Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress” or the “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. Fortress develops and commercializes products both within Fortress and through certain of its subsidiary companies, also referred to as the “Fortress Companies.” Additionally, the Company maintains a controlling interest in National Holdings Corporation, a diversified independent brokerage company (together with its subsidiaries, referred to as “NHLD” or “National”).One of National’s subsidiaries, National Securities Corporation (“NSC”), is an independent broker-dealer offering retail and institutional advisory, investment, insurance and tax planning services. From time to time, NSC provides services to the Company and its affiliates. In addition to its internal development programs, the Company leverages its biopharmaceutical business expertise and drug development capabilities and provides funding and management services to help the Fortress Companies achieve their goals. The Company and the Fortress Companies may seek licenses, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and/or public and private financings to accelerate and provide additional funding to support their research and development programs.

 

 

Since inception, the Company’s operations have been financed primarily through the sale of equity and debt securities and the proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options. The Company has incurred losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities since inception and expects to continue to incur substantial losses for the next several years as it continues to fully develop and prepare regulatory filings and obtain regulatory approvals for its existing and new product candidates. The Company’s current cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months. However, the Company will need to raise additional funding through strategic relationships, public or private equity or debt financings, grants or other arrangements to fully develop and prepare regulatory filings and obtain regulatory approvals for the Company’s existing and new product candidates, fund operating losses, and, if deemed appropriate, establish or secure through third parties manufacturing for the Company’s potential products, sales and marketing capabilities. If such funding is not available or not available on terms acceptable to the Company, the Company’s current development plan and plans for expansion of its general and administrative infrastructure will be curtailed. The Company also has the ability, subject to limitations imposed by Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 and other applicable laws and regulations, to raise money from the sale of common stock of the public companies in which it has ownership.