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Lipocine Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement

SALT LAKE CITY, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that it has received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on July 9, 2020 indicating that Lipocine has regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) ("Min Bid Price Listing Rule").  

About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on metabolic and endocrine disorders using its proprietary drug delivery technologies. Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes TLANDO, LPCN 1144, TLANDO XR, LPCN 1148 and LPCN 1107. TLANDO, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone undecanoate, is designed to help restore normal testosterone levels in hypogonadal men. Lipocine has resubmitted its NDA to the FDA for TLANDO and has a PDUFA date of August 28, 2020. LPCN 1144, an oral product of bioidentical testosterone, recently completed a proof-of-concept clinical study demonstrating the potential utility in the treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH.  LPCN 1144 is currently being studied in a Phase 2 clinical study.  TLANDO XR, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone, originated and is being developed by Lipocine as a next-generation oral testosterone product with potential for once-daily dosing. In a phase 2 clinical evaluation when administered as once daily or twice daily TLANDO XR met the typical primary and secondary end points. LPCN 1148 is an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone targeted for the treatment of cirrhosis. LPCN 1107 is potentially the first oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product candidate, with end of phase 2 meeting completed, indicated for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth and has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA. For more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, the potential uses and benefits of our product candidates, and our product development efforts. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to our products, expected product benefits not being realized, clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized, new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals, the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.

LIPOCINE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

             
       

March 31,

 

December 31,

       

2020

 

2019

             

Current assets:

       
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$              15,134,789

 

$      9,728,523

 

Restricted cash

 

5,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

Marketable investment securities

 

448,077

 

4,340,041

 

Accrued interest income

 

9,212

 

16,522

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

373,370

 

545,887

             
   

Total current assets

20,965,448

 

19,630,973

             

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of

       

   $1,140,942 and $1,140,143, respectively

 

2,755

 

3,554

Other assets

 

23,753

 

23,753

             
   

Total assets

 

$              20,991,956

 

$    19,658,280

             
             
             

Current liabilities:

       
 

Accounts payable

 

$                1,654,909

 

$      1,182,241

 

Accrued expenses

 

738,280

 

449,303

 

Debt - current portion

 

1,666,666

 

3,333,333

             
   

Total current liabilities

4,059,855

 

4,964,877

             

Debt - non-current portion

 

4,688,136

 

3,814,407

Warrant liability

 

5,691,229

 

4,591,200

             
   

Total liabilities

14,439,220

 

13,370,484

             
             

Commitments and contingencies (notes 7, 8 and 10)

       
             

Stockholders' equity:

       
 

Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 10,000,000 

       
   

shares authorized; zero issued and outstanding

 

-

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 

       
   

shares authorized; 47,860,209 and 37,655,175 issued

       
   

and 47,854,499 and 37,649,465 outstanding

 

4,786

 

3,766

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

163,426,502

 

157,391,969

 

Treasury stock at cost, 5,710 shares

 

-40,712

 

-40,712

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

-38

 

Accumulated deficit

 

-156,837,840

 

-151,067,189

             
   

Total stockholders' equity

6,552,736

 

6,287,796

             
             
   

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$              20,991,956

 

$    19,658,280

             

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

   

 

LIPOCINE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

             
       

Three Months Ended March 31,

       

2020

 

2019

             

Operating expenses:

       
 

Research and development

 

2,511,754

 

1,949,821

 

General and administrative

 

2,085,261

 

1,175,927

   

Total operating expenses

 

4,597,015

 

3,125,748

             
   

Operating loss

 

-4,597,015

 

-3,125,748

             

Other income (expense):

       
 

Interest and investment income

 

59,938

 

125,265

 

Interest expense

 

-133,345

 

-223,789

   

Total other expense, net

 

-73,407

 

-98,524

Unrealized loss on warrant liability

 

-1,100,029

 

-

             
   

Loss before income tax expense

 

-5,770,451

 

-3,224,272

             

Income tax expense

 

-200

 

-200

             
   

Net loss

 

$(5,770,651)

 

$(3,224,472)

             

Basic loss per share attributable to common stock

 

($0.14)

 

($0.14)

             

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

41,347,631

 

23,383,008

             

Diluted loss per share attributable to common stock 

 

($0.14)

 

($0.14)

             

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

41,347,631

 

23,383,008

             

Comprehensive loss:

       
   

Net loss

 

$(5,770,651)

 

$(3,224,472)

   

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

38

 

2,352

             
   

Comprehensive loss

 

$(5,770,613)

 

$(3,222,120)

 

 

SOURCE Lipocine Inc.

For further information: Morgan Brown, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Phone: (801) 994-7383, mb@lipocine.com; Investors: Hans Vitzthum, Phone: (617) 535-7743, hans@lifesciadvisors.com