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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-QSB

ý	QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                              TO                             

COMMISSION FILE NO. 0 - 33219

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer in its charter)

        State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 15,235,764 shares as of March 31, 2002

        Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check One): Yes o    No ý

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Forward Looking Statements

        This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements about our strategy, our research and development efforts, our potential products, our license rights and the sufficiency and anticipated sources of our cash and other resources.

        These forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "hope," "assume," "estimate," "plan," "will" and other similar words and expressions. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations," as well as at other locations in this report. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

        The Consolidated Financial Statements of Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2002 include:

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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2002 (unaudited) and December 31, 2001



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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, and for the period from inception (June 12,1996) through March 31, 2002 (unaudited).



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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, and for the period from inception (June 12,1996) through March 31, 2002 (unaudited).



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Consolidated Financial Statements

Three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001

(Unaudited)

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Consolidated Balance Sheets

				March 31, 2002			December 31, 2001
				(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	34,892		164,476
	Advances to employees				29,872		29,872
	Note receivable—related party (note 7)				36,489		35,993
		Total current assets			101,253		230,341
Property and equipment, net (note 3)					12,793		13,612
Other assets, net					25,053		34,053
		Total assets		$	139,099		278,006
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			$	453,919		430,216
	Accrued salary and related taxes				303,971		303,837
	Accrued dividends payable				194,740		128,000
	Notes payable (note 4)				173,106		54,439
		Total current liabilities			1,125,736		916,492
Shareholders' equity (deficit) (notes 5 and 6):
	Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value.
		Authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,337 shares on March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 (aggregate liquidation preference $3,337,000 on March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001)			33		33
	Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 15,235,764 shares on March 31, 2002 and 15,005,191 shares on December 31, 2001				15,236		15,005
	Additional paid-in capital				23,792,680		23,389,818
	Deficit accumulated during the development stage				(24,794,586	)	(24,043,342	)
		Total shareholders' equity (deficit)			(986,637	)	(638,486	)
Commitments and contingencies (notes 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11)
		Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)		$	139,099		278,006

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)

				Three months ended March 31,					Inception (June 12, 1996) through March 31, 2002
				2002			2001
Net sales				$	—		—		174,830
Cost of goods sold					—		—		51,094
		Gross margin			—		—		123,736
Grant revenue					—		—		80,338
Interest income					500		19,984		89,195
					500		19,984		293,269
Operating expenses:
	Research and development				38,178		67,874		3,736,141
	General and administrative				571,765		247,704		6,012,993
	Depreciation and amortization				128,486		1,902,367		9,790,114
	Interest expense				13,315		—		137,323
	Impairment loss—write off of goodwill (note 2)				—		—		5,702,130
	Equity in loss of subsidiary				—		—		178,936
		Total operating expenses			751,744		2,217,945		25,557,637
		Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			(751,244	)	(2,197,961	)	(25,264,368	)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle					—		—		(25,821	)
		Net loss		$	(751,244	)	(2,197,961	)	(25,290,189	)
		Loss per common share—basic and diluted (note 9)		$	(0.05	)	(0.15	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)

						Three months ended March 31,					Inception (June 12, 1996) through March 31, 2002
						2002			2001
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net loss					$	(751,244	)	(2,197,961	)	(25,290,189	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization					9,819		1,902,367		9,617,008
		Amortization of debt discount					118,667		—		173,106
		Impairment loss—write off of goodwill					—		—		5,702,130
		Expenses paid by warrants					31,222		—		198,360
		Expenses paid by preferred stock					34,125		—		170,625
		Expenses related to stock warrants issued					289,262		—		901,262
		Expenses paid by common stock					2,753		—		601,233
		Equity in loss of subsidiary					—		—		178,936
		Write-off of license agreement					—		—		152,866
		Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle					—		—		25,821
		Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
			Increase in other assets				(496	)	(290,624	)	(143,753	)
			Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities				23,836		55,075		99,179
			Increase in sponsored research payable and license obligation				—		—		924,318
				Net cash used in operating activities			(242,056	)	(531,143	)	(6,689,098	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Purchase of certificate of deposit						—		(532,562	)	(1,016,330	)
	Maturity of certificate of deposit						—		1,016,330		1,016,330
	Purchases of property and equipment						—		(7,679	)	(103,723	)
	Payment on obligation under license agreement						—		—		(106,250	)
	Cash acquired in acquisition of subsidiary						—		—		64,233
	Issuance of note receivable—related party						—		—		(35,000	)
	Payments on note receivable						—		—		370,000
	Advance to subsidiary						—		—		(90,475	)
	Cash transferred in rescission of acquisition						—		—		(19,475	)
	Cash received in rescission of acquisition						—		—		230,000
				Net cash provided by investing activities			—		476,089		309,310
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Proceeds from sale of preferred stock						—		—		3,200,000
	Proceeds from sale of common stock						—		375,000		1,935,965
	Proceeds from exercise and sale of warrants						112,472		—		160,213
	Repurchase of warrants						—		—		(55,279	)
	Payment of financing and offering costs						—		—		(98,976	)
	Payments of notes payable and long-term debt						—		—		(71,961	)
	Proceeds from issuance of notes payable and detachable warrants						—		—		1,344,718
				Net cash provided by financing activities			112,472		375,000		6,414,680
				Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(129,584	)	319,946		34,892
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period							164,476		467,878		—
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period						$	34,892		787,824		34,892

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2002
(Unaudited)

(1)  Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation

        Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the Company) is a development stage enterprise, which conducts biomedical research and development focused on treatments for cancer and certain viral infections, including HIV. The Company currently does not market any product. Through its license agreements with University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (M.D. Anderson) and University of Southern California (USC), the Company has rights to drug candidates in varying early stages of development.

        The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information. Accordingly, the statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.

        In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all necessary adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) to present fairly the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.

        Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any other interim period or for the entire year.

(2)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Biokeys, Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

        The most significant accounting estimates relate to valuing equity transactions. The values assigned to stock warrants granted to non-employees are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services, which require that such costs be measured at the end of each reporting period to account for changes in the fair value of the Company's common stock until the options are vested. The Company values warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Common stock is valued using the market price of common stock on the measurement date as defined in EITF 96-18. Preferred stock is valued at the liquidation value of $1,000 per share.

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Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

        The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for employee stock-based compensation, and includes the required footnote disclosures of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 in its audited financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-KSB.

        The Company accounts for nonemployee stock-based compensation in accordance with EITF 96-18. Amounts are based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.

Cash Equivalents

        Highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents.

Goodwill

        Goodwill (excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired) was being amortized using the straight-line method over two years. The Company recorded amortization of goodwill of $1,900,709 during the three months ended March 31, 2001. Through December 31, 2001, the Company had not been able to raise sufficient capital to ensure future funding of its research and development; consequently, the Company reviewed the carrying value of goodwill for impairment and reduced its carrying value to zero through a noncash charge of $5,702,130 at December 31, 2001.

Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The costs of improvements that extend the lives of the assets are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Deferred Financing Costs

        Costs associated with arranging debt financing are deferred and amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the notes payable.

Debt Discount

        The discount on notes payable is being amortized using the effective interest method through the stated due date.

Research and Development Costs

        All research and development costs are expensed as incurred and include Company-sponsored research and development.

License Agreements

        Costs of license agreements for patent rights and technology rights that currently have no alternative future uses are expensed as research and development costs.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

        In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that property and equipment and intangible or other noncurrent assets may be impaired, an evaluation of the recoverability of currently recorded costs will be made. If an evaluation is required, the estimated value of undiscounted future net cash flows

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associated with the asset is compared to the asset's carrying value to determine if impairment exists. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

Income Taxes

        Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax expense or benefit is recognized as a result of the change in the asset or liability during the period.

Supplementary Cash Flow Information

        Noncash investing and financing transactions excluded from the statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 are accrued preferred stock dividends payable of $66,740 and $64,000, respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141) which eliminates the pooling of interests method of accounting and requires that all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 be accounted for under the purchase method. Adoption of SFAS No. 141 did not have an impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

        The FASB also issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142), which was effective for the Company as of January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives no longer be amortized. SFAS No. 142 further requires that the fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives be tested for impairment upon adoption of this statement, annually and upon the occurrence of certain events and be written down to fair value if considered impaired. Adoption of SFAS No. 142 did not have an impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations because, as of December 31, 2001, it had no goodwill or other intangible assets with indefinite lives.

        The FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (SFAS No. 143), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. This statement applies to all entities that have legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development, or normal use of the assets. SFAS No. 143 will be effective for the Company as of January 1, 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 143 will have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

        The FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of, it retains many of the fundamental provisions of that statement. SFAS No. 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—

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Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual, and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions, for the disposal of a segment of a business. SFAS No. 144 was effective for the Company as of January 1, 2002. Adoption of SFAS No. 144 did not have an impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

(3)  Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 were as follows:

(4)  Notes Payable

        In October and December 2001, the Company issued notes payable totaling $300,000 and $150,000 respectively. The notes bear interest at 12% and are due on the earlier of November 1, 2002 or the date of receipt by the Company of gross proceeds of at least $600,000 from private placement offerings. Interest accrues at 12% annually and will be paid in shares of common stock when the notes are repaid, based on the five-day average closing price of common stock preceding the date when interest is due. The notes were issued with detachable warrants to purchase a total of 450,000 shares of common stock through November 2006 at an exercise price of $4.00 per share through December 31, 2002, and thereafter at an exercise price that will be fixed at the higher of $2.50 or the average closing price of the Company's common stock during the 20 trading days prior to December 31, 2002, not to exceed $4.00 per share.

        The entire proceeds of $450,000 were allocated to the warrants. The fair value of the warrants, calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model, is greater than the proceeds. The fair value of the notes payable was not determinable at the dates of issuance. Of the original debt discount of $450,000, $118,667 was amortized during the three months ended March 31, 2002. The discount is being amortized to the redemption value of the debt through the stated due date of the notes payable.

(5)  Preferred Stock

        Shares of Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into common stock at $4.00 per share. The preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, carries cumulative dividends at 8% per annum payable semi-annually, and provides for future adjustments in conversion price if specified dilutive events take place. The preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the Company at any time the closing price of common stock remains at a level of at least $8 per share for 20 consecutive days if the Company is listed on the American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ at such time, with the redemption price being equal to the liquidation preference. In addition, at any time after July 1, 2003, the Company may call all or any portion of the outstanding preferred stock for redemption on at least 30 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 105% of the liquidation preference plus all accrued and unpaid dividends.

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(6)  Equity Transactions

        In October 2001, the Company issued 93,421 shares of common stock valued at $213,000 to pay dividends on preferred stock through June 30, 2001.

        In February 2001, the Company granted 100,000 shares of common stock to a consulting firm for financial consulting services to be provided in 2001. The Company recognized the value of these shares, $375,000, as a noncash charge to expense during 2001.

        In May 2001, the Company repurchased warrants to purchase 50,254 shares of common stock and sold the same warrants in June 2001. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.49 per share.

        In August 2001, two warrant holders exercised warrants through a cashless exercise. Warrants to purchase a total of 271,758 shares of common stock were exchanged for a total of 218,493 shares of common stock.

        In December 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party for financial consulting services. The services are being paid through the issuance of 273 shares of preferred stock, 12,585 shares of common stock, and five-year warrants to purchase 34,125 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The compensation vests 50% in December 2001 and 50% in December 2002. The Company recognized the value of 50% of these equity instruments, $179,911, as a noncash charge to expense in 2001. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Common stock was valued using the market price of common stock as defined in EITF 96-18. Preferred stock was valued at the liquidation value of $1,000 per share. The Company will measure the costs at the end of each reporting period, until the second vesting date in December 2002, to account for changes in the fair value of the unvested equity instruments. The Company recognized expense of $43,728 for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

        In March 2002, the Company transferred warrants which had previously been held in escrow to three investors, who immediately exercised the warrants for the purchase of a total of 229,573 shares of common stock at $0.49 per share. The Company recognized general and administrative expense of $289,262, which represents the difference between the fair value and exercise price on the date of the transfer.

        At March 31, 2002, there were outstanding warrants to purchase a total of 3,468,094 shares of common stock as follows:

        *Subject to repricing, see note 4.

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(7)  Note Receivable—Related Party

        In August 2001, the Company loaned $35,000 to a company whose owner is also the co-founder of Biokeys, Inc. The note accrues interest at prime plus one percent (5.75% at March 31, 2002). The note receivable on the consolidated balance sheet includes accrued interest.

(8)  Income Taxes

        Significant components of income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:

        The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

        At March 31, 2002, the Company had an unused net operating loss carryforward of approximately $10,502,000 for tax reporting purposes, which expires in 2011 through 2012 and 2018 through 2022.

(9)  Net Loss per Common Share

        The computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 is as follows:

        Net loss per common share is calculated according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. At March 31, 2002 and 2001, 4,304,205 and 3,750,573 potentially dilutive shares, respectively, were not included in the computation of net loss per common share—diluted, as their effect would have been antidilutive.

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(10) Operational Status

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception and had a net loss of $751,244 for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

        To date, the Company has been principally engaged in licensing and research and development efforts. The Company has no current revenues, is not marketing any products, and projects a loss from operations for 2002. The Company will require additional capital, which it intends to obtain through equity and debt offerings and/or strategic partnership in order to continue to operate its business. The Company's ability to meet its obligations as they become due and to continue as a going concern must be considered in light of the expenses, difficulties and delays frequently encountered in operating a new business, particularly since the Company will focus on research, development and unproven technology which may require a lengthy period of time and substantial expenditures to complete. Even if the Company is able to successfully develop new products or technologies, there can be no assurance that the Company will generate sufficient revenues from the sale or licensing of such products and technologies to be profitable. Management believes that the Company's ability to meet its obligations as they become due and to continue as a going concern are dependent upon obtaining additional financing.

(11) Litigation

        In the normal course of business, the Company may become subject to lawsuits and other claims and proceedings. Such matters are subject to uncertainty and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened lawsuit or proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

General

        Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as BioQuest, Inc. (the "Company" or "we"), is a development stage enterprise which conducts biomedical research and development focused on treatments for cancer and certain viral infections, including HIV. The Company currently does not market any product. Through its license agreements with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Southern California, the Company has rights to drug candidates in varying early stages of development.

        On October 10, 2000, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BioQuest, Inc. merged with Biokeys, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Company changed its name from BioQuest, Inc. to Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the shareholders of Biokeys, Inc. became stockholders of the Company. For financial reporting purposes, the merger was accounted for as a purchase and the Company was considered the acquirer for accounting purposes.

        As a development-stage biomedical research company, we have not yet generated any revenues from our anticancer and antiviral drug candidates and have had no earnings since inception. Our expenses from inception have related to costs incurred in research activities for the development of our drug candidates and administrative expenses required to support these efforts. We have an accumulated development-stage deficit of $24,794,586, which includes charges totaling $15,205,675 during 2000 and 2001 for amortization of goodwill and an impairment loss resulting in a write-off of the goodwill resulting from the merger with Biokeys, Inc.

        We expect losses to continue for the foreseeable future, and such losses will likely increase as we approach human clinical trials for our CoFactor drug and our HIV drugs. Future profitability will be dependent upon our ability to complete the development of our pharmaceutical products, obtain necessary regulatory approvals and effectively market such products. Also, future profitability will require that the Company establish agreements with other parties for the clinical testing, manufacturing, commercialization and sale of its products.

        We will need to obtain significant additional financing in order to sustain our efforts, as discussed below under "Liquidity and Capital Resources." The Company is subject to the risk of not being able to arrange such financing and the other risk factors listed under "Management's Discussion and Analysis—Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Critical Accounting Policies

Valuation of Equity Transactions

        The most significant accounting estimates relate to valuing equity transactions. The values assigned to stock options or warrants granted to non-employees are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services," which require that such costs be measured at the end of each reporting period to account for changes in the fair value of the Company's common stock until the options or warrants are vested.

        Preferred stock is valued at the liquidation value of $1,000 per share. Common stock is valued using the market price of common stock on the measurement date as defined in EITF 96-18. The Company values warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The model considers a number of factors, including the market price and expected volatility of our common stock at the date of measurement or re-measurement. The expense related to all equity transactions is amortized over the vesting period of the related equity instruments.

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        The amount of compensation expense we record in future periods could fluctuate significantly from period to period as a result of: (a) the periodic re-measurement of equity instruments issued to non-employees principally as a result of fluctuations in the market price of our common stock; (b) the method and period over which the value is amortized as charges to operations; (c) additional equity instruments granted; and (d) subsequent forfeitures or cancellations of unvested instruments.

Research and Development Costs

        Research and development costs consist of costs incurred for company-sponsored as well as collaborative research and development activities. These costs include direct and research-related overhead expenses and are expensed as incurred. Patent costs and technology license fees for technologies that are utilized in research and development and have no alternative future use are expensed when incurred.

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001

        The Company continued its research and development efforts in the calender quarter ended March 31, 2002, and no revenues were received. The Company earned only minimal interest income, compared with $19,984 earned in the comparable earlier quarter, as interest-earning funds received in the Company's 2000 overseas private placement were applied to operations.

        During the first three months of 2002, we continued our research and development efforts in connection with our CoFactor product for colorectal cancer and our EradicAide and BlockAide products for HIV/AIDS. We incurred research and development expenses of $38,178 for the quarter, down from $67,874 in the year-earlier period. Research and development expenses are constituted primarily of payments for drug product and sponsored research activities, which vary from quarter to quarter.

        General and Administrative expenses for the quarter increased to $571,765 from $247,704 in the year-earlier period. The increase was due almost entirely to a non-cash expense of $289,262 resulting from the transfer and exercise in March 2002 of escrowed warrants, originally issued in 2000 at an exercise price of $0.49, in order to generate working capital for the Company during the current quarter.

        Depreciation and amortization amounted to $128,486 for the interim period, compared with $1,902,367 for the three months ended March 31, 2001. The larger amount in 2001 included quarterly goodwill amortization expense of $1,900,709 resulting from the October 2000 merger with Biokeys, Inc., which expense is now eliminated for periods subsequent to December 31, 2001 because of a write down of the carrying value of such goodwill through a non-cash charge of $5,702,130 as of December 31, 2001. Pro forma results for the three months ended March 31, 2001, reflecting an add-back of 1,900,709 for goodwill amortization that was recorded in that period, would result in a net loss of $(297,252) or $(0.02) per share for that quarter.

        Interest expense amounted to $13,315 for the current three months, compared with no such expense in the prior period, as interest was accrued on $450,000 of notes issued to investors in late 2001 to obtain working capital.

        As result of the substantial reduction in amortization expense and the other factors noted above, the Company's loss for the quarter declined to $(751,244) from a loss of $(2,197,961) for the year-earlier period, and the loss per share decreased to $(0.05) from $(0.15) per share in the year-earlier period.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Company has incurred negative cash flows since its inception, and has funded its activities primarily through short-term loans and sales of equity securities. As of March 31, 2002, cash amounted to $34,892, compared with $164,476 on December 31, 2001.

        The Company does not have any bank or any other commercial financing arrangements. The Company's operations since the merger have been funded primarily from the proceeds of its overseas private placement offering consummated in August and September 2000, by which the Company raised a total of $3.2 million through the issuance of its Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock.

        As previously reported, the Company intends to move its CoFactor product into human clinical trials in the U.S., since the FDA has approved the Company's Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") for Phase II studies. Also, the Company intends to seek approval and begin trials in Sweden for Phase II and Phase III testing of CoFactor during the second half of 2002. In addition, the Company intends to pursue a study of its BlockAide drug candidate for HIV/AIDS beginning during the second half of 2002, and plans to file an IND for its EradicAide product for HIV/AIDS by early 2003. The Company will need significant funding to conduct these trials, either through a commercial partnership, additional financing, or a combination of both, the cost of which is expected to total between $8 million and $10 million for both product groups over the next 18 months.

        We raised approximately $450,000 through the issuance of short-term notes and warrants in October and December 2001. We believe our current resources are sufficient to fund our general and administrative overhead until the end of August 2002, at which time we will need to obtain additional financing of approximately $1,000,000 to cover corporate overhead until early 2003. We are seeking the additional resources required to fund the research projects described above, as well as general and administrative expenses, and such activities can proceed only after such financing is available. We are currently formulating plans for such financing and, while the Company is actively seeking such financing, no commitments have been obtained.

        The Company's dependence on obtaining additional capital will continue at least until the Company is able to begin marketing its new technologies. The Company's future capital requirements and the adequacy of its financing will depend upon numerous factors, including the successful commercialization of the Company's drug candidates, progress in its product development efforts, progress with preclinical studies and clinical trials, government grants, the cost and timing of production arrangements, the development of effective sales and marketing activities, the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing intellectual property rights, competing technological and market developments, and the development of strategic alliances for the marketing of its products.

        The Company will be required to obtain its funding through equity or debt financing, strategic alliances with corporate partners and others, or through other sources not yet identified. The Company cannot guarantee that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to delay, scale-back or eliminate certain aspects of its operations or attempt to obtain funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or others that may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its technologies, product candidates, products or potential markets.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

        The Company was a defendant in an action entitled Karo Bio USA, Inc. vs. Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on July 3, 2001. The action alleged infringement of Karo Bio's federal trademark registration for the name "Biokey," based upon a claimed prior use in connection with a particular Karo Bio product, and the

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use of "Biokeys" in the Company's name. The plaintiff sought to prevent the Company from continuing to use "Biokeys" as part of its name, as well as an unspecified amount of damages.

        The action was settled and discontinued in March, 2002 without monetary liability by either party. The Company agreed to a cessation of the commercial use of "Biokeys", with certain permitted exceptions through a period of transition. However, the Company will retain the use of its corporate name, Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We believe that the settlement with Karo Bio will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Item 2. Changes in Securities.

Transfer and Exercise of Warrants

        In 2000, the directors of BioQuest, Inc. and Biokeys, Inc. authorized the issuance of warrants (referred to as the "Escrow Warrants") for the purchase of an aggregate of 229,573 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.49 per share. The Escrow Warrants were not initially assigned to specific individuals, but were issued under the terms of an Escrow Agreement which provided for the Company's directors to designate, from time to time, employees, officers, consultants, directors and others whose present or future services were deemed to be of substantial benefit to the Company and who would become recipients of the Escrow Warrants. The Escrow Warrants had not been assigned to any grantees and were not recorded in the Company's financial statements through December 31, 2001. In February 2002, the Board of Directors determined that the Escrow Warrants should instead be assigned to several investors who had offered to exercise such warrants for cash, as a means of generating immediate additional working capital for the Company. All of the Escrow Warrants were exercised in March 2002 and are no longer outstanding.

        The Escrow Warrants and the shares issued to the investors who exercised such Warrants were delivered under agreements containing appropriate investment representations, were endorsed with the Company's restricted stock legend, and are subject to a stop transfer instruction recorded by the transfer agent. Accordingly, the Company views the Escrow Warrants and such shares as exempt from registration under Section 4(2) and/or 4(6) of the Securities Act.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

        None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        No matter was submitted to a vote of securities holders, through solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during the first quarter of 2002.

Item 5. Other Information

        No additional information is included in this report.

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

The following Exhibits are incorporated by reference pursuant to Rule 12b-23 of the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Exhibit Number		Description
2.1†		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 19, 2000 among BioQuest, Inc.; BioQuest Acquisition Corp.; and Biokeys, Inc.
3.1†		Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of BioQuest, Inc.—October 12, 2000
3.2†		Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of BioQuest, Inc.—October 12, 2000
3.3†		Certificate of Merger of BioQuest Acquisition Corp. into Biokeys, Inc.—October 12, 2000
3.4†		Certificate of Incorporation of BioQuest Acquisition Corp.—May 19, 2000
3.6†		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.1†		Certificate of Designation of BioQuest, Inc.—September 11, 2000
10.1*		Patent and Technology License Agreement with M.D. Anderson—June, 1996 (Request for confidential treatment of certain data)
10.2*		Amendment to M.D. Anderson Licensing Agreement June 15, 2000 (Request for confidential treatment of certain data)
10.3*		Option and License Agreement with USC—June 23, 1998 (Co Factor and Selone) (Request for confidential treatment of certain data)
10.4†		Amendment to Option and License Agreement with USC dated August 16, 2000 (Co Factor and Selone) (Request for confidential treatment of certain data)
10.5*		Option and License Agreement with USC dated August 17, 2000 (Thiovir) (Request for confidential treatment of certain data)
10.6†		Employment Agreement with Warren C. Lau
11.1†		Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings
24.1†		Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages)

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Filed with Form 10-SB (October 2, 2001)


*

Refiled with amendment on Form 10-SB/A (January 11, 2002)



(b)

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 17, 2002		BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		By:	/s/  LOUIS R. REIF       Louis R. Reif Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
		By:	/s/  WARREN C. LAU       Warren C. Lau President and Chief Financial Officer

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Forward Looking Statements
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY (A Development Stage Enterprise) Consolidated Financial Statements Three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)
BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY (A Development Stage Enterprise) Consolidated Balance Sheets
BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY (A Development Stage Enterprise) Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY (A Development Stage Enterprise) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
BIOKEYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY (A Development Stage Enterprise) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2002 (Unaudited)
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