Unassociated Document
As
Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10,
2010
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
ISORAY,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Minnesota
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41-1458152
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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350
Hills Street, Suite 106
Richland,
WA 99354
(509)
375-1202
(Address
and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices and Principal Place of
Business)
Dwight
Babcock, CEO
350
Hills Street, Suite 106
Richland,
WA 99354
(509)
375-1202
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
Copy to:
Stephen
R. Boatwright, Esq.
Alicia
M. Corbett, Esq.
Keller
Rohrback, PLC
3101
North Central Avenue, Suite 1400
Phoenix,
Arizona 85012
(602)
248-0088
Facsimile
Number: (602) 248-2822
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective
date of this Registration Statement.
If the
only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. ¨
If any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ¨
If this
Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following box. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer, "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company x
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of each class of
securities
to be registered
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Amount to be
Registered (1)
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Proposed
maximum
offering price
per
share (2)
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Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
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Amount
of
registration
fee
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Common
Stock ($0.001 par value)
(2)
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226,344 |
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1.29 |
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291,983.76 |
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20.82 |
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(1)
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In accordance with Rule 416(a)
under the Securities Act, the registrant is also registering hereunder an
indeterminate number of shares that may be issued and resold resulting
from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
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(2)
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Estimated solely for the purpose
of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c)
under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices
for the registrant's common stock as reported on the NYSE AMEX on December
6, 2010.
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IsoRay hereby amends this
registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until IsoRay shall file a further amendment which specifically
states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this
registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not
sell these securities until the Securities and Exchange Commission declares our
registration statement effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state
where the offer or sale is not permitted.
ISORAY,
INC.
226,344 Shares of Common
Stock
This
prospectus covers the sale of an aggregate of 226,344 shares of our common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, by the selling shareholders identified
in this prospectus, including their transferees, pledgees, donees or
successors.
The
selling shareholders may sell their shares of common stock from time to time at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the
prevailing market price, or at negotiated prices. Our registration of the shares
of common stock covered by this prospectus does not mean that the selling
shareholders will offer or sell any of our shares. The selling shareholders may
sell the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus in a number of
different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how the
selling shareholders may sell the shares in the section entitled "Plan of
Distribution" beginning on page 22.
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling
shareholders. No underwriter or other person has been engaged to facilitate the
sale of shares of our common stock in this offering. We are paying the cost of
registering the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus as well as
various related expenses. The selling shareholders are responsible for all
discounts, selling commissions, transfer taxes and similar costs related to the
offer and sale of their shares of common stock.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 350 Hills Street, Suite 106,
Richland, Washington 99354, and our telephone number is (509)
375-1202.
Our
common stock is listed on the NYSE Amex Stock Exchange under the symbol "ISR."
On December 6, 2010, the last reported sales price of our common stock on the
NYSE Amex was $1.25 per share.
Investing
in our common stock involves various risks. See the sections entitled "Risk
Factors" on page 6 and "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" on page
16.
Neither the
Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date
of this prospectus is December 10, 2010.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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3
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THE
OFFERING
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RISK
FACTORS
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NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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INDUSTRY
AND MARKET DATA
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
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GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
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DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INTERESTS
OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
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MATERIAL
CHANGES
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
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The
registration statement, including the exhibits and the documents incorporated
herein by reference, can be read on the Securities and Exchange Commission
website are at the Securities and Exchange Commission offices mentioned under
the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."
Until
____________, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether
or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus.
This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when
acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or
subscriptions.
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. If anyone provides you with different or
inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an
offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus. You
should not assume that the information incorporated by reference in this
prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date the respective
information was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects may have changed since those dates.
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under which the selling shareholders may offer from time
to time up to an aggregate of 226,344 shares of our common stock in one or more
offerings. If required, each time a selling shareholder offers common
stock, in addition to this prospectus, we will provide you with a prospectus
supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change
information contained in this prospectus. To the extent that any
statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with
statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will
be deemed modified or superseded by those made in a prospectus
supplement.
You
should read carefully both this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the
additional information described below under "Information Incorporated By
Reference." This prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the
registration statement we filed with the SEC. For further information about us
or the securities offered hereby, you should refer to that registration
statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described below under "Where You
Can Find More Information."
This
summary highlights selected information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and may not contain all of the information that is
important to you. This prospectus includes or incorporates by reference
information about the securities our selling shareholders are offering as well
as information regarding our business and detailed financial data. After you
read this summary, you should read this prospectus in its entirety, including
the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, especially the
section entitled "Risk Factors." If you invest in our securities, you are
assuming a high degree of risk.
Unless
the context requires otherwise, in this prospectus, the terms "IsoRay," the
"Company," "we," "us," "our" and similar terms refer to IsoRay, Inc. and its
operating subsidiary IsoRay Medical, Inc., and, to the extent applicable, its
non-operating subsidiary, IsoRay International LLC.
In 2003,
IsoRay obtained clearance from the FDA for treatment for all solid tumor
applications using Cesium-131 (Cs-131). Such applications include
prostate cancer; ocular melanoma; head, neck and lung tumors; and breast, liver,
brain and pancreatic cancer. The seed may be used in surface,
interstitial and intracavity applications for tumors with known radio
sensitivity. Management believes its Cs-131 technology will allow it
to become a leader in the brachytherapy market. Management believes
that the IsoRay Proxcelan Cesium-131 brachytherapy seed represents the first
major advancement in brachytherapy technology in over 21 years with attributes
that could make it the long-term "seed of choice" for internal radiation therapy
procedures.
IsoRay
began production and sales of Proxcelan Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds in
October 2004 for the treatment of prostate cancer after clearance of its
premarket notification (510(k)) by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). In December 2007, IsoRay began selling its Proxcelan Cs-131
seeds for the treatment of ocular melanoma. In June 2009, the Company
began selling its Proxcelan Cs-131 seeds for treatment of head and neck tumors,
commencing with treatment of a tumor that could not be accessed by other
treatment modalities. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the
Company continued to expand the number of areas of the body in which the
Proxcelan Cs-131 seeds were being utilized by adding lung cancer in August 2009,
colorectal cancer in October 2009, and chest wall cancer in December
2009. The Company is continuing to expand the use of the Proxcelan
Cs-131 seed for other cancer treatment applications using both existing delivery
systems and researching delivery systems other than those historically used by
the Company.
In August
2009, IsoRay Medical received clearance from the FDA for its premarket
notification (510(k)) for Proxcelan™ Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds that are
preloaded into bioabsorbable braided strands. This clearance permits the product
to be commercially distributed for treatment of lung, head and neck tumors as
well as tumors in other organs. While Cs-131 brachytherapy seeds
themselves have been cleared for treatment in all organs since 2003, this 510(k)
allows Cs-131 seeds to be delivered in a convenient and sterile format that can
be implanted without additional seed loading by the facility. The 510(k)
also clears the application of braided strands onto a bioabsorbable mesh matrix
to further facilitate the implant procedure.
Brachytherapy
seeds are small devices used in an interstitial radiation
procedure. The procedure has become one of the primary treatments for
prostate cancer. The brachytherapy procedure places radioactive seeds
as close as possible to (in or near) the cancerous tumor (the word
"brachytherapy" means close therapy). The seeds deliver therapeutic
radiation thereby killing the cancerous tumor cells while minimizing exposure to
adjacent healthy tissue. This procedure allows doctors to administer
a higher dose of radiation directly to the tumor. Each seed contains
a radioisotope sealed within a welded titanium capsule. When
brachytherapy is the only treatment (monotherapy), approximately 70 to 120 seeds
are permanently implanted in the prostate in an outpatient procedure lasting
less than one hour. The number of seeds used varies based on the size
of the prostate and the activity level specified by the
physician. When brachytherapy is combined with external beam
radiation or intensity modulated radiation therapy (dual therapy), then
approximately 40 to 80 seeds are used in the procedure. The isotope
decays over time and eventually the seeds become inert. The seeds may
be used as a primary treatment or in conjunction with other treatment
modalities, such as chemotherapy, or as treatment for residual disease after
excision of primary tumors. The number of seeds for other treatment
sites will vary from as few as 8 to16 to as many at 117 to 123 depending on the
type of cancer, the location of the tumor being treated and the type of therapy
being utilized.
Our
Strategy
The key
elements of IsoRay's strategy for fiscal year 2011 include:
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Support clinical research and
sustained product development. The Company plans to
structure and support clinical studies on the therapeutic benefits of
Cs-131 for the treatment of solid tumors and other patient
benefits. We are and will continue to support clinical studies
with several leading radiation oncologists to clinically document patient
outcomes, provide support for our product claims, and compare the
performance of our seeds to competing seeds. IsoRay plans to
sustain long-term growth by implementing research and development programs
with leading medical institutions in the U.S. and other countries to
identify and develop other applications for IsoRay's core radioisotope
technology.
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Management
plans to continue to build on an increasing number of studies related to Cs-131
therapy in the management of cancer that were published in the medical
literature and presented at relevant oncology society meetings in
2010. The publication and presentation of speculative and real-world
data contribute to the acceptability of Cs-131 in the oncologic marketplace, and
discussion in the medico-scientific community of established and novel Cs-131
applications is considered a prerequisite to expansion into untapped
markets.
In
calendar year 2010, eight presentations were made at the American Brachytherapy
Society describing Cs-131 treatment of prostate, lung, and breast
cancer. Five publications were abstracted to the MEDLINE database of
citations of the medical literature that reported patients treated with Cs-131
for prostate cancer. Five additional publications mentioned Cs-131 as
an accepted treatment for prostate cancer, and two publications specifically
discussed the physics and dosimetric profile of Cs-131 for the treatment of
prostate and eye cancers.
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Continue to introduce the
Proxcelan Cs-131 brachytherapy seed into the U.S. market for prostate
cancer. Utilizing our direct sales organization, IsoRay
intends to continue to seek to increase the number of centers making the
use of Proxcelan Cs-131 seeds available to their patients in brachytherapy
procedures for prostate cancer and by increasing the number of patients
being treated at current centers using the Proxcelan Cs-131
seeds. IsoRay hopes to capture much of the incremental market
growth if and when seed implant brachytherapy recovers market share from
other treatments and to take market share from existing
competitors.
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Increase utilization of Cs-131
in treatment of other solid tumor applications such as head and neck,
lung, chest wall, and colorectal cancers. IsoRay Medical
has clearance from the FDA for its premarket notification, (510(k)) for
Proxcelan™ brachytherapy seeds that are preloaded into bioabsorbable
braided strands. This order cleared the product for commercial
distribution for treatment of lung and head and neck tumors as well as
tumors in other organs. IsoRay will continue to explore
licenses or joint ventures with other companies to develop the appropriate
technologies and therapeutic delivery systems for treatment of other solid
tumors such as breast, liver, pancreas, and brain
cancers.
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Return GliaSite® radiation
therapy system to market in the United States and European Union (EU).
In June of 2010, the Company acquired exclusive worldwide
distribution rights to the GliaSite® radiation therapy system, the only
FDA-cleared balloon catheter device used in the treatment of brain cancer
from Hologic, Inc. The product possesses an established
reimbursement rate for both in-patient and out-patient
settings. The Company intends to return the product to market
in a configuration equivalent to the original FDA-cleared
device. The Company is working to obtain the rights to license
or acquire the Iotrex solution (Iodine-125) manufactured for use in the
GliaSite® radiation therapy system. The Company has developed a
liquid Cesium-131 solution for use in the GliaSite® radiation therapy
system as either a substitute for the Iotrex or as an alternative
treatment option for physicians to utilize in the
system.
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Continue to develop data on
Cs-131 for treatment of ocular melanoma. The Company's
first sale for ocular melanoma occurred in late 2007 and periodic sales
have occurred since then. IsoRay is sponsoring a prospective
review of the patients treated with Cs-131 to date. Although
the ocular melanoma market is not a large one, this application of Cs-131
continues to demonstrate the potential viability for other solid
tumors.
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Introduce Proxcelan Cesium-131
brachytherapy seeds to the Canadian and European Union (EU)
markets. Health Canada's Therapeutic Products
Directorate has approved IsoRay's Class 3 Medical Device License
Applications for Model CS-1 Proxcelan ™ (Cesium-131) brachytherapy seeds
and the Proxcelan™ Sterile Implant Devices containing Model CS-1
Seeds. This allows IsoRay to market its brachytherapy seeds and
related preloaded brachytherapy seeds throughout Canada. In
November 2009, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with
Inter V Medical of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for exclusive rights to sell
the Proxcelan Cs-131 brachytherapy seed in Canada. Approval to
market Cesium-131 seeds in Russia was also obtained in 2009; and the
Company has an exclusive distribution agreement in place with a Russian
distributor, UralDial LLC, to distribute Proxcelan Cs-131 brachytherapy
seeds in Russia, however, the economic downturn in Russia has slowed the
Company's market penetration efforts. The Company is focusing
on the Canadian and European Union (EU) markets until the Russian market
recovers.
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Maintain ISO 13485
certification. In August 2008, the Company obtained its
ISO 13485 certification. This was an important step to allow
the Company to register and eventually sell its Proxcelan Cs-131
brachytherapy seeds in Canada, the European Union (EU) and
Russia. The Company completed its registrations of Proxcelan
Cs-131 brachytherapy seeds in Canada and Russia during fiscal year
2009.
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OUR CORPORATE
INFORMATION
Our
principal executive offices are located at 350 Hills Street, Suite 106,
Richland, Washington 99354, and our telephone number is (509) 375-1202. We
maintain an Internet website at www.isoray.com. We have not
incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information in, or that can
be accessed through, our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of
this prospectus.
Although
our predecessor operating company was organized in 1998, IsoRay, Inc. was
incorporated in 1983 in Minnesota and operated under the name Century Park
Pictures Corporation until the merger with IsoRay Medical, Inc. on July 28,
2005.
THE
OFFERING
This
prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholders identified in this
prospectus of up to 226,344 shares of common stock. Such shares were issued
to the selling shareholders in various transactions as described under the
section entitled “Selling Security Holders” beginning on page 17 of this
prospectus. All of the shares, when sold, will be sold by the selling
shareholders. The selling shareholders may sell their shares from time to time
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the
prevailing market price, or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling shareholders, but we will incur
expenses, including legal and accounting fees.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider
the risks listed below and other information included and incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. There may also be risks of which we are currently
unaware, or that we currently regard as immaterial based on the information
available to us that later prove to be material. If any of these risks occur,
our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously
harmed, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose
some or all of your investment.
Risks
Related to this Offering
Our Stock Price Is Likely To Be
Volatile. There is generally significant volatility in the market prices
and limited liquidity of securities of early stage companies, and particularly
of early stage medical product companies. Contributing to this
volatility are various events that can affect our stock price in a positive or
negative manner. These events include, but are not limited to:
governmental approvals of or refusals to approve regulations or actions; market
acceptance and sales growth of our products; litigation involving the Company or
our industry; developments or disputes concerning our patents or other
proprietary rights; changes in the structure of healthcare payment systems;
departure of key personnel; future sales of our securities; fluctuations in our
financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;
swings in seasonal demands of purchasers; investors' general perception of us;
and general economic, industry and market conditions. If any of these
events occur, it could cause our stock price to fall.
The Price Of Our Common Stock May Be
Adversely Affected By The Future Issuance And Sale Of Shares Of Our Common Stock
Or Other Equity Securities, Including Pursuant To The Sales Agreement, Or By Our
Announcement That Such Issuances And Sales May Occur. We
cannot predict the size of future issuances or sales of our common stock or
other equity securities, including those made pursuant to this offering, those
made pursuant to the Company's November 22, 2010 securities purchase agreement
with an investor who purchased 2.25 million shares and warrants to purchase up
to 4,041,667 shares of common stock, those made pursuant to the Company’s Sales
Agreement with C.K. Cooper & Company, Inc., future acquisitions or capital
raising activities, or the effect, if any, that such issuances or sales may have
on the market price of our common stock. The issuance and sale of substantial
amounts of common stock or other equity securities, including the sales pursuant
to this offering, or announcement that such issuances and sales may occur, could
adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Our Reduced Stock Price May
Adversely Affect Our Liquidity. Our common stock has been
trading at less than $1.00 per share periodically in the last
year. Many market makers are reluctant to make a market in stock with
a trading price of less than $1.00 per share. To the extent that we
have fewer market makers for our common stock, our volume and liquidity will
likely decline, which could further depress our stock price.
Future Sales By Shareholders, Or The
Perception That Such Sales May Occur, May Depress The Price Of Our Common
Stock. The sale or availability for sale of substantial
amounts of our shares in the public market, including shares issuable upon
conversion of outstanding preferred stock or exercise of common stock warrants
and options, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely
affect the market price of our common stock and also could impair our ability to
raise capital through future offerings of our shares. As of November
30, 2010, we had 25,804,325 outstanding shares of common stock, and the
following additional shares were reserved for issuance: 2,151,372 shares upon
exercise of outstanding options, 7,006,091 shares upon exercise of outstanding
warrants, and 59,065 shares upon conversion of preferred stock. Any
decline in the price of our common stock may encourage short sales, which could
place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and may impair
our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity
securities.
The Issuance Of Shares Upon Exercise
Of Derivative Securities May Cause Immediate And Substantial Dilution To Our
Existing Shareholders. The issuance of shares upon conversion of the
preferred stock and the exercise of common stock warrants and options may result
in substantial dilution to the interests of other shareholders since these
selling shareholders may ultimately convert or exercise and sell all or a
portion of the full amount issuable upon exercise. If all derivative
securities were converted or exercised into shares of common stock, including
the maximum number of warrants issuable in our November 2010 offering, there
would be approximately an additional 9,217,000 shares of common stock
outstanding as a result. The issuance of these shares will have the
effect of further diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of
holders of our common stock.
Failure to Comply with NYSE Amex
Listing Standards And Any Resulting Delisting Could Adversely Affect The Market
For Our Common Stock. Our common stock is presently listed on
the NYSE Amex. The NYSE Amex will consider delisting a company's securities if,
among other things, the company fails to maintain minimum shareholder's equity
or the company has sustained losses which are so substantial in relation to its
overall operations or its existing financial resources, or its financial
condition has become so impaired that it appears questionable, in the opinion of
the NYSE Amex, as to whether such issuer will be able to continue operations
and/or meet its obligations as they mature. As of the quarter ended September
30, 2010, IsoRay fell below the minimum shareholder's equity requirement of $6
million needed to maintain its listing. Management increased its
shareholder's equity above $6 million via its November 2010 offering and
believes that the purchase of the $2.25 million of common stock by the investor
will be sufficient to maintain the required minimum shareholder’s equity through
fiscal 2011. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
continue to raise sufficient capital to maintain our listing on the NYSE Amex.
In the event that our common stock is delisted from the NYSE Amex, trading, if
any, in the common stock would be conducted in the over-the-counter market. As a
result, our shareholders would likely find it more difficult to dispose of, or
to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of, our common
stock.
We Do Not Expect To Pay Any
Dividends For The Foreseeable Future. We do not anticipate paying any
dividends to our shareholders for the foreseeable future except for dividends on
the Series B Preferred Stock which we intend to pay on or before December 31,
2010 if required to comply with the Form S-3 eligibility
requirements. The terms of certain of our and our subsidiary's
outstanding indebtedness substantially restrict the ability of either company to
pay dividends. Accordingly, shareholders must be prepared to rely on
sales of their common stock after price appreciation to earn an investment
return, which may never occur. Any determination to pay dividends in
the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will
depend on our results of operations, financial conditions, contractual
restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable laws and other factors our
Board deems relevant.
Purchasers Of The Shares Will Incur
Immediate Dilution. Purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering
will experience immediate and substantial dilution because the purchase price of
the common stock will likely be higher than the net tangible book value per
share of the outstanding common stock immediately after this offering. In
addition, purchasers will experience dilution, which may be substantial, when we
issue additional shares of common stock that we are permitted or required to
issue under options, warrants, our stock option plans or other employee or
director compensation plans.
Risks
Related To Our Business
Our Revenues Depend Upon One
Product. Until such time as we develop additional products,
our revenues depend upon the successful production, marketing, and sales of the
Proxcelan Cs-131 brachytherapy seed. The rate and level of market
acceptance of this product may vary depending on the perception by physicians
and other members of the healthcare community of its safety and efficacy as
compared to that of competing products, if any; the clinical outcomes of the
patients treated; the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts in the
United States, Canada, the European Union (EU) and Russia; any unfavorable
publicity concerning our product or similar products; our product's price
relative to other products or competing treatments; any decrease in current
reimbursement rates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or
third-party payers; regulatory developments related to the manufacture or
continued use of the product; availability of sufficient supplies of enriched
barium (now coming from Russia) for Cs-131 seed production; ability to produce
sufficient quantities of this product; the ability of physicians to properly
utilize the device and avoid excessive levels of radiation to patients, and the
ability to use this product to treat multiple types of cancers in various
organs. Because of our reliance on this product as the sole source of
our revenue, any material adverse developments with respect to the
commercialization of this product may cause us to continue to incur losses
rather than profits in the future.
Although Cleared To Treat Any
Malignant Tissue, Our Sole Product Is Currently Used To Treat Primarily One Type
Of Cancer. Currently, the Proxcelan Cs-131 seed is used almost
exclusively for the treatment of prostate cancer (over ninety-six percent of our
sales). We are just beginning to treat other types of cancer
including lung cancer (approximately 3% of our sales) and ocular melanoma, head
and neck, colorectal and chest wall that together constitute less than one
percent of our sales. Management believes the Proxcelan Cs-131 seed
will continue to be used to treat other types of cancers as the Company
identifies existing delivery systems that it can be utilized or develops new
delivery methods for the product, however these delivery systems may not prove
as effective as anticipated Management believes that clinical data
gathered by select groups of physicians under treatment protocols specific to
other organs will be needed prior to widespread acceptance of our product for
treating other cancer sites. If our current and future products do
not become accepted in treating cancers of other sites, our sales will depend
solely on treatment of prostate cancer, a market with increasing competition and
ongoing loss of market share by all brachytherapy products.
We Have Ongoing Cash
Requirements. IsoRay has generated
material operating losses since inception. We expect to continue to
experience significant net operating losses. Due to recent capital
investments and substantial cost reductions, management believes cash and cash
equivalents on hand will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements
for operations, debt service, and capital expenditure requirements through
December 31, 2011. Management now estimates that operational cashflow
breakeven will be achieved at approximately $700,000 in monthly
revenue. However, there is no assurance as to when break-even will
occur. If we are unable to generate profits and unable to obtain
additional financing to meet our working capital requirements, we may have to
curtail our business.
We Rely Heavily On A Limited Number
Of Suppliers. Some materials used in our products are currently available
only from a limited number of suppliers. In fiscal 2010,
approximately sixty-eight percent (68%) of our Cs-131 was supplied through
UralDial from reactors located in Russia. Unless the Company
substantially increases its purchase requirements resulting from significant
increases in demand for its product, the cost of Cs-131 in Russia could increase
from current pricing. Our current contract with UralDial terminates
on December 31, 2010 and is in the process of being
renegotiated. Management will seek to negotiate favorable pricing but
there is no assurance as to the outcome of these negotiations.
If the
development of barium enrichment capabilities is successful, the Company plans
to expand Cs-131 manufacturing capability at the MURR reactor in the United
States. Reliance on any single supplier increases the risks associated with
concentrating isotope production at a single reactor facility which can be
subject to unanticipated shutdowns. Failure to obtain deliveries of Cs-131 from
multiple sources could have a material adverse effect on seed production and
there may be a delay before we could locate alternative suppliers beyond the
three currently used.
We may
not be able to locate additional suppliers outside of Russia capable of
producing the level of output of cesium at the quality standards we require.
Additional factors that could cause interruptions or delays in our source of
materials include limitations on the availability of raw materials or
manufacturing performance experienced by our suppliers and a breakdown in our
commercial relations with one or more suppliers. Some of these
factors may be completely out of our and our suppliers' control.
Virtually
all titanium tubing used in brachytherapy seed manufacture comes from a single
source, Accellent Corporation. We currently obtain a key component of
our seed core from another single supplier. We do not have formal
written agreements with Accellent Corporation. Any interruption or
delay in the supply of materials required to produce our products could harm our
business if we were unable to obtain an alternative supplier or substitute
equivalent materials in a cost-effective and timely manner. To
mitigate any potential interruptions, the Company continually evaluates its
inventory levels and management believes that the Company maintains a sufficient
quantity on hand to alleviate any potential disruptions.
Unfavorable Industry Trends in the
Prostate Market. Several factors occurred in fiscal 2009 that caused our
revenues to significantly decline and these factors continued into fiscal 2010
and fiscal 2011 contributing to our failure to improve sales in the prostate
market. Beginning in the fall of 2008, U.S. consumers significantly
curtailed all spending (even for life saving medical procedures) which impacted
the brachytherapy industry as a whole. In February of 2009 noted
urologists announced at a medical conference that prostate specific antigen
(PSA) testing was not as necessary as previously believed. Their
statements were widely publicized. Management continues to believe
that many people have been influenced by these statements to cut back on PSA
testing thereby decreasing in the short term the number of prostate procedures
performed.
In 2010,
the American Cancer Society revised their advice regarding PSA
testing. In March 2010, the American Cancer Society warned that
regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value and can do men more
harm than good. The ACS suggested that an initial discussion about
screening should take place at age 50 for men who are at average risk of
prostate cancer and are expected to live at least 10 more years. For
men at high risk of developing prostate cancer, the discussion should take place
starting at age 45 for men at high risk of developing prostate cancer, this
includes African American men and men who have a first-degree relative (father,
brother or son) diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age
65). For men at even higher risk such as those with several
first-degree relatives who had prostate cancer at an early age, this discussion
should take place at age 40. After this discussion, those men who
want to be screened should be tested with the prostate specific antigen (PSA)
blood test. The digital rectal exam (DRE) may also be done as a part
of screening but is no longer recommended.
Also the
emergence of IMRT as the preferred treatment alternative as a result of a much
higher reimbursement rate to physicians compared to brachytherapy treatments has
resulted in declining market share for brachytherapy treatment. In
fiscal 2011, each of these factors continued to impact the performance of the
Company in the prostate market and the industry as a whole and there is no
assurance that they will not continue to impact sales of the Company in the
prostate market through fiscal 2011.
Future Production Increases Will
Depend on Our Ability to Acquire Larger Quantities of Cs-131 and Hire More
Employees. IsoRay currently
obtains Cs-131 through its contract with UralDial and through reactor
irradiation of natural barium and subsequent separation of Cs-131 from the
irradiated barium targets. The amount of Cs-131 that can be produced
from a given reactor source is limited by the power level and volume available
within the reactor for irradiating targets. This limitation can be
overcome by utilizing barium feedstock that is enriched in the stable isotope
Ba-130. However, the number of suppliers of enriched barium is
limited and they may be unable to produce this material in sufficient quantities
and at a reasonable price.
IsoRay
entered into an exclusive agreement (through December 31, 2010) with UralDial in
Russia to provide Cs-131 in quantities sufficient to supply a significant
percentage of future demand for this isotope. Due to the purchase of
enriched barium in June 2007, IsoRay has access to sufficient quantities of
enriched barium that may be recycled to increase the production of
Cs-131. Although the UralDial agreement provides for supplying Cs-131
in significant quantities, there is no assurance that this will result in IsoRay
gaining access to a continuing sufficient supply of enriched barium
feedstock. If we were unable to obtain supplies of isotopes from
Russia in the future, our overall supply of Cs-131 would be reduced
significantly unless the Company has a source of enriched barium for utilization
in domestic reactors.
We Have Entered Into An Agreement
With A Single Distributor For Our Cesium-131 From Russia. In
December 2009, the Company entered into a new agreement with UralDial to
purchase Cs-131 directly from UralDial through December 31, 2010 instead of
directly from Institute of Nuclear Materials (INM) and Research Institute of
Atomic Reactors (RIAR) as the Company had done prior to the original agreement
with UralDial in December 2008. As a result, the Company continues to
rely on UralDial to obtain Cs-131 from Russian sources. UralDial has
agreed to maintain at least two Russian sources of its Cs-131 and through
the UralDial agreement we have obtained set pricing for our Russian Cs-131
through the end of 2010. There can be no guarantee that UralDial will
always be able to supply us with sufficient Cs-131 or will renew our existing
contract on favorable terms in December 2010, which could be due in part to
risks associated with foreign operations and beyond our and UralDial's
control. If we were unable to obtain supplies of isotopes from Russia
in the future, our overall supply of Cs-131 would be reduced significantly
unless we have a source of enriched barium for utilization in domestic
reactors.
We Are Subject To Uncertainties
Regarding Reimbursement For Use Of Our Products. Hospitals and
freestanding clinics may be less likely to purchase our products if they cannot
be assured of receiving favorable reimbursement for treatments using our
products from third-party payers, such as Medicare and private health insurance
plans. Currently, Medicare reimburses hospitals at fixed rates that
cover the cost of stranded and loose seeds. Clinics and physicians
performing procedures in a free standing center are reimbursed at the actual
cost of the seeds. It is expected that CMS will continue to reimburse
providers using this same methodology in 2011.
In 2003,
IsoRay applied to the CMS and received a reimbursement code for our Cs-131
seed. On July 1, 2007, CMS revised the coding system for brachytherapy
seeds and separated the single code into two codes – one code for loose seeds
and a second code for stranded seeds. This methodology was applied to all
companies manufacturing brachytherapy seeds. Reimbursement amounts are
reviewed and revised annually based upon information submitted to CMS on claims
by providers. Although no changes are anticipated for 2011, adjustments
can be made to reimbursement amounts or coverage policies, which could result in
changes to reimbursement for brachytherapy services. These changes can
positively or negatively affect market demand for our products. We
monitor these changes and provide comments, as permitted, when changes are
proposed, prior to implementation.
In July
2010, CMS published proposed changes for both reimbursement programs for
government fiscal year 2011. No changes in reimbursement have been
proposed by CMS for 2011. If the proposed changes are finalized, as
expected in November 2010, there will be no changes in CMS reimbursement for
2011 but there is no assurance this will occur and is subject to revision
annually.
Historically,
private insurers have followed Medicare guidelines in establishing reimbursement
rates. However, third-party payers are increasingly challenging the
pricing of certain medical services or devices, and we cannot be sure that they
will reimburse our customers at levels sufficient for us to maintain favorable
sales and price levels for our products. There is no uniform policy
on reimbursement among third-party payers, and we can provide no assurance that
our products will continue to qualify for reimbursement from all third-party
payers or that reimbursement rates will not be reduced. A reduction
in or elimination of third-party reimbursement for treatments using our products
would likely have a material adverse effect on our revenues.
Furthermore,
any federal and state efforts to reform government and private healthcare
insurance programs, such as those passed by the federal government in 2010,
could significantly affect the purchase of healthcare services and products in
general and demand for our products in particular. Medicare is the
payer in approximately 70% of all U.S. prostate brachytherapy cases and
management anticipates this percentage to increase annually. We are
unable to predict whether potential healthcare reforms will be enacted, whether
other healthcare legislation or regulations affecting the business may be
proposed or enacted in the future or what effect any such legislation or
regulations would have on our business, financial condition or results of
operations.
Our Operating Results Will Be
Subject To Significant Fluctuations. Our quarterly revenues, expenses,
and operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly in the
future. Fluctuation may result from a variety of factors, which are
discussed in detail throughout this "RISK FACTORS" section,
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We Have Limited Data on the Clinical
Performance of Cs-131. As of June 30, 2010, the Proxcelan
Cs-131 seed had been implanted in over 5,000 patients and research
papers are being published on the use of the Proxcelan seed. While
there is less historical statistical data for the Proxcelan seed than is
available for I-125 and Pd-103 seeds during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010,
the Company reached a key milestone by collecting the first 5 year outcome data
for patients that received treatment with the Proxcelan seed. In
addition, during 2010 there were nine reports of the Proxcelan seed being used
in the treatment of prostate and ocular melanoma published in peer-reviewed
literature. There were eight presentations made at the 2010 meeting
of the American Brachytherapy Society covering the application of the Proxcelan
seed in prostate, lung and breast cancers. While this limited data
may prevent us from drawing statistically significant conclusions, the side
effects experienced by these patients were less severe than side effects
observed in seed brachytherapy with I-125 and Pd-103 and in other forms of
treatment such as radical prostatectomy. These early results indicate
that the onset of side effects generally occurs between one and three weeks
post-implant, and the side effects are resolved between five and eight weeks
post-implant, more quickly than the resolution of side effects that occur with
competing seeds or with other forms of treatment. These limited
findings support management's belief that the Cs-131 seed will result in less
severe side effects than competing treatments, but we may have to gather data on
outcomes from additional patients before we can establish statistically valid
conclusions regarding the incidence of side effects from our
seeds.
We Are Subject To The Risk That
Certain Third Parties May Mishandle Our Product. We rely on third
parties, such as Federal Express, to deliver our Proxcelan Cs-131 seed, and on
other third parties, including various radiopharmacies, to package our Proxcelan
Cs-131 seed in certain specialized packaging forms requested by
customers. We are subject to the risk that these third parties may
mishandle our product, which could result in adverse effects, particularly given
the radioactive nature of our product.
It Is Possible That Other Treatments
May Be Deemed Superior To Brachytherapy. Our Proxcelan Cs-131 seed faces
competition not only from companies that sell other radiation therapy products,
but also from companies that are developing alternative therapies for the
treatment of cancers. It is possible that advances in the
pharmaceutical, biomedical, or gene therapy fields could render some or all
radiation therapies, whether conventional or brachytherapy,
obsolete. If alternative therapies are proven or even perceived to
offer treatment options that are superior to brachytherapy, physician adoption
of our product could be negatively affected and our revenues from our product
could decline.
Our Industry Is Intensely
Competitive. The medical device industry is intensely
competitive. We compete with both public and private medical device,
biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies that have been in existence longer
than we have, have a greater number of products on the market, have greater
financial and other resources, and have other technological or competitive
advantages. In addition, centers that wish to offer the Proxcelan
Cs-131 seed must comply with licensing requirements specific to the state in
which they do business and these licensing requirements may take a considerable
amount of time to comply with. Certain centers may choose to not
offer our Proxcelan Cs-131 seed due to the time required to obtain
necessary license amendments. We also compete with academic
institutions, government agencies, and private research organizations in the
development of technologies and processes and in acquiring key
personnel. Although we have patents granted and patents applied for
to protect our isotope separation processes and Cs-131 seed manufacturing
technology, we cannot be certain that one or more of our competitors will not
attempt to obtain patent protection that blocks or adversely affects our product
development efforts. To minimize this potential, we have entered into
exclusive agreements with key suppliers of isotopes and isotope precursors,
which are subject to becoming non-exclusive as we have failed to meet minimum
purchase requirements.
We May Be Unable To Adequately
Protect Or Enforce Our Intellectual Property Rights Or Secure Rights To
Third-Party Patents. Our ability and the abilities of our partners to
obtain and maintain patent and other protection for our products will affect our
success. We are assigned, have rights to, or have exclusive licenses
to patents and patents pending in the U.S. and numerous foreign
countries. The patent positions of medical device companies can be
highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. Our
patent rights may not be upheld in a court of law if challenged. Our
patent rights may not provide competitive advantages for our products and may be
challenged, infringed upon or circumvented by our competitors. We
cannot patent our products in all countries or afford to litigate every
potential violation worldwide.
Because
of the large number of patent filings in the medical device and biotechnology
field, our competitors may have filed applications or been issued patents and
may obtain additional patents and proprietary rights relating to products or
processes competitive with or similar to ours. We cannot be certain
that U.S. or foreign patents do not exist or will not be issued that would harm
our ability to commercialize our products and product candidates.
The Value Of Our Granted Patents,
and Our Patents Pending, Is Uncertain. Although our management strongly
believes that our patent on the process for producing Cs-131, our patents on
additional methods for producing Cs-131 and other isotopes, our patent pending
on the manufacture of the brachytherapy seed, and anticipated future patent
applications, which have not yet been filed, have significant value, we cannot
be certain that other like-kind processes may not exist or be discovered, that
any of these patents is enforceable, or that any of our patent applications will
result in issued patents.
Failure To Comply With Government
Regulations Could Harm Our Business. As a medical device and
medical isotope manufacturer, we are subject to extensive, complex, costly, and
evolving governmental rules, regulations and restrictions administered by the
FDA, by other federal and state agencies, and by governmental authorities in
other countries. Compliance with these laws and regulations is
expensive and time-consuming, and changes to or failure to comply with these
laws and regulations, or adoption of new laws and regulations, could adversely
affect our business.
In the
United States, as a manufacturer of medical devices and devices utilizing
radioactive by-product material, we are subject to extensive regulation by
federal, state, and local governmental authorities, such as the FDA and the
Washington State Department of Health, to ensure such devices
are safe and effective. Regulations promulgated by the FDA under the
U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the FDC Act, govern the design,
development, testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution,
marketing and sale, post-market surveillance, repairs, replacements, and recalls
of medical devices. In Washington State, the Department of Health, by
agreement with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), regulates the
possession, use, and disposal of radioactive byproduct material as well as the
manufacture of radioactive sealed sources to ensure compliance with state and
federal laws and regulations. Our Proxcelan Cs-131 brachytherapy
seeds constitute both medical devices and radioactive sealed sources and are
subject to these regulations.
Under the
FDC Act, medical devices are classified into three different categories, over
which the FDA applies increasing levels of regulation: Class I,
Class II, and Class III. Our Proxcelan Cs-131 seed has been
classified as a Class II device and has received clearance from the FDA through
the 510(k) pre-market notification process. Any modifications to the
device that would significantly affect safety or effectiveness, or constitute a
major change in intended use, would require a new 510(k)
submission. As with any submittal to the FDA, there is no assurance
that a 510(k) clearance would be granted to the Company.
In
addition to FDA-required market clearances and approvals for our products, our
manufacturing operations are required to comply with the FDA's Quality System
Regulation, or QSR, which addresses requirements for a company's quality program
such as management responsibility, good manufacturing practices, product and
process design controls, and quality controls used in
manufacturing. Compliance with applicable regulatory requirements is
monitored through periodic inspections by the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
(ORA). We anticipate both announced and unannounced inspections by
the FDA. Such inspections could result in non-compliance reports
(Form 483) which, if not adequately responded to, could lead to enforcement
actions. The FDA can institute a wide variety of enforcement actions
ranging from public warning letters to more severe sanctions such as fines;
injunctions; civil penalties; recall of our products; operating restrictions;
suspension of production; non-approval or withdrawal of pre-market clearances
for new products or existing products and criminal prosecution. There
can be no assurance that we will not incur significant costs to comply with
these regulations in the future or that the regulations will not have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
The
marketing of our products in foreign countries will, in general, be regulated by
foreign governmental agencies similar to the FDA. Foreign regulatory
requirements vary from country to country. The time and cost required
to obtain regulatory approvals could be longer than that required for FDA
clearance in the United States and the requirements for licensing a product in
another country may differ significantly from FDA requirements. We
will rely, in part, on foreign distributors to assist us in complying with
foreign regulatory requirements. We may not be able to obtain these
approvals without incurring significant expenses or at all, and the failure to
obtain these approvals would prevent us from selling our products in the
applicable countries. This could limit our sales and
growth.
Our Business Exposes Us To Product
Liability Claims. Our design, testing, development, manufacture, and
marketing of products involve an inherent risk of exposure to product liability
claims and related adverse publicity. Insurance coverage is expensive
and difficult to obtain, and, although we currently have a five million dollar
policy, in the future we may be unable to obtain or renew coverage on acceptable
terms, if at all. If we are unable to obtain or renew sufficient
insurance at an acceptable cost or if a successful product liability claim is
made against us, whether fully covered by insurance or not, our business could
be harmed.
Our Business Involves Environmental
Risks. Our business involves the controlled use of hazardous
materials, chemicals, biologics, and radioactive
compounds. Manufacturing is extremely susceptible to product loss due
to radioactive, microbial, or viral contamination; material or equipment
failure; vendor or operator error; or due to the very nature of the product's
short half-life. Although we believe that our safety procedures for
handling and disposing of such materials comply with state and federal standards
there will always be the risk of accidental contamination or
injury. In addition, radioactive, microbial, or viral contamination
may cause the closure of the respective manufacturing facility for an extended
period of time. By law, radioactive materials may only be disposed of
at state-approved facilities. At our leased facility we use
commercial disposal contractors. We may incur substantial costs
related to the disposal of these materials. If we were to become
liable for an accident, or if we were to suffer an extended facility shutdown,
we could incur significant costs, damages, and penalties that could harm our
business.
We Rely Upon Key
Personnel. Our success will
depend, to a great extent, upon the experience, abilities and continued services
of our executive officers, sales staff and key scientific
personnel. If we lose the services of several officers, sales
personnel, or key scientific personnel, our business could be
harmed. Our success also will depend upon our ability to attract and
retain other highly qualified scientific, managerial, sales, and manufacturing
personnel and their ability to develop and maintain relationships with key
individuals in the industry. Competition for these personnel and
relationships is intense and we compete with numerous pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies as well as with universities and non-profit research
organizations. We may not be able to continue to attract and retain
qualified personnel.
Our Ability To Operate In Foreign
Markets Is Uncertain. Our future growth will depend in part on
our ability to establish, grow and maintain product sales in foreign markets,
particularly in Canada, the European Union (EU) and Russia. However,
we have limited experience in marketing and distributing products in other
countries. Any foreign operations would subject us to additional
risks and uncertainties, including our customers' ability to obtain
reimbursement for procedures using our products in foreign markets; the burden
of complying with complex and changing foreign regulatory requirements;
time-sensitive delivery requirements due to the short half-life of our product;
language barriers and other difficulties in providing long-distance customer
service; potentially increase time to collect accounts receivable; significant
currency fluctuations, which could cause third-party distributors to reduce the
number of products they purchase from us because the cost of our products to
them could fluctuate relative to the price they can charge their customers;
reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some foreign countries;
and the possibility that contractual provisions governed by foreign laws would
be interpreted differently than intended in the event of a contract
dispute. Any future foreign sales of our products could also be
adversely affected by export license requirements, the imposition of
governmental controls, political and economic instability, trade restrictions,
changes in tariffs, and difficulties in staffing and managing foreign
operations. Many of these factors may also affect our ability to
import Cs-131 from Russia under our contract with UralDial.
Our Ability To Expand Operations And
Manage Growth Is Uncertain. Our efforts to expand our operations will
result in new and increased responsibilities for management personnel and will
place a strain upon the entire company. To compete effectively and to
accommodate growth, if any, we may be required to continue to implement and to
improve our management, manufacturing, sales and marketing, operating and
financial systems, procedures and controls on a timely basis and to expand,
train, motivate and manage our employees. There can be no assurance
that our personnel, systems, procedures, and controls will be adequate to
support our future operations. If the Proxcelan Cs-131 seed were to
rapidly become the "seed of choice," it is unlikely that we could meet
demand. We could experience significant cash flow difficulties and
may have difficulty obtaining the working capital required to manufacture our
products and meet demand. This would cause customer discontent and
invite competition.
Risks
Related to Our Stock and Reporting Requirements
If We Are Unable To Successfully
Address The Material Weakness In Our Internal Controls, Our Ability To Report
Our Financial Results On A Timely And Accurate Basis May Be Adversely
Affected. Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and
effectively prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or
prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results could be harmed. We have in
the past discovered, and may in the future discover, areas of our internal
controls that need improvement. In its assessment of the effectiveness in
internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2010 and as of
September 30, 2010, the Company determined that there were deficiencies that
constituted a material weakness. Specifically, the Company did not maintain a
sufficient complement of personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge,
experience and training to analyze, review and monitor the accounting of complex
financial transactions. As a result, the Company did not prepare
adequate contemporaneous documentation that would provide a sufficient basis for
an effective evaluation and review of the accounting for complex transactions
that are significant or non-routine. This material weakness resulted
in errors in the preliminary June 30, 2010 consolidated financial statements and
more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the Company's
annual or interim financial statements would not be prevented or
detected. The Company is in the process of developing and
implementing a remediation plan to address the material weakness described
above, along with the deficiencies also identified in the assessment, which are
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 28,
2010. Specifically, in April 2010, an additional accounting position
at the Company's operating subsidiary was filled with a Certified Public
Accountant to address issues with segregation of duties (however, the Company no
longer employed this additional accountant as of November 29, 2010 but is
actively seeking a replacement as of the date of this filing), and the Company
is assessing additional steps that may be taken in fiscal year 2011 to improve
internal controls. We cannot be certain that these measures will
ensure that we implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial
processes and reporting in the future and had not improved the process as of
September 30, 2010. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls,
or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating
results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Inferior internal
controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial
information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our
stock.
Our Reporting Obligations As A
Public Company Are Costly. Operating a public company involves
substantial costs to comply with reporting obligations under federal securities
laws that have continued to increase as provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002 have been implemented. As a smaller reporting company, the
Company incurred costs to implement additional provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act during fiscal year 2010 in particular related to the implementation of
Section 404(b). These Section 404(b) reporting obligations were
permanently exempted through legislation passed in July 2010 and this exemption
retrospectively applied to the year ended June 30, 2010 for companies classified
as smaller reporting companies.
Certain Provisions of Minnesota Law
and Our Charter Documents Have an Anti-Takeover Effect. There exist
certain mechanisms under Minnesota law and our charter documents that may delay,
defer or prevent a change of control. Anti-takeover provisions of our
articles of incorporation, bylaws and Minnesota law could diminish the
opportunity for shareholders to participate in acquisition proposals at a price
above the then-current market price of our common stock. For example,
while we have no present plans to issue any preferred stock, our Board of
Directors, without further shareholder approval, may issue shares of
undesignated preferred stock and fix the powers, preferences, rights and
limitations of such class or series, which could adversely affect the voting
power of the common shares. In addition, our bylaws provide for an
advance notice procedure for nomination of candidates to our Board of Directors
that could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in
control. Further, as a Minnesota corporation, we are subject to
provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, or MBCA, regarding
"business combinations," which can deter attempted takeovers in certain
situations. Pursuant to the terms of a shareholder rights plan
adopted in February 2007, each outstanding share of common stock has one
attached right. The rights will cause substantial dilution of the
ownership of a person or group that attempts to acquire the Company on terms not
approved by the Board of Directors and may have the effect of deterring hostile
takeover attempts. We amended our shareholder rights plan to permit
the issuance of the common stock and warrants to the investor in our November
2010 offering and therefore this investor may acquire up to 25% of our
outstanding common stock. The effect of these anti-takeover
provisions may be to deter business combination transactions not approved by our
Board of Directors, including acquisitions that may offer a premium over the
market price to some or all shareholders. We may, in the future,
consider adopting additional anti-takeover measures. The authority of
our Board to issue undesignated preferred or other capital stock and the
anti-takeover provisions of the MBCA, as well as other current and any future
anti-takeover measures adopted by us, may, in certain circumstances, delay,
deter or prevent takeover attempts and other changes in control of the Company
not approved by our Board of Directors.
NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All
statements contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference herein, other than statements of historical facts, that address future
activities, events or developments are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer
to as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. These statements often
contain the words "may," "will," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intends,"
"estimate," "forecast," "project," and similar expressions, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these words. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements, including statements relating but not limited
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performance, and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the
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These
statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of
our experience and our assessment of historical trends, current conditions and
expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate
under the circumstances. However, whether actual results will conform
to the expectations and predictions of management is subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially.
You
should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because the
matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our
forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to
us and speak only as of the date of this prospectus, or, in the case of
forward-looking statements incorporated by reference, as of the date of the
filing that includes the statement. New risks and uncertainties arise from time
to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these matters or how they may
affect us. Over time, our actual results, performance or achievements will
likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are
expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference
might be significant and materially adverse to our security holders. We do not
undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any
statements to reflect new information or future events or
developments.
We have
identified some of the important factors that could cause future events to
differ from our current expectations and they are described in this prospectus
under the caption "Risk Factors" as well as in our most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K, including without limitation under the captions "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and in other documents that we may file with the SEC, all of which
you should review carefully. Please consider our forward-looking statements in
light of those risks as you read this prospectus.
INDUSTRY
AND MARKET DATA
This prospectus contains and
incorporates by reference market data, industry statistics and other data that
have been obtained from, or compiled from, information made available by third
parties. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable, we have not
independently verified the information. Except as may otherwise be
noted, none of the sources cited in this prospectus has consented to the
inclusion of any data from its reports, nor have we sought their consent. In
addition, some data are based on our good faith estimates. Such estimates are
derived from publicly available information released by independent industry
analysts and third-party sources, as well as our own management's experience in
the industry, and are based on assumptions made by us based on such data and our
knowledge of such industry and markets, which we believe to be reasonable.
However, none of our estimates have been verified by any independent
source. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements"
above.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
The
proceeds from the resale of the shares of common stock under this prospectus are
solely for the account of the selling shareholders identified in this
prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares under this
prospectus, but we will incur expenses, including legal and accounting
fees.
SELLING SECURITY
HOLDERS
This
prospectus covers the resale of 226,344 shares of common stock held by
existing shareholders who have registration rights, and their trustees,
pledgees, donees or successors. The shares to be offered by the selling
shareholders are "restricted" securities under applicable federal and state
securities laws and are being registered under the Securities Act to give the
selling shareholders the opportunity to sell these shares publicly. The
registration of these shares does not require that any of the shares be offered
or sold by the selling shareholders. The selling shareholders may from time to
time offer and sell all or a portion of their shares indicated below in
privately negotiated transactions or on the NYSE AMEX or any other market on
which our common stock may subsequently be listed.
Such shares were issued to the selling
shareholders in various transactions as described
below.
All of
the shares of common stock registered for resale in this prospectus were issued
in exchange for warrants at an exercise price of $0.95 per share during October
2010. This exercise price reflects a temporary reduction in the
exercise price of these warrants. The information that follows
describes the original terms of the warrants, which were all issued in private
placement transactions.
209,427
shares of common stock registered for resale in this prospectus were issued to
certain of the selling shareholders upon exercise of warrants originally issued
pursuant to a private placement memorandum between December 2005 and February
2006 at an exercise price of $6.00 per share.
6,917
shares of common stock registered for resale in this prospectus were issued to
certain of the selling shareholders upon exercise of warrants originally issued
pursuant to a private placement memorandum in February 2006 at an exercise price
of $6.50 per share.
10,000
shares of common stock registered for resale in this prospectus were issued to
certain of the selling shareholders upon exercise of warrants originally issued
in a private placement transaction that closed on March 22, 2007 at an exercise
price of $5.00 per share.
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the selling
shareholders and the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them, which
information is available to us as of November 30, 2010. The selling
shareholders may offer the shares under this prospectus from time to time and
may elect to sell some, all or none of the shares set forth next to their name.
As a result, we cannot estimate the number of shares of common stock that a
selling shareholder will beneficially own after termination of sales under this
prospectus. However, for the purposes of the table below, we have assumed that,
after completion of the offering, none of the shares covered by this prospectus
will be held by the selling shareholders. In addition, a selling shareholder may
have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of that
holder’s shares of common stock since the date on which they provided
information for this table. We have not made independent inquiries about this.
We are relying on written commitments from the selling shareholders to notify us
of any changes in their beneficial ownership after the date they originally
provided this information. See section entitled “Plan of Distribution” beginning
on page 22.
Selling Shareholder
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# of Shares
Beneficially
Owned Before
Offering(1)
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# of
Shares
Offered
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# of Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
Offering(1)(2)
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% of Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
Offering(1)(2)
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John
P. Boesel, III
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4,037 |
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4,037 |
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Wayne
T. Clasen
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60,000 |
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30,000 |
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30,000 |
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Gene
P. Clasen
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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Sherry
A. Clasen and Gene P. Clasen
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25,000 |
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25,000 |
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Ira
J. Gaines
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10,000 |
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10,000 |
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Eugene
Raymond
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1,890 |
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1,890 |
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0 |
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Eugene
A. Raymond and Marilyn K. Raymond
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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Donald
D. Montgomery
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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William
R. Bell
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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Duane
Ferguson and Barbara J. Ferguson
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47,500 |
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23,750 |
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23,750 |
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5901
Properties LLC
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13,334 |
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6,667 |
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6,667 |
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John
A. Winterton
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15,000 |
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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Swanson
Living Trust
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10,000 |
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10,000 |
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0 |
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J.
Richard Hunt and Shirley M. Hunt
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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Jill
E. Factor Revocable Trust, Jill E. Factor TTEE, Arnold Factor CO-TTEE, UAD
Dec 10, 2002
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10,000 |
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10,000 |
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Mangus
Family Partners
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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Seamark
Fund, LP
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60,000 |
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10,000 |
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50,000 |
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Norbert
F. Hansen
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10,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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William
G. and Janet L. Muldoon
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25,000 |
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25,000 |
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0 |
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Jerry
L. Russell
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25,000 |
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12,500 |
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12,500 |
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Vince
Palasota
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25,000 |
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12,500 |
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12,500 |
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Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the shares indicated
in the table. Percentage ownership calculations are based on 25,804,325
shares outstanding as of November 30,
2010.
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Assumes
that the selling shareholders dispose of all of the shares of common stock
covered by this prospectus and do not acquire beneficial ownership of any
additional shares. The registration of these shares does not necessarily
mean that the selling shareholders will sell all or any portion of the
shares covered by this prospectus.
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GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Our
selling shareholders, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters
designated from time to time, may offer, and sell, together or separately, in
one or more offerings, up to 226,344 shares of our common stock, par value
$0.001 per share.
DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
The
following is a summary description of the rights of our common stock and related
provisions of our amended Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws. The
following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended Articles of Incorporation
and our Bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of
which this prospectus forms a part, and to the applicable provisions of
Minnesota law.
Common
Stock
Our common shares are listed on the
NYSE Amex under the symbol "ISR". As of November 30, 2010, 25,804,325
shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
The
Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company has the authority
to issue 200 million shares of capital stock, which are currently divided into
two classes as follows: 194 million shares of common stock, par value of $0.001
per share; and 6 million shares of preferred stock, also with a par value of
$0.001 per share.
The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and
there are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with
respect to such shares. All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are,
and the shares of our common stock when issued will be, fully paid and
nonassessable.
Voting. Holders of
the common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted
on by the Company's shareholders. The Company's bylaws provide that a
majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote
constitute a quorum at a meeting of the shareholders.
Dividends. The
Company's Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may declare and pay
dividends on the common stock, payable in cash or other consideration, out of
funds legally available, if all dividends due on the preferred stock have been
declared and paid. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its
common stock and does not plan to pay any cash dividends on its common stock for
the foreseeable future.
Liquidation, Subdivision, or
Combination. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company or upon the distribution of its assets, all assets and
funds remaining after payment in full of the Company's debts and liabilities,
and after the payment to holders of any then outstanding preferred stock of the
full preferential amounts to which they were entitled, would be divided and
distributed among holders of the common stock.
Anti-Takeover Effects Of Provisions
Of The Articles Of Incorporation. The authorized but unissued
shares of our common and preferred stock are available for future issuance
without our shareholders' approval. These additional shares may be
utilized for a variety of corporate purposes including but not limited to future
public or direct offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions
and employee incentive plans. The issuance of such shares may also be
used to deter a potential takeover of IsoRay that may otherwise be beneficial to
shareholders by diluting the shares held by a potential suitor or issuing shares
to a shareholder that will vote in accordance with IsoRay's Board of Directors'
desires. A takeover may be beneficial to shareholders because, among
other reasons, a potential suitor may offer shareholders a premium for their
shares of stock compared to the then-existing market price.
On
February 1, 2007, the Board of Directors of IsoRay, Inc. declared a dividend of
one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding Common Share
of the par value of $.001 per share (the "Common Shares") of the
Company. The dividend is payable on February 16, 2007 (the "Record
Date") to shareholders of record on that date.
Each
Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one
one-hundredth of a Series C Junior Participating Preferred Share of the par
value of $.001 per share (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company at a price of
$25 per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), subject
to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth
in a Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement"), dated as of February 1, 2007,
between the Company and Computershare Trust Company N.A., as Rights Agent (the
"Rights Agent").
Initially,
the Rights will attach to all certificates representing Common Shares then
outstanding and no separate Right Certificates will be
distributed. The Rights will separate from the Common Shares and a
Distribution Date for the Rights will occur upon the earlier of:
(i) the
close of business on the fifteenth day following a public announcement that a
person or group of affiliated or associated persons has become an "Acquiring
Person" (i.e., has become, subject to certain exceptions, the beneficial owner
of 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of voting capital
stock of the Company in the election of directors), or
(ii) the
close of business on the fifteenth day following the first public announcement
relating to a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would
result in a person or group of affiliated or associated persons becoming,
subject to certain exceptions, the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the voting
power of the outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Company in the
election of directors (or such later date as may be determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company prior to a person or group of affiliated or associated
persons becoming an Acquiring Person).
Until the
Distribution Date,
(i) the
Rights will be evidenced by the Common Share certificates and will be
transferred with and only with the Common Shares,
(ii) new
Common Share certificates issued after the Record Date upon transfer or new
issuance of the Common Shares will contain a notation incorporating the Rights
Agreement by reference, and
(iii) the
surrender for transfer of any Common Share certificate, even without such
notation or a copy of this Summary of Rights attached thereto, will also
constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares
represented by such certificate.
As
promptly as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates
evidencing the Rights ("Right Certificates") will be mailed to holders of record
of the Common Shares as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and
such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
The
Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights
will expire on February 16, 2017, unless extended or earlier redeemed or
exchanged by the Company as described below.
The
Purchase Price payable, and the number of Preferred Shares or other securities
or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from
time to time to prevent dilution:
(i) in
the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or
reclassification of, the Preferred Shares,
(ii) upon
the grant to holders of the Preferred Shares of certain rights, options or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Shares or convertible securities
at less than the then current market price of the Preferred Shares,
or
(iii) upon
the distribution to holders of the Preferred Shares of evidences of indebtedness
or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends payable in
Preferred Shares) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those
described in clause (ii) hereof).
The
number of Preferred Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right is also subject
to adjustment in the event of a dividend on Common Shares payable in Common
Shares, or a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the Common
Shares.
With
certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until
cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in the Purchase
Price. No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued (other than
fractional shares which are integral multiples of one one-hundredth (subject to
adjustment) of a Preferred Share, which may, at the election of the Company, be
evidenced by depositary receipts) if in lieu thereof a payment in cash is made
based on the closing price (pro-rated for the fraction) of the Preferred Shares
on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.
In the
event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an
Acquiring Person, proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right,
other than Rights that are or were beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person
(which will thereafter be void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon
exercise thereof at the then current exercise price of the Right that number of
Common Shares having a market value of two times the exercise price of the
Right, subject to certain possible adjustments.
In the
event that, after the Distribution Date or within 15 days prior thereto, the
Company is acquired in certain mergers or other business combination
transactions or 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company and
its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) are sold after the Distribution Date or
within 15 days prior thereto, each holder of a Right (other than Rights which
have become void under the terms of the Rights Agreement) will thereafter have
the right to receive, upon exercise thereof at the then current exercise price
of the Right, that number of common shares of the acquiring company (or, in
certain cases, one of its affiliates) having a market value of two times the
exercise price of the Right.
In
certain events specified in the Rights Agreement, the Company is permitted to
temporarily suspend the exercisability of the Rights.
At any
time after a person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an
Acquiring Person (subject to certain exceptions) and prior to the acquisition by
a person or group of affiliated or associated persons of 50% or more of the
voting power of the outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Company in
the election of directors, the Board of Directors of the Company may exchange
all or part of the Rights (other than Rights which have become void under the
terms of the Rights Agreement) for Common Shares or equivalent securities at an
exchange ratio per Right equal to the result obtained by dividing the exercise
price of a Right by the current per share market price of the Common Shares,
subject to adjustment.
At any
time prior to such time as a person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person, the Board of Directors of the Company may redeem
the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.001 per Right, subject to
adjustment (the "Redemption Price"), payable in cash. The period of
time during which the Rights may be redeemed may be extended by the Board of
Directors of the Company if no person has become an Acquiring
Person. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such
time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its
sole discretion may establish. The Board of Directors and the Company
shall not have any liability to any person as a result of the redemption or
exchange of the Rights pursuant to the provisions of the Rights
Agreement.
The terms
of the Rights may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject
to certain limitations after such time as a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, without the consent of the
holders of the Rights, including an amendment prior to the date a person or
group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person to lower
the 15% threshold for exercisability of the Rights to not less than the greater
of (i) the sum of .001% and the largest percentage of the outstanding shares of
voting capital stock of the Company with voting power in the election of
directors then known by the Company to be beneficially owned by any person or
group of affiliated or associated persons (subject to certain exceptions) or
(ii) 10%. On November 22, 2010, the Board amended the Rights
Agreement to exclude the investor who purchased common stock and warrants
in our November 2010 offering and its Affiliates and Associates from being
considered an Acquiring Person unless and until this investor together with its
Affiliates and Associates has become the Beneficial Owner of in excess of 25% of
the voting power of the Voting Capital Stock then
outstanding.
Until a
Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a
shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or
to receive dividends.
The
foregoing description of the Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement.
Transfer Agent and
Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for our common
stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent's
address is 350 Indiana Street, Golden, CO 80401, and its telephone
number is (303) 262-0600.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We are
registering an aggregate of 226,344 shares of common stock issued to the
selling shareholders to permit the resale of such shares of common stock by the
holders thereof from time to time after the date of this prospectus. Unless the
context otherwise requires, as used in this prospectus, "selling shareholders"
includes the selling shareholders named in the table on page 18 and donees,
pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares received
from selling shareholders as a gift, pledge or other transfer after the date of
this prospectus. Upon being notified by a selling shareholder that a
donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest intends to sell more
than 500 shares, we will, to the extent required, promptly file a supplement to
this prospectus to name specifically such person as a selling
shareholder.
We will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the
shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our
obligation to register the shares of common stock.
The
selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock
beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or
through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of
common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling
shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or
agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold on any national
securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed
or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions
otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market
and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at
the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at
negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may
involve crosses or block transactions. The selling shareholders may use any one
or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a
part;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether such options are listed on an options exchange or
otherwise;
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a
combination of any such methods of
sale; and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open
market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as
permitted by that rule, or Section 4(1) under the Securities Act, if
available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the
criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to
participate in sales. If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by
selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or
agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in
the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders
or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may
act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in
amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this
prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a
customary brokerage commission in compliance with the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority or FINRA, Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal
transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
In
connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling
shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other
financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of
common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling
shareholders may also sell shares of common stock short and if such short sale
shall take place after the date that this registration statement is declared
effective by the SEC, the selling shareholders may deliver shares of common
stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return
borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders
may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn
may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling
shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selling shareholders have been advised that
they may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short
sales of our common stock made prior to the date the registration statement, of
which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.
The
selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this
prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the
list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other
successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The
selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in
other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other
successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of
this prospectus.
The
selling shareholders and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the
distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters”
within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection
with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or
concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. selling shareholders who are
“underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act
will be subject to the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder and may be subject to certain
statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and
17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Each
selling shareholder, other than Mr. Boesel, has informed the Company that it is
not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement
or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
common stock. Upon the Company being notified in writing by a selling
shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a
broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special
offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a
broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required,
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the
name of each such selling shareholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s),
(ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the
shares of common stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or
concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that
such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the
information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and
(vi) other facts material to the transaction. In no event shall any
broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups, which, in the aggregate,
would exceed eight percent (8.0%).
Under the
securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such
states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in
some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have
been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from
registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can
be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares
of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part.
Each
selling shareholder and any other person participating in such distribution will
be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable,
Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases
and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder and
any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may
also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the
shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the
shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the
shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the shares of common
stock.
We will
pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to
the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, SEC filing
fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling
shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any
and any related legal expenses incurred by it.
Once sold
under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the
shares of common stock will be freely tradeable under the Securities Act in the
hands of persons other than our affiliates.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus will be
passed upon for us by Keller Rohrback, PLC, Phoenix, Arizona.
EXPERTS
DeCoria,
Maichel & Teague, P.S., independent registered public accounting firm, has
audited our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009,
and related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, included in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, as set forth in their
report, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in
the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by
reference in reliance on DeCoria, Maichel & Teague, P.S.'s report, given on
the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
INTERESTS
OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Certain members of Keller Rohrback, PLC
hold common stock of the Company, which in the aggregate equal less than
one-quarter of a percent (0.25%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of
our common stock.
MATERIAL
CHANGES
None.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have
filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC relating to the common
stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and
schedules thereto. We have omitted parts of the registration statement, as
permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this
prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are
not necessarily complete and in each instance reference is made to the copy of
such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such
reference. For further information with respect to us and the common stock,
offered hereby, reference is made to such registration statement, exhibits and
schedules.
We are
subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, and in accordance therewith file periodic reports, current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. Such periodic reports, current
reports, proxy statements, other information and a copy of this registration
statement on Form S-3 may be inspected by anyone without charge and copies of
these materials may be obtained upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the
SEC, at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of
the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. This
registration statement on Form S-3 and the periodic reports, current reports,
proxy statements and other information filed by us are also available through
the Internet web site maintained by the SEC at the following address: http://www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
The SEC
allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus the information we
file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is
considered to be a part of this prospectus, and later information we file with
the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following
documents filed with the SEC (in each case, under our Commission File No.
001-33407) are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:
(a) Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 (filed
September 28, 2010), which contains audited financial statements for our latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b) Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010
(filed November 15, 2010).
(c) Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 30, 2010 and November 22, 2010, and
our amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 24,
2010.
(d) The
description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed with the Commission on April 12, 2007, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
We are
also incorporating by reference any future filings we make with the SEC under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until this offering is
completed, including those made between the date of filing of the initial
registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement,
except for information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of our Current
Reports on Form 8-K which is not deemed to be filed and not incorporated by
reference herein.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We will
provide, without charge, to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has
been delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or
all of the documents incorporated by reference herein (other than certain
exhibits to such documents not specifically incorporated by
reference). Requests for such copies should be directed to: IsoRay,
Inc., 350 Hills Street, Suite 106, Richland, Washington 99354, telephone number
(509) 375-1202, Attention: Brien Ragle, Controller.
COMMISSION
POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
The
Company's Articles of Incorporation provide to directors and officers
indemnification to the full extent provided by law, and provide that, to the
extent permitted by Minnesota law, a director will not be personally liable for
monetary damages to the Company or its shareholders for breach of his or her
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for certain actions that may
not be limited under Minnesota law. On July 1, 2006, the Company first entered
into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors and executive
officers, and the Company has and intends to continue to enter into
substantially identical agreements with any officers and directors who take
office after July 1, 2006. The purpose of the Indemnification Agreements is to
provide all officers and directors with indemnification to the fullest extent
permitted under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14.
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The
following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses payable by the
registrant in connection with the offering of the securities being
registered. We will pay all expenses of the offering. All
of such expenses are estimates, other than the filing fees payable to the
SEC.
SEC
registration fees
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$ |
22 |
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Printing
fees and expenses
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$ |
500 |
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Legal
fees and expenses
|
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$ |
10,000 |
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Accounting
fees and expenses
|
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$ |
2,000 |
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Miscellaneous
expenses
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$ |
0 |
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Total
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$ |
12,522 |
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Item 15.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
Company's Articles of Incorporation provide to directors and officers
indemnification to the full extent provided by law, and provide that, to the
extent permitted by Minnesota law, a director will not be personally liable for
monetary damages to the Company or its shareholders for breach of his or her
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for certain actions that may
not be limited under Minnesota law. On July 1, 2006, the Company first entered
into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors and executive
officers, and the Company has and intends to continue to enter into
substantially identical agreements with any officers and directors who take
office after July 1, 2006. The purpose of the Indemnification Agreements is to
provide all officers and directors with indemnification to the fullest extent
permitted under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 16.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.3
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Restated
and Amended Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the
Form 10-KSB filed on October 11, 2005.
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3.5
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of the Company dated as of January 8, 2008,
incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on January 14,
2008.
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4.19
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, between the Computershare Trust
Company N.A., as Rights Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 7,
2007.
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4.20
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Certificate
of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed February 7,
2007.
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5.1
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Opinion
of Keller Rohrback, PLC.
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23.1
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Consent
of Keller Rohrback, PLC (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
hereto).
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23.2
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Consent
of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague, P.S., independent registered public
accounting firm.
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included on signature
page).
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Item 17.
Undertakings.
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a.
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The
undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes:
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1.
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To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
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i.
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To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
of 1933;
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ii.
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To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement.
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iii.
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To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration
statement;
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Provided
however, that: Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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2.
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That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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3.
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To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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b.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933
to any purchaser:
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1.
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If
the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B: Each prospectus filed
by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)shall be deemed to be part of
the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed
part of and included in the registration statement;
and
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2.
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If
the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B: Each prospectus
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part
of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose
of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first
used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in
Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at
that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective
date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract
of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of
the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior
to such effective date.
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3.
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If
the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of
and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract
of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to
such date of first use.
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c.
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That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary
offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell
the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to
such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be
considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
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i.
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Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;
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Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf
of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
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The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;
and
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Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the
purchaser.
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d.
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The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
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e.
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Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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f.
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The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes
that:
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1.
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For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be
part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared
effective.
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2.
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For
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Richland, State of Washington, on December 8,
2010.
ISORAY,
INC.
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By:
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Dwight
Babcock, Chief Executive
Officer
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
We, the
undersigned directors and officers of IsoRay, Inc., do hereby constitute and
appoint Dwight Babcock and Robert Kauffman, or either of them, our true and
lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in our name and
behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all
instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which
said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in connection with this registration statement, including
specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any
of us in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, or any
related registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and we do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or either of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
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Title
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Date
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and
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Dwight
Babcock
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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December
8, 2010
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Controller
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December
8, 2010
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Brien
Ragle
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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December
8, 2010
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Robert
Kauffman
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Director
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December
8, 2010
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Thomas
LaVoy
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Director
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December
8, 2010
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Albert
Smith
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
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Description
|
|
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3.3
|
|
Restated
and Amended Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the
Form 10-KSB filed on October 11, 2005.
|
3.5
|
|
Amended
and Restated By-Laws of the Company dated as of January 8, 2008,
incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on January 14,
2008.
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4.19
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|
Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, between the Computershare Trust
Company N.A., as Rights Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 7,
2007.
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4.20
|
|
Certificate
of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed February 7,
2007.
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5.1
|
|
Opinion
of Keller Rohrback, PLC.
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23.1
|
|
Consent
of Keller Rohrback, PLC (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
hereto).
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23.2
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Consent
of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague, P.S., independent registered public
accounting firm.
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included on signature
page).
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