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CARA Q1 2018 10-Q

Cara Therapeutics Inc (CARA) SEC Quarterly Report (10-Q) for Q2 2018

CARA Q1 2018 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-36279

CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

75-3175693

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4 Stamford Plaza

107 Elm Street, 9 th Floor

Stamford, Connecticut

06902

(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 406-3700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File requ ired to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  See definition of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes   ☒ No.

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of August 1, 2018 was: 39,290,464.

CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

PART I –FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PAGE

NUMBER

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017

1

Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

2

Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

3

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

4

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

5

Item 2.

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

28

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

46

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

47

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

48

Item 1A

Risk Factors

48

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

48

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

48

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

48

Item 5.

Other Information

48

Item 6.

Exhibits

49

SIGNATURES

50

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements .

CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands, excluding share and per share data)

(unaudited)

June 30, 2018

December 31, 2017

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

17,802

$

9,388

Marketable securities

114,159

83,181

Income tax receivable

473

731

Other receivables

116

123

Prepaid expenses

5,615

1,635

Restricted cash, current

361

-

Total current assets

138,526

95,058

Property and equipment, net

959

1,177

Restricted cash

408

769

Total assets

$

139,893

$

97,004

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

12,553

$

8,506

Current portion of deferred revenue

22,270

-

Total current liabilities

34,823

8,506

Deferred revenue, non-current

30,299

-

Deferred lease obligation

1,695

1,718

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2018

   and December 31, 2017, zero shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018

   and December 31, 2017

-

-

Common stock; $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized at

   June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, 34,059,214 shares and 32,662,255

   shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,

   respectively

34

33

Additional paid-in capital

327,401

307,158

Accumulated deficit

(254,302

)

(220,341

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(57

)

(70

)

Total stockholders' equity

73,076

86,780

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

139,893

$

97,004

See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

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