UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2008

 

Celsion Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-14242

 

52-1256615

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

10220-L Old Columbia Road, Columbia, Maryland

 

21046-2364

(Address of principal executive office)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 290-5390

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 8, 2008, Celsion Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 (the “Earnings Release”).  The Earnings Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  The information in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Earnings Release dated May 8, 2008, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

CELSION CORPORATION

 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2008

 

By:

  /s/ Paul B. Susie

 

 

 

Paul B. Susie
Interim Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Earnings Release dated May 8, 2008, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

For Further Information Contact:

 

Paul G. Henning

Cameron Associates

212-554-5462

phenning@cameronassoc.com

 

CELSION CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER

 2008 RESULTS

 

Financial Resources Sufficient to Advance Current Projects

 

Columbia, MD., May 8, 2008: CELSION CORPORATION (NASDAQ: CLN)

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2008 Celsion reported a net loss of $4.1 million, or $0.40 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.30 per share, for the first quarter of 2007. The results for 2007 included income from discontinued operations of $0.9 million, or $0.08 per share. When comparing income from continuing operations, the Company recorded a loss $4.1 million, or $0.40 per share for the first quarter of 2008 compared to $3.2 million or $0.30 per share for the first quarter of 2007.

 

Mr. Michael H. Tardugno, Celsion’s president and chief executive officer, commented, “We continue to execute on our plans and have initiated our Phase III Primary Liver Cancer study during the first quarter. We are carefully managing our expenditures in order to ensure that our financial resources are sufficient to further our current clinical trials, including funding of our Phase III primary liver cancer study to a point where we have the data necessary to determine if there is support for an NDA filing, as well as explore other heat sensitive liposomal anticancer formulations. Our current cash balance plus the collection of the $30 million due on the sale of our medical device business last year will allow us to move forward with those initiatives”.

 

The Company is holding a shareholders’ conference call on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  To participate in the call, interested parties can dial 877-604-2080 (U.S./Canada) or 706-902-1383 (International), Conference ID: #46666077 to register ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

 

The call will be archived for replay from May 9, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. until May 23, 2008.  The replay can be accessed at 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291, Conference ID: #46666077.  The call will also be available on the Company’s website, http://www.celsion.com for 90 days.

 

About ThermoDox®: ThermoDox® is Celsion’s proprietary heat-sensitive liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, an approved and frequently used anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of various cancers including breast cancer. Localized mild hyperthermia (40-42 degrees Celsius) releases the entrapped doxorubicin from the liposome. This delivery technology enables high concentrations of doxorubicin to be deposited preferentially in a targeted tumor.

 



 

About Celsion: Celsion is dedicated to the development and commercialization of oncology drugs including tumor-targeting treatments using focused heat energy in combination with heat activated drug delivery systems.

 

Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, Duke University Medical Center, University of Hong Kong, Cleveland Clinic, and the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System.

 

For more information on Celsion, visit our website: http://www.celsion.com.

 

Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 



 

Celsion Corporation

Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands except for per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

2,967

 

1,771

 

General and administrative

 

1,176

 

1,294

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,143

 

3,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(4,143

)

(3,065

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

75

 

181

 

Interest expense

 

(14

)

(348

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(4,082

)

(3,232

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,082

)

$

(2,357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations per common share - basic

 

$

(0.40

)

$

(0.30

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.40

)

$

(0.30

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations per common share - basic

 

$

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations per common share - diluted

 

$

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share - basic

 

$

(0.40

)

$

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.40

)

$

(0.22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

10,143,442

 

10,746,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

10,143,442

 

10,750,869

 

 



 

Condensed Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short term investments

 

$

1,543

 

$

5,937

 

Accounts receivable

 

210

 

230

 

Due from Boston Scientific Corporation

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

Prepaid expenses

 

248

 

257

 

Total current assets

 

17,001

 

21,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

244

 

268

 

Notes and loans receivable

 

538

 

1,382

 

Due from Boston Scientific Corporation - Non Current

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

Other assets

 

1,067

 

965

 

Total other assets

 

16,605

 

17,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

33,850

 

$

39,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,289

 

$

1,830

 

Accrued expenses

 

3,921

 

5,066

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

546

 

Note payable - current portion

 

687

 

677

 

Total current liabilities

 

6,897

 

8,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable

 

59

 

235

 

Other liabilities

 

33

 

34

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

92

 

269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

6,989

 

8,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

108

 

108

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

88,611

 

88,320

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(59,219

)

(55,138

)

Subtotal

 

29,500

 

33,290

 

Less: Treasury Stock - at cost

 

(2,639

)

(2,639

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

26,861

 

30,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

33,850

 

$

39,039