Bionik Laboratories Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

TORONTO and BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionik Laboratories Corp. (OTCQX: BNKL) ("Bionik" or the "Company"), a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home, today announced its first quarter fiscal year 2018 financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Corporate Highlights

    --  Closed on the Company's previously announced tender offer to amend and
        exercise certain outstanding warrants, raising $1,125,038 in gross
        proceeds.
    --  Announced partnership with Wistron Corporation to develop exoskeleton
        technologies for the consumer medical device market and bring lower-body
        assistive robotic technologies to the consumer home products market.
    --  Reached milestone with shipment of 250(th) interactive robotic therapy
        system for patient rehabilitation. Company's technology now utilized in
        more than 200 hospitals and clinics in 20 countries worldwide.
    --  Entered into joint venture with Ginger Capital Investment Holding Ltd.
        to bring evidence-based interactive robotic systems to the Chinese
        market, the largest growth market in the world. Agreement includes
        $500,000 direct investment into Bionik and $1.45M investment into joint
        venture by Ginger Capital.
    --  Made key additions to commercialization team, adding industry veterans
        to help drive the commercial sales and clinical team's efforts to reach
        underserved rehabilitation and mobility solutions market.

"We have taken a positive step forward this quarter with the formation of key partnerships and joint ventures. We believe these relationships will enable us to continue the commercialization of our clinical robotic technologies, while also positioning us to enter the homecare medical market in the future with a line of consumer-friendly products," said Peter Bloch, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Bionik Laboratories Corp. "We will continue to focus on high-growth markets for our technology, such as Asia and the global aging population, as both markets provide significant revenue opportunities for our Company."

Summary of Financial Results for the Quarter ended June 30, 2017

The Company reported sales of $87,520 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $2,245,322, resulting in a loss per share of $0.02, compared to a comprehensive loss of $2,322,772 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, resulting in loss per share of $0.03.

The Company's cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2017 was $846,431 compared to $543,650 at March 31, 2017. Working capital was ($4,937,770) at June 30, 2017 compared to ($4,375,225) at March 31, 2017.

Since March 31, 2017, the Company has received convertible loans of $500,000 from its Chinese JV partners and gross proceeds from the warrant offer of $1,125,038.


    Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets

    (Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

                                                                                                                  As at                As at

                                                                                                                June 30,             March 31,
                                                                                                                                2017                  2017
                                                                                                               (Unaudited)           (Audited)
                                                                                                                                   $                    $

    Assets

    Current

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                846,431               543,650

    Accounts receivable                                                                                                      134,926               383,903

    Prepaid expenses and other receivables                                                                                   172,051               228,047

    Inventories                                                                                                              255,546               228,249

    Due from related parties                                                                                                  19,366                18,731
                                                                                                                              ------                ------

    Total Current Assets                                                                                                   1,428,320             1,402,580

    Equipment                                                                                                                218,469               227,421

    Technology and other assets                                                                                            4,937,675             5,030,624

    Goodwill                                                                                                              22,308,275            22,308,275
                                                                                                                          ----------            ----------

    Total Assets                                                                                                          28,892,739            28,968,900
                                                                                                                          ----------            ----------


    Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficiency

    Current

    Accounts Payable                                                                                                         890,624               784,726

    Accrued liabilities                                                                                                    1,223,130             1,228,657

    Customer advances                                                                                                        229,862               121,562

    Demand Loans                                                                                                             332,941               330,600

    Promissory Notes payable                                                                                                 241,700               236,548

    Convertible Loans                                                                                                      2,581,510             2,017,488

    Deferred revenue                                                                                                         106,609                98,624

    Warrant Derivative Liability                                                                                             759,714               959,600
                                                                                                                             -------               -------

    Total Current Liabilities                                                                                              6,366,090             5,777,805
                                                                                                                           ---------             ---------

    Shareholders' Equity

    Preferred Stock, par value $0.001; Authorized 10,000,000 Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value
                                                                                                       $0.001;
                                                                                                                                   -                    -
    Authorized; Issued and outstanding - 1 (March 31, 2017 - 1)

    Common Shares, par value $0.001; Authorized - 150,000,000 (March 31, 2017 - 150,000,000);
    Issued and outstanding 53,885,279 and 47,909,336 Exchangeable Shares (March 31, 2017 -
    48,885,107 and 47,909,336 Exchangeable Shares)                                                                           101,794                96,794

    Additional paid in capital                                                                                            40,216,582            38,640,706

    Deficit                                                                                                             (17,833,876)         (15,588,554)

    Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                    42,149                42,149
                                                                                                                              ------                ------

    Total Shareholders' Equity                                                                                            22,526,649            23,191,095
                                                                                                                          ----------            ----------

    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                                                            28,892,739            28,968,900
                                                                                                                          ----------            ----------








    Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

    For the three month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)

    (Amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)

                                                                                    Three months              Three months

                                                                                       Ended                     Ended

                                                                                   June 30, 2017             June 30, 2016

                                                                                                           $                         $

    Sales                                                                                             87,520                    164,191

    Cost of Sales                                                                                     29,300                     58,875
                                                                                                      ------                     ------

    Gross Margin                                                                                      58,220                    105,316


    Operating expenses

    Sales and marketing                                                                              445,525                     82,198

    Research and development                                                                         685,909                    417,790

    General and administrative                                                                       627,606                  1,303,614

    Share-based compensation expense                                                                 251,048                    219,248

    Amortization                                                                                      92,949                          -

    Depreciation                                                                                      24,552                     10,163
                                                                                                      ------                     ------

    Total operating expenses                                                                       2,127,589                  2,033,013


    Other expenses (income)

    Foreign exchange                                                                                  98,561                          -

    Interest expense                                                                                  72,766                     15,234

    Other income                                                                                       (178)                  (11,218)

    Change in fair value of warrant derivative liability                                               4,804                    391,059
                                                                                                       -----                    -------

    Total other expenses (income)                                                                    175,953                    395,075
                                                                                                     -------                    -------

    Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period                                               (2,245,322)               (2,322,772)
                                                                                                  ==========                 ==========


    Loss per share - basic and diluted                                                                (0.02)                    (0.03)
                                                                                                       -----                      -----

    Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted                             96,959,284                 82,050,549
                                                                                                  ----------                 ----------

The above financial information has been derived from the Company's unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2017.

The Company will require additional financing this year to fund its operations and it is currently working on securing this funding through corporate collaborations, public or private equity offerings and/or debt financings, and is subject to a going concern qualification.

About Bionik Laboratories

Bionik Laboratories (OTCQX:BNKL) is a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and mobility solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home. The Company has a portfolio of products focused on upper and lower extremity rehabilitation for stroke and other mobility-impaired patients, including three products on the market and four products in varying stages of development. The InMotion Systems -- the InMotion ARM(TM), InMotion Wrist(TM), InMotion Hand(TM) and InMotion AnkleBot(TM) -- are designed to provide intelligent, patient-adaptive therapy in a manner that has been clinically verified to maximize neuro-recovery. Bionik is also developing a lower-body exoskeleton, ARKE(TM), designed to allow paraplegics as well as other wheelchair users the ability to rehabilitate through walking. ARKE is designed to continually adapt to a patient's ability and provide real-time feedback to the physiotherapist.

For more information, please visit www.bioniklabs.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "should," "would," "will," "could," "scheduled," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "seek," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the design, development and commercialization of human exoskeletons and other robotic rehabilitation products, (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) the Company's future financial performance, (iv) the market and projected market for our existing and planned products and (v) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above. Such forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances, and may not be realized because they are based upon the Company's current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which the Company has no control. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, the Company's inability to obtain additional financing, the significant length of time and resources associated with the development of our products and related insufficient cash flows and resulting illiquidity, the Company's inability to expand the Company's business, significant government regulation of medical devices and the healthcare industry, lack of product diversification, volatility in the price of the Company's raw materials, and the Company's failure to implement the Company's business plans or strategies. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the Company's filings with the SEC. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

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