BIONIK Laboratories Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Financial Results Feature 256% Increase in Sales

Corporate highlights for the third fiscal quarter and recent weeks include:

• Entered into a multi-year agreement with Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services for multiple units of the Company's InMotion ARM™ robotic system.
• Announced the commercial launch of the newest generation InMotion ARM/HAND™ robotic system for clinical rehabilitation of stroke survivors and those with mobility impairments due to neurological conditions to further address hand related mobility issues.
• Completed the transition to outsourcing of the production of this newest generation InMotion ARM/HAND™ robotic system, as well as the InMotion ARM™, to our manufacturing partner Cogmedix, in Massachusetts.
• The RATULS (Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke) team announced that they have now completed study recruitment with a total of 770 patients participating in the trial (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/ratuls/news/), and results of the study are expected to be available later in 2019.
• Continued development of an InMotion Home product, which is based on the same clinical concepts, clinical data and rehabilitation protocols as the professional products.
• Continued development of a lower-limb assistive exoskeleton for individuals with impaired mobility through a previously announced manufacturing partnership with Wistron Corporation.

Financial highlights for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and recent weeks include:

• Reported sales of $930,257, up 256% over $260,960 in the prior-year quarter.
• Sold nine InMotion robots, compared with three in the prior-year quarter and seven in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 for a total of 21 fiscal year-to-date.
• Increased sales of service contracts and warranties, which are building our deferred revenue base for consistent future service revenues, represented over 15% in Q3 fiscal year 2019.
• Invested just over $1.8 million in finished goods and long lead time inventory to support expected upcoming requirements from identified target customers.
• Raised $3,150,000 in convertible indebtedness during the quarter, which will be converted into shares by March 28, 2019, including $300,000 from the company’s Chairman. Another set of convertible promissory loans were issued for $1,500,000 in the recent weeks, including $750,000 from a Company Director.
• Effected a 1-for-150 reverse stock split on October 29, 2018 as part of planned application to uplist on the Nasdaq exchange.

Management Commentary

Commenting on the quarter, Eric Dusseux, M.D., BIONIK’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We continued on an upward sales trajectory during the fiscal third quarter and are very pleased with the direction BIONIK is taking. The quarter was highlighted by important achievements that bode well for continued business success. We sold nine InMotion systems during the quarter, compared with seven in the second quarter and five in the first quarter. These results are indicative of our superior product offering, improved operational effectiveness and demonstrate the ultimate value we provide to clinical providers and their patients.

“The signing of a multi-year, multi-site agreement with Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services was a watershed event for us. Kindred is a very large healthcare system with more than $3 billion in annual revenues. Among its nearly 2,000 locations in the U.S., there are 22 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (stand alone), 98 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and contract rehabilitation service businesses that served 1,689 non-affiliated sites of service. We began installing InMotion robots in December and will continue installations at the inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and potentially other rehabilitation facilities over the next four years. We hope that Kindred will be the first of many such large contracts we secure.

“Last month we launched our newest generation InMotion ARM/HAND™ robotic system at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Washington, D.C.,” Dr. Dusseux added. “This next-generation system offers enhanced functionality to support clinical rehabilitation of stroke survivors and those with mobility impairments due to neurological conditions by further addressing hand related mobility issues, and we are very pleased with the reception we received at our booth.”

BIONIK continues to expect to achieve the following milestones during the remainder of fiscal year 2019:

• Continue to expand sales channels in North America and abroad.
• Further develop InMotion robotic products to serve clinical rehabilitation providers and to provide home based solutions for extended rehabilitation therapy and mobility enhancement.
• Enhance the effectiveness of our commercial outsourced manufacturing to support the expected increase in product demand and introduction of new products.
• Increase sales of service contracts and warranties.

Third Quarter Financial Results

Sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 were $930,257, compared with $260,960 for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The increase reflects the sale of nine InMotion robots during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, compared with three robots in the prior-year quarter. In addition, deferred revenue, comprised of training to be provided and extended warranties, increased to $285,140 at December 31, 2018 from $122,667 at March 31, 2018. Extended warranties and training are important and growing parts of the Company’s business.

Gross margin for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 was $479,953 and $891,135 or 51.6% and 45.0% compared to $172,603 and $392,845 or 66.1% and 68.9% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. The high gross margin percentages reported for the periods in the previous fiscal year are due to the cost of the units only including direct material costs required for those specific shipments. The third quarter gross margin of 51.6% on sales of nine units is significantly higher than the 29.7% on sales of seven units in the second quarter of this fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. The third quarter gross margin was reduced by 5.1% due to a $47,772 write-off of obsolete inventory for prior versions of the company’s robots.

The Company reported a comprehensive loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 of $(2,384,163), or a loss per share of $(0.91), compared with a comprehensive loss of $(2,580,759), or a loss per share of $(3.80), for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The lower loss is principally due to other expenses of $270,453 that decreased due to less interest expense for loans in the current period.

BIONIK had cash and cash equivalents of $375,133 as of December 31, 2018, compared with $507,311 as of March 31, 2018. The Company’s working capital deficit was $(2,236,228) as of December 31, 2018, compared with a deficit of $(6,711,941) as of March 31, 2018. The working capital deficit at March 31, 2018 was related to the reclassification of unissued shares, options and warrants at fair value due to insufficient number of authorized shares totalling $5,692,853. The decrease in net working capital deficit is due to the reversal of this liability subsequent to March 31, 2018 as well as the increased receivables and investment in manufacturing inventory at December 31, 2018.

About BIONIK Laboratories Corp.

BIONIK Laboratories 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.

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

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The Financial Statements have been adjusted to retroactively reflect the 150-to-1 reverse stock split effected on October 29, 2018.

The above financial information has been derived from the Company's interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on February 11, 2019 and the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2018.

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

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