Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinuing Operations

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Discontinuing Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinuing Operations

Note 3. Discontinuing Operations

 

In December 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to sell the vivoPharm Pty Ltd (“vivoPharm”) business to focus the Company on the development of neurological developmental and degenerative disease therapeutics. In December 2021, the Company engaged an investment bank to sell the vivoPharm business which was substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2022.

 

 

On November 2, 2022 the Company completed the sale of its principal vivoPharm subsidiary, vivoPharm LLC located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to Reaction Biology Corporation for $5.5 million in an upfront cash payment, subject to customary adjustments for working capital, closing cash, indebtedness and transaction expenses. After these closing adjustments were reflected, $5.5 million was paid at closing and an additional $0.3 million was paid in February 2023. Vyant Bio received approximately $4.8 million in cash after transaction related expenses and income taxes, as well as incur $0.4 million in exit costs associated with this transaction. Exit costs associated with the vivoPharm business were paid in January 2023. In connection with the sale of the vivoPharm LLC business, the Company agreed to retain certain liabilities aggregating to $357 thousand.

 

On December 30, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sabine Brandt as trustee for the Brandt Family Trust (“Buyer”), pursuant to which vivoPharm sold the entirety of the Company’s remaining vivoPharm business for early discovery services, represented by 100% of the outstanding shares of (i) of RDDT a vivoPharm Company Pty Ltd; and (ii) vivoPharm Europe Ltd, to Buyer in exchange for a nominal cash amount, subject to adjustments for closing cash and accounts payable, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The sale resulted in the Company delivering target closing cash as part of the sold entities of approximately $827 thousand and the assumption by Buyer of liabilities of the sold entities aggregating to approximately $2.0 million. The Transaction was consummated effective December 31, 2022. The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions.

 

As further described in note 17, the Company sold the remainder of the vivoPharm business in Australia on March 13, 2023.

 

In connection with the classification of the vivoPharm business as held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company completed a valuation of the net carrying value of this business and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $20.2 million. In 2022, the Company recorded an additional impairment charges of $5.4 million consisting of the write-off of the remaining $2.2 million goodwill balance and reducing the cost basis of customer relationships and tradenames by $2.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

 

Also included in discontinuing operations are pre-Merger-related payables related to Cancer Genetics’ sale of its BioPharma and Clinical businesses (“Pre-Merger discontinuing operations”). As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, $267 thousand and $409 thousand, respectively, of liabilities relating to these businesses are classified as other current liabilities – discontinuing operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Results of discontinuing operations were as follows:

 

      2022     2021  
    Years ended December 31,  
    2022     2021  
Revenue   $ 6,406     $ 3,978  
Cost of goods sold     3,189       2,524  
General and administrative     4,709       3,531  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets     5,415       20,216  
Total operating costs and expenses   $ 13,313     $ 26,271  
Loss from discontinuing operations   $ (6,907 )   $ (22,293 )
Total other income   $ 3     $ 9  
Loss from discontinuing operations before income taxes   $ (6,904 )   $ (22,284 )
Income tax expense (benefit)     (21 )     -  
Net loss from discontinuing operations   $ (6,883 )   $ (22,284 )

 

 

Asset and liabilities of discontinuing operations were as follows:

      2022     2021  
    December 31,  
    2022     2021  
Accounts receivable   $ 11     $ 457  
Due from Reaction Biology Corporation    

334

         
Other current assets     -       345  
Assets of discontinuing operations - current   $ 345     $ 802  
                 
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation   $ -     $ 163  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     -       30  
Patents and other intangible assets, net     -       8,787  
Goodwill     -       2,164  
Other assets     -       364  
Assets of discontinuing operations - non-current   $ -     $ 11,508  
                 
Accounts payable   $ 47     $ 358  
Due to RDDT a vivoPharm Company Pty Ltd    

216

         
Accrued expense     577       418  
Obligation under operating lease, current     -       29  
Obligation under finance lease, current     -       32  
Deferred revenue     43       1,911  
Taxes payable     69       365  
Other current liabilities     267       409  
Liabilities of discontinued operations - current   $ 1,219     $ 3,522  
                 
Obligations under operating leases, less current   $ -     $ 2  
Obligations under finance leases, less current     -       47  
Liabilities of discontinued operations -non- current   $ -     $ 49  

 

There were no intangible assets as of December 31, 2022. Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021:

 

    2021  
Intangible Assets:        
Customer relationships   $ 8,000  
Trade name     1,500  
Intangible assets gross      9,500  
Less accumulated amortization     (713 )
Intangible assets, net   $ 8,787  

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated $713 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2021. There was no amortization expense for intangible assets recorded in 2022.

 

Goodwill arising from the Merger was solely attributed to the vivoPharm business. The following is a roll forward of goodwill as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2021   $ -  
Initial balance upon consummation of the Merger     22,164  
Purchase price adjustments     216  
Impairment charge     (20,216 )
Ending balance, December 31, 2021   $ 2,164  
Impairment charge     (2,164 )
Ending balance, December 31, 2022   $ -