UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2024

Commission File Number: 001-41440

Virax Biolabs Group Limited

(Registrant’s Name)

20 North Audley Street

London, W1K 6LX

United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

 


 

When used in this Form 6-K, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “the Company,” “Virax,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Virax Biolabs Group Limited. and its subsidiaries.

 

Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

On January 12, 2024, Virax Biolabs Group Limited issued unaudited interim financial statements as of September 30, 2023. Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein are the following exhibits.

 

Exhibits

Exhibit No

Description

99.1

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of September 30, 2023

99.2

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

Date:

January 12, 2024

By:

/s/ James Foster

James Foster, Chief Executive Officer

 

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of September 30, 2023

 

Table of Contents

Page

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

F-3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive Loss for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)

F-4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)

F-5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023, and 2022 (Unaudited)

F-6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

F-7

 


VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

5,107,882

 

 

$

9,352,538

 

VAT receivable

 

 

183,361

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

24,508

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

 

655,421

 

 

 

281,475

 

Total current assets

 

 

5,971,172

 

 

 

9,634,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Right-of-use assets, net

 

 

172,257

 

 

 

 

     Property, plant & equipment, net

 

 

507,163

 

 

 

 

     Intangible software, net

 

 

374,670

 

 

 

178,403

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

1,054,090

 

 

 

178,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

7,025,262

 

 

$

9,812,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

643,881

 

 

$

705,605

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

49,679

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable - related parties

 

 

93,462

 

 

 

18,296

 

Note payable

 

 

 

 

 

146,250

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

 

38,250

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

787,022

 

 

 

908,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

 

132,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

919,049

 

 

 

908,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares Authorised; 1,811,540 and 1,554,709 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023

 

 

1,812

 

 

 

1,557

 

Reserves

 

 

21,089,103

 

 

 

20,921,005

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(14,802,024

)

 

 

(11,794,460

)

Accumulated other (loss) income

 

 

44,273

 

 

 

(1,688

)

Total stockholders’ equity (Virax)

 

 

6,333,164

 

 

 

9,126,414

 

Non-Controlling Interest

 

 

(226,951

)

 

 

(222,399

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

6,106,213

 

 

 

8,904,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

7,025,262

 

 

$

9,812,416

 

 

 

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

 

 


VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT AND LOSS

AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenue

 

$

76,500

 

 

$

5,760

 

Cost of revenue - excluding depreciation

 

 

65,982

 

 

 

5,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and Marketing

 

 

32,997

 

 

 

51,970

 

Research & Development

 

 

409,295

 

 

 

96,622

 

General and Administration

 

 

2,274,449

 

 

 

1,292,102

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

2,716,741

 

 

$

1,440,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

$

(2,706,223

)

 

$

(1,440,576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(10,114

)

 

 

(9,608

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

12,465

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(210,332

)

 

 

(3,602

)

Total other income (expenses), net

 

 

(207,981

)

 

 

(13,210

)

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(2,914,204

)

 

 

(1,453,786

)

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,914,204

)

 

$

(1,453,786

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(4,552

)

 

 

(10,175

)

Net loss attributable to Virax stockholders

 

 

(2,909,652

)

 

 

(1,443,611

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency adjustment

 

 

(132,846

)

 

 

(111

)

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(3,047,050

)

 

$

(1,453,897

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(4,552

)

 

 

(10,175

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to Virax

 

$

(3,042,498

)

 

$

(1,443,722

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

1,775,284

 

 

 

389,763

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share to Virax stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares

 

$

(1.64

)

 

$

(3.80

)

 

 

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

 

 

 


VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

Reserves

 

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity (Virax)

 

 

Non
Controlling Interest

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31,
   2023

 

 

1,554,709

 

 

$

1,557

 

 

$

20,921,005

 

 

$

(11,794,460

)

 

$

(1,688

)

 

$

9,126,414

 

 

$

(222,399

)

 

$

8,904,015

 

Pre-funded warrant exercise

 

 

234,331

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

Shares issued for settlement of debt

 

 

22,500

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

85,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,500

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,269

 

Foreign currency adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,650

)

 

 

(97,912

)

 

 

45,961

 

 

 

(55,601

)

 

 

 

 

 

(55,601

)

Net Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,909,652

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,909,652

)

 

 

(4,552

)

 

 

(2,914,204

)

Balance at September 30,
   2023

 

 

1,811,540

 

 

$

1,812

 

 

$

21,089,103

 

 

$

(14,802,024

)

 

$

44,273

 

 

$

6,333,164

 

 

$

(226,951

)

 

$

6,106,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31,
   2022

 

 

997,655

 

 

$

998

 

 

$

5,363,188

 

 

$

(6,336,966

)

 

$

(1,799

)

 

$

(974,579

)

 

$

(222,130

)

 

$

(1,196,709

)

Shares issued for cash

 

 

159,250

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

6,557,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,557,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,557,570

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

755

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,001

 

Cashless warrant exercise

 

 

8,619

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

228,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

228,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

228,978

 

Foreign currency
   adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,564

 

 

 

4,564

 

 

 

(4,453

)

 

 

111

 

Net Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,443,611

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,443,611

)

 

 

(10,175

)

 

 

(1,453,786

)

Balance at September 30,
   2022

 

 

1,166,279

 

 

$

1,166

 

 

$

12,169,577

 

 

$

(7,780,577

)

 

$

2,765

 

 

$

4,392,931

 

 

$

(236,758

)

 

$

4,156,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All share amounts have been given retroactive effect in the financial statements as a result of the Share Consolidation on December 18, 2023. See Note 14.

 

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

 

 


VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Six Months ended
September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,914,204

)

 

$

(1,453,786

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

4,750

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on operating lease liabilities

 

 

6,432

 

 

 

 

Amortization - right-of-use assets

 

 

12,969

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

86,269

 

 

 

228,978

 

Stock issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

 

(12,464

)

 

 

 

Other expense

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain

 

 

(180,600

)

 

 

 

Net changes in operating assets & liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

 

(373,946

)

 

 

(717,869

)

Other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

(4,690

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(38,250

)

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

(24,508

)

 

 

20,951

 

VAT receivable

 

 

(183,361

)

 

 

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

(9,952

)

 

 

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

 

93,462

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(49,260

)

 

 

(390,083

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(3,457,663

)

 

$

(2,296,499

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment - internally developed software

 

 

(196,267

)

 

 

 

Purchase of software

 

 

(19,338

)

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

 

 

(492,576

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(708,181

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments to related parties

 

 

(18,296

)

 

 

(102,698

)

Proceeds from shares issued for cash

 

 

234

 

 

 

6,557,570

 

Stock issued for settlement of debt

 

 

85,500

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from note payable

 

 

 

 

 

487,500

 

Payments on note payable

 

 

(146,250

)

 

 

(97,500

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

$

(78,812

)

 

$

6,844,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash

 

 

(4,244,656

)

 

 

4,548,373

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

9,352,538

 

 

 

21,756

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

5,107,882

 

 

$

4,570,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

10,114

 

 

$

2,437

 

Income taxes

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use asset additions

 

$

185,226

 

 

$

 

 

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


 

VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022

 

Note 1 — General information and reorganization transactions

 

Virax Biolabs Group Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a global innovative biotechnology company focused on the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and risk management of viral diseases with a current focus on the field of T-Cells in Vitro Diagnostics. The Company is a Cayman Islands company and has been operating since 2013. The Company is in the process of developing and manufacturing tests that can predict adaptive immunity to viral diseases as well as identify individuals suffering from T-cell exhaustion linked to post viral syndromes. The Company's mission is to protect people from viral diseases and help with the early diagnosis of post viral syndromes associated with T-cell exhaustion and chronic fatigue through the provision of diagnostic tests, tests for adaptive immunity and education through a wellness mobile application which would allow people to make informed decisions regarding their viral risks.

 

Virax Biolabs Group Limited (“Virax Cayman”) — Virax Biolabs Group Limited is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on September 2, 2021.

 

Virax Biolabs (UK) Limited (“Virax UK”) — Virax Biolabs (UK) Limited was incorporated on August 19, 2021 under the laws of the United Kingdom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and primarily engaged in the Company's research and development activities.

 

Virax Biolabs Limited (“HKCo” or formerly known as Shanghai Biotechnology Devices Ltd.) — Virax Biolabs Limited, incorporated on April 14, 2020, under the laws of Hong Kong, was previously named as “Shanghai Biotechnology Devices Limited” and effected a name change to “Virax Biolabs Limited” on July 12, 2021. Virax Biolabs Limited, our wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, serves as a holding company.

 

Virax Immune T- Cell Medical Device Company Limited (“Virax Immune T-Cell”) — Virax Immune T-Cell Medical Device Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKCo, incorporated on January 16, 2017, under the laws of Hong Kong, was previously named as “Stork Nutrition Asia Limited” and effected a name change to “Virax Immune T-Cell Medical Device Company Limited” on September 10, 2021.

 

Virax Biolabs Pte. Limited (“SingaporeCo”) — Virax Biolabs Pte. Limited, incorporated on May 4, 2013 under the laws of Singapore, was previously named as “Natural Source Group Pte. Limited” and effected a name change to “Virax Biolabs Pte. Limited” on July 2, 2021. 95.65% of its capital stock is owned by Virax Biolabs Limited and the remaining 4.35% by independent third-party shareholders.

 

Logico Bioproduct Corp. (“Logico BVI”) — Logico Bioproducts Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SingaporeCo, is a limited liability company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 21, 2011 and is a holding company.

 

Shanghai Xitu Consulting Co., Limited (“Shanghai Xitu”) — Shanghai Xitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logico BVI and a wholly foreign owned enterprise, is a limited liability company incorporated on October 27, 2017, in China. Shanghai Xitu is primarily engaged in procurement, warehousing, product development, and staffing management.

 

Virax Biolabs USA Management, Inc. — Virax Biolabs USA Management, Inc. was incorporated on August 1, 2022 under the laws of the United States, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virax Cayman and structured as a management company for operations within the United States.

 

Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Ltd (“Virax UK HoldCo”) — Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Limited was incorporated on February 22, 2023 under the laws of the United Kingdom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and structured as a holding company.

 


Virax Biolabs FZ-LLC (“Virax Dubai”) — Virax Biolabs FZ-LLC was incorporated on April 18, 2023 under the laws of the United Kingdom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is primarily engaged as a regional distribution company.

 

Virax Biolabs Trading B.V. (“Virax Netherlands”) — Virax Biolabs Trading B.V. was incorporated on August 4, 2023 under the laws of the Netherlands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is primarily engaged as a regional distribution company.

 

Virax Biolabs UK Operating LLC (“Virax UK Operating”) — Virax Biolabs UK Operating LLC was incorporated on November 7, 2023 under the laws of the United Kingdom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is primarily engaged as a regional operating company.

 

These financial statements are presented in US dollars.

 

Liquidity

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At September 30, 2023, the Company had a cash balance of $5,107,882 and current liabilities of $787,022. For the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had a net decrease in cash of $4,244,656 which led to indications of a potential going concern. In October 2023, this was alleviated by the Company raising approximately $1.9 million. See Note 18.

 

Until such time that the Company implements its growth strategy, it expects to continue to generate operating losses in the foreseeable future, mostly due to research and development activities, corporate overhead and costs of being a public company. The Company believes that its existing working capital and future cash flows from operating activities will provide sufficient cash to enable the Company to meet its operating needs for the next twelve months from the issuance date of this report.

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

This summary provides a list of the significant accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements to the extent they have not been disclosed in the other notes below. The policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

 

Basis of preparation

 

Compliance with IFRS

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company has been prepared on a going concern basis and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee (“IFRS IC”) applicable to companies reporting under IFRS. The financial statements comply with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

Historical cost convention

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities which are recognized at fair value through condensed consolidated statements of profit and loss and other comprehensive loss.

 

Principles of consolidation

 

Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those


returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

 

The following is a list of the Company's operating subsidiaries as of September 30 2023 and March 31, 2023.

Company names

Jurisdiction

Incorporation
Date

Ownership

Virax Biolabs Group Limited

Cayman Island

9/2/2021

Holding Company

Virax Biolabs (UK) Limited

United Kingdom

8/19/2021

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Limited

Virax Biolabs Limited

Hong Kong

4/14/2020

100% (via Virax Biolabs (UK) Limited)

Virax Immune T-Cell Medical Device Company Limited

Hong Kong

1/16/2017

100% (via Virax Biolabs Limited)

Virax Biolabs PTE. Limited

Singapore

5/4/2013

95.65% (via Virax Biolabs Limited)

Logico Bioproducts Corp.

BVI

1/21/2011

100% (via Virax Biolabs PTE. LTD)

Shanghai Xitu Consulting Co., Ltd

PRC

10/27/2017

100% (via Logico Bioproducts Corp.)

Virax Biolabs USA Management, Inc.

 

USA

 

08/01/2022

 

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Limited)

Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Ltd

 

United Kingdom

 

2/22/2023

 

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Limited)

Virax Biolabs FZ-LLC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

4/18/2023

 

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Limited)

Virax Biolabs Trading B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

8/4/2023

 

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Limited)

Virax Biolabs UK Operating LLC

 

United Kingdom

 

11/7/2023

 

100% (via Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Limited)

 

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between the subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the transferred asset. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Company.

 

Segment information

 

The Company has one reportable segment incorporating ViraxClear, a diagnostic medical device distributor, ViraxVet, a veterinary medical device distributor, and ViraxImmune, a T-Cell In Vitro diagnostic device and wellness mobile application developer. The chief operating decision maker is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance and obtaining financial information, including the condensed consolidated statements of profit and loss and other comprehensive loss, condensed consolidated statements of financial position and condensed consolidated statements of cash flow, about the Company as a whole.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

Functional and presentation currency

 

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Company’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the “functional currency”). The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollar, which is the Company’s presentation currency.


Entity

Functional Currency

Virax Biolabs Group Limited

U.S. dollars

Virax Biolabs (UK) Limited

British Pound Sterling

Virax Biolabs Limited

U.S. dollars

Virax Immune T-Cell Medical Device Company Limited

U.S. dollars

Virax Biolabs PTE. LTD

U.S. dollars

Logico Bioproducts Corp.

U.S. dollars

Shanghai Xitu Consulting Co., Ltd

Renminbi

Virax Biolabs USA Management, Inc.

 

U.S. dollars

Virax Biolabs Group Holdings Ltd

 

British Pound Sterling

Virax Biolabs FZ-LLC

 

United Arab Emirates Dirhams

Virax Biolabs Trading B.V.

 

U.S dollars

Virax Biolabs UK Operating LLC

 

British Pound Sterling

 

The results and financial position of foreign operations (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentational currency are translated into the presentational currency as follows:

assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that statement of financial position
income and expenses for each statement of profit or loss and statement of comprehensive loss are translated at average exchange rates (unless this is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions), and
all resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive loss.

 

Transactions and balances

 

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at year-end exchange rates are generally recognized in statements of profit and loss and other comprehensive loss.

 

Exchange rates

 

The most important exchange rates per USD 1.00 that have been used in preparing the financial statements are:

 

Closing rate

 

 

Average rate

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

British Pound

 

 

0.820

 

 

 

0.895

 

 

 

0.796

 

 

 

0.831

 

Singapore Dollar

 

 

1.366

 

 

 

1.431

 

 

 

1.348

 

 

 

1.392

 

Renminbi

 

 

7.296

 

 

 

7.152

 

 

 

7.159

 

 

 

6.796

 

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenues are generally recognized upon the transfer of control of promised products provided to the Company’s customers, reflecting the amount of consideration we expect to receive for those products. The Company enters into contracts that can include various products, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate


performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. The revenue recognition policy is consistent for sales generated directly with customers and sales generated indirectly through solution partners and resellers.

 

Revenues are recognized upon the application of the following steps:

1.
Identification of the contract or contracts with a customer;
2.
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
3.
Determination of the transaction price;
4.
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
5.
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of billing our customers. The Company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule as established in our contracts. Contract assets are recognized when performance is completed in advance of scheduled billings. Deferred revenue is recognized when billings are in advance of performance under the contract. The Company’s revenue arrangements include standard warranty provisions that our products and services will perform and operate in all material respects with the applicable published specifications, the financial impacts of which have historically been, and are expected to continue to be insignificant. Our contracts do not include a significant financing component.

 

The Company’s products are generally sold without a right of return, so there is no variable consideration when determining the amount of revenue to recognize. Returns and credits are estimated at contract inception and updated at the end of each reporting period if additional information becomes available.

 

Employee benefits

 

Share-based payments

 

The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based payment” (“IFRS 2”), which requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive loss, based on the acceleration method in twelve-month tranches.

 

The Company recognizes compensation expenses for the value of its awards granted based on the vesting attribution approach over the requisite service period of each of the awards, net of estimated forfeitures. IFRS 2 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of share options granted using the black-scholes option pricing model. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the expected stock price volatility and the expected option term. Expected volatility was calculated based upon historical volatility of the Company. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. treasury bonds with an equivalent term. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.

 

Warrants

The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants that are issued, as either liability or equity, by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with IFRS 9, "Financial Instruments." Under IFRS 9, warrants are considered liability-classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the issuer to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or must or may require settlement by issuing a variable number of shares.


If the warrants do not meet liability classification, the Company assesses the requirements that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the warrants do not require liability classification, in order to conclude equity classification, the Company assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity. After all relevant assessments are made, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability-classified warrants are required to be accounted for at fair value both on the date of issuance and on subsequent accounting period ending dates, with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded as a component of other income (expense), net in the statements of operations. Equity-classified warrants are accounted for at fair value on the issuance date with no changes in fair value recognized after the issuance date. As of September 30, 2023, all of the Company’s outstanding warrants are equity-classified warrants. See Note 14.

 

Income tax

 

The income tax expense or credit for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction as adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses.

 

The current income tax expense or credit is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period in the countries where the Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Although the Company is organized as a Cayman Islands corporation, we expect in the next fiscal year the Company is likely to be subject to income and other taxes in various other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to (or recovered from) the tax authorities.

 

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

 

Deferred tax assets are recognized only if it is probable that future taxable profit will be available to utilize those temporary differences and losses.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.

 

Current and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive loss, in which case the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive loss.

 

Impairment of assets

 

Assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use and is calculated with reference to future discounted cash flows that the asset is expected to generate when considered as part of a cash-generating unit. Assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period. If an impairment subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment charge been recognized for the asset in prior years.

 


Leases

 

The Company adopted IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ with effect from April 1, 2019. IFRS 16 introduced a single lease accounting model, requiring a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than twelve months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. The lessee is required to recognize a right-of-use asset representing the right to use the underlying asset, and a lease liability representing the obligation to pay lease payments.

 

At the inception of a contract, we assess whether a contract is, or contains a lease by determining whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, we assess whether:

the contract involves the use of an identified asset;
we have the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset throughout the period of use; and
we have the right to direct the use of the identified asset.

 

A right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability are recognized on the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term. In addition, the right-of-use asset is reduced by impairment losses and adjusted for certain remeasurement of the lease liabilities, if any.

 

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date. The lease payments are discounted using the implicit interest rate in the lease. If the rate cannot be readily determined, our incremental rate of borrowing is used. The lease liability is subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The lease liability is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in our estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if we change our assessment of whether we will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option, or if the underlying lease contract is amended.

 

We have elected not to separate fixed non-lease components from lease components and instead account for each lease component and associated fixed non-lease components as a single lease component.

 

We have elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less. We recognize the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The cost of finished goods comprises cost of purchase and, where appropriate, other directly attributable costs. It excludes borrowing costs. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

 

Cash

 

For the purposes of presentation in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand.

 

Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivables are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. Trade receivables are recognized initially at fair value. The Company holds trade receivables with the objective to collect the contractual cash flows and therefore measures them subsequently at amortized cost using the


effective interest method, less provision for impairment. If collection is expected in one year or less, they are classified as current assets. If not, they are presented as non-current assets. The Company's policy to establish an allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon factors pertaining to the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. Delinquent accounts are written-off when it is determined that the amounts are uncollectible.

 

Share capital and reserves

 

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction from the proceeds of the issue.

 

Accounts payables and accrued liabilities

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are liabilities for goods and services provided to the Company prior to the end of the reporting period and which are unpaid. They are recognized initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. They are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. All the accounts payable and accrued liabilities were current for the period ended September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023.

 

Fair value hierarchy

 

Financial instruments are carried at fair value. The different levels used in measuring fair value have been defined in accounting standards as follows:

Level 1 — the fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period.
Level 2 — the fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable market data and as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to measure fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.
Level 3 — if one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.

 

 

Note 3 — Critical estimates and judgments

 

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of accounting estimates which, by definition, will seldom equal the actual results. Management also needs to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies.

 

This note provides an overview of the areas that involved a higher degree of judgment or complexity, and of items which are more likely to be materially adjusted due to estimates and assumptions turning out to be wrong. Detailed information about each of these estimates and judgments is included in other notes together with information about the basis of calculation for each affected line item in the financial statements.

 

Significant estimates and judgments

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, allowance for inventory obsolescence and sales returns, lease discount rates, the useful lives of property and equipment, impairment of intangible assets, deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and valuation of stock-based compensation. Accordingly, actual results and outcomes could differ from those estimates.

 

Management does not consider there to be any significant judgments in the preparation of the financial statements.


 

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated. They are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that may have a financial impact on the Company and that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

 

Note 4 — Revenue from contracts with customers

 

Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

 

The principal revenue activities of the Company for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Revenue categories

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenue from ViraxClear

 

$

76,500

 

 

$

5,760

 

Total Revenue

 

$

76,500

 

 

$

5,760

 

 

There were revenues of $76,500 and $5,760 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, 100% of the revenue derives from the Company’s ViraxClear test distribution.

 

Accounting policies and significant judgments

 

Management does not consider there to be any significant judgments or estimates in the revenue recognition for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

Note 5 — Loss per share

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Loss for the year attributable to Virax

 

$

(2,909,652

)

 

$

(1,443,611

)

Basic loss per share attributable to Virax – Ordinary Shares

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

(3.80

)

Diluted loss per share attributable to Virax – Ordinary Shares

 

 

(1.64

)

 

 

(3.80

)

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the (loss) profit for the year by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial year. This calculation takes into effect the Share Consolidation as discussed in Note 14.

 

Diluted loss per share

 

Diluted loss per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company had no dilutive shares for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. This calculation takes into effect the Share Consolidation as discussed in Note 14.


Note 6 — Cash

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Cash

 

$

5,107,882

 

 

$

9,352,538

 

 

Cash for the purposes of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flow are as above. There are no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023.


 

Note 7 — VAT Receivable

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Unfiled VAT receivable

 

$

116,547

 

 

$

 

Filed VAT receivable

 

 

66,814

 

 

 

 

Total VAT receivable

 

$

183,361

 

 

$

 

 

Total VAT receivable as of September 30, 2023 consisted of $116,547 of receivable that has yet to be filed with the HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom and $66,814 of amounts that have been filed and paid subsequent to the issuance of this report on Form 6-K. There was no VAT receivable at March 31, 2023.

 

Note 8 — Inventories

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Finished goods

 

$

24,508

 

 

$

 

Inventories

 

$

24,508

 

 

$

 

 

Inventories as of September 30, 2023 consist of ViraxVet test kits stored in a warehouse operated by a third party. There was no inventory at March 31, 2023.

 

Note 9 — Prepaid Expenses and Deposits

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Prepaid directors and officers insurance

 

$

401,146

 

 

$

162,500

 

Prepaid Nasdaq fee

 

 

16,750

 

 

 

35,250

 

Prepaid vendor products

 

 

96,790

 

 

 

24,095

 

Deposits

 

 

94,461

 

 

 

18,043

 

Prepaid software subscription

 

 

43,174

 

 

 

10,373

 

Other

 

 

3,100

 

 

 

31,214

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

$

655,421

 

 

$

281,475

 

 

 

Note 10 — Property, plant & equipment, net

 

 

Estimated Useful Life in Years

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Lab Equipment

 

 

5

 

 

$

483,991

 

 

$

 

Capitalized Software

 

 

5

 

 

 

19,338

 

 

 

 

Computer equipment

 

 

3

 

 

 

13,413

 

 

 

4,827

 

Furniture & fixtures

 

 

5

 

 

 

6,276

 

 

 

6,277

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(15,855

)

 

 

(11,104

)

Total

 

 

 

 

$

507,163

 

 

$

 

 

Depreciation expense for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $4,750 and $0, respectively.

 


Note 11 — Intangible Software, net

 

The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with the ViraxImmune mobile application, which is still under development and has not been placed into services as of the date of this report. The Company capitalized $196,267 and $178,403 in software development costs for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

 

 

Intangible Software

 

March 31, 2023

 

$

178,403

 

Additions

 

 

196,267

 

September 30, 2023

 

$

374,670

 

 

The following represents the details of the software development costs:

 

Intangible Assets Under Development

 

Type of Intangible Asset

 

Net Book Value

 

 

Remaining Amortization Period

ViraxImmune Mobile Application

 

Technology

 

$

374,670

 

 

n/a

 

Impairment Review—Intangible Software, net

 

The Company has no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives; however, there are intangible assets under development which are not yet available for use. These capitalized costs represent elements of the underlying technology which will ultimately support the Company's future product launches. The recoverable amount of the assets have been calculated with reference to the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the assets (value in use). In calculating this value, management used the following assumptions:

Four years of cash flow projections are based on the Company's long-term financial projections, including the launch and commercialization of products and services related to the underlying technology. These projections are based on the Company's estimates and understanding of future revenue from new product launches.
Five-year useful life for amortization, which the Company believes would best represent the recovery of such costs through revenues and net income.

 

Based on the estimated projections, the Company believes there is no impairment at September 30, 2023.

 

Note 12 — Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Accounts payable

 

$

408,617

 

 

$

159,908

 

Accrued bonuses

 

 

216,060

 

 

 

409,706

 

Accrued payroll taxes

 

 

10,412

 

 

 

14,000

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

8,792

 

 

 

121,991

 

Current accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

643,881

 

 

$

705,605

 

 

Accounts payable for the six months ended September 30, 2023 consists mostly of lab equipment purchased but unpaid. Accrued liabilities for the six months ended September 30, 2023 consists mainly of unpaid professional services. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the year ended March 31, 2023 consisted mainly of professional and legal fees.

 

Note 13 — Note Payable

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company entered into a note payable with a third party for the purpose of financing its Directors and Officers insurance policy. The unsecured loan at inception was $487,500 for a period of ten months with a 2.5% fixed interest rate. The note payable was fully paid off at September 30, 2023, and the balance of the note payable at


March 31, 2023 was $146,250. Interest expense for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $3,612 and $9,608, respectively. There was no accrued interest at September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023.

 

Note 14 — Stockholder’s Equity

 

Share Consolidation

 

Beginning with the opening of trading on December 18, 2023 (see Note 18), the Company's ordinary shares began trading on a post-Share Consolidation basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol "VRAX", but under a new CUSIP number of G9495L125. The objective of the Share Consolidation was to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) and maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On January 4, 2024, the Company received notification that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2).

 

Upon the effectiveness of the Share Consolidation, every ten issued and outstanding ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0001 each was automatically consolidated into one issued and outstanding ordinary share with a par value of US$0.001 each. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Share Consolidation. Instead, any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation were rounded up to the next whole number. The Share Consolidation affected all shareholders uniformly and did not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares. The Share Consolidation was approved by the Company's board of directors on November 3, 2023, and its shareholders on December 6, 2023. As such, all share and per share amounts, warrants and stock options have been given retroactive effect in the financial statements and footnotes for all periods presented.

 

Authorized

 

As of the Share Consolidation date of December 18, 2023, there are a total of 50,000,000 shares authorized. The holders of our Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors subject to the Companies Act and to our memorandum and articles of association.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

On May 10, 2022, we issued 755 ordinary shares for services rendered at $26.50 per share.

On May 13, 2022, we issued 4,000 ordinary shares at $26.50 per share.

On July 25, 2022, the Company consummated its IPO of 135,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share at a price of $50.00 per share. The Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-263694) for the IPO, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 18, 2022 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective by the Commission on June 30, 2022. In addition, on July 25, 2022, Boustead Securities, LLC, as representative of several underwriters, exercised an over-allotment option (the “Option”) in part to purchase 20,250 ordinary shares from the Company in connection with the IPO at a price of $50.00 per ordinary share.

On August 5, 2022 Boustead Securities, LLC exercised their warrants on a cashless basis in exchange for 8,620 ordinary shares.

 

In April 2023, an aggregate of 234,331 of the Pre-Funded Warrants issued in connection with the March PIPE were exercised, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and the Company issued 234,331 Ordinary Shares in accordance with the exercise.

 

In July 2023, pursuant to a settlement agreement between Boustead Securities LLC and the Company, the Company issued 22,500 ordinary shares to Boustead Securities LLC valued at $3.80 per share.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 1,811,540 ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

 


Warrants

The following summarizes activity related to the Company's outstanding warrants for the six months ended September 30, 2023:

Warrants

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)

 

At March 31, 2023

 

995,306

 

 

$

17.30

 

 

 

6

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(234,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2023

 

760,975

 

 

$

8.00

 

 

 

5

 

Warrants exercisable as of September 30, 2023

 

760,975

 

 

$

8.00

 

 

 

5

 

 

Stock-based Compensation

The Company adopted the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan") on March 15, 2022 and the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") on February 21, 2023, together, "the Plans". The Plans are intended to provide incentives which will attract and retain highly competent persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by providing them opportunities to acquire the Company’s common stock or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares pursuant to awards issued. The 2022 Plan permits the grant of options and shares for up to 131,942 ordinary shares and the 2023 Plan permits the grant of options and shares for up to 250,000. As of September 30, 2023, approximately 37,326 shares are available for issuance under the 2022 Plan and 102,250 shares are available for issuance under the 2023 Plan.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock option awards. The calculation of the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s stock price on the date of grant as well as assumptions regarding the following:

 

September 30, 2023

 

March 31, 2023

Expected volatility

218.75% - 260.62%

 

85.52% - 353.14%

Expected term

5.96 years

 

5.00 years

Risk-free interest rate

3.66% - 4.21%

 

2.60% -3.04%

Forfeiture rate

0.00%

 

0.00%

The expected volatility was determined with reference to the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis rate in effect at the time of grant.

 

In April 2023, an aggregate of 115,200 stock options with a strike price of $50.00 were modified to a strike price of $6.00 and vesting periods from two and three years were reduced to one and two years with the modification. The modification was accounted for under IFRS 2 where the entity shall recognize, as a minimum, the services received measured at the grant date fair value of the equity instruments granted, unless those equity instruments do not vest because of failure to satisfy a vesting condition (other than a market condition) that was specified at grant date. In addition, the guidance states that the entity shall recognize the effects of modifications that increase the total fair value of the share-based payment arrangement or are otherwise beneficial to the employee. According to IFRS 2, accounting for a modification to the terms of a share-based payment scheme, requires two valuations:

1.
Valuation of the existing rights at the current (i.e., modification) date, immediately prior to the modification, and;
2.
Valuation of the amended rights immediately after the modification.

 

As the modified grants were all unvested at the time of the modification, the incremental charge is accrued in the modification period based on the amortization of outstanding shares as of the modification date, with the remaining incremental expense recognized over the period of the remaining vesting period, in line with the remaining amortization of the original fair value.

For the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued stock options to purchase 197,000 shares at an average price of $5.76 with a fair value of $1,138,910. For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued stock options to purchase 117,700 shares at an average price of $21.10 with a fair value of $4,077,010. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, there were 75,834 stock options forfeited. At September 30, 2023, there were stock options outstanding of 242,367 and 167 stock options vested and exercisable. At March 31, 2023, there were no stock options vested nor exercisable.

For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized an expense of $86,269 and $228,978, respectively, of non-cash compensation expense (included in General and Administrative expense). Stock-based compensation expense is valued using the black-scholes method and accelerated vesting method as required in IFRS 2.

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock options as of September 30, 2023 and changes during the periods ending on that date is as follows:

 

Options

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Term (Years)

 

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2023

 

121,200

 

 

$

20.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.32

 

Granted

 

197,000

 

 

$

5.76

 

 

$

5.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeiture and cancelled

 

(75,834

)

 

$

6.50

 

 

$

20.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2023

 

242,366

 

 

$

12.80

 

 

$

42.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.33

 

Vested and exercisable at September 30, 2023

 

167

 

 

$

115.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.81

 

 

Note 15 — Leases

 

Non-cancelable operating leases

 

Our three office leases consist of office spaces with lease terms between 1 to 5 years.

 

In May 2023, the Company entered into a lab space lease at BioCity for five rooms commencing in July 2023 and ending on June 30, 2028, with no automatic option to extend. The deposit on the lab space was GBP 4,317. This lease was subsequently modified in August 2023 and November 2023 (See Note 18) to include additional rooms at BioCity. Lease expense for the six months ended September 30, 2023 was GBP 6,219. The annual rent as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

 

To June 30, 2024

GBP 29,895

To June 30, 2025

GBP 34,616

To June 30, 2026

GBP 36,379

To June 30, 2027

GBP 38,198

To June 30, 2028

GBP 40,108

 

In addition to the annual rent, insurance is approximately GBP 1,579 per year and service costs are approximately GBP 20,628 per year. In June 2023, the Company entered into a lab space lease at Scale Space LLP for one lab room


commencing in July 2023 for a term of two years with a break date of one year. The Company has decided not to renew this lease; therefore, the Company is treating the lease as a one-year lease. The deposit on the lab space was GBP 9,300. The monthly rent is GBP 9,300 with no other service charges.

 

In August 2023, the Company exited the old Shanghai lease which was a short term lease and not accounted for under IFRS 16 - Leases. The total lease expense for this lease for the six months ended September 30, 2023, was CNY 100,000. We entered into a new office space lease in Shanghai for one office room commencing in August 2023 and ending on September 30, 2024 which is accounted for under IFRS 16 - Leases. The monthly lease amount is CNY 21,600 with two months deposit and no payments due in August 2023 and September 2024. Lease expense for the six months ended September 30, 2023 was CNY 34,188. There are no other service costs associated with this lease.

 

Of these leases, our lab space at BioCity and office space in Shanghai are accounted for under IFRS 16 - Leases. The Scale Space lab space is not accounted for under IFRS 16 - Leases because the term of the lease is twelve months, which falls under the exemption. We currently do not have leases with residual value guarantees or leases not yet commenced to which we are committed. Lease liabilities have been measured by discounting future lease payments using our incremental borrowing rate of 15% as rates implicit in the leases were not readily determinable.

 

The following table summarizes our right-of-use assets activity for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended March 31, 2023 for the BioCity and Shanghai lease.

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Beginning of year

 

$

 

 

$

 

Additions

 

 

185,226

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

(12,969

)

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

172,257

 

 

$

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company's lease liability activity for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended March 31, 2023 for the BioCity lease and Shanghai lease.

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Beginning of year

 

$

 

 

$

 

Additions

 

 

185,226

 

 

 

 

Payment of lease liabilities

 

 

(9,952

)

 

 

 

Interest expense on lease liabilities

 

 

6,432

 

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

181,706

 

 

$

 

 

The following table summarizes the maturity of our lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023:

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

Less than one year

 

$

74,014

 

One to five years

 

 

168,054

 

More than five years

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

$

242,068

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(60,362

)

Lease Liabilities

 

$

181,706

 

 

Note 16 — Related party transactions

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Due to Related Parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Foster

 

$

 

 

$

89

 

Cameron Lee Shaw(3)

 

 

93,462

 

 

 

18,207

 

Total due to related parties

 

$

93,462

 

 

$

18,296

 

 


 

Related party payables for the six months ended September 30, 2023 consisted of severance and vacation payout for Cameron Shaw, the Company's former Chief Operating Officer. These amounts have subsequently been paid as of the date of this report. Related party payables for the year ended March 31, 2023 consisted of amounts owed for expense reimbursement.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

Salary (S)

 

 

Bonus (S)

 

 

Option Awards (S)(1)

 

 

Other (S) (2)

 

Total (S)

 

James Foster, Chief Executive Officer

 

2023

 

 

162,500

 

 

 

67,708

 

 

 

239,677

 

 

 

1,800

 

 

471,685

 

 

 

2022

 

 

85,000

 

 

 

56,900

 

 

 

155,759

 

 

 

 

 

297,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigel McCracken, Chief Operations Officer (4)

 

2023

 

 

23,333

 

 

 

972

 

 

 

3,582

 

 

 

300

 

 

28,188

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cameron Shaw, Chief Operations Officer (3)

 

2023

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,462

 

 

243,462

 

 

 

2022

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

52,500

 

 

 

155,759

 

 

 

 

 

273,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Ternouth, Chief Technical Officer (4)

 

2023

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

59,398

 

 

 

 

 

144,398

 

 

 

2022

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

38,469

 

 

 

 

 

83,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Davis, Chief Financial Officer

 

2023

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

62,500

 

 

 

154,790

 

 

 

12,900

 

 

380,190

 

 

 

2022

 

 

87,500

 

 

 

52,500

 

 

 

83,629

 

 

 

 

 

223,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evan Norton, Independent Director

 

2023

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,677

 

 

 

 

 

51,677

 

 

 

2022

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,262

 

 

 

 

 

27,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yair Erez, Independent Director

 

2023

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,677

 

 

 

 

 

51,677

 

 

 

2022

 

 

17,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,262

 

 

 

 

 

27,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nelson Haight, Independent Director

 

2023

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,749

 

 

 

 

 

50,749

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)These amounts represent the aggregate grant fair value of stock options expensed, calculated in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based payment". Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are discussed in Note 14.

(2)These amounts represent employee benefits paid on behalf of the Company such as health insurance. For Cameron Shaw, this amount consists of vacation and severance payout.

(3)Cameron Shaw departed the Company in September 2023 and is no longer an Officer or Director at September 30, 2023. All bonus and option award expense were reversed

(4)Mark Ternouth became a board member on September 1, 2023 and Nigel McCraken, the current Chief Operating Officer, joined the Company on September 1, 2023

 

Note 17 — Risk management overview

 

The Company has exposure to credit, liquidity and market risks from its use of financial instruments. This note provides information about the Company’s exposure to each of these risk, the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk. Further quantitative disclosures are included throughout these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from the Company’s cash held with banks and other financial intermediaries.

 

The carrying amount of the cash represents the maximum credit exposure which amounted to $5,107,882 and $9,352,538 as at September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively.

 

The Company has assessed no significant increase in credit risk from initial recognition based on the availability of funds and, the regulatory and economic environment.

 


Market risk

 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market conditions, such as commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, and interest rates, will affect the Company’s net income or the value of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable limits, while maximizing the Company’s returns.

 

Foreign exchange risk

 

Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company does not currently use foreign exchange contracts to hedge its exposure to currency rate risk as management has determined that this risk is not significant at this point in time. As such, the Company’s financial position and financial results may be adversely affected by the unfavorable fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

At September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, the Company had the following monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies:

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Renminbi

 

 

Renminbi

 

Cash

 

 

224,196

 

 

 

16,667

 

AP and Accrued Liabilities

 

 

26,330

 

 

 

(209,270

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

British Pound

 

 

British Pound

 

Cash

 

 

242,204

 

 

 

2,421,553

 

AP and Accrued Liabilities

 

 

112,141

 

 

 

(46,506

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2023

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Singapore Dollar

 

 

Singapore Dollar

 

Cash

 

 

23,958

 

 

 

63,141

 

AP and Accrued Liabilities

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

(8,361

)

Liquidity Risk

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At September 30, 2023, the Company had a cash balance of $5,107,882 and current liabilities of $787,022. For the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had a net decrease in cash of $4,244,656. In October 2023, the Company raised approximately $1.9 million. See Note 18.

 

Until such time that the Company implements its growth strategy, it expects to continue to generate operating losses in the foreseeable future, mostly due to research and development activities, corporate overhead and costs of being a public company. The Company believes that its existing working capital and future cash flows from operating activities will provide sufficient cash to enable the Company to meet its operating needs for the next twelve months from the issuance date of this report.

 

Concentration risk

 

There was $76,500 in revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and $5,760 in revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2023, one customer accounted for 100% of the Company’s revenue. There was no accounts receivable from this customer as of September 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

 


Note 18 — Subsequent Events

 

On October 1, 2023 the Company granted 2,000 stock options to an employee with an exercise price of $3.30 and a three year vesting period.

 

On October 11, 2023, the “Company entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Letter”) with a certain holder (the “Holder”) of 734,073 existing Series A and B preferred investment options (the “Existing Warrants”) to purchase ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) of the Company. The Existing Warrants were issued on March 10, 2023 and each has an exercise price of $8.0202 per share.

 

Pursuant to the Inducement Letter, the Holder agreed to exercise for cash its Existing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 734,073 Ordinary Shares of the Company at a reduced exercise price of $2.934 per share in consideration for the Company’s agreement to issue new warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares (the “New Warrants”), as described below, to purchase up to 1,468,145 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $2.924 (the “New Warrant Shares”). The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $1.9 million from the exercise of the Existing Warrants by the Holder, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued 200,000 shares on October 11, 2023 and 184,072 shares on December 27, 2023 and is holding 350,001 in abeyance.

 

In addition, the Company issued warrants (“Placement Agent Warrants”) to the Placement Agent, or its designees, to purchase up to an aggregate of 51,385 Ordinary Shares, which Placement Agent Warrants shall be in the form of the New Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants shall have an exercise price of $3.6675 per share.

 

In November 2023, the Company signed a new modification for the BioCity lab lease for additional rooms. The amended annual rent amounts are as follows:

 

To June 30, 2024

GBP 47,097

To June 30, 2025

GBP 49,452

To June 30, 2026

GBP 51,924

To June 30, 2027

GBP 54,521

To June 30, 2028

GBP 57,247

 

Beginning with the opening of trading on December 18, 2023, the Company's ordinary shares began trading on a post-Share Consolidation basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol "VRAX", but under a new CUSIP number of G9495L125. The objective of the Share Consolidation was to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) and maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On January 4, 2024, the Company received notification that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2).

 

Upon the effectiveness of the Share Consolidation, every ten issued and outstanding ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0001 each was automatically consolidated into one issued and outstanding ordinary share with a par value of US$0.001 each. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Share Consolidation. Instead, any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation were rounded up to the next whole number. The Share Consolidation affected all shareholders uniformly and did not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares. The number of shares issued for this treatment was 28,287 shares. The Share Consolidation was approved by the Company's board of directors on November 3, 2023, and its shareholders on December 6, 2023. As such, all share and per share amounts, warrants and stock options have been given retroactive effect in the financial statements and footnotes for all periods presented.

 


 

 


Exhibit 99.2

 

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, including the notes thereto, included with this report and the section contained in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2023 – “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”. The following discussion is based on our financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have been condensed or omitted. IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and as adopted by the European Union, might differ in material respects from generally accepted accounting principles in other jurisdictions.


 


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Interim Report on Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements, about our expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding, among other things, our product development efforts, business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies or prospects. In addition, from time to time, we or our representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should” or “anticipate” or their negatives or other variations of these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. These forward-looking statements may be included in, but are not limited to, various filings made by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. Forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors summarized below.

uncertainties regarding the governmental, economic and political circumstances in the PRC and Hong Kong;
limited operating history of the business;
timing of the development of future business;
capabilities of our business operations;
expected future economic performance;
competition in our market;
continued market acceptance of our services and products;
protection of our intellectual property rights;
changes in the laws that affect our operations;
inflation and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
our ability to obtain and maintain all necessary government certifications, approvals, and/or licenses to conduct our business;
continued development of a public trading market for our securities;
the cost of complying with current and future governmental regulations and the impact of any changes in the regulations on our operations;
managing our growth effectively;
projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;
fluctuations in operating results;
dependence on our senior management and key employees; and
other factors set forth under “Risk Factors.”


All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf speak only as of the date of this Interim Report on Form 6-K and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Interim Report on Form 6-K. We undertake no obligations to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider these risks and uncertainties.


 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Interim Report on Form 6-K to:

Virax Biolabs,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Virax Biolabs Group Limited and our wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

 

 

“IVD” refers to in-vitro diagnostics;

“Group” refers to the consolidated entities of Virax Biolabs Group Limited.;

“Ordinary Shares” refers to our ordinary shares, each of $0.001 par value;

“SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and

“$,” “USD,” “US$” and “U.S. dollar” refers to the United States dollar;

Overview

 

Virax Cayman is a holding company incorporated as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, Virax Cayman conducts our operations through its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and British Virgin Islands and has been operating since 2013.

 

Virax Biolabs Group Limited and its subsidiaries is a global innovative biotechnology company focused on the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and risk management of viral diseases with a current focus on the field of T-Cell in Vitro Diagnostics. The Company is in the process of developing and manufacturing tests that can predict adaptive immunity to viral diseases as well as identify individuals suffering from T-cell exhaustion linked to post viral syndromes. The Company's mission is to protect people from viral diseases and help with the early diagnosis of post viral syndromes associated with T-cell exhaustion and chronic fatigue through the provision of diagnostic tests, tests for adaptive immunity and education through a wellness mobile application which would allow people to make informed decisions regarding their viral risks.

 

Diagnostics test kits are distributed through our ViraxClear and ViraxVet brands. Currently, we do not manufacture or develop any product that we sell in our ViraxClear and ViraxVet product portfolios, and we act as a distributor of third-party suppliers’ products. Our Company also seeks to maximize consumers’ access to our products and services through competitive pricing and regular evaluations of our pricing arrangements and contracts with our distributors.

 

We also expect to launch an upcoming brand, ViraxImmune, with the intention of providing an immunology profiling platform that assesses each individual’s immune risk profile against major global viral diseases as well as helping with the early diagnosis of post viral syndromes associated with T-cell exhaustion and chronic fatigue. We are in the process of developing a T-Cell Test under the ViraxImmune brand and will apply for regulatory agency approval in the future. We believe that the T-Cell Tests and immunology platform we are developing under the ViraxImmune brand will be particularly useful in assisting in the threat analysis of the major viruses faced globally as well as helping with the early diagnosis of indications associated with T-cell exhaustion and chronic fatigue. Initially, we will be focusing in diseases associated with post viral syndromes including but not limited to COVID-19, Human Papillomavirus (better known as HPV), Malaria, Hepatitis B, and Herpes (better known as HSV-1). The results and education for specific viruses will be delivered through our mobile based immunology application.

 

Share Consolidation

 

Beginning with the opening of trading on December 18, 2023, the Company's ordinary shares began trading on a post-Share Consolidation basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol "VRAX", but under a new CUSIP number of G9495L125. The objective of the Share Consolidation was to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2)


and maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On January 4, 2024, the Company received notification that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2).

 

Upon the effectiveness of the Share Consolidation, every ten issued and outstanding ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each was automatically consolidated into one issued and outstanding ordinary share of a par value of US$0.001 each. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Share Consolidation. Instead, any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation were rounded up to the next whole number. The Share Consolidation affected all shareholders uniformly and did not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares. The Share Consolidation was approved by the Company's board of directors on November 3, 2023, and its shareholders on December 6, 2023. As such, all share and per share amounts have been given retroactive effect in the financial statements for all periods presented.

 

Results of Operations

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

$

76,500

 

 

$

5,760

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

65,982

 

 

 

5,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

32,997

 

 

$

51,970

 

Research & development

 

 

409,295

 

 

 

96,622

 

General and administration

 

 

2,274,449

 

 

 

1,292,102

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,716,741

 

 

 

1,440,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

$

(2,706,223

)

 

$

(1,440,576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

(207,981

)

 

 

(13,210

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,914,204

)

 

$

(1,453,786

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency adjustment

 

 

(132,846

)

 

 

111

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(3,047,050

)

 

$

(1,453,897

)

Revenues

 

Revenues of the ViraxClear platform for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $76,500 and $5,760, respectively. The increase in revenues is from a new customer purchasing a higher volume of test kits versus the previous period.

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenues of the ViraxClear platform are associated with products purchased from a manufacturer for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and were $65,982 and $5,642, respectively. The increase is related to the volume of sales increasing from the prior period.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses were $2,716,741 and $1,440,694 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing a significant increase of approximately 89%. See "Components of Operating Expenses" below.

 

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

32,997

 

 

$

51,970

 

Research and development

 

 

409,295

 

 

 

96,622

 

General and administration

 

 

2,274,449

 

 

 

1,292,102

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

2,716,741

 

 

$

1,440,694

 

Components of Operating Expenses are as follows:


 

Sales and Marketing - Sales and marketing costs decreased by $18,973 to $32,997 from $51,970 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The decrease was primarily related to increased focus on developing the ViraxImmune platform as opposed to marketing the ViraxClear brand of test kits.

 

Research and Development - For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, research and development expenses were $409,295 and $96,622, respectively, which was predominantly comprised of lab and trial costs associated with our T-Cell test development.

 

General and Administration - General and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $2,274,449 and $1,292,102, respectively. Payroll related expenses increased by $471,159 to $1,029,338 from $558,179 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in payroll expense is related to an increase in headcount after the IPO in July 2022 and costs associated with being a publicly traded company. In addition, we incurred severance costs of $93,561 with the departure of a certain employee. For the six months ended September 30, 2023, insurance expense increased by $269,009 due to higher costs related to our directors and officers insurance. Stock-based compensation decreased by $134,902 to $94,706 from $228,978 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively due to the departure of several employees and a modification of certain existing grants in April 2023.

 

Income tax expense

 

There was no income tax expense for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

Total other (Income) Expense, Net

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, our total other expenses were $207,981 and $13,210, respectively. The increase was mostly related to a loss on settlement of $210,500 related to a dispute with our former investment banker, Boustead Securities and the Company.

 

Net loss

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, our net loss was $2,914,204 and $1,453,786, respectively. As previously discussed, the increase in net loss was primarily related to the increase in research and development activities and other general and administrative costs.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash from operating activities

 

$

(3,457,663

)

 

$

(2,296,499

)

Cash from investing activities

 

$

(708,181

)

 

$

 

Cash from financing activities

 

$

(78,812

)

 

$

6,844,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash during the year

 

$

(4,244,656

)

 

$

4,548,373

 

Cash, beginning of the year

 

$

9,352,538

 

 

$

21,756

 

Cash, end of the year

 

$

5,107,882

 

 

$

4,570,129

 

 

On July 25, 2022, the Company consummated its IPO of 135,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share at a price of $50.00 per share. In addition, on July 25, 2022, Boustead Securities, LLC, as representative of several underwriters, exercised an over-allotment option (the “Option”) in part to purchase 20,250 Ordinary Shares from the Company in connection with the IPO at a price of $50.00 per Ordinary Share.

The aggregate gross proceeds of our IPO were $7,762,500. After subtracting underwriting discounts and commissions of $543,375 and offering expenses of $169,469, we received net proceeds of approximately $7,049,656.

 

On November 8, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “November SPA”) with an accredited investor (the “Purchaser”) for a private placement offering, pursuant to which the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $3,844,500, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, in consideration of (i)116,500 Ordinary Shares; (b) 116,500 pre-funded warrants (“November Pre-Funded Warrants”), and (iii) 349,500 warrants (“Ordinary Warrants”) at a combined purchase price of $16.50 per Ordinary Share and one and a half Ordinary Warrant, or approximately $16.50 per Pre-Funded Warrant


and one and a half Ordinary Warrant if purchasing the Pre-Funded Warrants (the “November Offering”). The Company has agreed to issue to the Purchaser unregistered warrants to purchase up to 349,500 ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Warrants”).

 

On March 8, 2023, the Company entered into a second Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Second Securities Purchase Agreement”) with the same Purchaser for a second private placement offering, pursuant to which the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $4,000,000, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, in consideration of (i)150,000 Ordinary Shares; (b) pre-funded warrants to purchase 234,331 Ordinary Shares (the “March Pre-Funded Warrants”), (iii) series A preferred investment options to purchase up to 349,742 Ordinary Shares (the “Series A Preferred Investment Options”), and (iv) series B preferred investment options to purchase up to 384,331 Ordinary Shares (the “Series B Preferred Investment Options” collectively with the Series A Preferred Investment Options, the “Preferred Options”) at a purchase price of $10.4077 per Ordinary Share and associated Preferred Options and a purchase price of $10.4067 per March Pre-Funded Warrant and associated Preferred Options (the “Offering”). In addition, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 26,933 Ordinary Shares at $13.010 per share to H.C. Wainwright & Co., placement agent of the Offering, or its assignee (the “Placement Agent Warrants”).

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $3,457,663 and $2,296,499 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in cash used for operations was mainly due to increased losses as the Company increased general and administrative and research and development costs associated with developing our Virax brands during the six months ended September 30, 2023 as discussed above.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $708,181 and $0 for the six month ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2023 consisted of capitalization of $196,267 in certain intangible software costs associated with the development of the ViraxImmune mobile application as well as $492,576 in capitalized software, lab and computer equipment that was purchased for our new lab located in BioCity, Glasgow. Investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2022 consisted only of capitalization of certain intangible software costs associated with the development of the ViraxImmune mobile application.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $78,812 for the six months ended September 30, 2023 and net cashed provided by financing activities were $6,844,872 for the six months ended September 30, 2022. Cash flows from financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily $146,250 in payments on the note payable for the directors and officers insurance offset by stock issued for the settlement of debt of $85,500. The cash flows from financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2022 was due to the IPO and the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Second Securities Purchase Agreement, as discussed above. All costs associated with the IPO and each private placement were accounted for as offering costs as part of Stockholders' Equity.

 

The Company has an accumulated deficit of $14,802,024 at September 30, 2023. Currently, we have not generated consistent cash flows to fund our operations. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a cash balance of $5,107,882.

 

We plan to support our future research and development program, obtain product certification approvals in the territories we have identified, establish our distribution networks, and our general working capital and expenses requirements from our current cash balance. We may, however, over the longer term require additional capital to fund further research and development expenditures and commercialize our products.

 

At present, we have not generated any significant revenue from existing operations. Our continued existence is dependent on our current cash balance, the ability to obtain necessary financing to fund working capital, complete the planned product certification approvals in the territories we have identified and to establish our distribution networks. We do not expect to generate sufficient internal cash flows to finance these costs in the foreseeable future.

 

As noted above, the continuation of our current business plan requires us to raise significant additional capital. With the current cash balance, we believe that we will have sufficient cash resources to fund our plan of operations and our working capital requirements through 2024. If we are unable to do so, we may have to curtail our business plans. We intend to use our current cash balance for primarily research and development program, obtaining product certification approvals in the territories we have identified, establishing our distribution networks and for general working capital and expenses purposes.

 

We will continually evaluate our business plans to determine the manner in which we can most effectively utilize our limited working capital resources. The timing of completion of all aspects of our business plan is highly dependent upon the availability of capital to implement each aspect of the business plan as well as other factors beyond our control.

 

If our future cash is insufficient to meet our requirements, we may further to seek to issue debt or equity securities or obtain additional credit facilities. To the extent additional funding is not achieved this will delay our business plans.

 

Trend Information

 


We are a development stage company and it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy the outcome of our research, development or commercialization efforts. As such, it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy any known trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net sales or revenues, income from continuing operations, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information to not necessarily be indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. We did not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC, as of or during the periods presented.



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