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


FORM 20-F

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For fiscal year ended
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ____ to ____
 
OR
 
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of event requiring this shell company report:
          
Commission file number: 000-31062
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 ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Province of Alberta, Canada
 

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Suite 210, 1167 Kensington Crescent, N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1X7
 

(Address of principal executive offices)

Kirk Look
Suite 210, 1167 Kensington Crescent, N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1X7
Tel: (403) 670-7377
E-mail: info@oncolytics.ca
 

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Shares, no par value

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  None
 
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 141,805,722 common shares as at December 31, 2017

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No ý

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No ý

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every  Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ý
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one)
 
Large accelerated filer o    
Accelerated filer o
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Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
                                                                              
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
 US GAAP
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued  by the International Accounting Standards Board
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If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:

Item 17 o                      Item 18  o

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o No ý




ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.

FORM 20-F

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
F1 - F26

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All references in this annual report on Form 20-F to the terms “we”, “our”, “us”, “the Company” and “Oncolytics” refer to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Certain statements in this annual report on Form 20-F and the documents attached as exhibits to this annual report, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Oncolytics Biotech Inc., or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, and include, but are not limited to, estimates and their underlying assumptions; statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to the efficacy of our technologies; the timing and results of clinical studies related to our technologies; future operations, products and services; the impact of regulatory initiatives on our operations; the size of and opportunities related to the markets for our technologies; general industry and macroeconomic growth rates; expectations related to possible joint and/or strategic ventures and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements generally, but not always, are identified by the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects”, “potential”, “possible” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “may,” “could” or “should” occur.
 
The forward-looking statements in this annual report are subject to various risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, including without limitation:

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risks related to all of our products, including REOLYSIN®, being in the research and development stage and requiring further development and testing before they can be marketed commercially;

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risks inherent in pharmaceutical research and development;

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risks related to timing and possible delays in our clinical trials;

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risks related to some of our clinical trials being conducted in, and subject to the laws of foreign countries;

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risks related to our pharmaceutical products being subject to intense regulatory approval processes in the United States and other foreign jurisdictions;

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risks related to being subject to government manufacturing and testing regulations;

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risks related to the extremely competitive biotechnology industry and our competition with larger companies with greater resources;

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risks related to our reliance on patents and proprietary rights to protect our technology;

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risks related to potential products liability claims;

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risks related to our limited manufacturing experience and reliance on third parties to commercially manufacture our products, if and when developed;

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risks related to our new products not being accepted by the medical community or consumers;

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risks related to our technologies becoming obsolete;

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risks related to our dependence on third party relationships for research and clinical trials;

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risks related to our license, development, supply and distribution agreement (the “Licensing Agreement”) with Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co. Ltd. (“Adlai”);

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risks related to our lack of operating revenues and history of losses;

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uncertainty regarding our ability to obtain third-party reimbursement for the costs of our product;

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risks related to other third-party arrangements;

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risks related to our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future research and development of our products and to meet ongoing capital requirements;

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risks related to potential increases in the cost of director and officer liability insurance;

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risks related to our dependence on key employees and collaborators;

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risks related to Barbados law;

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risks related to the effect of changes in the law on our corporate structure;

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risks related to expenses in foreign currencies and our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

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risks related to our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended;

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risks related to our status as a foreign private issuer;

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 risk related to  possible “passive foreign investment company” status;

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risks related to fluctuations in interest rates;

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risks related to information technology systems; and

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risks related to our common shares. 

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements.  Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section heading “Item 3. Key Information – D. Risk Factors” below.  If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected.  Forward-looking statements in this document are not a prediction of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur.  Given these uncertainties, users of the information included herein, including investors and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  Investors should consult our quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and US securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to forward-looking statements.  We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these statements.
 
Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, opinions and expectations at the time they are made, and we do not assume any obligation to update our forward-looking statements if those beliefs, opinions, or expectations, or other circumstances, should change, except as required by applicable law.



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CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES
 
Canadian Dollars Per US Dollar

The following table sets out the exchange rates for United States dollars (“US$”) expressed in terms of Canadian dollars (“Cdn$”) including the average exchange rates (based on the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month in such periods) and the range of high and low exchange rates for such periods.

 
Canadian Dollars Per One US Dollar
 
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Average for the period
1.2986
1.3248
1.2787
1.1045
1.0299

For the Month of
 
February
2018
January
2018
December
2017
November
2017
October
2017
September
2017
High for the period
1.2809
1.2535
1.2886
1.2888
1.2893
1.2480
Low for the period
1.2288
1.2293
1.2545
1.2683
1.2472
1.2128

Exchange rates are based on the Bank of Canada average daily exchange rates (prior to April 2017, rates were based on the Bank of Canada nominal noon exchange rates). The average daily exchange rate on March 15, 2018 as reported by the Bank of Canada for the conversion of United States dollars into Canadian dollars was US$1.00 = Cdn$1.3032.  Unless otherwise indicated, in this annual report on Form 20-F, all references herein are to Canadian Dollars.

PART I
 
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
 
Not Applicable
 
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
 
Not Applicable
 
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
 
A.
Selected Financial Data
 
The selected financial data presented below for the five years ended December 31, 2017 is presented in Canadian dollars and is derived from our consolidated financial statements in Canadian dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements (including notes thereto) included under Item 18 and "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" included under Item 5. For exchange rate data please see the section heading “Currency and Exchange Rates” above.


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2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
 
$
$
$
$
$
Revenues
—

—

—

—

—

Net loss(1)
(15,616,851
)
(15,139,979
)
(13,722,995
)
(18,619,335
)
(23,532,647
)
Net comprehensive loss
(15,797,181
)
(15,346,897
)
(13,242,060
)
(18,418,990
)
(23,395,834
)
Basic and diluted loss per share(2)
(0.12
)
(0.13
)
(0.12
)
(0.21
)
(0.28
)
Total assets(2)
18,150,449

14,758,284

27,383,798

17,193,190

28,222,027

Shareholders’ equity(2)
8,283,846

10,689,620

24,674,306

13,819,193

22,213,366

Cash dividends declared per share(3)
Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
132,395,752

119,880,200

112,613,845

87,869,149

83,530,981

Notes:
1)
Included in net loss and net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2017 are share based payment expenses of $578,703 (2016 - $406,078; 2015 - $429,537; 2014 - $980,325; 2013 - $424,384).
2)
We issued 20,547,500 common shares for net cash proceeds of $12,812,704 in 2017 (2016 - 3,106,600 common shares for net cash proceeds of $956,133; 2015 - 24,639,128 common shares for net cash proceeds of $23,667,654; 2014 - 8,708,676 common shares for net cash proceeds of $9,044,492; 2013 - 8,093,533 common shares for net cash proceeds of 30,398,036).
3)
We have not declared or paid any dividends since incorporation.

B.
Capitalization and Indebtedness
 
Not Applicable

C.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
 
Not Applicable

D.
Risk Factors

Investment in our common shares ("Common Shares") involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider, among other matters, the following risk factors in addition to the other information in this Annual Report on Form 20-F when evaluating our business because these risk factors may have a significant impact on our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow. If any of the material risks described below or in subsequent reports we file with the SEC actually occur, they may materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow. Additional risks and uncertainties that we have not yet identified or that we presently consider to be immaterial may also materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow.

Research and Development Risks

All of our potential products, including REOLYSIN, are in the research and development stage and will require further development and testing before they can be marketed commercially.

Prospects for companies in the biotechnology industry generally may be regarded as uncertain given the nature of the industry and, accordingly, investments in biotechnology companies should be regarded as speculative. We are currently in the research and development stage on one product, REOLYSIN, for human application, the riskiest stage for a company in the biotechnology industry. It is not possible to predict, based upon studies in animals and early stage human clinical trials, whether REOLYSIN will prove to be safe and effective in humans. REOLYSIN will require additional research and development, including extensive additional clinical testing, before we will be able to obtain the approvals of the relevant regulatory authorities in applicable countries to market REOLYSIN commercially. There can be no assurance that the research and development programs we conduct will result in REOLYSIN or any other products becoming commercially viable products, and in the event that any product or products result from the research and development program, it is unlikely they will be commercially available for a number of years.

To achieve profitable operations we, alone or with others, must successfully develop, introduce and market our products. To obtain regulatory approvals for products being developed for human use, and to achieve commercial success, human clinical trials must demonstrate that the product is safe for human use and that the product shows efficacy. Unsatisfactory results obtained from a

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particular study relating to a program may cause us to abandon our commitment to that program or the product being tested. No assurances can be provided that any current or future animal or human test, if undertaken, will yield favourable results. If we are unable to establish that REOLYSIN is a safe, effective treatment for cancer, we may be required to abandon further development of the product and develop a new business strategy.

There are inherent risks in pharmaceutical research and development.

Pharmaceutical research and development is highly speculative and involves a high and significant degree of risk. The marketability of any product we develop will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control, including but not limited to:

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the discovery of unexpected toxicities or lack of sufficient efficacy of products which make them unattractive or unsuitable for human use;
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preliminary results as seen in animal and/or limited human testing may not be substantiated in larger, controlled clinical trials;
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manufacturing costs or other production factors may make manufacturing of products ineffective, impractical and non-competitive;
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proprietary rights of third parties or competing products or technologies may preclude commercialization;
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requisite regulatory approvals for the commercial distribution of products may not be obtained; and
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other factors may become apparent during the course of research, up-scaling or manufacturing which may result in the discontinuation of research and other critical projects.

Our products under development have never been manufactured on a commercial scale, and there can be no assurance that such products can be manufactured at a cost or in a quantity to render such products commercially viable. Production and utilization of our products may require the development of new manufacturing technologies and expertise. The impact on our business in the event that new manufacturing technologies and expertise are required to be developed is uncertain. There can be no assurance that we will successfully meet any of these technological challenges or others that may arise in the course of development.

Any failure or delay in clinical trials for our products, including REOLYSIN, may cause us to incur additional costs or delay or prevent the commercialization of our products and could severely harm our business.

We must conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our products in humans. Clinical testing, in particular, is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is uncertain as to outcome.  A failure of one or more of our clinical trials can occur at any stage of testing. We may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, the clinical trial process, which could delay or prevent us from receiving marketing approval or commercializing our product candidates, including the following:

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Our clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results, and we may decide, or regulatory authorities may require us, to conduct additional clinical trials or we may abandon projects that we expect to be promising;
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The number of subjects required for our clinical trials may be larger than we anticipate, enrollment in our clinical trials may be slower than we anticipate, or participants may drop out of our clinical trials at a higher rate than we anticipate;
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We might have to suspend or terminate our clinical trials if the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;
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Regulators or institutional review boards may require that we hold, suspend or terminate clinical research for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols;
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Regulators may refuse to accept or consider data from clinical trials for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols;
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The cost of our clinical trials may be greater than we anticipate; and
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The supply or quality of our products or other materials necessary to conduct our clinical trials may be insufficient or inadequate.

Additionally, subject enrollment, which is a significant factor in the timing of clinical trials, is affected by a variety of factors, including the following:

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The size and nature of the subject population;
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The proximity of subjects to clinical sites;
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The eligibility criteria for the trial;
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The design of the clinical trial;
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Competing clinical trials; and

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Clinicians’ and subjects’ perceptions as to the potential advantages of the medication being studied in relation to other available therapies, including any new medications that may be approved for the indications we are investigating.

Furthermore, we plan to rely on clinical trial sites to ensure the proper and timely conduct of our clinical trials, and while we have agreements governing their committed activities, we have limited influence over their actual performance. Any delays or unanticipated problems during clinical testing, such as enrollment in our clinical trials being slower than we anticipate or participants dropping out of our clinical trials at a higher rate than we anticipate, could increase our costs, slow down our product development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence product sales and generate revenues.

Financial Condition Risks

We have no operating revenues and a history of losses.

To date, we have not generated sufficient revenues to offset our research and development costs and accordingly have not generated positive cash flow or made an operating profit. As of December 31, 2017, we had an accumulated deficit of $294.4 million and we incurred net losses of $15.6 million, $15.1 million and $13.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. We anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses during 2018 and in the foreseeable future. We do not expect to reach profitability at least until after successful and profitable commercialization of one or more of our products. Even if one or more of our products are profitably commercialized, the initial losses incurred by us may never be recovered.
We may not be able to obtain third-party reimbursement for the cost of our product.

Government authorities and third party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which medications they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. A primary trend in the US healthcare industry and elsewhere is cost containment. Government authorities and these third party payors have attempted to control costs by limiting coverage and the amount of reimbursement for particular medications. Uncertainty exists regarding the reimbursement status of newly-approved pharmaceutical products and reimbursement may not be available for REOLYSIN.  Any reimbursements granted may not be maintained or limits on reimbursements available from third-party payors may reduce the demand for, or negatively affect the price of, these products. If REOLYSIN does not qualify for reimbursement, if reimbursement levels diminish, or if reimbursement is denied, our sales and profitability would be adversely affected.

Third-Party Risk

In the normal course of our business, we have entered into contractual arrangements with third parties which subject us to the risk that such parties may default on their obligations. Oncolytics may be exposed to third party credit risk through our contractual arrangements with our current contract manufacturer, the institutions which operate our clinical trials, or our contract research organizations and other parties.  In the event such entities fail to meet their contractual obligations to Oncolytics, such failures could have a material adverse effect on Oncolytics and our operations.

We may need additional financing in the future to fund the research and development of our products and to meet our ongoing capital requirements.

As of December 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents (including short-term investments) of $11.8 million. Working capital was approximately $12.6 million.  We anticipate that we will need additional financing in the future to fund research and development and to meet our ongoing capital requirements.  The amount of future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including continued scientific progress in our drug discovery and development programs, progress in our pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of drug candidates, time and expense associated with filing, prosecuting and enforcing our patent claims and costs associated with obtaining regulatory approvals.  In order to meet such capital requirements, we will consider contract fees, collaborative research and development arrangements, and additional public or private financings (including the incurrence of debt and the issuance of additional equity securities) to fund all or a part of particular programs as well as potential partnering or licensing opportunities.

Oncolytics, from time to time, along with all other pharmaceutical research and development entities, may have restricted access to capital, bank debt and equity, and, from time to time, may face increased borrowing costs. Although our business and asset base have not changed, the lending capacity of all financial institutions fluctuates causing a corresponding change in risk premiums. As future operations will be financed out of funds generated from financing activities, our ability to do so is dependent on, among other factors, the overall state of capital markets and investor appetite for investments in the pharmaceutical industry and our securities in particular.


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Should we elect to satisfy our cash commitments through the issuance of securities, by way of either private placement or public offering or otherwise, there can be no assurance that our efforts to raise such funding will be successful, or achieved on terms favourable to us or our existing shareholders.  If adequate funds are not available on terms favorable to us, we may have to reduce substantially or eliminate expenditures for research and development, testing, production and marketing of our proposed product, or obtain funds through arrangements with corporate partners that require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or product.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital if our current capital resources are exhausted.

Regulatory Risks

Pharmaceutical products are subject to intense regulatory approval processes.

The regulatory process for pharmaceuticals, which includes preclinical studies and clinical trials of each compound to establish its safety and efficacy, takes many years and requires the expenditure of substantial resources. Moreover, if regulatory approval of a drug is granted, such approval may entail limitations on the indicated uses for which it may be marketed. Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can, among other things, result in suspension of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products, operating restrictions and criminal prosecution. Further, government policy may change, and additional government regulations may be established that could prevent or delay regulatory approvals for our products. In addition, a marketed drug and its manufacturer are subject to continual review. Later discovery of previously unknown problems with the product or manufacturer may result in restrictions on such product or manufacturer, including withdrawal of the product from the market.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and similar regulatory authorities in other countries may deny approval of a new drug application if required regulatory criteria are not satisfied, or may require additional testing. Product approvals may be withdrawn if compliance with regulatory standards is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the market. The FDA and similar regulatory authorities in other countries may require further testing and surveillance programs to monitor the pharmaceutical product that has been commercialized. Non-compliance with applicable requirements can result in fines and other judicially imposed sanctions, including product withdrawals, product seizures, injunction actions and criminal prosecutions.
In addition to our own pharmaceuticals, we may supply active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced pharmaceutical intermediates for use in our customers’ drug products. The final drug products in which the pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced pharmaceutical intermediates are used, however, are subject to regulation for safety and efficacy by the FDA and possibly other regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions.  Such products must be approved by such agencies before they can be commercially marketed. The process of obtaining regulatory clearance for marketing is uncertain, costly and time consuming. We cannot predict how long the necessary regulatory approvals will take or whether our customers will ever obtain such approval for their products. To the extent that our customers do not obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for marketing new products, our product sales could be adversely affected.

The FDA and other governmental regulators have increased requirements for drug purity and have increased environmental burdens upon the pharmaceutical industry. Because pharmaceutical drug manufacturing is a highly regulated industry, requiring significant documentation and validation of manufacturing processes and quality control assurance prior to approval of the facility to manufacture a specific drug, there can be considerable transition time between the initiation of a contract to manufacture a product and the actual initiation of manufacture of that product. Any lag time in the initiation of a contract to manufacture product and the actual initiation of manufacture could cause us to lose profits or incur liabilities.

The pharmaceutical regulatory regime in Europe and other countries is generally similar to that of the United States. We could face similar risks in these other jurisdictions as the risks described above.

Our operations and products may be subject to other government manufacturing and testing regulations.

Securing regulatory approval for the marketing of therapeutics by the FDA in the United States and similar regulatory agencies in other countries is a long and expensive process, which can delay or prevent product development and marketing. Approval to market products may be for limited applications or may not be received at all.

The products we anticipate manufacturing will have to comply with the FDA’s current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMP”) and other FDA and local government guidelines and regulations, including other international regulatory requirements and guidelines. Additionally, certain of our customers may require the manufacturing facilities contracted by us to adhere to additional manufacturing standards, even if not required by the FDA. Compliance with cGMP regulations requires manufacturers to expend time, money and effort in production and to maintain precise records and quality control to ensure that the product meets applicable specifications and other requirements. The FDA and other regulatory bodies periodically inspect drug-manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with applicable cGMP requirements. If the manufacturing facilities contracted by us fail to comply with the

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cGMP requirements, the facilities may become subject to possible FDA or other regulatory action and manufacturing at the facility could consequently be suspended. We may not be able to contract suitable alternative or back-up manufacturing facilities on terms acceptable to us or at all.

The FDA or other regulatory agencies may also require the submission of any lot of a particular product for inspection. If the lot product fails to meet the FDA requirements, then the FDA could take any of the following actions: (i) restrict the release of the product; (ii) suspend manufacturing of the specific lot of the product; (iii) order a recall of the lot of the product; or (iv) order a seizure of the lot of the product.

We are subject to regulation by governments in many jurisdictions.  If we do not comply with healthcare, drug, manufacturing and environmental regulations, among others, in such jurisdiction, our existing and future operations may be curtailed, and we could be subject to liability.

In addition to the regulatory approval process, we may be subject to regulations under local, provincial, state, federal and foreign law, including, but not limited to, requirements regarding occupational health, safety, laboratory practices, environmental protection and hazardous substance control, and may be subject to other present and future local, provincial, state, federal and foreign regulations.

Intellectual Property Risks

We rely on patents and proprietary rights to protect our technology.

Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade secret protection and operate without infringing the rights of third parties. We have received Granted Patents in countries throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.  We file our Applications for Patent in the United States and under the PCT, allowing us to subsequently file in other jurisdictions.  Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain, enforce and maintain patent protection for our technology in Canada, the United States and other countries. We cannot be assured that patents will issue from any pending applications or that claims now or in the future, if any, allowed under issued patents will be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. In addition, no assurance can be given that any patents issued to, or licensed by us, will not be challenged, invalidated, infringed or circumvented, or that the rights granted thereunder will provide continuing competitive advantages to us.

The patent positions of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, including us, are generally uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. In addition, it is not known whether any of our current research endeavours will result in the issuance of patents in Canada, the United States, or elsewhere, or if any patents already issued will provide significant proprietary protection or will be circumvented or invalidated. Since patent applications in the United States and Canada may be maintained in secrecy until at least 18 months after filing of the original priority application, and since publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature tends to lag behind actual discoveries by several months, we cannot be certain that we or any licensor were the first to create inventions claimed by pending patent applications or that we or the licensor were the first to file patent applications for such inventions. Loss of patent protection could lead to generic competition for these products, and others in the future, which would materially and adversely affect our financial prospects for these products.

Similarly, since patent applications filed before November 29, 2000 in the United States may be maintained in secrecy until the patents issue or foreign counterparts, if any, publish, we cannot be certain that we or any licensor were the first creator of inventions covered by pending patent applications or that we or such licensor were the first to file patent applications for such inventions. There is no assurance that our patents, if issued, would be held valid or enforceable by a court or that a competitor’s technology or product would be found to infringe such patents.

Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain and enforce effective patents to protect our proprietary rights from use by competitors.  If other such parties obtain patents for certain information relied on by us in conducting our business, then we may be required to stop using, or pay to use, certain intellectual property, and as such, our competitive position and profitability could suffer as a result.

Third parties may choose to file patent infringement claims against us; defending ourselves from such allegations would be costly, time-consuming, distracting to management and could materially affect our business.

Our development and commercialization activities, as well as any product candidates or products resulting from these activities, may infringe or be claimed to infringe patents and other intellectual property rights of third parties under which we do not hold sufficient licenses or other rights. Additionally, third parties may be successful in obtaining patent protection for technologies that cover development activities in which we are already engaged. Third parties may own or control these patents and intellectual

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property rights in the United States and abroad. These third parties may have substantially greater financial resources than us and could bring claims against us that could cause us to incur substantial expenses to defend against these claims and, if successful against us, could cause us to pay substantial damages. Further, if a patent infringement or other similar suit were brought against us, we could be forced to stop or delay development, manufacturing or sales of the product or product candidate that is the subject of the suit. Intellectual property litigation in the biopharmaceutical industry is common, and we expect this trend to continue.

As a result of patent infringement or other similar claims, or to avoid potential claims, we may choose or be required to seek a license from the third party and be required to pay license fees or royalties or both. These licenses may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we were able to obtain a license, the rights may be non-exclusive, which could result in our competitors gaining access to the same intellectual property. Ultimately, we could be prevented from commercializing a product, or be forced to cease some aspect of our business operations, if, as a result of actual or threatened patent infringement claims, we are unable to enter into licenses on acceptable terms, if at all, or if an injunction is granted against us, which could harm our business significantly.

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and know-how, the value of our technology and products could be adversely affected.

In addition to patented technology, we rely upon unpatented proprietary technology, processes and know-how. However, these types of trade secrets can be difficult to protect. We seek to protect this confidential information, in part, through agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties as well as confidentiality policies and audits, although these may not be successful in protecting our trade secrets and confidential information.

These agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach. In addition, our trade secrets may otherwise become known, including through a potential cyber security breach, or may be independently developed by competitors. If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and know-how, competitors may be able to use this information to develop products that compete with our products, which could adversely impact our business.

Other Business Risks

The biotechnology industry is extremely competitive and we must successfully compete with larger companies with substantially greater resources.

Technological competition in the pharmaceutical industry is intense and we expect competition to increase. Other companies are conducting research on therapeutics involving innate and adaptive immune responses as well as other novel treatments or therapeutics for the treatment of cancer which may compete with our product. Many of these competitors are more established, benefit from greater name recognition and have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources than us. In addition, many of these competitors have significantly greater experience in undertaking research, preclinical studies and human clinical trials of new pharmaceutical products, obtaining regulatory approvals and manufacturing and marketing such products. In addition, there are several other companies and products with which we may compete from time to time, and which may have significantly better and larger resources than we do. Accordingly, our competitors may succeed in manufacturing and/or commercializing products more rapidly or effectively, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We anticipate that we will face increased competition in the future as new products enter the market and advanced technologies become available. There can be no assurance that existing products or new products developed by our competitors will not be more effective, or be more effectively manufactured, marketed and sold, than any that may be developed or sold by us. Competitive products may render our products obsolete and uncompetitive prior to recovering research, development or commercialization expenses incurred with respect to any such products.

Our products may fail or cause harm, subjecting us to product liability claims.

Use of our product during current clinical trials may entail risk of product liability.  We maintain clinical trial liability insurance; however, it is possible this coverage may not provide full protection against all risks.  Given the scope and complexity of the clinical development process, the uncertainty of product liability litigation, and the shrinking capacity of insurance underwriters, it is not possible at this time to assess the adequacy of current clinical trial coverage, nor the ability to secure continuing coverage at the same level and at reasonable cost in the foreseeable future.  While we carry, and intend to continue carrying amounts believed to be appropriate under the circumstances, it is not possible at this time to determine the adequacy of such coverage.


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In addition, the sale and commercial use of our product entails risk of product liability. We currently do not carry any product liability insurance for this purpose. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain appropriate levels of product liability insurance prior to any sale of our pharmaceutical products. An inability to obtain insurance on economically feasible terms or to otherwise protect against potential product liability claims could inhibit or prevent the commercialization of products developed by us. The obligation to pay any product liability claim or a recall of a product could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and future prospects.

Future legal proceedings and the impact of any finding of liability or damages could adversely impact the company and its financial condition and results of operations.

From time to time, we may be named as a defendant in various legal actions or other proceedings, inlcuding class action lawsuits. Certain of these actions include and future actual or threatened legal actions may include, claims for substantial and indeterminate amounts of damages, or may result in other results adverse to us. Management does not currently know of any pending, material legal proceedings against the Company, but such legal action could be brought in the future.

The results of possible future legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Accordingly, we cannot determine whether our insurance coverage would be sufficient to cover the costs or potential losses, if any. Regardless of merit, litigation may be both time-consuming and disruptive to our operations and cause significant expense and diversion of management attention. If we do not prevail in future legal proceedings, we may be faced with significant monetary damages or injunctive relief against us that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, possibly materially.
 
We have limited manufacturing experience and intend to rely on third parties to commercially manufacture our products, if and when developed.

To date, we have relied upon a contract manufacturer to manufacture small quantities of REOLYSIN. The manufacturer may encounter difficulties in scaling up production, including production yields, quality control and quality assurance. Only a limited number of manufacturers can supply therapeutic viruses and failure by the manufacturer to deliver the required quantities of REOLYSIN on a timely basis at a commercially reasonable price may have a material adverse effect on us. We have completed a program for the development of a commercial process for manufacturing REOLYSIN and have filed a number of patent applications related to the process. There can be no assurance that we will successfully obtain sufficient patent protection related to our manufacturing process.
 
New products may not be accepted by the medical community or consumers.
 
Our primary activity to date has been research and development and we have no experience in marketing or commercializing products. We will likely rely on third parties to market our products, assuming that they receive regulatory approvals. If we rely on third parties to market our products, the commercial success of such product will be subject to a number of risks that may be outside of our control, including:

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competition in relation to alternative treatments, including efficacy advantages and cost advantages;
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perceived ease of use;
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the availability of coverage or reimbursement by third-party payors;
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uncertainties regarding marketing and distribution support; and
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distribution or use restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities.

Moreover, there can be no assurance that physicians, patients or the medical community will accept our product, even if it proves to be safe and effective and is approved for marketing by Health Canada, the FDA and other regulatory authorities. A failure to successfully market our product would have a material adverse effect on our revenue.

Our technologies may become obsolete.

The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by rapidly changing markets, technology, emerging industry standards and frequent introduction of new products. The introduction of new products embodying new technologies, including new manufacturing processes and the emergence of new industry standards may render our products obsolete, less competitive or less marketable. The process of developing our products is extremely complex and requires significant continuing development efforts and third party commitments. Our failure to develop new technologies and products and the obsolescence of existing technologies could adversely affect our business.


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We may be unable to anticipate changes in our potential customer requirements that could make our existing technology obsolete. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to enhance our existing technologies, develop new technology that addresses the increasing sophistication and varied needs of the market, and respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a timely and cost-effective basis. The development of our proprietary technology entails significant technical and business risks. We may not be successful in using our new technologies or exploiting our niche markets effectively or adapting our businesses to evolving customer or medical requirements or preferences or emerging industry standards.

We are highly dependent on third-party relationships for research and clinical trials.

We rely upon third party relationships for assistance in the conduct of research efforts, pre-clinical development and clinical trials, and manufacturing. In addition, we expect to rely on third parties to seek regulatory approvals for and to market our product. Although we believe that our collaborative partners will have an economic motivation to commercialize our product included in any collaborative agreement, the amount and timing of resources diverted to these activities generally is expected to be controlled by the third party. Furthermore, if we cannot maintain these relationships, our business may suffer.

Our license, development, supply and distribution agreement with Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co. is subject to certain risks and uncertainties related to our dependence on Adlai and doing business in foreign jurisdictions.

On November 16, 2017, we announced that we had entered into the Licensing Agreement with Adlai. Under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, Adlai will have exclusive development and commercialization rights to REOLYSIN in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan (the “Territories”). Pursuant to the Licensing Agreement, along with payments to be received by us upon meeting certain requirements and milestones, we are also eligible to receive royalty payments in excess of 10% associated with the commercialization of REOLYSIN for all indications, subject to regulatory approval. Under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, Adlai will be responsible for all clinical, regulatory and commercialization activities respecting REOLYSIN in the Territories and therefore the Company will be dependent upon Adlai in successfully undertaking those actions in a timely and economic manner and in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements within the Territories. If Adlai is unable to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the Licensing Agreement and in compliance with all applicable legal and regualtory requirements, including clinical, regulatory and commercialization of REOLYSIN, our prospective revenue from royalty payments related to the commercialization of REOLYSIN in the Territories may be materially diminished, delayed or never realized, which could negatively effect our operating results and financial condition.

Further, conducting business with Adlai within the Territories, and specifically China, subjects us to certain economic, political, currency and legal risks and uncertainties regarding, among other things, the development and commercialization of REOLYSIN and the release and receipt of payments under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, including the payment of royalties upon commercialization of REOLYSIN. These risks include:

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different regulatory requirements for drug approvals in foreign countries;
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different standards of care in various countries that could complicate the evaluation of our product candidates;
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different U.S. and foreign drug import and export rules;
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reduced protection for intellectual property rights in certain countries;
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unexpected changes in tariffs, trade barriers and regulatory requirements;
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different reimbursement systems and different competitive drugs indicated to treat the indications for which our product candidates are being developed;
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economic weakness, including inflation, or political instability in particular foreign economies and markets;
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compliance with the FCPA, and other anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws;
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U.S. and foreign taxes;
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foreign currency fluctuations, which could result in reduced revenues, and other obligations incident to doing business in another country;
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a reliance on CROs, clinical trial sites, principal investigators and other third parties that may be less experienced with clinical trials or have different methods of performing such clinical trials than we are used to in the U.S.;
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potential liability resulting from development work conducted by foreign distributors; and
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business interruptions resulting from geopolitical actions, including war and terrorism, or natural disasters.

The government’s of the Territories, and specifically the Chinese government, exercise significant control over all aspects of their respective economies.  Accordingly, any adverse change in the economy, the legal system or governmental, economic or other policies could have a material adverse effect on the business prospects of the the Licensing Agreement with Adlai, including our ability to receive and transfer money out of China under the terms of the Licensing Agreement. Any disruption in relations, inability to work efficiently or disadvantageous treatment of Adlai by the governments of the Territories or other authorities could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects under the Licensing Agreement. Additionally, the regulatory environment in the

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Territories is evolving, and officials in the governments in the Territories exercise broad discretion in deciding how to interpret and apply regulations. There can be no assurance that Adlai will be successful in the development and commercialization of REOLYSIN in the Territories.

The cost of director and officer liability insurance may increase substantially and may affect our ability to retain quality directors and officers.

We carry liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers. Given a number of large director and officer liability insurance claims in the US equity markets, director and officer liability insurance has become increasingly more expensive with increased restrictions. Consequently, there is no assurance that we will continue to be offered this insurance or be able to obtain adequate coverage. The inability to acquire the appropriate insurance coverage may limit our ability to attract and maintain directors and officers as required to conduct our business.

We are dependent on our key employees and collaborators.

Our ability to develop the product will depend, to a great extent, on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified scientific personnel and to develop and maintain relationships with leading research institutions. Competition for such personnel and relationships is intense. We are highly dependent on the principal members of our management staff as well as our advisors and collaborators, the loss of whose services might impede the achievement of development objectives. The persons working with us are affected by a number of influences outside of our control. The loss of key employees and/or key collaborators may affect the speed and success of product development.

Barbados law differs from the laws in effect in Canada and the United States and may afford less protection to holders of our securities.

Certain of our assets and intellectual property are held by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Oncolytics Barbados, which is organized under the laws of Barbados. It may not be possible to enforce court judgments obtained in Canada or the United States against Oncolytics Barbados in Barbados based on the civil liabilities provisions of applicable securities laws. In addition, there is some doubt as to whether the courts of Barbados would recognize or enforce judgments of courts in Canada or the United States obtained against us or our directors or officers based on the civil liabilities provisions of Canadian and United States securities laws or hear actions against us or those persons based on such laws.

Changes in law could adversely affect our business and corporate structure.

There can be no assurances that changes will not occur in corporate, tax, property and other laws in Canada and/or Barbados (or the interpretation thereof by regulatory or tax authorities) which may materially and adversely affect our businesses and corporate structure.

We incur some of our expenses in foreign currencies and therefore we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

We incur some of our manufacturing, clinical, collaborative and consulting expenses in foreign currencies, primarily the US dollar, the Euro and the British pound (“GBP”).  We are therefore exposed to foreign currency rate fluctuations.  Also, as we expand to other foreign jurisdictions there may be an increase in our foreign exchange exposure.

We earn interest income on our excess cash reserves and are exposed to changes in interest rates.

We invest our excess cash reserves in investment vehicles that provide a rate of return with little risk to principal. As interest rates change the amount of interest income we earn will be directly impacted.

Our operations may be adversely affected by disruptions to our information technology ("IT") systems, including disruptions from cybersecurity breaches of our IT infrastructure.

We rely on information technology networks and systems, including those of third-party service providers, to process, transmit and store electronic information. In particular, we depend on our information technology infrastructure for a variety of functions, including financial reporting, data management, and email communications. Any of these systems may be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorist attacks, sabotage and similar events. Global cybersecurity threats and incidents can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to our information technology systems to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats. The ever-increasing use and evolution of

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technology, including cloud-based computing, creates opportunities for the unintentional dissemination or intentional destruction of confidential information stored in our systems or in non-encrypted portable media or storage devices. We could also experience a business interruption, information theft of confidential information, or reputational damage from industrial espionage attacks, malware or other cyber attacks, which may compromise our system infrastructure or lead to data leakage, either internally or at our third-party providers. Despite the implementation of network security measures and disaster recovery plans, our systems and those of third parties on which we rely may also be vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar disruptions. If we or our vendors are unable (or are perceived as unable) to prevent such outages and breaches, our operations may be disrupted and our business reputation could be adversely affected.

We expect that risks and exposures related to cybersecurity attacks will remain high for the foreseeable future due to the rapidly evolving nature and sophistication of these threats.

The Company may fail to achieve and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and equivalent Canadian legislation.

The Company documented and tested during its most recent fiscal year its internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) and equivalent Canadian legislation. SOX requires an annual assessment by management of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting and an attestation report by the Company’s independent auditors addressing this assessment, if applicable. The Company may fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of its internal controls over financial reporting as such standards are modified, supplemented, or amended from time to time, and the Company may not be able to ensure that it can conclude, on an ongoing basis, that it has effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of SOX. The Company’s failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of SOX on an ongoing, timely basis could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of its financial statements, which in turn could harm the Company’s business and negatively impact the trading price of the common shares or the market value of its other securities. In addition, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm the Company’s operating results or cause it to fail to meet its reporting obligations. Future acquisitions of companies, if any, may provide the Company with challenges in implementing the required processes, procedures and controls in its acquired operations. No evaluation can provide complete assurance that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting will detect or uncover all failures of persons within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be reported. The effectiveness of the Company’s processes, procedures and controls could also be limited by simple errors or faulty judgments. In addition, if the Company expands, the challenges involved in implementing appropriate internal controls over financial reporting will increase and will require that the Company continue to improve its internal controls over financial reporting.

Because the Company is a Canadian Company and some of its directors and officers are resident outside the United States, it may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce civil liabilities against the Company based solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States.

The Company is a Canadian company, with its principal place of business in Canada. Some of the Company’s directors and officers, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, are residents outside the United States and a significant portion of the Company’s assets are located outside the United States. Consequently, it may be difficult for US investors to effect service of process within the United States upon the Company or these directors or officers who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liabilities under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts (1) would enforce judgments of US courts obtained in actions against the Company or such directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the US federal securities laws or the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state within the United States or (2) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against the Company or such directors or officers predicated upon the US federal securities laws or any such state securities or “blue sky” laws. In addition, the protections afforded by Canadian securities laws may not be available to investors in the United States.

As a foreign private issuer, our shareholders may have less complete and timely data.

The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “US Exchange Act”). Equity securities of the Company are accordingly exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the US Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3 of the US Exchange Act. Therefore, the Company is not required to file a Schedule 14A proxy statement in relation to its annual meeting of shareholders. The submission of proxy and annual meeting of  shareholder information on Form 6-K may result in shareholders having less complete and timely information in connection with shareholder actions. The exemption from Section 16 rules regarding reports of beneficial ownership and purchases

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and sales of common shares by insiders and restrictions on insider trading in our securities may result in shareholders having less data and there being fewer restrictions on insiders’ activities in our securities.

The Company is likely a "passive foreign investment company" which may have adverse US federal income tax consequences for US shareholders.

US shareholders of the Common Shares should be aware that the Company believes it was classified as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for the tax year ended December 31, 2017, and based on current business plans and financial expectations, the Company anticipates that it may qualify as a PFIC for its current and subsequent taxable years.  If the Company is a PFIC for any year during a US shareholder’s holding period, then such US shareholder generally will be required to treat any gain realized upon a disposition of Common Shares, or any so-called “excess distribution” received on its common shares, as ordinary income, and to pay an interest charge on a portion of such gain or distributions, unless the shareholder makes a timely and effective "qualified electing fund" election (“QEF Election”) or a "mark-to-market" election with respect to the Common Shares.  A US shareholder who makes a QEF Election generally must report on a current basis its share of the Company's net capital gain and ordinary earnings for any year in which the Company is a PFIC, whether or not the Company distributes any amounts to its shareholders.  However, US shareholders should be aware that there can be no assurance that the Company will satisfy the record keeping requirements that apply to a qualified electing fund, or that the Company will supply US shareholders with information that such U.S. shareholders require to report under the QEF Election rules, in the event that the Company is a PFIC and a U.S. shareholder wishes to make a QEF Election. Thus, US shareholders may not be able to make a QEF Election with respect to their Common Shares. A US shareholder who makes the mark-to-market election generally must include as ordinary income each year the excess of the fair market value of the common shares over the taxpayer’s basis therein.  This paragraph is qualified in its entirety by the discussion below under the heading “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”  Each US shareholder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the PFIC rules and the US federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares.

Risks related to our Common Shares

Our share price may be highly volatile.

Market prices for securities of biotechnology companies generally are volatile and the share price for our common shares has been historically volatile. This increases the risk of securities litigation. Factors such as announcements (publicly made or at scientific conferences) of technological innovations, new commercial products, patents, the development of proprietary rights, results of clinical trials, regulatory actions, publications, quarterly financial results, our financial position, public concern over the safety of biotechnology, future sales of shares by us or our current shareholders and other factors could have a significant effect on the market price and volatility of the Common Shares.
 
Potential dilution of present and prospective shareholdings.
 
In order to finance future operations and development efforts, the Company may raise funds through the issue of common shares or the issue of securities convertible into common shares. The Company cannot predict the size of future issues of common shares or the issue of securities convertible into common shares or the effect, if any, that future issues and sales of the Company’s common shares will have on the market price of its common shares. Any transaction involving the issue of previously authorized but unissued shares, or securities convertible into shares, would result in dilution, possibly substantial, to present and prospective holders of shares.
 
The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
The Company has not declared or paid any dividends since its incorporation. The Company intends to retain earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of its business and does not intend to pay cash dividends on the Common Shares in the foreseeable future. Any return on an investment in the common shares will come from the appreciation, if any, in the value of the Common Shares. The payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be reviewed periodically by the board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, conditions then existing including earnings, financial condition and capital requirements, restrictions in financing agreements, business opportunities and conditions and other factors.

“Penny stock” rules may make buying or selling our securities difficult, which may make our stock less liquid and make it harder for investors to buy and sell our securities.
On November 5, 2015, we were delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Markets and are now only quoted on an over-the-counter market, the OTCQX International, maintained by OTC Markets, Inc. Trading in our securities is now subject to the SEC’s “penny

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stock” rules and it is anticipated that trading in our securities will continue to be subject to the penny stock rules for the foreseeable future. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations that generally define a penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. These rules require that any broker-dealer who recommends our securities to persons other than prior customers and accredited investors must, prior to the sale, make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to execute the transaction. Unless an exception is available, the regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated with trading in the penny stock market. In addition, broker-dealers must disclose commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities they offer. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by these requirements may discourage broker-dealers from recommending transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the liquidity of our securities and consequently adversely affect the market price for our securities.
ITEM 4.  INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
 
A.
History and Development of the Company

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. was formed under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) on April 2, 1998 as 779738 Alberta Ltd.  On April 8, 1998, we changed our name to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Our principal executive office is located at 210, 1167 Kensington Cres. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1X7, telephone (403) 670-7377. Our agent for service in the US is CT Corporation, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011.

A description of the important events in our development including licensing transactions, our principal capital expenditures and divestitures and a description of acquisitions of material assets can be found in our MD&A and in the notes to our financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
 
B.
Business Overview
 
Since our inception in April of 1998, Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has been a development stage company and we have focused our research and development efforts on the development of REOLYSIN (pelareorep), a systemically administered immuno-oncology (I-O) viral agent with the potential to treat a variety of cancers. We have not been profitable since our inception and expect to continue to incur substantial losses as we continue research and development efforts. We do not expect to generate significant revenues until, if and when, pelareorep becomes commercially viable.

Our Business

Our potential product for human use, pelareorep, an unmodified reovirus, is a first in class systemically administered I-O viral agent for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies.

Scientific Background

Pelareorep’s anti-tumor activity is based on three modes of action which are complementary but not interdependent (Figure 1):

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Selective viral replication in permissive cancer cells which leads to tumor cell lysis.
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Activation of innate immunity in response to the infection which results in a cascade of chemokines/cytokines causing natural killer (NK) cells to be activated and attack cancer cells.
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A specific adaptive immune response triggered by tumor- and viral-associated antigens displayed by antigen-presenting cells (APCs, infected tumor cells and/or dendritic cells) to T cells.

Summary of Research and Development highlights

Preclinical and Translational Research data to date indicate the following:

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Pelareorep has anticancer effects in models of metastatic cancers that can prolong survival in these models when using immuno-competent rodents.
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The survival benefit in animal models can be enhanced when pelareorep is given in combination with chemotherapy, immunotherapy (e.g., checkpoint inhibitors, IMiDs, rituximab, etc.) or radiotherapy.
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A toxic dose of reovirus T3D has not been reached/established in animal models and infection presents with minimal side-effects.

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Clinical data to date indicate the following:

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More than 1,400 patients have been enrolled in clinical studies conducted in the US, Canada and EU. Of these, more than 1,000 patients received pelareorep, with over 930 via intravenous (IV) administration and over 90 by intratumoral injections (ITu). The remaining patients were randomized to control arms.
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Pelareorep has been administered as single or multiple doses (intratumoral or intravenous), either as a mono-therapy or in combination with chemotherapy, immunotherapy (e.g., checkpoint inhibitors), and radiotherapy.
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No Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) for intravenous pelareorep as mono-therapy was defined in the two Phase 1 trials (REO 004 and 005). Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were seen in some of the combination trials with pelareorep and chemotherapy, which generally enrolled heavily pre-treated patients.
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When combined with chemotherapeutic agents, pelareorep does not appear to enhance either the frequency or severity of the adverse effects of the chemotherapeutic agents.
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There is emerging evidence that pelareorep may impact overall survival (OS) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (MAP):
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In a randomized, controlled Phase 2 study of paclitaxel with pelareorep versus paclitaxel alone in MBC (CCTG IND.213) median survival time was greater for subjects treated with paclitaxel and pelareorep (median 17.4 months) than subjects treated with paclitaxel alone (10.4 months, hazard ratio [HR] 0.65).
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In a single arm study with gemcitabine plus pelareorep in first line MAP (REO 017) the median overall survival (mOS) was 10 months with a 1 year and 2-year survival of 46% and 24%, respectively.
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In a two-arm Phase 2 randomized study (NCI 8601), patients with MAP were randomized to receive either carboplatin, paclitaxel and pelareorep (test arm) or carboplatin and paclitaxel alone (control arm). The median OS was similar for both arms, but the probability of survival at Year 2 was 20% in the test arm vs 9% in the control arm.

Mechanism of Action

Figure 1. Proposed mechanism of action for pelareorep.

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Direct cell lysis - Reovirus Replication in Permissive Cancer Cells

Selective viral replication and lysis in cancer cells and not normal cells is mediated by the host cellular protein PKR (dsRNA-activated protein kinase). In non-cancer cells that are infected with reovirus, PKR activates in the presence of the virus which in turn inhibits viral gene translation. However, in permissive cancer cells, PKR activation is inhibited, allowing for viral gene translation and eventual cell lysis.

It was originally established that selective lysis with reovirus was mediated by tumor cells with an activated RAS-pathway, since active RAS inhibits PKR activation. However, more recent investigations have revealed that reovirus replication is not just restricted

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to cells with an active RAS pathway, oncogenic mutations and amplifications in upstream (EGFR) and downstream (BRAF) mediators of the RAS-pathway also allow for viral replication and oncolysis. Moreover, active RAS is known to stimulate over 18 downstream effector proteins, many of which have been shown to facilitate viral replication, such as activation of Raf/MEK/ERK, RalGEF/p38, and JNK signalling pathways. Cells bearing dysfunctional or deleted tumor suppressor genes (p53, ATM and Rb) and or chemo- or radiation-induced cell stress also show increased sensitivity to reovirus replication and lysis.

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Induction of Innate Immunity

Preclinical and clinical studies provide compelling lines of evidence that pelareorep functions as an immunogenic agent. Indeed, preclinical studies by Steele and colleagues demonstrated that melanoma cells infected with pelareorep can produce an innate immune response triggering the release of inflammatory cytokines. This inflammatory milieu promotes a chemotactic response in NK cells, dendritic cells, and cytotoxic T-cells, altering the tumour microenvironment to support bystander immune-mediated cancer cell death. Intriguingly, preclinical studies have also demonstrated that the beneficial immunogenic functions of pelareorep can occur independent of viral replication. Pelareorep performs this immunogenic function, in part, by activating dendritic cells, key regulators of both adaptive and innate immunity. Dendritic cells activated by reovirus in turn stimulate the innate antitumor activity of NK (natural killer) cells through the release of proinflammatory cytokines, demonstrating that dendritic cells' recognition of reovirus may trigger a beneficial innate immune response.

A clinical trial with pelareorep (REO 013) provided an opportunity to study human NK cell activation, in humans, in a controlled manner. Ten colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases received between one and five doses of pelareorep prior to surgical resection of their tumor. NK cell activation peaked 24-48 hours post-infection, coincident with a peak of pro-inflammatory cytokines. NK cells within reovirus-treated blood mononuclear cells were stimulated to kill tumor targets, but not normal hepatocytes. Moreover, NK cells were able to hand-off virus to tumors for direct oncolytic killing. Similarly, NK cells within liver mononuclear cells became selectively cytotoxic towards tumor cells when activated by reovirus. These results showed that reovirus modulates human NK cell activity in vivo and suggest that this may contribute to the therapeutic effect of pelareorep.

3.
Induction of Adaptive Immunity

Adaptive anti-tumor immunity allows for elimination of existing cancer cells and performs constant surveillance, preventing relapse, and increasing patient overall survival. An adaptive immune response requires two signals: a signal from an antigen presenting cell (APC), as well as a co-stimulation signal in the form of cytokines. In the absence of both signals, the adaptive immune response fails. Therapy with pelareorep has the potential to activate both signals. Following its therapeutic administration, pelareorep enhances the expression of ‘foreign’ antigens/markers on tumor cells. Oncolysis of tumor cells exposes tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) and viral-associated antigens (VAAs) for processing and presentation by APCs, such as dendritic cells. Through the combined actions of these immunological events, pelareorep facilitates the display of novel ‘foreign’ antigens on the surface of infected tumor cells and APCs. Simultaneously, pelareorep induces an inflammatory response promoting the expression of co-stimulatory molecules and inflammatory cytokines. Together, pelareorep mediated immunological events over-rule tumor antigen presentation impairments and initiate adaptive anti-tumor immunity.

By promoting the expression of novel antigens and the release of inflammatory cytokines, pelareorep, promotes an inflamed tumor phenotype. An inflamed tumor phenotype is characterized by NK and T-cell infiltration, increased expression of chemokines/cytokines, and increased expression of checkpoint ligands. This phenotype correlates with an increase in overall survival and has a positive prognostic value for early stage cancers. In patients with metastatic cancer, an inflamed tumor phenotype is associated with better clinical outcomes when treated with immunotherapies, including immune checkpoint blockade inhibitors, cancer vaccines, and adoptive T-cell therapies. By promoting an inflamed tumor phenotype, pelareorep primes an anti-cancer immune response (Figure 2).



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Figure 2. Pelareorep (REOLYSIN) primes an anti-cancer immune response
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Clinical Development Plan
 
We are directing a three-part clinical development program with the objective of developing pelareorep as a human cancer therapeutic. Our clinical development program focuses on the three components of pelareorep's mechanism of action and includes the following:

1.
Chemo combinations - Our primary focus has been on the investigation of chemotherapy combination clinical trials investigating the use of different chemotherapy agents in various cancer indications. In 2017, we reported additional clinical data from our randomized clinical program which includes the clinical trial collaborations with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG, formerly known as the National Cancer Institute of Canada). Specifically, subgroup analysis in the IND.213 trial in MBC revealed a significant improvement in overall survival of patients that are hormone receptor positive (HR+) / human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-). In HR+/HER2- patients, REOLYSIN therapy in combination with paclitaxel doubled the overall survival from 10.8 month with paclitaxel therapy alone to 21.8 months with REOLYSIN plus paclitaxel. This increase in overall survival is consistent with previous survival data reported from our NCI pancreatic trial which suggests a long term survival benefit when comparing test and control arms at 24 months.

2.
Combination with IMiDs/targeted therapy - Our second program focuses on the potential of pelareorep to stimulate a patient's innate immunity and the potential for an infection to cause a cascade of chemokines/cytokines activating natural killer (NK) cells to attack cancer cells. In 2017, patient enrollment commenced on a clinical collaboration with Myeloma UK and Celgene that combines pelareorep with immune modulator therapies (IMiDs) which enhance NK cell activation.

3.
Immunotherapy combinations - Our third program focuses on the potential for pelareorep to cause a specific adaptive immune response triggered by tumor- and viral-associated antigens displayed by antigen-presenting cells (APCs, infected tumor cells and/or dendritic cells) to T cells. In 2017 we announced our first data set combining a checkpoint inhibitor with pelareorep and pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in pancreatic cancer, which demonstrated safety and tolerability and in five efficacy evaluable patients, one had a partial response (six-month duration) and two had stable disease (lasting 126 and 221 days). Additional basket study concepts are now being planned.

Patents and Trade Secrets
 
The patent positions and proprietary rights of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, including us, are generally uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. We believe there will continue to be significant litigation in the industry regarding patent and other intellectual property rights.

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Currently, we have over 411 issued patents including 47 issued in the US and 21 in Canada. We also have 35 patents pending in the US, Canada, and other jurisdictions, but we cannot be certain whether any given patent application filed by us will result in the issuance of a patent or if any given patent issued to us will later be challenged and invalidated. Nor can we be certain whether any given patent that may be issued to us will provide any significant proprietary protection to our product and business.

Litigation or other proceedings may also be necessary to enforce or defend our proprietary rights and patents. In Europe, patents can be revoked through opposition or nullity proceedings. In the United States patents may be revoked or invalidated in court actions or challenged in interference, post-grant review, derivation or re-examination proceedings in the USPTO. Such litigation or proceedings could result in substantial cost or distraction to us, or result in an adverse decision as to our or our licensors’ patent applications and patents.

Our commercial success depends, in part, on not infringing the patents or proprietary rights of others and not breaching licenses granted that may be granted to us. Competitors may have filed patent applications and obtained patents and may in the future file patent applications and obtain patents relevant to our product and technologies.  We are not aware of competing intellectual property relating to our pelareorep project.  While we currently believe that we have the necessary freedom to operate in these areas, there can be no assurance that others will not challenge our position in the future.  Litigation to defend our position could be costly and time consuming. We also cannot be certain that we will be successful. We may be required to obtain a license from a prevailing party in order to continue the portion of our business that relates to the proceeding. We may also be required to obtain licenses to other third-party technologies necessary in order to market our products. Such licenses may not be available to us on acceptable terms or on any terms and we may have to discontinue that portion of our business. Any failure to license any technologies required to commercialize our technologies or products at reasonable cost may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flow and future prospects. We are not currently involved in any litigation concerning our competitors’ patent applications and patents. We may be involved in such litigation in the future.

We also rely on unpatented trade secrets and improvements, unpatented know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position. No assurance can be given that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques, or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or disclose such technology, or that we can meaningfully protect our rights to our unpatented trade secrets.

We require our employees and consultants to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of employment and consulting relationships with us. These agreements provide that all confidential information developed by or made known to an individual during the course of the employment or consulting relationship generally must be kept confidential. In the case of employees, the agreements provide that all inventions conceived by the individual, while employed by us, relating to our business are our exclusive property. While we have implemented reasonable business measurements to protect confidential information, these agreements may not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of such information.

Business Strategy
 
Our business strategy is to develop and market pelareorep in an effective and timely manner, and access additional technologies at a time and in a manner that we believe is best for our development.  We intend to achieve our business strategy by focusing on these key areas:

•
Develop pelareorep through our clinical development plan assessing the safety and efficacy in human subjects;

•
Establish collaborations with experts to assist us with scientific and clinical developments of this new potential pharmaceutical product;

•
Implement strategic alliances with selected pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and selected laboratories, at a time and in a manner where such alliances may complement and expand our research and development efforts on the product and provide sales and marketing capabilities;

•
Utilize our broadening patent base and collaborator network as a mechanism to meet our strategic objectives; and

•
Develop relationships with companies that could be instrumental in assisting us to access other innovative therapeutics.
 

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Our business strategy is based on attaining a number of commercial objectives, which, in turn, are supported by a number of product development goals.  Our new product development presently being conducted is primarily of a research and development nature.  In the context of this Annual Report, statements of our "belief" are based primarily upon our results derived to date from our research and development program with animals, early stage human trials and our most recent data in HR+/HER2- mBC patients, and upon which we believe that we have a reasonable scientific basis to expect the particular results to occur.  It is not possible to predict, based upon studies in animals, or early stage human trials, whether a new therapeutic will ultimately prove to be safe and effective in humans.  There are no assurances that the particular result expected by us will occur.

At this time we do not intend to become a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with substantial in-house research and development, marketing and distribution or manufacturing capabilities.  We are pursuing a strategy of establishing relationships with larger companies as strategic partners.  We intend to partner or joint venture with larger pharmaceutical companies that have existing and relevant marketing capability for our products.  It is anticipated that future clinical development into large international or pivotal trials would generally occur in conjunction with a strategic partner or partners, who would contribute expertise and financial assistance.  In exchange for certain product rights and commitments to market our products, the strategic partners would be expected to share in gross proceeds from the sale of our product or products and potentially share in various market or manufacturing opportunities.  The proceeds generated from partnering or joint venturing projects are expected to be distributed on the basis of relative risk taken and resources contributed by each party to the partnership or joint venture.

Regulatory Requirements
 
The development of new pharmaceuticals is strongly influenced by a country's regulatory environment.  The drug approval process in Canada is regulated by Health Canada.  The primary regulatory body in the United States is the FDA and in Europe is the European Medicines Agency (the “EMA”).  Similar processes are conducted in specific countries by equivalent regulatory bodies.  Regulations in each jurisdiction require the licensing of manufacturing facilities and mandate strict research and product testing standards.  Companies must establish the safety and efficacy of their products, comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices and submit marketing materials before being allowed to market pharmaceutical products.  While we plan to pursue or support the pursuit of the approval of our product, success in acquiring regulatory approval for any product is not assured.

In order to market our pharmaceutical product in Canada, the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions, we must successfully meet the requirements of those jurisdictions. The requirements of the Appropriate Regulatory Authority will generally include the following stages as part of the regulatory process:

•
Pre-Pharmacological Studies - Pre-Pharmacological studies involve extensive testing on laboratory animals to determine if a potential therapeutic product has utility in an in vivo disease model and has any adverse toxicology in a disease model.

•
Investigational New Drug Application - An Investigational New Drug ("IND") Submission, or the equivalent, must be submitted to the appropriate regulatory authority prior to conducting Pharmacological Studies.

•
Pharmacological Studies (or Phase 1 Clinical Trials) - Pharmacological studies are designed to assess the potential harmful or other side effects that an individual receiving the therapeutic compound may experience.  These studies, usually short in duration, are often conducted with healthy volunteers or actual patients and use up to the maximum expected therapeutic dose.

•
Therapeutic Studies (or Phase 2 and 3 Clinical Trials) - Therapeutic studies are designed primarily to determine the appropriate manner for administering a drug to produce a preventive action or a significant beneficial effect against a disease.  These studies are conducted using actual patients with the condition that the therapeutic is designed to remedy. Prior to initiating these studies, the organization sponsoring the program is required to satisfy a number of requirements via the submission of documentation to support the approval for a clinical trial.

•
New Drug Submission - After all three phases of a clinical trial have been completed, the results are submitted with the original IND Submission to the appropriate regulatory authority for marketing approval.  Once marketing approval is granted, the product is approved for commercial sales.

Marketing Approvals
 
The results of the preclinical and clinical testing, together with manufacturing and controls information, are submitted to regulatory agencies in order to obtain approval to commence commercial sales. In responding to such an application, regulatory agencies may grant marketing approval, request additional information or further research, or deny the application if they determine that

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the application does not satisfy their regulatory approval criteria. Approval for a pharmaceutical or biologic product may not be granted on a timely basis, if at all, or if granted may not cover all the clinical indications for which approval is sought, or may contain significant limitations in the form of warnings, precautions or contraindications with respect to conditions of use.

Satisfaction of pre-market approval requirements for new drugs and biologics typically takes several years, and the actual time required may vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the product or targeted disease. Government regulation may delay or prevent marketing of potential products for a considerable period of time and impose costly procedures upon our activities. Success in early stage clinical trials or with prior versions of products does not assure success in later stage clinical trials. Data obtained from clinical activities are not always conclusive and may be susceptible to varying interpretations that could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval.

Post-Marketing Regulations

Once approved, regulatory agencies may withdraw the product approval if compliance with pre- and/or post-marketing regulatory standards is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the marketplace. In addition, they may require post-marketing studies, referred to as Phase 4 studies, to monitor the effect of an approved product, and may limit further marketing of the product based on the results of these post-market studies. The FDA and other foreign regulatory agencies have broad post-market regulatory and enforcement powers, including the ability to levy fines and penalties, suspend or delay issuance of approvals, seize or recall products, or withdraw approvals.

Manufacturing Regulations
 
We use contract toll manufacturers to produce pelareorep.  Our toll manufacturers are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, and other domestic and foreign authorities where applicable, and must comply with cGMP regulations. Manufacturers of biologics also must comply with general biological product standards. Failure to comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements subjects the manufacturer to possible legal or regulatory action, such as suspension of manufacturing, seizure of product, or mandatory or voluntary recall of a product.  Adverse experiences with the product must be reported to the FDA and foreign agencies and could result in the imposition of market restrictions through labeling changes or in product removal. Product approvals may be withdrawn if compliance with regulatory requirements is not maintained or if problems concerning safety or efficacy of the product occur following approval.

Advertising and Promotion Regulations
 
With respect to both pre- and post-market product advertising and promotion, the FDA and similar foreign agencies impose a number of complex regulations on entities that advertise and promote pharmaceuticals and biologics, which include, among other things, standards and regulations relating to direct-to-consumer advertising, off-label promotion, industry sponsored scientific and educational activities, and promotional activities involving the Internet. These agencies have very broad enforcement authority and failure to abide by these regulations can result in penalties including the issuance of a warning letter directing the entity to correct deviations from requisite standards, a requirement that future advertising and promotional materials be pre-cleared by the FDA or relevant foreign agencies, and foreign, state and federal civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions.

Other Government Regulations
 
We are subject to various laws and regulations regarding laboratory practices, the experimental use of animals, and the use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances in connection with our research. In each of these areas, as above, the government has broad regulatory and enforcement powers, including the ability to levy fines and civil penalties, suspend or delay issuance of approvals, seize or recall products, and withdraw approvals, any one or more of which could have a material adverse effect upon us.

Market and Competition
 
According to estimates for 2018 from the American Cancer Society, 1.7 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the year, and 609,640 Americans are expected to die of cancer.  Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease. In the United States, the relative lifetime risk of a male or female developing cancer is 1 in 3 (Source: American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts & Figures 2018). The prevalence of breast cancer in the United States in 2016 was 3.56 million, of which there were 2.6 million patients with HR+/HER2- subtype and 154,885 patients with HR+/HER2- stage IV breast cancer. (Source: https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html. Accessed on March 28, 2017. Howlader, Nadia, et al. US Incidence of Breast Cancer Subtypes Defined by Joint Hormone Receptor and HER2 Status. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Accessed March 28, 2017).

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The costs of this disease state are also significant.  In the United States, the American Cancer Society reported in its Cancer Facts & Figures 2018 that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimated the 2015 direct medical costs for cancer were $80.2 billion. (Source: American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts & Figures 2018).

We face substantial competition in the development of products for cancer and other diseases. This competition from other manufacturers of the same types of products and from manufacturers of different types of products designed for the same uses is expected to continue in both US and international markets.  Oncolytic virus therapies, our primary focus area, are rapidly evolving areas in the biotechnology industry and are expected to undergo many changes in the coming years as a result of technological advances. We are currently aware of a number of groups that are developing oncolytic virus therapies including early-stage and established biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, government agencies and research institutions. We face competition from all of these groups in areas such as recruiting employees, acquiring technologies that might enhance our ability to commercialize products, establishing relationships with certain research and academic institutions, enrolling patients in clinical trials and seeking program partnerships and collaborations with larger pharmaceutical companies. It is possible that our competitors could achieve earlier market commercialization, could have superior patent protection, or could have safer, more effective or more cost-effective products. These factors could render our potential products less competitive, which could adversely affect our business.

Product Marketing Strategy
 
The markets for the cancer product being developed by us may be large and could require substantial sales and marketing capability.  Before or upon successful completion of the development of a cancer product, we intend to enter into one or more strategic partnerships or other collaborative arrangements with a pharmaceutical company or other company with marketing and distribution expertise to address this need.  If necessary, we will establish arrangements with various partners for different geographical areas or specific applications at various times in the development process.  Our management and consultants have relevant experience with the partnering process.

Seasonality of Business
 
Our results of operations have not been materially impacted by seasonality.

C.
Organizational Structure
 
On December 31, 2017, we had one material wholly-owned operating subsidiary; Oncolytics Biotech (Barbados) Inc. (“OBB”), a Barbados company.  In addition, Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a material wholly owned subsidiary of OBB.
 
D.      Property, Plant and Equipment
 
We currently lease our head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as well as our office spaces in San Diego, California, US and Barbados. We do not own or lease any other office space, manufacturing facilities or equipment and do not have any current plans to construct or acquire any facilities.

ITEM 4A.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
None.
 
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
 
Our Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements, including our belief as to the potential of REOLYSIN, a therapeutic reovirus, as a cancer therapeutic and our expectations as to the success of our research and development and manufacturing programs in 2018 and beyond, future financial position, business strategy and plans for future operations, and statements that are not historical facts, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.

With respect to the forward-looking statements made within our MD&A, we have made numerous assumptions regarding among other things: our ability to obtain financing to fund our development program, our ability to receive regulatory approval to commence enrollment in our clinical trial program, the final results of our co-therapy clinical trials, our ability to maintain our supply of REOLYSIN and future expense levels being within our current expectations.  Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance

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on forward-looking statements.  We do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

A.
Operating Results

Please see our 2017 Management Discussion and Analysis in Exhibit 15.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

B.
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Please see our 2017 Management Discussion and Analysis in Exhibit 15.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

C.
Research and Development, Patents, and Licenses, etc.

Please see the disclosure in "Item 4.  Information on the Company B. Business Overview" for information on the Company’s research and development policies. Our research and development expenses were $9,392,623, $9,770,007, and $8,601,864 for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

D.
Trend Information

It is important to note that historical patterns of expenditures cannot be taken as an indication of future expenditures.  The amount and timing of expenditures and availability of capital resources vary substantially from period to period, depending on the level of research and development activity being undertaken at any one time and the availability of funding from investors and prospective commercial partners. See our 2017 Management Discussion and Analysis in Exhibit 15.1 for our comparative discussion on our expenditures between 2015 - 2017 and our expectations for 2018.

Except as disclosed elsewhere in our annual report, we know of no trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our liquidity or capital resources or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.

E.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As at December 31, 2017, we had not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements.

F.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

We have the following contractual obligations as at December 31, 2017:
Contractual Obligations
Payments Due by Period
 

Total
$
Less than 1 year
$

2 -3 years
$

4 - 5 years
$

After 5 years
$
Capital lease obligations
Nil

—

—

—

—

Operating lease(1)
740,850

285,987

411,733

43,130

—

Purchase obligations
5,980,454

5,980,454

—

—

—

Other long term obligations
Nil

—

—

—

—

Total contractual obligations
6,721,304

6,266,441

411,733

43,130

—

Note:
(1)
Our operating leases are comprised of our office leases and exclude our portion of operating costs.

We expect to fund our capital expenditure requirements and commitments with existing working capital.

G.
Safe Harbor

We seek safe harbor for our forward-looking statements contained in Items 5.E and F.  See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.




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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
 
A.
Directors and Senior Management

The following table sets forth the names and places of residence of all our directors and officers as at December 31, 2017, as well as the positions and offices held by such persons and their principal occupations.
Name and Place of Residence 
Position with the Company
Principal Occupation
Director of the Company Since
Deborah M. Brown, BSc, MBA(1)(2)
Ontario, Canada
Director
In addition to being a Management Consultant since 2014, Ms. Brown is currently the Managing Partner at Accelera CANADA, a specialty consultancy firm that assists emerging biopharma ventures in the United States and Europe with the development and implementation of Canadian market strategies. She held progressively senior roles at EMD Serono from 2000 to 2014, including Executive Vice President of Neuroimmunology for the company's U.S. operations, and President and Managing Director of the company's Canadian operations. In 2012, Ms. Brown was Chair of the Canadian National Pharmaceutical Organization (now Innovative Medicines Canada) and served on its Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014. She currently sits on the Boards of Life Sciences Ontario, the Strategic Executive Advisory Council for Canadian Cancer Trials Group, and her local SPCA. Ms. Brown holds an MBA from University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business, an Hons B.Sc. from the University of Guelph and completed the Merck executive development programme at the University of Hong Kong, INSEAD and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
November 2, 2017
Matthew C. Coffey, PhD
Alberta, Canada
Chief Executive Officer and Director
A co-founder of the Company, Dr. Coffey has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2017. Dr. Coffey completed his doctorate degree in oncology at the University of Calgary with a focus on the oncolytic capabilities of the reovirus. The results of his research have been published in various respected scientific journals, including Science, Human Gene Therapy, and The EMBO Journal. Dr. Coffey has held the positions of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2016 to January 2017, Chief Operating Officer of the Company from December 2008 to November 2016, Chief Scientific Officer from December 2004 to December 2008, Vice-President of Product Development from July 1999 to December 2004 and Chief Financial Officer from September 1999 to May 2000.
May 11, 2011
Andrew de Guttadauro
California, USA
Global Head of Business Development, President, Oncolytics Biotech (U.S.) Inc.
Andrew de Guttadauro has more than 25 years of biopharmaceutical commercialization and business development experience in. He has held executive and senior-level positions at leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, working on initiatives across both developed and emerging markets globally.

Mr. de Guttadauro began his career at TAP Pharmaceuticals, supporting the launch of blockbuster drugs, Lupron® and Prevacid®. He held a variety of marketing positions at Amgen, contributing to the success of Enbrel®, Aranesp®, and Epogen® before joining MedImmune to lead marketing efforts for the FluMist® inhaled influenza vaccine. Following a two-year assignment overseeing the commercial development of Zevalin®, the first radioimmunotherapy product approved for use in the United States, Mr. de Guttadauro took on the role of Senior Director of Strategy at Biogen Idec. He then served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Vical, supporting the execution of distribution agreements for Allovectin®. Prior to joining Oncolytics, Mr. de Guttadauro was a Principal at 1798 Consultants Inc., a healthcare consulting firm providing commercialization, market access, and compliance strategic advice to leading and emerging biopharmaceutical companies.

Mr. de Guttadauro has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
N/A

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Name and Place of Residence 
Position with the Company
Principal Occupation
Director of the Company Since
Andres A. Gutierrez, MD, PhD
New Jersey, USA
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Gutierrez is board certified in internal medicine and completed a fellowship in medical oncology. Most recently he has held progressively senior clinical development positions designing and implementing both early and later-stage oncology clinical studies at a range of U.S. and European companies including Sellas Life Sciences Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Proteolix, and Oculus Innovative Sciences. Prior to that, he held a series of academic and consulting positions. Over his 32 year career, he has authored and co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts and presented at numerous conferences. He received his MD and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
N/A
Angela Holtham, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, ICD.D(1)(2)
Ontario, Canada
Director
Ms. Holtham held a number of financial positions over a 19-year career with the Canadian subsidiary of Nabisco Inc., rising to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Then in 2002, she joined Toronto, Ontario-based Hospital for Sick Children as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position she held for eight years. Through her career she has participated in many initiatives ranging from traditional finance functions and operations oversight to intellectual property portfolio management and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Holtham is an FCPA, FCMA, holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D). Ms. Holtham holds a number of board and audit committee positions in both private and public sectors, including audit committee chair and director of Jamieson Wellness.
June 18, 2014
J. Mark Lievonen, CM, FCPA, FCA, LLD(1)(3)
Ontario, Canada
Director
Mr. Lievonen held the position of President of Sanofi Pasteur Limited, a vaccine development, manufacturing and marketing company, from 1999 to 2016. He is a Director of Acerus Pharmeceuticals Corporation, Quest PharmaTech Inc., and the Gairdner Foundation. Mr. Lievonen has served on a number of industry and not-for-profit boards including as the chair of Rx&D (now Innovative Medicines Canada), BIOTECanada, and the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation, as Vice-Chair of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, as a Director of the Public Policy Forum, and as a Governor of York University Mr. Lievonen was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2015, named a Chevalier de l'Ordre National de Mérite by the government of France in 2007, and inducted into the Canadian Healthcare Marketing Hall of Fame in 2013.

April 5, 2004
Kirk J. Look, CA
Alberta, Canada
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Look is a Chartered Accountant with more than fifteen years of experience in accounting, finance, tax and treasury. Mr. Look joined Oncolytics as the Company's Controller in April 2003, and assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in November 2012. Prior to joining Oncolytics, from 2000 to April 2003, Mr. Look was Manager of Audit and Assurance Services with Ernst & Young LLP in Canada. From 1998 to the end of 1999, Mr. Look held the positions of Audit Manager and Senior Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP in Chile.
N/A
Wayne Pisano, MBA(1)(2)(5)                                                            New Jersey, USA
Chair of the Board
Mr. Pisano has more than 30 years of experience as a pharmaceutical industry executive and was recognized in 2010 as Pharma Executive of the Year by the World Vaccine Congress. Mr. Pisano is the former president and CEO of Sanofi Pasteur, one of the largest vaccine companies in the world. He is credited with driving Sanofi Pasteur's leadership within the worldwide influenza market and capturing 50 percent of global sales. He also laid the foundation for the company's global pediatric vaccines strategy. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Pisano bolstered the Sanofi Pasteur pipeline with the acquisitions of Acambis PLC, a bio-tech based in Boston in 2008 and Shantha Biotechnics, a highly regarded Indian vaccine company in 2010. Prior to joining Sanofi Pasteur, he spent 11 years with Novartis (formerly Sandoz). He has a bachelor's degree in biology from St. John Fisher College, New York and an MBA from the University of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Pisano is a Board director and Chairman of the compensation and Governance Committee for Immunovaccine; a biotech based in Halifax.

May 9, 2013

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Name and Place of Residence 
Position with the Company
Principal Occupation
Director of the Company Since
William G. Rice, PhD(3)(4)
California, USA
Director
Dr. Rice holds the position of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptose Biosciences Inc. since 2013. Also, from 2003 to present, he has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cylene Pharmaceutics Inc., prior to which he was the Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He served as Senior Scientist and Head of the Drug Mechanism Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, and as a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Rice holds a PhD in biochemistry from Emory University and was a post-doctoral trainee in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical Center.
June 8, 2015
Bernd R. Seizinger, MD, PhD(2)(4)
New Jersey, USA and Munich, Germany
Director
Dr. Seizinger is currently Chairman and/or Board member of a number of biotech companies in the U.S. and Europe, including: Oxford BioTherapeutics Ltd., CryptoMedicx Inc., Opsona Ltd., Aprea AB, and Vaccibody AS. From 1998 to 2009, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GPC Biotech. He also served as Vice President of Oncology Drug Discovery and, in parallel, Vice President of Corporate and Academic Alliances at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ. Prior to his appointments in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals sectors, Dr. Seizinger held professorships and senior staff appointments at Harvard Medical School, Princeton University and Massachusetts General Hospital.

June 8, 2015
Notes:
(1)
Member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Holtham is Chair of this Committee.
(2)
Member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Pisano is Chair of this Committee.
(3)
Member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Lievonen is Chair of this Committee.
(4)
Member of the Science and Technology Committee. Dr.'s Rice and Seizinger serve as Co-Chairs of this Committee.
(5)
Mr. Pisano, as Chair of the Board, serves as an ex-officio member of the Governance and Science and Technology Committees.

As at March 19, 2018, the directors and senior officers as a group beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, 400,250 of our common shares, representing 0.28% of the issued and outstanding common shares.

Certain of our directors are associated with other companies, which may give rise to conflicts of interest.  In accordance with the ABCA, directors who have a material interest in any person who is a party to a material contract or a proposed material contract with us are required, subject to certain exceptions, to disclose that interest and abstain from voting on any resolution to approve that contract.  In addition, the directors are required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

None of our directors have been a director or officer of a company that went bankrupt in the last 10 years.

None of our directors or officers are related by blood, marriage or adoption to any other director or officer.

We are not aware of any arrangement or understanding with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others, pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a director or officer.

B.
Compensation
 
Directors
 
The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid in 2017 to each director.

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Name
Fees Earned
($)(1)
Share-
Based Awards
($)(2)
Option-
Based Awards
($)(2)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
Pension Value
($)
All Other Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Deborah Brown(3)
17,249
25,278
14,666
Nil
N/A
Nil
57,193
Angela Holtham
53,003
82,275
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
135,278
Mark Lievonen
75,270
53,278
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
128,548
Wayne Pisano
75,270
92,770
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
168,040
William Rice
75,270
53,278
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
128,548
Bernd Seizinger
30,108
99,164
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
129,272

Notes:
(1)
Directors are paid fees in US Dollars. These amounts are presented in Canadian dollars and have been converted at a US/CDN exchange rate of $1.2545.
(2)
The value of share based and option based awards are based on the grant date assumptions as disclosed in note 8 "Share Based Payments" in our 2017 audited consolidated financial statements.
(3)
Ms. Brown was appointed as a director on November 2, 2017.

Officers

Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid to our officers in 2017.
Name and principal position
Year
Salary
$
Share-
based awards
$(1)
Option-
based
awards
   $(1)
Bonus
$
Non-equity incentive
plan compensation
$
Pension value
$
All other compensation
$(2)
Total
compensation
$
Dr. Matthew C. Coffey(3)
Chief Executive Officer
2017
430,000
—
61,964
172,000
N/A
N/A
62,235
726,199
Kirk J. Look
Chief Financial Officer
2017
345,000
—
46,473
120,750
 N/A
 N/A
55,223
567,446
Dr. Andres A. Gutierrez(4)
Chief Medical Officer
2017
376,350
—
—
131,723
N/A
N/A
35,482
543,555
Andrew de Guttadauro(4)(5)
President, Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc.
2017
144,267
31,200
38,487
72,134
N/A
N/A
13,815
299,903

Notes:
(1)
The value of share and option based awards are based on the grant date assumptions as disclosed in note 8 "Share Based Payments" in our 2017 audited consolidated financial statements.
(2)
The dollar amounts set forth under this column are related to contributions to the officers' respective retirement savings plan and amounts provided for health care benefits by the Company.
(3)
None of the compensation paid to Dr. Coffey related to his role as a director of the Company.
(4)
US Employees are paid salaries, bonuses and other compensation in US Dollars.  These amounts are presented in Canadian dollars and have been converted at a US/CDN exchange rate of $1.2545, $1.3427 and $1.3840 for the years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(5)
Mr. de Guttadauro was appointed as President, Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, on June 29, 2017.

Narrative Discussion

We have entered into employment agreements with each of the following Executive Officers (each an "Employment Agreement").  Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements,

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Name and principal position
Year
 Salary
$
Dr. Matthew C. Coffey
Chief Executive Officer
2018
475,000

Kirk J. Look, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer
2018
365,000

Dr. Andres A. Gutierrez(1)
Chief Medical Officer
2018
330,000

Andrew de Guttadauro(1)
President, Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc.
2018
253,000

Note 1: US Employees are paid in US Dollars and salaries above for those US employees are presented in US dollars.

Further, each Executive Officer is entitled to additional benefits and performance-based bonuses.  As well, the Employment Agreements provide that each Executive Officer is subject to certain confidentiality and non-competition restrictions during and following the course of their respective employment with the Company.  Each Employment Agreement shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with the notice provisions thereof.

The Company does not provide pension plan benefits to its Executive Officers and employees. The Company does not currently have a stock appreciation rights plan.

Termination of Employment or Change of Control
 
The following table reflects amounts payable to the Executive Officers based on each Executive Officer's employment agreement assuming that their employment was terminated on December 31, 2017 without cause or due to a change of control of the Company.
Name
Termination without Cause Severance(1)
$
Change of Control Severance(2)
$
Dr. Matthew C. Coffey
Chief Executive Officer
541,168

1,082,335

Kirk J. Look, C.A.
Chief Financial Officer
422,093

844,185

Dr. Andres A. Gutierrez(3)
Chief Medical Officer
349,619

699,238

Andrew de Guttadauro(3)
President, Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc.
131,727

526,908

Notes:
(1)
As at December 31, 2017, all options granted to Officers had fully vested except for the options granted on December 1, 2015, November 10, 2016 and July 3, 2017. As a result, all Officers shall be entitled to exercise all or any part of their vested Options, within the period ending on the earlier of the date of expiration of the Option and the 90th day after the date such Officer is terminated unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors.
(2)
On a change of control of the Company, the Officers shall be entitled to exercise all or a part of their Options, whether vested or not, within the period ending on the earlier of the date of expiration of the Option and the 90th day after the date such Officer is terminated.
(3)
US Employees are paid in US Dollars and are presented in US dollars.

C.
Board Practices

Our directors are elected by the shareholders at each Annual General Meeting (or Annual Special Meeting) and typically hold office until the next meeting, at which time they may be re-elected or replaced.  Casual vacancies on the board are filled by the remaining directors and the persons filling those vacancies hold office until the next Annual General Meeting (or Annual Special Meeting), at which time they may be re-elected or replaced.  The officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and hold office indefinitely at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

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Name and Place of Residence
Position with the Corporation
Director of the Corporation Since
Date of Expiration of Current Term of Office
Matthew C. Coffey Ph.D
Alberta, Canada
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
May 11, 2011
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
Deborah Brown, B.Sc., MBA
Ontario, Canada
Director
November 2, 2017
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
Angela Holtham FCPA, FCMA, ICD.D
Ontario, Canada
Director
June 18, 2014
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
J. Mark Lievonen, CM, FCPA, FCA, LLD
Ontario, Canada
Director
April 5, 2004
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
Wayne Pisano, MBA
New Jersey, USA
 
Chair and Director
May 9, 2013
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
William G. Rice, Ph.D.
California, USA
Director
June 8, 2015
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 
Bernd R. Seizinger, M.D., Ph.D.
New Jersey, USA and Munich Germany
Director
June 8, 2015
Date of 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders
 

Directors’ Contracts
 
We receive a director’s consent from each of the independent directors upon their acceptance of their director’s position.  We also enter into an Indemnity Agreement and Directors Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement with each director.

The Company does not have any contracts with any of its directors which provide for benefits upon the termination of employment.

Compensation of Directors

Each director who is not a salaried employee of the Company is entitled to the following fees:

Annual Retainer
Each director receives a base retainer of US$40,000. In addition to the base retainer directors are eligible to receive the following additional fees depending on committee involvement:
Additional Retainers (USD):
Board chair                                $40,000
Audit Committee chair                            $20,000
Governance & Compensation Committee chair                $10,000
Science & Technology co-chair                        $15,000
Non-chair member of the Audit Committee                    $10,000
Non-chair member of the Governance or Compensation Committee        $ 5,000
Directors, annually, may opt to take up to 100% of their respective annual retainer in restricted share awards.

Restricted Share Units
In addition to the combined retainer, the Corporation will grant annually $20,000 of restricted share awards that will vest over a three year period. The annual restricted share unit award will be granted on or about October 1 of each year.

We also grant to directors, from time to time, stock options in accordance with the Option Plan and the reimbursement of any reasonable expenses incurred by them while acting in their directors' capacity.  During the year ended December 31, 2017, total compensation of $746,879 was paid to the independent directors which consisted of fee payments of $326,170, share based awards of $406,043 and option based awards of $14,666.






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Compensation Committee

The Corporation has formed a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) which consists of four outside, independent directors, Dr. Seizinger, Ms. Holtham and Ms. Brown, and Mr. Pisano, the Chair of the Board. Mr. Pisano is the Chair of the Compensation Committee. No member of the Compensation Committee has been an employee or officer of the Company or any of its affiliates.
The objectives of the Corporation’s compensation arrangements are: (i) to attract and retain key personnel; (ii) to encourage commitment to the Corporation and its goals; (iii) to align executive interests with those of its shareholders; and (iv) to reward executives for performance in relation to overall corporate progress goals.

The key elements of the compensation program are the base salary, health benefits, and payments allocated to employees to be directed by them to their personal retirement accounts. Bonuses and the granting of Options (as defined herein) and Share Awards (as defined herein) are also part of the Corporation’s compensation program and are based on corporate performance. Part of corporate performance includes goals and objectives that are determined based on the strategic planning and budgeting process, which is conducted at least annually. The elements of the compensation plan are intended to reward performance, and the various elements are intended to provide a blend of short-term and long-term incentives to align the interests of management and the shareholders.

In arriving at its recommendations for compensation, the Compensation Committee considers the long-term interests of the Corporation as well as its current stage of development and the economic environment within which it operates. The market for biotechnology companies in the development phase is challenging. Based on these factors, the Compensation Committee recognized the need to strike a balance between compensation to retain employees and resources expended to maintain operations. In the past, the Compensation Committee has engaged specialist consultants to assist in benchmarking its compensation practices and provide recommendations to the committee with respect to compensation for directors and officers. In 2017, the Committee engaged Radford, An Aon Hewitt Company as a specialist consultant to assist with the benchmarking of officer compensation for 2018.

Following a review of the risks in the Corporation’s compensation policies and practices, the Compensation Committee found no risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation. The Compensation Committee’s role of approving the compensation policies and practices includes considering whether the compensation policies and practices could encourage an officer of the Company to take inappropriate or excessive risks.
Under the Corporation’s corporate trading policy, insiders (including officers and directors) are not permitted to hedge their position in Common Shares, Options, Share Awards, deferred share units, performance share units, debentures or other debt instruments by use of any financial instrument, which would include but is not limited to options, puts, calls, warrants or short sells, designed to benefit the holder from a change in the market value of the Common Shares of the Corporation.
For 2017, the following guidelines were employed by the Board in granting bonuses, Options and Share Awards to the Corporation’s executive and senior officers. For 2018, similar guidelines are expected to be applied.
 
Annual Bonus, Option Grants and Share Award Grants

In 2017, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation is eligible for a cash bonus of up to 40% of his base salary, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Medical Officer is eligible for a cash bonus of up to 35% of his base salary and the other senior officers are eligible for a cash bonus of up to 15 to 25% of their respective base salaries. In addition, when available, the officers are eligible for a combination of Option and Share Award grants. The amount of each grant is determined and approved by the Board with the actual bonus provided and the number of Options and Share Awards granted based upon the overall performance of the Corporation as assessed by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board. The overall performance of the Corporation is determined by the annual goals and objectives approved by the Board and includes specific objectives with respect to the clinical, manufacturing, and intellectual property plans in combination with financial goals. Previous grants are taken into account when considering new grants of Options and Share Awards.

For 2018, similar guidelines are expected to be applied except the cash bonus target for the Chief Executive Officer will increase to up to 50% of base salary and for the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Medical Officer the cash bonus target will increase to up to 40% of base salary. For the other senior officers the cash bonus target will increase to up to 30% of base salary.

Compensation Committee Mandate

1.
Policy Statement

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It is the policy of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (the "Corporation") to establish and maintain a Compensation Committee (the "Committee"), composed entirely of independent directors, to assist the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") in carrying out its responsibility for the Corporation’s human resources and compensation policies and processes. The Committee will be provided with resources commensurate with the duties and responsibilities assigned to it by the Board, including administrative support. If determined necessary by the Committee, it will have the discretion to investigate and conduct reviews of any human resource or compensation matter including the standing authority to retain experts and special counsel. In the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest involving one or more of the directors or members of management, the Committee may modify the procedures and requirements set out in this Mandate restrict communication and sharing of information to independent directors or otherwise take reasonable measures to manage the conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest.

2.
Composition of Committee

(a)
The Committee shall consist of a minimum of three (3) directors. The Board shall appoint the members (“Members”) of the Committee and may seek the advice and assistance of the Governance Committee in identifying qualified candidates. The Board shall appoint one Member of the Committee to be the Chair of the Committee, or delegate such authority to appoint the Chair of the Committee to the Committee.
(b)
The Chair of the Committee shall be responsible for the leadership of the Committee, including preparing or approving the agenda, presiding over the meetings, and making committee assignments.
(c)
Each director appointed to the Committee by the Board shall be an outside director who is unrelated. An outside, unrelated director is a director who meets the requirements of NASDAQ Rule 5605 and National Instrument 58-101 who is independent of management and is free from any interest, any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived, to materially interfere with the director’s ability to be independent of management and to act with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, including, but not limited to the source of compensation of such director, including any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee paid by the Corporation to such director and whether such director is affiliated with the Corporation, a subsidiary of the Corporation or an affiliate of a subsidiary of the Corporation other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding. In determining whether a director is independent of management, the Board shall make reference to the then current legislation, rules, policies and instruments of applicable regulatory authorities.
(d)
Each Member shall be appointed by the Board annually at the next scheduled meeting of the Board following the AGM. The Members will be appointed to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed. The Board may remove a Member at any time and may fill any vacancy occurring on the Committee. A Member may resign at any time and a Member will automatically cease to be a Member upon ceasing to be a director.
(e)
The Chair of the Board shall be an ex officio Member of the committee.

3.
Meetings of the Committee

(a)
The Committee shall meet a minimum of twice per year at such time and place as may be designated by the Chair of the Committee and whenever a meeting is requested by the Board, a Member of the Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the "CEO").
(b)
Notice of each meeting of the Committee shall be given to each Member of the Committee. The CEO shall attend each meeting of the Committee whenever requested to do so by a Member of the Committee.
(c)
Notice of a meeting of the Committee shall:
(i)
be in writing, including by electronic communication facilities;
(ii)
state the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting in reasonable detail;
(iii)
to the extent practicable, be accompanied by copies of documentation to be considered at the meeting; and
(iv)
be given at least two business days prior to the time stipulated for the meeting or such shorter period as the Members of the Committee may permit.
(d)
A quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Committee shall consist of a majority of the Members of the Committee.
(e)
A Member or Members of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, as permits all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each other. A Member participating in such a meeting by any such means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
(f)
In the absence of the Chair of the Committee, the Members of the Committee shall choose one of the Members present to be Chair of the meeting. If the Board has appointed a Corporate Secretary, the Corporate Secretary

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shall be the secretary of the meeting. If the Board has not appointed a Corporate Secretary, the Members of the Committee shall choose one of the persons present to be the secretary of the meeting or may have another person who is not a Member of the Committee present to record the minutes of the meeting.
(g)
Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Committee and shall be signed by the Chair and the secretary of the meeting. Minutes of the meetings of the Committee shall be distributed to members of the Committee, to other members of the Board and, with the exception of “in camera” items, to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distribution of minutes of meetings or parts thereof may be restricted to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.

4.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Committee

(a)
The Committee shall, at the earliest opportunity after each meeting, report to the Board the results of its activities and any reviews undertaken and make recommendations to the Board as deemed appropriate.
(b)
The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to review and make recommendations to the Board in respect of:
(i)
human resource policies, practices and structures (to monitor consistency with the Corporation’s goals and near and long-term strategies, support of operational effectiveness and efficiency, and maximization of human resources potential);
(ii)
compensation policies and guidelines;
(iii)
management incentive and perquisite plans and any non-standard remuneration plans;
(iv)
senior management, executive and officer appointments and their compensation;
(v)
management succession plans, management training and development plans, termination policies and termination arrangements; and
(vi)
Board compensation matters.
(c)
In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the Committee shall:
(i)
annually assess and make a recommendation to the Board with regard to the competitiveness and appropriateness of the compensation package of the CEO, all other officers of the Corporation and such other key employees of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation as may be identified by the CEO and approved by the Committee (collectively, the "Designated Employees");
(ii)
annually review the performance goals and criteria for the CEO and evaluate the performance of the CEO against such goals and criteria and recommend to the Board the amount of regular and incentive compensation to be paid to the CEO;
(iii)
annually, review and make a recommendation to the Board regarding the CEO’s performance evaluation of Designated Employees and the CEO’s recommendations with respect to the amount of regular and incentive compensation to be paid to such Designated Employees;
(iv)
review and make a recommendation to the Board regarding any employment contracts or arrangements with each of the Designated Employees, including any retiring allowance arrangements or any similar arrangements to take effect in the event of a termination of employment;
(v)
periodically, review the compensation philosophy statement of the Corporation and make recommendations for change to the Board as considered necessary;
(vi)
from time to time, review and make recommendations to the Board in respect of the design, benefit provisions, investment options and text of applicable pension, retirement and savings plans or related matters;
(vii)
annually, in conjunction with the Corporation’s general and administrative budget, review and make recommendations to the Board regarding compensation guidelines for the forthcoming budget period;
(viii)
when requested by the CEO, review and make recommendations to the Board regarding short term incentive or reward plans and, to the extent delegated by the Board, approve awards to eligible participants;
(ix)
review and make recommendations to the Board regarding incentive stock option plans or any other long term incentive plans and to the extent delegated by the Board, approve grants to participants and the magnitude and terms of their participation;
(x)
as required, fulfill the obligations assigned to the Committee pursuant to any other employee benefit plans approved by the Board;
(xi)
annually, prepare or review the report on executive compensation required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s information circular or any other human resource or compensation matter required to be publicly disclosed by the Corporation;

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(xii)
annually, review and make a recommendation to the Board regarding the compensation of the Board of Directors;
(xiii)
as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, retain independent advice in respect of human resources and compensation matters from a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisor (the “Advisor”) and, if deemed necessary by the Committee, meet separately with the Advisor; the Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the Advisor retained by the Committee;
(xiv)
select, or receive advice from, an Advisor to the Committee, other than in-house legal counsel, after taking into consideration the following factors:
(i)
the provision of other services to the Corporation by the entity that employs the Advisor ;
(ii)
the amount of fees received from the Corporation by the entity that employs the Advisor, as a percentage of the total revenue of the entity that employs the Advisor;
(iii)
the policies and procedures of the entity that employs the Advisor that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest;
(iv)
any business or personal relationship of the Advisor with a member of the Board;
(v)
any stock of the Corporation owned by the Advisor; and
(vi)
any business or personal relationship of the Advisor or the entity employing the Advisor with an executive officer of the Corporation;
provided however, none of the above factors shall prevent the Committee from retaining any Advisor as the Committee deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, after consideration of the above factors.
(xv)
review and consider the implications of the risks associated with the Corporation’s compensation policies and practices, specifically, situations that could potentially encourage an insider to expose the Corporation to inappropriate or excessive risks; and
(xvi)
assess, on an annual basis, the adequacy of this Mandate and the performance of the Committee.
(d)
In addition to the foregoing, the Committee shall undertake on behalf of the Board such other initiatives as may be necessary or desirable to assist the Board in discharging its responsibility for the Corporation’s human resources development, performance evaluation, compensation and succession planning programs are in place and operating effectively.
(e)
The Committee shall assess, on an annual basis, the adequacy of this Mandate and the performance of the Committee.

5.
Reporting

The Committee shall, at the earliest opportunity after each meeting, report to the Board the results of its activities and any reviews undertaken and make recommendations to the Board as deemed appropriate. The Committee may restrict such reports to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.
6.
External Advisors

If, in order to properly discharge its function, duties and responsibilities, it is necessary, in the opinion of the Committee that the Committee obtains the advice and counsel of external advisors, the Chair shall, at the request of the Committee, engage the necessary experts. The Committee shall keep the Board apprised of both the selection of experts and the expert’s findings through the Committee’s regular reports to the Board. The Committee may restrict such reports to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.
7.
Date of Mandate

This Mandate was last reviewed, amended and approved by the Board on March 9, 2018.
Audit Committee
 
The Corporation has formed an Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), consisting of four independent directors pursuant to the Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Capital Market and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act: Ms. Deborah Brown, Ms. Angela Holtham, Mr. Lievonen and Mr. Pisano, none of whom are nor have been employees or officers of the Company or any of its affiliates.  Ms. Holtham is presently the Chair of the Audit Committee.  Each Audit Committee member is financially literate.

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Audit Committee Mandate

1.
Policy Statement

It is the policy of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (the "Corporation") to establish and maintain an Audit Committee, composed entirely of independent directors, to assist the Board of Directors (the "Board") in carrying out their oversight responsibility for the Corporation’s internal controls, financial reporting and financial risk management processes. The Audit Committee will be provided with resources commensurate with the duties and responsibilities assigned to it by the Board including administrative support. If determined necessary by the Audit Committee, it will have the discretion to institute investigations of improprieties, or suspected improprieties within the scope of its responsibilities, including the standing authority to retain special counsel or experts. In the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest involving one or more of the directors or members of management, the Audit Committee may modify the procedures and requirements set out in this Mandate restrict communication and sharing of information to independent directors or otherwise take reasonable measures to manage the conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest.

2.Composition of the Committee
(a)
The Audit Committee shall consist of a minimum of three (3) directors. The Board shall appoint the members (“Members”) of the Audit Committee and may seek the advice and assistance of the Governance Committee in identifying qualified candidates. The Board shall appoint one Member of the Audit Committee to be the Chair of the Audit Committee, or delegate such authority to appoint the Chair of the Audit Committee to the Audit Committee.
(b)
The Chair of the Committee shall be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including preparing or approving the agenda, presiding over the meetings, and making committee assignments.
(c)
Each director appointed to the Audit Committee by the Board shall be an outside director who is unrelated and independent. An outside, unrelated and independent director is a director who meets the requirements of NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2) and National Instrument 52-110. A director appointed to the audit committee shall also meet the requirements of NASDAQ Rule 5605(c)(2) and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such director shall be independent of management and free from any interest, any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived, to materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding. In determining whether a director is independent of management, the Board shall make reference to the abovementioned rules and any applicable revisions thereto, and any additional relevant and then current legislation, rules, policies and instruments of applicable regulatory authorities.
(d)
Each Member of the Audit Committee shall be financially literate. In order to be financially literate, a director must be, at a minimum, able to read and understand financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation's financial statements. At least one Member shall have accounting or related financial management expertise, meaning the ability to analyze and interpret a full set of financial statements, including the notes attached thereto, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be a “financial expert” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and “financially sophisticated” as defined in NASDAQ Rule 5605(c)(2).
(e)
In determining whether a Member of the Audit Committee is financially literate or has accounting or related financial expertise, reference shall be made to the then current legislation, rules, policies and instruments of applicable regulatory authorities.
(f)
Each Member of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board annually at the next scheduled meeting of the Board following the AGM. The Members will be appointed to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed. The Board may remove a Member at any time and may fill any vacancy occurring on the Audit Committee. A Member may resign at any time and a Member will automatically cease to be a Member upon ceasing to be a director.
(g)
The Chair of the Board shall be an ex officio Member of the committee.


3.
Meetings of the Committee

(a)
The Audit Committee shall convene a minimum of four times each year at such times and places as may be designated by the Chair of the Audit Committee and whenever a meeting is requested by the Board, a Member of the Audit Committee, the auditors, or senior management of the Corporation. Scheduled meetings of the

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Audit Committee shall correspond with the review of the year-end and quarterly financial statements and management discussion and analysis.
(b)
Notice of each meeting of the Audit Committee shall be given to each Member of the Audit Committee and to the auditors, who shall be entitled to attend each meeting of the Audit Committee and shall attend whenever requested to do so by a Member of the Audit Committee.
(c)
Notice of a meeting of the Audit Committee shall:
(i)
be in writing, including by electronic communication facilities;
(ii)
state the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting in reasonable detail;
(iii)
to the extent practicable, be accompanied by copies of documentation to be considered at the meeting; and
(iv)
be given at least two business days prior to the time stipulated for the meeting or such shorter period as the Members of the Audit Committee may permit.
(d)
A quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Audit Committee shall consist of a majority of the Members of the Audit Committee. However, it shall be the practice of the Audit Committee to require review, and, if necessary, approval of certain important matters by all Members of the Audit Committee.
(e)
A Member or Members of the Audit Committee may participate in a meeting of the Audit Committee by means of such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, as permits all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each other. A Member participating in such a meeting by any such means is deemed to be present at the meeting.
(f)
In the absence of the Chair of the Audit Committee, the Members of the Audit Committee shall choose one of the Members present to be Chair of the meeting. If the Board has appointed a Corporate Secretary, the Corporate Secretary shall act as the secretary of the meeting. If the Board has not appointed a Corporate Secretary, the Members of the Committee shall choose one of the persons present to be the secretary of the meeting or may have another person who is not a Member of the Committee present to record the minutes of the meeting.
(g)
A member of the Board, senior management of the Corporation and other parties may attend meetings of the Audit Committee; however the Audit Committee (i) shall, at each meeting, meet with the external auditors independent of other individuals other than the Audit Committee; (ii) may exclude: (A) management, (B) directors who are not independent directors, or (C) any party that has a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, from part or all of a meeting of the Audit Committee if reasonably necessary for the Audit Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities; and (iii) may meet separately with management.
(h)
The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer shall each attend meetings of the Audit Committee when requested to do so by a Member of the Audit Committee.
(i)
Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Audit Committee and shall be signed by the Chair and the secretary of the meeting. Minutes of the meetings of the Audit Committee shall be distributed to Members of the Audit Committee, to other members of the Board and, with the exception of “in camera” items, to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distribution of minutes of meetings or parts thereof may be restricted to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Audit Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.

4.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Committee

(a)
The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:
(i)
identify and monitor the management of the principal risks that could impact the financial reporting of the Corporation;
(ii)
monitor the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting process and system of internal controls regarding financial reporting and accounting compliance;
(iii)
monitor the independence and performance of the Corporation’s external auditors. This will include receipt, review and evaluation, at least annually, of a formal written statement from the independent auditors confirming their independence, and qualifications, including their compliance with the requirements of the relevant oversight boards and actively engage in a dialogue with the auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact objectivity and independence of the auditors and take, or recommend that the full board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditors;
(iv)
deal directly with the external auditors to pre-approve external audit plans, other services (if any) and fees;
(v)
directly oversee the external audit process and results (in addition to items described in Section 4(d) below);
(vi)
provide an avenue of communication among the external auditors, management and the Board;

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(vii)
carry out a review designed to ensure that an effective "whistle blowing" procedure exists to permit stakeholders to express any concerns to an appropriately independent individual;
(viii)
pre-approve any related party transactions to be entered into by the Company, and ensure appropriate disclosure thereof;
(ix)
ensure financial disclosure incorporates inclusion of any material correcting adjustments required by the external auditors; and
(x)
require and ensure that the external auditors are directly responsible to the Audit Committee, to whom they report.
(b)
The Audit Committee shall have the authority to:
(i)
inspect any and all of the books and records of the Corporation and its affiliates;
(ii)
discuss with the management of the Corporation and its affiliates, any affected party and the external auditors, such accounts, records and other matters as any Member of the Audit Committee considers necessary and appropriate;
(iii)
engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties. The Audit Committee shall keep the Board apprised of both the selection of experts and the expert’s findings through the Audit Committee’s regular reports to the Board. The Audit Committee may restrict such reports to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Audit Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary;
(iv)
communicate directly with the external auditors; and
(v)
set and pay the compensation for (A) any external auditor engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review, or attest services for the Corporation, (b) any advisors employed by the Audit Committee, and (C) ordinary administrative expenses of the Audit Committee.
(c)
The Audit Committee shall, at the earliest opportunity after each meeting, report to the Board the results of its activities and any reviews undertaken and make recommendations to the Board as deemed appropriate. The Audit Committee may restrict such reports to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Audit Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.
(d)
The Audit Committee shall:
(i)
review the audit plan with the Corporation’s external auditors and with management;
(ii)
review with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed relating to the conduct of the audit, including (a) the proposed scope of their examination, with emphasis on accounting and financial areas where the Committee, the independent auditors or management believes special attention should be directed; (b) the results of their audit, including their audit findings report and resulting letter, if any, of recommendations for management; (c) their evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting; (d) significant areas of disagreement, if any, with management; (e) co-operation received from management in the conduct of the audit; (f) significant accounting, reporting, regulatory or industry developments affecting the Company; and (g) any proposed changes in major accounting policies or principles proposed or contemplated by the independent auditors or management, the presentation and impact of material risks and uncertainties and key estimates and judgements of management that may be material to financial reporting;
(iii)
review with management and with the external auditors material financial reporting issues arising during the most recent fiscal period and the resolution or proposed resolution of such issues;
(iv)
review any problems experienced or concerns expressed by the external auditors in performing an audit, including any restrictions imposed by management or material accounting issues on which there was a disagreement with management;
(v)
review with senior management the process of identifying, monitoring and reporting the principal risks affecting financial reporting;
(vi)
review audited annual financial statements (including management discussion and analysis) and related documents in conjunction with the report of the external auditors and obtain an explanation from management of all material variances between comparative reporting periods. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the committee will discuss with management and the independent auditors to the extent required, any issues and disclosure requirements regarding (a) the use of “pro forma” or “adjusted” non-GAAP information, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies, (b) any off balance sheet arrangements, and (c) any going concern qualification.
(vii)
consider and review with management, the internal control memorandum or management letter containing the recommendations of the external auditors and management’s response, if any, including

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an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal financial controls of the Corporation and subsequent follow-up to any identified weaknesses;
(viii)
review with financial management and the external auditors the quarterly unaudited financial statements, management discussion and analysis, letter to shareholders and press release (all to be considered the “Quarterly Financial Reports”) and recommend the Quarterly Financial Reports to the Board for approval by the Board before release to the public;
(ix)
before release, review and if appropriate, recommend for approval by the Board, all public disclosure documents containing audited or unaudited financial information, including any prospectuses, financial statements, including the notes thereto, annual reports, annual information forms, management discussion and analysis and press releases; and
(x)
oversee, any of the financial affairs of the Corporation or its affiliates, and, if deemed appropriate, make recommendations to the Board, external auditors or management.
(e)
The Audit Committee shall:
(i)
evaluate the independence and performance of the external auditors;
(ii)
recommend the nomination of the external auditors to the Board for appointment by the shareholders at the Corporation’s annual general meeting;
(iii)
recommend the discharge of the external auditor when circumstances warrant;
(iv)
monitor the rotation of the audit partner of the external auditors as required by applicable law or regulations;
(v)
consider the recommendations of management in respect of the appointment of the external auditors;
(vi)
pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the Corporation or its subsidiary entities by its external auditors, or the external auditors of affiliates of the Corporation subject to the over-riding principle that the external auditors are not permitted to be retained by the Corporation to perform specifically listed categories of non-audit services as set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as internal audit outsourcing services, financial information systems work and expert services. Notwithstanding, the foregoing the pre-approval of non-audit services may be delegated to a Member of the Audit Committee, with any decisions of the Member with the delegated authority reporting to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting;
(vii)
approve the engagement letter for non-audit services to be provided by the external auditors or affiliates, together with estimated fees, and considering the potential impact of such services on the independence of the external auditors;
(viii)
when there is to be a change of external auditors, review all issues and provide documentation related to the change, including the information to be included in the Notice of Change of Auditors and documentation required pursuant to the then current legislation, rules, policies and instruments of applicable regulatory authorities and the planned steps for an orderly transition period; and
(ix)
review all reportable events, including disagreements, unresolved issues and consultations, as defined by applicable securities policies, on a routine basis, whether or not there is to be a change of external auditors.
(f)
The Audit Committee shall enquire into and determine the appropriate resolution of any conflict of interest in respect of audit or financial matters, which are directed to the Audit Committee.
(g)
The Audit Committee shall review the Corporation’s accounting and reporting of revenues, costs, liabilities and contingencies.
(h)
The Audit Committee shall establish and maintain procedures for:
(i)
the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal controls, or auditing matters; and
(ii)
the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation or concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
(i)
The Audit Committee shall review and approve the Corporation's hiring policies regarding partners and employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors.
(j)
The Audit Committee shall review with the Corporation's legal counsel, on no less than an annual basis, any legal matter that could have a material impact on the Corporation's financial statements, and any enquiries received from regulators, or government agencies.
(k)
The Audit Committee shall review with management and the Corporation’s external auditors, on no less than an annual basis, any taxation matters that could have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.
(l)
The Audit Committee, through the Chair, shall receive notice from management of any instance of non-trivial fraud or other failure or weakness of the control system promptly upon management becoming aware of such.
(m)
The Audit Committee shall review and approve the signing authority for the Corporation at least annually or when a change is required.

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(n)
The Audit Committee shall assess, on an annual basis, the adequacy of this Mandate and the performance of the Audit Committee.

5.
Reporting

The Committee shall, at the earliest opportunity after each meeting, report to the Board the results of its activities and any reviews undertaken and make recommendations to the Board as deemed appropriate. The Audit Committee may restrict such reports to independent directors in the event of a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest or if otherwise necessary for the Audit Committee to properly discharge its responsibilities, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary.
6.
Date of Mandate

This Mandate was last reviewed and approved by the Board on March 9, 2018.
D.
Employees
 
The following table sets out the number of our employees at the end of each of the last three fiscal years by activity and geographic location.

Activity
2017
2016
2015
Research and development
12
12
12
Operating
11
9
9
Total
23
21
21

Geographic location
2017
2016
2015
Canada
14
14
15
United States of America
5
3
2
Other
4
4
4
Total
23
21
21

E.
Share Ownership
 
The following table sets out the share ownership and options held of our directors and officers as of March 19, 2018.

 
Common Shares
% of  
Ownership(1)
 
Options(2)
Exercise
Price
Expiry Date
% of Outstanding(3)
Officers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Matthew C. Coffey
288,550

**
30,000

3.06

December 8, 2019
 
 
 
 
115,000

6.72

December 14, 2020
 
 
 
 
18,000

4.31

July 27, 2021
 
 
 
 
125,000

3.89

December 14, 2021
 
 
 
 
125,000

4.21

December 17, 2022
 
 
 
 
240,000

1.74

December 11, 2023
 
 
 
 
734,000

0.42

December 1, 2025
 



400,000

0.28

January 16, 2027




1,267,200

0.78

March 8, 2022
 
 
 
 
3,054,200

 
 
1.96
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kirk J. Look
38,700

**
10,000

3.06

December 8, 2019
 

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25,000

6.72

December 14, 2020
 
 
 
 
35,000

3.89

December 14, 2021
 
 
 
 
200,000

2.00

November 13, 2022
 
 
 
 
40,000

4.21

December 17, 2022
 
 
 
 
160,000

1.74

December 11, 2023
 
 
 
 
464,000

0.42

December 1, 2025
 
 
 
 
300,000

0.28

January 16, 2027
 
 
 
 
567,200

0.78

March 8, 2022
 
 
 
 
1,801,200

 
 
1.08
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Andres A. Gutierrez
—

**
150,000

0.26

November 10, 2026
 



300,000

0.78

March 8, 2022
 
 
 
 
450,000

 
 
**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew de Guttadauro
—

**
125,000

0.52

July 3, 2027
 



140,000

0.78

March 8, 2022
 
 
 

265,000

 
 
**
Directors






Deborah Brown
—

**
50,000

0.57

November 7, 2027




50,000



**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Angela Holtham
30,000

**
50,000

1.46

June 18, 2024
 
 
 

 
50,000

 

 
**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark Lievonen
23,000

**
17,500

3.06

December 8, 2019
 
 
 
 
30,000

6.72

December 14, 2020
 
 
 
 
35,000

3.89

December 14, 2021
 
 
 
 
35,000

4.21

December 17, 2022
 
 
 
 
35,000

1.74

December 11, 2023
 
 
 
 
152,500

 
 
**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wayne Pisano
20,000

**
50,000

2.89

May 9, 2023
 
 
 
 
30,000

1.74

December 11, 2023
 
 
 
  
80,000

 
 
**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Rice
—

**
50,000

0.80

June 8, 2025

 
 

50,000

 
 
**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bernd Seizinger
—

**
50,000

0.80

June 8, 2025
 



50,000



**








TOTAL:
400,250


6,002,900

 
 
 
** Less than 1% ownership
Notes:
1)
Based on 142,325,222 common shares issued and outstanding on March 15, 2018.

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2)
Options exercisable to acquire common shares.
3)
Ownership percentage assumes aggregate beneficial ownership of common shares, common shares acquirable upon exercise of options and fully diluted shares outstanding of 170,544,856.

Restricted Share Units
The following table sets out the restricted share units held by our directors as of March 19, 2018.

RSUs Granted
RSUs Vested
RSUs Unvested
Deborah Brown
37,729

—
37,729

Angela Holtham
313,498

—
313,498

Mark Lievonen
267,315

—
267,315

Wayne Pisano
438,311

—
438,311

William Rice
267,315

—
267,315

Bernd Seizinger
384,899

—
384,899


1,709,067

—
1,709,067


The following table sets out the restricted share units held by our officers as of March 19, 2018.
 
RSUs Granted
RSUs Vested
RSUs Unvested
Andrew de Guttadauro
60,000

—
60,000

 
60,000

—

60,000


Performance Share Units
The following table sets out the performance share units held by our officers as of March 19, 2018.
 
PSUs Granted
PSUs Vested
PSUs Unvested
Matthew Coffey
330,000

—

330,000

Kirk Look
210,000

—

210,000

Andres Gutierrez
300,000

—

300,000

 
840,000

—

840,000


ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
A.
Major Shareholders

We are not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation(s) or by any foreign government. To the knowledge of our directors and senior officers, as at March 19, 2018, we are not aware of any shareholder who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, our common shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights.

Shares Held in the United States

The following table indicates, as of February 19, 2018, the total number of common shares issued and outstanding, the approximate total number of holders of record of common shares, the number of holders of record of common shares with US addresses, the portion of the outstanding common shares held by US holders of record, and the percentage of common shares held by US holders of record. This table does not indicate beneficial ownership of common shares.

Total Number of Holders of Record
Total Number of Common Shares Issued and Outstanding
 
Number of US Holders of Record
Number of Common Shares Held by US Holders of Record 
Percentage of Common Shares Held by US Holders of Record 
195
142,325,222
55
69,230,108

48.64
%

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Change of Control

As of March 19, 2018, there were no arrangements known to the Company which may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of the Company.

Control by Others

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation, any foreign government, or any other natural or legal person, severally or jointly.

B.
Related Party Transactions
 
We have entered into employment contracts with each of our officers (see Item 6).  

In November 2017, with the signing of a regional licensing agreement with upfront license fees, the Company triggered a liability of US$178,125 to an officer as detailed in the Assumption Agreement. As at December 31, 2017, US$178,125 was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. US$35,625 was paid in January 2018 and the balance will be paid after receipt of the contract receivable from Adlai (see Notes 10 and 12 in our audited consolidated financial statements included under Item 18).

Since the beginning of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 up to March 19, 2018, we did not enter into any other related party transactions and we do not have any loans outstanding with any officer, director or major shareholder.
 
C.
Interests of Experts and Council
 
Not Applicable


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
A.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Statements
 
Financial Statements
 
The consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report are filed under Item 18.
 
Legal Proceedings

The directors and the management of the Company do not know of any material, active or pending, legal proceedings against them; nor is the Company involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation.

The directors and the management of the Company know of no active or pending proceedings against anyone that might materially adversely affect an interest of the Company.

Dividend Policy

The Company has not paid any dividends on its common shares.  The Company may pay dividends on its common shares in the future if it generates profits.  Any decision to pay dividends on common shares in the future will be made by the board of directors on the basis of the earnings, financial requirements and other conditions existing at such time.
 
B.
Significant Changes
 
There have been no significant changes to our annual financial statements.
 
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
 
A.
Offering and Listing Details


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Our Common Shares are traded on the TSX under the symbol ONC. As well, effective November 5, 2015, our Common Shares commenced quotations on the OTCQX International ("OTCQX") under the symbol ONCYF. Prior to November 5, 2015 our Common Shares traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol ONCY. On November 5, 2015, our Common Shares were delisted from the NASDAQ. The last reported sales price of our common shares on March 15, 2018 on the TSX was Cdn$0.79 and on the OTCQX was US$0.62.  The following table sets forth the high and low per share sales prices for our common shares on the NASDAQ and TSX for the periods indicated. In relation to the OTCQX, the following quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.  The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices during the periods indicated on the OTCQX.

Common Shares
 
OTCQX
NASDAQ
TSX
 
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
2013
 N/A
 N/A
4.93
1.45
4.94
1.54
2014
 N/A
 N/A
1.99
0.40
2.20
0.45
2015
0.37
0.24
1.16
0.29
1.44
0.35
2016
0.57
0.15
 N/A
 N/A
0.75
0.21
2017
0.82
0.20
 N/A
 N/A
1.10
0.26







2016


 
 
 
 
Quarter 1
0.43
0.25
 N/A
 N/A
0.56
0.36
Quarter 2
0.57
0.34
 N/A
 N/A
0.75
0.44
Quarter 3
0.37
0.25
 N/A
 N/A
0.49
0.34
Quarter 4
0.25
0.15
 N/A
 N/A
0.33
0.21







2017


 
 
 
 
Quarter 1
0.48
0.20
 N/A
 N/A
0.64
0.26
Quarter 2
0.82
0.33
 N/A
 N/A
1.10
0.44
Quarter 3
0.56
0.38
 N/A
 N/A
0.69
0.48
Quarter 4
0.60
0.43
 N/A
 N/A
0.77
0.54
September
0.56
0.41
 N/A
 N/A
0.69
0.51
October
0.54
0.43
 N/A
 N/A
0.64
0.54
November
0.60
0.44
 N/A
 N/A
0.77
0.56
December
0.60
0.52
 N/A
 N/A
0.77
0.67







2018


  
  
  
  
January
0.85
0.56
 N/A
 N/A
1.06
0.70
February
0.61
0.48
 N/A
 N/A
0.80
0.60
March (1 – 15)
0.64
0.59
 N/A
 N/A
0.83
0.75

Market Price Volatility of Common Shares

Market prices for the securities of biotechnology companies, including our securities, have historically been highly volatile, and the market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. Factors, such as fluctuations in our operating results, the aftermath of our public announcements, and general market conditions, can have an adverse effect on the market price of our common shares and other securities.

B.
Plan of Distribution
 
Not Applicable


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C.
Markets
 
Our Common Shares, no par value, are traded/quoted on the OTCQX and the TSX under the symbol “ONCYF" and “ONC”, respectively.

D.
Selling Shareholders
 
Not Applicable
 
E.
Dilution
 
Not Applicable

F.
Expenses of the Issue
 
Not Applicable

ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
A.
Share Capital
 
Not Applicable

B.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
 
Articles of Continuance

We are governed by our amended articles of incorporation (the "Articles") under the Business Corporations Act of Alberta (the “Act”) and by our by-laws (the "By-laws"). Our Alberta corporate access number is 207797382. Our Articles provide that there are no restrictions on the business we may carry on or on the powers we may exercise. Companies incorporated under the Act are not required to include specific objects or purposes in their articles or by-laws.

Directors

Subject to certain exceptions, including in respect of voting on any resolution to approve a contract that relates primarily to the director's remuneration, directors may not vote on resolutions to approve a material contract or material transaction if the director is a party to such contract or transaction. The directors are entitled to remuneration as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors with no requirement for a quorum of independent directors. The directors have the ability under the Act to exercise our borrowing power, without authorization of the shareholders. The Act permits shareholders to restrict this authority through a company's articles or by-laws (or through a unanimous shareholder agreement), but no such restrictions are in place for us. Our Articles and By-laws do not require directors to hold shares for qualification.

Rights, Preferences and Dividends Attaching to Shares

The holders of common shares have the right to receive dividends if and when declared. Each holder of common shares, as of the record date prior to a meeting, is entitled to attend and to cast one vote for each common share held as of such record date at such annual and/or special meeting, including with respect to the election or re-election of directors. Subject to the provisions of our By-laws, all directors may, if still qualified to serve as directors, stand for re-election. The numbers of our Board of Directors are not replaced at staggered intervals but are elected annually.

On a distribution of assets on a winding-up, dissolution or other return of capital (subject to certain exceptions) the holders of common shares shall have a right to receive their pro rata share of such distribution. There are no sinking fund or redemption provisions in respect of the common shares. Our shareholders have no liability to further capital calls as all shares issued and outstanding are fully paid and non-assessable.

No other classes of shares are currently permitted to be issued.

Action Necessary to Change the Rights of Shareholders


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The rights attaching to the different classes of shares may be varied by special resolution passed at a meeting of that class's shareholders.

Annual and Special Meetings of Shareholders

Under the Act and our By-laws, we are required to mail a Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular to registered shareholders not less than 21 days and not more than 50 days prior to the date of the meeting. Such materials must be filed concurrently with the applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the US. Subject to certain provisions of the By-laws, a quorum of two or more shareholders in person or represented by proxy holding or representing by proxy not less than five (5%) percent of the total number of issued and outstanding shares enjoying voting rights at such meeting is required to properly constitute a meeting of shareholders.  Shareholders and their duly appointed proxies and corporate representatives are entitled to be admitted to our annual and/or special meetings.

Limitations on the Rights to Own Shares

The Articles do not contain any limitations on the rights to own shares. Except as described below, there are currently no limitations imposed by Canadian federal or provincial laws on the rights of non-resident or foreign owners of Canadian securities to hold or vote the securities held. There are also no such limitations imposed by the Articles and By-laws with respect to our common shares.

Disclosure of Share Ownership

In general, under applicable securities regulation in Canada, a person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities of an issuer or who exercises control or direction over voting securities of an issuer or a combination of both, carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the issuer's outstanding voting securities is an insider and must, within 10 days of becoming an insider, file a report in the required form effective the date on which the person became an insider. The report must disclose any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, securities of the reporting issuer. Additionally, securities regulation in Canada provides for the filing of a report by an insider of a reporting issuer whose holdings change, which report must be filed within 10 days from the day on which the change takes place.

The rules in the US governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed are more stringent than those discussed above. Section 13 of the Exchange Act imposes reporting requirements on persons who acquire beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 5% of a class of an equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.  In general, such persons must file, within 10 days after such acquisition, a report of beneficial ownership with the SEC containing the information prescribed by the regulations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. This information is also required to be sent to the issuer of the securities and to each exchange where the securities are traded.

Other Provisions of Articles and By-laws

There are no provisions in the Articles or By-laws:

•
delaying or prohibiting a change in control of our company that operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring;
•
discriminating against any existing or prospective holder of shares as a result of such shareholder owning a substantial number of shares;
•
requiring disclosure of share ownership; or
•
governing changes in capital, where such provisions are more stringent than those required by law.

C.
Material Contracts
 
We have employment contracts with each of our officers as summarized in Item 6B. Other than these employment contracts and the Licensing Agreement described below, we have not entered into any other contract other than in the ordinary course of business over the last two years.

On November 16, 2017, the Company announced that it had, through its subsidiary, Oncolytics Biotech (Barbados) Inc., entered into a license, development, supply and distribution agreement (the “Licensing Agreement”) with Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co., Ltd. (“Adlai”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing new treatments for cancer and metabolic diseases.


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Under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, Adlai will have exclusive development and commercialization rights to REOLYSIN in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan (the “Territories”). Pursuant to the Licensing Agreement, Oncolytics is entitled to receive an upfront payment of approximately US$5.3 million; payment of US$7.9 million upon certain regulatory milestones being achieved; and payment of up to US$65.4 million upon certain clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestones being achieved.Oncolytics is also eligible to receive royalty payments in excess of 10% associated with the commercialization of REOLYSIN for all indications, subject to regulatory approval.

Under the terms of the Licensing Agreement, Adlai will be responsible for all clinical, regulatory and commercialization activities respecting REOLYSIN in the Territories. Oncolytics will maintain exclusive rights to REOLYSIN outside of the Territories and will be responsible for all development activities respecting REOLYSIN outside of the Territories.
In conjunction with the entering into of the Licensing Agreement, the Company and Adlai also entered into a warrant agreement pursuant to which the Company issued to Adlai:

(a)
a common share purchase warrant (the “First Warrant”) entitling Adlai to purchase, for a period of 12 months from the date of the Warrant Agreement, up to US$2 million of common shares (“Common Shares”) of the Company, at a price equal to 120% of the five-day weighted average price of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “Principal Market”, unless the Common Shares begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, in which case the Principal Market shall mean the NASDAQ Capital Market as of the date such trading commences) immediately preceding the exercise date; and

(b)
a Common Share purchase warrant (the “Second Warrant”) entitling Adlai to purchase, for a period of 36 months from the date of the Warrant Agreement, up to US$6 million of Common Shares, at a price equal to 120% of the five-day weighted average price of the Common Shares on the Principal immediately preceding the exercise date.

Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Company has the right to require the exercise by Adlai, within five business days of receipt of notice thereof, of:

(a)
the First Warrant, upon the later of: (i) six months after the effective date of the Licensing Agreement; and (ii) the date of the enrollment of the first patient in the Global mBC Study (as such term is defined in the Licensing Agreement); and

(b) the Second Warrant, upon the date of the enrollment of the fiftieth (50th) patient in the Global mBC Study.
 
D.
Exchange Controls
 
Canada has no system of exchange controls. There are no Canadian restrictions on the repatriation of capital or earnings of a Canadian public company to non-resident investors. There are no laws in Canada or exchange restrictions affecting the remittance of dividends, profits, interest, royalties and other payments to non-resident holders of our securities, except as discussed below in Section E, Taxation.

Restrictions on Share Ownership by Non-Canadians

There are no limitations under the laws of Canada or in our organizational documents on the right of foreigners to hold or vote securities of our company, except that the Investment Canada Act (the "Investment Canada Act") may require review and approval by the Minister of Industry (Canada) of certain acquisitions of "control" of our Company by a "non-Canadian."

Investment Canada Act

Under the Investment Canada Act, transactions exceeding certain financial thresholds, and which involve the acquisition of control of a Canadian business by a non-Canadian, are subject to review and cannot be implemented unless the Minister of Industry and/or, in the case of a Canadian business engaged in cultural activities, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, are satisfied that the transaction is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada". If a transaction is subject to review (a "Reviewable Transaction"), an application for review must be filed with the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada and/or the Department of Canadian Heritage prior to the implementation of the Reviewable Transaction. The responsible Minister is then required to determine whether the Reviewable Transaction is likely to be of net benefit to Canada taking into account, among other things, certain factors specified in the Investment Canada Act and any written undertakings that may have been given by the applicant. The Investment Canada Act contemplates an initial review period of up to 45 days after filing; however, if the responsible Minister has not completed the review by that date, the Minister may unilaterally extend the review period by up to 30 days (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the applicant and the Minister) to permit completion of the review. Direct acquisitions of control of most Canadian businesses by or from World Trade Organization ("WTO") investors are reviewable under the Investment Canada Act only if, in

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the case of an acquisition of voting securities, the value of the worldwide assets of the Canadian business or, in the case of an acquisition of substantially all the assets of a Canadian business, the value of those assets exceed C$295 million for the year 2008 (this figure is adjusted annually to reflect inflation). Indirect acquisitions (e.g., an acquisition of a US corporation with a Canadian subsidiary) of control of such businesses by or from WTO investors are not subject to review, regardless of the value of the Canadian businesses' assets. Significantly lower review thresholds apply where neither the investor nor the Canadian business is WTO investor controlled or where the Canadian business is engaged in uranium mining, certain cultural businesses, financial services or transportation services.

Even if the transaction is not reviewable because it does not meet or exceed the applicable financial threshold, the non-Canadian investor must still give notice to Industry Canada and, in the case of a Canadian business engaged in cultural activities, Canadian Heritage, of its acquisition of control of a Canadian business within 30 days of its implementation.

Competition Act

The Competition Act (Canada) (the "Competition Act") requires that a pre-merger notification filing be submitted to the Commissioner of Competition (the "Commissioner") in respect of proposed transactions that exceed certain financial and other thresholds. If a proposed transaction is subject to pre-merger notification, a pre-merger notification filing must be submitted to the Commissioner and a waiting period must expire or be waived by the Commissioner before the transaction may be completed. The parties to a proposed transaction may choose to submit either a short-form filing (in respect of which there is a 14-day statutory waiting period) or a long-form filing (in respect of which there is a 42-day statutory waiting period). However, where the parties choose to submit a short-form filing, the Commissioner may, within 14 days, require that the parties submit a long-form filing, in which case the proposed transaction generally may not be completed until 42 days after the long-form filing is submitted by the parties.
 
The Commissioner may, upon request, issue an advance ruling certificate ("ARC") in respect of a proposed transaction where she is satisfied that she would not have sufficient grounds on which to apply to the Competition Tribunal for an order under the merger provisions of the Competition Act. If the Commissioner issues an ARC in respect of a proposed transaction, the transaction is exempt from the pre-merger notification provisions. In addition, if the transaction to which the ARC relates is substantially completed within one year after the ARC is issued, the Commissioner cannot seek an order of the Competition Tribunal under the merger provisions of the Competition Act in respect of the transaction solely on the basis of information that is the same or substantially the same as the information on the basis of which the ARC was issued.

If the Commissioner is unwilling to issue an ARC, she may nevertheless issue a "no action" letter waiving notification and confirming that she is of the view that grounds do not then exist to initiate proceedings before the Competition Tribunal under the merger provisions of the Competition Act with respect to the proposed transaction, while preserving, during the three years following completion of the proposed transaction, her authority to initiate proceedings should circumstances change.

Regardless of whether pre-merger notification is required, the Commissioner may apply to the Competition Tribunal (a special purpose tribunal) for an order under the merger provisions of the Competition Act. If the Competition Tribunal finds that the transaction is or is likely to prevent or lessen competition substantially, it may order that the parties not proceed with the transaction or part of it or, in the event that the transaction has already been completed, order its dissolution or the disposition of some of the assets or shares involved. In addition, the Competition Tribunal may, with the consent of the person against whom the order is directed and the Commissioner, order that person to take any other action as is deemed necessary to remedy any substantial lessening or prevention of competition that the Competition Tribunal determines would or would likely result from the transaction.


E.
Taxation
 
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a general summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to a U.S. Holder (as defined below) arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
This summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may apply to a U.S. Holder arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares. In addition, this summary does not take into account the individual facts and circumstances of any particular U.S. Holder that may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such U.S. Holder, including, without limitation, specific tax consequences to a U.S. Holder under an applicable income tax treaty. Accordingly, this summary is not

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intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or U.S. federal income tax advice with respect to any U.S. Holder. This summary does not address the U.S. federal alternative minimum, U.S. federal estate and gift, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences to U.S. Holders of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares. In addition, except as specifically set forth below, this summary does not discuss applicable tax reporting requirements. Each prospective U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, U.S. federal alternative minimum, U.S. federal estate and gift, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
No legal opinion from U.S. legal counsel or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been requested, or will be obtained, regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares. This summary is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, the positions taken in this summary. In addition, because the authorities on which this summary is based are subject to various interpretations, the IRS and the U.S. courts could disagree with one or more of the conclusions described in this summary.
Scope of this Summary
Authorities
This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations (whether final, temporary, or proposed), published rulings of the IRS, published administrative positions of the IRS, the Convention Between Canada and the United States of America with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, signed September 26, 1980, as amended (the “Canada-U.S. Tax Convention”), and U.S. court decisions that are applicable, and, in each case, as in effect and available, as of the date of this document. Any of the authorities on which this summary is based could be changed in a material and adverse manner at any time, and any such change could be applied retroactively. This summary does not discuss the potential effects, whether adverse or beneficial, of any proposed legislation.
U.S. Holders
For purposes of this summary, the term "U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of Common Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
•
an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
•
a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

U.S. Holders Subject to Special U.S. Federal Income Tax Rules Not Addressed
This summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including, but not limited to, U.S. Holders that: (a) are tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, or other tax-deferred accounts; (b) are financial institutions, underwriters, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, or regulated investment companies; (c) are broker-dealers, dealers, or traders in securities or currencies that elect to apply a mark-to-market accounting method; (d) have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar; (e) own Common Shares as part of a straddle, hedging transaction, conversion transaction, constructive sale, or other arrangement involving more than one position; (f) acquire Common Shares in connection with the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services; (g) hold Common Shares other than as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment purposes); (h) own, have owned or will own (directly, indirectly, or by attribution) 10% or more of the total combined voting power or value of the outstanding shares of the Company or (i) a person required to accelerate the recognition of an item of income with respect to the Common Shares as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement. This summary also does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to U.S. Holders who are: (a) U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the U.S.; (b) persons that have been, are, or will be a resident or deemed to be a resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”); (c) persons that use or hold, will use or hold, or that are or will be deemed to use or hold Common Shares in connection with carrying on a business in Canada; (d) persons whose Common Shares constitute “taxable Canadian property” under the Tax Act; or (e) persons that have a permanent establishment in Canada for the purposes of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention. U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including, but not limited to, U.S. Holders described immediately above, should

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consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, U.S. federal alternative minimum, U.S. federal estate and gift, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
If an entity or arrangement that is classified as a partnership (or other “pass-through” entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Common Shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such entity or arrangement and the partners (or other owners or participants) of such entity or arrangement generally will depend on the activities of the entity or arrangement and the status of such partners (or owners or participants). This summary does not address the tax consequences to any such partner (or owner or participants). Partners (or other owners or participants) of entities or arrangements that are classified as partnerships or as “pass-through” entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
PFIC Status of the Company
If the Company were to constitute a “passive foreign investment company” under the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code (a “PFIC”, as defined below) for any year during a U.S. Holder’s holding period, then certain potentially adverse rules may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder as a result of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares. The Company believes that it was classified as a PFIC for the tax year ended December 31, 2017, and based on current business plans and financial expectations, the Company anticipates that it may be a PFIC for its current tax year and subsequent tax years. The determination of whether any corporation was, or will be, a PFIC for a tax year depends, in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. In addition, whether any corporation will be a PFIC for any tax year depends on the assets and income of such corporation over the course of each such tax year and, as a result, cannot be predicted with certainty as of the date of this document. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge any determination made by the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) concerning its PFIC status. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the PFIC status of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company.
In any year in which the Company is classified as a PFIC, a U.S. Holder will be required to file an annual report with the IRS containing such information as Treasury Regulations and/or other IRS guidance may require. In addition to penalties, a failure to satisfy such reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during which the IRS can assess a tax. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing such information returns under these rules, including the requirement to file an IRS Form 8621.
The Company generally will be a PFIC if, for a tax year, (a) 75% or more of the gross income of the Company is passive income (the “PFIC income test”) or (b) 50% or more of the value of the Company’s assets either produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income, based on the quarterly average of the fair market value of such assets (the “PFIC asset test”). “Gross income” generally includes all sales revenues less the cost of goods sold, plus income from investments and from incidental or outside operations or sources, and “passive income” generally includes, for example, dividends, interest, certain rents and royalties, certain gains from the sale of stock and securities, and certain gains from commodities transactions.
For purposes of the PFIC income test and PFIC asset test described above, if the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the total value of the outstanding shares of another corporation, the Company will be treated as if it (a) held a proportionate share of the assets of such other corporation and (b) received directly a proportionate share of the income of such other corporation. In addition, for purposes of the PFIC income test and PFIC asset test described above, and assuming certain other requirements are met, “passive income” does not include certain interest, dividends, rents, or royalties that are received or accrued by the Company from certain “related persons” (as defined in Section 954(d)(3) of the Code) also organized in Canada, to the extent such items are properly allocable to the income of such related person that is not passive income.
Under certain attribution rules, if the Company is a PFIC, U.S. Holders will generally be deemed to own their proportionate share of the Company’s direct or indirect equity interest in any company that is also a PFIC (a ‘‘Subsidiary PFIC’’), and will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on their proportionate share of (a) any “excess distributions,” as described below, on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC and (b) a disposition or deemed disposition of the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC by the Company or another Subsidiary PFIC, both as if such U.S. Holders directly held the shares of such Subsidiary PFIC. In addition, U.S. Holders may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any indirect gain realized on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC on the sale or disposition of Common Shares. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should be aware that they could be subject to tax under the PFIC rules even if no distributions are received and no redemptions or other dispositions of Common Shares are made.
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If the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder owns Common Shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such U.S. Holder of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares will depend on whether and when such U.S. Holder makes an election to treat the Company and each Subsidiary PFIC, if any, as a “qualified electing fund” or “QEF” under Section 1295 of the Code (a “QEF Election”) or makes a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the Code (a “Mark-to-Market Election”). A U.S. Holder that does not make either a QEF Election or a Mark-to-Market Election will be referred to in this summary as a “Non-Electing U.S. Holder.”
A Non-Electing U.S. Holder will be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code (described below) with respect to (a) any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares and (b) any “excess distribution” received on the Common Shares. A distribution generally will be an “excess distribution” to the extent that such distribution (together with all other distributions received in the current tax year) exceeds 125% of the average distributions received during the three preceding tax years (or during a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares, if shorter).
Under Section 1291 of the Code, any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares (including an indirect disposition of the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC), and any “excess distribution” received on Common Shares or with respect to the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC, must be ratably allocated to each day in a Non-Electing U.S. Holder’s holding period for the respective Common Shares. The amount of any such gain or excess distribution allocated to the tax year of disposition or distribution of the excess distribution and to years before the entity became a PFIC, if any, would be taxed as ordinary income (and not eligible for certain preferred rates). The amounts allocated to any other tax year would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest tax rate applicable to ordinary income in each such year, and an interest charge would be imposed on the tax liability for each such year, calculated as if such tax liability had been due in each such year. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder that is not a corporation must treat any such interest paid as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.
If the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a Non-Electing U.S. Holder holds Common Shares, the Company will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such Non-Electing U.S. Holder, regardless of whether the Company ceases to be a PFIC in one or more subsequent tax years. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC status by electing to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above), but not loss, as if such Common Shares were sold on the last day of the last tax year for which the Company was a PFIC.
QEF Election
A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF Election for the first tax year in which the holding period of its Common Shares begins generally will not be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above with respect to its Common Shares. A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of (a) the net capital gain of the Company, which will be taxed as long-term capital gain to such U.S. Holder, and (b) the ordinary earnings of the Company, which will be taxed as ordinary income to such U.S. Holder. Generally, “net capital gain” is the excess of (a) net long-term capital gain over (b) net short-term capital loss, and “ordinary earnings” are the excess of (a) “earnings and profits” over (b) net capital gain. A U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such amounts for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed to such U.S. Holder by the Company. However, for any tax year in which the Company is a PFIC and has no net income or gain, U.S. Holders that have made a QEF Election would not have any income inclusions as a result of the QEF Election. If a U.S. Holder that made a QEF Election has an income inclusion, such a U.S. Holder may, subject to certain limitations, elect to defer payment of current U.S. federal income tax on such amounts, subject to an interest charge. If such U.S. Holder is not a corporation, any such interest paid will be treated as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.
A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF Election with respect to the Company generally (a) may receive a tax-free distribution from the Company to the extent that such distribution represents “earnings and profits” of the Company that were previously included in income by the U.S. Holder because of such QEF Election and (b) will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Common Shares to reflect the amount included in income or allowed as a tax-free distribution because of such QEF Election. In addition, a U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares.
The procedure for making a QEF Election, and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of making a QEF Election, will depend on whether such QEF Election is timely. A QEF Election will be treated as “timely” if such QEF Election is made for the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares in which the Company was a PFIC. A U.S. Holder may make a timely QEF Election by filing the appropriate QEF Election documents at the time such U.S. Holder files a U.S. federal income tax return for such year. If a U.S. Holder does not make a timely and effective QEF Election for the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares, the U.S. Holder may still be able to make a timely and effective QEF Election in a subsequent year if such U.S. Holder meets certain requirements and makes a “purging” election to recognize gain (which will be

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taxed under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above) as if such Common Shares were sold for their fair market value on the day the QEF Election is effective. If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election but does not make a “purging” election to recognize gain as discussed in the preceding sentence, then such U.S. Holder shall be subject to the QEF Election rules and shall continue to be subject to tax under the rules of Section 1291 discussed above with respect to its Common Shares. If a U.S. Holder owns PFIC stock indirectly through another PFIC, separate QEF Elections must be made for the PFIC in which the U.S. Holder is a direct shareholder and the Subsidiary PFIC for the QEF rules to apply to both PFICs.
A QEF Election will apply to the tax year for which such QEF Election is timely made and to all subsequent tax years, unless such QEF Election is invalidated or terminated or the IRS consents to revocation of such QEF Election. If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election and, in a subsequent tax year, the Company ceases to be a PFIC, the QEF Election will remain in effect (although it will not be applicable) during those tax years in which the Company is not a PFIC. Accordingly, if the Company becomes a PFIC in another subsequent tax year, the QEF Election will be effective and the U.S. Holder will be subject to the QEF rules described above during any subsequent tax year in which the Company qualifies as a PFIC.
U.S. Holders should be aware that there can be no assurances that the Company will satisfy the record keeping requirements that apply to a QEF, or that the Company will supply U.S. Holders with information that such U.S. Holders are required to report under the QEF rules, in the event that the Company is a PFIC. Thus, U.S. Holders may not be able to make a QEF Election with respect to their Common Shares. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the availability of, and procedure for making, a QEF Election.
A U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, to a timely filed United States federal income tax return. However, if the Company does not provide the required information with regard to the Company or any of its Subsidiary PFICs, U.S. Holders will not be able to make a QEF Election for such entity and will continue to be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above that apply to Non-Electing U.S. Holders with respect to the taxation of gains and excess distributions.
Mark-to-Market Election
A U.S. Holder may make a Mark-to-Market Election only if the Common Shares are marketable stock. The Common Shares generally will be “marketable stock” if the Common Shares are regularly traded on (a) a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (b) the national market system established pursuant to section 11A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or (c) a foreign securities exchange that is regulated or supervised by a governmental authority of the country in which the market is located, provided that (i) such foreign exchange has trading volume, listing, financial disclosure, and surveillance requirements, and meets other requirements and the laws of the country in which such foreign exchange is located, together with the rules of such foreign exchange, ensure that such requirements are actually enforced and (ii) the rules of such foreign exchange effectively promote active trading of listed stocks. If such stock is traded on such a qualified exchange or other market, such stock generally will be “regularly traded” for any calendar year during which such stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. Provided that the Common Shares are “regularly traded” as described in the preceding sentence, the Common Shares are expected to be marketable stock. However, each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor in this regard.
A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to its Common Shares generally will not be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above with respect to such Common Shares. However, if a U.S. Holder does not make a Mark-to-Market Election beginning in the first tax year of such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares for which the Company is a PFIC and such U.S. Holder has not made a timely QEF Election, the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above will apply to certain dispositions of, and distributions on, the Common Shares.
A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will include in ordinary income, for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of the Common Shares, as of the close of such tax year over (b) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Common Shares. A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will be allowed a deduction in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares, over (b) the fair market value of such Common Shares (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the Mark-to-Market Election for prior tax years).
A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election generally also will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Common Shares to reflect the amount included in gross income or allowed as a deduction because of such Mark-to-Market Election. In addition, upon a sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, a U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will recognize ordinary income or ordinary loss (not to exceed the excess, if any, of (a) the amount included in ordinary income because of such Mark-to-Market Election for prior tax years over (b) the amount allowed as a deduction because of such Mark-to-Market Election

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for prior tax years). Losses that exceed this limitation are subject to the rules generally applicable to losses provided in the Code and Treasury Regulations.
A U.S. Holder makes a Mark-to-Market Election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 to a timely filed United States federal income tax return. A Mark-to-Market Election applies to the tax year in which such Mark-to-Market Election is made and to each subsequent tax year, unless the Common Shares cease to be “marketable stock” or the IRS consents to revocation of such election. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the availability of, and procedure for making, a Mark-to-Market Election.
Although a U.S. Holder may be eligible to make a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to the Common Shares, no such election may be made with respect to the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC that a U.S. Holder is treated as owning, because such stock is not marketable. Hence, the Mark-to-Market Election will not be effective to avoid the application of the default rules of Section 1291 of the Code described above with respect to deemed dispositions of Subsidiary PFIC stock or excess distributions from a Subsidiary PFIC to its shareholder.
Other PFIC Rules
Under Section 1291(f) of the Code, the IRS has issued proposed Treasury Regulations that, subject to certain exceptions, would cause a U.S. Holder that had not made a timely QEF Election to recognize gain (but not loss) upon certain transfers of Common Shares that would otherwise be tax-deferred (e.g., gifts and exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganizations). However, the specific U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder may vary based on the manner in which Common Shares are transferred.
Certain additional adverse rules may apply with respect to a U.S. Holder if the Company is a PFIC, regardless of whether such U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election. For example, under Section 1298(b)(6) of the Code, a U.S. Holder that uses Common Shares as security for a loan will, except as may be provided in Treasury Regulations, be treated as having made a taxable disposition of such Common Shares.
Special rules also apply to the amount of foreign tax credit that a U.S. Holder may claim on a distribution from a PFIC. Subject to such special rules, foreign taxes paid with respect to any distribution in respect of stock in a PFIC are generally eligible for the foreign tax credit. The rules relating to distributions by a PFIC and their eligibility for the foreign tax credit are complicated, and a U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit with respect to distributions by a PFIC.
The PFIC rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the PFIC rules and how the PFIC rules may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares.
General Rules Applicable to the Ownership and Disposition of Common Shares
The following discussion describes the general rules applicable to the ownership and disposition of the Common Shares but is subject in its entirety to the special rules described above under the heading “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”
Distributions on Common Shares
A U.S. Holder that receives a distribution, including a constructive distribution, with respect to a Common Share will be required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distribution) to the extent of the current and accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A dividend generally will be taxed to a U.S. Holder at ordinary income tax rates if the Company is a PFIC for the tax year of such distribution or the preceding tax year. To the extent that a distribution exceeds the current and accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, such distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holder's tax basis in the Common Shares and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of such Common Shares. (See “Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares” below). However, the Company may not maintain the calculations of its earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles, and each U.S. Holder may have to assume that any distribution by the Company with respect to the Common Shares will constitute ordinary dividend income. Dividends received on Common Shares by corporate U.S. Holders generally will not be eligible for the “dividends received deduction.” Subject to applicable limitations and provided the Company is eligible for the benefits of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, dividends paid by the Company to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individuals, generally will be eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains for dividends, provided certain holding period and other conditions are satisfied, including

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that the Company not be classified as a PFIC in the tax year of distribution or in the preceding tax year. The dividend rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the application of such rules.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares
Upon the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of cash received plus the fair market value of any property received and such U.S. Holder's tax basis in such Common Shares sold or otherwise disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in Common Shares generally will be such holder’s U.S. dollar cost for such Common Shares. Gain or loss recognized on such sale or other disposition generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of the sale or other disposition, the Common Shares have been held for more than one year.
Preferential tax rates currently apply to long-term capital gain of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gain of a U.S. Holder that is a corporation. Deductions for capital losses are subject to significant limitations under the Code.
Additional Considerations
Additional Tax on Passive Income

Certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts (other than trusts that are exempt from tax) will be subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes dividends on the Common Shares and net gains from the disposition of the Common Shares. Further, excess distributions treated as dividends, gains treated as excess distributions under the PFIC rules discussed above, and mark-to-market inclusions and deductions are all included in the calculation of net investment income.

Treasury Regulations provide, subject to the election described in the following paragraph, that solely for purposes of this additional tax, that distributions of previously taxed income will be treated as dividends and included in net investment income subject to the additional 3.8% tax. Additionally, to determine the amount of any capital gain from the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares that will be subject to the additional tax on net investment income, a U.S. Holder who has made a QEF Election will be required to recalculate its basis in the Common Shares excluding QEF basis adjustments.
 
Alternatively, a U.S. Holder may make an election which will be effective with respect to all interests in controlled foreign corporations and QEFs held in that year or acquired in future years. Under this election, a U.S. Holder pays the additional 3.8% tax on QEF income inclusions and on gains calculated after giving effect to related tax basis adjustments. U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts should consult their own tax advisors regarding the applicability of this tax to any of their income or gains in respect of the Common Shares.

Receipt of Foreign Currency
The amount of any distribution paid to a U.S. Holder in foreign currency, or on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, generally will be equal to the U.S. dollar value of such foreign currency based on the exchange rate applicable on the date of receipt (regardless of whether such foreign currency is converted into U.S. dollars at that time). A U.S. Holder will have a basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. Any U.S. Holder who converts or otherwise disposes of the foreign currency after the date of receipt may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss, and generally will be U.S. source income or loss for foreign tax credit purposes. Different rules apply to U.S. Holders who use the accrual method. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving, owning, and disposing of foreign currency.
Foreign Tax Credit
Subject to the PFIC rules discussed above, a U.S. Holder that pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian income tax with respect to dividends paid on the Common Shares generally will be entitled, at the election of such U.S. Holder, to receive either a deduction or a credit for such Canadian income tax. Generally, a credit will reduce a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability on a dollar-for-dollar basis, whereas a deduction will reduce a U.S. Holder’s income that is subject to U.S. federal income tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid (whether directly or through withholding) by a U.S. Holder during a year.

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Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable income bears to such U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holder’s various items of income and deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” Generally, dividends paid by a foreign corporation should be treated as foreign source for this purpose, and gains recognized on the sale of stock of a foreign corporation by a U.S. Holder should be treated as U.S. source for this purpose, except as otherwise provided in an applicable income tax treaty, and if an election is properly made under the Code. However, the amount of a distribution with respect to the Common Shares that is treated as a “dividend” may be lower for U.S. federal income tax purposes than it is for Canadian federal income tax purposes, resulting in a reduced foreign tax credit allowance to a U.S. Holder. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific categories of income. The foreign tax credit rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisors regarding the foreign tax credit rules.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Under U.S. federal income tax law, certain categories of U.S. Holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a foreign corporation. For example, U.S. return disclosure obligations (and related penalties) are imposed on individuals who are U.S. Holders that hold certain specified foreign financial assets in excess of certain thresholds. The definition of specified foreign financial assets includes not only financial accounts maintained in foreign financial institutions, but also, unless held in accounts maintained by a financial institution, any stock or security issued by a non-U.S. person, any financial instrument or contract held for investment that has an issuer or counterparty other than a U.S. person and any interest in a foreign entity. U.S. Holders may be subject to these reporting requirements unless their Common Shares are held in an account at certain financial institutions. Penalties for failure to file certain of these information returns are substantial. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing information returns, including the requirement to file an IRS Form 8938.
Payments made within the U.S., or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, of dividends on, and proceeds arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of, Common Shares will generally be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax, at the rate of 24%, if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S. Holder’s correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (generally on Form W-9), (b) furnishes an incorrect U.S. taxpayer identification number, (c) is notified by the IRS that such U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report items subject to backup withholding tax, or (d) fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding tax. However, certain exempt persons generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the U.S. backup withholding tax rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder furnishes required information to the IRS in a timely manner.
The discussion of reporting requirements set forth above is not intended to constitute a complete description of all reporting requirements that may apply to a U.S. Holder. A failure to satisfy certain reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during which the IRS can assess a tax and, under certain circumstances, such an extension may apply to assessments of amounts unrelated to any unsatisfied reporting requirement. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the information reporting and backup withholding rules.
THE ABOVE SUMMARY IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO U.S. HOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP, AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON SHARES. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
F.
Dividends and Paying Agents
 
Not Applicable

G.
Statements by Experts
 
Not Applicable

H.
Documents on Display
 
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and file reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of our reports and other information at, and obtain copies upon payment of prescribed fees from, the Public

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Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, the SEC maintains a Website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

We are required to file reports and other information with the securities commissions in Canada. You are invited to read and copy any reports, statements or other information, other than confidential filings, that we file with the provincial securities commissions. These filings are also electronically available from the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") (http://www.sedar.com), the Canadian equivalent of the SEC's electronic document gathering and retrieval system.
We "incorporate by reference" information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this Form 20-F and more recent information automatically updates and supersedes more dated information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 20-F.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this annual report has been delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference in this annual report (not including exhibits to such incorporated information that are not specifically incorporated by reference into such information). Requests for such copies should be directed to us at the following address: Oncolytics Biotech Inc., 210 – 1167 Kensington Crescent, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1X7, Attention:  Kirk Look.  Telephone (403) 670 - 7377. Facsimile (403) 283-0858 EMAIL: info@oncolytics.ca.

I.
Subsidiary Information
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 11.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Foreign Currency Risk

We operate primarily in Canada, the US, the U.K. and Europe. Therefore, we are exposed to foreign currency risk associated with our expenses outside of Canada.  We do not use financial derivative instruments to manage this market risk.

Interest Rate Risk

The primary objective of our policy for the investment of temporary cash surpluses is the protection of principal, and, accordingly, we generally invest in investment-grade debt securities with varying maturities.  As it is our intent and policy to hold these investments until maturity, we do not have a material exposure to interest rate risk.

We do not currently have any long-term debt, nor do we currently utilize interest rate swap contracts to hedge against interest rate risk.

We do not use financial instruments for trading purposes and are not parties to any leverage derivatives.  We do not currently engage in hedging transactions.  See “Currency and Exchange Rates” and Item 4 – “Information on the Company”.

ITEM 12.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES.
 
A.
Debt Securities
 
Not Applicable
 
B.
Warrants and Rights
 
Not Applicable
 
C.
Other Securities
 

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Not Applicable
 
D.
American Depository Shares
 
The Company’s Common Shares are not represented by American Depository Receipts.
 
PART II
 
ITEM 13.   DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES.
 
None

ITEM 14.   MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
A.
Modification of Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders
 
None
 
B.
Modification or Issuance of Other Class of Securities
 
None
 
C.
Withdrawal or Substitution of Security
 
None
 
D.
Change of Trustee or Paying Agent
 
None
 
E.
Use of Proceeds
 
There has been no change to the information provided in our first annual report on Form 20-F.

ITEM 15.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
A.
Evaluation of Disclosures and Procedures

It is the conclusion of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer that our Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

B.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with International Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS"), and includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material

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effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

Management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, 2013 Framework, (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.  Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2017, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

C.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firms
 
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules regarding non-accelerated filers, this Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm regarding the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 
D.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period that is covered by this annual report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. 

ITEM 16 .  [RESERVED]
 

ITEM 16A.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
 
Our Board has determined that each of the Audit Committee members, Angela Holtham, Wayne Pisano, Mark Lievonen and Deborah Brown, is a financial expert and each is independent pursuant to the Rule 5605(d)(2) of the NASDAQ Capital Market and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

ITEM 16B.  CODE OF ETHICS
 
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Accounting Officer that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller.  A copy of this Code of Ethics may be found on the Company’s website at http://www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.  Requests for such copies should be directed to us at the following address: Oncolytics Biotech Inc., 210 – 1167 Kensington Crescent, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1X7, Attention:  Kirk Look  Telephone (403) 670 - 7377. Facsimile (403) 283-0858 EMAIL: info@oncolyticsbiotech.com.

There were no amendments to our Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. We did not grant any waivers to the provisions of our Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 16C.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
Audit Fees and Services

During the financial years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, Ernst & Young LLP received the following fees:

 
2017
2016
2015
Item
$
$
$
Audit fees
104,555

163,910

291,509

Audit-related fees (1),(3)
144,327

152,145

105,017

Tax fees (2)
19,037

40,843

23,861

All other fees
—

—

—


Notes:
1)
Includes review of interim financial statements, accounting consultations and subscription to on-line accounting services.

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2)
Comprised of tax return preparation, scientific research and development return and other tax consultation fees.
3)
Includes fees associated with matters relating to the provision of a consent letter for various filings.

Audit Fees
 
Audit fees were for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young, LLP for the audit of our annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees
 
Audit-related fees were for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the annual statements and are not reported under the heading Audit Fees above.  These services consisted of accounting consultations, assistance with prospectus filings and assistance with preparations for compliance with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Tax Fees
 
Tax fees were for tax compliance and professional tax consultations.

All Other Fees
 
Other fees are for products and services other than those described under the headings Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees above.

The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit services to be provided to us by our independent auditors. The Audit Committee’s policy regarding the pre-approval of non-audit services to be provided to us by our independent auditors is that all such services shall be pre-approved by the Audit Committee or by the Chair of the Audit Committee, who must report all such pre-approvals to the Audit Committee at their next meeting following the granting thereof. Non-audit services that are prohibited to be provided to us by our independent auditors may not be pre-approved. In addition, prior to the granting of any pre-approval, the Audit Committee or the Chair, as the case may be, must be satisfied that the performance of the services in question will not compromise the independence of the independent auditors.

ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
 
None

ITEM 16E. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASES
 
None

ITEM 16F.  CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS
 
None

ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

None


ITEM 16H.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
 
Not applicable.

PART III

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
Not applicable.


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ITEM 18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The financial statements appear on pages F-1 through F-26.



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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.
 
The following exhibits are filed as part of this annual report:
 
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
 
Constating Documents
1.1(a)
Articles of Incorporation
1.2(a)
By-laws
 
 
 
Material Contracts
4.1(b)*
4.2(c)*
4.3(c)*
4.4(c)*
4.5(c)*
4.6(c)*
4.7(c)*
4.8(c)*
4.9(c)*
4.10(c)*
4.11(c)*
4.12(c)*
4.13(c)*
4.14(c)*
4.15(d)*
4.16(d)*
4.17(e)*
4.18(f)*
4.19(f)*
4.20(g)*
4.21(g)*
4.22(g)*
4.23(g)*
4.24(h)*
4.25(h)*
4.26(h)*
4.27(i)*
4.28(i)*
4.29(i)*
4.30(i)*
4.31(i)*
4.32(i)*
4.33(j)*
4.34(j)*
4.35(j)*
4.36(j)*
4.37(j)*
4.38(j)*
4.39(k)*
4.40(k)*
4.41(k)*
4.42(k)*
4.43*
4.44#
4.45*
4.46*
4.47*
4.48*
 
 
 
Subsidiaries
8.0
 
 
 
Certifications
12.1
12.2
13.1
13.2
 
 
 
Other Exhibits
15.1
15.2
101.1
Interactive Data Files (XBRL-Related Documents)
 
* - Denotes management contract or agreement
# - Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request filed with the SEC on March 19, 2018

(a) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated June 14, 2002.
(b) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated June 27, 2003.
(c) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated May 23, 2008.
(d) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 6, 2009.
(e) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 24, 2011.
(f) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 23, 2012.
(g) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 22, 2013.
(h) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 19, 2014.
(i) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 20, 2015.
(j) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 24, 2016.
(k) Previously filed with the SEC on Form 20-F dated March 28, 2017.


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SIGNATURE
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
 
Date: March 19, 2018
 
 

ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
 
 
 /s/ Matthew Coffey                                        
 /s/ Kirk Look                                              
Matthew Coffey, Ph.D  
Kirk Look, CA
Chief Executive Officer  
Chief Financial Officer

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Oncolytics Biotech® Inc.
December 31, 2017 and 2016




STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY

Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) and all other information in the Annual Report.

In management’s opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and in accordance with the appropriately selected International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board consistently applied and summarized in the consolidated financial statements.

The MD&A has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of securities regulators as applicable to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

The consolidated financial statements and information in the MD&A generally include estimates that are necessary when transactions affecting the current accounting period cannot be finalized with certainty until future periods.  Based on careful judgments by management, such estimates have been properly reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and MD&A.  The MD&A also includes information regarding the impact of current transactions and events, sources of liquidity and capital resources and risks and uncertainty.  Actual results in the future may differ materially from our present assessment of this information because future events and circumstances may not occur as expected.

Systems of internal controls, including organizational and procedural controls and internal controls over financial reporting, assessed as reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, are designed and maintained by management to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded from loss or unauthorized use and to produce reliable records for financial purposes.

We, as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will certify to our annual filings with the CSA and the SEC as required in Canada by National Instrument 52-109 (Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual Interim Filings) and in the United States by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The external auditors conducted an independent examination of corporate and accounting records in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards to express their opinion on the consolidated financial statements.  Their examination included such tests and procedures as they considered necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the consolidated financial statements are presented fairly.  The external auditors have full and free access to our Board of Directors and its Committees to discuss audit, financial reporting and related matters.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control.  The Board exercises this responsibility through the Audit Committee of the Board.  This Committee meets with management and the external auditors to satisfy itself that management’s responsibilities are properly discharged and to review the consolidated financial statements and MD&A before they are presented to the Board of Directors for approval.
 
 
 
 /s/ Matt Coffey                                         
 /s/ Kirk Look                                                   
 
 
Matt Coffey, Ph.D  
Kirk Look, CA
Chief Executive Officer  
Chief Financial Officer

F-1



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Directors of Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Opinion on the consolidated financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. [the “Company”], which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information [collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”].
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Basis for opinion
Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) [“PCAOB”]. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Those standards also require that we comply with ethical requirements, including independence. We are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements in Canada, the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB.
An audit includes performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatements of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included obtaining and examining, on a test basis, audit evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies and principles used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our audit opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1999.
Calgary, Canada
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F-2



ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at December 31,
Notes
2017
$
2016
$
Assets
 
 

 

Current assets
 
 

 

Cash and cash equivalents
5
11,836,119

12,034,282

Short-term investments
5
—

2,088,800

Contract receivable
10
4,767,100

—

Other receivables
 
37,726

54,406

Prepaid expenses
 
1,176,063

260,841

Total current assets
 
17,817,008

14,438,329

Non-current assets
 
 

 

Property and equipment
6
333,441

319,955

Total non-current assets
 
333,441

319,955







Total assets
 
18,150,449

14,758,284

Liabilities And Shareholders’ Equity
 
 

 

Current Liabilities
 
 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
3,684,023

4,068,664

Contract liability
10
1,545,645

—

Total current liabilities
 
5,229,668

4,068,664

Non-current liabilities
 
 
 
Contract liability
10
4,636,935

—

Total non-current liabilities

4,636,935

—

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities

9,866,603

4,068,664

Commitments and contingencies
11, 12 and 17


Shareholders’ equity
 
 

 

Share capital
  Authorized: unlimited
  Issued:
December 31, 2017 – 141,805,722
December 31, 2016 – 121,258,222
7
271,710,138

262,321,825

Warrants
7
3,617,900

—

Contributed surplus
8
27,028,238

26,643,044

Accumulated other comprehensive income

373,730

554,060

Accumulated deficit

(294,446,160
)
(278,829,309
)
Total shareholders’ equity
 
8,283,846

10,689,620

Total liabilities and equity
 
18,150,449

14,758,284

See accompanying notes

  
 On behalf of the Board:
 
/s/ Angela Holtham
/s/ Wayne Pisano
 Director   
  Director   

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

For the years ending December 31,
Notes
2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 

 

 

   Research and development
8, 19, 20
9,392,623

9,770,007

8,601,864

   Operating
8, 19, 20
6,212,831

5,524,500

5,315,837

Loss before the following
 
(15,605,454
)
(15,294,507
)
(13,917,701
)
   Interest
 
130,101

163,902

197,859

Loss before income taxes
 
(15,475,353
)
(15,130,605
)
(13,719,842
)
   Income tax expense
13
(141,498
)
(9,374
)
(3,153
)
Net loss
 
(15,616,851
)
(15,139,979
)
(13,722,995
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income items that may be
reclassified to net loss







  Translation adjustment

(180,330
)
(206,918
)
480,935

Net comprehensive loss

(15,797,181
)
(15,346,897
)
(13,242,060
)
Basic and diluted loss per common share
9
(0.12
)
(0.13
)
(0.12
)
Weighted average number of shares (basic and diluted)

132,395,752

119,880,200

112,613,845

See accompanying notes

F-4



ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Notes
Share Capital
$
Warrants
$
Contributed Surplus
$
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
$
Accumulated Deficit
$
Total
$
As at December 31, 2014
 
237,657,056

—

25,848,429

280,043

(249,966,335
)
13,819,193


 











Net loss and other comprehensive income
 
—

—

—

480,935

(13,722,995
)
(13,242,060
)
Issued pursuant to Share Purchase Agreement
7
4,371,687

—

—

—

—

4,371,687

Issued pursuant to "At the Market" Agreement
7
20,049,693

—

—

—

—

20,049,693

Share based compensation
8
—

—

429,537

—

—

429,537

Share issue costs
7
(753,744
)
—

—

—

—

(753,744
)
As at December 31, 2015
 
261,324,692

—

26,277,966

760,978

(263,689,330
)
24,674,306


 






Net loss and other comprehensive loss
 
—

—

—

(206,918
)
(15,139,979
)
(15,346,897
)
Issued pursuant to incentive share award plan
8
41,000

—

(41,000
)
—

—

—

Issue pursuant to "At the Market" Agreement
7
1,456,296

—

—

—

—

1,456,296

Share based compensation
8
—

—

406,078

—

—

406,078

Share issue costs
7
(500,163
)
—

—

—

—

(500,163
)
As at December 31, 2016
 
262,321,825

—

26,643,044

554,060

(278,829,309
)
10,689,620


 











Net loss and other comprehensive loss
 
—

—

—

(180,330
)
(15,616,851
)
(15,797,181
)
Issued pursuant to stock option plan
8
536,949

—

(193,509
)
—

—

343,440

Issued pursuant to "At the Market" Agreement
7
2,348,821

—

—

—

—

2,348,821

Issued pursuant to public offering
7
7,893,600

3,617,900

—

—

—

11,511,500

Share based compensation
8
—

—

578,703

—

—

578,703

Share issue costs
7
(1,391,057
)
—

—

—

—

(1,391,057
)
As at December 31, 2017
 
271,710,138

3,617,900

27,028,238

373,730

(294,446,160
)
8,283,846

See accompanying notes


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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
For the years ending December 31,
Notes
2017
$
2016
$
2015
$

 
 

 

 
Operating Activities
 
 

 

 
Net loss for the year
 
(15,616,851
)
(15,139,979
)
(13,722,995
)
Amortization - property and equipment
 
90,768

162,233

180,411

Share based compensation
8, 19, 20
578,703

406,078

429,537

Unrealized foreign exchange gain
19
(124,793
)
(139,810
)
(816,319
)
Net change in non-cash working capital
16
180,855

2,233,865

(1,105,464
)
Cash used in operating activities
 
(14,891,318
)
(12,477,613
)
(15,034,830
)
Investing Activities
 
 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment
6
(105,765
)
(23,527
)
(108,268
)
Redemption (purchase) of short-term investments
5
2,088,800

(27,823
)
(29,292
)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
1,983,035

(51,350
)
(137,560
)
Financing Activities
 
 

 

 

Proceeds from Share Purchase Agreement
7
—

—

4,305,396

Proceeds from "At the Market" equity distribution agreement
7
2,103,166

956,133

19,362,240

Proceeds from public offering
7
10,366,098

—

—

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
8
343,440

—

—

Cash provided by financing activities
 
12,812,704

956,133

23,667,636

(Decrease) increase in cash
 
(95,579
)
(11,572,830
)
8,495,246

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
12,034,282

24,016,275

14,152,825

Impact of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents
 
(102,584
)
(409,163
)
1,368,204

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
 
11,836,119

12,034,282

24,016,275

See accompanying notes

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017



Note 1: Incorporation and Nature of Operations
 
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. was incorporated on April 2, 1998 under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) as 779738 Alberta Ltd. On April 8, 1998, we changed our name to Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, were authorized for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors (the "Board") on March 8, 2018. We are a limited company incorporated and domiciled in Canada. Our shares are publicly traded and our registered office is located at 210, 1167 Kensington Crescent NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

We are a development stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancers that have not been successfully treated with conventional therapeutics. Our lead product, REOLYSIN®, is a potential immuno-oncology viral-agent that may be a novel treatment for certain types of cancer and may be an alternative to existing cytotoxic or cytostatic therapies. Our clinical development program for REOLYSIN emphasizes three programs: chemotherapy combinations to trigger selective tumor lysis; immune modulator (IMiD) combinations to facilitate innate immune responses; and immuno-therapy combinations to produce adaptive immune responses.

Note 2: Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include our financial statements and the financial statements of our subsidiaries Oncolytics Biotech (Barbados) Inc., Oncolytics Biotech (US) Inc., and Oncolytics Biotech (UK) Inc. and are presented in Canadian dollars, our functional currency.
The accounts are prepared on the historical cost basis, except for certain assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value as explained in the notes to these financial statements.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").
Basis of consolidation
Our accounts include the accounts of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. and our subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities over which we have control which is achieved when we are exposed, or have the rights, to variable returns from our involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through our power to govern. Accounting policies of subsidiaries are consistent with our accounting policies and all intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

A change in ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a change in control, is accounted for as an equity transaction.

Note 3: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below.
Deferred income taxes
We follow the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the difference between financial statement carrying values and the respective income tax basis of assets and liabilities (temporary differences). Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted income tax rates and laws expected to apply in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is charged or credited to income, except when it is related to items charged or credited to either other comprehensive income or directly to equity.



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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Financial instruments
Financial assets
Financial assets are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, contract receivable, other receivables and short-term investments. Financial assets are initially recorded at fair market value and are classified as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and interest bearing deposits with our bank and have been designated as held for trading.

Contract receivable and other receivables
Contract receivable and other receivables have been classified as loans and receivables.

Short-term investments
We determine the appropriate classification of our short-term investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluate such classification as of each reporting date. We classify our short-term investments as held-to-maturity as we have the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at original cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity computed under the effective interest rate method. Such amortization and interest on securities classified as held-to-maturity are included in interest income.

Impairment of financial assets
We assess at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (an incurred loss event) and that loss event has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or the group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated.

Financial liabilities
Trade accounts payable
Trade accounts payable are non interest-bearing and recorded at fair market value. They are classified as other financial liabilities and are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, at the measurement date. In determining the fair value measurement of our financial instruments we prioritize the related inputs used in measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

Transaction Costs
Transaction costs are expensed as incurred for financial instruments designated as held for trading. Transaction costs for other financial instruments are recognized as part of the financial instrument's carrying value.
Foreign currency translation
The financial statements for each of our subsidiaries are prepared using their functional currency. Our presentation currency is the Canadian dollar which is also Oncolytics Biotech Inc.'s functional currency. Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange differences resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at exchange rates ruling at the statement of financial position date of

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recognized directly in the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

Exceptions to this are where the monetary items form part of the net investment in a foreign operation and the foreign operation's functional currency is the local currency. These exchange differences are initially recognized in equity. The statement of financial position of foreign operations is translated into Canadian dollars using the exchange rate at the statement of financial position date and the income statements are translated into Canadian dollars using the average exchange rate for the period. Where this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, the exchange rate on the transaction date is used. Exchange differences on translation into Canadian dollars are recognized as a separate component of equity. On disposal of a foreign operation, any cumulative exchange differences held in equity are transferred to the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
Investment tax credits
Investment tax credits ("ITCs") relating to qualifying scientific research and experimental development expenditures that are refundable are accounted for as a reduction in research and development expenditures. ITCs that are non-refundable, but are recoverable against future taxes payable, are accrued only when there is reasonable assurance that the credits will be realized.
ITCs are subject to technical and financial review by the Canadian tax authorities on a project-by-project basis. Therefore, amounts ultimately received may vary significantly from the amounts recorded. Any such differences are recorded as an adjustment to the recognized amount in the year the review by the Canadian tax authority is completed and the results are made known to us.
Loss per common share
Basic loss per common share is determined using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
We use the treasury stock method to calculate diluted loss per common share. Under this method, diluted loss per common share is computed in a manner consistent with basic loss per common share except that the weighted average common shares outstanding are increased to include additional common shares from the assumed exercise of options and warrants, if dilutive. The number of additional common shares is calculated by assuming that any outstanding “in the money” options, restricted share units, performance share units and warrants were exercised at the later of the beginning of the period or the date of issue and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided on bases and at rates designed to amortize the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation is recorded using the declining balance method at the following annual rates:
Office equipment and furniture
20%
Medical equipment
20%
Computer equipment
30%
Leasehold improvements
Straight-line over the term of the lease
Research and development costs
Research costs are expensed as incurred, net of recoveries. We record accruals for the estimated costs of our clinical trial activities performed by third parties. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation, vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows to our vendors. Payments under the contracts depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events, successful enrollment of patients, and completion of certain clinical trial activities. We generally accrue costs associated with the treatment phase of clinical trials based on the total estimated cost of the treatment phase on a per patient basis and we expense the per patient cost ratably over the estimated patient treatment period based on patient enrollment in the trials. Advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are capitalized as prepaid expenses and recognized as expense as the related goods are delivered or the related services are performed. We base our estimates on the best information available at the time. However, additional information may become available to us which

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


may allow us to make a more accurate estimate in future periods. In this event, we may be required to record adjustments to research and development expenses in future periods when the actual level of activity becomes more certain. Such increases or decreases in cost are generally considered to be changes in estimates and will be reflected in research and development expenses in the period identified.
Development costs that meet specific criteria related to technical, market and financial feasibility will be capitalized. To date, all development costs have been expensed.
Revenue recognition
Revenue relates to a long-term contract associated with a regional licensing agreement (the "Agreement") with Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co., Ltd. ("Adlai"). The pricing for the contract was based on the specific negotiations with Adlai and includes non-refundable upfront license fees, development and regulatory milestone payments, royalties and sales-based milestone payments.
We account for a contract when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.
Under the Agreement, we have granted a regional license to our intellectual property. The granting of this license is accounted for as one performance obligation. We have determined that we provide Adlai with a right to access our intellectual property, and therefore recognize revenue related to the upfront license fee over time. Revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation using the input method. Under the input method, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. We use this method because Adlai receives and consumes the benefit of our intellectual property as we undertake activities that impact the intellectual property. Management must use judgment in making assumptions and estimates regarding total estimated costs, the complexity of the work to be performed, and the length of time to complete the performance obligation, among other variables.
The contract also provides for development and regulatory milestone payments, royalties and sales-based milestone payments. These amounts are contingent on the occurrence of a future event and therefore give rise to variable consideration. We estimate variable consideration at the most likely amount to which we expect to be entitled. We include estimated amounts in the transaction price when it becomes highly probable that the amount will not be subject to significant reversal when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Our estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of our anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to us. Based on this information and related analysis, any quarterly adjustments to revenue are recognized as necessary in the period they become known.
The upfront license fee is not considered a significant financing component because it is used to meet working capital demands that can be higher in the early stages of a contract and to protect us from the other party failing to adequately complete some or all of its obligations under the contract.
Revenue from sales-based royalties and the achievement of annual sales volumes will be recognized when the subsequent sale occurs, as the license of the intellectual property is the predominant item to which the royalty relates. We consider payments associated with the achievement of annual sales volumes to be, in substance, royalty payments and we will recognize such sales-based payments upon achievement of such sales volumes, provided that collection is reasonably assured.
Contract receivable - Contract receivable includes amounts billed and currently due from customers. When appropriate, we provide for an allowance for doubtful accounts by reserving for specifically identified doubtful accounts. We perform a review of our customer’s credit risk and payment histories, including payments made subsequent to year-end.
Contract liability - Our contract liability includes upfront license fees and billings in excess of revenue recognized. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue as or when we perform under the contract. We classify our contract liability as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize revenue.





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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Share based payments
Stock option plan
We have one stock option plan (the “Option Plan”) available to officers, directors, employees, consultants and suppliers with grants under the Option Plan approved from time to time by our Board of Directors (the “Board”). Under the Option Plan, the exercise price of each option is set at equal to or higher than the trading price of our stock on the date of grant in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange guidelines. Vesting is provided for at the discretion of the Board and the expiration of options is to be no greater than 10 years from the date of grant. Exercised stock options are settled with common shares issued from treasury.

We use the fair value based method of accounting for stock option awards granted under the Option Plan. We recognize compensation expense and a corresponding adjustment to contributed surplus equal to the fair value of the stock options granted using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model. The fair value of stock options with a graded vesting schedule is determined based on different expected lives for the options that vest each year, as it would be if the award were viewed as several separate awards, each with a different vesting date, and it is accounted for over the respective vesting period taking into consideration forfeiture estimates. Compensation expense is adjusted for subsequent changes in management’s estimate of the number of options that are expected to vest.

Share based payments to non-employees are measured at the date we obtain the goods or the date the counterparty renders the service.
Incentive share award plan
Our incentive share award plan (the "Share Plan") is available to directors, officers and employees. Under our Share Plan, performance share units and restricted share units may be approved from time to time by the Board. Performance share units ("PSUs") are an award to certain officers and employees to which common shares shall be issued based upon achieving the applicable performance criteria. Restricted share units ("RSUs") are an award to certain officers and employees and to non-employee directors to which common shares shall be issued in accordance with the Share Plan.

We recognize compensation expense and a corresponding adjustment to contributed surplus equal to the market value of our common shares at the date of grant based on the number of PSUs/RSUs expected to vest, recognized over the term of the vesting period. Compensation expense is adjusted for subsequent changes in management’s estimate of the number of PSUs/RSUs that are expected to vest. The effect of these changes is recognized in the period of the change.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards

IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the IASB issued IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard will replace IAS 18 Revenue and IAS 11 Construction Contracts. IFRS 15 establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and when revenue is recognised, and also contains new requirements related to presentation. The core principle in that framework is that revenue should be recognised dependent on the transfer of promised goods or services to the customer for an amount that reflects the consideration which should be received in exchange for those goods or services. The objective of the standard is to provide a five-step approach to revenue recognition that includes identifying contracts with customers, identifying performance obligations, determining transaction prices, allocating transaction prices to performance obligations, and recognising revenue when or as performance obligations are satisfied. Judgment will need to be applied, including making estimates and assumptions, for multiple-element contracts in identifying performance obligations, in constraining estimates of variable consideration and in allocating the transaction price to each performance obligation. This new standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We early adopted this standard effective for our year ended December 31, 2017 using the full retrospective method. There were no adjustments to our consolidated financial statements resulting from this early adoption.



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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Accounting Standards and Interpretations Issued but Not Yet Effective

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments
In July 2014, on completion of the impairment phase of the project to reform accounting for financial instruments and replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. IFRS 9 includes guidance on the classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities and impairment of financial assets (i.e. recognition of credit losses).

Under the classification and measurement requirements for financial assets, financial assets must be classified and measured at either amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss or through other comprehensive income, depending on the basis of the entity’s business model for managing the financial asset and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.

The classification requirements for financial liabilities are unchanged from IAS 39. IFRS 9 requirements address the problem of volatility in net earnings arising from an issuer choosing to measure certain liabilities at fair value and require that the portion of the change in fair value due to changes in the entity’s own credit risk be presented in other comprehensive income, rather than within net earnings.

The new requirements for impairment of financial assets introduce an expected loss impairment model that requires more timely recognition of expected credit losses. IAS 39 impairment requirements are based on an incurred loss model where credit losses are not recognized until there is evidence of a trigger event. IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted. We are assessing the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 16 - Leases
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 - Leases (“IFRS 16”), which replaces IAS 17 - Leases (“IAS 17”) and related interpretations. IFRS 16 provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, unless the lease term is 12-months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting in IAS 17 with the distinction between operating leases and finance leases being retained. IFRS 16 will be applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. We are assessing the potential impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 4: Significant Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions
Judgments
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of expenses, assets, liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting period. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.
Estimates and assumptions
Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be significant. Significant estimates made by management affecting our consolidated financial statements include:

Revenue recognition
We entered into an Agreement which provides, among other payments, for upfront license fees in exchange for a regional license to our intellectual property. Management uses its judgment in applying the input method when determining the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation. Revenue recognition requires assumptions and estimates regarding total estimated costs, the complexity of the work to be performed, and the length of time to complete the performance obligation, among other variables.

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Share based payments
Part of our share based payment expense is measured by reference to the fair value of our stock options at the date at which they are granted. Estimating fair value for granted stock options requires determining the most appropriate valuation model which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the grant. This estimate also requires determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the option, volatility, dividend yield, and rate of forfeitures and making assumptions about them. The value of the share based payment expense for the year along with the assumptions and model used for estimating fair value for share based compensation transactions are disclosed in Note 8.

Taxes
Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations and the amount and timing of future taxable income. Currently, we are accumulating tax loss carry forward balances in various tax jurisdictions creating a deferred tax asset. Deferred tax assets are recognized for all unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies.

To date we have determined that none of our deferred tax assets should be recognized. Our deferred tax assets are mainly comprised of our net operating losses from prior years, prior year research and development expenses, and non-refundable investment tax credits. These tax pools relate to entities that have a history of losses, have varying expiry dates, and may not be used to offset taxable income within our other subsidiaries. As well, there are no taxable temporary differences or any tax planning opportunities available that could partly support the recognition of these losses as deferred tax assets.

Note 5: Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments
 
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of interest bearing deposits with our bank totaling $9,204,919 (December 31, 2016 – $10,679,992).  The current annual interest rate earned on these deposits is 1.38% (December 31, 2016 – 0.96%).

Short-Term Investments
Short-term investments consisted of guaranteed investment certificates which are liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.  The objectives for holding short-term investments were to invest our excess cash resources in investment vehicles that provided a better rate of return compared to our interest bearing bank account with limited risk to the principal invested.  We intended to match the maturities of these short-term investments with the cash requirements of the Company’s activities and treat these as held-to-maturity short-term investments.
 
 
Face
Value
$
 
 
Original Cost
$
 
 
Accrued Interest
$
 
 
Carrying
Value
$
 
 
Fair
Value
$
 
Effective
Interest Rate
%
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
—
 
—
 
—
 
—
 
—
 
—%
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
2,088,800
 
2,088,800
 
—
 
2,088,800
 
2,088,800
 
1.41%

Fair value is determined by using published market prices provided by our investment advisor.







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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 6: Property and Equipment
 

Medical Equipment
Computer Equipment
Office Furniture
Office Equipment
Leasehold Improvements
Total
Cost






As at December 31, 2015
197,870

685,277

214,085

87,964

465,865

1,651,061

Additions, net of foreign exchange impact
—

20,098

—

1,502

770

22,370

As at December 31, 2016
197,870

705,375

214,085

89,466

466,635

1,673,431

Additions, net of foreign exchange impact
—

24,778

11,811

—

67,665

104,254

Disposals
—

(48,168
)
—

—

—

(48,168
)
As at December 31, 2017
197,870

681,985

225,896

89,466

534,300

1,729,517








Amortization






As at December 31, 2015
133,477

505,245

127,383

58,759

366,379

1,191,243

Amortization for the year
11,492

48,929

10,241

5,408

86,163

162,233

As at December 31, 2016
144,969

554,174

137,624

64,167

452,542

1,353,476

Amortization for the year
9,365

43,558

9,710

4,620

23,515

90,768

Disposals
—

(48,168
)
—

—

—

(48,168
)
As at December 31, 2017
154,334

549,564

147,334

68,787

476,057

1,396,076








Net book value






As at December 31, 2017
43,536

132,421

78,562

20,679

58,243

333,441

As at December 31, 2016
52,901

151,201

76,461

25,299

14,093

319,955




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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 7: Share Capital
Authorized:
Unlimited number of no par value common shares
Issued:
Shares
Warrants
 
Number
Amount
$
Number
Amount
$
Balance, December 31, 2014
93,512,494

237,657,056

—

—

Issued pursuant to Share Purchase
Agreement(a)
5,778,674

4,371,687

—

—

Issued pursuant to "At the Market" sales agreement(b)
18,860,454

20,049,693

—

—

Share issue costs
—

(753,744
)
—

—

Balance, December 31, 2015
118,151,622

261,324,692

—

—

Issued pursuant to incentive share award plan
100,000

41,000

—

—

Issued pursuant to "At the Market" equity distribution agreement(c)
3,006,600

1,456,296

—

—

Share issue costs
—

(500,163
)
—

—

Balance, December 31, 2016
121,258,222

262,321,825

—

—

Issued pursuant to stock option plan
801,000

536,949

—

—

Issued pursuant to "At the Market" equity distribution agreement(c)
3,301,500

2,348,821

—

—

Issued pursuant to public offering(d)
16,445,000

7,893,600

16,445,000

3,617,900

Share issue costs
—

(1,391,057
)
—

—

Balance, December 31, 2017
141,805,722

271,710,138

16,445,000

3,617,900


(a)
In 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC ("LPC") to sell up to US$26,000,000 of common stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement and at our sole discretion, we may sell up to US$26.0 million worth of common shares to LPC over the 30-month term. The purchase price of the common shares was based on prevailing market prices of our common shares immediately preceding the notice of a sale without any fixed discount. Subject to the Share Purchase Agreement, we controlled the timing and amount of each investment and LPC was obligated to make such purchases, if and when elected. The Share Purchase Agreement did not impose any upper price limit restrictions, negative covenants or restrictions on our future financing activities, but required that we maintained our NASDAQ listing. Under the Share Purchase Agreement, we issued an initial commitment fee of 292,793 common shares to LPC valued at fair value of US$455,000. An additional 292,793 common shares was to be issued on a pro rata basis under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement as an additional commitment fee.

On October 20, 2014, we reached an agreement to amend the Share Purchase Agreement. The specific amendments included allowing the Company to sell shares to LPC at the Company's sole option independent of the closing price of the Common Stock, increasing the number of shares that may have been sold to LPC at certain price levels and changed the way the number of Commitment Shares issuable was to be calculated. In consideration of the amendments to the Agreement, the Company issued 146,397 shares of Common Stock to LPC.

In 2015, under the terms of the amended Share Purchase Agreement, we issued 5,778,674 common shares for net proceeds of approximately US$3.5 million. As part of the shares issued, we issued 78,674 commitment shares. The commitment shares have been valued at fair value of US$50,024 and have been recorded as additional share issue costs. On November 5, 2015, we were delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market and as a result we were unable to sell common shares under the Share Purchase Agreement.


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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


(b)
On October 24, 2014, we entered into an "at-the-market" ("ATM") equity distribution agreement with Canaccord Genuity Inc. acting as sole agent. Under the terms of the distribution agreement, we were able to, from time to time, sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering value of up to US$20 million through Canaccord Genuity Inc. directly to investors in the US through our NASDAQ listing. We were able to determine, at our sole discretion, the timing and number of shares to be sold under this ATM facility. During 2015, we issued 18,860,454 common shares for net proceeds of approximately US$15.5 million. On November 5, 2015, we were delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market and as a result we were unable to sell common shares under our existing ATM.

(c)
On February 25, 2016, we entered into an ATM equity distribution agreement with Canaccord Genuity Inc. acting as our sole agent with an aggregate offering value of up to $4.6 million which allows us to sell our common shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange or other "marketplace” (as defined in National Instrument 21-101 Marketplace Operation) in Canada (our "Canadian ATM"). Subject to the terms of our Canadian ATM, we are able to determine, at our sole discretion, the timing and number of shares to be sold under this ATM facility. During 2017, we sold 3,301,500 (2016 - 3,006,600) common shares for gross proceeds of $2,348,821 (2016 - $1,456,296). We incurred share issue costs of $245,655 (2016 - $500,163).

(d)
On June 1, 2017, pursuant to an underwritten public offering, 16,445,000 units were sold at a purchase price of $0.70 per unit for gross proceeds of $11,511,500. Each unit included one common share (ascribed value of $0.48) and one common share purchase warrant (ascribed value of $0.22). The ascribed value was determined using the relative fair value method. The ascribed value of the common share purchase warrants was determined using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company until June 1, 2022, at an exercise price of $0.95. The common share purchase warrants will be subject to acceleration if the volume weighted average price of the Company's common shares equals or exceeds $2.50 for 15 consecutive trading dates. We incurred share issue costs of $1,145,402.

Warrants

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model with respect to the valuation of warrants issued:
 
2017
Risk-free interest rate
0.70%
Expected hold period to exercise
2.0 years
Volatility in the price of the Company's shares
89.30%
Dividend yield
Nil

We use historical data to estimate the expected dividend yield and expected volatility of our stock in determining the fair value of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the Government of Canada benchmark bond yield rates in effect at the time of grant and the expected life of the warrants represents the estimated length of time the warrants are expected to remain outstanding.

The following table summarizes our outstanding warrants at December 31, 2017:
Exercise Price
Outstanding, Beginning of the Year
Granted During the Year
Outstanding, End of the Year
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
$
0.95

—

16,445,000

16,445,000

4.42







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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 8: Share Based Payments
Stock Option Plan
We have issued stock options to acquire common stock through our stock option plan of which the following are outstanding at December 31:
 
2017
2016
2015
 
Stock Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
Stock Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
Stock Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
Outstanding, beginning of the year
8,674,227

1.83
8,561,394

2.17
5,446,394

3.19

Granted during the year
405,000

0.48
1,572,000

0.28
3,280,000

0.43

Forfeited during the year
(2,012,660
)
3.45
(737,500
)
0.65
(100,000
)
1.69

Expired during the year
(116,900
)
2.22
(721,667
)
3.61
(65,000
)
1.49

Exercised during the year
(801,000
)
0.43
—
—
—

—

Outstanding, end of the
  year
6,148,667

1.39
8,674,227

1.83
8,561,394

2.17

Options exercisable, end of the year
5,453,501

1.51
6,729,643

2.27
6,476,394

2.73

The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017:
Range of Exercise Prices
Number Outstanding
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
Number Exercisable
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
$0.26 - $0.42
3,437,000

8.46
0.35
2,921,834

0.35
$0.51 - $0.80
538,000

8.22
0.64
358,000

0.70
$1.45 - $2.00
1,002,667

5.62
1.77
1,002,667

1.77
$2.13 - $3.89
545,500

3.74
3.42
545,500

3.42
$4.01 - $6.72
625,500

3.94
5.34
625,500

5.34
 
6,148,667

7.09
1.39
5,453,501

1.51
Non-exercisable options vest either annually over periods ranging from one to three years or upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria.
The estimated fair value of stock options issued during the year was determined using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model using the following weighted average assumptions and fair value of options:

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


 
2017
2016
2015
Risk-free interest rate
1.18%
0.82%
0.63%
Expected hold period to exercise
3.0 years
3.0 years
3.0 years
Volatility in the price of the Company's shares
90.73%
94.84%
90%
Rate of forfeiture
3.67%
3.67%
3.67%
Dividend yield
Nil
Nil
Nil
Weighted average fair value of options
$0.28
$0.17
$0.24

We use historical data to estimate the expected dividend yield and expected volatility of our stock in determining the fair value of the stock options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the Government of Canada benchmark bond yield rates in effect at the time of grant and the expected life of the options represents the estimated length of time the options are expected to remain outstanding.
Incentive Share Award Plan
Restricted Share Units
We have issued restricted share units ("RSUs") to non-employee directors through our incentive share award plan. Grants of RSUs to non-employee directors vest either on the third anniversary date from the grant date or when the director ceases to be a member of the board. We have also issued RSUs to certain officers and employees of the Company. Grants of RSUs to certain officers and employees of the Company vest over a three year period. The following RSUs are outstanding at December 31:
 
2017
2016
2015
Outstanding, beginning of the year
1,322,829

368,831

—

Granted during the year
486,238

1,053,998

368,831

Forfeited during the year
—

—

—

Vested during the year
—

(100,000
)
—

Outstanding, end of the year
1,809,067

1,322,829

368,831

(1)The weighted average fair value of the RSUs granted was $0.63 in 2017 (2016 - $0.31).
Performance Share Units
We have also issued performance share units ("PSUs") to certain officers and employees of the Company. Grants of PSUs require completion of certain performance criteria and cliff vest after 3 years or vest over a three year period, depending on the grant. PSU grants to certain officers will vest immediately upon a change of control of the Company. If certain officers cease employment with the Company, vesting occurs on a pro rata basis prior to the third anniversary of the grant but after the first anniversary. The following PSUs are outstanding at December 31:
 
2017
2016
2015
Outstanding, beginning of the year
840,000

—

—

Granted during the year
60,000

1,500,000

—

Forfeited during the year
—

(660,000
)
—

Outstanding, end of the year
900,000

840,000

—

(1)     The weighted average fair value of the PSUs granted was $0.35 in 2017 (2016 - $0.36).
We have reserved 14,180,572 common shares for issuance relating to our outstanding equity compensation plans. Compensation expense related to stock options, RSUs and PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $578,703 (2016 - $406,078; 2015 - $429,537).


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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017



Note 9: Loss Per Common Share
 
Loss per common share is calculated using net loss for the year and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2017 of 132,395,752 (2016 - 119,880,200; 2015 - 112,613,845). The effect of any potential exercise of our stock options and warrants outstanding during the year has been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share, as it would be anti-dilutive.

Note 10: Contract liability and receivable

Regional licensing agreement
We entered into a regional licensing agreement (the "Agreement") with Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co., Ltd. ("Adlai") in November 2017. Under the terms of the Agreement, Adlai will have exclusive development and commercialization rights to REOLYSIN in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. We are entitled to receive upfront license fees, development and regulatory milestone payments, royalties and sales-based milestone payments.

Warrant purchase agreement
We also entered into a warrant purchase agreement with Adlai. Under the terms of the warrant purchase agreement, we are entitled to receive two milestone payments totaling US$8 million made of of two common share purchase warrants:
•
One common share purchase warrant of US$2 million whereby, upon exercise, Adlai may purchase our common shares priced at a 20% premium to the five-day weighted average closing price immediately preceding the exercise date. We have the right to call this warrant when the first patient is enrolled in the phase 3 metastatic breast cancer study or six months after execution of the Agreement, whichever is later.
•
One common share purchase warrant of US$6 million whereby, upon exercise, Adlai may purchase our common shares priced at a 20% premium to the five-day weighted average closing price immediately preceding the exercise date. We have the right to call this warrant upon the enrollment of the 50th patient in the phase 3 metastatic breast cancer study.

Contract liability
Our contract liability balance at December 31, which we expect to record in revenue over the next five years, is as follows:
 
2017
2016
Balance, beginning of the year
—

—

Regional licensing agreement
6,182,580

—

Revenue recognized in the year
—

—

Balance, end of the year
6,182,580

—

 
 
 
Contract liability - current
1,545,645

—

Contract liability - non-current
4,636,935

—

 
6,182,580

—


Contract receivable
Our contract receivable due from Adlai at December 31, 2017 is $4,767,100.

Note 11: Commitments
 
We are committed to payments totaling $5,980,454 during 2018 for activities related to our clinical trial, manufacturing and collaboration programs.



 

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


We are committed to rental payments (excluding our portion of operating costs and rental taxes) under the terms of our office leases. Annual payments under the terms of these leases are as follows:
 
Amount
$
2018
285,987

2019
251,743

2020
159,990

2021
43,130


740,850

 
Under a clinical trial agreement entered into with the Alberta Cancer Board (“ACB”), we have agreed to repay the amount funded under the agreement together with a royalty, to a combined maximum amount of $400,000 plus an overhead repayment of $100,000, upon sales of a specified product.  We agreed to repay the ACB in annual installments in an amount equal to the lesser of: (a) 5% of gross sales of a specified product; or (b) $100,000 per annum once sales of a specified product commence.

Note 12: Contingencies
 
Assumption Agreement 
In 1999, we entered into an agreement that assumed certain obligations (the “Assumption Agreement”) in connection with a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) between SYNSORB and our former shareholders to make milestone payments and royalty payments.

As of December 31, 2017, a milestone payment was still outstanding for $1.0 million, due within 90 days of the first receipt from an Appropriate Regulatory Authority, for marketing approval to sell REOLYSIN® to the public or the approval of a new drug application for REOLYSIN.
 
This milestone payment, when payable, will be accounted for as research and development expense and will not be deductible for income tax purposes.
 
In addition to the milestone payment, payments may become due and payable in accordance with the Agreement upon realization of sales of REOLYSIN.  If we receive royalty payments or other payments as a result of entering into partnerships or other arrangements for the development of the reovirus technology, we are obligated to pay to the founding shareholders 10.75% (2016 - 11.75%) of the royalty payments and other payments received.  Alternatively, if we develop the reovirus treatment to the point where it may be marketed at a commercial level, the payments referred to in the foregoing sentence will be amended to a royalty payment of 2.15% (2016 - 2.35%) of Net Sales received for such products.
 
BRI “Work in Kind” Contribution 
We entered into an engineering and process development agreement with the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada (“BRI”).  The terms of this Agreement include a “work in kind” contribution from BRI.  In exchange for this “work in kind” contribution, we agreed to provide a royalty, contingent upon receiving Sales Revenue, at the lesser of 0.5% of Sales Revenue or $20,000 per year.  The total royalty under this Agreement is equal to two times the “work in kind” contribution.  As of December 31, 2017, we estimate that the accumulated work in kind totals approximately $301,000.








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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 13: Income Taxes
 
The provision for income taxes recorded in the consolidated financial statements differs from the amount which would be obtained by applying the statutory income tax rate to the loss before income taxes as follows:

 
2017
2016
2015
Loss before income taxes
(15,475,353
)
(15,130,605
)
(13,719,842
)
Statutory Canadian corporate tax rate
27.00
%
27.00
%
26.00
%
Anticipated tax recovery
(4,178,345
)
(4,085,263
)
(3,567,159
)
Foreign jurisdiction tax rate difference
2,899,190

2,184,796

2,659,145

Employee stock based compensation
156,250

109,641

111,680

Change in tax rate
—

—

(1,336,941
)
Adjustment to opening tax pools
162,162

(39,569
)
(1,339,467
)
Other permanent differences
53,039

100,525

23,620

Change in deferred tax benefits deemed not probable to
be recovered
1,051,725

1,739,557

3,455,622

Current income taxes
144,021

9,687

6,500

Adjustment in respect to prior periods
(2,523
)
(313
)
(3,347
)
Net current tax expense
141,498

9,374

3,153

 
As at December 31, 2017, we have the following non-capital losses for income tax purposes in Canada:
Expiry
$
2026
9,809,000

2027
12,170,000

2029
4,009,000

2030
4,774,000

2031
4,343,000

2032
2,873,000

2033
2,457,000

2034
2,472,000

2035
3,125,000

2036
6,430,000

2037
4,846,000

 
57,308,000














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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


As at December 31, 2017, we have the following non-refundable federal investment tax credits for income tax purposes in Canada:

Expiry
$
2020
189,000

2021
471,000

2022
465,000

2023
361,000

2024
228,000

2025
271,000

2026
520,000

2027
596,000

2028
622,000

2029
173,000

2030
91,000

2031
114,000

2032
381,000

2033
487,000

2034
270,000

2035
183,000

2036
41,000

2037
600


5,463,600


As well, we have unclaimed scientific research and experimental development expenditures available to reduce future years’ taxable income of approximately $27,400,000.  We have not recorded the potential benefits of these tax pools in these consolidated financial statements.
 
Deferred tax assets are recognized, to the extent that it is probable that taxable income will be available, against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized. The components of our unrecognized deferred tax asset are as follows:
 
2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
Net operating losses carried forward
19,160,218

17,821,631

15,950,044

Scientific research and experimental development
7,406,099

7,394,707

7,278,284

Investment tax credits
3,988,325

3,990,664

3,987,214

Undepreciated capital costs in excess of book value of property and equipment and intellectual property
1,927,640

1,908,654

1,839,107

Share issue costs
493,343

432,659

619,066

Net capital losses carried forward
7,598

7,598

7,598

Unrecognized deferred tax asset
32,983,223

31,555,913

29,681,313


Note 14: Capital Disclosures
 
Our objective when managing capital is to maintain a strong statement of financial position. We achieve our objective by obtaining adequate cash resources to support planned activities which include the clinical trial program, product manufacturing, administrative

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


costs and intellectual property expansion and protection.  We include shareholders’ equity, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in the definition of capital.
 
2017
$
2016
$
Cash and cash equivalents
11,836,119

12,034,282

Short-term investments
—

2,088,800

Shareholders’ equity
8,283,846

10,689,620

 
We do not have any debt other than trade accounts payable and we have potential contingent obligations relating to the completion of our research and development of REOLYSIN.

In managing our capital, we estimate our future cash requirements by preparing a budget and a multi-year plan annually for review and approval by our Board. The budget establishes the approved activities for the upcoming year and estimates the costs associated with these activities. The multi-year plan estimates future activity along with the potential cash requirements and is based on our assessment of our current clinical trial progress along with the expected results from the coming year’s activity.  Budget to actual variances are prepared and reviewed by management and are presented quarterly to the Board.

Historically, funding for our plan is primarily managed through the issuance of additional common shares and common share purchase warrants that upon exercise are converted to common shares.  Management regularly monitors the capital markets attempting to balance the timing of issuing additional equity with our progress through our clinical trial program, general market conditions, and the availability of capital.  There are no assurances that funds will be made available to us when required.

On February 16, 2016, we renewed our short form base shelf prospectus (the “Base Shelf”) that qualifies for distribution of up to $150,000,000 of common shares, subscription receipts, warrants, or units (the “Securities”) in Canada. Under our Base Shelf, we may sell Securities to or through underwriters, dealers, placement agents or other intermediaries and also may sell Securities directly to purchasers or through agents, subject to obtaining any applicable exemption from registration requirements. The distribution of Securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, or at prices related to such prevailing market prices to be negotiated with purchasers and as set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement.

Renewing our Base Shelf provides us with additional flexibility when managing our cash resources as, under certain circumstances, it shortens the time period required to close a financing and is expected to increase the number of potential investors that may be prepared to invest in our company. Funds received from a Prospectus Supplement will be used in line with our Board approved budget and multi-year plan. Our renewed Base Shelf expires on March 16, 2018 and allowed us to enter into our Canadian ATM equity distribution agreement (see Note 7). We use this equity arrangement to assist us in achieving our capital objective.

We are not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and there have been no changes in how we define or manage our capital in 2017.

Note 15: Financial Instruments
 
Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, contract receivable, other receivables and accounts payable.  As at December 31, 2017, there are no significant differences between the carrying values of these amounts and their estimated market values.
 
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.  We are exposed to credit risk on our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and contract receivable in the event of non-performance by counterparties, but we do not anticipate such non-performance. Our maximum exposure to credit risk at the end of the period is the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and contract receivable.
 

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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


We mitigate our exposure to credit risk by maintaining our primary operating and investment bank accounts with Schedule I banks in Canada. For our foreign domiciled bank accounts, we use referrals or recommendations from our Canadian banks to open foreign bank accounts and these accounts are used solely for the purpose of settling accounts payable or payroll.

We also mitigate our exposure to credit risk by restricting our portfolio to investment grade securities with short-term maturities and by monitoring the credit risk and credit standing of counterparties. As at December 31, 2016, 100% of our short-term investments were in guaranteed investment certificates.
We mitigate our exposure to credit risk connected to our contract receivable by performing a review of our customer's credit risk and payment histories, including payments made subsequent to year-end.
 
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. We are exposed to interest rate risk through our cash and cash equivalents and our portfolio of short-term investments.  We mitigate this risk through our investment policy that only allows investment of excess cash resources in investment grade vehicles while matching maturities with our operational requirements.
 
Fluctuations in market rates of interest do not have a significant impact on our results of operations due to the short term to maturity of the investments held.
 
Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. In the normal course of our operations, we are exposed to currency risk from the purchase of goods and services primarily in the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union. In addition, we are exposed to currency risk to the extent cash is held in foreign currencies from either the purchase of foreign currencies or when we receive foreign currency proceeds from operating and financing activities. As well, we are exposed to currency risk related to our regional licensing agreement. The impact of a $0.01 increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar would have increased our net loss in 2017 by approximately $5,056.  The impact of a $0.10 increase in the value of the British pound against the Canadian dollar would have increased our net loss in 2017 by approximately $21,492. The impact of a $0.10 increase in the value of the Euro against the Canadian dollar would have increased our net loss in 2017 by approximately $11,736.
 
We mitigate our foreign exchange risk by maintaining sufficient foreign currencies, through the purchase of foreign currencies or receiving foreign currencies from financing activities, to settle our foreign accounts payable.
 
Balances in foreign currencies at December 31, 2017 are as follows:
 

US dollars
$

British pounds
£
Euro
€
Cash and cash equivalents
1,948,573

21,755

19,372

Contract receivable
3,800,000

—

—

Accounts payable
(777,271
)
(13,949
)
(1,100
)
 
4,971,302

7,806

18,272


Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that we will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. We manage liquidity risk through the management of our capital structure as outlined in Note 14. Accounts payable are all due within the current operating period.





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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 16: Additional Cash Flow Disclosures
 
Net Change In Non-Cash Working Capital
 
2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
Change in:
 

 

 

Contract receivable
(4,767,100
)
—

—

Other receivables
16,680

285,653

(148,308
)
Prepaid expenses
(915,222
)
245,828

(215,116
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(384,641
)
1,359,172

(664,505
)
Contract liability
6,182,580

—

—

Non-cash impact of foreign exchange
48,558

343,212

(77,535
)
Change in non-cash working capital related to operating activities
180,855

2,233,865

(1,105,464
)

Other Cash Flow Disclosures

2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
Cash interest received
130,101

163,902

197,859

Cash taxes paid
136,163

4,468

3,421


Note 17: Indemnification of Officers and Directors
 
Our corporate by-laws require that, except to the extent expressly prohibited by law, we will indemnify our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment reasonably incurred in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding as it relates to their services to the Company.  The by-laws provide no limit to the amount of the indemnification.  We have purchased directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage to cover claims made against the directors and officers during the applicable policy periods.  The amounts and types of coverage have varied from period to period as dictated by market conditions.  We believe that we have adequate insurance coverage; however, there is no guarantee that all indemnification payments will be covered under our existing insurance policies.
 
There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our officers or directors as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

Note 18: Economic Dependence
 
We are economically dependent on our toll manufacturers. We primarily use one toll manufacturer in the US to produce the clinical grade REOLYSIN required for our clinical trial program. Any significant disruption of the services provided by our primary toll manufacturer has the potential to delay the progress of our clinical trial program. We have used another toll manufacturer in the U.K. that has also produced clinical grade REOLYSIN at a smaller scale. We have attempted to mitigate this risk by producing sufficient REOLYSIN in advance of patient enrollment in a particular clinical trial.






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ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017


Note 19: Other Expenses and Adjustments

We present our expenses based on the function of each expense and therefore include realized foreign exchange gains and losses, unrealized non-cash foreign exchange gains and losses and non-cash stock based compensation associated with research and development activity as a component of research and development expenses and amortization of property and equipment and stock based compensation associated with operating activities as a component of operating expenses.

2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
Included in research and development expenses:






Realized foreign exchange (gain) loss
(120,794
)
104,851

238,709

Unrealized non-cash foreign exchange loss (gain)
55,538

67,109

(816,319
)
Non-cash share based compensation
230,141

233,919

257,016








Included in operating expenses






Amortization of property and equipment
90,768

162,233

180,411

Non-cash share based compensation
348,562

172,159

172,521

Office minimum lease payments
231,509

148,600

196,601


Note 20: Related Party Transactions

Compensation of Key Management Personnel
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling our activities as a whole. We have determined that key management personnel consists of the members of the Board of Directors along with certain officers of the Company.

2017
$
2016
$
2015
$
Short-term employee compensation and benefits
2,596,082

2,753,553

2,941,342

Termination benefits
779,666

1,330,828

—

Share-based payments
459,298

372,008

353,419


3,835,046

4,456,389

3,294,761


Assumption Agreement
In November 2017, with the signing of a regional licensing agreement with upfront license fees (see Note 10), the Company triggered a liability of US$178,125 to an officer as detailed in the Assumption Agreement (see Note 12). As at December 31, 2017, US$178,125 was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. US$35,625 was paid in January 2018 and the balance will be paid after receipt of the contract receivable from Adlai.

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