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Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2020
N.J., March 2, 2021 -- Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRB), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company
focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer, today announced financial results
for the year ended December 31, 2020 and provided a corporate update.
and Recent Corporate Highlights
"2020 was an important year for Cellectar,
having announced key data from our Phase 2a CLOVER-1 study; having gained clarity on our Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
regulatory strategy after a positive meeting with the FDA in the Fall; and having completed a successful capital raise to support
our WM pivotal study to our anticipated marketing approval date," said James Caruso, president and CEO of Cellectar. "We
are fully engaged in the execution our CLR 131 clinical programs, prioritizing the WM pivotal study, enriching our refractory multiple
myeloma data sets, and advancing our pediatric study. In parallel, we continue our research to better understand the unique potential
of our delivery platform and look forward to sharing additional data."
Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of
December 31, 2020, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $57.2 million compared to $10.6 million at December 31, 2019. Cash
provided by financing activities was $60.5 million, offset by cash used in operating activities of $13.9 million. The company believes
its cash on hand is adequate to fund basic budgeted operations for at least 12 months from the filing of these financial statements.
Research and Development Expense: Research
and development expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $10.1 million, compared to $9.0 million for the year ended December
31, 2019. The overall increase in research and development expense of approximately 13% was primarily attributable to an increase
in general research and development costs resulting from increased personnel-related costs. Manufacturing and related costs decreased
due to a reduction in materials production processes and related costs. Clinical and pre-clinical project costs were relatively
Administrative Expense: General and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $5.1 million, compared
to $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease of approximately 1% in general and administrative costs was
primarily related to a decrease in personnel and public company expenses offset by an increase in legal fees and business insurance.
net loss attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 was ($15.1) million, or ($0.76) per share, compared
to ($14.1) million, or ($1.84) per share, in 2019.
Cellectar Biosciences
is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company is developing
proprietary drugs independently and through research and development collaborations. The company's core objective is to leverage
its proprietary Phospholipid Drug Conjugate (PDC) delivery platform to develop PDCs that specifically target cancer cells,
delivering improved efficacy and better safety as a result of fewer off-target effects. The company's PDC platform possesses
the potential for the discovery and development of the next-generation of cancer-targeting treatments, and it plans to develop
PDCs independently and through research and development collaborations.
product pipeline includes CLR 131, a small-molecule PDC designed to provide targeted delivery of iodine-131 (radioisotope) directly
to cancer cells, while limiting exposure to healthy cells unlike many traditional on-market treatment options. CLR 131, is currently
being evaluated in the CLOVER-WaM Phase 2 pivotal study in patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia,
a Phase 2b study in r/r multiple myeloma patients, the CLOVER-2 Phase 1 study for a variety of pediatric cancers, one preclinical
PDC chemotherapeutic program (CLR 1900) and multiple partnered PDC assets.
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Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This news release contains forward-looking
statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as "may," "expect," "believe,"
"anticipate," "intend," "could," "estimate," "continue," "plans," or
their negatives or cognates. These statements are only estimates and predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual future experience and results to differ materially from the statements made. These statements
are based on our current beliefs and expectations as to such future outcomes including our expectations of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic. Drug discovery and development involve a high degree of risk. Factors that might cause such a material difference include,
among others, uncertainties related to the ability to raise additional capital, uncertainties related to the disruptions at our
sole source supplier of CLR 131, the ability to attract and retain partners for our technologies, the identification of lead compounds,
the successful preclinical development thereof, patient enrollment and the completion of clinical studies, the FDA review process
and other government regulation, our ability to maintain orphan drug designation in the United States for CLR 131, the volatile
market for priority review vouchers, our pharmaceutical collaborators' ability to successfully develop and commercialize drug candidates,
competition from other pharmaceutical companies, product pricing and third-party reimbursement. A complete description of risks
and uncertainties related to our business is contained in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, when filed.
These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking
CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 57,165,377 | $ | 10,614,722 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 774,432 | 770,951 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 57,939,809 | 11,385,673 | ||||||
| Fixed assets, net | 355,982 | 435,083 | ||||||
| Right-of-use asset, net | 282,365 | 348,841 | ||||||
| Long-term assets | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
| Other assets | 6,214 | 6,214 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 58,659,370 | $ | 12,250,811 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 3,443,197 | $ | 2,663,873 | ||||
| Lease liability | 119,904 | 105,885 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,563,101 | 2,769,758 | ||||||
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Lease liability | 301,740 | 421,644 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 301,740 | 421,644 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 3,864,841 | 3,191,402 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10) | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 7,000 shares authorized; Series C preferred stock: 215 issued and outstanding as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019 | 1,148,204 | 1,148,204 | ||||||
| Series D preferred stock: 1,519 and 0 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively | 18,887,645 | - | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 45,442,729 and 9,386,689 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively | 454 | 94 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 161,533,653 | 119,592,366 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (126,775,427 | ) | (111,681,255 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 54,794,529 | 9,059,409 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 58,659,370 | $ | 12,250,811 |
CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES: | ||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 10,140,681 | $ | 8,996,058 | ||||
| General and administrative | 5,149,668 | 5,182,566 | ||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 15,290,349 | 14,178,624 | ||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (15,290,349 | ) | (14,178,624 | ) | ||||
| OTHER INCOME: | ||||||||
| Gain on revaluation of derivative warrants | - | 43,000 | ||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | 185,280 | - | ||||||
| Interest income, net | 10,897 | 42,712 | ||||||
| Total other income, net | 196,177 | 85,712 | ||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (15,094,172 | ) | $ | (14,092,912 | ) | ||
| BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER COMMON SHARE | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (1.84 | ) | ||
| SHARES USED IN COMPUTING BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER COMMON SHARE | 19,812,659 | 7,675,092 |