operating results. An economic recession could potentially impact the general business environment and the capital markets, which may have a material negative impact on our financial results.
Results of Operations
Year-Ended December 31, 2022, compared to the Year-Ended December 31, 2021
The table below summarizes the results of our continuing operations for each of the periods presented (in thousands).
Year-Ended Year-Ended $ %
Statement of Operations Data: December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Change Change
Operating Expenses:
Provision for income tax (36 ) (42 ) 6 14 %
*not meaningful
Total net revenue increased 4% or $1.4 million to $34.4 million, compared to $33.0 million in the corresponding period in the prior year which included $7.9 million from our delivery of units to managed inventory for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) (of the Office for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) for emergency response preparedness. Total commercial revenue, which excludes BARDA revenue, increased by 36% or $9.0 million to $34.0 million in the full year-ended December 31, 2022, compared to $25.1 million in the corresponding period in the prior year. The growth in commercial revenues was largely driven by deeper penetration within individual customer accounts along with the commencement of commercial sales with our partner COSMOTEC in Japan.
Gross profit margin was 82% and relatively flat compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.
BARDA income consisted of funding from BARDA, under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under ongoing USG Contract No. HHSO100201500028C. Under the BARDA contract, income of $3.2 million was recognized during the year-ended December 31, 2022, compared to income of $1.6 million for the same period in the prior year. BARDA income increased as a result of funding by BARDA for the pivotal trial for use of the RECELL System for soft tissue repair.
Total operating expenses increased 10% or $5.5 million to $59.1 million, compared to $53.6 million in the corresponding period in the prior year.
Sales and marketing expenses increased 35%, or $5.6 million, to $21.9 million, compared to $16.3 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. Increased costs in the current year were primarily driven by higher selling costs, pre-commercialization costs and higher salaries and benefits. Higher selling costs are attributable to increased commissions due to increased revenue and higher costs for travel, hands-on professional education, and training. Increased pre-commercialization costs are driven by activities related to future RECELL launches in soft tissue repair and vitiligo. Higher salaries and benefits were primarily due to additional field personnel added to deepen penetration within individual customer accounts.
General and administrative expenses increased 8%, or $1.6 million, to $23.3 million, compared to $21.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by higher salaries and benefits and share-based
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compensation expenses. Higher salaries and benefits costs were due to the expansion of our workforce to support overall operations along with severance costs associated with the termination of a former executive officer. Higher share-based compensation expensewas due to the new equity grants in the current period, partially offset by the reversal of expense for unvested awards related to the termination of a former executive officer in the current year.
Research and development expenses decreased 12%, or $1.8 million, to $13.9 million, compared to $15.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. Research and development costs were lower due to the following: pediatric burn study was closed for enrollment, soft tissue repair and vitiligo trial participants were in less costly follow-up phases this period compared to more costly recruitment and treatment phases in the prior period, and lower expense for sponsored research toward pipeline development in the current period. This is partially offset by higher development expenses in the current year from ongoing development of next generation devices for an automated preparation of Spray-On SkinTM Cells as compared to the prior year due to early prototype development and testing.
Net loss increased 6%, or $1.5 million, to $26.7 million, over the $25.1 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The increase in net loss was driven by higher operating expenses as described above, partially offset by higher revenue.
Transition Period Ended December 31, 2021, compared to the Six Months Ended December 31, 2020
The table below summarizes the results of our continuing operations for each of the periods presented (in thousands).
Transition Period Six Months Ended $ %
Operating Expenses:
Interest expense (17 ) (10 ) (7 ) 70 %
Income tax benefit (expense) (25 ) (21 ) (4 ) 19 %
Total net revenue increased 37% to $14.0 million, compared to $10.2 million in the corresponding period in the prior year. RECELL® commercial revenues were $13.8 million, while RECELL revenues associated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (“BARDA”) were $0.2 million. Revenues associated with BARDA were attributable to the vendor managed inventory associated with the purchase of RECELL units for emergency preparedness by BARDA.
Gross profit margin was 86% compared with 83% in the corresponding period in the prior year, driven largely by the extension of our shelf-life and lower shipping costs.
BARDA income consisted of funding from BARDA, under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under ongoing USG Contract No. HHSO100201500028C. Under the BARDA contract, income of $0.6 million was recognized during the transition period ended December 31, 2021, compared to income of $1.0 million for the same period in the prior year. BARDA income declined as a result of wind-down of certain activities associated with continued pivotal trials for the treatment of pediatric scald injuries.
Total operating expenses increased 7% to $27.1 million, compared to $25.3 million in the corresponding period in the prior year.
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Sales and marketing expenses increased 23%, or $1.6 million, to $8.5 million, compared to $6.9 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. Increased costs in the current year are driven primarily by pre-commercialization planning for RECELL launches in soft tissue repair and vitiligo as well higher travel costs and increased hands-on professional education and training events. Higher travel costs along with professional and training events in the current period are driven by fewer COVID-19 related travel restrictions.
General and administrative expenses decreased 6%, or $0.7 million, to $11.0 million, compared to $11.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The decrease was driven by certain one-time professional services costs incurred in the prior period with establishing the Company as a domestic filer with the SEC following completion of the Redomiciliation, and severance costs associated with a former executive employee in the prior year.
Research and development expenses increased 13%, or $0.9 million, to $7.6 million, compared to $6.7 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributed to ongoing development of a next generation device for more automated preparation of Spray-On SkinTM Cells for vitiligo. In addition, we had higher costs associated with an increased rate of enrollment into our soft tissue repair clinical trial, as well as other research and development costs associated with furthering the Company’s pipeline.
Net loss decreased 9%, or $1.4 million, to $14.4 million, over the $15.9 million recognized in the corresponding period in the prior year. The decrease in net loss was driven by higher revenue during the year, partially offset by higher operating expenses as described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We expect to utilize cash reserves until U.S. sales of our products reach a level sufficient to fund ongoing operations. AVITA Medical has historically funded its research and development activities, and more recently its substantial investment in sales and marketing activities, through raising capital by issuing securities, and it is expected that similar funding will be obtained to provide working capital if and when required. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $18.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $68.1 million in marketable securities and believes it has sufficient cash reserves to fund operations for the next 12-months. If the Company is unable to raise capital in the future, the Company may need to curtail expenditures by scaling back certain research and development or other programs.
Financing Activities
On March 1, 2021, the Company issued 3,214,250 shares of common stock at an offering price of $21.50 per share in a registered underwritten offering. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $69.1 million.
AVITA Medical also benefits from cash inflows from the BARDA contract (discussed earlier in this Annual Report). We entered into the contract on September 29, 2015, and the scope has expanded through a number of amendments to the contract. The current contract period continues to December 31, 2023, with the option by BARDA to terminate earlier. The contract provided funding for the development of the RECELL System. The contract will continue to provide funding for future use of the product as a medical countermeasure to assist disaster preparedness and response in the U.S. for mass casualty events involving burn injuries.
Under the contract, BARDA has provided funding and technical support for the development of the RECELL System. BARDA funded the completion of two randomized, controlled pivotal clinical trials, as well as Compassionate Use and Continued Access programs, and development of the health economic model demonstrating the cost savings associated with the RECELL System. BARDA exercised a contract option to fund a randomized, controlled clinical trial for a pediatric early intervention study which commenced enrollment in March 2020, and closed to enrollment in June 2021, subsequent to FDA-approval of an expanded RECELL indication for use that includes treatment of pediatric patients. Currently, the BARDA contract is supporting the Company’s clinical trial in soft-tissue repair. Also included in the BARDA contract was a provision for procurement of the RECELL System under a vendor-managed inventory system to bolster emergency preparedness in the amount of $7.6 million. Further, BARDA expanded the awarded contract to provide supplemental funding of $1.6 million to support the logistics of emergency deployment of RECELL Systems for use in mass casualty or other emergency situations. We are contracted to manage this inventory of product until the federal government requests shipment or at contract termination on December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, we had received cumulative payments of $37.9 million under the BARDA contract. For the year-ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $370,000 of revenue related to BARDA services provided to BARDA for emergency preparedness.
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Given the above, we believe there is presently sufficient working capital to support our committed research and development programs and other activities over the next twelve months and the Company believes it has the ability to realize its assets and pay its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
Year-Ended Year-Ended
Net cash used in operations $ (19,090 ) $ (18,024 )
Net cash used in investing activities (19,332 ) (50,208 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 900 64,065
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 55,712 59,966
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year 18,164 55,712
Net cash used in operating activities was $19.1 million during the year-ended December 31, 2022, and $18.0 million during the year-ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily resulted from higher operating costs, partially offset by increased revenues.
Net cash used in investing activities was $19.3 million during the year-ended December 31, 2022 and $50.2 million during the during the year-ended December 31, 2021. Cash flows used for investing activities were primarily attributable to investing excess cash in marketable securities in the prior year.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.9 million and $64.1 million for the year-ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities was due to the issuance of common stock during March 2021.
Capital Management and Material Cash Requirements
We aim to manage capital so that the Company continues as a going concern while also maintaining optimal returns to stockholders and benefits for other stakeholders. We also aim to maintain a capital structure that ensures the lowest cost of capital available to the Company. We regularly review the Company’s capital structure and seek to take advantage of available opportunities to improve outcomes for the Company and its stockholders.
For the annual period ended December 31, 2022, there were no dividends paid and we have no plans to commence the payment of dividends. We have no purchase commitments or long-term contractual obligations or purchase commitments, except for lease obligations as of December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 6 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on our lease obligations. In addition, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material investors. We have no committed plans to issue further shares on the market but will continue to assess market conditions and the Company’s cash flow requirements to ensure the Company is appropriately funded in order to pursue its various opportunities.
There is no significant external borrowing at the reporting date. Neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirement.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The SEC defines “critical accounting policies” as those that require the application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, or U.S. GAAP, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base those estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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The following listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is dictated by U.S. GAAP, with no need for our judgment in its application. There are also areas in which our judgment in selecting an available alternative would not produce a materially different result. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies.
Revenue Recognition
The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, on July 1, 2018. Under Topic 606, the Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:
1.Identify the contract with a customer
2.Identify the performance obligations
3.Determine the transaction price
4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations
5.Recognize revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied
In order for an arrangement to be considered a contract, it must be probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it is entitled for goods or services to be transferred. Once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised with each contract, determines whether those are performance obligations and the related transaction price. The Company then recognizes the sale of goods based on the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company’s revenue consists primarily of the sale of the RECELL System to hospitals or other treatment centers, COSMOTEC and to BARDA (collectively, “customers”), predominately in the United States. The Company evaluated the BARDA contract and concluded that a portion of the arrangement, such as the procurement of the RECELL system and the emergency preparedness, represents a transaction with a customer and as such are in the scope of ASC 606. Amounts received from BARDA for the research and development of the Company’s product are classified as BARDA income in the consolidated statement of operations and are accounted for under IAS 20. For further details refer to BARDA Income and Receivables below.
Revenues for commercial customers (COSMOTEC, hospitals and treatment centers) are recognized as control of the product is transferred to customers, at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for the product. Revenues are recognized net of volume discounts. As such, revenue is recognized only to the extent a significant reversal of revenues is not expected to occur in subsequent periods. For the Company’s contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company used the practical expedient applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money. Further, because of the short duration of these contracts, the Company has not disclosed the transaction price for the remaining performance obligations as of each reporting period or when the Company expects to recognize this revenue. The Company has further applied the practical expedient to exclude sales tax in the transaction price and expense contract fulfilment costs such as commissions and shipping and handling expenses as incurred.
For revenues related to the BARDA contract with-in the scope of ASC 606, the Company identified two performance obligations (i) the procurement of 5,614 RECELL units, (ii) emergency preparedness services. Through this contract the Company promises to procure the product through a vendor management inventory arrangement and to stand ready to provide emergency deployment services related to the product. Emergency preparedness services include procuring necessary storage containers, housing, and maintaining the containers (and product), and providing shipping and handling services in the event of an emergency situation. This stand ready obligation is a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer, overtime as services are consumed.
The total transaction price for the portion of the BARDA contract that is with-in the scope of ASC 606, was determined to be $9.2 million. The transaction price was allocated on a stand-alone selling price basis as follows: $7.6 million to the procurement of the RECELL product, which is classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and $1.6 million to the emergency deployment services is be classified as revenues when recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The
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$1.6 million for emergency deployment includes variable consideration which is deemed immaterial to the contract as a whole. The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the procurement of the RECELL product based on historical pricing of the Company’s product at the initial execution of the contract. The Company estimated the stand-alone selling price of the emergency deployment services performed based on the Company’s projected cost of providing the services plus an applicable profit margin as denoted in the contract.
The Company’s performance obligations are either satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are provided. The product procurement performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, upon transfer of control of the product. As such, the related revenue for these performance obligations is recognized at a point in time as revenue within the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. In addition to guidance under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from the sales of RECELL product to BARDA for placement into vaccine stockpiles in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Interpretation, Commission Guidance regarding Accounting for Sale of Vaccines and BioTerror Countermeasures to the Federal Government for Placement into the Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile or the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when product is placed in the BARDA vendor-managed inventory (“VMI”) as control of the product has been transferred to the customer at the time of delivery to the VMI. RECELL units that have been delivered to BARDA have a product replacement obligation at no cost to BARDA due to product’s limited shelf-life. The estimated cost of the expired inventory over the term of the contract is accrued on a per unit basis at the time of delivery. The liability is released upon replacement of the product along with a corresponding reduction to inventory. The emergency preparedness services performance obligation is satisfied over time. Revenue for the emergency deployment will be recognized on a straight-line basis during the term of the contract as services are consumed over time. Services recognized are included in sales within the consolidated statement of operations. Contract costs to fulfil the performance obligation are incremental and expected to be recovered are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. Contract costs are included in other long-term assets.
Contract Liabilities
The Company receives payments from customers based on contractual terms. Trade receivables are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. The Company satisfies its performance obligation on product sales when the products are shipped or delivered, depending on the terms of the sale. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30-90 days, and do not include a financing component. Contract liabilities are recorded when the Company receives payment prior to satisfying its obligation to transfer goods to a customer.
See Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on revenue recognition.
Government Grants / BARDA Income and Receivables
AVITA Medical was granted a BARDA contract in September 2015, wherein BARDA provided funding to the AVITA Medical to support the ongoing U.S. clinical regulatory program towards FDA premarket approval, Compassionate Use program, clinical and health economics research, and U.S. pediatric burn programs.
Income under the BARDA contract is earned under a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement in which the Company is reimbursed for direct costs incurred plus allowable indirect costs and a fixed-fee earned. Billings under the contracts are based on approved provisional indirect billing rates, which permit recovery of fringe benefits, general and administrative expenses and a fixed fee.
The Company has concluded that grants are not within the scope of ASC 606, as they do not meet the definition of a contract with a “customer”. The Company has further concluded that Subtopic 958-605, Not-for-Profit-Entities-Revenue Recognition also does not apply, as the Company is a business entity, and the grants are with governmental agencies. Government grants and related receivables are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and all attaching conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income over the periods necessary to match the grant on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to compensate. When the grant relates to an asset, the fair value is credited to deferred income and is released to the profit or loss over the expected useful life of the relevant asset by equal annual installments.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company records compensation expense for share-based payments to employees, including grants of stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based awards based on the fair market value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of share-based compensation awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award. Compensation expense for performance-based awards is measured based on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest, estimated at each reporting date based on management’s expectations regarding the relevant performance criteria.
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The Company estimates the fair value of tenure-basedshare options using the Black-Scholes option pricingmodel on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of options with a performance condition and market condition using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. Restricted stock units are valued based on the market price on the grant date.
The following assumptions were used in the valuation of stock options.
See Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on share-based compensation.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company reviews its uncertain tax positions regularly. An uncertain tax position represents the Company’s expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed return or planned to be taken in a future tax return or claim that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination on the basis of the technical merits or the statute of limitations for the relevant taxing authority to examine and challenge the tax position has expired.
See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional detail on income taxes.
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Our financial statements and supplementary data are attached hereto beginning on Page F-1 and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2022.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our company, as this term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2022.
This report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting, in accordance with applicable SEC rules that permit us to provide only management’s report in this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three-months ended December 31, 2022, there were no material changes made in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act).
Inherent Limitations on Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of these inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all instances of fraud, misstatements, or other control issues. In addition, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure or internal controls to future periods are subject to risks, including, among others, that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Identification of Directors
Lou Panaccio 65 Chairman of the Board of Directors July 2014 December 2023
Jeremy Curnock Cook 73 Non-Executive Director October 2012 December 2023
Professor Suzanne Crowe 72 Non-Executive Director January 2016 December 2023
Jan Stern Reed 63 Non-Executive Director July 2021 December 2023
Lou Panaccio has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 2014. Mr. Panaccio is a successful healthcare businessman with extensive experience leading companies from concept to commercialization. Mr. Panaccio possesses more than 35 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare services and life sciences, including more than 25 years of board-level experience. Mr. Panaccio is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX50 company and one of the world’s largest medical diagnostics companies, Sonic Healthcare Limited, where he has served since 2005. In addition, Mr. Panaccio is a Non-Executive Director of Unison Housing Limited, was a Non-Executive Chairman of Genera Biosystems Limited until June 2019, is a Non-Executive Chairman of Adherium Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Rhythm Biosciences Limited, both are publicly listed (ASX) development-stage medical diagnostics/device companies. We believe Mr. Panaccio is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in the healthcare services and life sciences and his experience serving on boards.
Jeremy Curnock Cook has served as a Non-Executive Director of since October 2012. He is a veteran in the life sciences/healthcare industry and has been actively supporting the commercialization of healthcare innovations and helping entrepreneurs build their international businesses over the past 45 years. Founder and Managing Director of BioScience Managers, Mr. Curnock Cook brings his decades of international experience to our Board of Directors. Over his career, Mr. Curnock Cook has successfully managed in excess of US $1 billion in equity investments. He launched the first dedicated biotechnology fund for the Australian market and is a former head of the life science private equity team at Rothschild Asset Management, an early pioneer and significant investor in the sector. In his early career he founded the International Biochemicals Group which he successfully sold to Royal Dutch Shell. Mr. Curnock Cook co-created a European-focused seed fund with Johnson & Johnson and built the International Biotechnology Trust. Mr. Curncock Cook has served on more than 40 boards of directors in the life science sector, in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, and Australia. In addition to serving on our Board of Directors, Mr. Curnock Cook serves on the following boards: International BioScience Managers Ltd appointed March 2000, Bioscience Managers Pty Ltd appointed January 2003, REX Bionics appointed February 2012, Sea Dragon appointed October 2012, Adherium Ltd appointed April 2015, Bioscience Managers UK Ltd appointed August 2017, Marine Department Ltd, appointed on January 2019, JLCC Ltd appointed December 2019, CRiL appointed November 2020 and Humanetix appointed September 2021. We believe Mr. Curnock Cook is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in the life sciences.
Professor Suzanne Crowe AO has served as a Non-Executive Director since January 2016. Australian-based, she is a physician-scientist and ASX/Nasdaq-listed companydirector with expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Emeritus Professor, Monash University Melbourne, she is currently a Non-Executive Director of Sonic Healthcare Ltd, a large global medical diagnostic company. Past board positions include St. Vincent's Health Australia Ltd (2012-2021), the country’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. After 35 years at both, she has recently retired from the Burnet Institute, having served as Associate Director and The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, where she held the appointment of Senior Specialist Physician in Infectious Diseases. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2020 in recognition of her services to health, clinical governance, biomedical research, and education. We believe Professor Crowe is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on her technical experience and extensive expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies.
Jan Stern Reed has served as a Non-Executive Director since July 2021. She has more than 35 years of legal, management and business leadership experience primarily within the healthcare industry, and brings significant expertise in corporate governance, compliance and risk management. Ms. Reed served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing company. Prior to Walgreens, Ms. Reed was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Solo Cup Company, where she was responsible for the legal, human resources, internal audit, corporate communications, and compliance functions. Prior to Solo Cup Company, she was Associate General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer at Baxter International, Inc. Ms. Reed holds
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a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Ms. Reed currently serves as a board member of Stepan Co. (NYSE:SCL), a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries, and AngioDynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANGO), an industry-leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, expanding cancer treatment options, and improving quality of life for patients. We believe Ms. Reed is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based on her extensive experience in legal, human resources, corporate governance, general management and business leadership, primarily within the healthcare industry.
James Corbett was appointed as President and CEO of the Company effective as of September 28, 2022. Mr. Corbett served as a Non-Executive Director from July 2021 to September 28, 2022. He has approximately 40 years of leadership experience in the medical device field, most recently, as CEO of CathWorks Ltd., a software-based medical technology company. Mr. Corbett has extensive global commercial and operating experience, serving as an expatriate General Manager of Baxter Japan and later as General Manager and President of Scimed Life Systems Inc. and Boston Scientific International respectively. During his career he has served as CEO of three publicly listed companies; Microtherapeutics Inc (MTIX), ev3 Inc (evvv), Alphatec Spine (ATEC). Mr. Corbett has also led two privately funded companies as CEO: Home Diagnostics Inc. and Vertos Medical. Mr. Corbett has extensive capital market and governance experience from both public and private environments. Mr. Corbett holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas. Mr. Corbett is a board member of two privately held medical device companies. We believe Mr. Corbett is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his global commercial and operating expertise in supporting companies with their medical and scientific strategies.
Identification of Executive Officers
Name Age Position Date First Elected or Appointed
James Corbett* 64 Chief Executive Officer September 2022
Sean Ekins 48 Interim Chief Financial Officer January 2023
Erin Liberto 48 Chief Commercial Officer August 2017
Andrew Quick 52 Chief Technology Officer April 2019
Donna Shiroma 60 General Counsel June 2018
*Mr. Corbett was appointed as President and CEO of the Company effective as of September 28, 2022.
James Corbett is discussed above under “Identification of Directors”.
Sean Ekins has served asthe interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2023. A versatile financial leader with more than 20 years of experience in technology, high-tech manufacturing and entertainment industries, Mr. Ekins joined AVITA Medical in 2017 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Finance. Over the course of his career, Mr. Ekins has demonstrated expertise across all aspects of management and operational accounting, inclusive of SEC and financial reporting, systems analysis and implementation, and team development. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ekins served as the North American Controller for IXIA, a test, visibility, and security solutions provider, where he led all accounting operations, including the transition and successful integration into Keysight Technologies following the company’s acquisition. Previously, Mr. Ekins held accounting positions with The Walt Disney Company, Countrywide Financial Corporation, and 3D Systems, Inc. Mr. Ekins is a Certified Public Accountant and earned his Bachelor Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California.
Erin Liberto has served as Chief Commercial Officer since August 2017. Ms. Liberto has more than 20 years of multifaceted global commercialexperience developing, launching, managing, and optimizing healthcare portfolios with products that span therapeutic and aesthetic indications for international organizations including Allergan and Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Liberto’s proficiency in long-term strategic planning has led to more than a dozen successful product launches across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Ms. Liberto holds an International MBA with a concentration in Global Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona and a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Canada.
Andrew Quick was appointed Chief Technology Officer in April 2019 and previous to that served as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development. Mr. Quick joined the company in July of 2010 and has more than 25 years of experience in medical device design, development, clinical research and medical affairs. Mr. Quick has previously held leadership positions in the development of diagnostic instrumentation and active implantable therapeutics, including most recently with Boston Scientific Neuromodulation / Advanced Bionics from 2006 to 2010 where he led U.S. investigational device and post-market clinical research in the cochlear implant business. He also served in a series of positions with SonaMed Corporation from 1994 to 2005, including Vice President, Products and Clinical Affairs. Mr. Quick has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.
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Donna Shiroma has served as General Counsel since June 2018. Ms. Shiroma has more than 20 years of legal and compliance experience in thepharmaceutical and medical device industries and has played an instrumental role in transitioning companies from clinical to commercial entities. Prior to joining the Company, she served in roles of increasing responsibility as corporate counsel, general counsel, vice president of legal, chief privacy and compliance officer, and chief commercial officer for Astex Pharmaceuticals from 2017 to 2018, Ascend Therapeutics from 2008 to 2017, PDL BioPharma from 2006 to 2008, and several Johnson & Johnson companies. Ms. Shiroma holds a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is licensed in the State of California as an attorney.
Term of Office
Our Directors are elected for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation, disqualification, or removal. Our executive officers are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office for such terms as may be prescribed by our Board of Directors and until their successors are appointed, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between our Directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None of our Directors or executive officers has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
Gender Diversity
Under the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations the Company is required to set measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board, senior executives and workforce generally.
In the Company’s 2021 Form 10-KT, the Company confirmed that it had set a target of having at least 30% of its Directors being of each gender by 2024. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Company has achieved that target as the Directors of the Company are 40% female and 60% male.
The Company is also in the process of developing measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its senior executives and workforce generally in accordance with its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. The Company will disclose its measurable objectives, the time period for achieving those objectives and the Company’s progress towards achieving those objectives in future reporting periods.
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Performance Evaluations
At least annually, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will lead the Board of Directors in a self-evaluation to determine whether the board, its committees and individual directors are functioning effectively. The board completed its last self-evaluation during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.
Additionally, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee conduct an annual evaluation of each Board committee as it relates to the composition of each committee, the frequency and length of meetings, each committees primary responsibilities, and the effectiveness of the each of the committee’s duties. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee completed its self-evaluation during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.
The Company's Compensation Committee has historically undertaken a review of the performance of the Company's CEO and the executive management team annually during the first quarter of the calendar year.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Conduct, or the Code, that constitutes a “code of ethics” as that term is defined in paragraph (b) of Item 406 of Regulation S-K and that applies to our executive officers, non-executive Directors, management and employees of the Company. A copy of the Code is available on our website at www.avitamedical.com.
If we make any amendments to the Code or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
Section 16(a) Beneficial ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires the Company’s Directors and certain of its executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Company’s common shares to file reports of and changes in ownership with the SEC. Based solely on the Company’s review of copies of SEC filings it has received or filed, the Company believes that each of its Directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the shares satisfied the Section 16(a) filing requirements during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022.
Election of Directors
Our Board of Directors consists of five members. Directors are elected at our annual general meeting of stockholders and hold office for a term of one year and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal. Our Directors were most recently elected at our 2022 annual general meeting on December 12, 2022, to hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring on our Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining members of our Board, even if such majority is less than a quorum, and each Director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the Director whom he or she has replaced or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Under ASX Listing Rule 14.4, any Directors of the Company (except a managing Director) must not hold office without re-election past the third annual general meeting following the Director’s appointment or three years, whichever is longer.
Stockholder Nominees for Director
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may also establish other committees from time to time to assist the Board of Directors. The composition and functioning of all of our committees comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations and the ASX Listing Rules and also align with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and
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Recommendations. Each committee has a charter, which is available on our website at www.avitamedical.com. As of the date of this report, the composition of our audit, compensation, and nominatingand corporate governance committees were as follows:
Committee
Lou Panaccio X Member Member Member
Jeremy Curnock Cook X Member Interim Chair Member
Professor Suzanne Crowe X Chair Chair
Jan Stern Reed X Member Member Member
Audit Committee
Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require us to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members, each of whom is financially literate and satisfies the respective “independence” requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise at senior levels within a company. In addition, the ASX Listing Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations require us to have an Audit Committee comprised of at least three members, all of whom are non-executive Directors and a majority of whom are “independent” Directors, and which is chaired by an independent Director who is not the chair of the Board.
We have a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. Our Audit Committee assists our Board of Directors in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and such other duties as may be directed by our Board of Directors. The Audit Committee is also required to assess risk management in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
Our Audit Committee currently consists of three Board members, each of whom satisfies the “independence” requirements of the SEC, Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, the ASX Listing Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Our Audit Committee is currently composed of Jeremy Curnock Cook, Lou Panaccio and Jan Stern Reed. Each qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Mr. Corbett was the Chairman of the Audit Committee from February 23, 2022 through September 28, 2022. Mr. Corbett stepped down from his role on the Audit Committee following his appointment to President and CEO of the Company on September 28, 2022. Prior to his appointment to President and CEO, Mr. Corbett was an independent director. Mr. Curnock Cook is the current Interim Audit Committee Chair and was appointed to that role as of September 28, 2022, following Mr. Corbett’s transition to President and CEO of the Company. Our Board of Directors has determined that Jeremy Curnock Cook is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulations S-K. The Audit Committee meets at least two times per year. See below for summary of attendance.
The Audit Committee held a total of six meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:
Audit Committee Meeting Attendance
Meetings attended/Eligible to attend
Lou Panaccio 4/6
Jeremy Curnock Cook 4/6
Jan Stern Reed 6/6
James Corbett 6/6
Dr. Michael Perry 3/3
Compensation Committee
Our Board of Directors has established a Compensation Committee, which is comprised of independent Directors, within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and also the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Compensation Committee must be comprised solely of non-executive directors in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and must also be chaired by an independent Director in accordance with the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the salary, incentives, and other benefits of our directors, senior executive officers and employees, and to make recommendations on such matters for approval by our Board of
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Directors. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for overseeing and advising our Board of Directors with regard to the adoption of policies that govern our compensation programs. Professor Suzanne Crowe, Jeremy Curnock Cook, Jan Stern Reed and Lou Panaccio are the current members of the Compensation Committee, and each qualifies as an “independent Director” within the meaning of NasdaqMarketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Professor Suzanne Crowe is the chair of this committee (being an independent Director who is not the chair of the Board).
The Compensation Committee held a total of 10 meetings during annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:
Compensation Committee Meeting Attendance
Meetings attended/Eligible to attend
Lou Panaccio 9/10
Jeremy Curnock Cook 9/10
Professor Suzanne Crowe 10/10
James Corbett 6/6
Dr. Michael Perry 4/4
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our Board of Directors has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Under the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee should have at least three members, a majority of whom are independent, and should also be chaired by an independent director. Professor Suzanne Crowe, Lou Panaccio, Jan Stern Reed and Jeremy Curnock Cook are the current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and each qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and the 4th Edition of the ASX’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Professor Suzanne Crowe is the Chair of this committee (being an independent director). The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become members of our Board of Directors, recommending nominees for election at the stockholders meetings or to fill vacancies that arise on our Board of Directors, and recommending qualified and experienced directors to serve on the committees of our Board of Directors. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for leading the Board of Directors to complete a self-evaluation of the board, its committees, and the individual directors.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held a total of four meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Meeting Attendance
Meetings attended/Eligible to attend
Lou Panaccio 2/4
Jeremy Curnock Cook 4/4
Professor Suzanne Crowe 4/4
Jan Stern Reed 4/4
James Corbett 4/4
Dr. Michael Perry 3/3
Board of Directors’ Meetings
The Board of Directors held a total of 12 meetings during the annual period ended December 31, 2022. The meetings attended by each Director, and the number of meetings that they were each eligible to attend, is as follows:
Board of Directors' Meeting Attendance
Meetings attended/Eligible to attend
Jeremy Curnock Cook 11/12
Professor Suzanne Crowe 12/12
Dr. Michael Perry 9/12
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Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The particulars of the compensation paid to the below listed “named executive officers” of our company are set out in the summary compensation below.
• James Corbett, Chief Executive Officer
• Michael Holder, Chief Financial Officer*
• Erin Liberto, Chief Commercial Officer
• Michael Perry, Former Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the listing requirements of ASX, we are also providing the particulars of the compensation paid to the following executive officers of the Company.
• Andrew Quick, Chief Technology Officer
• Donna Shiroma, General Counsel
• Kathy McGee, Chief Operating Officer*
*Ceased to be Executive Officers on January 19, 2023
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth for our named executive officers the following information for the annual period ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Name and Stock Option All Other
Position Year Salary Bonus Awards (1) Awards (2) Compensation (3) Total
($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Chief Executive Officer 2021 - - - - - -
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Employment Contracts
The following table outlines the specified terms of the relevant employment contracts for the named executive officers of the Company. For compensation information of named executives refer to the table above.
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Compensation Principles
The Compensation Committee has a formal Compensation Governance Framework which, at the core, consists of a Compensation Committee Charter (the “Charter”). The Charter outlines responsibilities and duties of the members, sets forth the frequency of meetings, establishes and reviews the overall compensation policies and practices of the Company and also sets forth the process to review and approve the executive compensation program for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee approves or makes recommendations to our Board of Directors on decisions concerning compensation of the executive management team and Board of Directors on a periodic basis to ensure that it is consistent with our short-term and long-term goals. The Compensation Committee assess the appropriateness of the nature and amount of compensation of our executives by reference to relevant employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from the recruitment and retention of a high-quality board and executive team.
Additionally, the Compensation Committee is responsible for evaluating the performance of the Company’s key senior executives. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other members of management regularly discuss the Company’s compensation issues with Compensation Committee members. The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors the overall bonus and equity incentive awards for employees of the Company Additionally, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee for review, modification (if applicable) and approval in relation to bonuses and equity incentive awards for members of the executive management team.
Resignation, Retirement, Termination for Cause, or Resignation without Good Reason Arrangements
The Company does not have any agreements or plans other than the current employment contracts in place for the named executive officers that would provide additional compensation in connection with a retirement.
Potential Payments upon Involuntary Termination, Resignation without Good Reason or Change-In-Control
The employment contract provides for the following severance payments upon termination by us without cause or by the employee for good reason (as defined in the particular employment agreement): (i) payment of the employee’s then-current base
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salary for a period of nine months or twelve months (in the case of the CEO), following termination; (ii) a pro-rated target bonus for the period during which the employee was employed in the year of termination; and (iii) continued coverage under our group health and benefits plan consistent with the term of the base salary; and (iv) immediate acceleration of unvested stock options. Further, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, if his employment terminates as a result of disability or death, he or his representative will be entitled to receive: (i) a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of the employee’s then-current base salary, (ii) unpaid annual bonus, and (iii) any unpaid vacation. Payment in each case is subject to the employee’s, or representative’s execution of a release.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2022 (in US dollars).
Option awards Stock awards
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Director Compensation
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each non-employee Director who served on our Board during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022 (in US dollars). We do not provide separate compensation to our executive Directors, such as Dr. Michael Perry, who served as our Chief Executive Officer during the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2022 until September 28, 2022, except in the case of Mr. James Corbett who served as a non-executive director only until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer effective as at September 28, 2022.
Fees earned in cash ($) (1) Stock awards ($) (2) Option awards ($) (3) Total ($)
Non-Executive Directors
* Mr. Drapeau retired from the Board of Directors during April 2022.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information as of December 31, 2022
(a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (2) — (1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders - - -
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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Principal Stockholders and Management
The following table provides certain information regarding the ownership of our common stock (including our CDIs), as of January 31, 2023 by each person or group of affiliated persons known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock (including our CDIs); each of our named executive officers; each of our Directors; and all of our executive officers and Directors as a group. The table also sets out the names of all persons (of which the Company is aware) who have disclosed pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that they are “substantial shareholders” of the Company and carry 5% or more of the voting rights attached to the issued securities of the Company.
Unless otherwise indicated in the table or the related notes, the address for each person named in the table is c/o AVITA Medical, Inc., 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite 220, Valencia, CA 91355.
More than 5% stockholders:
None
Directors and named executive officers:
Common Stock Lou Panaccio 26,964 (3) *
Common Stock Lou Drapeau 339 (4) *
Common Stock Jeremy Curnock Cook 6,900 (5) *
Common Stock Professor Suzanne Crowe 11,012 (6) *
Common Stock Jan Stern Reed 11,434 (7) *
Common Stock James Corbett 11,434 (7) *
Common Stock Sean Ekins 38,735 (8) *
Common Stock Erin Liberto 125,156 (9) *
Common Stock Donna Shiroma 112,156 (11) *
Common Stock Michael Holder 180,200 (13) *
All executive officers and directors as a group (13 persons) 1,063,917 4.21%
(4) Reflects 1,695 CDIs which translates into 339 shares of our common stock.
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Australian Disclosure Requirements
In addition to the Company’s primary listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company’s shares of common stock are also quoted in the form of CDIs on the ASX and trade under the ticker symbol “AVH”. As part of our ASX listing, we are required to comply with the various disclosure requirements as set out under the ASX Listing Rules. The following information is intended to comply with the ASX Listing Rules (where that information has not been provided elsewhere in this Annual Report).
Jurisdiction of incorporation and restrictions on the acquisition of securities
The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States of America. As a foreign company registered in Australia, the Company is not subject to Chapters 6, 6A, 6B and 6C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) dealing with the acquisition of its shares (including substantial holdings and takeovers).
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s shares are generally freely transferable, subject to restrictions imposed by United States federal or state securities laws, by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or by an agreement signed with the holders of shares on issue. The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not impose any specific restrictions on the transfer of its shares. Repurchases of the Company’s securities are governed by the safe harbor provisions set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. However, provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the Company’s by-laws could make it more difficult to acquire the Company by means of a tender offer (takeover), a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors of the Company. These provisions could discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that the Company’s board may consider inadequate and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with the board.
Australian Corporate Governance Statement
The Board of Directors and employees of the Company are committed to developing, promoting and maintaining a strong culture of good corporate governance and ethical conduct. The Board of Directors confirm that the Company’s corporate governance framework is generally consistent with the ASX’s Corporate Governance Council’s “Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations” (4th Edition) (“ASX Governance Recommendations”). The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement is available for viewing at https://ir.avitamedical.com/corporate-governance. The Corporate Governance Statement sets out the ASX Governance Recommendations and the Company’s response as to how and whether it follows those recommendations. Where the Company’s practices depart from a recommendation, the Board of Directors have disclosed in the Corporate Governance Statement the departure along with reasons for the adoption of its own practices. The Company’s most recent Corporate Governance Statement, dated February 23, 2023 and approved by the Board of Directors remains accurate as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Issued capital
As of January 31, 2023, the Company’s issued share capital was as follows:
• 25,296,086 shares of common stock, of which:
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As of January 31, 2023, the following unquoted securities are on issue, which entitle the holders of those securities, upon vesting of their conversion rights, to be issued shares of common stock (including in certain cases in the form of CDIs) of the Company:
• the equivalent of 233,771 options are on issue to Mr. James Corbett, CEO;
• the equivalent of 5,783 RSUs held by Mr. Corbett, CEO; and
Voting Rights
The Company’s bylaws provide that each stockholder has one vote for every share of common stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder. If holders of CDIs wish to attend and vote at the Company’s general meetings, they will be able to do so, provided, in case of voting, that the relevant steps as set out below are complied with by the CDI holder. Under the ASX Listing Rules and ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the Company must allow CDI holders to attend any meeting of the holders of the underlying securities, unless relevant United States laws at the time of the meeting prevent CDI holders from attending those meetings.
In order to vote at such meetings, CDI holders have the following options:
Alternatively, a CDI holder can convert their CDIs into a holding of common stock and vote those shares of common stock at a meeting of stockholders. Such a conversion must be undertaken prior to the record date fixed by the Company’s Board of Directors for determining the entitlement of stockholders to attend and vote at the meeting. However, if the former CDI holder later wishes to sell their investment on the ASX, it would be necessary to convert those shares of common stock back to CDIs.
As CDI holders will not appear on the Company’s register as the legal holders of the underlying common stock, they will not be entitled to vote at a stockholder meeting unless one of the above steps is undertaken. As each CDI represents 1/5 of a share of common stock, if the CDI holder takes one of the steps noted above to allow it to vote at a stockholder meeting, the CDI holder will be entitled to one vote for every five CDIs it holds.
Holders of options, warrants and RSUs are not entitled to vote.
Substantial Stockholders
The information required in relation to the substantial shareholders of the Company is included in this Annual Report at Item 12 of Part III.
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Distribution of Common Stock and CDI Holders at January 31, 2023
Below is a distribution schedule of the number of holders of CDIs, categorized by the size of their holdings, based on the Company’s registers as at January 31, 2023 (assuming all issued shares of common stock are held as CDIs).
CDIs
Number of Holders Number of CDIs
The number of stockholders and/or CDI holders holding less than a marketable parcel of shares of common stock and/or CDIs (where a “marketable parcel” means a parcel of securities worth at least A$500, pursuant to the ASX Operating Rules) was 5,750 based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock and CDIs as of January 31, 2023.
There is no current on-market buy-back of our securities.
Twenty Largest CDI Holders as of January 31, 2023
Below is a statement of the 20 largest holders of CDIs, and the number and percentage of issued CDIs held by those holders, based on the Company’s registers as January 31, 2023 (assuming all shares of common stock of the Company are held as CDIs, with 5 CDIs representing a beneficial ownership interest in one share of common stock in the Company).
Rank Name Number of CDIs Held (1) % of CDIs Outstanding
3 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 2,341,715 1.85 %
6 Australian Eagle Asset Management Pty Ltd 1,295,235 1.02 %
11 Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) 855,815 0.68 %
13 Columbia Threadneedle Investments (US) 748,435 0.59 %
General Information
The name of our Secretary is Donna Shiroma.
The Company’s ASX liaison officer who is responsible for communications with the ASX is Mark Licciardo.
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The complete mailing address, including zip code, of our principal executive office is 28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 220, Valencia, CA 91355, USA. The telephone number is +1(661) 367-9170.
The address of our registered office in Australia is c/o Acclime Ltd (formerly Merton’s Corporate Services), Level 7, 330 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia and our telephone number there is +61 3 8689 9997.
Registers of securities are held as follows:
Application of funds
The Company advises that it has used the cash and assets in a form readily convertible to cash that it had at the time of the Company’s admission to the Official List of ASX in a way that is consistent with its business objectives.
Directors’ Declaration
As at the date of this Annual Report, the directors confirm that they are of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the “extended closed group” identified in Note 19, being the Company and the Australian Subsidiaries that are party to the deed of cross guarantee that is detailed in Note 19, will be able to meet any liabilities to which they are, or may become, subject, by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee.
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions with Related Persons
SEC rules require us to disclose any transaction or currently proposed transaction in which the Company is a participant and in which any related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest involving the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the Company’s total assets as of the end of the last two completed fiscal years. A related person is any executive officer, director, nominee for director, or holder of 5% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, or an immediate family member of any of those persons. Since January 1, 2021, the Company has not participated in any such related party transaction.
Director Independence
The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that all members of our Board of Directors, except Mr. James Corbett, are independent directors for purposes of the rules of Nasdaq and the SEC and for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. In making this determination, our Board of Directors considered the relationships that each non-executive director has with us and all other facts and circumstances that our Board of Directors deemed relevant, including the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each non-executive director and Mr. Corbett’s executive role within AVITA Medical.
The composition and functioning of the Company’s Board of Directors and each of its committees complies with all applicable requirements of Nasdaq and the rules and regulations of the SEC as well as the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 4th Edition Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, independent registered public accountants have served as our independent public accountant for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021. Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, independent registered public accountants served as our independent public accountant prior to the Redomiciliation. The following table sets forth fees billed or accrued by our independent registered public accountants during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021.
Year-Ended Transition Period Ended Year-Ended
Audit fees - Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (1) - - 25,845
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee’s policy is for the Audit Committee to approve all audit and non-audit services prior to such services being performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. Before engaging an independent registered public accountant firm to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement is approved by the Company’s Audit Committee or the engagement to render services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee. The Audit Committee pre-approved all audit services provided by independent registered public accountants during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021.
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:
(1) All Financial Statements
See Index to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules have been omitted since the required information was not applicable or was not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedules, or because the information required is included in the financial statements or the accompanying notes.
(3) Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the following Index to Exhibits are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Exhibit
Number Description
4.1 Description of Capital Stock**
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Exhibit Exhibit
Number Description
10.19 Form of Stock Option Grant**†
10.20 Form of RSU Agreement**†
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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Exhibit Exhibit
Number Description
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
† Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement.
** Filed herewith
*** Furnished herewith
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
AVITA Medical, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: February 23, 2023 /s/ James Corbett
James Corbett
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: February 23, 2023 /s/ Sean Ekins
Sean Ekins
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
/s/ James Corbett Chief Executive Officer and Director February 23, 2023
James Corbett (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Sean Ekins Interim Chief Financial Officer February 23, 2023
Sean Ekins (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Lou Panaccio Director February 23, 2023
Lou Panaccio
/s/ Jeremy Curnock Cook Director February 23, 2023
Jeremy Curnock Cook
/s/ Suzanne Crowe Director February 23, 2023
Suzanne Crowe
/s/ Jan Stern Reed Director February 23, 2023
Jan Stern Reed
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-8
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
AVITA Medical, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AVITA Medical, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, the six-month period ended December 31, 2021, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, the six-month period ended December 31, 2021, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
Los Angeles, California
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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
As of
ASSETS
Marketable securities long-term 6,930 19,692 -
Corporate-owned life insurance asset 1,238 304 -
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Non-qualified deferred compensation liability 1,270 262 -
Operating lease liabilities, long term 306 918 878
Other long-term liabilities - 113 503
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan share awards 557 - -
Contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders' equity:
The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements
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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Year-Ended Transition Period Year-Ended
Operating expenses:
Interest expense (16 ) (17 ) (22 )
Provision for income tax (36 ) (25 ) (38 )
Net loss per common share:
Weighted-average common shares:
The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements
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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands)
Year-Ended Transition Period Year-Ended
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss) (111 ) (95 ) 113
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax (322 ) (104 ) -
The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements
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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except shares)
Common Stock
Issuance costs associated with direct placement - - - (5,109 ) - - (5,109 )
Share-based compensation - - - 5,664 - - 5,664
Exercise of stock options 14,359 - - 63 - - 63
Vesting of restricted stock units 199,343 - - - - - -
Translation gain - - - - 113 - 113
Share-based compensation - - - 3,588 - - 3,588
Exercise of stock options 1,125 - - 7 - - 7
Vesting of restricted stock units 28,754 - - - - - -
Translation loss - - - - (95 ) - (95 )
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of tax - - - - (104 ) - (104 )
Share-based compensation - - - 6,527 - - 6,527
Vesting of restricted stock units 114,641 - - - - - -
Company common stock held by the NQDC 17,927 - (127 ) 127 - - -
Change in redemption value of share awards in NQDC plan - - - (21 ) - - (21 )
Other comprehensive loss - - - - (433 ) - (433 )
The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements
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AVITA MEDICAL, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Year-Ended Transition Period Ended Year-Ended
Cash flow from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Loss on fixed asset disposal 3 - 130
Patent impairment loss - 42 -
Remeasurement and foreign currency transaction (gain)/loss (85 ) (72 ) 228
Excess and obsolete inventory related charges 375 44 226
Provision (benefit) for doubtful accounts (5 ) (2 ) 12
Amortization of (premium)/discount of marketable securities (281 ) 104 -
Non-cash changes in the fair value of NQDC plan 38 - -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaids and other current assets (366 ) 119 (342 )
Operating lease liability (720 ) (334 ) (594 )
Corporate-owned life insurance asset (1,084 ) (304 ) -
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 282 (392 ) (1,333 )
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability 994 262 -
Other long-term liabilities (50 ) (189 ) 238
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of marketable securities (74,362 ) (49,550 ) -
Maturities of marketable securities 55,555 - -
Cash paid for property and equipment (452 ) (65 ) (894 )
Cash paid for patent filing fees (73 ) (67 ) (280 )
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from direct placement of common stock - - 69,106
Issuance cost associated with direct placement - - (5,109 )
Principal repayment of finance lease - - (11 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 900 7 63
Net cash provided by financing activities 900 7 64,049
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash (26 ) (59 ) 133
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for income taxes $ 17 $ 8 $ 42
Cash paid for interest $ 15 $ 17 $ 3
Plant and equipment purchases not yet paid $ 33 $ 35 $ 20
The accompanying notes form part of the consolidated financial statements
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AVITA MEDICAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. The Company
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These financial statements include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Nature of the Business
AVITA Medical, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “AVITA Medical”, “we”, “our”, “us”, or “Company”), is a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. The Company’s RECELL® System technology platform harnesses the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On SkinTM cells. In September 2018, the United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted premarket approval (“PMA”) to the RECELL System for use in the treatment of acute thermal burns in patients eighteen years and older. Following receipt of our original PMA, we commenced commercialization of the RECELL System in January 2019 in the United States. In June 2021, the FDA approved expanded use of the RECELL System in combination of meshed autografting for acute full-thickness thermal wounds in pediatric and adult patients. In February 2022, the FDA approved a PMA supplement for the RECELL Autologous Cell Harvesting Device, an enhanced ease-of-use device aimed at providing clinicians a more efficient user experience and simplified workflow. In addition, the FDA has granted the Company Investigational Device Exemptions (“IDEs”), which enabled the Company to conduct pivotal clinical trials to further expand the indications of the RECELL System to include soft tissue repair and vitiligo. Enrollment of those clinical studies is complete, with topline results recently announced for both the soft tissue repair and vitiligo trials. Results from those studies are intended to support the Company’s pursuit of FDA approval to market the RECELL System in the United States for those indications. In connection to FDA approval, the Company submitted a PMA Supplement for soft tissue repair and a PMA application for vitiligo in December 2022.
In February 2019, we entered into a collaboration with COSMOTEC, an M3 Group company, to market and distribute the RECELL System in Japan. We worked with COSMOTEC to advance our application for approval of the RECELL System in Japan pursuant to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (“PMDA”). In February 2022, COSMOTEC’s application for regulatory approval was approved by the PMDA with labelling for burns only. In September 2022, COSMOTEC commercially launched RECELL in Japan following Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare approval of reimbursement pricing. COSMOTEC potentially plans to submit a further application for soft tissue repair and vitiligo indications.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a pandemic. We continue to closely monitor the impact surrounding the spread and potential resurgence of COVID-19 due to existing and future variants. As of the date of this filing, we continue to be unable to predict the full impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have on our future results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties, including the duration of the pandemic and the actions that may be taken in the future by government authorities across the United States in response to new variants. The Company has assessed the potential impact of COVID-19 on certain accounting matters including, but not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves and return reserves, and impairment considerations for long-lived assets, marketable securities and intangibles, as of December 31, 2022, and through the date of this report. With respect to future operating results, it is not possible at this time to predict, with any degree of precision, the effects of COVID-19. Consequently, actual results for accounting estimates and assumptions, particularly those relating to the recoverability of certain intangible assets and estimates of expected credit losses on accounts receivable could differ from these estimates. However, we do not currently believe that COVID-19 will result in any significant changes in costs going forward. We will continue to monitor the performance of our business and reassess the impacts of COVID-19 and its variants.
CHANGE OF YEAR-END
On November 8, 2021, the Company changed its fiscal year-end from June 30th to December 31st. The decision to change the fiscal year-end to a calendar year end was to align our reporting cycle more closely with how we manage our business.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Reclassification of prior year presentation
Certain prior year amounts within other long-term assets and other long-term liabilities have been reclassified to Corporate-owned life insurance asset and Non-qualified deferred compensation plan liability, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statement of Cash flows, for consistency with current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or financial position or net cash used in operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts (including doubtful accounts, carrying value of long-lived asset, the useful lives of long-lived assets, accounting for marketable securities, income taxes, stock-based compensation and the stand-alone selling price for the BARDA contract) and related disclosures. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the current and available information. However, actual results could differ from estimated amounts.
Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions
The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s operating non-U.S. subsidiaries are generally determined using the respective local currency as the functional currency of that subsidiary. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at the exchange rate in effect at each period end. Income statement accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. Adjustments arising from the use of differing exchange rates from period to period are included in accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses and were gain of $91,000 and $35,000 and a loss of $97,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
The Company’s subsidiaries that use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency remeasure monetary assets and liabilities at exchange rates in effect at the end of each period, nonmonetary assets and liabilities at historical rates. Gains and losses resulting from these remeasurements and foreign currency transactions are included in general and administrative expenses and were a loss of $6,000 a gain $37,000 and a loss of $131,000 for the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021 and the year-ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
Comprehensive Loss
The components of comprehensive loss consist of net loss, foreign currency translation adjustments from its subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency and unrealized gains and losses in investments available for sale. The Company did not have reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net loss during the year-ended December 31, 2022, the transition period ended December 31, 2021, and the year-ended June 30, 2021.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when its customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company performs the following five steps:
1. Identify the contract with a customer