Form: 6-K

Current report of foreign issuer pursuant to Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 Amendments

January 14, 2013

Exhibit 99.1
 

 
 

 
 

 

 
Interim Financial Statements of
(Unaudited)
 

 
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
 

 
Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011
 
 
 
 

 
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011



Financial Statements
 
Interim Statements of Financial Position
1
Interim Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Loss
2
Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
3
Interim Statements of Cash Flows
4
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
5

 

 

 
Notice:
 
These interim financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.
 

 
 

 
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited)

As of November 30, 2012 and February 29, 2012

   
November 30,
   
February 29,
 
   
2012
   
2012
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current assets:
           
Cash
  $ 762,184     $ 1,589,810  
Short-term investments
    3,827,405       5,542,764  
Trade and other receivables
    1,121,138       442,718  
Receivable from corporation under common control
    49,658       49,658  
Tax credits receivable
    645,156       590,402  
Inventories
    262,935       599,456  
Prepaid expenses
    35,281       41,650  
      6,703,757       8,856,458  
                 
Equipment
    20,994       27,164  
Intangible assets
    6,372,372       6,845,238  
                 
Total assets
  $ 13,097,123     $ 15,728,860  
Liabilities and Equity
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Trade and other payables
  $ 895,846     $ 995,662  
Payable to parent corporation (note 6)
    832,620       214,772  
Royalties payable to parent corporation (note 5)
    330,436       49,084  
Total liabilities
    2,058,902       1,259,518  
                 
Equity:
               
Share capital (note 3 (a))
    28,670,184       28,614,550  
Warrants and rights (note 3 (b))
    396,567       313,315  
Contributed surplus
    63,099       (1,306,451 )
Deficit
    (18,091,629 )     (13,152,072 )
Total equity
    11,038,221       14,469,342  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 13,097,123     $ 15,728,860  

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
 
 
1

 
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Interim Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

   
Three-month periods ended
   
Nine-month periods ended
 
   
November 30,
   
November 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Revenue from sales
  $ 424,320     $     $ 675,292     $  
Cost of sales
    (240,872 )           (369,171 )      
Gross profit
    183,448             306,121        
                                 
Revenue from research contracts
                      115,966  
General and administrative expenses
    (1,039,008 )     (850,376 )     (3,201,815 )     (2,355,207 )
Research and development expenses,
                               
net of tax credits of $50,244 and $158,208
                               
(2011 - $50,348 and $67,025)
    (770,577 )     (1,362,510 )     (2,091,436 )     (2,718,631 )
Results from operating activities
    (1,626,137 )     (2,212,886 )     (4,987,130 )     (4,957,872 )
                                 
Interest income
    12,183       14,863       35,320       30,255  
Finance costs
    (690 )     (1,026 )     (1,978 )     (5,770 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
    3,533       (7,993 )     14,231       (20,940 )
Net finance income
    15,026       5,844       47,573       3,545  
                                 
Net loss and total comprehensive
                               
loss for the period
  $ (1,611,111 )   $ (2,207,042 )   $ (4,939,557 )   $ (4,954,327 )
                                 
Basic and diluted loss per share
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )
                                 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
    72,765,587       69,727,721       72,709,479       65,805,533  

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
 
 
2

 
ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)

Nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011
 
   
Share capital
   
Warrants
   
Contributed
             
   
Number
   
Dollar
   
and rights
   
surplus
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                                     
Balance, February 29, 2012
    72,636,888     $ 28,614,550     $ 313,315     $ (1,306,451 )   $ (13,152,072 )   $ 14,469,342  
                                                 
Net loss and total comprehensive
                                               
loss for the period
                            (4,939,557 )     (4,939,557 )
      72,636,888       28,614,550       313,315       (1,306,451 )     (18,091,629 )     9,529,785  
                                                 
Transactions with owners,
                                               
recorded directly in equity
                                               
Contributions by and distribution
                                               
to owners
                                               
Share-based payment transactions
                83,252       1,381,084             1,464,336  
Warrants exercised
    121,900       36,094             (5,619 )           30,475  
Share options exercised
    20,000       19,540             (5,915 )           13,625  
Total contributions by and
                                               
distribution to owners
    141,900       55,634       83,252       1,369,550             1,508,436  
                                                 
Balance at November 30, 2012
    72,778,788     $ 28,670,184     $ 396,567     $ 63,099     $ (18,091,629 )   $ 11,038,221  
                                                 
Balance, February 28, 2011
    59,174,444     $ 12,174,901     $     $ 181,074     $ (6,651,139 )   $ 5,704,836  
                                                 
Net loss and total comprehensive
                                               
loss for the period
                            (4,954,327 )     (4,954,327 )
      59,174,444       12,174,901             181,074       (11,605,466 )     750,509  
                                                 
Transactions with owners,
                                               
recorded directly in equity
                                               
Contributions by and distribution
                                               
to owners
                                               
Conversion of convertible
                                               
redeemable shares
    5,260,000       4,052,000                         4,052,000  
Share-based payment transactions
                      801,625             801,625  
Warrants exercised
    187,500       54,689             (7,814 )           46,875  
Share options exercised
    25,000       6,250                         6,250  
Issuance of rights
                2,490,280       (2,490,280 )            
Rights exercised
    6,445,444       10,345,689       (2,490,280 )                 7,855,409  
                                                 
Total contributions by and
                                               
distribution to owners
    11,917,944       14,458,628             (1,696,469 )           12,762,159  
                                                 
Balance at November 30, 2011
    71,092,388     $ 26,633,529     $     $ (1,515,395 )   $ (11,605,466 )   $ 13,512,668  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

   
Three-month periods ended
   
Nine-month periods ended
 
   
November 30,
   
November 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net loss for the period
  $ (1,611,111 )   $ (2,207,042 )   $ (4,939,557 )   $ (4,954,327 )
Adjustments:
                               
Depreciation of equipment
    2,210       2,690       6,170       8,059  
Amortization of intangible assets
    164,286       164,284       492,858       492,856  
Stock-based compensation
    411,702       353,883       1,464,336       801,625  
Net finance income
    (15,026 )     (5,844 )     (47,573 )     (3,545 )
Foreign exchange loss
    3,533       (7,993 )     14,231       (20,940 )
Foreign exchange gain on cash
    (4,835 )           (8,149 )      
      (1,049,241 )     (1,700,022 )     (3,017,684 )     (3,676,272 )
                                 
Changes in non-cash operating working
                               
capital items:
                               
Trade and other receivables
    (419,954 )     (3,974 )     (678,420 )     (257,799 )
Receivable from corporation under
                               
common control
          (7,164 )           (35,391 )
Inventories
    199,173       (121,553 )     336,521       (511,522 )
Tax credits receivable
    53,210       (50,348 )     (54,754 )     42,444  
Prepaid expenses
    (667 )     (697 )     6,369       (22,171 )
Trade and other payables
    69,659       (226,292 )     (99,816 )     219,114  
Payable to parent corporation
    415,551       (1,268,134 )     617,848       (292,288 )
Royalties payable to parent corporation
    155,059       73,794       281,352       182,013  
      472,031       (1,604,368 )     409,100       (675,600 )
                                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (577,210 )     (3,304,390 )     (2,608,584 )     (4,351,872 )
                                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Acquisition of intangible assets
    (13,083 )           (19,992 )      
Interest received
    57       50       679       8,046  
Acquisition of short-term investments
          (7,500,000 )           (7,500,000 )
Maturity of short-term investments
    250,000       2,750,000       1,750,000       3,750,000  
Net cash from investing activities
    236,974       (4,749,950 )     1,730,687       (3,741,954 )
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and options
    4,688       13,438       44,100       53,125  
Net proceeds from exercise of rights
          7,855,409             7,855,409  
Interest paid
    (690 )     (1,027 )     (1,978 )     (5,770 )
Net cash from financing activities
    3,998       7,867,820       42,122       7,902,764  
                                 
Foreign exchange gain on cash held in
                               
foreign currencies
    4,835             8,149        
Net decrease in cash
    (331,403 )     (186,520 )     (827,626 )     (191,062 )
                                 
Cash, beginning of period
    1,093,587       317,641       1,589,810       322,183  
                                 
Cash, end of period
  $ 762,184     $ 131,121     $ 762,184     $ 131,121  

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim financial statements.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
1.      Reporting entity
 
Acasti Pharma Inc. (the "Corporation") is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Québec) (formerly Part 1A of the Companies Act (Québec)).  The Corporation is domiciled in Canada and its registered office is located at 545 Promenade du Centropolis, Laval, Québec, H7T 0A3.  The Corporation is a majority-owned subsidiary of Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc. (“Neptune”).
 
On August 7, 2008, the Corporation commenced operations after having acquired from Neptune an exclusive worldwide license to use its intellectual property to develop, clinically study and market new pharmaceutical products to treat human cardiovascular conditions.  Neptune’s intellectual property is related to the extraction of particular ingredients from marine biomasses, such as krill.  The eventual products are aimed at applications in the over-the-counter medicine, medical foods and prescription drug markets.
 
Operations essentially consist in the development of new products and the conduct of clinical research studies on animals and humans.  Almost all research and development, administration and capital expenditures incurred by the Corporation since the start of the operations are associated with the project described above.
 
The Corporation is subject to a number of risks associated with the successful development of new products and their marketing, the conduct of its clinical studies and their results, the meeting of development objectives set by Neptune in its license agreement, and the establishment of strategic alliances. The Corporation will have to finance its research and development activities and its clinical studies. To achieve the objectives of its business plan, the Corporation plans to establish strategic alliances, raise the necessary capital and make sales. It is anticipated that the products developed by the Corporation will require approval from the U.S Food and Drug Administration and equivalent organizations in other countries before their sale can be authorized.
 
2.      Basis of preparation
 
 
(a)
Statement of compliance:
 
These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, on a basis consistent with those accounting policies followed by the Corporation in the most recent audited annual financial statements. These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared under IFRS in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting.  Certain information, in particular the accompanying notes, normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, have been omitted or condensed. Accordingly the condensed interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements, and therefore, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended February 29, 2012.
 
 
(b)
Basis of measurement:
 
The Corporation has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception.  As at November 30, 2012, the Corporation’s current liabilities and expected level of expenses in the research and development phase of its drug candidate significantly exceed current assets.  The Corporation’s liabilities at November 30, 2012 include amounts due to Neptune of $1,163,056.  The Corporation plans to rely on the continued support of Neptune to pursue its operations, including obtaining additional funding, if required.  The continuance of this support is outside of the Corporation’s control.  If the Corporation does not receive the continued financial support from its parent or the Corporation does not raise additional funds, it may not be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.  As a result, there exists a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt about the Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
 
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Corporation will continue its operations in the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.  These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities and reported revenues and expenses that may be necessary if the going concern basis was not appropriate for these financial statements should the Corporation not receive additional financing from Neptune or other sources.
 
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
2.      Basis of preparation (continued):
 
 
(c)
Functional and presentation currency:
 
These financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the Corporation’s functional currency.
 
 
(d)
Use of estimates and judgements:
 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
 
Estimates are based on the management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Corporation may undertake in the future. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
 
Critical judgements in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements include the following:
 
·  
The use of the going concern basis (note 2 (b)).
 
Assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment within the next financial year include the following:
 
·  
Measurement of stock-based compensation.
 
Also, the Corporation uses its best estimate to determine which research and development ("R&D") expenses qualify for R&D tax credits and in what amounts.  The Corporation recognizes the tax credits once it has reasonable assurance that they will be realized.  Recorded tax credits are subject to review and approval by tax authorities and therefore, could be different from the amounts recorded.
 
3.      Capital and other components of equity:
 
(a)      Share capital:
 
Authorized capital stock:
 
Unlimited number of shares:
 
Ø  
Class A shares, voting (one vote per share), participating and without par value
 
Ø  
Class B shares, voting (ten votes per share), non-participating, without par value and maximum annual non-cumulative dividend of 5% on the amount paid for said shares.  Class B shares are convertible, at the holder’s discretion, into Class A shares, on a one-for-one basis, and Class B shares are redeemable at the holder’s discretion for $0.80 per share, subject to certain conditions.
 
Ø  
Class C shares, non-voting, non-participating, without par value and maximum annual non-cumulative dividend of 5% on the amount paid for said shares.  Class C shares are convertible, at the holder’s discretion, into Class A shares, on a one-for-one basis, and Class C shares are redeemable at the holder’s discretion for $0.20 per share, subject to certain conditions.
 
Ø  
Class D and E shares, non-voting, non-participating, without par value and maximum monthly non-cumulative dividend between 0.5% and 2% on the amount paid for said shares.  Class D and E shares are convertible, at the holder’s discretion, into Class A shares, on a one-for-one basis, and Class D and E shares are redeemable at the holder’s discretion, subject to certain conditions.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
3.      Capital and other components of equity (continued):
 
(a)      Share capital (continued):
 
         
Class A shares
 
         
(classified as equity)
 
             
   
Number
       
   
outstanding
    Amount  
             
Balance November 30, 2012
    72,778,788     $ 28,670,184  
Balance February 29, 2012
    72,636,888       28,614,550  
 
(b)      Warrants:
 
The warrants of the Corporation are composed of the following as at November 30, 2012 and February 29, 2012:

         
November 30,
         
February 29,
 
         
2012
         
2012
 
                         
   
Number
         
Number
       
   
outstanding
   
Amount
   
outstanding
 
Amount
 
                         
Equity
                       
Series 4 warrants
    5,663,600     $       5,785,500     $  
Private placement warrants
                               
Series 6 warrants
    375,000       306,288       375,000       306,288  
Series 7 warrants
    375,000       90,279       375,000       7,027  
      6,413,600     $ 396,567       6,535,500     $ 313,315  
 
Series 4 allows the holder to purchase one Class A share for $0.25 per share until October 8, 2013.
 
Series 6 allows the holder to purchase one Class A share for $1.50 per share until February 10, 2015.
 
Series 7 allows the holder to purchase one Class A share for $1.50 per share until February 10, 2015 subject to the achievement of certain agreed upon and predefined milestones.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
4.      Share-based payment:
 
Description of the share-based payment arrangements:
 
At November 30, 2012 the Corporation has the following share-based payment arrangements:
 
(a)  
Corporation stock-based compensation plan:
 
The Corporation has established a stock-based compensation plan for administrators, officers, employees and consultants.  The plan provides for the granting of options to purchase Acasti Class A shares. The exercise price of the stock options granted under this plan is not lower than the closing price of the shares listed on the eve of the grant.  Under this plan, the maximum number of options that can be issued equaled the lower of 1,530,000 or 10% of Acasti Class A shares held by public shareholders, as approved annually by such shareholders.  On March 21, 2011, the Corporation’s Board of Directors amended the incentive stock options plan (the “Plan”). The amendments to the Plan were approved by the shareholders on June 22, 2011.  The main modification to the Plan consists of an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance of incentive stock options under the Plan to 6,443,444.  On June 21, 2012, the Corporation’s shareholders approved the renewal of the Corporation stock option plan, under which the maximum number of options that can be issued is 7,269,379, corresponding to 10% of the shares outstanding as of the date of shareholders’ approval.  The terms and conditions for acquiring and exercising options are set by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, subject, among others, to the following limitations: the term of the options cannot exceed ten years and every stock option granted under the stock option plan will be subject to conditions no less restrictive than a minimal vesting period of 18 months, a gradual and equal acquisition of vesting rights at least on a quarterly basis.  The total number of shares issued to a single person cannot exceed 5% of the Corporation’s total issued and outstanding shares, with the maximum being 2% for any one consultant.
 
The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows:

   
Nine-month period ended
 
Nine-month period ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
   
Weighted
         
Weighted
       
   
average
         
average
       
   
exercise
   
Number of
 
 
exercise
   
Number or
 
   
price
   
options
   
price
   
options
 
                         
Outstanding at beginning of period
  $ 1.15       3,347,500     $ 0.25       800,000  
Exercised
    0.68       (20,000 )     0.25       (25,000
Forfeited
    1.84       (111,250 )     1.43       (70,000
Granted
    2.12       2,280,000       1.42       2,635,000  
Outstanding at end of period
  $ 1.54       5,496,250     $ 1.15       3,340,000  
                                 
Exercisable at end of period
  $ 1.08       2,068,666     $ 0.28       766,250  
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
4.      Share-based payment (continued):
 
 
(a)
Corporation stock-based compensation plan (continued):
 
The fair value of options granted has been estimated according to the Black-Scholes option pricing model and based on the weighted average of the following assumptions for options granted during the nine-month periods ended:

   
Nine-month
   
Nine-month
 
   
period ended
   
period ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
Dividend
           
Risk-free interest
    1.32 %     1.83 %
Estimated life
 
4.08 years
   
3.99 years
 
Expected volatility
    71.17 %     97.60 %
 
The weighted average of the fair value of the options granted to employees during the nine-month period is $1.13 (2011 - $0.79).  There were no options granted to non-employees during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2012.  The weighted average of the fair value of the options granted to non-employees during the nine-month period ended November 20, 2011 is $0.73.
 
For the nine-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Corporation recognized stock-based compensation under this plan in the amount of $779,169 (2011 - $398,602).
 
 
(b)
Neptune stock-based compensation plan:
 
Neptune maintains various stock-based compensation plans for the benefit of administrators, officers, employees, and consultants that provide services to its consolidated group, including the Corporation.  The Corporation records as stock-based compensation expense a portion of the expense being recorded by Neptune that is commensurate to the fraction of overall services that the grantees provide directly to the Corporation.
 
 
(i)
Neptune stock options:
 
For the nine-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Corporation recognized stock-based compensation related to the Neptune plans in the amount of $535,730 (2011 - $276,980).
 
 
(ii)
Neptune-owned NeuroBioPharm Inc. warrants:
 
For the nine-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Corporation recognized stock-based compensation related to this plan in the amount of $21,253 (2011 - $31,177).
 
 
(iii)
Neptune-owned Acasti warrants:
 
For the nine-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Corporation recognized stock-based compensation related to this plan in the amount of $128,184 (2011 - $94,866).
 
5.      Commitments:
 
License agreement:
 
The Corporation is committed under a license agreement to pay Neptune until the expiration of Neptune’s patents on licensed intellectual property, a royalty equal to the greater of the minimum royalty payments and the sum of (a) in relation to sales of products in the licensed field, the greater of: (i) 7.5% of net sales, and (ii) 15% of the Corporation’s gross margin; and (b) 20% of revenues from sub-licenses granted by the Corporation to third parties. Minimum royalty payments are as follows: year 1 - nil; year 2 - $50,000; year 3 - $200,000; year 4 - $300,000; year 5 - $900,000, and year 6 and thereafter - $1,000,000 (see below and note 8). Minimum royalties are based on contract years based on the effective date of the agreement, August 7, 2008.  After the expiration of Neptune’s patents on licensed intellectual property in 2022, the license agreement will automatically renew for an additional 15 years, during which period royalties will be determined to be equal to half of those calculated with the above formula.
 

 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
5.      Commitments (continued):
 
License agreement (continued):
 
The Corporation has the option to pay future royalties in advance, in cash or in kind, in whole or in part, based on an established economic model contained in the license agreement.
 
The Corporation can also abandon its rights under all or part of the license agreement and consequently remove itself from the obligation to pay all or part of the minimum royalties by paying a penalty equal to half of the next year’s minimum royalties.
 
In addition, the Corporation is committed to have its products manufactured by Neptune at prices determined according to different cost-plus rates for each of the product categories under the license agreement.
 
The Corporation’s Board of Directors abandoned the rights to one of the licensed fields, which relieves the Corporation of any further royalty payments related to this licensed field, retroactively to August 7, 2011.  Accordingly, the minimum royalty payments are as follows: year 4 - $225,000; year 5 - $700,000, and year 6 and thereafter - $750,000.
 
See subsequent event (note 8).
 
Research and development agreements:
 
In the normal course of business, the Corporation has signed agreements with various partners and suppliers for them to execute research projects and to produce and market certain products.
 
The Corporation initiated many research and development projects that will be conducted over a 12 to 24 month period for a total initial cost of $4,105,000, partially paid to date.  As at November 30, 2012, an amount of $342,000 is included in ''Trade and other payables'' in relation to these projects.
 
6.      Related parties:
 
During the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011, the Corporation was charged by Neptune for certain costs incurred by Neptune for the benefit of the Corporation and for royalties, as follows:

   
Three-month
   
Three-month
   
Nine-month
   
Nine-month
 
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
                         
Administrative costs
  $ 160,307     $ 267,029     $ 743,900     $ 674,823  
Research and development costs, before tax credits
    161,463       142,244       513,921       561,865  
Royalties (note 5)
    174,520       74,795       277,740       183,013  
    $ 496,290     $ 484,068     $ 1,535,561     $ 1,419,701  
 
Where Neptune incurs specific incremental costs for the benefit of the Corporation, it charges those amounts directly. Costs that benefit more than one entity of the Neptune group are being charged by allocating a fraction of costs incurred by Neptune that is commensurate to the estimated fraction of services or benefits received by each entity for those items.
 
These charges do not represent all charges incurred by Neptune that may have benefited the Corporation, because, amongst others, Neptune does not allocate certain common office expenses and does not charge interest on indebtedness.  Also, these charges do not necessarily represent the cost that the Corporation would otherwise need to incur should it not receive these services or benefits through the shared resources of Neptune or receive financing from Neptune.
 
Revenue from research contracts:
 
The Corporation charged Neptune and a corporation under common control for research and development work performed for their benefit in the amount of $115,966 during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2011, (nil during the three-month and nine month periods ended November 30, 2012 and the three-month period ended November 30, 2011). These transactions are in the normal course of operations.
 
 
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ACASTI PHARMA INC.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

 
6.      Related parties (continued):
 
Payable to parent corporation:
 
Payable to parent corporation has no specified maturity date for payment or reimbursement and does not bear interest.
 
Key management personnel compensation:
 
The key management personnel of the Corporation are the members of the Board of Directors and certain officers.  They control 3% of the voting shares of the Corporation.
 
Key management personnel compensation includes the following for the three-month and nine-month periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011:

   
Three-month
   
Three-month
   
Nine-month
   
Nine-month
 
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
 
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
   
November 30, 2012
   
November 30, 2011
 
                         
Short term employee benefits
  $ 217,686     $ 179,760     $ 653,058     $ 539,280  
Share based compensation costs
    294,026       136,895       888,746       425,017  
                                 
    $ 511,712     $ 316,655     $ 1,541,804     $ 964,297  
 
7.      Operating segments:
 
The Corporation has one reportable operating segment: the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical applications of its licensed rights for cardiovascular diseases.
 
All of the Corporation’s assets are located in Canada and the United States.
 
The Corporation’s sales are attributed based on the customer’s area of residence.  All of the sales were made to the United States.
 
8.      Subsequent event:
 
On December 4, 2012, the Corporation announced that it entered into a Prepayment Agreement with Neptune pursuant to which the Corporation exercised its option under the exclusive technology license agreement (referred to in note 5) to pay in advance all of the future royalties’ payable under the license agreement.
 
The value of the prepayment, determined with the assistance of outside valuations specialists, using the pre-established formula set forth in the license agreement, amounts to approximately $15.5 million, which will be paid through the issuance of 6,750,000 Class A shares, issuable at a price of $2.30 per share, upon the exercise of a warrant delivered to Neptune at the signature of the Prepayment Agreement.
 
The prepayment and the issuance of the shares to Neptune are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and of the disinterested shareholders of the Corporation at the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation.

 
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