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Consolidated Financial Statements
Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
December 31, 2010 and 2009
STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY
Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and all other information in the Annual Report.
In management's opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and in accordance with the appropriately selected Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and policies consistently applied and summarized in the consolidated financial statements.
The MD&A has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of securities regulators as applicable to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
The consolidated financial statements and information in the MD&A generally include estimates that are necessary when transactions affecting the current accounting period cannot be finalized with certainty until future periods. Based on careful judgments by management, such estimates have been properly reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and MD&A. The MD&A also includes information regarding the impact of current transactions and events, sources of liquidity and capital resources and risks and uncertainty. Actual results in the future may differ materially from our present assessment of this information because future events and circumstances may not occur as expected.
Systems of internal controls, including organizational and procedural controls and internal controls over financial reporting, assessed as reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, are designed and maintained by management to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded from loss or unauthorized use and to produce reliable records for financial purposes.
We, as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will certify to our annual filings with the CSA and the SEC as required in Canada by National Instrument 52-109 (Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual Interim Filings) and in the United States by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The external auditors conducted an independent examination of corporate and accounting records in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards to express their opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Their examination included such tests and procedures as they considered necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the consolidated financial statements are presented fairly. The external auditors have full and free access to our Board of Directors and its Committees to discuss audit, financial reporting and related matters.
The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control. The Board exercises this responsibility through the Audit Committee of the Board. This Committee meets with management and the external auditors to satisfy itself that management's responsibilities are properly discharged and to review the consolidated financial statements and MD&A before they are presented to the Board of Directors for approval.
/s/ Brad Thompson /s/ Doug Ball
Brad Thompson, PhD Doug Ball, CA
Chairman, President and CEO Chief Financial Officer
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of
Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Oncolytics Biotech Inc., which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010 and for the cumulative period from inception on April 2, 1998, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's responsibility for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. as at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010 and the cumulative period from inception on April 2, 1998 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Oncolytics Biotech Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 16, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on Oncolytics Biotech Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting.
Calgary, Canada Ernst & Young
March 16, 2011 Chartered Accountants
Independent Auditors' Report on Internal Controls Under Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
To the Shareholders of
Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
We have audited Oncolytics Biotech Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Oncolytics Biotech Inc's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Oncolytics Biotech Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statements of financial position of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and for the cumulative period from inception on April 2, 1998, and our report dated March 16, 2011, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Calgary, Canada Ernst & Young
March 16, 2011 Chartered Accountants
ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| As at December 31, | Notes | $ | 2010 | $ | 2009 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4 | 39,296,682 | 32,448,939 | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | 4 | 3,609,246 | 1,679,937 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 22 | 284,988 | 64,787 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 278,934 | 507,408 | ||||||||||
| Total current assets | 43,469,850 | 34,701,071 | ||||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment | 5 | 226,911 | 208,320 | |||||||||
| Asset held for sale | 6 | 735,681 | 684,000 | |||||||||
| Total non-current assets | 962,592 | 892,320 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 44,432,442 | 35,593,391 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities And Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,500,682 | 4,226,933 | ||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,500,682 | 4,226,933 | ||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | 12, 13, 18 and 19 | |||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Share capital Authorized: unlimited Issued 67,958,302 (2009 - 61,549,969) | 7 | 155,227,915 | 131,908,274 | |||||||||
| Warrants | 7 | 6,066,128 | 4,511,441 | |||||||||
| Contributed surplus | 8, 11 | 19,399,489 | 13,734,743 | |||||||||
| Deficit | 10 | (138,761,772 | ) | (118,788,000 | ) | |||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 41,931,760 | 31,366,458 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities And Equity | 44,432,442 | 35,593,391 |
See accompanying notes
On behalf of the Board:
/s/ Fred Stewart /s/ Jim Dinning
Fred Stewart Jim Dinning
ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| For the periods ending December 31, | Notes | $ | 2010 | $ | 2009 | $ | 2008 | Cumulative from inception on April 2, 1998 to December 31, 2010 $ | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rights revenue | - | - | - | 310,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 7, 13 | 12,191,809 | 11,606,514 | 13,351,875 | 98,330,100 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating | 4,190,403 | 3,782,507 | 4,311,575 | 32,809,935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 8 | 3,251,041 | 424,273 | 64,039 | 8,444,158 | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 346,686 | 179,716 | (68,283 | ) | 1,115,829 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization - intellectual property | - | 180,750 | 361,500 | 3,615,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization - property and equipment | 63,156 | 64,930 | 48,754 | 625,237 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20,043,095 | 16,238,690 | 18,069,460 | 144,940,259 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss before the following | (20,043,095 | ) | (16,238,690 | ) | (18,069,460 | ) | (144,630,259 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 76,934 | 29,441 | 519,256 | 6,640,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of BCY LifeSciences Inc. | 21 | - | - | - | 299,403 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of Transition Therapeutics Inc. | - | - | - | (2,156,685 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (19,966,161 | ) | (16,209,249 | ) | (17,550,204 | ) | (139,847,161 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes (recovery) | 14 | 7,611 | 22,000 | - | (1,085,389 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | (19,973,772 | ) | (16,231,249 | ) | (17,550,204 | ) | (138,761,772 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted loss per common share | 9 | (0.32 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.42 | ) | - |
See accompanying notes
ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the periods ending December 31, | Notes | $ | 2010 | $ | 2009 | $ | 2008 | Cumulative from inception on April 2, 1998 to December 31, 2010 $ | ||||||||||||
| Cash Flows | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | (19,973,772 | ) | (16,231,249 | ) | (17,550,204 | ) | (138,761,772 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Amortization - intellectual property | - | 180,750 | 361,500 | 3,615,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization - property and equipment | 63,156 | 64,930 | 48,754 | 625,237 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 8 | 3,251,041 | 424,273 | 64,039 | 8,444,158 | |||||||||||||||
| Other non-cash items | 17 | 343,821 | 110,800 | - | 1,838,158 | |||||||||||||||
| Net change in non-cash working capital | 17 | (1,717,978 | ) | (613,383 | ) | 1,787,279 | 1,936,760 | |||||||||||||
| Cash used in operating activities | (18,033,732 | ) | (16,063,879 | ) | (15,288,632 | ) | (122,302,459 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (81,846 | ) | (9,324 | ) | (111,577 | ) | (904,914 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of intellectual property | 6 | (51,681 | ) | - | - | (51,681 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments | (1,929,309 | ) | (1,679,937 | ) | (347,901 | ) | (53,026,110 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Redemption of short-term investments | - | 5,846,634 | 13,000,000 | 48,998,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment in BCY | - | - | - | 464,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment in Transition Therapeutics Inc. | - | - | - | 2,532,343 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (2,062,836 | ) | 4,157,373 | 12,540,522 | (1,987,380 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants | 528,211 | 15,210,210 | 41,600 | 31,039,489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from private placements | - | - | - | 38,137,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from acquisition of private company | - | 1,800,120 | - | 1,800,120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from public offering | 26,759,921 | 20,042,570 | 3,421,309 | 93,080,698 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by financing activities | 27,288,132 | 37,052,900 | 3,462,909 | 164,057,692 | ||||||||||||||||
| Increase in cash | 7,191,564 | 25,146,394 | 714,799 | 39,767,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 32,448,939 | 7,429,895 | 6,715,096 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Impact of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (343,821 | ) | (127,350 | ) | - | (471,171 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 39,296,682 | 32,448,939 | 7,429,895 | 39,296,682 |
See accompanying notes
ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1: Incorporation and Nature of Operations
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (the "Company" or "Oncolytics") was incorporated on April 2, 1998 under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) as 779738 Alberta Ltd. On April 8, 1998, we changed our name to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
We are a development stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancers that have not been successfully treated with conventional therapeutics. Our product being developed may represent a novel treatment for Ras mediated cancers which can be used as an alternative to existing cytotoxic or cytostatic therapies, as an adjuvant therapy to conventional chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgical resections, or to treat certain cellular proliferative disorders for which no current therapy exists.
Note 2: Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
On April 21, 1999, SYNSORB Biotech Inc. ("SYNSORB") purchased all of our shares. In connection with this acquisition, the basis of accounting for our assets and liabilities was changed to reflect SYNSORB's cost of acquiring its interest in such assets and liabilities (i.e. reflecting SYNSORB's purchase cost in our consolidated financial statements). The amount by which SYNSORB's purchase price exceeded the underlying net book value of our assets and liabilities at April 21, 1999 was $2,500,000. This amount was credited to contributed surplus and charged to intellectual property and was amortized to income based on the established amortization policies for such assets. Subsequent to April 21, 1999, SYNSORB's ownership has been diluted through public offerings of our common shares, sales of our shares by SYNSORB and a distribution of SYNSORB'S ownership interest in the Company to their shareholders. As a result, SYNSORB no longer has any ownership in the Company.
Note 3: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("Canadian GAAP"). These policies are, in all material respects, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") except as disclosed in note 23. The consolidated financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below.
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our incorporated subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be significant. Significant estimates made by management affecting our consolidated financial statements include the inputs used to determine our stock based compensation expense for the year, the valuation of our investment in BCBC (reflected in the financial statements as an asset held for sale) and our assessment of our future income tax assets and related valuation allowance.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Amortization is provided on bases and at rates designed to amortize the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives. Amortization is recorded using the declining balance method at the following annual rates:
| Office equipment and furniture | 20% |
| Medical equipment | 20% |
| Computer equipment | 30% |
| Leasehold improvements | Straight-line over the term of the lease |
Intellectual property
Intellectual property costs initially related to the acquisition of our business by SYNSORB. These costs were amortized on a straight-line basis over a 10-year period (the expected useful life) commencing July 1, 1999 and are now fully amortized. Intellectual property acquired through our investment in BCBC is included in Asset Held for Sale on the balance sheet.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions originating in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency of the entity at the exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the year-end rate of exchange and non-monetary items are translated at historic exchange rates. Exchange gains and losses are included in net loss for the period.
Research and development costs
Research costs are expensed as incurred. Development costs that meet specific criteria related to technical, market and financial feasibility will be capitalized. To date, all of the development costs have been expensed.
Investment tax credits
Investment tax credits relating to qualifying scientific research and experimental development expenditures that are recoverable in the current period are accounted for as a reduction in research and development expenditures. Investment tax credits not recoverable in the current period are accrued provided there is reasonable assurance that the credits a will be realized.
Loss per common share
Basic loss per common share is determined using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
We use the treasury stock method to calculate diluted loss per common share. Under this method, diluted loss per common share is computed in a manner consistent with basic loss per common share except that the weighted average common shares outstanding are increased to include additional common shares from the assumed exercise of options and warrants, if dilutive. The number of additional common shares is calculated by assuming that any outstanding "in the money" options and warrants were exercised at the later of the beginning of the period or the date of issue and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period.
We have one stock option plan (the "Plan") available to officers, directors, employees, consultants and suppliers with grants under the Plan approved from time to time by our Board of Directors (the "Board"). Under the Plan, the exercise price of each option equals the trading price of our stock on the date of grant in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange guidelines. Vesting is provided for at the discretion of the Board and the expiration of options is to be no greater than 10 years from the date of grant.
Stock based compensation
Officers, directors and employees
We use the fair value based method of accounting for employee awards granted under the Plan. We calculate the fair value of each stock option grant using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model and the fair value is recorded over the option's vesting period on a straight-line basis.
Stock based compensation to non-employees is recorded at fair market value based on the fair value of the consideration received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, or liabilities incurred, whichever is more reliably measurable, on the earlier of the date at which a performance commitment is reached, performance is achieved, or the vesting date of the options.
Financial instruments
Financial assets are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term investments and long term investment. Financial assets are initially recorded at fair market value and are classified as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and interest bearing deposits with our bank and have been designated as held for trading.
Accounts receivable have been designated as loans and receivables.
Short-term investments
We determine the appropriate classification of our short-term investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluate such designation as of each balance sheet date. We classify our short-term investments as held-to-maturity as we have the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at original cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity computed under the effective interest rate method. Such amortization and interest on securities classified as held-to-maturity are included in interest income.
Financial liabilities
Our financial liabilities are comprised of trade accounts payable and are non interest-bearing and recorded at fair market value. They are designated as Other Financial Liabilities and are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.
ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Transaction costs are expensed as incurred for financial instruments designated as held for trading. Transaction costs for financial assets classified as available for sale, loans and receivables, and financial liabilities classified as other than held for trading are recognized immediately in income.
We follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, future income taxes are recognized for the difference between financial statement carrying values and the respective income tax basis of assets and liabilities (temporary differences). Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted income tax rates and laws expected to apply in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on future income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is included in income in the period of the change.
Future Accounting Changes