Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 10-Q2022 Q3 Quarterly report

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Form 10-Q

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Rockwell Medical, Inc. (“Rockwell Medical,” “Rockwell,” or the “Company”) is a commercial healthcare company focused on providing life-sustaining products for patients suffering from blood disorders and diseases associated with the kidney. Rockwell is a revenue-generating business and the second largest supplier of acid and bicarbonate concentrates for dialysis patients in the United States. Hemodialysis is the most common form of end-stage kidney disease treatment and is usually performed at a freestanding outpatient dialysis center, at a hospital-based outpatient center, or in a patient’s home. This represents a large market opportunity for which Rockwell's products are well-positioned to meet the needs of patients.

Rockwell manufactures hemodialysis concentrates under cGMP regulations at its three facilities in Michigan, Texas, and South Carolina totaling approximately 175,000 square feet, and manufactures mixers in its Iowa facility. Rockwell delivers the majority of its hemodialysis concentrates products and mixers to dialysis clinics throughout the United States and internationally utilizing its own delivery trucks and third-party carriers. Rockwell has developed a core expertise in manufacturing and delivering hemodialysis concentrates, and has built a longstanding reputation for reliability, quality, and excellent customer service.

Rockwell continues to evaluate the viability of its FPC platform and FPC's potential to treat iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and for acute heart failure.

As of September 30, 2022, Rockwell had approximately $27.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments available-for-sale, and working capital of $23.0 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $16.8 million. Based on the currently available working capital and capital raises described below, management believes the Company currently has sufficient funds to meet its operating requirements for at least the next twelve months from the date of the filing of this report.

On April 6, 2022, the Company and DaVita, Inc. ("DaVita") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Products Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2019, under which the Company supplies DaVita with certain dialysis concentrates. Under the Amendment, the Company and DaVita agreed to certain price increases, effective May 1, 2022, as well as the pass-through of certain inflationary costs, determined on a quarterly basis. Certain costs are subject to a cap. The Amendment also requires the Company to implement certain cost containment and cost-cutting measures. The Amendment contains certain covenants with respect to the Company’s ongoing operations, including a minimum cash covenant of $10 million, or the Company will be in default under the Products Purchase Agreement. An event of default could result in termination of that agreement.

On April 6, 2022, the Company and DaVita entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), pursuant to which the Company issued $15 million of preferred stock to DaVita in two separate tranches. The Company initially issued 7,500 shares of a newly designated series of preferred stock, which is designated “Series X Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series X Preferred Stock”) for gross proceeds of $7.5 million. On June 15, 2022, the Company issued to DaVita an additional 7,500 shares of Series X Preferred Stock in a second closing (the “Second Tranche”) for an additional $7.5 million. The Second Tranche was conditioned upon the Company raising an additional $15 million in capital within a certain timeline, which took place on June 2, 2022.

On April 8, 2022, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time to time up to $12,200,000 of shares of Company’s common stock through the Agent. The offering and sale of such shares has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-259923) (the “Registration Statement”), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 30, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on October 8, 2021, the base prospectus contained within the Registration Statement, and a prospectus supplement that was filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not make any sales pursuant to the Sales Agreement. Approximately $12.2 million remains available for sale under the ATM facility.

On May 30, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “RD Purchase Agreement”) with the purchaser named therein (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), 844,613 shares of its common stock at price of $1.39 per share, and prefunded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,788,480 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants” and the shares of common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant was equal to the price at which a share of common stock was sold to the public in the Offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.0001 per share.

Also on May 30, 2022, concurrently with the Offering, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the Purchaser (the “PIPE Purchase Agreement”) relating to the offering and sale (the “Private Placement”) of warrants to purchase up to a total of 9,900,990 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to a total of 1,267,897 shares of common stock (the “PIPE Warrants”). Each warrant was sold at a price of $0.125 per underlying warrant share and is exercisable at an exercise price of $1.39 per share. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant was equal to the price at which a share of common stock was sold to the public in the Offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each prefunded warrant is $0.0001 per share. The Offering and the Private Placement closed on June 2, 2022. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering and the Private Placement were approximately $14.9 million, after deducting fees and expenses.

The Company may require additional capital to sustain its operations and make the investments it needs to execute its strategic plan. If the Company attempts to obtain additional debt or equity financing, the Company cannot assume such financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all.

Currently, because the Company's public float is less than $75 million, it is subject to the baby shelf limitations under its current registration statement on Form S-3, which limit the amount the Company may offer under the Form S-3. This could limit its ability to raise capital under this registration statement.

In addition, the Company is subject to certain covenants and cure provisions under its Loan Agreement with Innovatus. As of the date of this report, the Company is in compliance with all covenants (See Note 14 for further detail).

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting domestic and global disruptions, particularly in the supply chain and labor market, among other areas, have adversely affected the Company's business and operations, including, but not limited to, its sales and marketing efforts and its research and development activities, its plant and transportation operations and the operations of third parties upon whom the Company relies. The Company's international business development activities may also continue to be negatively impacted by COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global disruptions and recent inflationary pressures have caused significant volatility in financial and credit markets. Rockwell has utilized a range of financing methods to fund its operations in the past; however, current conditions in the financial and credit markets may limit the availability of funding, refinancing or increase the cost of funding. Due to the rapidly evolving nature of the global situation, it is not possible to predict the extent to which these conditions could adversely affect the Company's liquidity and capital resources in the future.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and on the same basis as the Company prepares its annual audited consolidated financial statements.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2022, condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future interim period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 has been derived from audited financial statements, however, it does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022. The Company’s consolidated subsidiaries consisted of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Rockwell Transportation, Inc. and Rockwell Medical India Private Limited.

The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

On May 9, 2022, the stockholders of the Company authorized the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of common stock. The Board of Directors subsequently approved the implementation of a reverse stock split as a ratio of one-for-eleven shares, which became effective on May 13, 2022. The Company’s outstanding stock options were also adjusted to reflect the one-for-eleven reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. Outstanding stock options were proportionately reduced and the respective exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased. The reverse stock split resulted in an adjustment to the Series X convertible preferred stock conversion prices to reflect a proportional decrease in the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion. All share and per share data in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes hereto have been retroactively adjusted to account for the effect of the reverse stock split for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and the balance sheet at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less from the new guidance as an accounting policy election and recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period determined using the treasury-stock and if-converted methods. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, common stock warrants, unvested restricted stock units and stock options are considered to be potentially dilutive securities but are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive, and therefore, basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for all periods presented.

The following table sets forth the outstanding potentially dilutive securities that have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, because to do so would be anti-dilutive (in common equivalent shares):

The Company continually assesses new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability. When it is determined a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a review to determine the consequences of the change to its consolidated financial statements and assures there are sufficient controls in place to ascertain the Company’s consolidated financial statements properly reflect the change.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”, which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to separate embedded conversion features from the host contract when the conversion features are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital. By removing the separation model, a convertible debt instrument will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. This new standard also removes certain settlement conditions required for contracts to qualify for equity classification and simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculations by requiring an entity use the if-converted method and the effect of potential share settlement be included in diluted earnings per share calculations. This new standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements.

Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction, that are collected by us from a customer, are excluded from revenue.

Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight related to contracts with customers are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of sales when control of the goods transfers to the customer.

The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue.

Drug and dialysis concentrates products are sold directly to dialysis clinics and to wholesale distributors in both domestic and international markets. Distribution and license agreements for which upfront fees are received are evaluated upon execution or modification of the agreement to determine if the agreement creates a separate performance obligation from the underlying product sales.  For all existing distribution and license agreements, the distribution and license agreement is not a distinct performance obligation from the product sales.  In instances where regulatory approval of the product has not been established and the Company does not have sufficient experience with the foreign regulatory body to conclude regulatory approval is probable, the revenue for the performance obligation is recognized over the term of the license agreement (over time recognition). Conversely, when regulatory approval already exists or is probable, revenue is recognized at the point in time control of the product transfers to the customer.

The Company received upfront fees under five distribution and license agreements that have been deferred as a contract liability.  The amounts received from Wanbang Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Wanbang”), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ("Sun Pharma"), Jeil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Jeil Pharma") and Drogsan Pharmaceuticals ("Drogsan Pharma") are recognized as revenue over the estimated term of the applicable distribution and license agreement as regulatory approval was not received and the Company did not have sufficient experience in China, India, South Korea and Turkey, respectively, to determine regulatory approval was probable as of the execution of the agreement.  The amounts received from Baxter Healthcare Corporation (“Baxter”) are recognized as revenue at the point in time the estimated product sales under the agreement occur. 

For the business under the Company’s Distribution Agreement with Baxter (the “Baxter Agreement”) and for the majority of the Company’s international customers, the Company recognizes revenue at the shipping point, which is generally the Company’s plant or warehouse. For other business, the Company recognizes revenue based on when the customer takes control of the product. The amount of revenue recognized is based on the purchase order less returns and adjusted for any rebates, discounts, chargebacks or other amounts paid to customers. There were no such adjustments for the periods reported. Customers typically pay for the product based on customary business practices with payment terms averaging 30 days, while distributor payment terms average 45 days.

Revenue is disaggregated by primary geographical market, major product line, and timing of revenue recognition.

Contract balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company did not recognize any material bad-debt expense. There were no material contract assets recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.  The Company does not generally accept returns of its concentrates products and no material reserve for returns of concentrates products was established as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. 

The contract liabilities primarily relate to upfront payments and consideration received from customers that are received in advance of the customer assuming control of the related products

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods was not material.

Revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, contracts where revenue is recognized as invoiced, and contracts with variable consideration related to undelivered performance obligations, totaled $6.7 million as of September 30, 2022. The amount relates primarily to upfront payments and consideration received from customers in advance of the customer assuming control of the related products. The Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations having original expected durations of one year or less. The Baxter Agreement includes minimum commitments of product sales over the duration of the agreement. Unfulfilled minimum commitments related to the Baxter Agreement are product sales of $3.8 million as of September 30, 2022, which is amortized ratably through expiration of the Baxter Agreement on October 2, 2024.

Investments available-for-sale consisted of the following as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (table in thousands):

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our available-for-sale securities were due within one year.

Components of inventory, net of reserves, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows (table in thousands):

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s property and equipment consisted of the following (table in thousands):

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (table in thousands):

9.  Deferred Revenue

In October 2014, the Company entered into the Baxter Agreement, which has a term of 10 years and received an upfront fee of $20 million. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized based on the proportion of product shipments to Baxter in each period, compared with total expected sales volume over the term of the Distribution Agreement. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $0.5 million and $1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $0.5 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine month ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Baxter Agreement totaled $3.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

In 2016, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Wanbang (the "Wanbang Agreement") and received an upfront fee of $4.0 million. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized as revenue based on the agreement term. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Wanbang Agreement totaled $2.3 million as of September 30, 2022 and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2021.

Reverse Stock Split

On May 9, 2022, the stockholders of the Company authorized the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of common stock. The Board of Directors subsequently approved the implementation of a reverse stock split as a ratio of one-for-eleven shares, which became effective on May 13, 2022. The Company’s outstanding stock options were also adjusted to reflect the one-for-eleven reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. Outstanding stock options were proportionately reduced and the respective exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased.

Preferred Stock

On April 6, 2022, the Company and DaVita entered into the SPA, which provided for the issuance by the Company of up to $15 million of preferred stock to DaVita. On April 6, 2022, the Company issued 7,500 shares of Series X Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $7.5 million. On June 2, 2022, the Company met the conditions for the Second Tranche through a Registered Direct and Private Placement Offering by raising $15 million in additional capital. As a result, on June 16, 2022 the Company issued an additional 7,500 shares of the Series X Preferred Stock to DaVita for gross proceeds of $7.5 million.

The Series X Preferred Stock was issued for a price of $1,000 per share (the "Face Amount"), subject to accretion at a rate of 1% per annum, compounded annually. If the Company’s common stock trades above $22.00 for a period of 30 calendar days, the accretion will thereafter cease.

The Series X Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible to common stock at rate equal to the Face Amount, divided by a conversion price of $11.00 per share (subject to adjustment for future stock splits, reverse stock splits and similar recapitalization events). As a result, each share of Series X Preferred Stock will initially convert into approximately 91 shares of common stock. DaVita’s right to convert to common stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation, which is initially set at 9.9% of the outstanding common stock, which limitation may be reset (not to exceed 19.9%) at DaVita’s option and upon providing prior written notice to the Company. In addition, any debt financing is limited by the terms of our Securities Purchase Agreement with DaVita. Specifically, until DaVita owns less than 50% of its investment, the Company may only incur additional debt in the form of a purchase money loan, a working capital line of up to $5 million or to refinance existing debt, unless DaVita consents.

Additionally, the Series X Preferred Stock has a deemed liquidation event and redemption clause which could be triggered if the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets relating to the Company's dialysis concentrates business line. Since the Series X Preferred Stock may be redeemed if certain assets are sold at the option of the holder, but is not mandatorily redeemable, the preferred stock has been classified as permanent equity and initially recognized at fair value of $15 million (the proceeds on the date of issuance) less issuance costs of $0.1 million, resulting in an initial value of $14.9 million. The Company will assess at each reporting period whether conditions have changed to now meet the mandatorily redemptive definition which could trigger liability classification.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, authorized and 15,000 and nil shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

Common Stock

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 170,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, authorized and 11,152,673 and 8,544,225 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

Controlled Equity Offering

On April 8, 2022, the Company entered into the Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as Agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time to time up to $12,200,000 of shares of Company’s common stock through the Agent. The offering and sale of such shares has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-259923) (the “Registration Statement”), which was originally filed with the SEC on September 30, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on October 8, 2021, the base prospectus contained within the Registration Statement, and a prospectus supplement that was filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022.

In May 2022, the Company sold 7,500 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement for gross proceeds of $15,135, at a weighted average selling price of approximately $2.02. The Company paid $378 in commissions and offering fees related to the sale of shares of common stock.

Under the RD Purchase Agreement and the PIPE Purchase Agreement discussed below, the Company has agreed not to make any sales under any at-the-market offering facility, including pursuant to the Sales Agreement, until at least January 1, 2023 (or until such later time when the Company is permitted to make additional sales under Instruction I.B.6 to Form S-3).

Registered Direct Offering

On May 30, 2022, the Company entered into the RD Purchase Agreement with the Purchaser named therein, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), 844,613 shares of its common stock at price of $1.39 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,788,480 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants” and the shares of common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is equal to the price at which a share of common stock was sold to the public in the Offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.0001 per share.

A holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent the holder would own more than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrant. The RD Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and agreements of the Company and the Purchaser and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.

A total of 7,311,000 Pre-Funded Warrants remained outstanding as of September 30, 2022.

Private Placement

Also on May 30, 2022, concurrently with the Offering, the Company entered into the PIPE Purchase Agreement relating to the offering and sale (the “Private Placement”) of warrants to purchase up to a total of 9,900,990 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to a total of 1,267,897 shares of common stock (the “PIPE Warrants”). Each warrant was sold at a price of $0.125 per underlying warrant share and is exercisable at an exercise price of $1.39 per share. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant was equal to the price at which a share of common stock was sold to the public in the Offering, minus $0.0001, and the exercise price of each prefunded warrant is $0.0001 per share.

As of September 30, 2022 9,900,990 PIPE Warrants and no Pre-Funded PIPE Warrants remained outstanding.

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchaser, dated as of June 2, 2022 (the “RRA”). Pursuant to the RRA, the Company was required to prepare and file a registration statement with the SEC no later than July 1, 2022, and to use its reasonable best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as possible, subject to certain specified penalties if timely effectiveness is not achieved. The Company filed a registration statement on June 22, 2022 which became effective on July 5, 2022.

The Offering and the Private Placement closed on June 2, 2022. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering and the Private Placement were approximately $14.9 million, after deducting fees and expenses. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the PIPE Warrants are exercisable upon issuance.

The Company has accounted for the common stock related to the Offering and Private Placement as equity on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022. The amount allocated to common stock was $2.0 million. This allocation is equal to the total proceeds of $15.0 million less the amount allocated to Warrants of $12.9 million and is also net of the direct and incremental costs associated with the Offering and Private Placement of $0.1 million. The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to calculate the value of Warrants relating to the Offering and Private Placement.

The Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as follows (table in thousands):

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is as follows:

Service-Based Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the Company’s service-based restricted stock units during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is as follows:

A summary of the Company’s service-based restricted stock units during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:

Service-Based Stock Options

The fair value of the service-based stock options granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were based on the following assumptions:

A summary of the Company’s service-based stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is as follows:

A summary of the Company’s service-based stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company granted stock options to purchase up to 898,659 shares of common stock to certain employees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 30,093 shares were forfeited and 85,466 shares expired. Forfeitures are recorded in the period of occurrence; compensation expense is adjusted accordingly.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized for service-based stock options was $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for service-based stock options was $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, total stock-based compensation expense related to unvested options not yet recognized totaled approximately $1.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over an estimated weighted average remaining term of 3.6 years.

The potential milestone payments are not yet considered probable, and no milestone payments have been accrued at September 30, 2022.

Rockwell leases its production facilities and administrative offices as well as certain equipment used in its operations including leases on transportation equipment used in the delivery of its products. The lease terms range from monthly to six years. Rockwell occupies a 51,000 square foot facility and a 17,500 square foot facility in Wixom, Michigan under a lease expiring in August 2024. Rockwell also occupies two other manufacturing facilities, a 51,000 square foot facility in Grapevine, Texas under a lease expiring in December 2025, and a 57,000 square foot facility in Greer, South Carolina under a lease expiring February 2026. In addition, Rockwell occupied 4,100 square feet of office space in Hackensack, New Jersey under a lease expiring on October 31, 2024. This lease was subleased on December 15, 2021 with an expiration date of October 31, 2024.

At September 30, 2022, the Company had operating and finance lease liabilities of $7.2 million and right-of-use assets of $6.9 million, which are included in the consolidated balance sheet.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had operating lease liabilities of $7.9 million and right-of-use assets of $7.7 million, which are included in the consolidated balance sheet.

The following summarizes quantitative information about the Company’s operating leases (table in thousands):

Future minimum rental payments under operating lease agreements are as follows (in thousands):

On March 16, 2020, the Company and Rockwell Transportation, Inc., as Borrowers, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP ("Innovatus"), as collateral agent and the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which Innovatus, as a lender, agreed to make certain term loans to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35.0 million (the "Term Loans"). Funding of the first $22.5 million tranche was completed on March 16, 2020. The Company is no longer eligible to draw on a second tranche of $5.0 million or a third tranche of $7.5 million, which were tied to the achievement of certain milestones by a specific date. Net draw down proceeds were $21.2 million with closing costs of $1.3 million.

In connection with each funding of the Term Loans, the Company is required to issue to Innovatus a warrant (the “Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 3.5% of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loan funded divided by the exercise price, which will be based on the lower of (i) the volume weighted average closing price of the Company’s stock for the 5-trading day period ending on the last trading day immediately preceding the execution of the Loan Agreement or (ii) the closing price on the last trading day immediately preceding the execution of the Loan Agreement (or for the second and third tranches only at the lower of (i) $18.15 per share or (ii) the volume weighted average closing price of the Company’s stock for the 5-trading day period ending on the last trading day immediately preceding the relevant Term Loan funding). The Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and are immediately exercisable through the seventh anniversary of the applicable funding date. The number of shares of common stock for which each Warrant is exercisable and the associated exercise price are subject to certain proportional adjustments as set forth in such Warrant. In connection with the first tranche of the Term Loans, the Company issued a Warrant to Innovatus, exercisable for an aggregate of 43,388 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $18.15 per share. The Company evaluated the warrant under ASC 470, Debt, and recognized an additional debt discount of approximately $0.5 million based on the relative fair value of the base instruments and warrants. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant using the Black-Scholes model.

The Company is entitled to make interest-only payments for thirty months, or up to thirty-six months if certain conditions are met. The Term Loans will mature on March 16, 2025, and will bear interest at the greater of (i) Prime Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and (ii) 4.75%, plus 4.00% with an initial interest rate of 8.75% per annum and an effective interest rate of 10.9%. The Company has the option, under certain circumstances, to add 1.00% of such interest rate amount to the then outstanding principal balance in lieu of paying such amount in cash. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, interest expense amounted to $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, interest expense amounted to $1.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

In September 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Loan Agreement in which the Company, in exchange for Innovatus lowering the sales covenants, agreed to (i) prepay an aggregate principal amount of $7,500,000 in ten installments commencing on December 1, 2021; (ii) pay an additional prepayment premium of 5% on prepaid amounts if the Company elects to prepay all outstanding Term Loans on or before September 24, 2023 and (iii) maintain minimum liquidity of no less than $5,000,000 if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans is greater than $15,000,000 pursuant to the liquidity covenant in the Loan Agreement.

On March 31, 2022, the Collateral Agent and Lenders consented to the delivery to Collateral Agent and Lenders of its annual audited financial statements for the fiscal year 2021 by April 15, 2022 as opposed to within 90 days of December 31, 2021, as required pursuant to Loan Agreement.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Agreement.

As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Term Loan was $14.1 million, net of unamortized issuance costs and discount of $0.9 million.

The following table reflects the schedule of principal payments on the Term Loan as of September 30, 2022 (in thousands):

On June 2, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term note payable for $1.5 million, bearing interest at 5.40% per annum to finance various insurance policies. Principal and interest payments related to this note began on July 3, 2022 and were paid on a straight-line amortization over 9 months with the final payment due on March 3, 2023. As of September 30, 2022, the Company's insurance note payable balance was $1.0 million.

On October 28, 2022, 480,000 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase common stock pursuant the SPA entered into on May 30, 2022 were exercised. The exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.0001 per share and resulted in gross proceeds of $48.00 (See Note 10 for more detail on the SPA).

On November 9, 2022, Rockwell reacquired its distribution rights to its hemodialysis concentrates products from Baxter and has agreed to terminate the exclusive distribution agreement dated October 2, 2014. Exclusivity and other provisions associated with the distribution agreement terminated November 9, 2022 and the remaining operational elements of the agreement terminate December 31, 2022. Under the exclusive distribution agreement, Baxter distributed and commercialized Rockwell’s hemodialysis concentrates products and provided customer service and order delivery to nearly all United States customers. Following the reacquisition of these rights, Rockwell will now be able to sell its hemodialysis concentrates products to dialysis clinics throughout the United States and around the world.

Rockwell will pay Baxter a fee for the reacquisition of its distribution rights. This fee will be payable in two equal installments on January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2023. To ensure that customer needs continue to be met after January 1, 2023, Baxter and Rockwell are working closely together to transition customers’ purchases of Rockwell’s hemodialysis concentrates from Baxter to Rockwell.

On November 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) dated as of November 14, 2022 with Innovatus, which amended the Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the Company (i) shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million in Term Loans (as defined in the Loan Agreement) in one installment on November 14, 2022; (ii) shall pay interest only payments until September 2023 at which time will resume scheduled debt payments.

Separation of Chief Financial Officer

On November 10, 2022, the Board of Directors of Rockwell terminated the employment of Russell Skibsted as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. The termination of employment of Mr. Skibsted by the Company without cause entitles Mr. Skibsted to severance in accordance with the Employment Agreement, dated September 15, 2020, by and between the Company and Mr. Skibsted (the “Employment Agreement”). The severance benefits under the Employment Agreement are subject to the execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of the Company. In connection with Mr. Skibsted’s termination, the Board of Directors appointed Mark Strobeck, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as interim principal financial officer.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in “Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”. References in this report to “Rockwell,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” are references to Rockwell Medical, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

We make forward-looking statements in this report and may make such statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.  We may also make forward-looking statements in our press releases or other public or shareholder communications.  Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about our current expectations and possible or assumed future results of our operations. When we use words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “could,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “forecast,” “project,” “intend,” or similar expressions, or make statements regarding our intent, belief, or current expectations, we are making forward-looking statements. Our forward looking statements also include, without limitation, statements about our liquidity and capital resources; our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to develop Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate (“FPC”) for other indications; our ability to successfully execute on our business strategy and development of new indications; our ability to raise additional capital; our ability to renegotiate certain terms of our supply contracts; our ability to successfully implement certain cost containment and cost-cutting measures; our ability to achieve profitability and statements regarding our anticipated future financial condition, operating results, cash flows and business plans.

While we believe our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this report or, if made elsewhere, as of the date made.  Because these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual results could be materially different.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed in this report, “Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and from time to time in our other reports filed with the SEC, including in this Form 10-Q.

Other factors not currently anticipated may also materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow and financial position.  There can be no assurance future results will meet expectations.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and we expressly disclaim any intent to update or alter any statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

Rockwell Medical is a commercial healthcare company focused on providing life-sustaining products for patients suffering from blood disorders and diseases associated with the kidney.

Rockwell is a revenue-generating business and the second largest supplier of acid and bicarbonate concentrates for dialysis patients in the United States. Hemodialysis is the most common form of end-stage kidney disease treatment and is usually performed at a freestanding outpatient dialysis center, at a hospital-based outpatient center, or in a patient’s home. This represents a large market opportunity for which Rockwell's products are well-positioned to meet the needs of patients.

Rockwell manufactures hemodialysis concentrates under cGMP regulations at its three facilities in Michigan, Texas, and South Carolina totaling approximately 175,000 square feet, and manufactures mixers in its Iowa facility. Rockwell delivers the majority of its hemodialysis concentrates products and mixers to dialysis clinics throughout the United States and internationally utilizing its own delivery trucks and third-party carriers. Rockwell has developed a core expertise in manufacturing and delivering hemodialysis concentrates, and has built a longstanding reputation for reliability, quality, and excellent customer service.

Rockwell continues to evaluate the viability of its FPC platform and FPC's potential to treat iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and for acute heart failure.

Prior to the second quarter of 2022, Rockwell's concentrates business operated at a loss. This loss was accelerated due to inflation, which has increased our manufacturing and operating costs. We undertook discussions with our largest customers to renegotiate our existing supply contracts to improve the profitability of this business line. On April 6, 2022, we amended our agreement with our long-time partner, DaVita, Inc. ("DaVita"), a leading provider of kidney care, to enable us to stabilize our concentrates business. The amended agreement provides a stronger financial arrangement which encompasses pricing, cost share, cost cutting, and joint efforts to improve supply chain, all of which is intended to drive Rockwell’s concentrates business to operate profitably in the future. In addition to the amended agreement, DaVita invested $15 million in preferred stock in two equal tranches. The first tranche of $7.5 million was funded on April 7, 2022. The second tranche of $7.5 million was funded on June 16, 2022. We continue to review our entire supply chain to identify opportunities for improvement, prioritizing initiatives that will have the largest impact on long-term efficiency, profitability, and growth.

Rockwell will pay Baxter a fee for the reacquisition of its distribution rights. This fee will be payable in two equal installments on January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2023. To ensure that customer needs continue to be met after January 1, 2023, Baxter and Rockwell are working closely together to transition customers’ purchases of Rockwell’s hemodialysis concentrates from Baxter to Rockwell.

In late 2021, Rockwell filed an Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients, who are receiving medications in the home infusion setting. During the second quarter 2022, Rockwell provided the FDA with supplemental data to be used in Rockwell’s clinical studies and to clinically support the Company’s IND application for home infusion. The FDA placed this program on Clinical Hold and requested that additional data related to the microbiology and short-term stability of this formulation be provided to support the application. During the third quarter of 2022, Rockwell conducted a microbiological and short-term stability study of FPC for Home Infusion, in accordance with FDA guidance, to support the Company’s IND application. Preliminary results from the microbiology and short-term stability study indicated that the program would likely not meet the FDA’s requirements to support the IND application and would require significant capital expenditure and resources to support additional re-formulation work and conduct a Phase 2 study. As a result, Rockwell has put development work associated with FPC for Home Infusion on hold.

Rockwell is also exploring FPC’s impact on the treatment of hospitalized acute heart failure patients, which affects more than one million people in the United States annually. We believe that FPC may deliver rapidly bioavailable iron to the heart and improve cardiac energetics during hospitalization. This effect could help patients recover faster potentially resulting in shorter hospital stays and fewer 30-day re-admissions. If realized, these outcomes could translate into a meaningful reduction in healthcare costs and human suffering. Rockwell submitted a pre-IND meeting request to the FDA and expects to meet with the FDA before the end of this year. Depending on the feedback from FDA, Rockwell will determine the path forward for this program.

On May 9, 2022, the Company's stockholders authorized the Company's Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of common stock, warrants and options. The Board of Directors subsequently approved the implementation of a reverse stock split as a ratio of one-for-eleven shares, which became effective on May 13, 2022. The Company’s outstanding stock options were also adjusted to reflect the one-for-eleven reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. Outstanding stock options were proportionately reduced and the respective exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased. The reverse stock split resulted in an adjustment to the Series X convertible preferred stock conversion prices to reflect a proportional decrease in the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion. All share and per share data in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes hereto have been retroactively adjusted to the account for the effect of the reverse stock split for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and the balance sheet at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.